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Sherlock and Daughter S01E02
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00:01This crisis of my sister and Dr. Watson's kidnapping.
00:04Where did you get this?
00:05I can't take this case.
00:06You will observe the threat.
00:08And Watson and Hudson will pay like your meat.
00:12Do you know anyone in London?
00:13A gentleman who lives on Bakery Street.
00:16How mysterious.
00:17Paul Anderson, newly appointed U.S. ambassador.
00:19This morning we woke to find my daughter missing.
00:21Clara is missing.
00:22You're the girl from the ship.
00:23Who are you?
00:25You're my father.
00:26I do not believe for a minute you are my offspring.
00:30I do find myself in need of an assistant.
00:34Clara Anderson's kidnapping is a crime in which I may not visibly involve myself.
00:38But you could go where I cannot.
00:51The kidnapping of the ambassador's daughter actually began in the kitchen with a summons from upstairs.
01:01And while the maid took the hot water jar to the ambassador and his wife, Charlie saw his opportunity and
01:10added a sleeping draft to the cocoa.
01:13Soon, with the house fallen silent, Charlie was able to abduct Clara.
01:20I assume he carried the girl down the stairs, out the back door, put her in the ambassador's coach and
01:28drove out the gate.
01:30He headed to the high road.
01:32But did you turn left or right?
01:35I'm ready to go, Mr. Holmes.
01:38What the devil?
01:40I was just about to ascertain which way the kidnapper went.
01:43Oh, I'm sorry.
01:44I was up half the night.
01:45Excitement, I guess.
01:48You said you wouldn't teach me.
01:49Ah, yes.
01:50So I shall.
01:52Your first lesson will begin at once.
01:55Come.
01:56Come.
02:04I thought my lessons would be in detection, finding Clary Anderson, learning how to investigate my mother's murder.
02:11To assist me, you must learn to follow instructions far more complex than properly boiling an egg.
02:17Now, take this and let's put your work to the test.
02:20Follow me.
02:25So it wasn't terrible?
02:29It's your best attempt yet.
02:31You may soon be capable of porridge.
02:35Now to examine your artistry.
02:42Detailed hand.
02:44Good likeness.
02:47Mr. Holmes, the American ambassador, is downstairs again with Inspector Bullivant.
02:52Show them in.
02:54Wait in the other room.
02:57Mr. Holmes will see you now.
03:03Gentlemen, any news?
03:05Ambassador Anderson insisted on thanking you personally, but he has entrusted his case entirely to the art.
03:11Along with my own Pinkertons.
03:12I assume you know that agency?
03:14Yes.
03:14I am familiar with their work.
03:17But my wife and I wish to see how grateful we are for your efforts.
03:21You're most welcome.
03:22Did the kidnappers contact you, sir?
03:24Have you been asked for a ransom?
03:25It's my case now, Mr. Holmes.
03:28No need to concern yourself further.
03:30We'll be on our way.
03:32Inspector, did you manage to locate Mr. Anderson's carriage?
03:36Or its remains?
03:39We will.
03:40I promise.
03:44Ambassador Anderson, are you certain nothing else was taken from your house?
03:51I'm quite sure, sir.
03:53Why do you ask?
03:54Mr. Holmes likes his riddles.
03:57Come, sir.
03:59We've work to do.
04:05Now that I have been officially let go, we can more easily investigate Clara's kidnapping.
04:11You wanted to be dismissed.
04:13There was a vital precondition to involving myself in the case, which still engages me for several reasons.
04:19I have good cause to believe the same people who abducted Clara have been involved in taking other hostages.
04:29Tell me about the ambassador's wife.
04:31Clara said her mother's family owned gold mines.
04:35She wanted Clara to marry a lord or a duke.
04:39And she was planning Clara's debut at court.
04:42I'm sure her majesty must be brimming with excitement.
04:47Now this is your first assignment.
04:49I want you to return to the ambassador's residence incognito as a servant and find answers to these questions.
04:58Oh, I have some ideas of my own.
05:01No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
05:02A thousand times no.
05:04You will concentrate entirely on my inquiries.
05:07Okay, but won't the ambassador and his wife recognize me?
05:11Well, you'll be working mainly with plaster in the grounds of the house to take impressions of hoof and boot
05:17prints of the crime scene.
05:18And in the meantime, you may continue your association with a cook in the kitchen where you will never be
05:22noticed.
05:23Now follow these instructions, do nothing more, and certainly do nothing less.
05:31All right, Mr. Holmes.
05:32Here.
05:33Here.
05:34Oh.
05:44My dear Watson, where are you?
05:49Oh.
05:50Oh.
06:13Let's go.
06:21Oh.
06:23What's this?
06:26Oh, it's a little plaster.
06:27The ambassador asked me to pour it into the wooden
06:31hood prints around the grounds.
06:33He wants them saved for the inspector
06:35before the crime scene gets messed up.
06:37It's no job for a maid.
06:39Allow me.
06:43We Pinkertons are used to this sort of thing.
06:55This one.
06:58Right there.
07:06Over there.
07:16Anything else, miss?
07:18Yeah.
07:19Could you, um, rinse that pail out and put it back in the potting shed?
07:22I really got to get back inside.
07:24Yeah.
07:26Here.
07:27I thought you worked for that Mr. Rimes.
07:29I did.
07:31But he's unmarried and I worry about my reputation.
07:34So I asked to be sent here.
07:37Well, I am going to Yelp.
07:39The mistress wants me to go on as I do.
07:41But the ambassador has all these Pinkertons on the hunt.
07:44On the hunt for what?
07:45Can't find his wife's jewel box.
07:48Working up his courage to tell her.
07:50See, he ain't got no brass himself.
07:52So that makes losing hers that much worse.
07:55And I hear them gems is worth a palace.
07:59But I thought Ambassador Anderson was rich.
08:03Lost his shirt when an American railroad company went bankrupt.
08:07It's all the mistress's money now.
08:09Well, hers and her father's.
08:11Imagine losing your daughter and a great fortune on the same night.
08:15And all to the coachman.
08:17Charlie never stole no jewels.
08:19You marked my words.
08:20So one of them Pinkertons has nicked them.
08:22Charlie's sweet.
08:24Walked out with me a few five evenings off.
08:26Lucky you.
08:28Where did he take you?
08:30The seven bells since Stephanie.
08:33Always got me a port wine.
08:36And he'd tell me about his gold.
08:39Charlie has gold?
08:41He was going in there, didn't he?
08:43Any day.
08:44And when he did, he said he'd take me to America.
08:48But nah, they'll find him and hang him.
08:52Just you see they don't.
08:59You're okay.
09:16You don't have to-
09:20You're fine.
09:20I played him again.
09:22You're fine.
09:28It must be wonderful to have such beautiful dresses.
09:33Well, Mama and I have to look good for Papa.
09:37I have to go downstairs looking, but you're important coming up here.
09:42You have to be invisible to get by me.
09:48Let go!
09:51Take your hands off of me!
09:53I could arrest you for trespass.
09:55I told your employer his services are no longer required.
09:57But he doesn't know I'm here.
09:59Please don't tell Mr. Holmes.
10:00What is going on?
10:02We found Holmes' maid snooping around Clara's bedroom.
10:06Clara was my friend, and I promised that I would do everything to find her.
10:09If we don't need Mr. Holmes, we certainly don't need his maid.
10:12It isn't necessary to arrest her.
10:14No publicity, I said.
10:16Please, Inspector, allow me to show the girl out.
10:19Very well.
10:21I should have found you interfering in my investigation again.
10:24Why are you here?
10:26Really.
10:27To help you find your daughter, like I promised, even if it cost me my job.
10:30Charlie was our coachman.
10:31I know him.
10:32Maybe he was involved, but planning something like this is beyond his abilities.
10:37We cannot approve of these methods, but we appreciate your efforts.
11:00I know him, but there's not a chance.
11:17I accept you may have some deficiencies as an actual servant,
11:21but surely pretending to be one was not too much to ask.
11:24I did my best.
11:25And if I hadn't gone back into Clara's room,
11:28I never would have seen that her travel dress was missing.
11:30And if I hadn't been caught,
11:32then I never would have been rescued by the ambassador's wife,
11:34and I wouldn't know what she thought about Charlie.
11:37Blind luck.
11:38Better to deduce than to guess.
11:40If you want to solve your mother's murder,
11:42you will benefit more from skill than good fortune,
11:45and I ordered you to stay close to the cook
11:47with whom you would never have been noticed.
11:49You were only caught because you disobeyed me.
11:51Now, putting aside all consideration of the missing jewels,
11:56are you certain that these footprints going from the coach house
12:00to the ambassador's residence and back are precisely the same?
12:03One set of footprints leading into the house,
12:06another leading out.
12:07Same heel, same stride.
12:10Same man.
12:11And a large fellow at that.
12:14But no smaller footsteps.
12:17So you believe that whilst a hot water jar
12:19was taken up to the Anderson's bedroom,
12:21a sleeping draft was introduced to the cocoa, and then?
12:24Charlie carried Clara,
12:26unconscious, from the house to the carriage.
12:28And these footprints tell us nothing we didn't already know.
12:32On the contrary, these footprints are most eloquent.
12:35They explain why the kidnapper left no ransom note.
12:38They explain why Clara's favorite travel dress was gone,
12:41and they confirm that Charlie did indeed
12:43have an accomplice inside the household.
12:45Now, what are these hoof prints of the missing horses?
12:49The black one.
12:51With the white star on his forehead.
12:53He has a large nick in his left foreshoe.
12:55He'd be easy to identify if I knew where to look.
12:57Or if we found the carriage.
13:01Torn up, tossed away.
13:03Where then are its ruins?
13:05In London, it would be very difficult to destroy an expensive carriage
13:08without attracting too much attention,
13:10and this is especially true
13:11if one is not used to destroying carriages.
13:14Who's used to destroying carriages?
13:18Good question.
13:19Yes.
13:21Though I may not be seen to investigate this case,
13:25I can still shop at my discretion.
13:28And while I solve the riddle of the missing carriages,
13:31you can find the horses that drew it,
13:32dead or alive,
13:34as you florid Americans are so fond of saying.
13:36But how in a city of a million horses
13:38I expected to find two.
13:40Well, that should prove no challenge
13:42for a tracker of your self-proclaimed prowess.
13:45Now, here is a list of every disreputable stable yard
13:48in the East End.
13:49The ambassador's horse's hoof prints and markings
13:52should be enough to identify them both.
13:54Find these noble steeds
13:55and bring them to the address at the bottom of the page.
13:58But what about the seven bells?
13:59Don't you think Charlie could be there celebrating right now?
14:02Why follow a coach when we could follow the coachman?
14:05What if he is not so incautious as you presume?
14:08You have only one chance to introduce yourself
14:10to the charming clientele of the seven bells,
14:13so horses first, horse thief later.
14:16Bring them to this address
14:17and you will receive further instructions.
14:39Get in here.
14:41Get in here.
14:43Get in here.
14:54Let's go.
15:16All clear, sir.
15:24Ah, Mr. Holmes.
15:26Well, this is a surprise.
15:28You're in the market for your next carriage so soon?
15:31No, no, no, Clarence.
15:32Beyond its questionable provenance,
15:35I am perfectly satisfied with my current vehicle.
15:38Yeah, price was right, eh, Mr. Holmes?
15:41I did you a deal on that, and no mistake.
15:44A speedy little thing.
15:46Yes.
15:46No, I'm looking for something a little smarter.
15:50Oh, now, that is a beauty.
15:54Yes.
15:54Do you recall having seen such a carriage recently?
15:58Yeah, of course I would, but, uh, but I didn't, so...
16:02You know, I give you my patronage, not just for your craftsmanship,
16:05but because not a coach wheel
16:10is stolen from Stepney to Sevenoaks without you knowing.
16:13You flatter me, Mr. Holmes, but a, um, a vehicle like that
16:17is beyond the purse of customers like mine.
16:19Present company excluded, of course.
16:21And shall we also make an exemption for Her Majesty,
16:24the Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India,
16:27or are you a purveyor of carriage parts to the palace?
16:31Well, if she ever called upon me as her loyal subject,
16:33I should be honoured to do her a deal.
16:36Yes.
16:36You know, it's curious.
16:38This impressive likeness is the shop's only decoration
16:42unrelated to your trade.
16:43Oh, well, yeah, I mean...
16:45Like, God bless her, you know?
16:48Oh, indeed.
16:49So why keep the object of your devotion
16:51on this particular wall?
16:54I just...
16:55This wall, uh, uh, Mr. Holmes, please...
16:58Um, uh, you're supposed to stay here.
17:02Private.
17:33Young lady, that horse is a baby.
17:36Levitable Pegasus attached to a proper carriage,
17:40you will feel you are in flight.
17:42But it may be beyond your purse.
17:46I could not part with an animal such as this
17:50for less than 40 pounds.
17:53Well, may I pet him?
17:54Oh, will he allow him?
17:56Of course.
17:57The noble beast.
18:07Oh, will you tell us?
18:21That's right!
18:23Oh!
18:32Look, the horse you were trying to sell me belongs to the American ambassador.
18:36I think that should lower the price, don't you?
18:38And where's the other one? Pegasus had a friend.
18:42All right, sir. I admit that this vehicle does bear a passing likeness to the one in your picture, but...
18:52Note these initials. C-H.
18:56Why, Mr Holmes, them's my initials. Your humble servant, Clarence Halfpenny.
19:03Yes, but Clarence Halfpenny was not the driver of this coach when it was used to kidnap the American ambassador's
19:09daughter.
19:09That was one Charles Charlie Holroyd.
19:12Kidnapped? Yes.
19:14The ambassador's daughter? Yes.
19:16And for possessing this carriage, which is stolen property used in the commission of a felony,
19:20you, Clarence, could be looking at breaking rocks in Wormwood Scrubs Prison for quite a few years to come.
19:25Whoa, whoa, whoa. You can't think I would have bought this here conveyance had I any inkling it was stolen.
19:31Perhaps you can explain that to an understanding judge.
19:34Or you could begin by telling me where you met the man who sold it to you.
19:41My eye.
19:42Please.
19:47Well, it's sad to say, it was, um, it was in a pub.
19:51The Seven Bells in Stemley.
19:53Well, Mr Holmes, you are as good as the stories make you out of being.
19:58Yes.
19:59And did Charlie not also try to sell you some jewels?
20:03How did you know he tried to get me to buy some gems?
20:05Did you buy them?
20:06No, sir. I did not.
20:09I can't afford an emerald of that size, even if I wanted it, which I didn't.
20:12Besides, your friend, Charlie the Coachman, wouldn't part with them jewels for less than $20,000.
20:18Well, that's much less than their worth.
20:20Right. I can't even afford a 50-dann-pounds.
20:23But you did buy the carriage.
20:24Yes, sir.
20:26I had that misfortune.
20:27And now I'm out $600, I guess, because you'd be wanting that back, no doubt.
20:31I'm afraid so.
20:33One of the perils of your trade, I'm afraid.
20:35And before you ask me your next question, Mr Holmes, I have no idea where that thieving tow-rag ran
20:39off to.
20:40Well, you may not know where he went, but you've just told me where he is going.
20:43And for that, I'm eternally grateful.
20:45Did I?
20:45Ow!
20:52Look at that.
20:54Not one of ours, Mr Holmes, but if you can help cover my loss on this coach, you can take
21:02that screw free of charge.
21:05Mm-hmm.
21:07Not one of yours.
21:09Well, where did this come from, I wonder?
21:14Hand over the horses, go upstairs and see the fortune teller.
21:18Come on, then.
21:19But I was told to come to this address for further instructions.
21:22I just gave you further instructions.
21:24Come on, give me the horse.
21:26Okay.
21:29Upstairs.
21:30Upstairs.
21:31Here?
21:32Yes, in there.
21:33Go.
21:36This way, if you please, Miss Rojas.
21:39You probably weren't expecting to speak to the dead today, were you?
21:43Uh, no.
21:50I came here.
21:52No need to say.
21:53I already know.
21:55Goodbye, Miss Rojas.
22:11We're going to buy a surprise, are we?
22:18You can't trap me in here.
22:19You already are.
22:23Maybe you shall be like Justin in the House of the Damned.
22:29What did you do to Sherlock Holmes?
22:31Who?
22:32Sherlock Holmes.
22:34This is his watch.
22:35Tell me where Sherlock is, or I'll come in there and I'll knock your head off.
22:44Be careful.
22:46I wouldn't want to lose my teeth.
22:56You nearly scared me to death.
22:59I thought something happened to you.
23:01Well, disguises are not only for criminals.
23:04They are as vital to a detective as the power of deduction.
23:08Now, you were apprehended by the inspector because he recognized your face, not your uniform.
23:15Because you went beyond my specific orders to stay with the servants and strayed upstairs,
23:20you have earned yourself this surprise.
23:24However, your concern for me was very touching.
23:28Fine.
23:29You fooled me this time.
23:31Well, I must fool the world every time if I am to investigate unseen.
23:36For example, this disguise has just helped me to visit several pawnbrokers' shops without being recognized,
23:42allowing me to confirm some of my suspicions about the missing jewels.
23:45But why must you go unrecognized?
23:49Well.
23:54If you are to help me, Amelia,
23:57you should know as much about the perils in front of you as possible.
24:01I must therefore share with you a secret.
24:05A secret that you must promise never to divulge to anyone.
24:09You have my word as your daughter.
24:12Alleged daughter.
24:14Now, as I indicated earlier,
24:16Clara Anderson is not the first successful kidnapping to compel my attention.
24:21Are you talking about the son of the Italian ambassador?
24:24No, no, no, no, no.
24:25Little Roberto was let go.
24:27But alas, not so, my dear friend, Dr. Watson.
24:31My housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, both of whom were abducted two weeks ago.
24:36Also, my maid.
24:38The one they found in the river.
24:40Yes.
24:41Yes, that was my fault, I'm afraid.
24:43I made the dreadful mistake of searching for her
24:45when I had been warned that should I be seen to investigate these kidnappings,
24:49hostages would be executed.
24:51And so they drowned the poor girl in the river,
24:54but not before chopping off her finger.
24:57They then sent me in a pencil box.
25:00And when this despicable band of thieves and murderers commit crimes
25:05at which they forbid my interference,
25:06they leave behind a signal forcing me to depart without explanation.
25:11Or else Watson or Mrs. Hudson could well die.
25:15So at Ambassador Anderson's house, that's what happened?
25:18There was a signal of some kind forcing you to back off.
25:23Yes.
25:24So I did.
25:27And yet I believe that were we to solve Clara's disappearance,
25:31we might also find my friends.
25:33And if I could contrive some means to question Charlie the coachman,
25:37then...
25:38Well, you understand.
25:40Lives depend on us.
25:42But we have some very important clues to decipher.
25:45The most important...
25:47The missing jewels.
25:49Yes, and why they're so important.
25:51Because why kidnap Clara if you've already stolen her ransom?
25:55Very good.
25:57Very good indeed.
25:59You'll make a passable detective yet.
26:02You've already proved your prowess as a tracker.
26:05How much did Charlie receive for these stolen horses?
26:08Forty dollars a piece.
26:10But they were worth a lot more.
26:13Well, this information confirms my suspicions.
26:17What's next?
26:20Take one of the horses you retrieved
26:23and go directly to the Seven Bells in Stetney.
26:26I hear the proprietor is looking for a barmaid.
26:29A barmaid?
26:30There are very few roles for young girls in public houses
26:34unless you prefer to pose as a street creature of easy virtue.
26:38No, I would not.
26:40Now...
26:42Here, take this.
26:45Another list.
26:47Construction firms employing joiners and carpenters.
26:51I've made something of a study of nails and screws,
26:54but this one perplexes me.
26:57See if you can find its origin and its purpose, please.
27:02You couldn't find anything smaller for me to do?
27:05A chip of gravel, a little ash.
27:08Never underestimate a piece of evidence because of its size.
27:13If you were to solve your mother's murder,
27:15you must master every skill you have.
27:24If my customers don't have a drink in their hand every second,
27:27their bellies think their throats have been cut.
27:29You sure you've done bar work before?
27:31Yeah.
27:32Yes.
27:35I'll give you two shillings for the shift.
27:36If you're any good, you can stay.
27:38Come on.
27:41I'm going to go.
27:42I need to get some glasses.
27:43I can't serve any of you until I've got stuff.
27:45That'll ruin that dress.
27:53You showing me the money?
27:57Sorry.
28:04Do you know this, ma'am?
28:07Okay.
28:09No.
28:13Do you know this, ma'am?
28:15Charlie?
28:21Charlie or Royd?
28:22If I had ten bucks for every girl in this spoozer,
28:25he told about his goals.
28:26And they all fall for it.
28:28Not you two.
28:29No.
28:31But he's got a lady friend of mine in terrible trouble.
28:34Do you know where I could find Charlie?
28:36No.
28:38He did used to tell all the girls not to get attached.
28:40Why?
28:41Had a rich woman on a string, didn't he?
28:44Does this rich woman have a name?
28:46I'm sure she does.
28:47But Charlie wouldn't tell me it.
28:49Only that there'd be a big difference in their ages.
28:52Ruthie!
28:53Right!
28:54Which I, of course, know.
28:56Charlie don't mind.
29:06I'm sorry.
29:08Do you recognize this type of screw?
29:13Sister, do you recognize this type of screw?
29:16Do you, by any chance, recognize this screw?
29:20Spare a few cobblers, miss.
29:27I'm afraid this is all I have.
29:29Very kind of you, miss.
29:31Excuse me, but are you a carpenter?
29:34Used to be.
29:35But how could you tell?
29:37Oh, of course.
29:38It was a time when you were only considered a proper joiner
29:41if you'd lost a finger or two.
29:43You don't recognize this, do you?
29:47That there screw is particular to the Withersea Coffin Factory,
29:51down by London Docks, where my pa used to work.
29:55You could search the world for coffin screws,
29:58and not find another like that one.
30:20Charlie!
30:21Charlie!
30:23Charlie!
30:32Hello.
30:34Though I know you.
30:35Are you again?
30:36I've been here working all night.
30:38Oh, have you then?
30:39I knew you was under game.
30:41All right, you've had your warning.
30:43Please.
30:45This is Clary Anderson, the American ambassador's daughter.
30:48She was kidnapped the night that you and I first met.
30:50Chief Inspector told us about her this morning.
30:52The ambassador's coachman is a suspected kidnapper,
30:55and he just went into that coffin factory.
30:57Did he now?
31:00You go around there and keep an eye.
31:03I'll lift to the station, bring back more men.
31:05I'll be back a bit after sunrise.
31:08Oh, and miss.
31:09Yes.
31:10If you're yanking my chain, you'll be in the clink so long,
31:14you'll forget what daylight looks like.
31:16Deal.
31:41Eggs done the way you like, sir.
31:44I've been served early, as requested,
31:46since we have to be off so soon.
31:47Where is my new maid?
31:49Miss Rockhouse.
31:50She hasn't returned.
31:53Bring me the key to her room.
31:55Sir, do you think that's proper?
31:58I beg your pardon?
31:59I know she's a foreign girl, without experience.
32:02But to enter her private quota...
32:04Now, see here, Mr. Halligan.
32:07This foreign girl may be in danger,
32:09and I wish to see if I can find a clue as to her whereabouts.
32:12Is that sufficient?
32:13Or do I need to put my request in writing?
32:22That'll be all.
32:24Go and prepare for our trip in the ambassador's carriage.
32:56Go and prepare for our trip in the ambassador's carriage.
32:57Not bad.
33:26How quickly will it be here?
33:29Stole as long as you can then.
33:31Getting these hostages out alive in a hurry will be your job.
33:34But we'll think of something.
33:45I want them gems, Charlie.
33:48No, I'm supposed to keep them until...
33:49Change your plans.
33:50We've been tipped off. The police are on their way.
33:52Hand them over now.
33:59It's all there.
34:00It better be.
34:01Where are we taking the prisoners?
34:04Watson and the housekeeper are coming with us.
34:07The girl goes with you.
34:10Distract the police by setting fire to this place, then untie the ambassador's daughter's hands and take her gag out.
34:15And drop the girl off near her house and make a break for it and get good and away from
34:20London, boy.
34:21No one can be seen with you, understand?
34:23Take Clara home?
34:24What?
34:26I thought I was supposed to...
34:27We got the gems.
34:29And the ambassador's given up the keys, so his daughter has to be returned.
34:33If I don't see flames and I look back over my shoulder, you'll rue the day.
34:46Charlie!
34:48Get a move, boy!
35:07Two coffins?
35:27Yeah!
35:29Yeah!
35:35There she goes, she's after her!
35:42Get up!
35:45Come on!
35:49Whoa, whoa!
35:56Get up! Come on!
36:06Come on!
36:15Oi!
36:18I got it, Inspector!
36:20Okay, okay.
36:21Where's the Ambassador's daughter?
36:24Oh, come on! Find her!
36:33When I galloped around the corner and saw Mr. Halligan on the Ambassador's coach, I knew you'd be here.
36:39How did you know where to find me?
36:40I didn't. I came to intercept Charlie before he and Clara boarded the only ship bound for America in the
36:47next two days.
36:48You guessed that Charlie was taking Clara to America?
36:53I never guess.
36:54Charlie was in a great haste to sell the Ambassador's jewels and horses, but for dollars.
36:59For pounds and dollars are not the currency of this country.
37:02You wouldn't part with them jewels for less than $20,000.
37:05I beg you, please do not tell my parents.
37:07Don't tell your parents how you planned your own kidnapping and stole your mother's jewels.
37:12How you opened your parents' bedroom window so they'd be cold enough to ask for a hot water jar allowing
37:18Charlie to dump the Lord of them into the cocoa to drive us from the scent.
37:21As I noted, Charlie did indeed have a Confederate inside the household and here she is.
37:28But I was told that there was an age difference between Charlie and his rich girlfriend.
37:34Yes. Charlie is 32, Clara is 17.
37:39Now what happens to you next depends on whether you are capable of telling the truth.
37:43Were there any others being held hostage in the coffin factory?
37:47Yes, Mr. Holmes. A man and wife, though I never heard their voices.
37:52And why do you suppose they were married, this couple?
37:54Because when our captors would take them out of their coffins to visit the lavatory, they were referred to as
37:59Doctor and Mrs.
38:03Disaster.
38:05How on earth did you come up with this preposterous kidnapping?
38:09It was Charlie's idea. He knew my parents would never have agreed to us being together.
38:14Not because Charlie is twice my age, but because he is so far below my station.
38:18But it wasn't supposed to happen until a month from now.
38:21All of a sudden, Charlie was in a desperate hurry. He begged me to go with him.
38:24He said he was in danger.
38:26And he only asked me to take the jewels so that we might have an income on which to live
38:30when we married.
38:31They are insured, Mr. Holmes. My father is in debt. It was also for his sake.
38:36And even after your elopement went so terribly wrong, you were still prepared to sail to America with this criminal.
38:43I was a fool. I was used, tricked into stealing from my own family for an elopement, which my parents'
38:51reputations could have endured.
38:52But if the world thinks me a thief, dear God, my father will have to resign.
39:00Whoa!
39:01That may not be necessary.
39:06This is where our paths diverge. But listen to me closely.
39:10Charlie dares not give you away, even in prison, for fear of his accomplices.
39:14And I doubt if anyone but I will discover you are a self-kidnapping jewel thief.
39:18Certainly not Inspector Bullywong.
39:20So I'm out of danger?
39:22Hardly. If Charlie's employers let you live, knowing what you know, it's probably so they can blackmail you.
39:27So if and when they contact you, send for me.
39:30In the meantime, when describing your rescue, you may talk of Amelia, but do not mention my name. Do you
39:35understand?
39:36Lives are at stake, including your own.
39:50I pity you, Clara.
39:54I hardly need tell you any destination by your parents' residence would be extremely ill-advised.
40:11How did you know about Charlie and Clara?
40:13Well, you told me when you handed over the plaster cast of the footprints going in and out of the
40:17Ambassador's house.
40:18But there was just one pair of boots and the track going in and out was the same.
40:23If Charlie carried Clara from the room, how could the footprints be exactly the same, both coming and going?
40:28Surely the returning set would be-
40:30Would have been deeper because of the weight Charlie was carrying, but they were even deeper.
40:34So, Charlie knocked on Clara's door with the all clear.
40:38He left behind the candle and the empty cup of cocoa as misdirection.
40:41They both exited by the front door.
40:44Clara in her favorite travel dress, which you noted was missing.
40:47And I'm sure that Charlie could have confirmed all this.
40:50I'd have been able to question him. Indeed, were it not for you,
40:53I might even now be rescuing my friends who suffer for their closeness to me.
40:57But I found them. I found your friends. I solved the riddle of the screw.
41:02It brought me the coffin factory. I alerted the police.
41:05That's why the kidnappers escaped. They knew the police were coming and they fled with their hostages.
41:12How could they know?
41:13Because I am dealing not only with a greedy, ignorant coachman and a silly adolescent girl, but with a vast
41:20criminal syndicate of unbridled reach.
41:23And yes, even inside the police. A syndicate whose ultimate purpose I am yet to comprehend.
41:30But you can still question Charlie. He's in custody.
41:33Oh, do you think I could just waltz into prison without the whole world knowing?
41:36Or is this your plan all along to destroy this last chance I had to rescue Watson and Mrs. Hudson?
41:43Why would you think that?
41:44Because through your actions they are lost to me. And all the time you kept a secret.
41:51How do I explain this which I found in your room? Why was it there?
41:57I have no time to listen to your answer. If you are who you claim to be, you will say
42:03nothing of my presence to the police.
42:05Now we will continue this conversation later. Do not follow me. I very much suspect we are about to be
42:11arrested.
42:13I told you not to run. And now, you are going to the station with us.
42:35Once again!
42:52You're running.
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