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The Brokenwood Mysteries S12E03 Midnight in the Garden
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00:05We light you by my side and lift the stars to be my guide
00:11In the dark a voice that calls, you're stronger on your own
00:17And I watch the clouds go by and I think about the time
00:23But we didn't get the chance for us to have just one more dance
00:30To dance with you is all I wanna do
00:36And I know that's no good, I'll just miss you like I should
00:42I wanna take your hand and dance just like we did the night that we met
00:51I'll just miss you instead
01:10Help! Somebody! Please!
01:18Help! Somebody! Help! Somebody help!
01:26Please!
01:49Hey there you! You okay?
02:15Good morning!
02:16Hey boss! Nice day for it!
02:19Is it?
02:20Ah, Gina's already started
02:22Considering the location I might actually forgive you for calling us out today
02:27Right, happy new year
02:28Let's go
02:38You good there?
02:38Just a mow
02:47The property is known as Whitecliff Manor and its owner, Maxwell Cornelius, is our deceased
02:5379 years old
02:55He was found just after 7am by Frodo and the young woman he's with, Frances Martin
03:03She's a guest of Mr Cornelius
03:07I'll take Frodo
03:10Morning Gina
03:11Daniel, happy new year
03:14Christine, how are you?
03:16Box of birds, thanks Gina
03:17You should not keep the birds in a box, it's cruel
03:26Must have been a hell of a party last night
03:28What do you think he tied one on and blew a gasket?
03:32Toxicology will tell us more
03:33A few who attended the party are still in the manor
03:38On it
03:47What happened here, Maxwell?
03:49Was it just your time or did you get some help?
03:54The victim has no obvious signs of injury
03:56Of course this arouses great interest in me
03:59Um, sure
04:04Anything else to add?
04:05To die in this position
04:07It's very unusual
04:09I have a deep suspicion
04:10His death is unnatural
04:13I feel it in
04:14In your lagoon where the devils dwell
04:17You know me so well
04:18Plus
04:20I found this in his pocket
04:23Meet me in the garden
04:24Come alone
04:28Last night, Mr Cornelius
04:30The dead guy
04:32He hosted a masquerade ball for
04:34Like New Year's Eve
04:36That explains the pants
04:38I take it you've been here all night
04:40Yeah
04:41I might have overdone it a bit
04:45Come on Tim
04:46Come on Tim
04:47Come on
04:49Come on
04:49Come on
04:49Come on
04:49Come on
04:51Come on
04:51Come on
04:51Come on
04:51Come on
04:52Come on
04:54Come on
05:00Come on
05:27You're a friend of Mr Cornelius.
05:31Yeah, nah, he's always been pretty private, but he was a regular at the coffee cart.
05:38Good morning, Franklin.
05:39Hey, Mr Cornelius, your usual?
05:42Yeah, always. A magic morning begs for a little magic.
05:47A magic what?
05:49It's a double shot restorito, a three quarters flat white.
05:53They're pretty hard to make, I think that's why I got an invite.
05:57A private bash to see in the new year.
05:59Hush, hush, keep it close. Loose lips, sink ships.
06:06So it was supposed to be a secret party?
06:08I don't know, man. I just went for the free booze.
06:14Mildred Hawkins, I'm the live-in housekeeper.
06:17And how long have you been working for Mr Cornelius?
06:21Close to 40 years.
06:25You must be upset by his death.
06:28Maxwell was a good employer.
06:30And over time, he became a dear friend.
06:35But at his age...
06:39People die.
06:43He liked extravagant parties.
06:45No, not really.
06:47He mostly kept to himself.
06:48With the exception of a few close friends.
06:51Then why hold a New Year's Eve event?
06:54Today would have been Maxwell's 80th birthday.
06:57He wanted to celebrate.
06:58And with New Year's Eve, he could kill two birds with one stone.
07:03He wasn't sure how many big milestones he had left.
07:08Why a masquerade party?
07:10Maxwell had a love of the theatrical.
07:13It stems from his art history background.
07:16Before he retired, he was an art valuer.
07:19Oh.
07:21What kind of art?
07:23Historical paintings, mostly.
07:26He was incredibly well-known in the fine arts world.
07:29Some of the big-name galleries hired him on a regular basis.
07:33That must have kept him busy.
07:36Why are the police interested in the death of an elderly gentleman?
07:41It's routine.
07:44So when was the last time you saw him?
07:47I tried to find him at midnight to wish him a happy birthday.
07:51Well, I assumed he'd be on the balcony to watch the fireworks.
07:55Attention everyone!
07:58It's almost midnight.
07:59Everyone needs to come out on the balcony to see the fireworks.
08:01Huntson's elevators south near nowhere!
08:11Ten.
08:13Five.
08:13Nine.
08:14Ten.
08:15Ten.
08:16Ten.
08:17Ten.
08:17Ten.
08:18Ten.
08:18Ten.
08:19Ten!
08:23Ten!
08:25Ten.
08:29Ten.
08:30Ten.
08:32No. It was strange.
08:35When did you see him last?
08:38Honestly, I can't remember. I was flat out all night.
08:42Approximation will do.
08:44I guess sometime around 11pm.
08:48I saw him chatting with Hattie.
08:51And Hattie is?
08:53Hattie Anderson. Maxwell's one-time fiancé.
08:58Although he called the engagement off, I think she still holds a candle.
09:05Oh, Mouldred.
09:08Didn't you get the memo?
09:10It's a masquerade ball.
09:12Someone needs to serve.
09:13And I'm ever grateful to you, Millie.
09:17Or would I do without you?
09:19Yes, I'm sure it would be hard to find another waitress at short notice.
09:24Hattie.
09:25That must have been...
09:28Humiliating.
09:30I've always known my place.
09:36Come through.
09:39Sorry.
09:40I'm still...
09:41Please, take your time.
09:43Finding a body can be a very confronting thing.
09:46What a way to start the year.
09:49How did you know Mr Cornelius?
09:51He's a recent acquaintance.
09:53And I didn't have any plans for New Year's, so I thought, why not?
09:57Please.
09:59It appears Whitecliff Manor was the place to be last night.
10:03Yes, it was a fun party.
10:05I was about to get a taxi.
10:26Then you were up early this morning?
10:28Yes.
10:30Oh.
10:32Going somewhere?
10:33I was about to get a taxi.
10:35You're not from Brokewood?
10:37No.
10:41I heard that Mr Cornelius was a bachelor.
10:44Does that mean he's got no next of kin?
10:47Uh, we don't know that detail yet.
10:49It will be part of our inquiry.
10:52Why do you ask?
10:53Just curious.
10:56We'd appreciate if you stayed in the district a little longer.
10:59Because?
11:01Just in case we get curious about things.
11:05Of course.
11:17Oh!
11:18Mrs Baker.
11:19Yes, gracious Daisy Charles.
11:21You almost gave me a heart attack.
11:24If I didn't know about it, I'd think you might have spent the night here.
11:27Well, just between you and me, I think that someone spiked the champagne
11:31because I barely had anything to drink.
11:33Next thing you know, I'm waking up fast down in the breakfast room.
11:36Are you a friend of Mr Cornelius?
11:38No.
11:39He's a client, but I never say no to a dress-up.
11:43I've always loved making an effort when it comes to haute couture.
11:48As it turns out, my father was a cross-dresser back in the day,
11:52when you could still call it that.
11:53Now, of course, that got him into all sorts of trouble,
11:55but also, I did wonder if the rumours were true.
11:59About Maxwell, not my father.
12:01There were no rumours there.
12:02Everyone knew that he was a cross-year.
12:03What rumours would they be?
12:08Drinking on the job, Mrs B?
12:09Well, nothing like a bit of stress relief when you're under pressure.
12:14I've been tasked with organising an extravagant birthday party on eight years,
12:19and it happens to fall on December 31st.
12:21So, as you can imagine, a lot going on.
12:24Anyone we know?
12:25Mr Maxwell Cornelius.
12:27He owns Whitecliff Manor.
12:28That rich art guy.
12:29He is very wealthy.
12:31And the invitation list is a who's who of the Broken Wood elite.
12:38Frodo.
12:38I don't know how he got on there, but everyone else...
12:40Bunch of snobs by the looks.
12:42That's a bit harsh.
12:43Or perhaps...
12:45Spies.
12:49Spies?
12:50Trudy has it on good authority that Mr Cornelius himself used to be a spy.
12:56Good authority?
12:57Clientele of the Croc and Panther, but you know how rumours are?
13:00Cut off one head and two grow in its place.
13:02So, did you find any spies?
13:05Sadly, no.
13:06The evening was a bit of a bust in that respect, but the costumes were lovely.
13:10And I had a very uplifting reading with Morgana, so it wasn't a complete waste.
13:17What?
13:18Morgana Mirinkovic?
13:19Here she had a table set up for palm readings with her sister-in-law Svetlana.
13:23Well, ex-sister-in-law.
13:25They still have the same last name, so that's a bit confusing.
13:29I'm gonna need that guest list.
13:30Mrs Baker!
13:48Silverton's.
13:50Lovely, aren't they?
13:53And expensive.
13:55Oh yeah?
13:56For what sort of money are we talking?
13:58Well, Maxwell reckons close to a million each.
14:02For the pair, three million.
14:08Detective Preston.
14:08Second Lieutenant Philip Craddock of the Third Brigade.
14:13Oh.
14:15Is something wrong?
14:18Apology, you remind me of someone.
14:22You're not Russian, are you?
14:25Not that I know of.
14:28Very good.
14:32Are you lost?
14:33What?
14:34Well, you don't live here, do you?
14:36Or do you?
14:37Do you?
14:39Uh, no, I'm, I'm here because...
14:43What is your relationship to Mr Cornelius?
14:46Well, Maxwell and I are the best of friends.
14:48We fought in the war together.
14:51Right.
14:52Are you aware...
14:57...that Mr Cornelius was found dead this morning?
15:01Oh, Johnny Good.
15:04What a wonderful adventure the old boy must be on.
15:08Adventure?
15:08Yeah, working his skills.
15:13Party's not started yet.
15:17Oh crap, these salted peanuts remind me of the ones we got behind enemy lines.
15:21Do you remember? In the, in the tins.
15:24Tonight is a bit off, Philip.
15:27I've just had the strangest encounter.
15:29Was it the Ruskies?
15:33My dear friend.
15:34It's good of you to remind me of a time when the world was more complicated.
15:40But I may have to utilize some of my old skills to get to the bottom of this enigma.
15:48What kind of skills?
15:49Skills that we garnered whilst on Her Majesty's service.
15:52He must affect his own death in order to solve the riddle.
15:59What war did you say you fought in?
16:02The only one that mattered. The Great War.
16:04The Great War meaning World War I.
16:06Yes, that's right.
16:08The Kaiser's boys, they had us in their crosshairs.
16:11You know, they don't...
16:14No, no.
16:16We, um...
16:17We defeated them.
16:19Mint.
16:20But not the blue ones.
16:22They're my favorite.
16:23No, I'm fine.
16:26Oh.
16:31No, no.
16:33There!
16:40No, no.
16:51ORCHESTRA PLAYS
17:27Thanks.
17:30Okay.
17:31That coffee was actually...
17:34That is good.
17:35What did you put in there?
17:36Coffee.
17:38Okay.
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