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00:30I don't know.
01:00Hello?
01:07Who's there?
01:22Alexander?
01:24What are you doing here?
01:26I'm seeing it's an urgent need to come to this address.
01:28I said I.
01:30Condemned asylum.
01:32I think of nicer places to meet.
01:37Welcome to my office.
01:43Miss Scarlet.
01:44Inspector Blick.
01:46Do appreciate your punctuality.
01:48Miss Scott?
01:50Ah, yes.
01:52That's what you call me, isn't it?
01:54I use so many names it's hard to keep track.
01:55Oh, I do apologise for the surroundings, what they lack in comfort they make up for indiscretion.
02:04You've summoned us here on government business.
02:06Please.
02:07As you know, my department deals with international espionage, not murder investigations.
02:14You will have read about the death of Sir Joseph Milner, undersecretary at the Foreign Office.
02:18On the face of it, there are no suspicious circumstances.
02:23But Sir Joseph spent much of his time moving between the foreign embassies.
02:28So I am duty-bound to make sure there is no fair play.
02:31Your assistance in this matter will, of course, be rewarded with a generous increase in manpower and resources in your next budget review.
02:39And for you, Miss Scarlet, shall we say, double your usual fee?
02:48In return, I want a full written report on the circumstances of Sir Joseph's death.
02:53For my eyes only, of course.
02:56This investigation is strictly off the books.
03:00Do whatever you need to do.
03:02Just, um, be discreet.
03:04Oh, there is one more thing.
03:10That unpleasant business of the young lady caught spying around Scotland Yard means there will be some changes coming down the line.
03:17All officers will be made to sign a declaration of interest, outlining any relationships with those they deal with in the line of duty.
03:26So, given the two of you are now romantically involved,
03:34this will be the last time you work together.
03:46Drink?
03:48Make it double.
03:56We knew we couldn't keep it quiet forever.
04:00We'll be fine.
04:01I guess that my business may not.
04:07Losing Scotland Yard as a client.
04:08There I was thinking you're worried about us.
04:13I'm teasing you, Eliza.
04:15Don't, you know, I don't like it.
04:17I know how hard you've worked to build your business.
04:20I really am sorry.
04:23I know you are.
04:24To our last case.
04:30Our last case.
04:32Whatever the future brings, you will prevail.
04:37And if you don't, you can always blame me.
04:40Thank you, Mr. Victor Blake.
04:41I appreciate it.
04:42Well, if this is to be our last case, we'd better make it count.
05:01How do we investigate the death of a government minister discreetly?
05:07We tread carefully and use people we can trust.
05:11I trust Clarence with my life as well as my ledgers.
05:15And someone else comes to mind too.
05:17Sir Joseph Milner was a senior minister at the Foreign Office,
05:44right-hand man to the Foreign Secretary.
05:46Yes, I read about him.
05:46He died from a hunting accident?
05:49The official story is he fell from his horse, cut his leg,
05:53the wound got infected, he developed a fever, dying a few days later.
05:56Official story?
05:57That's not what happened.
05:59That's what we intend to find out.
06:00Oh, you think perhaps he was murdered?
06:02What makes you think that?
06:03Well, we can't go into detail.
06:05Not yet, at least.
06:06Sir Joseph, mixed at the highest levels of Parliament, Whitehall,
06:09any number of foreign embassies,
06:11we cannot simply turn up and start asking questions.
06:13Which is why we'll have a cover.
06:14However, we'll say we're investigating a spate of street thefts in Westminster and Mayfair.
06:18My father did this once when his prime suspect was from a powerful family.
06:22And it worked?
06:24With a little help from me.
06:25The area of our bogus street thefts will include Park Lane, where Sir Joseph lived,
06:32as well as the government offices in Whitehall and the embassies he frequented.
06:37We need you two to poke around at the areas that require, well, less conventional methods.
06:41Myself and Inspector Blake will deal with the face-to-face interviews,
06:46gaining access to the premises to see what we can learn about Sir Joseph.
06:48And to avoid suspicion, we'll have an increased uniform presence on the streets,
06:52just as we would in a genuine investigation.
06:54So this is to stay strictly between the four of us?
06:56Five.
06:57I have a man on the inside.
06:58The robberies took place in Mayfair and Westminster,
07:02so there will be extra patrols on the street.
07:04Anyone who looks suspicious or anyone who thinks they may have seen something,
07:06pull them over, see what they have to say.
07:08Yeah, right, you're right.
07:08I have a question, sir.
07:11I haven't heard anything about these robberies.
07:13Me neither.
07:14Where are the incident reports?
07:17There's a backlog in the clerical office.
07:20No doubt the incident reports will be in process as we speak.
07:22And those two case files you wanted.
07:28Thanks, Luke.
07:29Do you have a moment, Mrs Potts?
07:30Of course, Detective Willows.
07:37I need some incident reports.
07:38Oh, if you just give me the reference numbers,
07:40I can find them for you right away.
07:41It's a little more complicated than that.
07:46A delicate matter requires the utmost discretion.
07:48Ladies, listen up.
07:55There's been a spate of street thefts,
07:57and Detective Willows is making this a top priority.
08:00So we need to stop what we're doing
08:02and type up the incident report right away.
08:05Yes, ma'am.
08:06Yes, ma'am.
08:10I'm not stopping down this road here.
08:13I don't see anything at all.
08:18I have heard of no robberies on this street.
08:32It was mostly in the neighbouring area.
08:35But the Metropolitan Police like to be thorough.
08:38In truth, it is no surprise that I have heard nothing.
08:41My employer died last week,
08:43and I have barely left this house.
08:45There is so much to do.
08:49I'm very sorry to hear that, sir.
08:54It was a shock to the entire staff.
08:57Sir Joseph was a good man.
09:00This particular gang liked to target wealthy gentlemen
09:03and follow them to their residence.
09:05Such evil in this world.
09:09I couldn't agree more, Mr Lawrence.
09:12Perhaps you could summarise Sir Joseph's daily routine
09:14in the event the thieves had been following him.
09:16Sir Joseph would go to Whitehall to work,
09:21and then to various embassies around the city.
09:25He would come back late with...
09:28With...
09:29He enjoyed the company of ladies.
09:34That is all I shall say.
09:35I visited at least a dozen of the embassies,
09:47but could find nothing of interest about Sir Joseph.
09:50Seemed affable enough.
09:52What did they say?
09:53Quiet, well-mannered,
09:56not given to voicing strong opinions.
09:59He was a politician.
10:00Exactly.
10:02Butler said much the same,
10:03although there was one thing of interest.
10:05Apparently,
10:06Sir Joseph liked female company.
10:09Lovers or ladies of the night?
10:11He wouldn't say.
10:12I tried to press him,
10:13but he wouldn't give details.
10:15He may wish to preserve his reputation.
10:18No one wants a butler who gossips.
10:21No, but something else.
10:23Something I can't put my finger on.
10:24What?
10:33Nothing.
10:35What?
10:40I'll miss this.
10:42It's working together.
10:49See what you were saying?
10:50We need to see the coroner's report
10:53into Sir Joseph's death.
10:55I can't request a far from the mortuary
10:57of a court of suspicion.
10:59We need someone that we can trust.
11:01I trust Barnabas Potts.
11:04He's adamant he won't return to work
11:05until Mr. Wormsley has apologized.
11:07God knows Ivy's tried.
11:09There's no one else who might persuade him?
11:13Perhaps Mr. Potts
11:14isn't the one who needs persuading.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:16No.
11:17No.
11:17No.
11:17No.
11:18No.
11:19No.
11:19No.
11:20No.
11:21No.
11:22No.
11:30Mr. Wormsley?
11:31Yes?
11:33So good to finally meet you.
11:35I do feel like I know you already.
11:38I've been asking around about you
11:39and learnt a great deal.
11:41Where you go?
11:43What you do?
11:44Who will you meet?
11:46What?
11:47What?
11:48It's all down here.
11:49It's all down here.
11:50A complete list of everything you've been up to.
11:55Perhaps Mrs. Wormsley might be interested in a coffee too.
12:00What do you want?
12:01What do you want?
12:03I want to talk to you about a friend I've made.
12:07What a muddle indeed.
12:13Mr. Potts.
12:14It is grand to see you back.
12:15Ah.
12:16It's good to be back, Detective Willows.
12:18Mr. Worms' change of heart was most unexpected.
12:20But to his credit, he apologised.
12:22Several times in fact, most profusely.
12:26He insisted I return to work immediately and practically dragged me from the house.
12:30And I know why.
12:31You do?
12:32The place is in total disarray and in need of urgent attention.
12:35But as I always say...
12:36The world is going to hell in a handcart.
12:37If you want something doing...
12:38...uh...
12:39...uh...
12:40...uh...
12:41...uh...
12:42...uh...
12:43...uh...
12:44...uh...
12:45...uh...
12:46...uh...
12:47...uh...
12:48...uh...
12:49...uh...
12:50...uh...
12:51...uh...
12:52...uh...
12:53...the world is going to hell in a handcart.
12:55If you want something doing, ask a busy person.
12:57I don't...
12:58Well, it is lucky for me that you're here, Mr. Potts, because there's a coroner's report I need to see.
13:02Now the deceased in question...
13:03...well...
13:04...let's just say it's a confidential matter.
13:06And one that demands your utmost discretion.
13:19I got your message.
13:20Is this him?
13:21He's been delivering coal to Sir Joseph's house twice a week for the past three years.
13:25I thought he could give us some insight into the minister's domestic staff.
13:29This gentleman, for want of a better word, has a criminal record for assault.
13:35He broke a man's arm in an arm wrestling match.
13:38Well, he's a big man.
13:40No, he didn't win.
13:41He lost.
13:42That's why he broke his opponent's arm.
13:44But he failed to declare his criminal record when he took a job delivering coal to a government minister.
13:50I thought he could give us useful leverage when we question it.
13:53A man like that won't take too kindly to leverage.
13:56Well...
13:57Just to confirm, should this turn into a physical confrontation, that is very much your department, not mine?
14:06Leave it with me.
14:13Leave it with me.
14:18You're gonna die of a sharp is a bad start.
14:19Come on...
14:20Come on...
14:21...come on...
14:23Oh, my God.
14:53I'm no match for you, my friend.
15:00Drink?
15:02That would be more swell, Carl.
15:17Mrs. Potts, I just wanted to thank you for your assistance and for your discretion.
15:23Oh, it's my pleasure, Detective Willows.
15:25In all honesty, I quite enjoyed it.
15:27Oh, while you're here, the applicant's new office manager, they need security clearance.
15:32The powers that be have been extra cautious after what happened with Miss Summers.
15:37Oh, I am sorry.
15:38That was insensitive, mate.
15:39No.
15:39Oh, I'm the one who should apologise.
15:42I should have seen through her.
15:44No, you weren't the only one taken in by her.
15:47It wasn't your fault.
15:48Well, I hope the disciplinary board agree.
15:50You're one of the best officers we have, Detective Willows.
15:54I'm sure they'll see that.
15:55Thank you, Mrs. Potts.
16:07So here's what we know.
16:09Sir Joseph liked the women.
16:12And his butler slightly shifty.
16:14Is that it?
16:15Afraid so.
16:15Although I could have also known that you look beautiful today.
16:20Today?
16:21So not yesterday?
16:23Has anyone ever told you you can be rather demanding?
16:26Constantly.
16:30Oh, please tell us you have something.
16:32I spoke to the man who delivers the coal to Sir Joseph's house.
16:36After a few drinks, he got loose-lipped.
16:38Told me there's a butler there, a Mr. Lawrence.
16:41I spoke to him today.
16:44Apparently, none of the other servants like him.
16:48Rumour has it, Sir Joseph accused him of theft and planned to dismiss him.
16:53But then, the minister opt and croaked it.
17:00And there's something else?
17:02Even though he lives in a servant's quarters,
17:05Mr. Lawrence rents a lodging room in Whitechapel.
17:08Do you have the address?
17:09Of course he does.
17:26Mr. Lawrence?
17:27Yes.
17:39Thank you, Inspector Blake.
17:56Mr. Lawrence.
17:56How is he?
18:16The doctor isn't sure what's wrong with him.
18:18He has a fever, breathing problems and muscle spasms in his neck and jaw.
18:23Sounds like tetanus.
18:24They're considering it.
18:26You can't see any wounds on his body that would trigger the infection.
18:29Mr. Lawrence?
18:30Sir?
18:31I have the coroner's report, Mr. Joseph.
18:33It's believed that the cut he sustained falling from his horse may have caused an infection.
18:37The cause of death was given as cardiac arrest, most likely due to tetanus.
18:41So Joseph and his butler both were suspected tetanus?
18:44A bit odd, isn't it, given that it's uninfectious?
18:49Odd and unlikely.
18:51Mr. Potts said there was something else that caused those symptoms.
18:55Strictly and poisoning.
18:55Mr. Wormsley was most keen to hear all about my ideas for improving the mortuary.
19:07I must say he's a changed man.
19:10Oh, it's good indeed to be back.
19:13But alas, I shall have to withdraw my application to be office manager at Scotland Yard.
19:19I'm so sorry to disappoint you, my jewel.
19:21I know how much you were relishing us working together.
19:25Scotland Yard's loss is the mortuary's gain, Barnabas.
19:31Thank you, my beloved.
19:34Right.
19:34I have an extremely long to-do list.
19:37This great city of ours seems to increase its supply of the dead each and every day.
19:42But as I always say...
19:44If you want something doing, ask a busy person.
19:46No.
19:47Well, he's going to head in the handcart.
19:52It's nice to have my happy Barnabas back again.
19:56Now we just need to work on you.
19:59I'm fine.
20:00Then why does your face tell me otherwise?
20:03You'd be very quiet.
20:04There are changes coming at Scotland Yard.
20:14Inspector Blake will have to declare our relationship and we will no longer be able to work together.
20:21Well, I suppose it couldn't stay secret forever.
20:24Yes, but losing Scotland Yard as a client will be a loss indeed.
20:27When you were a little girl...
20:30Please don't say it.
20:30You don't know what I was going to say.
20:32When I was a little girl, I had a similar problem.
20:34I overcame that problem and learned a lesson I can use as an adult.
20:37I wasn't going to say that.
20:39Yes, you were.
20:41How many formative experiences can one child have?
20:45I wish you were still a child.
20:46I'd put you over my knee for being so rude.
20:48You know a gentleman covers his mouth when he yawns?
21:15A gentleman doesn't stay up all night doing background checks.
21:22What did you find?
21:24Nothing.
21:28Our surgeries and household staff were clean.
21:34I'm getting too old for this.
21:37Are you taking a nap?
21:38In here?
21:39Yes.
21:41If you stop talking.
21:43This is a place of work.
21:45Not a lodging house.
21:53Aha!
21:55I think I found something.
21:58Just before he died,
22:00a large transfer of money was made from Sir Joseph's bank account
22:04to a small German bank in the city.
22:09We need to find out who this bank account belongs to.
22:13Come along.
22:14No time to rest.
22:19Hurry up!
22:23It was here Mr Lawrence collapsed,
22:25so I would wager it was poison.
22:29Someone would use strychnine as their poison of choice.
22:33I imagine they'd put it in food or drink.
22:35Question is, who would want to poison the butler and his employer?
22:40I almost told Sophia about us last night.
22:52Almost?
22:53I'd like to do it together.
22:57I hope she takes it well.
22:59She's certainly very fond of you.
23:01She thinks you're funny.
23:03Funny?
23:04Is it odd?
23:05Funny isn't amusing.
23:07Although you are a little odd.
23:21Alexander.
23:21That's an awful lot of watches for one man.
23:27Especially for someone on a butler's wage.
23:29What's this?
23:32Calling cards.
23:36Comtesse Polchek.
23:39Russian embassy.
23:40There has been a recent spate of robberies in the area, Ambassador Polchek.
23:49I have heard nothing of these robberies of which we speak.
23:56The thieves have been targeting ladies mostly,
23:58which is why Miss Scarlet is helping Scotland Yard with our inquiries.
24:02During our investigations, we were able to recover some of the stolen items.
24:06One of which is a silver cardholder belonging to Countess Polchek.
24:13Is she a relative of yours?
24:16She's my wife.
24:17But I have no knowledge of her being robbed.
24:22Well, perhaps we could speak to her.
24:24She's not here.
24:27Do you know when she'll be back?
24:32My wife and I, we have parted ways.
24:36She has returned to Russia.
24:39That is all I wish to say on the matter.
24:43It's not our intention to cause you embarrassment or distress, sir.
24:47But could you give us a sense of your wife's movements in the last few weeks?
24:54I suppose if I don't tell you, some gossiping servant will.
25:02She had been seeing a robber.
25:05Sir Joseph Milner.
25:07I can only assume that the calling cards were stolen from his residence.
25:15You are aware Sir Joseph passed away last week?
25:17I am.
25:19And for full disclosure, I did visit him a few days before he died.
25:24I was going to warn him to stay away from my wife.
25:27But when I arrived, he was outside his house, in the middle of some kind of argument.
25:37What kind of argument?
25:38He was on the street with two men.
25:41They seemed frustrated with him.
25:46One started shouting.
25:48I couldn't understand what they were saying.
25:50It was not in English.
25:52What language was it?
25:55It was, I believe, German.
25:58German.
25:58German.
25:58German.
26:11Name an address of the account holder that Sir Joseph made payments to.
26:16How did you get that?
26:18Too charm and charisma.
26:21All right, fine.
26:22I bribe the teller.
26:23The account belongs to a Mr. Klaus Lang.
26:26He's been visiting the bank every week to withdraw £100 on each visit.
26:31Always on the same day, always at the same time, and always with an associate.
26:35So, you pay a visit to this address.
26:38I shall head back to the office to carry on digging into Sir Joseph's finances.
26:41I shall head back to the office to carry on digging into the office.
27:12I've no regrets about stealing from him.
27:16One of the items you stole was a silver case containing the calling cards of the Russian ambassador's wife.
27:22She left her bag at the house one evening.
27:24You are aware they were having an affair?
27:26Of course.
27:27She wasn't the first.
27:29Believe me.
27:30What of these two German men Sir Joseph was arguing with the day before he died?
27:37I was not there.
27:38It was my day off.
27:44Talk us through the hours before you became ill.
27:47Everything you did.
27:48I finished work about nine o'clock, then went back to my lodging room.
27:56I needed some money that I kept there.
27:59I rested a while, smoked the pipe.
28:03Then, the next thing I remember, I was gasping for breath and everything went black.
28:06Where did you get the tobacco from?
28:12It's from a pouch I stole from Sir Joseph.
28:14Mr. Potts, Barnabas, I'm here because I have a theory and I'm in need of your advice.
28:40And yes, I am aware that I have not given 24 hours' notice of my arrival.
28:43And yes, I am aware that there is a strict protocol.
28:46Oh, protocol be damned.
28:48You're always welcome here, Eliza.
28:50Come in.
28:53Come in.
28:58Strickling would usually be found in the stomach and intestines of a cadaver,
29:03assuming it had been ingested, which is the most common form of poisoning.
29:07What if you inhaled it?
29:10Say, through tobacco?
29:13Oh, yes.
29:13That would work.
29:14Rather rapidly, too.
29:16Of course, the expert in such matters is Mr. Wormsley.
29:20He seems rather on age recently.
29:23Perhaps the joy of my return has overwhelmed him.
29:27Well, I'd rather we get this conversation to ourselves.
29:29My questions are related to a rather highly confidential case,
29:32one which myself and Inspector Blake were like your opinion, and yours alone.
29:37Inspector Blake asked for me, personally.
29:40He did?
29:42Oh.
29:44Then I'm at your disposal.
29:45We shall start with the basics of toxicology.
29:53Dosage, absorption, exposure.
30:04Pull out anyone with a German background,
30:06particularly those with convictions for violent crime.
30:08Mrs. Potts.
30:11You take the A's.
30:12Yes.
30:13The Willows.
30:15The B's.
30:17And keep going till we run out of alphabet.
30:25This is going to be thirsty work.
30:27How about I organise a nice cup of tea for us all?
30:29Oh, that sounds like a very sensible plan, Mrs. Potts.
30:33Right.
30:33I understand the disciplinary board wrote to you.
30:44Yes, sir.
30:45Hearing's in a couple of days.
30:47How are you feeling about it all?
30:50Haven't slept in a week.
30:51Haven't eaten much either.
30:54My sister says I'm like a bear with a sore head.
30:59Apart from that, I'm doing fine, sir.
31:01I'll be there to speak for you.
31:04In the meantime, try not to dwell on it.
31:06My sister also said that.
31:08Sounds like a wise woman, Detective Willows.
31:12I wanted to give you an update on the case.
31:15Was Sir Joseph murdered?
31:19I believe so, yes.
31:21You have evidence?
31:23We're working on it.
31:25Inspector Blake and I will have a full report for you soon.
31:31Are you in love with him?
31:34Pardon?
31:36It's a simple question.
31:37And one that bears no relevance to the investigation.
31:41I'll take that as a yes.
31:42So, may I give you some advice?
31:45As two women working in the underbelly of this great city,
31:48I'm sure we face similar challenges,
31:51one of which being loneliness.
31:52And of course, each man carries his own merits
31:58when it comes to passing the short amount of time we have on this earth.
32:02But to love someone
32:03fully,
32:06completely,
32:08that would be a mistake.
32:11For a woman,
32:15financial independence is everything.
32:19Do not make the mistake
32:21of trusting in a man.
32:23Any man.
32:25They will always put
32:27their own needs above ours.
32:30Without exception.
32:31It's a rather bleak view.
32:37And one that I don't share.
32:44Yes, you do.
32:44Yep, yep.
34:01I assume one of you is Klaus-Land, an account holder at the Bank of Deutschland.
34:17The account holder at the gift of Sir Josef Haltenhardt.
34:23I win.
34:32Gentlemen.
34:41Amen.
34:42Hmm.
34:47Hmm.
34:48Your address was given to the Bank of Deutschland as a contact for an account Sir Josef Milner
35:03was paying into.
35:08Why do you have a photograph of Sir Josef Superior, Lord Powell, the Foreign Secretary?
35:19I believe my associate here speaks a little German.
35:26Do I have that right?
35:29You do, Inspector Bleak.
35:32So, would you be so kind as to tell these gentlemen the following?
35:39If they do not talk, they will be charged with Sir Josef Milner's murder.
35:45The penalty for which is death by hanging.
35:52I don't need to translate, Inspector.
35:57They understand perfectly.
36:00What do you want to know?
36:08Why did Sir Josef hire you?
36:12They were hired to kill his superior, Lord Powell, the Foreign Secretary.
36:18If they are to be believed, they were given very little information.
36:21Not even a reason why.
36:25They were waiting for Sir Josef to make contact.
36:28But they didn't know he was dead.
36:31The most incompetent assassins I have ever come across.
36:34It doesn't make sense if Sir Josef would hire such fools for such a high-risk operation.
36:39No, it does not.
36:40None of this makes sense.
36:43How did you get on at the mortuary?
36:46According to Mr. Potts,
36:48if someone wished to lace tobacco with strychnine,
36:51they would first need to dissolve the strychnine in alcohol,
36:53then soak the tobacco in the solution.
36:56But these days it's harder than ever to get your hands on it.
36:59Particularly the concentrated amounts that you need to kill someone.
37:02But you could extract it from rat to poison.
37:05You just need very large quantities.
37:07And no pharmacy would be allowed to sell such amounts?
37:09Well exactly, you need to get it from a specialised pharmaceutical company.
37:13Which is what Mr. Potts does to keep the rats under control at the mortuary.
37:16We need to pay a visit to that company, find out who else they supply.
37:19Already done.
37:20Five businesses that receive bulk deliveries are rat boys.
37:24You and Moses worked through the list.
37:29Willows, you're with me.
37:30Let's see if a few hours in the cells have made our German friends even more cooperative.
37:33The foreman said this business closed down years ago.
37:42Ah, deliveries are forwarded onto another premises.
37:45I wrote down the address.
37:46Alright, spit it out.
37:47What?
37:48Something is on your mind.
37:49Someone just...
37:50Just gave me some I wanted advice.
37:52Never listen to advice.
37:53Not even mine.
37:54Not even mine.
38:25Find Inspector Blake, tell him to meet me at this address, urgently.
38:34You recognize the police?
38:36I do.
38:55I do.
39:21Rat poison.
39:36Good evening, Miss Carlet.
39:41It was you who killed Sir Joseph.
39:48Inspector Blake is on his way.
39:51We won't cover this up if that's what you're thinking.
39:55Cover it up? I want quite the opposite.
39:58I want a full written report handed in to the Superintendent at Scotland Yard.
40:04I don't understand.
40:06There are many in our government that believe that Germany will soon be a threat to the national interest.
40:13Sir Joseph was one of them. But his superior, the Foreign Secretary, did not agree.
40:17Which is why Sir Joseph hired two lower level assassins to kill him.
40:21Their only qualification is that they were German.
40:27When it was discovered they were German, it would have forced England into war with Germany.
40:32War makes money for those in high places, regardless of the cost of human life.
40:37My conscience would not allow such a thing.
40:40So you hired Inspector Blake and I to get the evidence in black and white?
40:49My hope is that your report will be read by the few decent men left in the upper echelons of government.
40:55I want them to know what Sir Joseph had planned and why I killed him.
41:04You acted alone?
41:06If my superiors knew what I had done, it would have been covered up.
41:12You're hanged for this?
41:14Which is why I shall leave London tonight. I have a must quite a fortune.
41:18It's about time I enjoyed spending it.
41:19You have made your decision about Inspector Blake.
41:28I won't be giving him up.
41:31Not for anything.
41:35In that case, your fee will not be twice the normal rate as agreed.
41:42It would be a great deal more.
41:46Why?
41:47Because you're going to need it.
41:49And because I like you, Miss Scarlet, you're good at your job.
41:55Use the money however you see fit.
41:58But please, be ambitious.
42:01You're going to need a drink first.
42:02I don't agree with what Miss Scott did, but she did it for her country.
42:10I told the superintendent that I, like Miss Scott, have no taste for war.
42:11Young men dying painful deaths for little purpose.
42:12Did he listen?
42:13He did.
42:14Turns out he had a son who died in Crimea.
42:15He assured me that my report had no purpose.
42:16Did he listen?
42:17He did.
42:18Turns out he had a son who died in Crimea.
42:21He assured me my report had gone all the way up to the Prime Minister.
42:22Who, of course, wishes to keep it out the public eye.
42:24How can he ensure that?
42:25How can he ensure that?
42:26A hefty promotion for the super.
42:28When will you tell him about us?
42:29How can he ensure that?
42:30How can he ensure that?
42:31A hefty promotion for the super.
42:32When will you tell him about us?
42:33When are you going to be here?
42:34I don't know.
42:35Do you know what?
42:36How can you ensure that?
42:37How can you ensure that?
42:38Turns out he had a son who died in Crimea.
42:44He assured me my report had gone all the way up to the Prime Minister,
42:46who of course wishes to keep it out the public eye.
42:49How can he ensure that?
42:51A hefty promotion for the super.
42:56When will you tell him about us?
43:00I won't.
43:02Because there's no need.
43:05What?
43:05With his promotion, he'll be leaving Scotland Yard,
43:09and there'll be a new superintendent.
43:11Well, who will that be?
43:14Me.
43:17Well, you're going to be the next superintendent?
43:21Is that what you want?
43:26Nice office job.
43:29More money, civilised hours.
43:32No more getting shot at.
43:33I'd say that's quite appealing.
43:39And you can carry on working for Scotland Yard,
43:43as I will no longer be the inspector hiring you.
43:49I don't know what to say.
43:50How about, Alexander, you are the best thing that's ever happened to me.
43:57Certainly the most handsome, and I'm very lucky to have met you.
44:02A little long-winded, but...
44:05broadly correct.
44:06So does that mean that willows will no longer be dismissed?
44:11It was the first thing I insisted upon.
44:14As well as another small matter.
44:16That the new clerical manager should be of my choosing.
44:20I think he'll approve of my choice.
44:22Good morning.
44:38Good morning, Mrs. Paz.
44:39Good morning, Detective Willows.
44:41To my clever wife, on her new promotion.
44:57To Ivy.
44:59Ivy.
44:59Ivy.
44:59Thank you, Barnabas.
45:06And thank you, Inspector Blake, for having such faith in me.
45:12It's called for more wine.
45:14Easy does it, my beloved.
45:16That will be your third.
45:16And I intend on having a fourth.
45:21I'll go and get some more bottles from the kitchen.
45:23Yes.
45:23Will you assist me in such a way?
45:25Of course, Miss Cardiff.
45:29It is delicious.
45:32Cheers.
45:40I told Sophia that we'd go somewhere nice for lunch.
45:43Monday this week, the three of us.
45:45You want to tell her about us?
45:47It's time.
45:49I already know.
45:50What do you already know?
45:55That Eliza's your special lady friend, and that you love her.
46:00Oh.
46:02Well, yes.
46:04Yes, that's precisely what I wanted to tell you.
46:07But can we still go to luncheon?
46:11Of course we can.
46:14But not tomorrow.
46:16I have a very busy day.
46:18I'm going to hire some new detectives.
46:20Maybe you should hire Sophia.
46:22She certainly has very impressive powers of deduction.
46:24You're silly, Papa.
46:28I know.
46:43Ready for the big day?
46:45Hmm.
46:47Now, remember to make clear that the positions entail working long hours.
46:52What if only two candidates turn up?
46:54Sometimes even on a Sunday.
46:55Well, only one turns up.
46:57And that we do not offer overtime.
46:59Well, no one turns up.
47:02Eliza, all will be well.
47:06Go on.
47:06Go on.
47:06Welcome, everyone.
47:27Please, please, do come in.
47:30Good morning.
47:30Hello.
47:32Just up the stairs.
47:33Hello.
47:35Thank you for coming.
47:38Hello.
47:39Hello.
47:40Hello.
47:41Please, just follow the way up the stairs.
47:44Good morning.
47:45Thank you for coming.
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