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00:00Pray tell?
00:12Oh, uh, when Harry visits on the weekends,
00:15all he does is eat sandwiches in particular.
00:19I'm sure you can relate once.
00:21I don't visit you on weekends.
00:24Right.
00:25Uh, well, Harry dislikes sandwiches that are untoasted.
00:30So I've made this.
00:33The modern toaster is terribly inefficient.
00:37It requires a constant monitoring, turning...
00:39Oh, I'm well aware. I've set more than my share of fires.
00:42Then you'll appreciate this.
00:44I've installed a timer here
00:46and coils on both sides of the device
00:51so that both sides of the bread are toasted at once,
00:55without fear.
00:59Oh, it's delicious.
01:05Detective Murdoch's office.
01:08Mmm.
01:11Yeah?
01:13Will be right out?
01:16Spring is far too strong.
01:19I'm afraid you don't want to see this.
01:20Cool.
01:27Jasper Weems.
01:28His neighbor was walking her dog
01:30and noticed the door was open.
01:32Strangled?
01:33And a rather nasty black eye.
01:36There's overlapping ligature marks here.
01:39I wouldn't say a rope,
01:40but a cord of some sort.
01:42There's also white residue here.
01:45All manner of devices and machines.
01:49Why would Mr. Weems have all this?
01:52But there's no sign to force entry.
01:54Am I too late?
01:56I brought the money.
01:58Sir, we are investigating a murder here.
02:00Oh.
02:01Oh, my.
02:02What are you doing here?
02:04Well, I came to buy something.
02:06Did you know Mr. Weems?
02:08I don't know him from a can of paint.
02:09I just called the number in the paper.
02:11Man said, come get it.
02:13Get what, exactly?
02:14A pressure compensator.
02:16Little gauge with a rubber hose attached.
02:21What?
02:24The white powder on these marks.
02:27It's rubber bloom.
02:29A synthetic residue left behind on rubber products.
02:32Like the hose on the compensator.
02:34Precisely.
02:34I believe whatever this man is here to buy
02:37is what was used to kill Mr. Weems.
02:41So it's no longer for sale?
02:43Your suspicions regarding the ligature mark seem sound, Detective.
03:06Mr. Weems is likely strangled with the item for sale.
03:09It's not here.
03:10The killer may have taken it.
03:12Rigor mortis has set in.
03:13He was killed at least 24 hours ago.
03:16And his black eye?
03:18The edges of the bruise are yellow.
03:20I'd say they're about a week old.
03:22So not part of this altercation.
03:24Indeed.
03:25Take a look at this.
03:30It's made out to Mr. Weems from Liminous Research Laboratories.
03:34All right, uh, Watts, look into Mr. Weems' family and friends and see if anyone wished him harm.
03:42You're off to the laboratory?
03:43You don't think I'd pass up that opportunity, do you?
03:47Well, there must be 10 or 15 cigarettes here.
03:51Mm-hmm.
03:51Do you think Mr. Weems was waiting for someone?
03:55Possibly.
03:57Mannheims?
04:00Thank you, Miss Hart.
04:01Louise, we can't be late for a reservation at Tomeo's.
04:13They keep detailed records of such offenses.
04:16Mavis?
04:16Ma'am?
04:20Why wasn't Miss Newsom told that our lunch date had to be rescheduled?
04:24Because, well, I wasn't told either, ma'am.
04:29Sorry, Miss Newsom.
04:30No, it's not a bother, Mavis.
04:32Well, I am bothered, Mavis.
04:34My second date with Sidney has been on the books for days.
04:36A second date?
04:38With Sidney?
04:39Who's this?
04:40Sidney Ballard.
04:41The man of my dreams.
04:42He loves poetry, he's tall, sweet, sensitive.
04:47He's perfect.
04:49He's down sketching, ma'am.
04:52The windows aren't going to wash themselves, Mavis.
04:55Hop to it.
05:00So, where did we meet this sweet, sensitive Sidney?
05:05Oh, you know.
05:06No, I don't know.
05:07That's why I'm asking.
05:09Well, I met him here.
05:12In the newspaper?
05:16You went on a date with a complete stranger?
05:18No, not a stranger.
05:20He's written a short biography.
05:22His interests, his likes, his dislikes.
05:24I felt like I knew him before we even met.
05:27This all feels awfully sudden.
05:29Surely it takes more than a 50-word biography to truly get to know a person.
05:33This is the way of the future, Effie.
05:35All those contrived courtships, friends of friends, those silly setups that only lead to disappointment.
05:44It's also terribly gauche.
05:47Besides being generally unsafe, what are the chances you actually hit it off with someone you don't even know?
05:52It could be a washout, or a drunk, or worse.
05:55If I don't do something like this, I could end up single forever, or twice divorced, if you're so.
06:02Hello?
06:12Detective Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary.
06:14I'm looking for anyone who knew Jasper Weems.
06:17Dr. Ralph Pipkin, but I wouldn't say I know him.
06:20I assume Mr. Weems was a scientist here of some sort?
06:27Hardly.
06:27He was a janitor.
06:29Fired a few days ago.
06:31Fired?
06:32For what reason?
06:33Stealing's what I heard.
06:35We found a number of machines at Mr. Weems' home.
06:38I could arrange to have them returned.
06:41It doesn't matter now.
06:43The laboratory's funding has been cut.
06:44We have to stop our research.
06:49I'm sorry to hear that.
06:51Do you know of anyone who disliked Mr. Weems?
06:55No.
06:57Although, Dr. Noble over there was very upset when he discovered Jasper's stealing.
07:04He punched Jasper in the face and promised he'd wring his neck if he ever saw him again.
07:09Thank you, Dr. Pipkin.
07:13Dr. Noble.
07:15I understand you were familiar with Jasper Weems?
07:19Familiar?
07:19How old does anyone really know the janitor?
07:22Especially one who constantly says hello every time you run into him.
07:26Maddening habit.
07:27Apparently you were familiar enough to assault him.
07:30Not my finest moment, but it was earned.
07:36He stole from this laboratory.
07:39Doctor, are you aware that Jasper Weems was found dead in his home?
07:43And I suppose he stole from the wrong person.
07:49Where were you last night, doctor?
07:52I was here.
07:53Getting as much work done as possible before the doors are shuttered.
07:57Can anyone confirm this?
07:59No.
08:00I was alone.
08:01This lab is on the verge of a cure for Staphylococcus aureus.
08:06I am committed to that, even if I have to work every waking hour.
08:12You oaf!
08:14Fragile!
08:15That's what it says on the box.
08:17Just, just leave it.
08:18Leave it.
08:18I'll get it.
08:21Angel Eyes Cigarettes.
08:23Your cigarettes, doctor?
08:26I'm not familiar with this brand.
08:28They're new.
08:29They're the ones my doctor recommends.
08:31You're...
08:36Good day.
08:39Now, I've spoken to the tailor, and your tailcoat will be ready in time for the dinner party.
08:45And what exactly is wrong with the one I already have?
08:48Nothing.
08:49But this is a party at the McPherson's of Raffanelli.
08:52You must look your absolute best if we're to gain membership to the Castle Heights Country Club.
08:58Frustrating oneself and auditioning for a bunch of society types.
09:02It's just bloody embarrassing, Margaret.
09:03What else have you got in there?
09:05Need I remind you that your lack of friends in high places nearly derailed your career?
09:11What are you talking about, woman?
09:13I've got plenty of friends who like me regardless of what I'm wearing and when I'm wearing it.
09:16If you had had the right friends, then Chadwick Bond would have never been able to jostle you about.
09:22And you can't get much more influential than the McPherson's guest of honor, Kimball Vanderwell.
09:27And who?
09:28Kimball Vanderwell.
09:30He's a businessman from the Belgian Congo, and he just bought a home here in Toronto.
09:35Oh, so what?
09:36So he could become a powerful friend.
09:40The McPherson say he's a visionary.
09:42He advocates for smaller government, less oversight.
09:46Well, based on the character of our esteemed next mayor and his flunkies, I'd go along with that stance.
09:52But really, all this just to lounge around with a bunch of supercilious prats?
09:57The castle lounge has over 70 different types of scotch.
10:00How many?
10:0070.
10:02At least.
10:04New tales it is then.
10:05Liver mortis indicates Mr. Weems was face down on the ground for about two hours after death.
10:14Blood had pulled in the abdomen and between his eyes.
10:17So someone took the time and care to turn the body over and position Mr. Weems with his arms crossed.
10:24Why would someone do that?
10:26Oftentimes, people will pose their loved ones in a more dignified manner after murdering them.
10:32So the killer knew him well?
10:34Possibly.
10:34And the killer was a smoker.
10:37Why do you say that?
10:39Well, if Mr. Weems was a heavy smoker, as the quantity of the cigarette ends at the scene suggests, his lungs would be discolored.
10:46His lungs were as clear as a baby's.
10:53Well, don't keep me waiting.
10:56Are you and Sidney engaged yet?
11:00He never showed up on our date.
11:01Perhaps he fell ill.
11:05Something must have befallen him.
11:08Yes.
11:09Maybe he's sick.
11:11That would explain it.
11:13Louise, have you considered that Sidney may have stood you up?
11:18Absolutely not.
11:19We made plans to journey abroad.
11:22I've never been to Italy and he was going to take me.
11:25All this on a first meeting?
11:27He said our souls had already made it.
11:31A repulsive metaphor.
11:32This isn't like my Sidney at all.
11:38What kind of person makes a date and doesn't show up?
11:43No courtesy call?
11:44Nothing.
11:45It just vanishes like some sort of ghost.
11:48Besides vacation planning, did you two speak about anything else?
11:54His place of work, perhaps?
11:56He works at a firm on Young.
11:58Well, if you're so concerned with his well-being, perhaps you could visit his office.
12:01Will you come with me?
12:04Of course.
12:05As far as I can tell, Jasper Weems had no outstanding debts.
12:11In fact, Weems had no close relations of any kind.
12:15Not one living relative.
12:17No love interests.
12:18His milkman didn't even know his name.
12:21Really?
12:22Mm.
12:22Why aren't you out there chasing him?
12:25He's your hand for this!
12:26Or do you police do nothing?
12:30What's going on here, Miss...
12:32Martha.
12:33Martha Stockton.
12:35My father was attacked.
12:37It's all right.
12:38I'll leave.
12:39What's not the point?
12:40Papa was pushed over by some goon applying to fix our irrigation system.
12:44Irrigation system?
12:45We grow some of the city's finest tomatoes in our backyard.
12:48You can't get the leaves wet.
12:50Or they'll grow mold, yes.
12:52But you must give them a good soak before the sun gets too hot.
12:55Right.
12:56You know it.
12:57See, that's why this irrigation system is so important.
12:59We're not here to talk about tomatoes.
13:01My lord, this city is going straight to hell.
13:05Hmm.
13:05Uh, you said this man was applying for a job?
13:08How did he know your irrigation system required repair?
13:12He was solicited.
13:13Papa said the job was a tricky one, so I wrote up an advertisement in the community coin.
13:17Ah, the same one used by Mr. Weems.
13:23Hmm.
13:23Who's Mr. Weems and why does he matter?
13:25The man who attacked my father, he stole something from us.
13:29A pulsating meter.
13:32It measures water distribution.
13:34What did this man look like?
13:37I can't remember.
13:38My memory's not what it used to be.
13:42You think this is the work of the same person?
13:44Could be.
13:45And he's using this to find his victims.
13:54Two robberies and one murder all committed with the aid of the community coin newspaper.
14:00Any other connection?
14:01Well, we know that the items that were stolen from both Mr. Weems and Mr. Stockton were both mechanical in nature.
14:09And you're saying all these advertisements are tied to other robberies and assaults?
14:14I had Constable Robert's check, and both station houses, number two and number six, have had similar cases.
14:20All anonymous and all seemingly random mechanical items.
14:24So we're after a thief who smokes Mannheims and is a bit of a tinkerer.
14:28We know that he likes to steal bits of machinery, and we just don't know why.
14:35Could he be reselling them?
14:36Doesn't seem likely.
14:38Perhaps he's building something.
14:41An evil genius.
14:44Wouldn't be the first one I've come across.
14:47Well, now what?
14:49You heard her.
14:50He doesn't even work there.
14:51No one named Sidney Ballard has ever worked there.
14:54Who knows what else he's lying about?
14:55Maybe Sidney's not even his real name.
14:57Well, there won't be other Sidneys.
14:59There might be another one in the newspaper, even.
15:01It's not about that.
15:03He...
15:04What?
15:07Louise, what is going on?
15:09What is so important about finding this man?
15:13Sidney, he...
15:14He swindled me out of some money.
15:18He did?
15:19How much?
15:20That doesn't matter.
15:21I thought I found the man of my dreams, not some...
15:24Common criminal?
15:25You need to tell Detective Murdoch.
15:27Oh, I can't.
15:28You know how they see me down there.
15:30They'll get a good laugh knowing that Louise Cherry fell victims in some simple grift.
15:36All right.
15:37Let's speak to the publisher of the coin.
15:39He might know where to find Sidney.
15:41I'd rather just let it go.
15:43Well, I wouldn't.
15:44Chief Constable?
15:54I've always known you to be a Scotch man.
15:56Ah, yes.
15:57What the Macphersons are.
15:58And they are charter members at the Castle Heights Country Club.
16:02And we need to get in with them.
16:03So if they're three sheets to the wind, we've got a better chance.
16:06So, which one do you think?
16:07Is social status that important to you?
16:10Oh, don't be ridiculous.
16:11I just want to taste quality whiskey in the Castle Heights Lounge.
16:15And then spank Greg Gleetton's arse on the bowling room.
16:17These won't do.
16:20It cost a blue fortune.
16:21The climate has been most uncooperative for Merlot grapes.
16:25Unseasonably warm weather begets overripened grapes resulting in an unctuous jammy wine.
16:29What you need, Chief Constable, is a dry Montepulciano d'Abruzzo with a strong gut de terroir.
16:35Taste of dirt?
16:38Dirt.
16:38Why would anyone want their wine to taste of dirt?
16:40Not dirt, Inspector.
16:42Terrain.
16:43Taste of the terrain.
16:44A sense of the region it was grown in.
16:47Wants.
16:48With me.
16:49Not terroir.
16:50Same method.
16:52How do I need more?
16:57Oh.
16:59Well, it's about time you all got here.
17:03Someone better find this grifter.
17:05Calm down, Mr. Moncrief.
17:07Please, tell us what happened.
17:09Some hoodlum just tried to rob me.
17:11I placed an advertisement in the community coin a week ago.
17:14And this man called about it.
17:16And then I caught him sneaking around back later trying to break in and steal it.
17:19How do you know it was the man who called you who tried to steal it?
17:22Hadn't it been him.
17:23He's the only one who called after it.
17:25What are you trying to sell?
17:28Auxiliary tank valve.
17:30Oh.
17:30So you were able to stomp the thief?
17:33Shout it after the scrawny bugger and he took off.
17:36You better find him before I do.
17:39What did he look like?
17:42Regular type guy.
17:44Tall.
17:46Slim.
17:47Smoking a cigarette.
17:48Another fruitless meeting.
17:53That publisher was as useful as a hog in heels.
17:56I'm very rude.
17:57What type of man tells a woman she's passed her prime?
18:00Well, you're not getting any younger.
18:01Just look at you.
18:01Two pretzels and a bag of peanuts.
18:03I know.
18:04She's by the law.
18:05I am?
18:06You have to.
18:08After the Sydney incident, I'm busted.
18:10How much did he take from you?
18:13Louise?
18:14He...
18:15How much?
18:16He told me this heartbreaking story about moving his mother from England.
18:20The cost of transatlantic travel has skyrocketed these days.
18:24Jeez, Louise, you didn't.
18:26And we just had such a lovely dinner and I didn't think anything of it.
18:29So I lent him $20 and I was sure I would see him again.
18:35$20?
18:36Are you mad?
18:37She was to be my mother-in-law.
18:38I couldn't have her slummy-knit in third class.
18:40Louise, I hate to say it, but I doubt you'll ever see that money again.
18:52You plan on luring him out?
18:54We've placed an advertisement for a sale of used mechanical equipment.
18:58But it may bring him to us.
19:01And who's conducting the sale?
19:06Is there anything else you need?
19:08We'll be right here.
19:11Welcome.
19:12Excuse me.
19:13How much for this copper piping?
19:14The price is listed right there.
19:1750 cents a foot for 10 feet of copper?
19:19You're joking.
19:21I assure you I'm not.
19:24Hello.
19:26I'll give you $25.
19:26Ah, sounds like you didn't hear me the first time.
19:29Excuse me, you think I'm having this sale to haggle?
19:32The price is the price.
19:33Henry, what are you doing?
19:36What does it look like I'm doing?
19:37I'm trying to earn a profit.
19:39These aren't even your belongings.
19:40Teddy, I am playing the part of a factory owner.
19:45If I'm to be convincing, I have to stand firm on my prices.
19:49Otherwise, the patrons will grow suspicious.
19:5220 cents.
19:53And that is my final offer.
19:54Sir, I have already told you.
19:55You've got a deal.
19:58Why did you do that?
20:00I just made you $2.
20:00Wait.
20:04Where's the thing?
20:06Where's what?
20:07The valve thingy that was here.
20:10Oh.
20:12Batman.
20:12He was lingering near.
20:14Sir, excuse me.
20:15I'd like a...
20:15Hey, stop!
20:16Sir, he's got the...
20:17Don't touch...
20:21Don't touch anything.
20:25Stop!
20:26Stop!
20:42Where was the man you picked up?
20:45Jumped out and took off running that way.
20:46You were under suspicion of aiding and abetting a murderer.
20:49If you know anything about him or where he may be, you should tell us now.
20:54I don't know anything.
20:55We're police officers.
20:57I advise you tell the truth.
20:58We won't get any fare sitting in our cells.
21:02He told me to take him to a flat on Palmerston.
21:06Are you sure this is the address Henry provided?
21:15It's still warm.
21:16We may have just missed him.
21:18The man raced all the way back here just to heat up lunch?
21:24Not lunch.
21:26To dispose of evidence.
21:28Oh.
21:30Take a look at this.
21:31What am I looking at?
21:33Plans of some sort.
21:34Well, that looks like the pressure compensator that was taken from Jasper Weems.
21:39This is a recipe for a mushroom tonic, perhaps.
21:46Take a look at this side.
21:50The real dangers are the ones invisible to the eye.
21:53Soon these dangers will be in plain view for all, and then they'll be sorry.
21:59The whole city will rest as burn some kind of manifesto.
22:06Watts, I believe he's building something.
22:08Perhaps the inspector was right.
22:11Right about what?
22:13Perhaps we are after an evil genius.
22:15I'm still unsure what these burned bits of paper have to offer us.
22:28All of these items tell us that whoever we're dealing with, he's building something.
22:34Do you know what?
22:35Not as yet.
22:37But I am familiar with some of these pieces of equipment that he's acquiring, and we do have a partial plan.
22:44So, a puzzle without a picture.
22:46The best guide.
22:50Well, how does it look?
22:52Hold your horses, woman.
22:53Does it fit?
22:55Oh, it's too snug, isn't it?
22:56No, it fits.
22:58I think.
23:00Oh, Thomas.
23:02It's perfect.
23:04Well, the clothes don't maketh the man, but even if I say so myself, it feels good.
23:10And you have the wine?
23:11I do.
23:12Well, if this doesn't impress the McPhersons, I don't know what will.
23:19What is it?
23:21Oh, nothing.
23:25Spit it out, Margaret.
23:25Oh, it's just that even after all these years, you're still the most handsome man.
23:32Are you sure your staff has left for the evening?
23:37Myrtle?
23:39Anybody?
23:42Well, you better get that off.
23:45You wouldn't want to wrinkle it.
23:47Why would it get wrinkled?
23:53These are all of the pieces that we've been able to assemble thus far.
23:57And I was hoping to get your assistance with this one that was found at Mr. Weems' home.
24:02Oh, yes.
24:02A pressure compensator.
24:04It maintains a consistent flow rate in hydraulic systems regardless of fluctuations in pressure.
24:09Your theory seems correct.
24:11Whatever the madman is building is to do with water.
24:15Plumbing, construction, commercial agriculture, or water treatment.
24:21Thank you so much.
24:23The killer is building something to do with the city's water filtration system.
24:27And this gives you an idea as to what you're trying to assemble?
24:30It does.
24:33Would you like to assist me?
24:35I thought you'd never ask.
24:37I thought you'd never ask.
24:37Yes.
24:38So, are you finally finished?
24:58It appears so.
25:00Well, what is it?
25:02There are likely still pieces missing, but we believe it to be a water treatment device.
25:08Many cities have begun to input chlorine in order to eliminate waterborne diseases.
25:13Doesn't sound like something a killer would build.
25:16When I was in New York, there were a few violent protests against the addition of chlorine to the water.
25:21Typhoid fever and cholera have largely been eliminated from large cities that have begun to use sanitation systems.
25:29Why would anyone protest such innovation?
25:32Is it possible the killer wants to poison the water rather than disinfect it?
25:36Tom, Marge, how charm that you can make it.
25:43Come, come, come in.
25:45Excuse me, do you remember my husband, Augustine, chairman of the board of missions at Castle Heights?
25:53Awesome.
25:54We have many, many members to introduce you to.
25:58See that man over there?
25:59That's Alfred Bunting.
26:01City officials are being real sticks in the mud about his proposal to stop sidewalks from being put in.
26:08Why would he do that?
26:10Where would people walk?
26:15Top drawer, Tom.
26:17Oh, you're serious, aren't you?
26:19I am.
26:21Why would you make people walk in the streets?
26:23Surely they could get hit by speeding automobiles.
26:26Uh, sidewalks encourage vagabonds and rail yard ghouls to learn about our homes and gawk at what we have.
26:34Tom, it's an invitation to be assaulted with a sock full of sand in one's own yard.
26:38No walks in with nothing, Augie.
26:40I can't think of a single soul that does.
26:43Or would.
26:45Well, Margaret and I just walked here.
26:48Right, of course you did.
26:53Uh, in fact, I'm sure it's a joy to walk.
26:56Fresh air.
26:58Exercise.
27:00I've forgotten about the fresh air.
27:02Spot on, Elizabeth.
27:04Well, uh, do walk about.
27:07And make sure you try the oysters.
27:09Yes.
27:10Shall we, Augie?
27:12Day.
27:15Well, Thomas, well done.
27:18Not two minutes in and we've already isolated ourselves.
27:22Kiss the lounge goodbye.
27:24Have a walk about.
27:31Ooh, Ceylon Tango shoes.
27:36I'd buy a pair if I had someone to dress up for.
27:39Well, it might lift your spirits.
27:42You know what would lift my spirits?
27:44Finding Sydney.
27:46Are you sure?
27:48Well, that and getting my money back.
27:56Louise.
27:59Take a look at this.
28:04Sydney's advertisement.
28:06You know it.
28:07It's biography.
28:08Young professional seeking a modern woman who understands a man's true strength is in
28:16his ability to love and be loved.
28:20I fell for that the first time.
28:22Louise, that's not a biography.
28:24It doesn't tell you anything about him.
28:26Not his foibles nor his faults.
28:28Nobody would ever tell you who they truly are in a little blurb like that.
28:32Heavy.
28:34We should respond to the advertisement.
28:35Louise, he'd never agree to meet with you.
28:38No, but he would agree to meet with you.
28:41Yes, you can arrange a date with Sydney.
28:44Uh, I could.
28:45I don't, I don't know.
28:47You'll go on a date with Sydney.
28:48I'll confront him and get my money back.
28:51Louise, perhaps it's best if we just put this to rest.
28:54I cannot.
28:55So, will you help me?
28:56I fear Toronto suffers the same affliction plaguing many cities in the Western world.
29:06The government and the medical industry have climbed into bed together and birthed a bastard
29:12system.
29:12Oh, dear.
29:13Who's the gup shot?
29:15Language, Thomas.
29:16That's Kimball Vanderbilt.
29:18Well, he's delusional.
29:19They collude to make us think we're sick to sell us medicine we don't need.
29:24They subsist on the fear of the gullible and the stupid.
29:27Well, he would know.
29:29Look at this lot, gullible indeed.
29:31Yes.
29:31My foundation hopes to undertake important, unbiased research.
29:34Thanks, in part, to the benevolence of donors like the McPherson's.
29:39So he's milking the rich?
29:40I'll be talking to the board of control tomorrow, and I'm going to change this city for the good.
29:44There's arsenic in this.
29:50Arsenic?
29:50Mm-hmm.
29:52Well, he's had two bottles, and how deadly could it be?
29:56Margaret, I've investigated enough murders caused by arsenic.
30:01Surely you're not willing to die just to join this club?
30:03There's a unique taste.
30:16Who brought this wine?
30:18I did.
30:19Oh, we did.
30:22Well done, man.
30:26Kimball.
30:27Thomas.
30:27Kimball Vanderbilt.
30:29Of course we know exactly who you are.
30:31Oh, but you're aware of my affinity for a quality bottle of wine.
30:35Well, that wine is dry and complex, with a taste of dip, with a hint of ta-ra.
30:41Looks like we have some wine aficionados here.
30:43Jenkins, let's have some glasses for a toast.
30:47To the, uh...
30:48Brackenleeds.
30:49Thomas.
30:49To the Backenrettes.
30:50Oh, to the Brackenreeds.
30:52To the Brackencats.
30:53Cheers.
30:54Cheers.
30:54Cheers.
31:01What is this, Murdoch?
31:04I believe it's a device someone built in order to tamper with the city's water supply.
31:09And this someone killed a person to build it?
31:11Possibly.
31:15Look at all.
31:16What is it, Chief Constable?
31:18I met someone last night who thinks our water supply is already poisoned.
31:22Who might that be?
31:24Kimball Vanderbilt.
31:25Oh, he's in town?
31:27You know him?
31:28I know of him.
31:30I've read about his divisive thoughts on inoculation and science for tomorrow quarterly.
31:34I was so disappointed that they printed such drivel.
31:38Well, you'll hate this.
31:41Have a look for yourself.
31:44Arsenic.
31:46He's putting arsenic in his own brand of bottled water.
31:50Really?
31:50Yes.
31:51And he's with city council right now trying to convince them to go along with him.
31:56Oh.
31:57Oh.
32:03Devices like these are tools of subversion, instruments of trickery.
32:09In order to make a dollar off of you and the public,
32:13our ancestors drank water from streams and rivers, and they were fine.
32:18Now, if you listen to the pandering medical experts your government employs,
32:23you can't even drink the tap water unless they douse it with mystery chemicals.
32:28I am proposing we use this device to return the water to its original state the way God intended it.
32:36A careful application of arsenic will make for a stronger populace.
32:43Kimball Vanderwell.
32:52Detectives Murdoch, Detective Watts, Toronto Constabulary.
32:56Oh, what can I do for you?
32:58We have questions.
33:00I'm happy to answer them.
33:01Down at our station house.
33:03Am I under arrest for something?
33:07That will depend on your answers.
33:21Listen to yourselves.
33:23These are absurd allegations.
33:24We know that whoever killed Mr. Weems was building a device similar to the one that you were holding today,
33:32only with the intent to poison the city's water supply.
33:36And why would I kill a man to create a device anyone in my company could provide for me in minutes?
33:43Where were you four days ago?
33:45I wasn't in the city then.
33:47Any one of my aides can confirm this.
33:49Yes, we'll be speaking with them.
33:51Have you said the city's water supply is unsafe?
33:56Well, perhaps not unsafe, but certainly unhealthy.
33:59And yet you promote a product that contains arsenic.
34:02Please.
34:03Kings and queens have consumed arsenic for centuries.
34:08In small doses, it makes for an even milky complexion and acts as a stimulant.
34:12It occurs naturally in many bodies of water.
34:14It's hardly an additive.
34:16We also know the killer to be an avid smoker.
34:19A healthy habit in the proper doses.
34:23What brand of cigarettes do you smoke?
34:26I smoke Benson's.
34:27What of it?
34:29So, check with my aides.
34:32They will confirm I was nowhere near Toronto when this poor Weems fellow was killed.
34:36May I leave?
34:37So, you've released the Vanderwell fellow?
34:41There is no compelling reason to hold him.
34:43He is a confidence man.
34:45Currently doing nothing illegal.
34:47Besides, I very much doubt he had anything to do with Mr. Weems' murder.
34:51Hmm.
34:52But he may be responsible for some in the near future.
34:56Hmm?
34:56Well, he's been mobilizing most of the city's lardy-dars.
35:02He wants to cease implementation of chlorine into the drinking water.
35:06Half the residents of Rathnelli have signed up to him already.
35:09Could they sway the council?
35:11Yeah, of course.
35:12The Macpherson's leading the charge.
35:14Augustine and Elizabeth.
35:16They've pulled considerable funding from every research facility in Toronto to jump on the Vanderwell bandwagon.
35:22Was Liminus Laboratories one of the research facilities affected by the pulled funding?
35:28The first one shot down.
35:31Never thought I'd be lucky enough to meet a woman like you.
35:34It's so risky to do so, taking out notices in a newspaper.
35:40No one ever finds love without some risk.
35:45Have you ever been in love, Miss Newsome?
35:48I'm sorry.
35:49That was much too forward a question.
35:51No, no.
35:52Um, how does one ever get to know someone without asking some questions?
35:59I suppose my approach to finding love changed after my divorce.
36:02You're divorced?
36:04Yes.
36:05It's been but a year.
36:07I was devastated.
36:08She was the love of my life, but we grew to want very different things.
36:12I had to let her go.
36:13Neither of us would have been whole if we stayed together.
36:20Do you understand?
36:22I do.
36:25Have you met many women since?
36:27A couple.
36:29But none like you.
36:31And what am I like?
36:32Confident.
36:34Self-assured.
36:35But those are just first impressions.
36:39I really do hope I get a chance in a second.
36:42Very well made.
36:45Sydney Ballard.
36:47Miss Cherry, I didn't expect...
36:49Oh, I bet you didn't.
36:50How dare you.
36:51You don't show up.
36:52You don't call.
36:53You're hardly the gentleman I thought you were.
36:55I'm sorry, Miss Newsome.
36:57Miss Cherry was one of the women I met in my previous advertisement.
37:00Oh, she knows very well who I am.
37:03You two know each other?
37:06Miss, what is this?
37:07I'm sorry, Mr. Ballard.
37:09Sorry, don't be sorry.
37:10This cheat took $20 off me.
37:13What $20?
37:13The $20 you stole from me.
37:15There must be a mistake.
37:17I had that money sent to your office the other day.
37:20Enough lies, Sydney.
37:21I'm not a liar.
37:23I sent you the money.
37:26But if you misplaced it, here it is.
37:31Good evening, Miss Newsome.
37:34No chance of a second impression.
37:36Well, I believe you and Miss Cherry provided enough for one.
37:42Can you believe it?
37:44I've been flirting with you like that.
37:46Thank you for showing me what a cad he was.
37:51Of course.
37:54Losing your funding must have been devastating.
37:57We were on the verge of a possible cure for Staphylococcus aureus.
38:03It would have saved countless lives.
38:06And then the MacPherson's fall prey to a dangerous quack,
38:09and it was all for naught.
38:11Did you confront them?
38:13Confronted, prostrated myself, begged,
38:16none of it made any difference.
38:19And now everything we worked on is gone.
38:21So why are you still here?
38:25Laboratory or not, I intend to continue my research.
38:28They may have stripped us of our funding,
38:30but they didn't get the most important thing.
38:32What is it?
38:33What is it?
38:39It's gone.
38:41What's gone?
38:42We were storing samples of the bacteria.
38:44We were going to find a way to continue our research.
38:47We?
38:48Dr. Pipkin and myself.
38:51He must have taken it.
38:55What is this?
38:56What is this?
38:59These are the city's water filtration plants.
39:03The one you circled?
39:05It supplies water to the Republic of Rathnoe.
39:08Well, that's where the MacPherson's came from.
39:27Stop right there.
39:28I will not.
39:30You're under arrest for the murder of Jasper Reams.
39:33I didn't mean to hurt Jasper.
39:35I liked him.
39:37When I responded to the advertisement,
39:39I was surprised to find him.
39:41But I wasn't prepared to buy it,
39:43and he wouldn't give it up.
39:45So you killed him.
39:47Don't do that.
39:49Why not?
39:50You'll be infecting innocent people.
39:52Innocent?
39:53They are hardly that.
39:54They are aiding a man who will make everyone sick
39:58a taste of their own medicine.
40:00City council won't listen to Vanderwell.
40:02They'll listen to science.
40:05Politicians don't listen to science.
40:07They listen only to money.
40:09Think.
40:11Think for a moment.
40:12You're a man of science.
40:14You've dedicated your life to helping people.
40:17If you do this,
40:19hundreds of people will become ill,
40:21and many of them will die.
40:23Is that how you'd want to be remembered?
40:27These charts reflect the dramatic reduction
40:40of cholera and typhoid fever in two cities,
40:44Maidstone, England,
40:46and Jersey City, New Jersey.
40:48Medical officials in both cities
40:51have seen a drastic reduction
40:53of all waterborne ailments
40:55since the introduction
40:56of chlorine treatment
40:58to their main water supplies.
41:01Those are just numbers.
41:04And numbers lie.
41:05Numbers can also tell the truth.
41:07Our ancestors survived and thrived
41:10on pure, untreated water.
41:13Our ancestors existed
41:14in very tiny villages.
41:16They also lived much shorter lives
41:19than we currently enjoy.
41:20I'm not sure the water that they drank
41:22had anything to do with that.
41:23And I'm not sure it didn't.
41:25Mr. Vanderwell,
41:27are you doing all of this
41:30out of the goodness of your heart?
41:34I would be charging a fee,
41:36but I do believe in my findings.
41:39And I believe in my findings.
41:44I also believe in the findings
41:47of public health officials
41:49on two continents.
41:51But I will let city council
41:53decide for themselves.
41:59I met with the board of admissions.
42:03How did it go?
42:03We were rejected.
42:04Just like Vanderwell was.
42:06What a complete waste of time.
42:07Well, not a complete waste.
42:11I thought you might like to try it.
42:12The bartender at the lounge
42:13said it was their very best.
42:15This is the good stuff.
42:16Mm-hmm.
42:17Did you nip this from the club?
42:19Of course not, Thomas.
42:21I purchased it honestly
42:22with my selling savings.
42:25So much for the Temperance League,
42:27Mrs. Brackenreed.
42:28Oh, well, it's only for special occasions.
42:30And pray tell,
42:30what are we celebrating?
42:32Us.
42:35To us.
42:35Sidney's check
42:38was in the mail pile.
42:41Damn that Mavis.
42:42She was supposed to go through it
42:43in a timely manner.
42:44Louise, you can't blame her.
42:46I suppose I can't.
42:47Though I'd very much like to.
42:50I fear this is my lot in life.
42:52Lurching from prospect to prospect
42:55looks more disappointing than the last.
42:57Well, you made $20.
43:01Well, there is that.
43:02And I'm done with this.
43:05Single career woman
43:30seeks intelligent companionship.
43:35Childless and happy.
43:38Childless and happy.
43:38And I'll see you tonight.
43:39Bye.
43:39Bye.
43:44Bye.
43:45Bye.
43:45Bye.
43:49Bye.
43:52Bye.
43:59Bye.
44:06Bye.
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