Watch Season 6 Episode 02 “Trafalgar Spring” of Miss Scarlet & The Duke — full English dub. In this episode, a scandalous divorce between a high‑society couple triggers a mystery when their prized racehorse disappears. Eliza Scarlet and Inspector Blake dive into a tangled web of blackmail, deceit and high stakes to uncover the truth. Expect suspense, period‑era intrigue, and dramatic twists in this Victorian crime drama.
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00:00The 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.
00:45It'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?
00:56Your expenses have been quite excessive on the last few cases.
01:03They were big investigations.
01:05I needed lots of resources.
01:07I'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.
01:16We should not discuss work.
01:17Let's talk about something else.
01:18Ivy, Mr. Potts will be back soon.
01:32Sneaking out the back door in the dead of night.
01:34You feel 15 again.
01:40Are you brooding?
01:41No.
01:42You sure?
01:43I'm perfectly fine.
01:49See you tomorrow night?
01:50You will.
01:53Marvellous.
01:54Marvellous.
02:08Oh!
02:08I should say.
02:09I'll get it.
02:09Careful!
02:13Oh.
02:15Still 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 I'll be late.
02:29I don't want you to be late for work.
02:30I'll detain you not a moment longer, my Jewel.
02:33Oh.
02:34I 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.
02:46Mwah!
02:46Right.
02:47That drawing room won't spring clean itself.
02:49There's nothing wrong with the drawing room.
02:51I'll be the judge of that.
02:59Come.
02:59Sir, do you have a moment?
03:03Only if you're quick.
03:05I've been given rather irksome orders from the superintendent.
03:08Still, 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?
03:27Why'd you ask?
03:28Maybe you have something to say, Detective Willis, and say it.
03:36I've been out for dinner with a lady from the clerical office.
03:41Twice, actually.
03:43Miss Isabel Summers.
03:44I'd like to take her out a third time, but I want to check with you first.
03:47I'm not her father, Detective Willis.
03:49What you do in your free time is your own business.
03:52Thank you, sir.
03:54Right.
03:55I'm off to Hertfordshire, where apparently the local police need my help.
03:57According to our esteemed superintendent, anyway.
04:01We really must stop him reading the newspapers.
04:04Newspapers, sir.
04:06Wonderful news, isn't it?
04:08It's a theft, Clarence.
04:12My thoughts are with the victims.
04:14As are mine.
04:16I also had other thoughts about how it could be monetized.
04:18Trafalgar 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.
04:31The 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.
04:40They 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.
04:57Both sides wished to keep him.
04:59Precisely.
04:59And Lady Roberts managed to prove that she had bought him as a foal with her own money.
05:03And the court found in her favor the 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...
05:18Intriguing.
05:20Intriguing and potentially rewarding.
05:22She's offered £100 for his safe return.
05:24We 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.
05:36We met her on several occasions.
05:38I'm not the hood, Clarence.
05:39But we must proceed with caution.
05:40Lady Roberts blames her husband for the horse's theft.
05:43And 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.
05:59He 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.
06:16Chain and padlock.
06:17There was a hell of a storm that night and Evans, my groundskeeper, didn't arrive until first light.
06:26Which is when he found the chain was cut, the door was open and Trafalgar Spring was gone.
06:36Of course, I fired him on the spot.
06:40No 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.
06:50And now she has it hidden somewhere, I'm sure.
06:52I understood Lady Roberts was awarded the animal as part of the divorce settlement.
06:57Why would she steal her own property?
06:59I'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.
07:10However, you can be sure, either with money or other favours.
07:18I 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.
07:33And godfather to the Prime Minister's son.
07:37Do I really have to explain to you the ways in which I could make your life difficult?
07:45Now do as you told and find my bloody horse.
07:59We 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.
08:13Mr. 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.
08:27Perhaps you could tell us a little more about Trafalgar Spring.
08:34I've followed his progress over the years.
08:36He's quite something.
08:37Indeed he is.
08:39I bought him as a coat, with money my father gave me before I was married.
08:44Trafalgar Spring far outshone any of the horses being trained by my former husband, much to his annoyance.
08:53He 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.
09:04What can you offer that Culpeppers or Malone's or any of the other firms who have come calling cannot?
09:10Well, um, Lord 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?
09:30Lady Roberts, your husband is appealing against the terms of the divorce.
09:35Should 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.
09:52Patrick Nash was a crook, but a wealthy one.
09:57You 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!
10:24Find 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.
10:38Miss 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?
10:49You assume correctly, and I can happily report that we were successful.
10:52Beating, who was it, Clarence?
10:54Malone's and Cole Peppers did the contract.
10:56Well, as I always say, they are no match for you.
10:59I always find actions speak louder than words.
11:04Good day, Inspector Blake.
11:05Scarlet.
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.
11:16Inspector Blake is a client of mine, and that's how I am with clients.
11:18No, you're not.
11:20Well, I shall be from now on.
11:36Barnabas?
11:37Ah, good 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.
12:03I thought that might be why I had not received a letter from Mr Wormsley.
12:05And is there a problem?
12:06There 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?
12:19As only to thank me, my jewel, it'll be a pleasure to rearrange it into strict alphabetical order.
12:24Item 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...
13:18What are my theories on the missing ratios?
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.
13:32Do 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.
13:47What 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.
14:05Detective Willows has requested my assistance.
14:09I'm going to go next door and ask Mrs. Banbury to watch Sophia.
14:11Well, I'd be happy to say.
14:13By maybe some time.
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.
15:21Good evening, sir.
15:25What are those?
15:26Sorry to disturb your evening, but I received an urgent call from Hertfordshire Constabulary.
15:32Looks like carriage tracks, sir.
15:36They 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 passer-by.
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.
16:20Through the looking glass.
16:22Why don't we learn more about Alice's adventures?
16:24Yes, please.
16:25Yes.
16:25Let's see what we've got.
16:55Good morning.
17:11I apologise for not coming back sooner. The crime scene was more challenging than usual.
17:16Crime scene?
17:18I can't get into details. It was something of a conflict of interest.
17:22Is this connected to the missing resource?
17:25I'm not a mind reader, Alexander. Is 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.
17:42More coffee?
17:44The body was identified as Jack Lawson. I understand he trained Trafalgar Spring.
17:58He used to. As 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, with what appeared to be carriage tracks and hoof prints.
18:12Do you think he was involved in the theft?
18:15I have to consider all possibilities, Lady Roberts.
18:19Do you have any idea of his recent movements?
18:23I did hear. It is just a rumour. But I heard that my husband had enquired about his services.
18:40Clarence, I have some news. There'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.
18:59And 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?
19:09I have it on good authority that Inspector Blay was called out to a crime scene last night, and that crime scene is connected to our case.
19:14But you don't know what happened or where it was?
19:17Precisely.
19:19Now, this is what we do know.
19:21The horse was stolen from Lord Roberts' stables.
19:24So, really, I should go there, take a look around.
19:27But I need to find a way to visit undetected.
19:30How about you? Anything of interest?
19:33Well, 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, due to the scandal of the divorce.
19:48Is Lord Roberts still hiring?
19:50I believe so. Why?
19:52Miss Reynolds?
20:01Yes.
20:02Miss Edith Berry has arrived.
20:04Ah. Send her in. And fetch the boys, please.
20:12Miss Berry. Pleasure to meet you. I'm Miss Alice Reynolds, the housekeeper. Please, take a seat.
20:17Thank you for seeing me at such hot notice.
20:22When I landed the vacancy for a nanny, my heart soared. I was most keen to see you before the position was filled.
20:28Have you had much experience with children?
20:31I've worked for three wonderful families. I adore children.
20:38Well, the previous nanny left rather abruptly. The unpleasantness with Lord and Lady Roberts hangs heavy over us all.
20:46The Roberts have two sons, Sebastian and Lionel.
20:49I 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.
21:00Ah. Sebastian, Lionel. This is Miss Berry. She will be looking after you this afternoon.
21:07Best behavior, please.
21:14Good afternoon, boys.
21:15Now, I have two suggestions as to how we spend our time together.
21:21Suggestion one, a rigorous test of Latin and algebra.
21:27Suggestion two, a game where I ask you questions, and if you answer correctly, then I reward you with sweets.
21:32Yes.
21:34The game it is. Excellent.
21:36Now, first question.
21:38Who knows where the stables are?
21:39Good afternoon, Fred.
21:40Hello, I am.
21:41Barnabas!
21:42What are you doing here?
21:44I come with the most wonderful news, my jewel.
21:46Something remarkable has happened.
21:47Mr Wormsey has apologized for giving you your job back.
21:48Not as yet, no.
21:49I'm referring to this.
21:50My memoirs.
21:51Tales of a mortuary clerk.
21:52Barnabas Potts.
21:53Oh, 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.
22:06You've written your memoirs?
22:07Oh, you're not always telling me what fascinating tales I possess.
22:08Mm-hmm.
22:09Well, now, I put them on the page for all to read.
22:11If I'd begun to anyway, this is just the first chapter. Spring, 1857.
22:12I would, um, welcome any thoughts or suggestions.
22:13I would, um, welcome any thoughts or suggestions.
22:14Yes.
22:15Yes.
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22:29Yes.
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22:31Yes.
22:32Yes.
22:33Yes.
22:34Well, welcome any thoughts or suggestions you may have.
22:37And, uh, and this is just one chapter?
22:39Indeed.
22:40i've left no stone unturned in my effort to delight the reader.
22:44Heavy detail, no matter how small is there on the page.
22:47While I must confess, her rather tin-spread-a-crabby-foRe-arm.
22:50Well, we have to get you a title writer if you keep this up.
22:53Well, I'll keep you in a moment longer.
22:57We'll talk again at home.
22:58Oh, I won't be home till late.
22:59I have to cover past the night shift.
23:01Ah!
23:02No matter. I will keep myself busy writing the next distort.
23:08Autumn, 1857.
23:32Miss Ferry?
23:55What on earth are you doing in here?
23:58And where are the boys?
24:01Hiding.
24:01We're playing hide-and-seek.
24:04Well, go and find them immediately.
24:07They should never be left alone.
24:10Ever.
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.
24:27Is 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.
24:40You're suggesting an affair?
24:41There are so many rumors about her, anything is possible.
24:45I spoke to Lady Robertson. She suggested that you'd offered Lawson his job back.
24:50And you believed her?
24:55For God's sake, man, are you a fool or just incompetent?
24:59Look, who knows what happened to Lawson?
25:04But you can bet that she was involved somehow, both in his death and the theft of my horse.
25:12That woman has a corrupted soul.
25:16And she will stop at nothing.
25:18What the devil?
25:19Give me...
25:24Give me back my...
25:25Stop this and watch!
25:29Who the hell are you?
25:30My name's Miss Berrier.
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.
26:03I 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.
26:21I'm still thinking.
26:23I 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?
26:36Unacceptable.
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.
26:51It'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.
27:01Blake!
27:07Superintendent.
27:08Yes, sir?
27:08All you are saying are words that make no sense.
27:14You are not explaining it clearly.
27:16Stop waffling, man.
27:17Be concise.
27:18This is what I'm doing my best, but as I have said, your financial affairs are quite challenging.
27:23Can you protect my money or not?
27:25Yes, I can.
27:26I can.
27:26But I just need a little more time to fully understand your finances.
27:29What is that to understand?
27:31I thought you were an accountant.
27:33Lady Roberts, you have numerous bank accounts and a bewildering array of investments, none
27:38of which are providing any kind of return, by the way.
27:40There are also many payments with no detailed reference.
27:44For instance, £50 to a Mr. M. Butterworth.
27:49He's my upholsterer.
27:51I have had to set up an entirely new household.
27:56Would you have me go to the workhouse?
27:57£120 to a Mrs. Ruddy?
28:11She runs a spa in Bath.
28:14I was stricken with melancholy after the divorce.
28:18I needed to take the waters.
28:21Yes, of course.
28:22But a whopping £250 to a Mr. Daniel O'Dwyer?
28:29He 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
28:39this way.
28:40No, but it's just that if I am going to help, I do need to go through every detail of your
28:44finance.
28:44And you, what have you found out about my missing horse?
28:50What on earth is that?
28:51Lady Roberts?
29:04If you want your horse back, pay £300 into Locker 332 at Kings Court Station at 8 o'clock
29:13tomorrow night.
29:14Tell the police and the animal dies.
29:16It 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.
29:40I don't want anything more to do with this whole damn business.
29:43Do as they say.
29:48Pay them the ransom.
29:53And when my horse is returned, you will receive £100.
30:07Well, 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.
30:21We have a business to run.
30:22There are good reasons to involve him.
30:24There are many reasons not to.
30:26£100 worth, to be precise.
30:28Unless I'm missing something.
30:31You're acting in the most peculiar manner.
30:32Something is amiss.
30:33I cannot cross Inspector Blake.
30:35And that's fine.
30:35But why?
30:36Because I can't.
30:37Eliza, what has changed?
30:38Everything!
30:38Everything!
30:39You've not fallen out with Inspector Blake.
30:48You've fallen in with him.
30:50It all makes sense there.
30:52Have you lost your mind?
30:55Think of the damage to your reputation.
30:57What's a mention of a conflict of interest in Scotland Yard?
30:59And what about clients?
31:01They will question where your loyalties are.
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, I 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!
31:24Barnabas?
31:37I'm home!
31:44Barnabas?
31:45Barnabas?
31:45Barnabas?
31:49Barnabas?
32:23Oh, 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?
33:25If you had a case that insolving would mean harm to me and my reputation, what would you do?
33:32Well, there's no dilemma. You would come first.
33:34Because you care about me?
33:36Of course.
33:36And there's your answer.
33:45I'll take the blackmail letters to Inspector Blake in the morning.
33:48You're always right.
33:49Could you please tell my husband that?
33:52Is that to play?
34:18Good 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 on his desk.
34:38I'll let him know.
34:40Good day, Miss Scarlet.
34:40Daniel, I do it.
35:06Good morning, sir.
35:17It'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.
35:23Well, 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 was also severe bruising on the abdomen, in which the coroner had a theory.
35:39He 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.
35:57Couldn'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.
36:03He came to London ten years ago, but he had a different name then.
36:06Daniel O'Dwyer.
36:08He 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.
36:20Well 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.
36:29There you are.
36:46Looking everywhere for you.
36:47Uh, 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.
36:56Very well.
36:59I'm sorry for what I said last night.
37:02I was just frustrated.
37:03Our business means an awful lot to me.
37:09Apart 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.
37:31If Inspector Blank 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.
38:01He 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.
38:15She sent this up to her neck.
38:17But how do you know all this?
38:20You stole a file from Inspector Blake's office?
38:23I temporarily borrowed it.
38:26My intention was to tell Inspector Blake about the ransom note,
38:28but circumstances changed, which they are wont to do.
38:31As long as the horse is found and the thief is brought to justice,
38:34that's all he'll care about.
38:35And that 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.
38:46Now, the ransom note says that the bag drop will be at 8 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,
38:55removing the letters and rearranging them,
38:56and it turns out that the words were cut from the same newspaper.
38:59Kingsbury Herald?
39:02Yes, it's a local newspaper sold in only two postal districts in north-west London.
39:06I had bet money that the horse was being 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.
39:19Good 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.
39:50Well, 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.
40:11Oh, perhaps I could be a bit more economical.
40:13It might go some way to ease my current malady to.
40:18Perhaps it'll be the rest from the writing might be the best thing.
40:20In the meantime, you could get your old child back
40:22by apologising to Mr Wormsley rather than waiting on him.
40:26You want me to give up the writing?
40:27I know the idea of apologising goes against your principles, but...
40:31You want me to give up the writing?
40:34Barnabas, you're a wonderful writer.
40:37But these twinges can start small,
40:41and before you know it, you have an acute condition.
40:44Look at my mother's gout.
40:51Perhaps you are right, my Jewel.
40:55I know just what to do.
40:57Mrs 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.
41:09What 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.
41:16Miss Scarlet.
41:17Where is she?
41:25Stop!
41:27Gentlemen of the press, thank you for coming so expeditiously.
41:32I am Eliza Scarlet, private investigator.
41:34As you can see, I have found Trafalgar Spring,
41:39the award-winning racehorse that all London has been searching for.
41:42Miss Scarlet, would you confirm whether where the horse was located?
41:45What was her target?
41:46Miss Scarlet.
41:47I did not do this alone, however,
41:49but alongside the dedicated Inspector Alexander Blake of Scotland 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 mean, suspects in custody?
42:05Inspector Blake, where did you find the horse?
42:07Inspector Blake, what was the meat?
42:08Miss Scarlet, can you give us any more information about the thief?
42:13Neither Miss Scarlet or myself will be giving any further comment at this time,
42:16as the investigation is still ongoing.
42:19How long have you equipped our morning heralded together?
42:22Thank you, James, that's enough for today.
42:23Thank you, on your way.
42:25Name your address as a thief,
42:27some driver 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.
42:54I'm not suggesting that you yourself stole the horse.
42:58We know it was Jack Lawson.
43:00Real name, Daniel O'Dwyer.
43:03A horse trainer with a criminal past.
43:06Contrary to what you told me,
43:07you didn't donate money to O'Dwyer's racehorse charity,
43:10but rather you paid him to steal Trafalgar Spring.
43:14Ha!
43:15No court in the land will let you have the horse now.
43:20And on further delving into O'Dwyer's accounts,
43:22we found that you, Lord Roberts, had sold him a property in London
43:25for a ridiculously low price just last month.
43:28Despite saying you've had no dealings with him.
43:32I told you so!
43:34Lies trip off his tongue like the serpent he is.
43:38I would wager that you both had some arrangement with Daniel O'Dwyer.
43:42But he betrayed both of you,
43:45and intended on selling to a breeder who would put the horse out to stud on the black market.
43:48And 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,
44:07left O'Dwyer fatally injured, and drove off with Trafalgar Spring.
44:10Luckily for us, he got greedy and decided to keep the horse himself and ransom it.
44:14Extortion and fraud are extremely serious offences.
44:24However, I'm inclined to be generous.
44:27The 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.
44:37And what a story it would make.
44:38However, 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.
44:49What 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.
45:14I trust this is an end to the matter?
45:23Barnabas!
45:29I'm home!
45:30Barnabas!
45:31One included ounce of...
45:45What that's here 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.
46:00As you said, so much easier than writing by hand.
46:04Well, 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?
46:11Oh!
46:15One fluid ounce of...
46:17I-O-Ding!
46:19You know you could have told me about the ransom.
46:33Well, Naby, 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.
46:46It's nice going out together.
46:50I don't know this Aaron very well.
46:53It's far enough out of the way to enjoy some privacy.
46:56And 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?
47:16Did 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.
47:43I'm about to take over the case.
47:44I 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.
47:57See you guys here, weight.
47:59No way.
47:59No way.
48:00Yeah.
48:00No way.
48:02No way.
48:06I'm not.
48:06No way.
48:15No way.
48:16No way.
48:17No way.
48:19No way.
48:20No way.
48:20No way.
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