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00:00Support me, or there's no point.
00:01One sarsaparilla in a clean glass, as requested.
00:12Final question.
00:16Which ancient civilization's gold filigree adornments
00:19were an inspiration for jewelers in the reign of Queen Victoria?
00:24The Greeks!
00:25I'm sorry, I mean the Romans.
00:26The Greco-Romans.
00:29I'm sorry, no.
00:31Yes, escape.
00:32The Etruscans.
00:34I was going to say, the Assyrians.
00:37Wrong.
00:39Uh, the Etruscans.
00:41Correct.
00:43So glad you joined the team, Mavis.
00:45And with that last bonus question,
00:47we have the pugnacious police in third.
00:52The learned ladies in second.
00:55And once again, the know-it-alls in first place.
01:01Congratulations.
01:02See you all next week for another esoteric evening of miscellany matchup.
01:09And don't forget to fill out your entry tests for Toronto's smartest man.
01:13Sponsored by Mr. Colwin of Colwin's Complete Cyclopedia.
01:17That's right.
01:18The, the, the, no home is complete without a set of Colwins.
01:22Higgins, you need to keep your mouth shut unless you're certain of the answer.
01:27Sir, I'm pretty sure that was the right answer.
01:29Where's Murdoch's not anyway?
01:30We'll be a lot better team with him involved.
01:32I understood that the detective usually doesn't take an interest in such frivolous events.
01:39Congratulations, gentlemen.
01:42Good place isn't so bad.
01:43A respectable showing.
01:45I'm surprised the ladies managed to best you.
01:49They aren't the most challenging of competition.
01:52We've been neck and neck every week.
01:55And we take pity on you, you mean?
01:56Oh, please.
01:58You're so conceited, you pretend even your mistakes are on purpose.
02:01An ad hominem attack.
02:03I'd expect no better from a woman.
02:06An ad hominem attack.
02:08I know what it means.
02:09Be sure to finish up the contest entry test.
02:12My son Dean is coming around to collect them.
02:14Try your luck, gentlemen.
02:15Toronto's smartest man might be here in this very room.
02:20He's your oven aloft.
02:23You call that a test.
02:28Mmm.
02:32Oh!
02:42Oh!
02:43Oh!
02:43Oh!
02:43Oh!
02:45Oh!
02:46Oh!
02:50Hmm.
02:54Oh!
02:58Oh!
02:58Ah, thanks for coming, Murdoch.
03:09We've, uh, we've all had a few.
03:12We thought it would be a good idea if we had a steady hand at the wheel.
03:15The man's fallen ill, then.
03:16Victor Ford, apparently a severe allergic reaction.
03:20Oh, well, not poison, then.
03:23But you don't believe it was an accident, either.
03:26Well, we did at first, until Mr. Ryan informed us that Fordham's shellfish allergy is common knowledge.
03:33And he was a terrible person.
03:35Someone may have intentionally contaminated his glass.
03:41Mr. Ryan.
03:42Detective.
03:43I understand you knew of Mr. Fordham's shellfish allergy?
03:47Of course. Sure, he never shut up about it.
03:49Especially since I got these new clam juice dispensers in.
03:53Oh?
03:53Well, with these, I can fix all the latest clam beverages.
03:58Hot clam soda.
04:00Ginger clam juice.
04:02Hot clam cream.
04:04It's a vile craze, but, uh, it sells.
04:08Is it possible, then, that some of this clam juice accidentally made its way into Mr. Fordham's glass?
04:14Not a chance.
04:16He ordered bottled sarsaparilla that I poured into a clean glass.
04:19I saw him after he took a sip.
04:22He was fine.
04:23The bar cleared out after Mr. Fordham's medical episode.
04:30But, but, sir, everyone who is here will be at the Toronto Smartest Man competition tomorrow.
04:35You should think about entering, sir.
04:36It's being held at the book fair.
04:38Pursuit of knowledge shouldn't be a contest.
04:40The prize is $1,000 and a full set of encyclopedias.
04:46Imagine all the world's knowledge at your fingertips.
04:52Encyclopedias.
04:53Welcome to Toronto's Pedagogical Book Fair.
04:58We at Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia are proud sponsors of this week's events,
05:03especially the search for Toronto's smartest man.
05:07Dean, my boy, come up here.
05:11Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia.
05:13Uh, founded by my, my grandfather, uh, Tobias Colwyn in 18, in, uh, in, in, in, and...
05:231870.
05:24Yes, 1870.
05:25And now on the second...
05:27Third.
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05:44And now the main event.
05:46Only five perfect tests were submitted by...
05:49Yes, uh, by, uh, Francois Boudreau.
05:56Ved Srinivasan.
05:59Uh, William Murdoch.
06:01So you didn't, sir?
06:02Well done, detective.
06:04Uh, Victor Fordham and F. Newson.
06:07These five contestants will buy for the crown of Toronto's smartest man.
06:12Are you lost, my dear?
06:13No.
06:14Fiona Newsome.
06:15F. Newson.
06:16A woman?
06:17Oh no.
06:18Uh, this will never do.
06:20I beg your pardon?
06:21Well, it's, uh, it's in the name, ma'am.
06:23Toronto's smartest man.
06:26Maybe we go, we could go to the next heist.
06:28Yes, yes, yes.
06:29Uh, Dr. Glenn Price.
06:30And I believe that Mr. Fordham went to hospital last night.
06:36Oh.
06:36In that case, uh, the alternate for Mr. Fordham will be...
06:40Stop right there.
06:42I'll be damned if I'm kept out of this competition.
06:45Very well then.
06:46Uh, ladies and gentlemen, uh, please stay and browse the books while we prepare the stage for an exciting battle of wits.
06:53Um, Mr. Fordham, Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary.
06:59Ah, have you caught the villain who did this to me?
07:02Not yet, but I was wondering, do you know who may have wanted to do this to you?
07:08I'd say most of my competitors dislike me.
07:11That's what happens when you're the best.
07:14Maybe that tall woman on the ladies team, Miss Gruesome or some such, quite competitive,
07:20and she definitely doesn't like me.
07:23Anyone else?
07:25No.
07:27Although, last night, Ved did say he hoped I'd drop dead.
07:37The sign is quite clear, my dear.
07:39This is absurd.
07:40Women are the intellectual equal to men in every way.
07:43Mr. Coleman.
07:45Miss Newsome here plays in a weekly miscellany game against myself and Mr. Fordham.
07:49Thank you, Professor Srinivasan.
07:51And she habitually loses.
07:54She isn't a serious contestant.
07:56I got a perfect score on the entry test, the same as you.
07:59There's no need for raised voices.
08:03If I may, Miss Newsome lives in my neighborhood.
08:06She has recently been left by her husband and is no doubt emotional.
08:11Uh, competition might not be advisable given her fragile state.
08:14I am not emotional.
08:17And, sir, you're a chiropodist, not a psychiatrist.
08:20Nevertheless, I think Dr. Price has a point.
08:22Don't you, my dear?
08:23Just, how did you get along with Mr. Fordham?
08:32I understand you told him you wished he would drop dead.
08:37He called me a fool for saying Montevideo is the capital of Paraguay.
08:42It's Asunción.
08:44Montevideo is Uruguay.
08:45I know that now.
08:47Look, we bicker from time to time.
08:51I certainly didn't put clam juice into his drink.
08:55Detective.
08:58The name's Boudreau.
09:00Mr. Boudreau?
09:02Were you at the miscellany matchup the other night?
09:05No.
09:05Then how can I...
09:06Do you remember getting me sent to jail ten years ago?
09:12The name does ring a bell.
09:13Well, your name does a little bit more than that for me.
09:17I spent ten years locked up, reading every book that I could find,
09:22familiarizing myself with the law, the arts, and the sciences,
09:27waiting for the day that I could throw your supposed genius back in your face.
09:33Well, then, how lovely that you've been afforded that opportunity.
09:39I'm gonna beat you, detective, no matter what it takes.
09:43I'm gonna beat you.
09:53Teddy!
09:54Have a look at this.
09:55X-ray glasses.
09:57Can see through skin and clothing.
09:59Imagine how useful those would be.
10:01For what?
10:03Police work.
10:05Henry, I don't think that's a real product.
10:07You know what you always say to me, though.
10:09Be careful in the big city.
10:10Everyone's a swindler.
10:11This is different.
10:12This is in the newspaper.
10:13don't waste their money the company probably won't even send the glasses it's too late i already
10:19ordered a pair last week the colwyn should just hand the prize over to murdoch and be done with
10:27it as brilliant as detective murdoch is you can't be certain he'll win there are many different
10:32types of intelligence after all oh that's rubbish you're either bright or you're dim
10:37and i know a sure thing when i see it attention all the moments has arrived together we will
10:44answer the question who is toronto's smartest man envelopes with the daily challenges and their
10:51solutions are locked in this safe each day i'll open a new one uh contestants will earn points
10:57which will be tallied by the lovely miss ontario wheat
11:02and at the end of the week we will have our champion now in this briefcase
11:11is the one thousand dollar cash prize for the winner
11:16and so let round one begin
11:25the sum of the first five prime numbers
11:3328
11:36express the golden ratio to three decimal points
11:421.618
11:44projectile motion
11:50kirchhoff's diffraction formula
11:54729
11:57russell's paradox
12:01and this is it gentlemen the the final question of the round uh worth five bonus points
12:14if a train leaves montreal at 9 a.m traveling at 60 miles per hour and another train leaves toronto at
12:21the same time traveling at 50 miles per hour when will the two trains intersect on the 333 mile journey
12:2712 16 p.m uh no that's not right
12:33at 12 01 p.m and 20 seconds
12:39that is the correct answer sir
12:41it is not
12:42all trains traveling on the grand trunk railway between montreal and toronto hold for precisely 15 minutes at kingston
12:51it's a hypothetical question sir
12:58dig that murdoch
12:59civility gentlemen
13:01today's round goes to professor srinivasan
13:08and please join us tomorrow for round two
13:16the set of opponents
13:17better look next time now
13:19luck has nothing to do with it
13:21that was a misleading question
13:23oh dear
13:25some workers found him this morning
13:35that's professor srinivasan
13:41he's still wearing yesterday's clothes
13:46his boutonniere
13:47this is the back of the book fair
13:49he must have been on his way home
13:52well i guess this means he won't be winning toronto's smartest man
14:04the building is undergoing repairs to the cornice
14:07some of the brick work was crumbling
14:09so he was killed by falling masonry
14:12yes but workers had already removed the loose bricks
14:16uh i think this masonry was dropped deliberately
14:19is the roof accessible
14:21all too easily just up the main staircase
14:24huh
14:26so professor srinivasan exits the building
14:29pleased with his win
14:31and was then struck down by falling masonry thrown from the roof
14:35so it would seem
14:37you think it's related to the competition
14:39i suppose it's possible
14:40professor srinivasan is dead
14:42i'm afraid so
14:44pop maybe we should call off the contest
14:46nonsense
14:48it occurred directly behind the venue mr colwyn
14:50and two nights ago
14:52mr fordham had a near deadly brush with clam juice
14:55he's highly allergic
14:57i'm sorry to hear that but i i don't see how either of these incidents are connected to the contest
15:01nevertheless i will be questioning all of the contestants before we proceed
15:08pop i
15:10gentlemen
15:11either you let me compete or i intend to sue
15:14well it's toronto's smartest man
15:16there's nothing you can do about that
15:18aren't man and mankind commonly used to refer to the whole of the human race
15:23why should this competition be any different
15:25you wouldn't win in court
15:27maybe so
15:28but it'd throw a wrench in your contest all the same
15:37mr fordham
15:38where were you following the competition last evening
15:41i believe i was the first to leave
15:44you probably saw me
15:46i went straight out the front door
15:48and where did you go
15:50home
15:51i still wasn't feeling well
15:53probably why i didn't win round one
15:56can anyone vouch for you after you left the venue?
16:00did anyone see you?
16:01when i went home alone?
16:03no
16:04i'm afraid not i am a bachelor detective
16:06although when i left the venue i did see mr boudreaux speaking with professor Srinivasan
16:18and then i saw mr boudreaux hurrying upstairs
16:21upstairs?
16:22are you sure?
16:23yes yes i thought it quite strange
16:25and just what were mr boudreaux and the professor discussing?
16:29i didn't hear and i wouldn't dare east drop
16:33here east drop
16:36i talked to no one i saw no one
16:39i got home and read legal treatises
16:41on prisoners rights
16:43mr boudreaux you were the last person seen talking to professor Srinivasan
16:48and you were seen rushing upstairs afterward
16:51ah i had to find the bathroom
16:53prison food has given me the flufflet
16:55digestion issues
16:57what were you and the professor talking about?
16:59i was merely offering my sincere congratulations
17:02he played brilliantly
17:03he played brilliantly
17:05unlike some
17:12upon further consideration
17:14miss effie newsome will be permitted to compete
17:17still so sure detective murdoch will win
17:20now that miss newsome has entered the fray
17:22she's a worthy rival
17:23oh i doubt that very much
17:25come now
17:26we've both seen her competitive side
17:27sometimes the contest comes down to just how much someone wants to win
17:31just how much eh?
17:33how about the two of us have a little wager
17:36say two dollars?
17:37make it five
17:38one
17:39oh detective
17:41you might not want to do so well this round
17:44remember what happened to professor Srinivasan
17:46i remember inspector
17:48and i'm here to get to the bottom of it
17:50boy
17:52and now for round two
17:57it makes octopus blood blue
18:00hemo cyano
18:01queen of both england and france
18:08eleanor of aquitaine
18:10classical epics were written in which poetic meter?
18:17dactylic hexameter
18:21which scottish canadian inventor and engineer is known as the father of standard time?
18:27sir sanford fleming
18:29the calcaneus bone
18:36and the final challenge for round two
18:52for five bonus points
18:54if
18:55es
18:56equals fourteen
18:58and j
18:59z
19:00equals sixteen
19:01what does l
19:03w
19:04equal?
19:05excuse me sirs
19:06buy it through the auditorium please
19:07oh
19:08but
19:09a solve
19:11l w equals eleven
19:13here to explain for the audience
19:16of course
19:17completing the pattern
19:19eleven is the number of alphabetical spaces between l and w
19:22well done
19:24the quick-witted miss newsome
19:26is the winner of this deceptively simple round
19:36mr boudreau
19:37i saw you cheating
19:39you were a safe cracker who worked with armed robbers
19:42you stole the solution from the colwyn's safe
19:44so you do remember me
19:47i was a safe cracker yes
19:51but i was only pretending to cheat
19:54why?
19:58as a distraction
20:00to ensure that you didn't win
20:02and you fell for it
20:04who's smarter now detective?
20:06yes
20:13roberts
20:14guess what's come in the mail
20:16a letter from constable Crabtree
20:17oh
20:18uh
20:19yes
20:20he says he's doing well in st john's
20:21he's even made his first arrest
20:22a uh
20:23a moose poacher
20:24but
20:25no
20:26this
20:27look
20:28my x-ray spectacles
20:29told you it was a real company
20:30wow
20:31i guess i was wrong
20:32don't feel too bad teddy
20:34no one expects you to go from country bumpkin
20:36to city sophisticate overnight
20:42this doesn't make sense
20:43they're supposed to see through skin and clothing
20:45but
20:46all i see is my hand
20:47could i give them a try?
20:49of course
20:50of course
20:56whoa
20:57my own bones
21:00unbelievable
21:01oh
21:02oh
21:03oh
21:04well
21:06i'm a gentleman henry
21:10professor srinivasan was single and kept to himself apart from his weekly miscellany game
21:16no enemies to speak of so i decided to look into the others as well
21:20mr fordham works in investments dr price runs a
21:23i can't read this view
21:27fool
21:29i beg your pardon
21:31foot
21:32foot clinic
21:33runs a foot clinic
21:34and mr boudreau has had trouble finding employment since his release from prison
21:38well that could be a strong motivator to win the prize
21:41let's look next into mr boudreau
21:43he wasn't that miscellany matchup
21:45no
21:46but he is a known criminal
21:47and he was seen going upstairs at the book fair
21:50you know
21:52the only contestant who was present on the side of both attacks was miss newson
21:56yes but
21:57she is quite competitive
21:59and
22:00she did
22:01dislike both victims
22:02hated them even
22:03and she's smart enough to have coordinated the attacks
22:05definitely
22:06well thank you for that
22:08just to be clear i didn't attack anybody but
22:12i do believe somebody may be trying to poison me
22:15i found these on my doorstep after yesterday's competition
22:19for a very pretty lady from her secret admirer
22:23yes i i inspected the chocolates and found pinprick marks on the bottom of each of them
22:28i think they're injection points
22:30do you always inspect presents so carefully
22:32i was suspicious i haven't received a romantic gift in quite some time
22:39smell bad
22:43scent of pears
22:45a bit exotic for a basic box of bonbons
22:49yes
22:50i believe these were injected with chloral hydrate
22:53let's have a look at that card
22:56yeah
22:57typed message no handwriting
22:59there's a flower in the design
23:06it is a poppy
23:07i know where these came from
23:10well i'm not in the habit of selling poison
23:13no of course not
23:14do you recall who purchased the chocolates
23:17likely yesterday afternoon
23:19you do excellent business sir
23:21i must have sold at least a dozen chocolate boxes after lunch yesterday
23:26do you remember typing this message on the card
23:30yes
23:32a man purchased this box
23:35what did he look like
23:37a man
23:39normal
23:40not particularly attractive
23:42or unattractive
23:44height
23:46average
23:47voice
23:49audible
23:51and he's standing right behind you
23:54dr. price
23:57yes
23:59dr. price you are under arrest for the attempted murder
24:01of effie newsome
24:08i left the chocolates and the note but i never poisoned them this is some sort of terrible mistake
24:12why did you send them to miss newsome
24:14i sent harmless chocolates to miss newsome i was merely expressing my burgeoning romantic feelings
24:20for that tall mouthy brainiac
24:23it's not very expressive to leave an anonymous card
24:28well i had some qualms about signing my name she seems to dislike me i had hoped after some gallant gestures to eventually step forward as her suitor
24:39i think that you're the one who dislikes miss newsome you're worried she'll beat you in this competition and that's why you poison the chocolates with chloral hydrate
24:48nonsense
24:49nonsense i'm not afraid of a little competition
24:51tell me was she pleased to receive the chocolates before the poison and such
24:55as a doctor you also had access to a syringe
25:00those can be acquired at any apothecary as can the chlorohydrate you needn't even be a medical man
25:06i left them on her doorstep before she arrived home from the competition they were wrapped in purple paper someone else must have seen them and done something to them
25:14purple paper yes with a pink bow you know the kind of frippery women like
25:21all right give it up already you're having me on about the glasses you must be
25:25i'm not having you on you're very mistrustful
25:27no i know when i'm being fooled
25:29i'm not fooling you
25:31what's all the fuss
25:33constable roberts refuses to stop this childish prank he's been playing
25:36what prank explain well constable higgins bought some x-ray glasses he found in the newspaper and they don't work but he's been pretending that they do let me see
25:55astounding
25:59is that a healed fracture on your forearm roberts it is i broke it falling out of a tree when i was seven
26:05the chocolates were from dr price i knew he hated me
26:22contrary i believe he's quite fond of you
26:25oh good lord
26:28tell me what did the wrapping on this box of chocolates look like
26:32there was no wrapping paper no purple paper
26:35none
26:36oh that supports dr price's story that someone must have tampered with this box of chocolates after the delivery
26:43so he'll be back in the competition
26:45i suppose so
26:46well i look forward to trouncing him
26:49i hope you're happy you've kept my patience waiting i have people who depend on me for their well-being
26:56i trust their feet will make a full recovery
26:59good day detectives
27:01i take it he isn't our culprit
27:04it doesn't look that way
27:06and he wasn't at the miscellany matchup
27:08shouldn't we shut down the competition
27:10i believe we should continue
27:13it may lead us to a culprit
27:15i agree
27:16and of course you still want the opportunity to win
27:19i'd like to stay close to the suspects
27:22hmm
27:23either way it will be all hands on deck for the competition tomorrow
27:25we've got to keep everyone safe
27:27well i was thinking with everything that's happening
27:30perhaps we should call off the competition
27:32don't be ridiculous
27:34we've decided to allow the competition to continue
27:37albeit with police supervision
27:39i'll keep you posted
27:40much appreciated detective
27:42to the front to the back
27:46and now with all five round three bonus points at stake
27:50our competitors must assemble a mystery item at their workstations
27:54no instructions provided
27:57on my signal the contestants will remove their drop cloths
28:00and go
28:10detective murdoch looks like he's off to a quick start
28:12he does indeed
28:14cared you raise the stakes of our wager
28:16say double or nothing
28:18right you don't
28:19although
28:20miss newson does seem a tad perplexed
28:22wouldn't you say inspector
28:23ah
28:26mr fordham believes he's done
28:29mr fordham has successfully completed his battery circuit
28:34and mr fordham is the winner of this round
28:46that's impossible
28:47there is no way that anyone knows circuits better than william murdoch
28:49that man must be cheating
28:51please some civility gentlemen
29:04nobody knows batteries like detective murdoch
29:06i sincerely doubt fordham subscribes to circuits quarterly
29:09i've seen it on the detective's desk
29:13empty your pockets
29:15i suspect mr fordham has a cheat sheet or a diagram of some sort secreted away
29:21you're a sore loser
29:22you're a sore loser
29:23but
29:24fine
29:25i can't do it
29:26you're a sore loser
29:27you're a sore loser
29:28you're a sore loser
29:29you're a sore loser
29:30i have nothing
29:31i have nothing to hide
29:32here we are
29:33here we are
29:37what is this
29:41i've never seen this before
29:45a bottle of chloral hydrate solution
29:47the same substance that was used in the attempt on miss newsome's life
29:52mr fordham
29:54you are under arrest
29:56i don't know anything about any chocolate
30:08how did this poison get into your pocket
30:10i take off my jacket when i'm quizzing
30:13it was hanging off the back of my chair
30:16you're saying it was planted
30:18where were you after yesterday's round
30:20i don't even know where miss newsome lives
30:22i could hardly have dropped off poisoned chocolates
30:25after the first day of competition you say you went home
30:28you could have snuck back in climbed the stairs
30:30and waited on the roof for professor srinivasan
30:33i could have but i didn't
30:36and why would i give myself clam juice at the miscellany game
30:39i nearly died
30:41as a cover for the attacks to follow
30:44i think you would do just about anything
30:47to win the title of toronto's smartest man
30:50i think you're getting the two of us confused detective
30:53i want to know how you have been cheating
30:57i didn't
30:58may i have a word with you in private detective
31:01did you notice he avoided telling us where he was last night
31:12what is it sir
31:13are you quite sure that personal pride isn't playing a part in this investigation
31:18what do you mean
31:19is it vanity that's making you so certain for them cheated
31:22inspector respectfully i believe i'm seeing things clearly for them is cheating
31:28and that malfeasance is somehow mixed in with these violent attacks
31:32something is going on here and it isn't simply the fact that i am not the one winning
31:37detective
31:38mr colwyn
31:39what can we do for you
31:40well i thought i'd better drop by and mention something about mr fordham
31:43he was with me when this business with the poison happened
31:48when was this
31:50yesterday evening wasn't it right after the competition
31:54mr fordham was helping me review mathematical calculations for the encyclopedia
31:59he's one of our experts you know so he couldn't have used the poison
32:04why did he not tell us this
32:06well i imagine your on stage accusation of him cheating with me may have made him a touch
32:11reticent
32:12it's time to release mr fordham detective
32:15still nothing
32:23there must be something wrong with my eyes
32:27maybe i should call the doctor
32:29what if he tells me that i'm slowly going blind
32:32henry hang up
32:35i was joking
32:36i shouldn't call
32:38i've been pretending
32:40the glasses don't work
32:41i knew it
32:42take a closer look
32:44there's a feather inside to create this sort of blurry effect
32:48so we got a defective pair
32:50the glasses themselves are a hoax henry
32:53sorry for playing along
32:56it's fine
32:59i was playing along too
33:13have you been up all night detected
33:15yes
33:16i found it extremely suspicious
33:19that calvin colin showed up here with an alibi for mr fordham
33:23the two of them must be colluding
33:26to cheat in the contest or are you talking about the attacks
33:29it can't be a coincidence
33:31that all of this cheating
33:33and violent attacks have been running through this entire competition from the beginning
33:38i'm convinced that they are connected
33:41i just don't know how yet
33:44right and what's all this
33:47oh i've been trying to figure out exactly how mr fordham has been cheating
33:52watts do you recall when we coached constable crabtree through that chess game remotely
33:57so that he could win
34:00for a case
34:01he had an earpiece through which you received instructions
34:04yes
34:05that got me thinking
34:06what if mr colwyn has some high level technology hidden within his briefcase
34:13like what i thought you'd never ask
34:15i've noticed that mr fordham's workstation is nearest to where mr colwyn always sits
34:22always places his briefcase and never takes his hand off of it
34:26yes
34:28what if he's been sending morse code messages
34:35through a device hidden inside the briefcase to mr fordham via an electrical conduit hidden beneath the stage floor
34:45that's an extremely complex plan
34:52relying on precise placement of all the elements involved
34:55the lightning fast understanding of morse code
34:58yes but we cannot forget the level of intellect that we are dealing with here
35:02we cannot underestimate their cunning
35:06we must see through their stratagems
35:09these x-ray spectacles are garbage
35:11i've got to get my money back
35:12that's it
35:13that's it
35:14that's it
35:15that's it
35:16this is a portable version of my x-ray machine it's disguised as a camera
35:29i need you to take an image of colwyn's briefcase
35:34the backplate is already in place
35:38of course
35:42detective
35:43i wonder if it's possible there's a less elaborate cheating scheme at play here
35:48i'm sure it's not technically impossible
35:52ladies and gentlemen but a single question remains after which we will officially announce toronto's smartest man
36:04em
36:05em
36:06what person
36:09the final challenge will be a code breaking puzzle worth five bonus points
36:16miss ontario wheat will reveal this statement to be uh worked out
36:22so soon mr murdoch
36:35it reads
36:37the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing
36:41socrates
36:43it is a simple caesar shift cipher of seven places
36:47it's fairly common in my line of work
36:50that is uh that is correct
36:52that means we have a winner
36:54and
36:56with the most points
36:58on the board
36:59detective murdoch is
37:01toronto's smartest man
37:02oh wait a moment
37:03i i wasn't here for the first round
37:05i'm at a disadvantage in the points count
37:07our decision is final
37:08um
37:09tomorrow will be the grand prize ceremony
37:12and
37:13encyclopedia founder and my esteemed father tobias colwyn
37:16will be arriving by train from windsor to present the prize
37:19himself
37:21detective
37:22detective
37:23i feel as though we should do some kind of face-off to determine who really won this thing
37:26all right
37:27but right now i need to get to the station house
37:29well we can continue this conversation there
37:31all right
37:36so why are you doing all this you won supposedly
37:39what are you expecting to find
37:41evidence of cheating
37:43specifically some sort of morse code pulsation device
37:46this x-ray should clarify
37:48you x-rayed the briefcase
37:50i did
37:51detective murdoch disguised the device as a camera
37:54what's inside
37:56it's empty
37:57what about the prize money colwyn showed everyone
38:00the bills were banded with metal clips
38:03the money's not in there either
38:06maybe there is no one thousand dollar prize
38:08what if calvin colwyn
38:11is trying to avoid a payout
38:13by attacking the contest frontrunners
38:15that's mad
38:16but if it's true
38:17detective murdoch could be next
38:19i believe we need to pay calvin colwyn a visit
38:26oh detective you startled me
38:28mr colwyn why are you taking down your displays
38:30oh well my father fell ill and couldn't make the train so we've decided to forego the prize presentation
38:37but no worry
38:38you'll still receive your prize in installment payments
38:41what about all the money that was in the briefcase
38:43well that was just showmanship
38:45it's all paid out to suppliers
38:47but your your collected cyclopedia is available today
38:52do you offer delivery
38:54mr colwyn i'm not surprised that you called off the ceremony
38:58i don't think you want to pay out that prize money
39:01perhaps you can't afford to
39:02nonsense
39:04the book fair and the contest
39:06have been terrific publicity
39:09even with one of the contestants losing their life
39:11well i had nothing to do with that
39:13and it's a shame but
39:15sales are up
39:17i wish i could drag this competition out forever
39:20only a fool would think differently
39:27mr colwyn
39:29pop maybe we should call off the contest
39:31nonsense
39:32perhaps we should call off the competition
39:34don't be ridiculous
39:37are you the fool your father's referring to
39:40i don't
39:41what do you mean
39:43you've been only too eager to shut down this competition
39:46suggesting that your father do so at every turn
39:49i was just concerned about the competitors about
39:52about their safety
39:54i think you're lying
39:55we need to have a discussion about this down at the station house
39:58leave my son alone
39:59might be a little fool but
40:01he's done nothing wrong
40:02you be quiet
40:04i'm not a fool
40:05you are
40:08there's no money pop
40:09there's no money
40:10there's no thousand dollars
40:11if we had to pay that prize we would have gone under for sure
40:14i didn't have a choice
40:15son
40:16what have you done
40:17no one could win that prize
40:19i was just trying to make sure of it
40:21when i saw how quickly mr fordham was filling out his entry exam
40:25and i heard him complaining about that clam juice while it was easy enough for me to splash some in his drink
40:30but he came back
40:31oh dean
40:33this is madness
40:34and i thought surely professor srinivasan's doubt that would be enough to stop the event but no
40:39no some eager detective was all too determined to let it continue
40:42and after you dropped the brick on professor srinivasan's head you tried to poison miss newsome
40:48what were you planning to do to the detective
40:51i wasn't gonna kill him we were skipping out without paying that's all
40:54you didn't have to do any of this
40:55well you always tell me to pay attention
40:58to pull my weight that's what i was doing i was pulling my weight
41:02i was trying to save your company
41:04we were going under pop but you're just too blind to see that
41:07i wasn't
41:09i knew we were in trouble
41:12if you knew you couldn't afford to pay the prize money why put it up in the first place
41:16because i'd already arranged a winner
41:19a man content with glory even if he cheated to get it
41:22fordham
41:25i gave him the answers and a smaller payout for helping me fix the contest i
41:30with the extra publicity i knew the cyclopedia would bounce back
41:33why couldn't you stay out of this
41:35just right now
41:37but fordham didn't win
41:39so not only did your son fail
41:41you did as well
41:43i wouldn't have if you hadn't entered the contest
41:46you were under arrest for fraud
41:50and your son for murder
41:53thank you
42:03thank you
42:04so in the end sir i got my money back for the x-ray glasses
42:07good for you
42:09used it to buy mind reading goggles
42:11higgins
42:12you're as daft as a bloody brush line
42:14i knew you'd say something like that sir
42:16maybe i don't need them after all huh
42:19so albert
42:20why didn't mr fordham win it all if he had the answers in advance
42:23well he told murdoch that he threw at least one round to avoid suspicion
42:27he also said that the injury to his wrist didn't help him either
42:30oh speak of the devil
42:31oh
42:32murdoch you're here
42:34what have you got there
42:35i've created a device to aid with game play
42:39i call it the answer alert
42:42brilliant
42:44but uh miscellany matchup isn't tonight
42:48i know
42:49miss newsome
42:55i believe women are the intellectual equals to most men
43:02not all
43:04is that a challenge
43:07do we still have a bet albert
43:08we do indeed
43:20are we ready to begin
43:22not too late to back out detective
43:24that's very kind of me
43:27our first question
43:29in the george crabtree novel a man alone
43:32who did mr crabtree consider to be his biggest influence
43:38the
43:42the
43:45poll
43:47that
43:48we
43:49we
43:51know
43:52what
43:53the
43:55the
43:56the
43:57the
43:58the
43:59parameters
44:02and
44:03the
44:04the
44:05the
44:06the
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