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00:00Support me, or there's no point.
00:01One sarsaparilla in a clean glass, as requested.
00:12Final question.
00:15Which ancient civilization's gold filigree adornments
00:19were an inspiration for jewelers in the reign of Queen Victoria?
00:24The Greeks!
00:25I'm sorry, I mean the Romans.
00:26The Greco-Romans.
00:29I'm sorry, no.
00:31Yes, escape.
00:32The Etruscans.
00:33I was going to say the Assyrians.
00:37Wrong.
00:39The Etruscans.
00:41Correct.
00:42So glad you joined the team, Mavis.
00:45And with that last bonus question,
00:47we have the pugnacious police in third.
00:52The learned ladies in second.
00:56And once again, the know-it-alls in first place.
01:01Congratulations.
01:02See you all next week for another esoteric evening of miscellany.
01:08Match-up.
01:09And don't forget to fill out your entry tests for Toronto's smartest man.
01:13Sponsored by Mr. Colwin of Colwin's Complete Cyclopedia.
01:17That's right.
01:19The-the-no home is complete without a set of Colwins.
01:23Higgins, you need to keep your mouth shut unless you're certain of the answer.
01:26Sir, I'm pretty sure that was the right answer.
01:29Where's Murdoch's not anyway?
01:30We'll be a lot better team with him involved.
01:32I understood that the detective usually doesn't take an interest in such frivolous events.
01:40Congratulations, gentlemen.
01:41Good place isn't so bad.
01:43A respectable showing.
01:45I'm surprised the ladies managed to best you.
01:49They aren't the most challenging of competition.
01:52We've been neck and neck every week.
01:55We take pity on you, you mean?
01:56Oh, please.
01:57You're so conceited you pretend even your mistakes are on purpose.
02:01An ad hominem attack.
02:03I'd expect no better from a woman.
02:06An ad hominem attack.
02:08I know what it means.
02:09Be sure to finish up the contest entry test.
02:12My son Dean is coming around to collect them.
02:14Try your luck, gentlemen.
02:15Toronto's smartest man might be here in this very room.
02:20He's your oven aloft.
02:23You call that a test.
02:28Mmm.
02:37Oh, my God.
02:40Oh, my God.
02:42Oh, my God.
02:44Oh, my God.
02:46Oh, my God.
02:47Oh, my God.
02:48Oh, my God.
02:48Oh, my God.
02:48Oh, my God.
02:48Oh, my God.
02:48Oh, my God.
02:50Oh, my God.
02:52Oh, my God.
02:54Oh, my God.
02:57Oh, my God.
03:07Thanks for coming, Murdoch.
03:09We've, uh,
03:11we've all had a few.
03:12We thought it would be a good idea if we had a steady hand at the wheel.
03:15The man's fallen ill, then.
03:16Victor Ford, apparently a severe allergic reaction.
03:20Oh.
03:21Well, not poison, then.
03:23But you don't believe it was an accident, either.
03:26Well, we did at first.
03:27And so Mr. Ryan informed us that Fordham's shellfish allergy is common knowledge.
03:33And he was a terrible person.
03:35Someone may have intentionally contaminated his glass.
03:40Mr. Ryan.
03:42Detective.
03:43I understand you knew of Mr. Fordham's shellfish allergy?
03:47Of course. Sure, he never shut up about it.
03:49Especially since I got these new clam juice dispensers in.
03:53Oh?
03:53With these, I can fix all the latest clam beverages.
03:58Hot clam soda.
04:00Ginger clam juice.
04:02Hot clam cream.
04:04Some vile craze, but, um, it sells.
04:08Is it possible, then, that some of this clam juice accidentally made its way into Mr. Fordham's glass?
04:14Not a chance.
04:16He ordered bottled sarsaparilla that I poured into a clean glass.
04:20I saw him after he took a sip.
04:22He was fine.
04:26The bar cleared out after Mr. Fordham's medical episode.
04:29But, but, sir, everyone who is here will be at the Toronto Smartest Man competition tomorrow.
04:35You should think about entering, sir.
04:36It's being held at the book fair.
04:37Pursuit of knowledge shouldn't be a contest.
04:40The prize is a thousand dollars.
04:42And a full set of encyclopedias.
04:46Imagine all the world's knowledge at your fingertips.
04:52Encyclopedias.
04:55Welcome to Toronto's Pedagogical Book Fair.
04:59We, at Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia, are proud sponsors of this week's events,
05:03especially the search for Toronto's smartest man.
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05:11Colwyn's Complete Cyclopedia.
05:14Uh, founded by my, my grandfather, uh, Tobias Colwyn, in 18, in, uh, in, in, in, and...
05:231870.
05:24Yes, 1870.
05:25And now, on the second...
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05:43And now, the main event.
05:46Only five perfect tests were submitted by...
05:49Yes, uh, by, uh, Francois Boudreau.
05:56Ved Srinivasan.
05:59Uh, William Murdoch.
06:01So you didn't, sir?
06:02Well done, detective.
06:04Uh, Victor Fordham and F. Newsome.
06:07These five contestants will buy for the crown of Toronto's smartest man.
06:12Are you lost, my dear?
06:13No.
06:14Fiona Newsome.
06:15F. Newsome.
06:16A woman?
06:17Oh, no.
06:18Uh, this will never do.
06:20I beg your pardon?
06:21Well, it's, uh, it's in the name, ma'am.
06:24Toronto's smartest man.
06:26Maybe we go, we could go to the next heist.
06:28Yes, yes, yes.
06:29Uh, Dr. Glenn Price.
06:32And I believe that Mr. Fordham went to hospital last night.
06:36Oh.
06:36In that case, uh, the alternate for Mr. Fordham will be...
06:40Stop right there.
06:42I'll be damned if I'm kept out of this competition.
06:45Very well, then.
06:46Uh, ladies and gentlemen, uh, please stay and browse the books while we prepare the stage for an exciting battle
06:52of wits.
06:53Um, Mr. Fordham, Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary.
06:59Ah, have you caught the villain who did this to me?
07:02Not yet, but I was wondering, do you know who may have wanted to do this to you?
07:08I'd say most of my competitors dislike me.
07:11That's what happens when you're the best.
07:13Maybe that tall woman on the ladies team, Miss Gruesome or some such.
07:19Quite competitive.
07:20And she definitely doesn't like me.
07:23Anyone else?
07:25No.
07:27Although, last night, Ved did say he hoped I'd drop dead.
07:37The sign is quite clear, my dear.
07:39This is absurd.
07:40Women are the intellectual equal to men in every way.
07:43Mr. Coleman.
07:45Miss Newsome here plays in a weekly miscellany game against myself and Mr. Fordham.
07:49Thank you, Professor Srinivasan.
07:51And she habitually loses.
07:54She isn't a serious contestant.
07:56I got a perfect score on the entry test, the same as you.
07:59There's no need for raised voices.
08:03If I may, Miss Newsome lives in my neighborhood.
08:06She has recently been left by her husband and is no doubt emotional.
08:11Uh, competition might not be advisable given her fragile state.
08:14I am not emotional, and, sir, you're a chiropodist, not a psychiatrist.
08:20Nevertheless, I think Dr. Price has a point.
08:22Don't you, my dear?
08:29Just how did you get along with Mr. Ford?
08:32I understand you told him you wished he would drop dead.
08:37He called me a fool for saying Montevideo is the capital of Paraguay.
08:42It's Asunción.
08:43So, Montevideo is Uruguay.
08:45I know that now.
08:48Look, we bicker from time to time.
08:50I certainly didn't put clam juice into his drink.
08:55Detective.
08:58The name's Boudreau.
09:00Mr. Boudreau, were you at the miscellany matchup the other night?
09:05No.
09:05Then how can I...
09:06Do you remember getting me sent to jail ten years ago?
09:11Well, the name does ring a bell.
09:14Well, your name does a little bit more than that for me.
09:17I spent ten years locked up, reading every book that I could find,
09:22familiarizing myself with the law, the arts, and the sciences,
09:26waiting for the day that I could throw your supposed genius back in your face.
09:33Well, then, how lovely that you've been afforded that opportunity.
09:39I'm going to beat you, detective, no matter what it takes.
09:54Teddy, have a look at this.
09:55X-ray glasses.
09:57Can see through skin and clothing.
09:59Imagine how useful those would be.
10:01For what?
10:03Police work.
10:05Henry, I don't think that's a real product.
10:07You know what you always say to me, though.
10:09Be careful in the big city.
10:10Everyone's a swimmer.
10:11Oh, this is different. This is in the newspaper.
10:13They don't waste their money.
10:15The company probably won't even send the glasses.
10:17It's too late. I already ordered a pair last week.
10:24The Colwyn should just hand the prize over to Murdoch and be done with it.
10:28As brilliant as Detective Murdoch is, you can't be certain he'll win.
10:31There are many different types of intelligence, after all.
10:35Oh, that's rubbish.
10:35You're either bright or you're dim.
10:37And I know a sure thing when I see it.
10:39Attention all!
10:41The moment has arrived.
10:43Together, we will answer the question,
10:45Who is Toronto's smartest man?
10:48Envelopes with the daily challenges and their solutions are locked in this safe.
10:53Each day, I'll open a new one.
10:56Contestants will earn points.
10:57Which will be tallied by the lovely Miss Ontario Wheat.
11:05And at the end of the week, we will have our champion.
11:10Now, in this briefcase,
11:13This is the $1,000 cash prize for the winner.
11:22And so, let round one begin.
11:29The sum of the first five prime numbers.
11:3628.
11:38Express the golden ratio to three decimal points.
11:431.618.
11:48Projectile motion.
11:50Kirchhoff's diffraction formula.
11:56729.
12:00Russell's paradox.
12:08And this is it, gentlemen.
12:09The final question of the round,
12:12Worth five bonus points.
12:15If a train leaves Montreal at 9 a.m.
12:17Traveling at 60 miles per hour,
12:19And another train leaves Toronto at the same time
12:22Traveling at 50 miles per hour,
12:24When will the two trains intersect on the 333-mile journey?
12:2912.16 p.m.
12:32No, that's not right.
12:35At 12.01 p.m.
12:38And 20 seconds.
12:39That is the correct answer, sir.
12:41It is not.
12:43All trains traveling on the Grand Trunk Railway
12:45Between Montreal and Toronto
12:47Hold for precisely 15 minutes at Kingston.
12:51It's a hypothetical question, sir.
12:57Take that, Murdoch.
12:59Civility, gentlemen.
13:01Today's round goes to Professor Srinivasan.
13:08And please, join us tomorrow for round two.
13:15A worthy set of opponents.
13:17Better look next time, man.
13:19Luck has nothing to do with it.
13:21That was a misleading question.
13:24Oh, dear.
13:33Some workers found him this morning.
13:39That's Professor Srinivasan.
13:43He's still wearing yesterday's clothes.
13:46His boutonniere.
13:47This is at the back of the book fair.
13:50He must have been on his way home.
13:52Well, I guess this means he won't be winning Toronto's smartest man.
14:04The building is undergoing repairs to the cornice.
14:07Some of the brickwork was crumbling.
14:09So, he was killed by falling masonry.
14:13Yes, but workers had already removed the loose bricks.
14:18I think this masonry was dropped deliberately.
14:20Is the roof accessible?
14:22Not too easily.
14:23Just up the main staircase.
14:25Huh.
14:27So, Professor Srinivasan exits the building,
14:30pleased with his win,
14:32and was then struck down by falling masonry,
14:35thrown from the roof.
14:36So, it would seem you think it's related to the competition?
14:40I suppose it's possible.
14:41Professor Srinivasan is dead?
14:43I'm afraid so.
14:45Pop, maybe we should call off the contest?
14:47Nonsense.
14:48It occurred directly behind the venue, Mr. Colwood.
14:51And two nights ago, Mr. Fordham had a near-deadly brush with clam juice.
14:56He's highly allergic.
14:58I'm sorry to hear that,
14:58but I don't see how either of these incidents are connected to the contest.
15:02Nevertheless, I will be questioning all of the contestants before we proceed.
15:09Pop, I...
15:10Gentlemen, either you let me compete, or I intend to sue.
15:15Well, it's Toronto's smartest man.
15:17There's nothing you can do about that.
15:19Aren't man and mankind commonly used to refer to the whole of the human race?
15:24Why should this competition be any different?
15:26You wouldn't win in court.
15:27Maybe so.
15:28But it'd throw a wrench in your contest all the same.
15:37Mr. Fordham,
15:38Where were you following the competition last evening?
15:42I believe I was the first to leave.
15:45You probably saw me.
15:47I went straight out the front door.
15:50And where did you go?
15:51Home.
15:52I still wasn't feeling well.
15:55Probably why I didn't win round one.
15:59Can anyone vouch for you after you left the venue?
16:02Did anyone see you?
16:04When I went home alone?
16:06No.
16:09I'm afraid not.
16:10I am a bachelor, detective.
16:12Although, when I left the venue,
16:14I did see Mr. Boudreau speaking with Professor Srinivasan.
16:18And then I saw Mr. Boudreau hurrying upstairs.
16:22Upstairs?
16:23Are you sure?
16:24Yes, yes.
16:25I thought it quite strange.
16:27And just what were Mr. Boudreau and the professor discussing?
16:31I didn't hear.
16:32And I wouldn't dare a strong.
16:36I talked to no one.
16:38I saw no one.
16:39I got home and read legal treasives.
16:42On prisoners' rights.
16:44Mr. Boudreau,
16:44you were the last person seen talking to Professor Srinivasan.
16:48And you were seen rushing upstairs afterward.
16:51Ah, I had to find the bathroom.
16:53Prison food has given me the fluffette.
16:56Digestion issues.
16:57What were you and the professor talking about?
16:59I was merely offering my sincere congratulations.
17:02He played brilliantly.
17:05Unlike some.
17:12Upon further consideration,
17:15Miss Effie Newsome will be permitted to compete.
17:18Still so sure Detective Murdoch will win
17:20now that Miss Newsome has entered the fray?
17:22She's a worthy rival.
17:23Oh, I doubt that very much.
17:25Come now.
17:26We've both seen a competitive side.
17:28Sometimes the contest comes down
17:29to just how much someone wants to win.
17:32Just how much, eh?
17:34How about the two of us have a little wager?
17:36Say two dollars?
17:37Make it five.
17:39One.
17:40Oh, Detective.
17:42You might not want to do so well this round.
17:44Remember what happened to Professor Srinivasan.
17:46I remember, Inspector, and I'm here to get to the bottom of it.
17:53And now for round two.
17:57It makes octopus blood blue.
18:01Hemocyanin.
18:05Queen of both England and France.
18:09Eleanor of Aquitaine.
18:14Classical epics were written in which poetic meter?
18:19Dactylic hexameter.
18:21Which Scottish-Canadian inventor and engineer
18:25is known as the father of standard time?
18:28Sir Sanford Fleming.
18:33The calcaneus bone.
18:47And the final challenge for round two
18:51for five bonus points
18:54if
18:55ES equals 14
18:58and JZ equals 16
19:01what does LW equal?
19:04Excuse me, sirs.
19:06Buy it through the auditorium, please.
19:08Oh, but...
19:10A solve!
19:11LW equals 11.
19:14Here to explain for the audience.
19:16Of course.
19:17Completing the pattern
19:1911 is the number of alphabetical spaces
19:21between L and W.
19:23Well done!
19:24The quick-witted Miss Newsome
19:26is the winner of this deceptively simple round.
19:36Mr. Boudreau,
19:37I saw you cheating.
19:39You were a safecracker
19:40who worked with armed robbers.
19:42You stole the solution from the Colwyn's safe.
19:45So you do remember me?
19:49I was a safecracker, yes.
19:52But I was only pretending to cheat.
19:58Why?
19:58As a distraction.
20:00To ensure that you didn't win.
20:02And you fell for it.
20:04Who's smarter now, Detective?
20:14Roberts, guess what's come in the mail?
20:16A letter from Constable Crabtree.
20:18Oh, uh, yes.
20:19He says he's doing well in St. John's.
20:21He's even made his first arrest.
20:22A, uh, a moose poacher.
20:25But, no.
20:26This, look.
20:27My X-ray spectacles.
20:29Told you it was a real company.
20:31Wow.
20:32I guess I was wrong.
20:33Don't feel too bad, Teddy.
20:34No one expects you to go from country bumpkin
20:36to city sophisticate overnight.
20:42This doesn't make sense.
20:44They're supposed to see through skin and clothing,
20:45but all I see is my hand.
20:48Could I give them a try?
20:50Of course.
20:57Whoa.
20:59My own bones.
21:00Unbelievable.
21:02Oh.
21:03Oh.
21:04Oh.
21:06Well?
21:09I'm a gentleman, Henry.
21:13Professor Srinivasan was single
21:14and kept to himself
21:15apart from his weekly miscellany game.
21:17No enemies to speak of,
21:19so I decided to look into the others
21:20as well.
21:21Mr. Fordham works in investments.
21:23Dr. Price runs a...
21:26I can't read this to you.
21:28Fool.
21:30I beg your pardon?
21:32Foot.
21:33Foot.
21:33Foot Clinic.
21:34Runs a foot clinic.
21:35And Mr. Boudreau has had trouble
21:36finding employment
21:37since his release from prison.
21:39Well, that could be a strong motivator
21:41to win the prize.
21:42Let's look next into Mr. Boudreau.
21:44He wasn't at miscellany matchup.
21:46No, but he is a known criminal.
21:48And he was seen going upstairs
21:49at the book fair.
21:51You know,
21:52the only contestant
21:54who was present
21:54on the side of both attacks
21:56was Miss Newsome.
21:57Yes, but...
21:58She is quite competitive.
22:00And she did
22:01dislike both victims.
22:03Hated them, even.
22:04And she's smart enough
22:05to have coordinated the attacks.
22:06Oh, definitely.
22:08Well, thank you for that.
22:09Just to be clear,
22:11I didn't attack anybody,
22:12but I do believe
22:14somebody may be
22:14trying to poison me.
22:15I found these on my doorstep
22:18after yesterday's competition.
22:20For a very pretty lady
22:22from her secret admirer.
22:24Yes.
22:24I inspected the chocolates
22:26and found pinprick marks
22:27on the bottom of each of them.
22:29I think they're injection points.
22:30Do you always inspect presents
22:32so carefully?
22:33I was suspicious.
22:34I haven't received
22:35a romantic gift
22:36in quite some time.
22:42Smell that?
22:44Scent of pears?
22:46A bit exotic
22:47for a basic box of bonbons.
22:50I believe these were injected
22:52with chloral hydrate.
22:54Let's have a look at that card.
22:56You got a typed message,
22:58no handwriting.
23:02There's a flower in the design.
23:05It is a poppy.
23:07I know where these came from.
23:11I'm not in the habit
23:12of selling poison.
23:14Of course not.
23:15Do you recall
23:16who purchased the chocolate
23:17that's likely yesterday afternoon?
23:19You do excellent business, sir.
23:21I must have sold
23:22at least a dozen chocolate boxes
23:24after lunch yesterday.
23:26Do you remember
23:27typing this message
23:29on the card?
23:30Yes.
23:32A man purchased this box.
23:35What did he look like?
23:37A man.
23:39Normal.
23:40Not particularly attractive.
23:42Or unattractive.
23:44Height.
23:46Average.
23:48Voice.
23:50Audible.
23:51And he's standing
23:53right behind you.
23:56Dr. Price.
23:58Yes?
23:59Dr. Price,
24:00you are under arrest
24:01for the attempted murder
24:02of Effie Newsome.
24:08I left the chocolates
24:09and the note,
24:10but I never poisoned them.
24:11This is some sort
24:12of terrible mistake.
24:13Why did you send them
24:14to Miss Newsome?
24:15I sent harmless chocolates
24:16to Miss Newsome.
24:17I was merely expressing
24:18my burgeoning romantic feelings
24:20for that tall,
24:22mouthy brainiac.
24:24It's not very expressive
24:26to leave an anonymous card.
24:29I had some qualms
24:30about signing my name.
24:32She seems to dislike me.
24:33I had hoped,
24:34after some gallant gestures,
24:36to eventually step forward
24:37as her suitor.
24:39I think that you're the one
24:42who dislikes Miss Newsome.
24:43You're worried she'll beat you
24:45in this competition,
24:45and that's why you poisoned
24:47the chocolates
24:47with chlorohydrate.
24:49Nonsense.
24:50I'm not afraid
24:51of a little competition.
24:52Tell me,
24:53was she pleased
24:54to receive the chocolates
24:55before the poison and such?
24:56As a doctor,
24:58you also had access
24:58to a syringe.
25:00Those can be acquired
25:02at any apothecary,
25:03as can the chlorohydrate.
25:04You needn't even be
25:05a medical man.
25:06I left them on her doorstep
25:08before she arrived home
25:09from the competition.
25:10They were wrapped
25:11in purple paper.
25:12Someone else must have seen them
25:13and done something to them.
25:15Purple paper?
25:16Yes.
25:17With a pink bow.
25:19You know,
25:19the kind of frippery women like.
25:23All right,
25:23give it up already.
25:24You're having me on
25:25about the glasses.
25:25You must be.
25:26I'm not having you on.
25:27You're very mistrustful.
25:29No, I know
25:29when I'm being fooled.
25:30I'm not fooling you.
25:32What's all the fuss?
25:34Constable Roberts refuses
25:35to stop this childish prank
25:36he's been playing.
25:38What prank?
25:39Explain.
25:40Well,
25:40Constable Higgins
25:41bought some X-ray glasses
25:43he found in the newspaper.
25:44And they don't work,
25:44but he's been pretending
25:45that they do.
25:46Let me see.
25:56Astounding!
25:57Oh!
25:59Is that a healed fracture
26:00on your forearm, Roberts?
26:02It is.
26:02I broke it
26:03falling out of a tree
26:04when I was seven.
26:16The chocolates
26:17were from Dr. Price?
26:19I knew he hated me.
26:22On the contrary,
26:23I believe he's quite fond of you.
26:25Oh, good Lord.
26:28Tell me,
26:29what did the wrapping
26:30on this box of chocolates
26:31look like?
26:32There was no wrapping paper.
26:33No purple paper?
26:35None.
26:36Oh,
26:36that supports Dr. Price's story
26:38that someone
26:39must have tampered
26:40with this box of chocolates
26:42after the delivery.
26:43So he'll be back
26:44in the competition?
26:45I suppose so.
26:46Well,
26:47I look forward
26:48to trouncing him.
26:52I hope you're happy
26:53you've kept
26:53my patience waiting.
26:54I have people
26:55who depend on me
26:56for their well-being.
26:57I trust their feet
26:58will make a full recovery.
27:00Good day, detectives.
27:03I take it
27:04he isn't our culprit?
27:05It doesn't look that way.
27:06And he wasn't
27:07at the miscellany matchup.
27:09Shouldn't we
27:09shut down the competition?
27:11I believe
27:12we should continue.
27:13It may lead us
27:14to a culprit.
27:15I agree.
27:16And, of course,
27:17you still want
27:17the opportunity to win.
27:20I'd like to stay
27:21close to the suspects.
27:22Hmm.
27:23Either way,
27:23it will be all hands
27:24on deck
27:24for the competition tomorrow.
27:26We've got to keep
27:27everyone safe.
27:28Well, I was thinking
27:29with everything
27:29that's happening,
27:30perhaps we should
27:31call off the competition.
27:32Don't be ridiculous.
27:34We've decided
27:35to allow the competition
27:36to continue,
27:37albeit with police supervision.
27:39I'll keep you posted.
27:40Much appreciated,
27:42detective.
27:43Two at the front,
27:44two at the back.
27:46And now,
27:47with all five
27:48round three
27:49bonus points
27:49at stake,
27:50our competitors
27:51must assemble
27:52a mystery item
27:53at their workstations.
27:55No instructions
27:56provided.
27:57On my signal,
27:58the contestants
27:59will remove
27:59their drop cloths.
28:01And go.
28:10Detective Murdoch
28:11looks like he's off
28:12to a quick start.
28:13He does indeed.
28:15Care do raise
28:16the stakes
28:16of our wager?
28:17Say,
28:18double or nothing?
28:19Right,
28:19you know.
28:19Although,
28:20Miss Newsome
28:21does seem a tad
28:22perplexed,
28:23wouldn't you say,
28:23Inspector?
28:43Mr. Fordham
28:45believes he's done.
28:48Mr. Fordham
28:49has successfully
28:50completed his
28:51battery circuit.
28:52And Mr. Fordham
28:53is the winner
28:54of this round.
28:55That's impossible.
28:57There is no way
28:58that anyone
28:59knows circuits
28:59better than
29:00William Murdoch.
29:01That man must
29:01be cheating.
29:02Please,
29:03some civility,
29:04gentlemen.
29:05Nobody knows
29:06batteries like
29:06Detective Murdoch.
29:07I sincerely doubt
29:08Fordham subscribes
29:09to circuits quarterly.
29:11I've seen it
29:12on the detective's desk.
29:14Empty your pockets.
29:15I suspect
29:16Mr. Fordham
29:17has a cheat sheet
29:18or a diagram
29:19of some sort
29:20secreted away.
29:21You're a sore loser,
29:23but fine.
29:24Don't do it,
29:26Fordham.
29:26The police
29:27can't be trusted.
29:28Know your rights.
29:29Don't make it easy
29:29on them.
29:30I have nothing
29:31to hide.
29:33There we are.
29:35Mm-hmm.
29:37What is this?
29:41I've never
29:41seen this before.
29:45A bottle of
29:46chloral hydrate
29:47solution,
29:47the same substance
29:48that was used
29:49in the attempt
29:50on Miss Newsome's
29:51life.
29:52Mr. Fordham,
29:54you are under
29:55arrest.
29:56Oh, God.
30:05I don't know
30:06anything about
30:07any chocolate.
30:08How did this poison
30:09get into your pocket?
30:10I take off
30:12my jacket
30:12when I'm quizzing.
30:13It was hanging
30:14off the back
30:15of my chair.
30:16You're saying
30:16it was planted.
30:18Where were you
30:19after yesterday's round?
30:20I don't even know
30:21where Miss Newsome lives.
30:22I could hardly
30:23have dropped off
30:24poisoned chocolates.
30:25After the first day
30:26of competition,
30:27you say you went home.
30:28You could have snuck
30:29back in,
30:30climbed the stairs,
30:31and waited on the roof
30:32for Professor Srinivasan.
30:33I could have,
30:34but I didn't.
30:36And why would I
30:37give myself clam juice
30:38at the miscellany game?
30:40I nearly died.
30:41As a cover
30:42for the attacks
30:43to follow.
30:44I think you would
30:46do just about anything
30:47to win the title
30:48of Toronto's smartest man.
30:50I think you're getting
30:51the two of us
30:52confused, detective.
30:54I want to know
30:55how you have been cheating.
30:57I didn't!
31:00May I have a word
31:01with you in private,
31:01detective?
31:08Did you notice
31:08he avoided telling us
31:09where he was last night?
31:12What is it, sir?
31:14Are you quite sure
31:15that personal pride
31:16isn't playing a part
31:17in this investigation?
31:18What do you mean?
31:19Is it vanity
31:20that's making you
31:21so certain Fordham cheated?
31:23Inspector, respectfully,
31:24I believe I am
31:25seeing things clearly.
31:27Fordham is cheating.
31:29And that malfeasance
31:30is somehow mixed in
31:31with these violent attacks.
31:32Something is going on here,
31:34and it isn't simply the fact
31:35that I am not
31:36the one winning.
31:37Detective?
31:38Mr. Colwood,
31:39what can we do for you?
31:40Well, I thought
31:41I'd better drop by
31:42and mention something
31:43about Mr. Fordham.
31:44He was with me
31:45when this business
31:46with the poison happened.
31:49When was this?
31:50Yesterday evening,
31:51wasn't it?
31:52Right after the competition.
31:54Mr. Fordham was
31:55helping me review
31:56mathematical calculations
31:58for the encyclopedia.
32:00He's one of our experts,
32:01you know,
32:02so he couldn't
32:03have used the poison.
32:05Why did he not tell us this?
32:07Well, I imagine
32:08your onstage accusation
32:10of him cheating with me
32:11may have made him
32:11a touch reticent.
32:14It's time to release
32:15Mr. Fordham, detective.
32:23Still nothing?
32:26There must be something
32:27wrong with my eyes.
32:28Maybe I should call the doctor.
32:32What if he tells me
32:33that I'm slowly going blind?
32:34Henry, hang up.
32:37I was joking.
32:38I shouldn't call?
32:39I've been pretending.
32:41The glasses don't work.
32:42I knew it.
32:44Take a closer look.
32:45There's a feather inside
32:47to create this sort
32:48of blurry effect.
32:49So we got a defective pair.
32:52The glasses themselves
32:53are a hoax, Henry.
32:56Sorry for playing along.
32:58It's fine.
33:00I was playing along, too.
33:14Have you been up all night,
33:15detective?
33:16Yes.
33:17I found it extremely suspicious
33:19that Calvin Cohen
33:21showed up here
33:22with an alibi
33:22for Mr. Fordham.
33:23The two of them
33:24must be colluding.
33:26To cheat in the contest,
33:28or are you talking
33:28about the attacks?
33:29It can't be a coincidence
33:31that all of this cheating
33:33and violent attacks
33:35have been running
33:36through this entire competition
33:37from the beginning.
33:39I'm convinced
33:40that they are connected.
33:42I just don't know how yet.
33:45Right.
33:45And what's all this?
33:48Oh, I've been trying
33:50to figure out exactly
33:51how Mr. Fordham
33:52has been cheating.
33:53Watts, do you recall
33:54when we coached
33:55Constable Crabtree
33:56through that chess game
33:57remotely
33:58so that he could win
34:00for a case?
34:01He had an earpiece
34:03through which
34:03he received instructions?
34:04Yes.
34:05That got me thinking.
34:07What if Mr. Colwyn
34:09has some high-level technology
34:11hidden within his briefcase?
34:13Like what?
34:14I thought you'd never ask.
34:15I've noticed
34:16that Mr. Fordham's workstation
34:18is nearest
34:19to where Mr. Colwyn
34:21always sits,
34:22always places his briefcase,
34:24and never takes his hand
34:26off of it.
34:27Yes.
34:28What if
34:29he's been sending
34:31Morse code messages
34:34through a device
34:36hidden inside the briefcase
34:38to Mr. Fordham
34:39via an electrical conduit
34:42hidden beneath
34:44the stage floor?
34:48That's an extremely complex plan.
34:51relying on precise placement
34:53of all the elements involved
34:55and a lightning-fast understanding
34:57of Morse code.
34:59Yes, but we cannot forget
35:00the level of intellect
35:01that we are dealing with here.
35:04We cannot underestimate
35:06their cunning.
35:07We must see through
35:08their stratagems.
35:10These X-ray spectacles
35:11are garbage.
35:12I've got to get my money back.
35:13That's it?
35:14That's it?
35:15That's it.
35:16That's it.
35:16That's it.
35:17That's it.
35:19That's it.
35:25This is a portable version
35:27of my X-ray machine.
35:28It's disguised as a camera.
35:30I need you to take an image
35:32of Colwyn's briefcase.
35:35The backplate is already
35:37in place.
35:38Of course.
35:42Detective,
35:44I wonder if it's possible
35:45there's a less elaborate
35:47cheating scheme at play here.
35:50I'm sure it's not
35:51technically impossible.
35:57Ladies and gentlemen,
35:59but a single question remains
36:00after which we will
36:02officially announce
36:02Toronto's smartest man.
36:06What person?
36:13The final challenge
36:14will be a code-breaking puzzle
36:16worth five bonus points.
36:18Miss Ontario Wheat
36:18will reveal this statement
36:19to be worked out.
36:34So soon, Mr. Murdoch?
36:36It reads,
36:38the only true wisdom
36:40is in knowing
36:41you know nothing.
36:42Socrates.
36:44It is a simple
36:45Caesar shift cipher
36:47of seven places.
36:48It's fairly common
36:49in my line of work.
36:50That is, uh,
36:51that is correct.
36:52That means
36:53we have a winner.
36:54And
36:56with the most points
36:58on the board,
36:59Detective Murdoch
37:00is Toronto's smartest man.
37:02Oh, wait a moment.
37:03I-I wasn't here
37:04for the first round.
37:05I'm at a disadvantage
37:06in the points count.
37:07Our-our decision is final.
37:09Um,
37:09tomorrow
37:10will be
37:11the grand prize ceremony
37:12and
37:13Encyclopedia founder
37:14and my esteemed father
37:15Tobias Colwyn
37:16will be arriving
37:17by train from Windsor
37:18to present
37:19the prize
37:20himself.
37:21Detective,
37:22Detective,
37:23I feel as though
37:23we should do
37:24some kind of face-off
37:25to determine
37:26who really won this thing.
37:27All right,
37:27but right now
37:28I need to get
37:28to the station house.
37:29Well,
37:30we can continue
37:31this conversation there.
37:31All right.
37:36So,
37:37why are you
37:37doing all this?
37:38You won,
37:39supposedly.
37:40What are you
37:40expecting to find?
37:42Evidence of cheating.
37:43Specifically,
37:44some sort of
37:44Morse code
37:45pulsation device.
37:47This x-ray
37:48should clarify.
37:49You x-rayed
37:50the briefcase?
37:51I did.
37:51Detective Murdoch
37:52disguised the device
37:53as a camera.
37:55What's inside?
37:57It's empty.
37:58What about
37:59the prize money
37:59Colwyn showed everyone?
38:00The bills
38:01were banded
38:02with metal clips.
38:04The money's
38:05not in there either.
38:06Maybe there is
38:07no $1,000 prize.
38:09What if
38:10Calvin Colwyn
38:11is trying
38:12to avoid
38:12a payout?
38:13By attacking
38:14the contest
38:15frontrunners?
38:16That's mad.
38:17But if it's true,
38:18Detective Murdoch
38:19could be next.
38:20I believe
38:21we need to
38:22pay Calvin Colwyn
38:23a visit.
38:25Oh,
38:26Detective,
38:27you startled me.
38:28Mr. Colwyn,
38:29why are you
38:30taking down
38:30your displays?
38:31Oh,
38:32well,
38:33my father fell ill
38:34and couldn't
38:34make the train,
38:35so we've decided
38:36to forego
38:36the prize presentation.
38:38But no worry,
38:39you'll still receive
38:40your prize
38:40in installment payments.
38:42What about
38:43all the money
38:43that was in
38:44the briefcase?
38:44Oh,
38:45that was just
38:45showmanship.
38:47It's all paid out
38:48to suppliers.
38:48But your
38:49collected
38:50cyclopedia
38:51is available today.
38:52Do you
38:53offer delivery?
38:55Mr. Colwyn,
38:56I'm not surprised
38:57that you called
38:57off the ceremony.
38:58I don't think
38:59you want to pay
39:00out that prize money.
39:01Perhaps you
39:02can't afford to.
39:03Nonsense.
39:04The book fair
39:05and the contest
39:06have been
39:07terrific publicity.
39:09Even with
39:10one of the contestants
39:11losing their life?
39:12Well,
39:12I had nothing
39:13to do with that.
39:14And it's a shame,
39:15but sales are up.
39:17I wish I could
39:18drag this competition
39:20out forever.
39:20Only a fool
39:21would think differently.
39:27Mr. Colwyn.
39:30Pop,
39:30maybe we should
39:31call off the contest.
39:32Nonsense.
39:33Perhaps we should
39:34call off the competition.
39:35Don't be ridiculous.
39:37Are you the fool
39:39your father's referring to?
39:41I don't.
39:41Uh,
39:42what,
39:42what do you mean?
39:43You've been only
39:44too eager
39:45to shut down
39:46this competition,
39:47suggesting that
39:47your father do so
39:48at every turn.
39:49I was just
39:50concerned about
39:51the competitors,
39:52about
39:54about their safety?
39:55I think you're lying.
39:56We need to have
39:57a discussion about
39:58this down at
39:58the station house.
39:59Leave my son alone.
40:00Might be a little fool,
40:01but he's done
40:02nothing wrong.
40:03You be quiet.
40:05I'm not a fool.
40:06You are!
40:08There's no money, Pop.
40:10There's no money.
40:10There's no thousand dollars.
40:12If we had to pay
40:13that prize,
40:13we would have
40:14gone under for sure.
40:14I didn't have a choice.
40:15Son,
40:16what have you done?
40:18No one could win
40:19that prize.
40:19I was just trying
40:20to make sure of it.
40:21When I saw
40:22how quickly
40:23Mr. Fordham
40:24was filling out
40:25his entry exam,
40:26I heard him
40:26complaining about
40:27that clam juice
40:28while it was easy
40:28enough for me
40:29to splash some
40:29in his drink.
40:30But he came back.
40:31Oh, Dean.
40:33This is madness.
40:35And I thought
40:35surely Professor
40:36Srinivasan's doubt
40:37that would be enough
40:37to stop the event,
40:38but no.
40:39No, some eager detective
40:40was all too determined
40:42to let it continue.
40:43And after you dropped
40:44the brick on
40:44Professor Srinivasan's head,
40:46you tried to poison
40:47Miss Newsome?
40:48What were you planning
40:49to do to the detective?
40:51I wasn't going to kill him.
40:52We were skipping out
40:53without paying.
40:54That's all.
40:54You didn't have to do
40:55any of this.
40:56Well, you always tell me
40:57to pay attention,
40:59to pull my weight.
41:00That's what I was doing.
41:01I was pulling my weight.
41:02I was trying to save
41:03your company.
41:05We were going under, Pop,
41:06but you're just too blind
41:07to see that.
41:08I wasn't.
41:09I knew we were in trouble.
41:13If you knew
41:13you couldn't afford
41:14to pay the prize money,
41:15why put it up
41:16in the first place?
41:17Because I'd already
41:17arranged a winner.
41:19A man content with glory
41:21even if he cheated
41:22to get it.
41:25Fordham.
41:26I gave him the answers
41:27and a smaller payout
41:28for helping me fix
41:29the contest.
41:30I, with the extra publicity,
41:32I knew the cyclopedia
41:33would bounce back.
41:34Why couldn't you
41:35stay out of this?
41:36Just try to help.
41:38But Fordham didn't win.
41:40So not only did
41:41your son fail,
41:43you did as well.
41:44I wouldn't have
41:45if you hadn't
41:46entered the contest.
41:49You were under arrest
41:50for fraud
41:51and your son
41:52for murder.
42:05So in the end, sir,
42:06I got my money back
42:07for the x-ray glasses.
42:08Good for you.
42:10Used it to buy
42:10mind-reading goggles.
42:12Higgins,
42:13you're just daft
42:13as a bloody brush line.
42:14I knew you'd say
42:15something like that, sir.
42:16Maybe I don't need
42:17them after all, huh?
42:19So, Albert,
42:21why didn't Mr. Fordham
42:22win it all
42:23if he had the answers
42:23in advance?
42:24Well, he told Murdoch
42:25that he threw at least
42:26one round
42:26to avoid suspicion.
42:28He also said
42:28that the injury
42:29to his wrist
42:29didn't help him either.
42:31Oh, speak of the devil.
42:32Oh.
42:34Murdoch, you're here.
42:35What have you got there?
42:36I've created a device
42:37to aid with game play.
42:40I call it
42:41the answer alert.
42:44Brilliant.
42:45But, uh,
42:47miscellany matchup
42:48isn't tonight.
42:49I know.
42:51Miss Newsome?
42:54I believe women
42:56are the intellectual equals
42:58to most men.
43:02Not all.
43:03Is that a challenge?
43:07Do we still have
43:08a bet, Albert?
43:08We do indeed.
43:20Are we ready to begin?
43:22Not too late
43:22to back out, detective.
43:24That's very kind of me.
43:27Our first question.
43:29In the George Crabtree novel,
43:31A Man Alone,
43:32who did Mr. Crabtree
43:34consider to be
43:35his biggest influence.
43:40We do not go somewhere,
43:40were he
44:06as to be
44:06as to be
44:07the thing that we have
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