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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?
11:37Yes.
11:43Ah!
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.
12:03I 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.
12:33Item number 37.
12:35So, have you finished your brooding?
12:46Not quite.
12:50That was our first argument.
12:52It's not only an argument, it's 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.
13:09I promise we wouldn't talk about work during our personal time.
13:17However...
13:17What are my theories on the missing resource?
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.
13:30Do 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.
13:50Inspector Blake, telegram.
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.
14:13Or maybe sometime.
14:14Well, there's wine, and it appears there's plenty to read.
14:20Oh, for sure.
14:23I'll be back soon as I can.
15:05Good evening, sir.
15:25Good morning, sir.
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.
15:38The 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.
15:52Who did he work for?
15:54Lady Roberts.
15:55Where is Papa?
16:04Oh, oh, he had to go out.
16:07He asked me to look after you.
16:09Can't you sleep?
16:14How about I come and read to you for a bit?
16:16Let's see what we've got.
16:17Ah, 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 what we've got.
16:36I've got to go out.
16:37Good morning.
17:07I apologise for not coming back sooner.
17:13The crime scene was more challenging than usual.
17:15Crime scene?
17:17I can't get into details.
17:19It was something of a conflict of interest.
17:21Is this connected to the missing resource?
17:27I'm not a minor reader, Alexander.
17:29Is that a yes or a no?
17:31What happened to our agreement not to discuss work during our private time?
17:35What, so you're not going to tell me?
17:38I'm saying you are a minor reader.
17:42More coffee?
17:52The body was identified as Jack Lawson.
17:54I understand he trained Trafalgar Spring.
17:57He used to.
17:59As soon as I filed for divorce, my husband banned Lawson from the estate.
18:04His body was found near the stables where Trafalgar Spring was taken.
18:08With what appeared to be carriage tracks and hoof prints.
18:11Do you think he was involved in the theft?
18:13I have to consider all possibilities, Lady Roberts.
18:16Do you have any idea of his recent movements?
18:21I did hear, it is just a rumour.
18:27But I heard that my husband had inquired about his services.
18:39Clarence, I have some news.
18:40There's been a significant development on the hunt for Trafalgar Spring.
18:43Excellent, what is it?
18:45I'm not entirely sure.
18:47You may have to give me a little more information than that.
18:51Some sort of crime was committed last night.
18:54What kind of crime?
18:56I'm not entirely sure.
18:57And where was this?
18:59Well, I'm not entirely sure about that either.
19:01Forgive me, but what does make you entirely sure this is a significant development?
19:05I have it on good authority that Inspector Blake was called out to a crime scene last night,
19:11and that crime scene is connected to our case.
19:13But you don't know what happened or where it was?
19:16Precisely.
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 muddle to say the least.
19:37Particularly the hiring and firing of domestic staff.
19:40It seems that both she and Lord Roberts have been shedding servants at a rate of knots,
19:44due to the scandal of the divorce.
19:46Is Lord Roberts still hiring?
19:49I believe so. Why?
19:59Miss Reynolds?
20:01Yes.
20:02Miss Edith Berry has arrived.
20:03Oh.
20:04Send her in.
20:05And fetch the boys, please.
20:11Miss Berry.
20:12Pleasure to meet you.
20:13I'm Miss Alice Reynolds, the housekeeper.
20:15Please, take a seat.
20:18Thank you for seeing me at such hot notice.
20:21When I landed the vacancy for a nanny, my heart soared.
20:24I was most keen to see you before the position was filled.
20:27Have you had much experience with children?
20:31I've worked for three wonderful families.
20:34Oh.
20:35I adore children.
20:37Well, the previous nanny left rather abruptly.
20:40The unpleasantness with Lord and Lady Roberts hangs heavy over us all.
20:45The 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.
20:59Hm.
21:00Ah.
21:01Sebastian, Lionel.
21:03This is Miss Berry.
21:04She will be looking after you this afternoon.
21:06Best behavior, please.
21:13Good afternoon, boys.
21:14Now, I have two suggestions as to how we spend our time together.
21:20Suggestion one, a rigorous test of Latin and algebra.
21:26Suggestion two, a game where I ask you questions, and if you answer correctly, then I reward you with sweets.
21:31Yes.
21:32The game it is.
21:34Excellent.
21:35Now, first question.
21:37Who knows where the stables are?
21:38What's the new friend?
21:39Hello.
21:40Barnabas!
21:41What are you doing here?
21:42I come with the most wonderful news, my Jewel.
21:43Something remarkable has happened.
21:44Mr Wormsey has apologized for giving you your job back.
21:45Not as yet, no.
21:46I'm referring to this.
21:47My memoirs.
21:48Tales of a mortuary clerk by Barnabas Potts.
21:49Oh, it was slow-dowing at first.
21:50Oh, it was slow-dowing at first.
21:51It was slow-dowing.
21:52But 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?
22:07Huh.
22:08Not as yet, no.
22:09I'm referring to this.
22:10My memoirs.
22:11Tales of a mortuary clerk by Barnabas Potts.
22:12Oh, it was slow-dowing at first.
22:13But 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.
22:19You've written your memoirs?
22:20Huh.
22:21You're not always telling me what fascinating tales I possess.
22:24Mm-hmm.
22:25Well, now, I've put them on the page for all to read.
22:27I'd begun to, anyway.
22:28This is just the first chapter.
22:30Spring, 1857.
22:32I 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.
22:43Every detail, no matter how small is there on the page.
22:46Well, I must confess to a rather tense bed of crab in the forearm.
22:49Well, 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.
23:06Wharton, 1857.
23:09Come on.
23:15Oh.
23:19Oh, I won't be home till now.
23:21Maybe.
23:22Yeah.
23:23Miss Betty?
23:53What on earth are you doing in here?
23:58And where are the boys?
24:00Hiding. 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. He 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 his job back.
24:50And you believed her?
24:51For 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.
25:10That woman has a corrupted soul.
25:15And she will stop at nothing.
25:18What the devil?
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.
25:31Inspector Blake.
25:37You know this woman.
25:39Well, I can explain.
25:47What 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.
26:20I'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.
26:29But 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.
27:08All you are saying are words that make no sense.
27:14You are not explaining it clearly.
27:16Stop waffling, man.
27:17Be concise.
27:18Well, 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.
27:32Lady 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.
27:43For 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.
28:00Oh, Lady Roberts.
28:02No, Lady, 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.
28:18I needed to take the waters.
28:21Yes, of course.
28:22But a whopping £250 to a Mr. Daniel O'Dwyer?
28:27He 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.
28:45What 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 Cross 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!
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.
29:57I'll try to pass.
30:07Well, that's that, then.
30:10Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
30:12Extortion 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!
30:38You've not fallen out with Inspector Blake.
30:48You've fallen in with him.
30:50It all makes sense now.
30:52Have 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, I have nothing.
31:17You know, things were finally smooth sailing,
31:19but you are just like Mr. Nurse.
31:22Intent on always rocking the damn boot!
31:24Barnabas?
31:38I'm home!
31:44Barnabas?
31:45Let's do this.
32:15Let's do this.
32:45Let's do this.
32:47Let's do this.
32:49Let's do this.
32:51Let's do this.
32:53Let's do this.
32:55Let's do this.
32:57Let's do this.
32:59I've never seen Clarence so upset.
33:01Clarence is just doing his job.
33:03I understand his concerns.
33:05But this relationship with Inspector Blake is a long time coming.
33:09I've never known you so happy.
33:11I am happy.
33:13I just don't want everything I've worked for to be for nothing.
33:17Do you want my advice?
33:19Does it start with when you were a little girl?
33:23If you had a case set in solving would mean harm to me and my reputation, what would you do?
33:31Well, if there's no dilemma, you would come first.
33:34Because you care about me?
33:36Of course.
33:37And there's your answer.
33:41I'll take the blackmail letter to Inspector Blake in the morning.
33:47You're always right.
33:49Could you please tell my husband that?
33:51Ha, ha, ha, ha.
34:03Inspector Blake?
34:19Good morning, Miss Scarlet.
34:20Detective Willows.
34:21I'm waiting on Inspector Blake.
34:23Any idea where he is?
34:24He 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.
34:50Daniel O'Dwyer.
34:51Good morning, sir.
34:52It's far from good.
34:53I've just been in with a super.
34:54More complaints from Lord Roberts?
34:55Well, he's consistent.
34:56I'll give him that.
34:57Well, still early, so let's be optimistic and hope for a better day ahead.
34:58Well, I might be able to help you out.
34:59Well, I might be able to help you out.
35:00sir.
35:01Daniel O'Dwyer.
35:16Good 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.
35:23But still early, so let's be optimistic and hope for a better day ahead.
35:27Well, I might be able to help you with that, sir.
35:29The coroner's report for Jack Lawson came through and put it on your desk.
35:32What was 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.
35:56I couldn't find anything on him in Hertfordshire, where he lived, but I did find an old arrest
36:00sheet 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.
36:19Well done.
36:21So you say you left the files on my desk?
36:22I left it right there with Miss Scarlet.
36:28Miss Scarlet was here.
36:28Oh, there you are.
36:46Looking everywhere for you.
36:47Oh, 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.
37:14You 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.
37:38That means a great deal.
37:42Have you finished?
37:45I have.
37:47What did you want to tell me?
37:48So 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 done this up to her neck.
38:15But 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 their ransom note, but circumstances changed, which they are wont to do.
38:31As long as the horse is found and the thieves brought to justice, that's all I care about.
38:35And that and the confidential file you stole from his desk.
38:37I'll worry about that later.
38:38But we have a horse to find first.
38:41And we may not receive the fee from Lady Roberts, but the publicity will be invaluable.
38:45Now, the ransom note says that the bag drop will be at eight o'clock tonight, which gives us seven hours until then.
38:50But how do we find the horse?
38:52I've been studying the ransom note, removing the letters and rearranging them, and 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 had bent money that the horse was being kept in that area.
39:07We need a map.
39:10One that shows buildings on it.
39:14Buildings big enough to hide a horse.
39:17You'll make a detective review here, Clarence.
39:34Good afternoon, my jaw.
39:36Oh, you 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.
39:46Not 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.
40:11Perhaps I could be a bit more economical.
40:13Might go some way to ease my current malady to.
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 Wormsley rather than waiting on him.
40:25You 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?
40:34Paribus.
40:35You're a wonderful writer.
40:37Hmm.
40:38But these twinges can start small,
40:41and before you know it, you have an acute condition.
40:43Look at my mother's gout.
40:49Hmm.
40:51Perhaps you are right, my Jewel.
40:55I know just what to do.
40:56Mrs 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 girl 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?
41:18Gentlemen of the press,
41:29thank you for coming so expeditiously.
41:31I am Eliza Scarlet,
41:33private investigator.
41:35As you can see,
41:37I have found Trafalgar Spring,
41:38the award-winning racehorse that all London has been searching for.
41:42Miss Scarlet,
41:43would you confirm where the horse was located?
41:45What was the target?
41:46I did not do this alone.
41:48however,
41:49but alongside the dedicated Inspector Alexander Blake of Scotland Yard.
41:53Inspector Blake,
41:54how long have you and Miss Scarlet been working together?
41:56Inspector Blake.
41:56Never was there a more diligent,
41:59talented officer.
42:00Inspector Blake,
42:01do you have any suspects in custody at this time?
42:03What do you mean suspects?
42:05Inspector Blake,
42:05where did you find the horse?
42:07Inspector Blake,
42:07you mean Miss Scarlet?
42:08It's disappearance financially, baby.
42:10Inspector Blake,
42:11can you give us any more information about the fees?
42:13Neither Miss Scarlet or myself
42:14will be giving any further comment at this time
42:16as the investigation is still ongoing.
42:20Thank you, James.
42:22That's enough for today.
42:24On your way.
42:25Name and address is a thief.
42:26Some driver,
42:28Jack Lawson,
42:29paid to transport the horse.
42:30But it wasn't just Lawson.
42:33He had help.
42:35Inside help.
42:42If anyone stole that horse,
42:43it was her.
42:44The man is a liar.
42:46He would kill his own mother
42:48if it meant getting his hands on my horse.
42:50How dare you speak of my mother,
42:52who, by the way,
42:53never liked you.
42:54I'm not suggesting that you yourself
42:56stole the horse.
42:57We 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,
43:07you didn't donate money
43:08to O'Dwyer's racehorse charity,
43:09but rather you paid him
43:11to steal Trafalgar Spring.
43:14Ha!
43:15No court in the land
43:17will let you have the horse now.
43:20And on further delving
43:21into O'Dwyer's accounts,
43:22we found that you,
43:23Lord Roberts,
43:23had sold him
43:24a property in London
43:25for a ridiculously low price
43:27just last month.
43:29Despite saying
43:30you've had no dealings with him.
43:32I told you so!
43:34Lies trip off his tongue
43:36like the serpent he is.
43:37I would wager
43:38that you both had
43:39some arrangement
43:40with Daniel O'Dwyer.
43:42But he betrayed both of you
43:44and intended on
43:45selling to a breeder
43:46who would put the horse
43:47out to stud
43:47on the black market.
43:50And what of the man
43:51who held my horse
43:53to ransom?
43:54It is he
43:55who should be in custody,
43:56not I!
43:57The man in question
43:58has been arrested.
44:00He was hired by O'Dwyer
44:01to transport
44:01the horse to a breeder.
44:04When the horse
44:04kicked out at O'Dwyer,
44:05he panicked,
44:07left O'Dwyer fatally injured
44:08and drove off
44:08with Trafalgar Spring.
44:10Luckily for us,
44:11he got greedy
44:12and decided to keep
44:13the horse himself
44:14and ransom it.
44:14extortion and fraud
44:20are extremely
44:21serious offences.
44:24However,
44:24I'm inclined
44:25to be generous,
44:27to press no charges,
44:28speak no more about it.
44:30But I cannot speak
44:31for my colleague here
44:32who is very well
44:33connected with the press.
44:34I am indeed,
44:35Inspector Blake.
44:37And what a story
44:38it would make.
44:39However,
44:40I'm sure Miss Carduck
44:40can be persuaded
44:41to keep this old
44:41debacle quiet.
44:42I believe that she,
44:44like me,
44:45has had enough
44:45of the pair of you.
44:49What do you suggest?
44:54Drop the appeal case.
44:58And allow Lady Roberts
44:59to keep her horse.
45:02And you will pay
45:02Miss Scarlet her fee.
45:06Her full fee.
45:08With a bonus
45:09for her continued silence.
45:12I trust this
45:15is an end
45:15to the matter.
45:23Barnabas!
45:28I'm home!
45:38Barnabas?
45:38One
45:39included
45:41ounce
45:42of
45:43What a nice
45:46are you doing.
45:48Writing, my child.
45:49When I left you earlier,
45:50I went straight
45:51to the stationers
45:52on Cockpole Lane,
45:53Quill and Quandary.
45:54They had a typewriter there
45:56on sale
45:56for half the usual price.
45:59Oh!
46:00As you said,
46:01so much easier
46:02than writing by hand.
46:04But I thought
46:04you were going to get
46:05your old job back
46:05at the mortuary.
46:06Why would I do that
46:07when you yourself
46:08said I was
46:09a wonderful writer?
46:11Oh!
46:12Ah!
46:13Ah!
46:14One fluid ounce
46:16of
46:16I-O-N!
46:19You know you could have
46:31told me about the ransom.
46:33Well, now that you
46:33take away my
46:33moment in the sun.
46:35I've already had
46:35three offers of work
46:36from that publicity.
46:38Besides,
46:38I was keeping to your
46:39rule of not discussing work.
46:40I believe it was
46:40our rule.
46:43And one we should
46:44stick to.
46:45Agreed.
46:45It's nice going out
46:49together.
46:50I don't know
46:51this area very well.
46:52It's far enough
46:53out of the way
46:53to enjoy some privacy.
46:55And if anyone
46:56should recognise us,
46:57the tables are
46:57almost big enough
46:59to hide under.
47:02Clarence knows about us.
47:04He guessed.
47:07Well,
47:08it's only a matter of time
47:09before everyone finds out.
47:11So,
47:11let's enjoy the quiet
47:12before the storm.
47:13May I?
47:21Did you hear about
47:22that robbery that went
47:23wrong in Blackfriars?
47:24No.
47:26Does that breach
47:27our rule?
47:28Oh,
47:29it does a little,
47:30yes.
47:34What if we amend
47:35the rule?
47:38We're allowed to
47:39discuss work that
47:40doesn't directly
47:40concern us.
47:41I'm about to
47:43take over the case.
47:48I tell you,
47:49when I say
47:50the burglary went wrong,
47:51I mean it went
47:51spectacularly wrong.
47:53Do you tell?
47:54So,
47:55it all started
47:56in a bizarre way.
47:58Do you?
48:01Do you hide the
48:16of us?
48:19I tell you,
48:19I said
48:20you can't
48:20do this yet.
48:21I'll do this bullshit
48:21because of us.
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