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00:04It'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 Seraphim, 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.
00:59Where is he? No idea. 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. The accused
01:17is 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, Joan Lewis,
01:46could not afford a defense lawyer. You have been assigned to provide her that service. Your task
01:52is 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.
02:12You just need to offer your reassurance. Don't worry. This shouldn't be terribly difficult.
02:25Joan Lewis, it is charged that on the tenth day of this month in the city of Toronto,
02:31you willfully and with malice of forethought did murder Marco Seraphin. Please rise.
02:40How do you plead? It's all right. Just do as we discussed.
02:48I'm innocent. I didn't kill anyone.
03:14Anything of interest? Uh, just the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
03:20But where is this?
03:23Joan Lewis pleads not guilty.
03:25Interesting.
03:26Why's that?
03:28Look who's defending her. F.E. Newsom.
03:31Miss Newsom doesn't? She worked for the Crown?
03:32It'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.
03:54I should have been more specific. How was your family?
03:56Oh, wonderful. Wonderful. Both Julia and Susanna are doing so well.
04:00Well, good to know. What's been happening here?
04:03As the detective says, the usual litany of scandal and disaster.
04:06And it appears that F.E. Newsom ends a trick up her sleeve.
04:19Apologies, 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 as 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.
04:38Enough. Stop bickering, you two.
04:40Miss Newsom, persuade your client to change her plea.
04:44Respectfully, sir?
04:45Perhaps Miss Newsom isn't up to the task.
04:48I know very well what my task is.
04:50It's to work in my client's best interests.
05:10Mr. Charles Fadney?
05:12Yes?
05:14I'm Miss Violet Hart. I run the Starbite Club.
05:16I know who you are.
05:18What can I do for you?
05:20It's more about what I can do for you.
05:23I 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.
05:38We'd like to offer you a loan.
05:39Is that so?
05:40Well, 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.
05:49Good day, Miss Hart.
05:51Are you sure?
05:52I told you I want nothing to do with you or your so-called community group.
05:59Good day.
06:05I couldn't bring myself to lie.
06:07Then why did you agree to plead guilty?
06:10They told me you would save me from the noose.
06:12It made it seem like there was no other way.
06:14But I'd rather tell the truth and take my chances.
06:18Well, your chances are slim.
06:20The case against you is damning.
06:21You had motive for killing Mr. Seraphim.
06:23You were fired earlier that day.
06:25I was snooping, I admit.
06:27But I wasn't stealing.
06:29Mr. 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.
06:38Those scissors were jammed in his chest.
06:40I pulled them out.
06:41Why?
06:43I thought...
06:45I don't know what I thought.
06:46I could save him.
06:48But his arms were stiff.
06:50His eyes were clouded over.
06:52And his face was ghostly white.
06:54And 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.
07:07But I want to try.
07:09Will you help me?
07:12Please?
07:22Station three post-mortem is rather light on details.
07:25Time of death, night?
07:27It's as if they weren't even trying.
07:29My client's guilt was presumed from the start.
07:32Your client was found with the murder weapon.
07:34She claims she pulled the scissors from his chest in a state of panic.
07:38There isn't much blood.
07:40If 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.
08:12Both the coroner and the police reports lack the stringency one would expect.
08:17My client's guilt was a foregone conclusion.
08:20Because 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.
08:38And 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.
08:56Perhaps this time we shouldn't let our emotions cloud our judgment.
09:08Detective, when a man trusts a hunch, nobody accuses him of letting emotion cloud his judgment.
09:14Why is it any different when a woman trusts her intuition?
09:18Hunch and intuition are just different words for the same thing.
09:21You have a point.
09:24But you don't have a case.
09:34I 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.
09:43Or theft.
09:44Can 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.
09:59That'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.
10:07Mrs. 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?
10:17Our 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.
10:40Yes, and what is your perspective regarding the Serafin family?
10:44Living 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.
10:53Care to elaborate?
10:54I already have, in numerous published exposés.
10:57Let's see.
10:58I'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 mere bankruptcy before the company transitioned from couture to ready-to-wear.
11:22Serafin narrowly avoids receivership.
11:26Let his skin in his teeth eat it.
11:27Add in some financial malfeasance and a sartorial plagiarism lawsuit against Valeria Serafim'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,
11:44hindered 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.
12:01Valeria's company went under, and her father refused to bail her out.
12:05Valeria...
12:26Valeria...
12:26in 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?
12:36I do.
12:37After stabbing Mr. Serafim,
12:38the real killer fled the scene in a panic,
12:41not realizing they'd taken the jeweled sheath with them.
12:44Do you have any other suspects?
12:46Numerous people had motive against Marco Serafim.
12:48As did your client.
12:50Joan Lewis is simply the scapegoat.
12:53And this sheath didn't simply vanish into thin air.
12:56Mrs. Lewis' life is in my hands.
12:59But I can't save her without your help.
13:08Right.
13:09First, let's narrow it down to everyone
13:10who had both motive and opportunity.
13:13Yes.
13:13Top of mind would be Mr. Serafim's disgruntled daughter,
13:17Valeria Serafim.
13:18Right.
13:19With numerous lawsuits against her company,
13:21she was forced into bankruptcy.
13:23She was publicly humiliated.
13:25And apparently her wealthy father refused to aid her
13:27in her time of financial need.
13:29Yes, she was likely due an inheritance upon his death.
13:32Yes, the Serafim children were to divide his fortune.
13:35I am due in court.
13:36Can I leave this with you for now?
13:37Yes.
13:38Go and defend your client, Mrs. Lewis,
13:40and I will have a word with Valeria Serafim.
13:45In conclusion, I'll speak plainly.
13:49The facts of this case are simple.
13:51Joan Lewis killed Marco Serafim in an act of cold-blooded murder.
13:57You must convict her.
13:59Miss Newsom, your opening statement.
14:05The rush to judgment is a vulgar instinct,
14:09common 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,
14:19who has not a single enemy,
14:21who has never broken a law.
14:25We owe Joan Lewis our stringent scrutiny of the facts.
14:29It is quite simply a matter of life and death.
14:33Joan's life.
14:46I'm glad you're casting a wide net of suspects
14:48for my father's murder,
14:49but what does it have to do
14:50with 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,
14:58but the judge ruled against me.
15:00I take it there were also injury lawsuits
15:03against your company?
15:04Yes, quite a few.
15:06Really, was it my fault
15:07that a few women didn't know how to wear the garment?
15:10One cannot stride in a hobble skirt.
15:13What did your father think?
15:14Oh, he insisted my boutique
15:16shouldered the cost of the lawsuit.
15:17He said he helped me begin my business
15:19and he wouldn't give me a penny more.
15:20This must have angered you.
15:22I was made a laughingstock.
15:24My own fashion line,
15:26something I dreamed of
15:27and worked hard for,
15:28went bankrupt.
15:29I take it Marcos Seraphim
15:30wasn't the ideal father figure?
15:33Not to Roman and I.
15:34He was infinitely fonder
15:36of my late brother David.
15:37But of course,
15:38dead children demand nothing of their parents.
15:42Wow.
15:44What about yourself, Miss Seraphim?
15:46Where were you in the hours
15:47leading up to the discovery
15:48of your father's body?
15:50Really?
15:53My father was a selfish cat
15:54who flaunted his wealth
15:56and 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
16:04of murdering him,
16:06I most certainly did not.
16:07Everyone here can tell you
16:08I was nowhere near my father's study.
16:10Valeria Seraphim's whereabouts
16:12have been confirmed.
16:13She was overseeing
16:14final preparations
16:15for the evening's festivities
16:17at the time in question.
16:18That could be a lie.
16:20It could also be the truth.
16:23Valeria is just
16:24one of a number of suspects.
16:33Effie Newsome's office.
16:37Just so you're aware,
16:38I'm certainly under no obligation
16:40to tell you this.
16:41Louise?
16:42Yes, hello.
16:43As I was saying,
16:44I'm under no obligation
16:45to tell you this.
16:46But as a matter of professional courtesy,
16:48I thought I should.
16:49Tell me what?
16:50I received another anonymous tip
16:52that could impact your case.
16:54It will be on the front page tomorrow.
16:56But I'm offering you a chance
16:57to 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
17:05and I have children to feed.
17:07I want my money.
17:07Is there a problem?
17:08Hmm?
17:09Just a misunderstanding.
17:12I was busy
17:13and couldn't make
17:14the withdrawal until today.
17:17There you go,
17:18Mrs. Pritchard.
17:20Twenty dollars.
17:21See?
17:21I keep my word.
17:23You'd better.
17:24We have a deal.
17:30What was that about?
17:32I promised Jack Pritchard
17:33I'd look after his family
17:34until 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.
17:42You've got to support the community.
17:44Right?
17:59Here's the handwritten schematic.
18:01You see, it was drawn on stationery
18:04from the Lancaster Tool and Dye Company.
18:06Which shut down in 1905.
18:09Veritable walking calendar, you are, detective.
18:11This seems to indicate that somebody other than Marco Seraphim designed the somatron.
18:16Two years before Seraphim registered the patent.
18:20Look, it seems as though part of the page has been torn away.
18:24And there are hints of handwriting.
18:26I think perhaps...
18:27A signature?
18:29Someone sought to remove it.
18:31What else can you tell us about this, Miss Cherry?
18:34Apparently, it arrived two weeks ago.
18:36But my dim-witted assistant failed to give it to me until last night.
18:43It appears to be the blueprint for a stitching device.
18:47Marco Seraphim built his empire using this machine.
18:50But this schematic is hand-drawn
18:52and predates Mr. Seraphim's patent by two years.
18:55Patent 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.
19:11Especially when the outcome of these proceedings
19:13could result in a woman's execution.
19:14Any suggestion that this process be rushed is frankly offensive.
19:18I agree.
19:20So in answer to your earlier question,
19:22if Marco Seraphim 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.
19:54Who will it?
19:55For a moment.
19:57Absolutely.
19:59What can I do for you?
20:00There's a man, Jack Pritchett, who's currently in custody.
20:04And?
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?
20:14Not at this time.
20:21Now, let me see here.
20:23Yep.
20:24This was Lancaster Tool and Dye Stationery.
20:27Did you draw this?
20:31Nope.
20:31But I know who did.
20:33Zander Bach.
20:35Zander Bach.
20:36Oh, that's definitely Zander's work.
20:39Oh, that's definitely Zander's work.
20:39That fellow was a hard worker.
20:42He...
20:42He kept up factory's spick and span, but his mind was always elsewhere, inventing things.
20:49The man who drew this was your custodian?
20:52Wasn't educated, but he had some interesting ideas.
20:55Kept 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.
21:05Took his own life back in, um...
21:07What was it?
21:081907.
21:09That's the year Marco Serafin patented the somatron.
21:13Zander used to talk about that Serafin 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.
21:48Yes.
21:49Xander Bach.
21:50The man whose life's work was stolen by Marco Serafin.
22:03Your father committed suicide right around the time that Marco Serafin, your father-in-law,
22:08began manufacturing with his newly patented somatron machine.
22:13My father had no connection to the Serafin family.
22:18Did you not know that Mr. Serafin stole your father's design?
22:23No.
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.
22:40Where did you get them?
22:42These.
22:44They're from Digby and Fontaine, near Yonge.
22:47I'm sorry.
22:48Would you, uh, write that down for me?
22:53Dainty.
22:57Very good, Miss Newsome.
22:58We can now compare Mrs. Serafin's handwriting to the envelope.
23:02Oh.
23:03What's the verdict?
23:05Uh, note they both have non-ovoid O's,
23:09and this matching extended cross on the T's.
23:14Very distinct.
23:15It's a match.
23:17Lilibeth was the anonymous source of the information leaked about the Serafims.
23:20She lied to us.
23:21She knew her father's design had been stolen by Serafin.
23:24Looks like we've got ourselves a new prime suspect.
23:27And I have an exclusive scoop.
23:30I do, right?
23:32Tit for tat.
23:34Tit for tat.
23:42Jack Pritchett.
23:43Convicted of arson and the fire that destroyed Vadney paper goods.
23:50What is it?
23:51I 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?
24:07I 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.
24:20Do you think Ephraim could have something to do with that fire?
24:24I hope not, but it is possible.
24:27Well, I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Pritchett.
24:37This will have a huge impact on the case against John Lewis.
24:41And the fact that Lilibeth Serafin has actively been trying to sully the reputation of Marco Serafin is quite damning.
24:48Especially in tandem with the fact that her father's suicide provides a very strong motive for murder.
24:53Detective Murdoch?
24:55Yes.
24:56And you are?
24:58Roman Serafin.
25:00Why are you questioning Lilibeth regarding my father's murder?
25:03And what is she doing here?
25:06Are you in collusion with John Lewis' attorney?
25:08There is no collusion, Mr. Serafin.
25:11But Miss Newsome has uncovered a considerable amount of evidence that redirects our suspicions away from Mrs. Lewis and onto
25:20your wife.
25:21That's impossible.
25:22Why on earth would Lilibeth want to kill my father?
25:28Have a seat, Mr. Serafin.
25:32Did you know that your father stole the original design for the Somatron machine?
25:39No.
25:40What proof do you have of that?
25:43We found an earlier blueprint.
25:45Did you also know that the person who made the original design for the Somatron machine was your wife's father?
25:53Xanderbok.
25:54He committed suicide not long after your father stole from him.
25:57My wife's father.
26:01I 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
26:10press.
26:11That's a lie.
26:12Sir, is there a problem?
26:15Roberts, please escort Mr. Serafin to a seat out in the bullpen.
26:20There's something I'd like to continue to discuss with Miss Newsome.
26:24Right 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.
26:32And a jury.
26:34Perhaps it's time to take a closer look for that missing scissor sheath.
26:39Lilibeth Serafin will be out for the rest of the day.
26:41We can have a look around her room.
26:45If she really killed her father-in-law, why would she keep any evidence?
26:49Perhaps she still had it in her hand when she ran out of the room and forgot to place it
26:54back on the wall.
26:55Seems sloppy.
26:57Yes, well, I've known killers who've used the murder weapon to carve up their family's Sunday roast.
27:04Oh.
27:14Locked.
27:16Would you pass me one of those hat pins?
27:19Well, thank you.
27:35Well, it seems like I may be defending an innocent woman after all.
27:42Exhibit A is the weapon used in his murder, correct?
27:46Yes.
27:47That lady there was found with it in her hand.
27:49Exhibit B is a photograph which I asked the jurors to examine.
28:05Exhibit B is a photograph which I asked the jurors to examine.
28:24She 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?
28:36Well, then, why was this sheath found in the possessions of Lilibeth and Roman Seraphim?
28:41This is highly irregular.
28:43The prosecution demands a recess.
28:47I 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.
29:08Ephraim was supposed to be here a half an hour ago.
29:10So, what do you ladies celebrate this evening?
29:13Oh, Effie's merciless thrashing of an insufferably smug deputy attorney.
29:18Merciless thrashing, I see.
29:21I pity the man and congratulate the woman.
29:24Thank 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 Lilibeth Seraphim will be indicted.
29:48Effie, you've got a telephone call.
29:58I don't understand.
30:01You'll likely be released in the morning.
30:03This evidence exonerates you.
30:05No, it doesn't.
30:07Miss Lilibeth didn't kill Mr. Seraphim.
30:10I did.
30:11And I'm ready to accept my fate.
30:19Earlier, you insisted on your innocence.
30:21Why are you reversing your stance now?
30:24Miss Lilibeth has always been kind to me.
30:27Can't bear to see her punished for my crime.
30:29Then tell me what really happened, starting with the incident in Mr. Seraphim's office earlier that day.
30:35I was cleaning the office, and I saw an envelope full of money.
30:40A lot of money.
30:42Mr. Seraphim walked in and caught me trying to hide it amongst my cleaning supplies.
30:47And then?
30:48And he fired me on the spot.
30:50I knew I deserved it.
30:52But I was doing all day, worrying about how I was going to keep a roof over my head.
30:57I came back, and I begged him for my job.
31:00He said no.
31:01I picked up the scissors, and I stabbed him.
31:04And 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?
31:12I took them down to dust them.
31:14Oh.
31:15What happened to the sheath?
31:17Sheath?
31:18They 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, and somebody took it to her room by mistake.
31:33Joan, I think you're hiding something.
31:37You 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?
31:53It's as though she values Mrs. Seraphim's life more than her own.
31:57She has remarked upon Lilibeth's kindness toward her, and I sense Mrs. Lewis hasn't seen much of that in her
32:03life.
32:03Well, still, that is tenuous motivation to volunteer oneself for the noose.
32:09Are we sure these two don't have a connection of some sort?
32:12It's possible.
32:14We need to speak with Lilibeth.
32:16Let 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.
32:26I didn't put it there.
32:27Well, it's all water under the bridge now.
32:29Joan Lewis has confessed to the murder.
32:33She 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.
32:50Joan Lewis is kind.
32:52She's gentle.
32:53She's not capable of such a heinous act.
32:55You don't know that.
32:56She was a maid.
32:58She was released from her job.
32:59She was desperate.
33:00She wouldn't kill anyone.
33:01How do you know that?
33:03She's a good woman.
33:04She's...
33:05A murderer.
33:06A woman who deserves to be hanged.
33:09She does not.
33:11She's trying to protect me.
33:15She's my mother.
33:20Lilibeth Seraphim admitted that she is Joan Lewis' daughter.
33:23They always knew that Marco Seraphim had stolen the somatron design,
33:27so Lilibeth married into the Seraphim family,
33:29brought her mother into the house as a maid
33:31so that they could destroy the Seraphims from the inside.
33:34Did Roman Seraphim have any idea?
33:37None at all.
33:37Although I do think that Lilibeth did fall in love with him.
33:41But the mother and daughter still wanted revenge.
33:44That'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?
33:52Yes, but all they want is a conviction.
33:59Jack Pritchett.
34:01You have a visitor.
34:03Who is she?
34:04This is Miss Violet Hart.
34:06She'd like a few words with you.
34:09I'll return in five minutes.
34:16I've heard a lot about you, Miss Hart.
34:18You have?
34:19Oh, yeah.
34:21When Ephraim's bringing the hammer down, he tells folks,
34:23Miss 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?
34:33You don't got to play innocent with me.
34:35I admire your gumption.
34:37But 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.
34:43He promised to pay well and pay on time.
34:48Ephraim burned the Vatney paper shop.
34:52After Vatney refused to pay for protection.
34:55Don't play dumb.
34:57You know exactly what's going on.
34:59And if Ephraim don't make good on his promise,
35:01I'll tell every cop in the city that you're scamming folks
35:04while claiming you're protecting them.
35:15Gentlemen of the jury,
35:17you see before you an envelope.
35:23Marcos Seraphim was murdered after he caught his servant Joan Lewis
35:27trying to steal this generous donation
35:30which he had intended for Sister Bernadette
35:33of the Sisters of Faith Home for the Infirm.
35:38My father was a selfish cad who flaunted his wealth
35:41and never gave a dime to charity.
35:42But is that any reason to kill a man?
35:46The prosecution rests.
35:56Hello? Pardon me.
35:58I'm looking for Sister Bernadette.
36:00Yes. Hello.
36:01What can I do for you?
36:03I'm Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary
36:06and I was hoping to ask you some questions about Marco Seraphim.
36:11Yes. I heard of his death.
36:14A shame.
36:16I'm curious how long Mr. Seraphim has been donating to your organization.
36:22Donating?
36:24I don't understand.
36:27I 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.
36:37I had to twist his arm in order to make him do what was right.
36:42Which was?
36:48Do you believe that Joan Lewis could have committed this heinous act
36:53against the man that employed her for the past three years?
36:56I find it hard to believe Mrs. Lewis killed my father, but yes, I do.
37:03There's no other explanation.
37:08The prosecution rests.
37:11Miss 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?
37:27I telephoned the Sisters of Faith home for the infirm.
37:32The 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.
37:48Objection!
37:49This accusation is completely without merit and should be retracted from the record.
37:53Miss Newsome, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't allow the prosecution's request?
37:58Of course.
38:00If 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
38:13is entering the courtroom accompanied by David, David Seraphim.
38:18Marco Seraphim's allegedly deceased heir.
38:22Roman, my brother, is it really you?
38:31Order, order, order!
38:33Return to the witness stand, Mr. Seraphim.
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.
38:48I was suspicious.
38:50My father was not a generous man.
38:55I called the home.
38:57I found out my brother has been alive all this time.
39:07My father told us that David died in that carriage accident.
39:12He forgave me.
39:14David, I didn't know.
39:17Marco Seraphim hid his son away from the world
39:21and 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.
39:32I'm so sorry.
39:34I'm so sorry.
39:36I've missed you so much.
39:39I thought you didn't want me anymore.
39:42I thought you'd forgotten about me.
39:46Not for a second.
39:48I was coming to get you as soon as this was over.
39:51Is it over?
39:53Can we go home?
39:54Of course.
39:57This ends now.
40:01My father was a monster.
40:07I killed him.
40:11I regret nothing.
40:26I owe you my deepest apologies, Miss Newsome.
40:30I should have trusted your instincts.
40:32You single-handedly saved an innocent woman from hanging.
40:36Not quite single-handedly.
40:38I had some help from Detective Murdoch, but your apology is appreciated and accepted.
40:45Mr. Davenport, do you have anything to add?
40:49Only that I wish I was assigned a defense rather than the prosecution.
40:52If you had been, Mrs. Lewis would likely have been convicted.
40:56No, I would have seen that...
41:00Grace is a virtue.
41:03Indeed.
41:04Congratulations, Miss Newsome.
41:10Now I suspect you'll proceed to skewer me.
41:13I won the case.
41:15That's enough.
41:16No, no.
41:17Go on.
41:17I insist.
41:18Twist the knife.
41:19Oh, I will.
41:20When the time is right.
41:25I don't understand your objections.
41:27Jack 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.
41:35How is this helping the community?
41:36Mr. Vagney refused to pay.
41:38He was being disrespectful towards you.
41:41Towards me?
41:42These acts are yours alone, Ephraim.
41:44I had nothing to do with this.
41:46Wrong.
41:46Ask any one of our clients.
41:48You're the head of this whole operation.
41:50That's a lie.
41:52It 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,
42:00you've dug your grave even deeper.
42:03Watch yourself, Violet.
42:04If I go down, so will you.
42:10And by the way,
42:12Daphne Pritchett is expecting another payment this weekend.
42:15You can deliver it yourself this time.
42:24Your victory in this case was hard-earned.
42:26You must be quite pleased.
42:28I admit, this case was especially gratifying.
42:31David Seraphim is finally home.
42:34And realizing that much of her family's wealth was built on Xander Bach's sewing machine design,
42:39Valeria Seraphim is finally seeing to it that Joan and Lilibeth reaped the financial rewards he was owed.
42:45But instead of being reunited with his brother, Roman now has to go to jail for murder.
42:50Perhaps he won't serve a long sentence.
42:52Valeria 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.
43:00Oh?
43:01Because 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.
43:29Call it a hunch.
43:53Call it a hunch.
43:57Call it a hunch.
43:59Call it a hunch.
44:02Call it a hunch.
44:02Call it a hunch.
44:05Call it a hunch.
44:07Call it a hunch.
44:09Call it a hunch.
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