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00:00It's a high-profile case. Crimes against the wealthy often degrade the courtroom with public
00:10spectacle. It's essential that we convict the suspect expediently. I will apply the full measure
00:16of my abilities toward that goal. You're familiar with the circumstances of Marco Serafin's murder?
00:22Of course. It's in all the papers. It occurred during some sort of fashion parade? Yes, an event
00:27to promote Angelic Raymond's new line. According to Valeria Serafin, all the top fashion buyers
00:33were there. Angelic Raymond's exquisite new line is available in many shades and sizes. Angelic
00:42Raymond's has become Canada's most successful clothing company, thanks to our father's creation,
00:48the Somatron. Gone are the days when you had to wait for a custom fitting. Father believes that
00:53fashion should be ready to wear right off the rack at your local mercantile.
00:57Where is he? No, I didn't. You'll find him. Just stand here and keep smiling.
01:06Thank you for coming. Lovely to see you. And that's when the victim's daughter caught the
01:12accused standing over her father's body with the murder weapon in her hand.
01:16The accused is his housekeeper? It is hard to find. You could help these days? Allow me to introduce
01:22the city's newest deputy crown attorney, Roy Davenport. Deputy crown attorney? I thought
01:27I was next in line for that position. You were in line, just not first. Mr. Davenport is quite
01:33the prodigy. Roy, this is Effie Newsome. Assistant crown attorney Effie Newsome. Charmed, I'm sure.
01:41Mr. Davenport will be prosecuting the case. Oh, I assume that I... Well, the accused,
01:45Joan Lewis, could not afford a defense lawyer. You have been assigned to provide her that service.
01:51Your task is to guide Mrs. Lewis through the process of gracious capitulation.
01:57My job is to lose. Well, your client was literally caught red-handed.
02:02Yes, Mrs. Lewis had clear motive. She had been fired for stealing earlier that day. But by pleading
02:09guilty, Mrs. Lewis may be spared the death sentence we've spoken to her about this. You just need to offer
02:14your reassurance. Don't worry. This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
02:26Joan Lewis, it is charged that on the tenth day of this month in the city of Toronto, you willfully
02:32and with malice of forethought did murder Marco Serrafo. Please rise.
02:40How do you plead?
02:44It's all right. Just do as we discussed.
02:48I'm innocent. I didn't kill anyone.
03:02Anything of interest?
03:16Uh, just the usual litany of scandal and disaster. But where is this?
03:23Joan Lewis pleads not guilty.
03:25Interesting.
03:26Why's that?
03:28Look who's defending her. Effie Newsome.
03:31Miss Newsome? Doesn't she work for the Crown?
03:33It's not an unusual practice. If a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the court appoints one.
03:38From the office that's prosecuting her? Is that fair?
03:42Uh, I never said it was fair. I said it was usual. They are not the same thing.
03:48Detective! Welcome home. How was England?
03:52Wet.
03:53I should have been more specific. How was your family?
03:56Oh, wonderful. Wonderful. Both Julia and Susanna are doing so well.
04:00Oh, good to know.
04:01What's been happening here?
04:03As the detective says, the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
04:06And it appears that Effie Newsome has a trick up her sleeve.
04:11Apologies, Mr. Burke. I had no reason to believe my client would change her plea.
04:23You didn't counsel her to do so?
04:25What are you suggesting?
04:26Simply that this was an attempt at his brinkmanship driven by jealousy.
04:29Jealousy? Over?
04:31The fact I got a job you wanted.
04:34I resent this accusation.
04:35Resent all you want. I saw what happened.
04:37Enough. Stop bickering you two.
04:40Miss Newsome, persuade your client to change her plea.
04:43Respectfully, sir?
04:45Perhaps Miss Newsome isn't up to the task.
04:47I know very well what my task is. It's to work in my client's best interests.
05:10Mr. Charles Vadney?
05:12Yes?
05:13I'm Miss Violet Hart. I run the Starbite Club.
05:16I know who you are. What can I do for you?
05:20It's more about what I can do for you. I run a local group of business owners,
05:25and we were very sorry to hear about the fire that destroyed your stationery shop.
05:30Do you intend to rebuild?
05:33Why?
05:34We have a fund that assists local businesses in times of hardship. We'd like to offer you a loan.
05:39Is that so? Well, I would prefer to decline that offer.
05:43Oh, there's no interest on the loan. There's no cost.
05:47No cost. I doubt that very much. Good day, Miss Hart.
05:51Are you sure?
05:52I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group. Good day.
06:00I couldn't bring myself to lie.
06:06Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
06:09They told me it would save me from the noose. I did seem like there was no other way.
06:14But I'd rather tell the truth and take my chances.
06:17Well, your chances are slim. The case against you is damning. You had motive for killing Mr. Seraphim. You were fired earlier that day.
06:24I was snooping, I admit. But I wasn't stealing. Mr. Seraphim caught me in his office and fired me right there.
06:32And then several hours later, you were found standing over his dead body.
06:35I found him lying on the floor. Those scissors were jammed in his chest. I pulled them out.
06:41Why?
06:42I thought...
06:45I don't know what I thought. I could save him.
06:47But his arms were stiff and his eyes were clouded over. And his face was ghostly white. And then Miss Valeria walked in.
06:56What were you doing in his office?
06:58I came to beg for my job back.
07:02Miss, I know that people like me don't win against people like the Seraphims, but I want to try.
07:10Will you help me? Please?
07:17Station 3 post-mortem is rather light on details. Time of death, night? It's as if they weren't even trying.
07:28My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
07:31Your client was found with the murder weapon.
07:33She claims she pulled the scissors from his chest in a state of panic.
07:38There isn't much blood. If there was a lapse of time between death and the extraction of the weapon, there'd be coagulation.
07:44How much time?
07:46At least two hours.
07:47Did your client note the condition of the body?
07:50She described cloudy eyes, pale skin, and the rigidity of his limbs.
07:56Corneal clouding and rigor mortis takes at least two to three hours to develop.
07:59Could Mrs. Lewis be fabricating these details?
08:02Possibly, but I doubt she's well versed in the intricacies of post-mortem analysis.
08:07Both the coroner and the police reports lack the stringency one would expect.
08:17My client's guilt was a foregone conclusion.
08:19Because she was standing in his office over his dead body with the murder weapon in her hand.
08:26Still, I feel as though Mrs. Lewis is telling me the truth.
08:29In my years of police work, I've learned that criminals can be cunning liars.
08:37And although these reports are substandard, there is no evidence yet that your client, Mrs. Lewis, is anything but guilty.
08:49And my intuition tells me that things are not as they seem.
08:57Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
09:00Detective, when a man trusts a hunch, nobody accuses him of letting emotion cloud his judgment.
09:15Why is it any different when a woman trusts her intuition?
09:18Hunch and intuition are just different words for the same thing.
09:22You have a point.
09:25But you don't have a case.
09:30I have evidence that Marco Serafin was dead for at least two hours before Joan Lewis discovered his body.
09:40That makes sense.
09:42Joan isn't capable of murder.
09:44Or theft.
09:45Can you pinpoint Joan Lewis's whereabouts in the hours before your father's body was found?
09:50Normally at that time she's tending the laundry.
09:52I recall I told her she needn't bother, considering how she'd been so cruelly dismissed.
09:57But she insisted.
09:58That's odd.
10:00Mrs. Lewis said she was packing her belongings at that time.
10:03She could have done both.
10:05She's a very diligent worker.
10:08Miss Newsome, there is no way on earth that Joan could have murdered my father-in-law.
10:12She wouldn't kill anyone.
10:14Are there others who had grievances against Mr. Serafin?
10:17Her family has been plagued by various scandals over the years.
10:20What sorts of scandals?
10:21Private matters, which were exposed for public consumption by gloating vultures who profit up the misfortunes of the upper class.
10:28Who are these vultures?
10:31I'll have you know that vultures are extremely intelligent and resilient birds.
10:35I'm not sure calling you a vulture was a compliment.
10:38Life's all about perspective, Effie.
10:39Yes, and what is your perspective regarding the Serafin family?
10:43Living proof that money can't buy you happiness.
10:46They have so much money and so many problems, which anonymous tipsters have eagerly disclosed to yours truly.
10:52Care to elaborate?
10:54I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:58Let's see.
10:59I've amassed a collection of stories about the Serafims, starting with their firstborn son, David, the boy on the logo.
11:06Oh, with the wings and the halo. Adorable.
11:09And dead at six.
11:11A tragic accident. Serafin made him the face of the company.
11:14Oh.
11:16Anything else?
11:17Well, there was the near bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready-to-wear.
11:22Serafin narrowly avoids receivership.
11:25By the skin of his teeth, he did.
11:28Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Serafin's clothing line.
11:35Sartorial plagiarism?
11:37Valeria was sued for the copying of the design of the hobble skirt, a garment which, true to its name, hindered the ability of the wearer to walk.
11:46This led to a subsequent spate of trip and fall injury lawsuits.
11:51Valeria's company went under, and her father refused to bail her out.
11:58Something's odd. That sheath.
12:07It's missing.
12:11The scissors had been on display on the wall in Serafin's office.
12:15The murder weapon wasn't just an average pair of scissors.
12:18It was presented as the Sterling Fashion Award. Solid silver and housed in a jeweled sheath.
12:24And yet this sheath wasn't in evidence in any of the crime scene photographs.
12:28Nor mentioned in the police report.
12:30Wasn't it on Mrs. Lewis?
12:32It has completely disappeared.
12:34And you have a theory.
12:35I do. After stabbing Mr. Serafin, the real killer fled the scene in a panic,
12:40not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:44Do you have any other suspects?
12:46Numerous people had motive against Marco Serafin.
12:48As did your client.
12:50Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:52And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:56Mrs. Lewis's life is in my hands.
12:59But I can't save her without your help.
13:05Right. First, let's narrow it down to everyone who had both motive and opportunity.
13:12Yes. Top of mind would be Mr. Serafin's disgruntled daughter, Valeria Serafin.
13:18Right. With numerous lawsuits against her company, she was forced into bankruptcy.
13:23She was publicly humiliated. And apparently, her wealthy father refused to aid her in her time of financial need.
13:29Yes, she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
13:31Yes. The Serafin children were to divide his fortune.
13:35I am due in court. Can I leave this with you for now?
13:37Yes. Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis, and I will have a word with Valeria Serafin.
13:43In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:48The facts of this case are simple.
13:50Joan Lewis killed Marco Serafin in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:56You must convict her.
13:58Miss Newsom, your opening statement.
14:05The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct, common in indolent minds.
14:12Gentlemen of the jury, I sense no such vulgarity in you.
14:16Joan Lewis is a woman with no history of violence, who has not a single enemy,
14:21who has never broken a law. We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
14:29It is quite simply a matter of life and death. Joan's life.
14:46I'm glad you're casting a wider net of suspects for my father's murder,
14:49but what does it have to do with that dreadful sartorial plagiarism lawsuit?
14:53This is the hobble skirt design that was in dispute?
14:56Yes, and it was of my own design, but the judge ruled against me.
15:00I take it there were also injury lawsuits against your company?
15:04Yes, quite a few.
15:06Really, was it my fault that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
15:09One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
15:13What did your father think?
15:14Oh, he insisted my boutique shouldered the cost of the lawsuit.
15:17He said he helped me begin my business and he wouldn't give me a penny more.
15:21This must have angered you.
15:23I was made a laughing stock. My own fashion line,
15:26something I dreamed of and worked hard for, went bankrupt.
15:28I take it Marco Seraphim wasn't the ideal father figure?
15:33Not to Roman and I. He was infinitely fonder of my late brother David.
15:37But of course, dead children demand nothing of their parents.
15:40Sorry.
15:44What about yourself, Miss Seraphim?
15:46Where were you in the hours leading up to the discovery of your father's body?
15:50Really?
15:53My father was a selfish cat who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity.
15:57But is that any reason to kill a man?
16:00I suppose some people may think so.
16:03But if you're here accusing me of murdering him, I most certainly did not.
16:07Everyone here can tell you I was nowhere near my father's study.
16:10Valeria Seraphim's whereabouts have been confirmed.
16:13She was overseeing final preparations for the evening's festivities at the time in question.
16:18That could be a lie.
16:20It could also be the truth.
16:22Valeria is just one of a number of suspects.
16:33Effie Newsome's office.
16:37Just so you're aware, I'm certainly under no obligation to tell you this.
16:41Louise?
16:42Yes, hello.
16:43As I was saying, I'm under no obligation to tell you this.
16:46But as a matter of professional courtesy, I thought I should.
16:49Tell me what?
16:50I received another anonymous tip that could impact your case.
16:54It will be on the front page tomorrow.
16:56But I'm offering you a chance to look at it first.
17:02You're not listening to me.
17:03I don't owe your money.
17:04Jack is rotting in the Don jail and I have children to feed.
17:06I want my money.
17:07Is there a problem?
17:10Just a misunderstanding.
17:12I was busy and couldn't make the withdrawal until today.
17:18Here you go, Mrs. Pritchard.
17:20Twenty dollars.
17:21See, I keep my word.
17:23You'd better.
17:24We have a deal.
17:30What was that about?
17:32I promised Jack Pritchard I'd look after his family until he gets out of jail.
17:36That means sacrificing a bit of my pay.
17:39So be it.
17:40That's very charitable of you.
17:41You've got to support the community, right?
17:56Here's the handwritten schematic.
18:01You see, it was drawn on stationery from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
18:06Which shut down in 1905.
18:08Veritable walking calendar, you are, Detective.
18:11This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Serafim designed the somatron.
18:16Two years before Serafim registered the patent.
18:20Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
18:24And there are hints of handwriting. I think perhaps...
18:27A signature? Someone sought to remove it.
18:30What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
18:33Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago.
18:36But my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:43Appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:46Marco Serafim built his empire using this machine.
18:49But this schematic is hand-drawn and predates Mr. Serafim's patent by two years.
18:54Patent theft is not within the criminal court's purview.
18:58How does this support your petition for a seven-day stay of trial?
19:01It doesn't.
19:03Miss Newsome is grasping at straws, wasting the court's precious time.
19:07The court's precious time is best spent in pursuit of the truth.
19:10Especially when the outcome of these proceedings could result in a woman's execution.
19:14Any suggestion that this process be rushed is frankly offensive.
19:17I agree.
19:20So, in answer to your earlier question, if Marco Serafim stole the somatron design, then...
19:25You're suggesting that his murder was retaliation for this theft.
19:31It's a long shot, but not an impossible one.
19:34I'll give you a day.
19:36One day?
19:38Your Honor, the investigation of this crime was clearly insufficient, and...
19:42Don't push me, Miss Newsome.
19:54Well, Ellen, a moment.
19:56Absolutely.
19:58What can I do for you?
20:00There's a man, Jack Pritchett, who's currently in custody.
20:03And?
20:04I was wondering if you could find out why he's being held.
20:07Of course.
20:10Anything else you would care to share?
20:13Not at this time.
20:15Now, let me see here.
20:23Yep.
20:24This was Lancaster Tool and Dye Stationery.
20:27Did you draw this?
20:30Nope.
20:31But I know who did.
20:33Zander Bach.
20:35Zander Bach.
20:36Oh, that's definitely Zander's work.
20:39That fellow was a hard worker.
20:41He...
20:42He kept up factory spick and span, but his mind was always elsewhere.
20:47Inventing things.
20:49The man who drew this was your custodian?
20:51Wasn't educated, but he had some interesting ideas.
20:54Kept saying that his ship would come in someday.
20:58He never did.
21:00Do you know where Mr. Bach lives currently?
21:03He doesn't live.
21:04Took his own life back in, um...
21:06What was it?
21:071907.
21:08That's the year Marco Seraphim patented the somatron.
21:12Zander used to talk about that Seraphim fella.
21:15Said he was gonna sell him one of his inventions.
21:17Um, do you know if Mr. Bach has any surviving family?
21:22I recall he had a daughter.
21:24Doted on her.
21:25Her name was...
21:29You wanted to see me?
21:30Thank you, Lilibeth.
21:31This is Detective William Murdoch.
21:33Toronto Constabulary.
21:35Do you know why we're here?
21:37To talk about my father-in-law.
21:39Not your father-in-law.
21:41Your father.
21:45I don't understand.
21:47My father...
21:49Yes.
21:50Zander Bach.
21:51The man whose life's work was stolen by Marco Seraphim.
21:54Your father committed suicide right around the time that Marco Seraphim, your father-in-law, began manufacturing with his newly patented Somatron machine.
22:13My father had no connection to the Seraphim family.
22:17Did you not know that Mr. Seraphim stole your father's design?
22:22No.
22:24If I did, I doubt I would have ever married into his family.
22:28Are you insinuating that I'm responsible for my father-in-law's murder?
22:32We're just asking questions.
22:35I'm sorry, but those are lovely earrings.
22:39Where did you get them?
22:42These.
22:44They're from Digby and Fontaine, near Yonge.
22:47I'm sorry. Would you, uh, write that down for me?
22:50Dainty.
22:56Very good, Miss Newsome. We can now compare Mrs. Seraphim's handwriting to the envelope.
23:02Oh.
23:04What's the verdict?
23:05Uh, note they both have non-ovoid O's and this matching extended cross on the T's. Very distinct. It's a match.
23:17Lilibeth was the anonymous source of the information leaked about the Seraphims.
23:19She lied to us. She knew her father's design had been stolen by Seraphim.
23:23Looks like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect.
23:26And I have an exclusive scoop.
23:29I do, right?
23:31Tit for tat!
23:33Tit for tat!
23:34Jack Pritchett. Convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed Vadney paper goods.
23:49What is it?
23:50I met with the proprietor of that shop as part of my work with local businesses.
23:56Mr. Vadney seemed oddly hostile in our offer to assist in rebuilding.
24:00In fact, he said he wanted nothing to do with us at all.
24:03Is there something else, Violet?
24:06I saw my bar manager, Ephraim Current, give money to Mr. Pritchett's wife.
24:11He said it was a loan to help the family out.
24:15And you don't believe him?
24:17Ephraim is not the charitable type.
24:19Do you think Ephraim could have something to do with that fire?
24:23I hope not, but it is possible.
24:27Well, I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Pritchett.
24:35This will have a huge impact on the case against John Lewis.
24:41And the fact that Lilibeth Seraphim has actively been trying to sully the reputation of Marco Seraphim is quite damning.
24:48Especially in tandem with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder.
24:53Detective Murdock?
24:55Yes. And you are?
24:58Roman Seraphim.
25:00Why are you questioning Lilibeth regarding my father's murder?
25:02And what is she doing here?
25:05Are you in collusion with Joan Lewis's attorney?
25:08There is no collusion, Mr. Seraphim.
25:10But, Miss Newsome has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence that redirects our suspicions away from Mrs. Lewis and onto your wife.
25:21That's impossible.
25:22Why on earth would Lilibeth want to kill my father?
25:28Have a seat, Mr. Seraphim.
25:32Did you know that your father stole the original design for the Somatron machine?
25:38No.
25:40What proof do you have of that?
25:42We found an earlier blueprint.
25:44Did you also know that the person who made the original design for the Somatron machine was your wife's father?
25:51Zanderbach.
25:53He committed suicide not long after your father stole from him.
25:57My wife's father.
25:59I don't believe you.
26:02She confirmed it herself.
26:04There's also strong evidence that she is the one who has been leaking sensitive information about your family to the press.
26:11That's a lie.
26:13Sir, is there a problem?
26:15Roberts, please escort Mr. Seraphim to a seat out in the bullpen.
26:18There's something I'd like to continue to discuss with Miss Newsome.
26:23Right this way, sir.
26:25See to it that you get some tea so you can calm down.
26:28I think we need more evidence to convince him.
26:31And a jury.
26:33Perhaps it's time to take a closer look for that missing scissor sheath.
26:38Lilibeth Seraphim will be out for the rest of the day.
26:41We can have a look around her room.
26:43If she really killed her father-in-law, why would she keep any evidence?
26:48Perhaps she still had it in her hand when she ran out of the room and forgot to place it back on the wall.
26:54Seems sloppy.
26:56Yes, well, I've known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their family's Sunday roast.
27:03Oh.
27:13Locked.
27:15Would you pass me one of those hatpins?
27:34Well, seems like I may be defending an innocent woman after all.
27:39Exhibit A is the weapon used in his murder, correct?
27:45Yes.
27:47That lady there was found with it in her hand.
27:49Exhibit B is a photograph which I ask the jurors to examine.
27:57Study it carefully.
27:59Do you spot the scissors?
28:00They may not be immediately apparent, they are covered in a jeweled sterling silver sheath displayed on the wall behind Marco Seraphim.
28:08Now, Constable O'Malley, it is your contention that the accused removed the scissors from the wall, drove them into Marco Seraphim's chest and was apprehended immediately afterwards still holding the weapon?
28:20That's right.
28:21So where's the sheath?
28:23She had to have removed it when she took the scissors from the wall.
28:27I...
28:29We never located it.
28:31Did you search for it?
28:32Well, I didn't need to.
28:33We found the murderer holding the murder weapon.
28:35Is that so?
28:37Well, then why was this sheath found in the possessions of Lilith and Roman Seraphim?
28:41This is highly irregular.
28:43The prosecution demands a recess.
28:46I think that might be a very good idea.
29:01You've got your hands full this evening.
29:04Where's your bar manager?
29:06That's what I would like to know.
29:07Ephraim was supposed to be here half an hour ago.
29:10So, what are you ladies celebrating this evening?
29:12Oh, Effie's merciless thrashing of an insufferably smug deputy attorney.
29:18Oh, merciless thrashing, I see.
29:20Can I pitch you the man and congratulate the woman?
29:23Thank you, Violet.
29:27I wasn't seeking to humiliate Mr. Davenport.
29:30I was just trying to save an innocent woman.
29:33Of course.
29:35So, on the record, Miss Newsome, do you anticipate your client's full exoneration?
29:40Given the preponderance of evidence, I expect that tomorrow Joan Lewis will be acquitted and Lilith Seraphim will be indicted.
29:47Effie, you've got a telephone call.
29:50I don't understand.
29:55You'll likely be released in the morning. This evidence exonerates you.
30:05No, it doesn't.
30:07Miss Lilibeth didn't kill Mr. Seraphim.
30:10I did. And I'm ready to accept my fate.
30:12Earlier you insisted on your innocence. Why are you reversing your stance now?
30:23Miss Lilibeth has always been kind to me.
30:26Can't bear to see her punished for my crime.
30:29Ben, tell me what really happened, starting with the incident in Mr. Seraphim's office earlier that day.
30:33I was cleaning the office and I saw an envelope full of money. A lot of money.
30:41Mr. Seraphim walked in and caught me trying to hide it amongst my cleaning supplies.
30:46And then?
30:48And he fired me on the spot and knew I deserved it.
30:52But I was doing all day worrying about how I was going to keep a roof over my head.
30:56I came back and I begged him for my job. He said no. I picked up the scissors and I stabbed him. And then Miss Valeria walked in.
31:06You said you picked up the scissors?
31:08That's right.
31:09Weren't they displayed on the wall?
31:11I took them down to dust them.
31:14Oh. What happened to the sheath?
31:17Sheath?
31:19They were housed in a sheath, made of silver, covered in jewels.
31:23I must have dropped it.
31:25It was found in Lilibeth's room.
31:28I must have dropped it in the laundry basket.
31:30And somebody took it to her room by mistake.
31:32Joan.
31:34I think you're hiding something.
31:36You can think what you like.
31:39Miss Lilibeth is innocent.
31:48Mrs. Lewis was about to be released.
31:50Why would she sacrifice herself to protect Lilibeth Seraphim?
31:52It's as though she values Mrs. Seraphim's life more than her own.
31:56She has remarked upon Lilibeth's kindness toward her and I sense Mrs. Lewis hasn't seen much of that in her life.
32:03Still, that is tenuous motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose. Are we sure these two don't have a connection of some sort?
32:11It's possible.
32:13We need to speak with Lilibeth.
32:15Let me.
32:17Woman to woman.
32:20I have nothing to say to you.
32:22You all but accused me of murder.
32:24The murder weapon was found in your bedroom.
32:25I didn't put it there.
32:26Well, it's all water under the bridge now.
32:29Joan Lewis has confessed to the murder.
32:32She pled innocent.
32:34Did she not?
32:36It appears she's had a change of heart.
32:39She now admits to killing Marco Seraphim.
32:44You look troubled.
32:47Just doesn't seem possible.
32:49Joan Lewis is kind.
32:51She's gentle.
32:52She's not capable of such a heinous act.
32:55You don't know that.
32:56She was a maid.
32:57She was released from her job.
32:58She was desperate.
32:59She wouldn't kill anyone.
33:01How do you know that?
33:03She's a good woman. She's...
33:04A murderer.
33:06A woman who deserves to be hanged.
33:08She does not.
33:11She's trying to protect me.
33:14She's my mother.
33:16Lilibeth Seraphim admitted that she is Joan Lewis's daughter.
33:19They always knew that Marco Seraphim had stolen the somatron design, so Lilibeth married into the Seraphim family, brought her mother into the house as a maid so that they could destroy the Seraphims from the inside.
33:34Did Roman Seraphim have any idea?
33:36None at all.
33:38Although I do think that Lilibeth did fall in love with him.
33:41But the mother and daughter still wanted revenge. That's strong motive.
33:45But the timelines don't add up.
33:47Both Joan and Lilibeth have alibis for the time of the murder.
33:50Does Crown Council know this?
33:51Yes, but all they want is a conviction.
33:53Jack Pritchett, you have a visitor.
34:02Who is she?
34:04This is Miss Violet Hart. She'd like a few words with you.
34:08I'll return in five minutes.
34:15Heard a lot about you, Miss Hart.
34:18You have?
34:19Oh, yeah.
34:20When Ephraim's bringing the hammer down, he tells folks, Miss Hart won't be happy if she don't get her money.
34:26Bad things happen when you ain't happy.
34:28So they pay up.
34:30I beg your pardon?
34:32You don't gotta play innocent with me.
34:35I admire your gumption, but I didn't take the fall for this out of love for Ephraim.
34:40I did it to support my family.
34:42We have a deal.
34:44He promised to pay well and pay on time.
34:46Ephraim burned the Vatney paper shop.
34:51After Vatney refused to pay for protection.
34:54Don't play dumb.
34:56You know exactly what's going on.
34:59And if Ephraim don't make good on his promise, I'll tell every cop in the city that you're scamming folks while claiming you're protecting them.
35:04Gentlemen of the jury, you see before you an envelope containing 50 Canadian dollars.
35:22Marco Seraphim was murdered after he caught his servant, Joan Lewis, trying to steal this generous donation, which he had intended for Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith Home for the Infirm.
35:35My father was a selfish cad who flaunted his wealth and never gave a dime to charity, but is that any reason to kill a man?
35:44Thank you. The prosecution rests.
35:47Hello? Pardon me. I'm looking for Sister Bernadette.
35:59Yes. Hello. What can I do for you?
36:02I'm Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary, and I was hoping to ask you some questions about Marco Seraphim.
36:09Yes. I heard of his death. A shame.
36:16I'm curious how long Mr. Seraphim has been donating to your organization.
36:22Donating? I don't understand.
36:26I was of the impression that Mr. Seraphim had been donating to your cause regularly.
36:32Marco Seraphim didn't donate any money to our home.
36:35I had to twist his arm in order to make him do what was right.
36:41Which was?
36:48Do you believe that Joan Lewis could have committed this heinous act against the man that employed her for the past three years?
36:56I find it hard to believe Mrs. Lewis killed my father, but yes.
37:01I do.
37:02There's no other explanation.
37:08The prosecution rests.
37:10Ms. Newsome.
37:17Mr. Seraphim, on the day of your father's murder, you made a telephone call.
37:23Would you please tell the jury who the recipient was?
37:26I telephoned the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm.
37:31The very institution for which your father's envelope of money was intended.
37:36The defense contends that what you learned during that phone call enraged you.
37:42So much so that you erupted into a fit of violence and murdered your father.
37:47Objection!
37:48This accusation is completely without merit and should be retracted from the record.
37:53Ms. Newsome, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't allow the prosecution's request?
37:57Of course.
37:58If the court clerk could open the doors, please.
38:08Let the record show that Sister Bernadette of the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm is entering the courtroom accompanied by...
38:15David.
38:16David.
38:17Serafin.
38:18Marco Serafin's allegedly deceased heir.
38:22Roman.
38:23My brother.
38:25Is it really you?
38:31Order.
38:32Order.
38:33Order!
38:34Return to the witness stand, Mr. Serafin.
38:36Your reunion will have to wait until after you've finished testifying.
38:40The sooner we get to the truth...
38:41When my father accused Joan of stealing, I spotted the address on the envelope.
38:47I was suspicious.
38:50My father was not a generous man.
38:55I called the home.
38:57I found out.
38:59My brother.
39:01Has been a lie.
39:03All this time.
39:07My father told us that David died in that carriage accident.
39:12Forgive me.
39:14David.
39:15I didn't know.
39:17Marco Serafin hid his son away from the world and capitalized on his family's grief by making David the face of the company.
39:26Sister Bernadette had to coerce my father just to get enough money to give David a comfortable one.
39:31I'm so sorry.
39:32I'm so sorry.
39:34I'm so sorry.
39:35I've missed you.
39:37So much.
39:39I thought you didn't want me anymore.
39:42I thought you'd forgotten about me.
39:45Not for a second.
39:48I was coming to get you as soon as this was over.
39:51Is it over?
39:52Can we go home?
39:54Of course.
39:56This ends now.
40:01My father was a monster.
40:07I killed him.
40:12I regret nothing.
40:13I owe you my deepest apologies, Miss Newsome. I should have trusted your instincts. You single-handedly saved an innocent woman from hanging.
40:34Not quite single-handedly. I had some help from Detective Murdoch, but your apology is appreciated and accepted.
40:44Mr. Davenport.
40:46You have anything to add?
40:48Only that I wish I was assigned a defense rather than the prosecution.
40:52If you had been, Mrs. Lewis would likely have been convicted.
40:55No, I would have seen that the-
40:58Grace is a virtue.
41:01Indeed.
41:03Congratulations, Miss Newsome.
41:09Now I suspect you'll proceed to skewer me.
41:12I won the case.
41:14That's enough.
41:16No, no. Go on. I insist. Twist the knife.
41:19Oh, I will.
41:20When the time is right.
41:25I don't understand your objections. Jack Pritchett is being well paid for his sacrifice.
41:30You're taking advantage of the very people we should be helping.
41:32And you burned a local business to the ground. How is this helping the community?
41:36Mr. Vagney refused to pay. He was being disrespectful towards you.
41:40Towards me? These acts are yours alone, Ephraim. I had nothing to do with this.
41:45Wrong. Ask any one of our clients. You're the head of this whole operation.
41:50That's a lie.
41:51Eh. It depends on how you frame it.
41:54And you've been expertly framed, Violet Hart.
41:57Now that you've gone and meddled with the Pritchetts, you've dug your grave even deeper.
42:02Watch yourself, Violet. If I go down, so will you.
42:09And by the way, Daphne Pritchett is expecting another payment this weekend.
42:14You can deliver it yourself this time.
42:23Your victory in this case was hard-earned? You must be quite pleased.
42:27I admit, this case was especially gratifying.
42:30David Seraphim is finally home. And realizing that much of her family's wealth was built on Xander Bach's sewing machine design, Valeria Seraphim is finally seeing to it that Joan and Lilibeth reaped the financial rewards he was owed.
42:44But instead of being reunited with his brother, Roman now has to go to jail for murder.
42:48Perhaps he won't serve a long sentence. Valeria did say he will have the best defense attorney money can buy.
42:55Oh, I'm not so sure the best lawyer can be bought.
42:59Oh?
43:00Because she's currently serving as the assistant crown attorney.
43:05Oh, you flatter me.
43:08Perhaps.
43:10But just, how did you know that Lilibeth was Joan's daughter?
43:16Call it women's intuition.
43:19And how did you realize the importance of the address on that envelope?
43:26Call it a hunch.
43:30Call it a hunch.
43:32Where do you know that division of Chelette has built?
43:34Whoop, whoop, whoop.
44:04Whoop.
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