The Brokenwood Mysteries S12E03 Midnight in the Garden

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00:00:05We light you by my side and lift the stars to be my guide

00:00:11In the dark a voice that calls, you're stronger on your own

00:00:17And I watch the clouds go by and I think about the time

00:00:23We didn't get the chance for us to have just one more dance

00:00:30To dance with you is all I wanna do

00:00:36And I know that's no good, I'll just miss you like I should

00:00:42I wanna take your hand and dance just like we did the night that we met

00:00:51And I'll just miss you instead

00:01:10Help! Somebody! Please!

00:01:19Help! Somebody!

00:01:21Please! Help! Somebody help!

00:01:26Please!

00:01:49Hey there you! You okay?

00:02:15Good morning!

00:02:16Hey boss, nice day for it

00:02:19Is it?

00:02:20Ah, Gina's already started

00:02:21And considering the location I might actually forgive you for calling us out today

00:02:27Right, happy new year

00:02:28Let's go

00:02:38You good there?

00:02:38Just a mow

00:02:47The property is known as Whitecliff Manor and its owner, Maxwell Cornelius, is our deceased

00:02:5379 years old

00:02:55He was found just after 7am by Frodo and the young woman he's with, Frances Martin

00:03:02She's a guest of Mr Cornelius

00:03:24She's a guest of Mr Cornelius

00:03:32Theology will tell us more

00:03:33Theology will tell us more

00:03:34A few who attended the party are still in the manor

00:03:38On it

00:03:47What happened here, Maxwell?

00:03:49Was it just your time or did you get some help?

00:03:54The victim has no obvious signs of injury

00:03:56Of course, this arouses great interest in me

00:03:59Um, sure

00:04:04Anything else to add?

00:04:05To die in this position

00:04:07It's very unusual

00:04:09I have a deep suspicion his death is unnatural

00:04:13I fill it in

00:04:14In your lagoon where the devils dwell

00:04:17You know me so well

00:04:19Plus, I found this in his pocket

00:04:23Meet me in the garden

00:04:24Come alone

00:04:28Last night, Mr Cornelius

00:04:30The dead guy

00:04:32He hosted a masquerade ball for New Year's Eve

00:04:36That explains the pants

00:04:38I take it you've been here all night

00:04:40Yeah

00:04:41I might have overdone it a bit

00:04:57I can't believe it

00:04:58You were never no doubt

00:05:08I'm not ищit

00:05:09You were the only one

00:05:11I can't believe it

00:05:12I can't believe it

00:05:13But the rest of the time

00:05:14It was a great time

00:05:14The things I had to do

00:05:14I can't believe it

00:05:18It was so much

00:05:18The was so much

00:05:20I can't believe it

00:05:20Me

00:05:21In the last night

00:05:21The thing

00:05:27you're a friend of mr cornelius yeah nah he's always been pretty private but he was a regular

00:05:36at the coffee cart good morning franklin hey mr cornelius your usual yeah always a magic morning

00:05:45begs for a little magic a magic what it's a double shot restaurant three quarters flat white

00:05:54they're pretty hard to make i think that's why i got an invite a private bash to see in the

00:05:59new year

00:05:59hush hush keep it close loose lips sink ships

00:06:06so it was supposed to be a secret party i i don't know man i just went for the free

00:06:12booze

00:06:14mildred hawkins i'm the living housekeeper and how long have you been working for mr cornelius

00:06:21close to 40 years

00:06:25you must be upset by his death maxwell was a good employer and over time he became a dear friend

00:06:35but at his age

00:06:39people die

00:06:43he liked extravagant parties no not really he mostly kept to himself with the exception of a few

00:06:50close friends then why hold a new year's eve event today would have been maxwell's 80th birthday

00:06:57he wanted to celebrate and with new year's eve he could kill two birds with one stone

00:07:03he wasn't sure how many big milestones he had left

00:07:07why a masquerade party maxwell had a love of the theatrical stems from his art history background

00:07:16before he retired he was an art valuer oh

00:07:21what kind of art historical paintings mostly he was incredibly well known in the fine arts world

00:07:29some of the big nag galleries hired him on a regular basis

00:07:33that must have kept him busy

00:07:36why are the police interested in the death of an elderly gentleman

00:07:41it's routine

00:07:44so when was the last time you saw him

00:07:47i tried to find him at midnight to wish him a happy birthday

00:07:51well i assumed he'd be on the balcony to watch the fireworks

00:07:55attention everyone

00:07:58it's almost midnight everyone needs to come out on the balcony to see the fireworks

00:08:28he wasn't there

00:08:31no

00:08:33it was strange

00:08:36when did you see him last

00:08:38honestly i can't remember i was flat out all night

00:08:42well approximation will do

00:08:44i guess sometime around 11 pm

00:08:48i saw him chatting with hattie

00:08:51and hattie is hattie anderson

00:08:55uh maxwell's one-time fiance although he called the engagement off i think she still holds a candle

00:09:04oh

00:09:05moldred

00:09:08didn't you get the memo

00:09:09it's a masquerade ball

00:09:12or someone needs to serve

00:09:13and i'm ever grateful to you millie

00:09:17what would i do without you

00:09:19yes i'm sure it would be hard to find another waitress at short notice

00:09:23hattie

00:09:24that must have been

00:09:28humiliating

00:09:30i've always known my place

00:10:01come through

00:10:03yes it was a fun party

00:10:26then you were up early this morning

00:10:28yes

00:10:32going somewhere

00:10:33i was about to get a taxi

00:10:35you're

00:10:36you're not from brokenwood

00:10:37no

00:10:41i heard that mr cornelius was a bachelor

00:10:45does that mean he's got no next of kin

00:10:47uh

00:10:48we don't know that detail yet

00:10:49it will be part of our inquiry

00:10:52why do you ask

00:10:54just curious

00:10:56we'd appreciate if you stayed in the district a little longer

00:10:59because

00:11:02just in case we get curious about things

00:11:05of course

00:11:17oh

00:11:18this is back up

00:11:19this gracious

00:11:20tacy charlis

00:11:21you almost gave me a heart attack

00:11:24if i didn't know that i'd think you might have spent the night here

00:11:26well just between you and me i think

00:11:29that someone spiked the champagne because i barely had anything to drink

00:11:32next thing you know i'm waking up fast down in the breakfast room

00:11:36are you a friend of mr cornelius

00:11:38no

00:11:39no he's a a client but i never say no to a dress-up

00:11:43i've always loved making an effort when it comes to haute couture

00:11:48as it turns out my father was a cross-dresser back in the day

00:11:51when you could still call it that

00:11:53now of course that got him into all sorts of trouble but also

00:11:56i did wonder if the rumors were true

00:11:59about maxwell not my father there were no rumors there everyone knew that he was a cross

00:12:03what rumors would they be

00:12:08drinking on the job mrs b well nothing like a bit of stress relief when you're under pressure

00:12:14i've been tasked with organizing an extravagant birthday party in eight years

00:12:19and it happens to fall on december 31st so as you can imagine a lot going on

00:12:23anyone we know mr maxwell cornelius he owns white cliff manor that rich art guy

00:12:29he is very wealthy the invitation list is a who's who of the broken wood elite

00:12:38frodo i don't know how he got on there but everyone out bunch of snobs by the looks

00:12:41that's a bit harsh or perhaps spies

00:12:49spies trudy has it on good authority that mr cornelius himself used to be a spy good

00:12:56authority clientele of crock and panther but you know how rumors are kind of one head and two grow

00:13:02in its place so did you find any spice sadly no the evening was a bit of a bust in

00:13:08that respect

00:13:08but oh the costumes were lovely and i and i had a very uplifting reading with morgana so it wasn't

00:13:15a complete waste what uh morgana marinkovic yes she had a table set up for palm readings with her

00:13:22sister-in-law svetlana well ex-sister-in-law they still have the same last name so that's a bit

00:13:27confusing

00:13:29i'm gonna need that guest list mrs baker

00:13:50silvertons lovely aren't they and expensive oh yeah what sort of money are we talking

00:13:58well maxwell reckons close to a million each for the pair three million

00:14:07detective christopher second lieutenant philip craddock of the third brigade

00:14:15oh something wrong

00:14:18apology you you remind me of someone

00:14:22you're you're not russian are you

00:14:25not that i know of

00:14:28very good

00:14:32are you lost what

00:14:34well you don't live here do you or do you do you

00:14:39uh no i'm i'm here because

00:14:43what is your relationship to mr cornelius

00:14:46well maxwell and i are the best of friends we fought in the war together

00:14:50right are you aware

00:14:57that mr cornelius was found dead this morning

00:15:04what a wonderful adventure the old boy must be on

00:15:08adventure near working his skills

00:15:13party's not started yet

00:15:17no trap these salted peanuts remind me of the ones we got behind enemy lines you remember in the in

00:15:22the tins

00:15:24tonight is a bit off philip

00:15:27i've just had the strangest encounter was it the ruskies

00:15:33my dear friend it's good of you to remind me of a time when the world was more complicated

00:15:40but i may have to utilize some of my old skills to get to the bottom of this enigma

00:15:48what kind of skills skills that we garnered whilst on her majesty's service

00:15:53he must affect his own death in order to solve the riddle

00:15:59what uh war did you say you fought in

00:16:01oh the only one that mattered the great war

00:16:03the great war meaning world war one

00:16:06yes that's right

00:16:08the kaiser's boys they had us in their crosshairs you know

00:16:11they don't

00:16:11oh no no no no we um we defeated them yes mint but not the blue ones they're my favorite

00:16:23uh no i'm i'm fine thank you

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00:18:09Cornelius for years, but I don't think he's quite playing with a full deck.

00:18:17Dementia? Something like that. He said I reminded him of some Russian woman he used to know.

00:18:24Gina. Thanks. No. He also claimed that he and Maxwell fought in World War One together,

00:18:31which would make them around 130 years old. Well, for what it's worth, Mrs. Baker has heard rumours

00:18:36that Mr. Cornelius was involved in espionage. Maybe that's not that far-fetched.

00:18:43Because I found this at the crime scene. Is that a hammer and sickle?

00:18:51Yeah, it is. They're a Russian brand of cigarettes. Comrades.

00:18:54Were any of the guests Russian? Not according to this.

00:18:58Mrs. Baker provided me with a full guest list. There were only 39 people in attendance.

00:19:05The party was invitation only.

00:19:07Mrs. Baker was the event planner. Mr. Cornelius was very particular about who could attend.

00:19:15Frodo. The victim had a soft spot for his favourite barista.

00:19:19More curious, Frances Martin claimed she only just met Mr. Cornelius, yet she was staying with him.

00:19:25And she's not on the guest list.

00:19:50How can I help you?

00:19:52Svetlana, you and Morgana attended the Masquerade Ball at Wycliffe Meadow last night.

00:19:57Yes.

00:20:01Morgana, wake up. We have a visitor.

00:20:12Morning, Morgana.

00:20:14Daniel! How lovely. I knew I would be seeing you today.

00:20:20Is that right?

00:20:22It's Maxwell Cornelius. He's dead, isn't he?

00:20:28As it happens, Mr. Cornelius was found dead this morning.

00:20:32The woman who was with him last night? She told me it was his time.

00:20:40Why, thanks again you two for coming this evening. I think your store will provide some intrigue to this evening's

00:20:46events.

00:20:46You're very welcome, Mr. Cornelius. And we're expecting payment up front.

00:21:00No need for the theatrics just yet, Miss Maringovich. Guests haven't started arriving yet.

00:21:06I don't want to alarm you, but you should watch your back tonight. Someone has a score to settle.

00:21:21This woman, was she a ghost?

00:21:24A visitor from the spirit world, yes. She had blonde hair, blue eyes and a Russian accent, I think.

00:21:31If the Russians are involved, you best believe that death was not a natural one. They cannot be trusted.

00:21:38Uh, any Russian in particular?

00:21:42Da, Steve Fanshawe. Has anyone ever told you that you look Russian?

00:21:49With this big, bold head of yours and this Baltic chin?

00:21:53Okay, I didn't come here to be insulting.

00:21:54Mr. Rana, being an attractive is the least of his problems.

00:21:57Excuse me?

00:21:58Sooty! This Gubitnik couldn't build a sandcastle if he tried.

00:22:01Maybe not, but you didn't read that in his palm.

00:22:04I didn't know you could read palms as well.

00:22:07She can't.

00:22:08That's not nice.

00:22:10I wouldn't be surprised if it's all a cover-up story.

00:22:14Uh, how so?

00:22:15Everyone knows that Steve is an English version for Stepan, a Russian name.

00:22:23Steve did make a strange exit last night.

00:22:25Steve! Come back! I'll give you a proper reading!

00:22:37Only KGB can go.

00:22:43Thank you for meeting with me, Ms. Anderson.

00:22:46Oh, Hattie, please.

00:22:49I understand that you and Mr. Cornelius were once engaged to be married.

00:22:54Well, yes, but we didn't go through with it.

00:22:57And it was a long, long time ago.

00:23:00How long ago was that?

00:23:02Oh, close to 40 years.

00:23:06We were but babes.

00:23:08And are you still unmarried?

00:23:12Not that it's any of your business.

00:23:14But I received a large inheritance when my father died

00:23:17and never had the need for a husband financially.

00:23:21What about for love?

00:23:23I was once in love with Maxwell, but he was married to his work.

00:23:30His work as an art valuer?

00:23:33Or his work as a spy?

00:23:35Well, that's just simply small-town gossip.

00:23:40Maxwell's career took him all over the world.

00:23:43It afforded him Whitecliffe and all these incredible works of art.

00:23:49Do you know who stands to inherit?

00:23:51Why are you asking me?

00:23:53Well, you were close once.

00:23:54We understand that Mr. Cornelius has no living relatives.

00:23:59Well, that much is true.

00:24:01For what it's worth, a young woman turned up a few days ago claiming to be a distant cousin.

00:24:11Hattie, my dear.

00:24:13Delighted you were able to make it.

00:24:14Oh, 80 years young Maxwell.

00:24:16How could I miss it?

00:24:18Although it feels like only yesterday we were all in our thirties.

00:24:31Hello?

00:24:32Maxwell.

00:24:33I'm Frances Martin.

00:24:35Your second cousin?

00:24:36Twice removed?

00:24:37Not that I believe it.

00:24:39But if she is Maxwell's closest living heir, she would inherit Whitecliffe.

00:24:48Wouldn't she?

00:25:02Great.

00:25:03Oh, my God.

00:25:04You read my mind.

00:25:09What did you get up to last night?

00:25:12Must have been fun.

00:25:14It's kind of personal, don't you think?

00:25:17That's it?

00:25:19I don't want to talk about it.

00:25:21We have a time of death.

00:25:27Is that...

00:25:28A bass maker?

00:25:30Yes, Mike.

00:25:31It recorded his time of death as midnight.

00:25:34Exactly.

00:25:36Beyond that, Gina is yet to determine a cause.

00:25:39Hopefully toxicology results will shed some light.

00:25:43Steve Fanshawe was seen entering the library by the Marinkovitches around 11.45pm.

00:25:51After which he completely disappeared.

00:25:55As in, vanished?

00:25:57Which gave him the opportunity to go from the manor to the folly.

00:26:01Uh, Svetlana also suggested that Mr Fanshawe could be a Russian operative.

00:26:07Although her motives seem personal at best.

00:26:12And Morgana?

00:26:14She claims a Russian ghost predicted Maxwell's death.

00:26:18Uh, we need to determine where everyone living was at midnight.

00:26:24I'll talk to Mrs Baker.

00:26:25She may have filmed the event.

00:26:29Uh, good idea.

00:26:32Sims?

00:26:33Yes?

00:26:35Um, indeed.

00:26:38Uh, and according to Hattie Anderson,

00:26:41Frances Martin claimed to be a distant cousin of Mr Cornelius.

00:26:44Yes?

00:26:45Yet she's only recently met him.

00:26:48Well, I don't know many of my distant cousins.

00:26:49She knew him well enough to get a last minute invite.

00:26:53Track her down.

00:27:06Hey, the usual?

00:27:08Thanks, Fredo.

00:27:12Miss Anderson.

00:27:13Good morning.

00:27:14Oh, Detective Sims.

00:27:16Sorry to interrupt.

00:27:18Are you?

00:27:20Do you recall where you were at midnight on New Year's Eve?

00:27:23Why?

00:27:24Well, we have reason to believe that's when Mr Cornelius passed away.

00:27:27So we're trying to piece together a timeline of the evening.

00:27:30I don't remember.

00:27:32I hope you can wind things up soon.

00:27:33I need to be getting home.

00:27:36How long ago did you receive your email?

00:27:39Oh, I received an email from a, um, Becky Baker while I was travelling.

00:27:46Oh, travelling where?

00:27:47Oh, you do ask a lot of questions.

00:27:50Hmm.

00:27:50Well, as you know, I'm a detective.

00:27:53South America.

00:27:55It's always been on my bucket list.

00:27:57That, to repeat, was breathtaking.

00:28:00Hmm.

00:28:00Long black, no sugar.

00:28:02Well, I really must get going.

00:28:04Oh, who's the lucky person?

00:28:06Well, your ring, I take it you're engaged.

00:28:09That's really none of your business.

00:28:12Okay.

00:28:14Um, by the way, Frances Martin, you don't happen to know where she's staying, do you?

00:28:20I don't.

00:28:20She's hardly welcome at White Cliff.

00:28:23Why is that?

00:28:25Because, where does she come from?

00:28:27What does she want?

00:28:29So many questions.

00:28:31Have you tried the motels?

00:28:38Rude, right?

00:28:43Real rude.

00:28:45Yeah.

00:28:47Thanks, Frodo.

00:28:50I heard you had a big one for New Year's too.

00:28:54It's a private matter.

00:29:07Thanks for agreeing to meet.

00:29:09Well, I'd rather be at the beach.

00:29:10But, what can you do?

00:29:12You attended the Masquerade Ball at White Cliff Manor?

00:29:15Yeah.

00:29:16Why?

00:29:17Mr Cornelius was found deceased yesterday.

00:29:21I heard.

00:29:22Nothing to do with me.

00:29:24You were seen on the night in question entering the library before disappearing.

00:29:31I'm a builder man, not a magician.

00:29:34Where did you go?

00:29:36Look, I just needed to get away from those Marengovic women.

00:29:39This could be it.

00:29:40You couldn't build a sand castle if you wanted to.

00:29:42Maybe not, but you didn't read that in his palm.

00:29:47Steve!

00:29:48Come back!

00:29:50I'll give you a proper reading!

00:29:58Well, climbing out a window must have been some palm reading.

00:30:01Well, it wasn't the reading.

00:30:03It was the abuse.

00:30:04With this big, bold head of yours and this Baltic chin?

00:30:08For the record, my mother raised a Norwegian extraction.

00:30:11My father's family's finished.

00:30:13No love lost with the Russians.

00:30:15Well, that doesn't answer my question.

00:30:19Which was...

00:30:20Where did you go?

00:30:21Outside, obviously.

00:30:24Then I went home.

00:30:26How did you get into the party?

00:30:28You weren't on the guest list.

00:30:29I did a bit of work for Mr Cornelius a few months back.

00:30:31What type of work?

00:30:33Doesn't matter. This was months ago.

00:30:36You should be looking at the people who were close to the old man.

00:30:39Like his son.

00:30:41My understanding is that Mr Cornelius doesn't have any children.

00:30:44That's what I thought too.

00:30:46It's good to see you, Badger.

00:30:49Try and enjoy your evening.

00:30:53Badger.

00:30:54In your real name?

00:30:56For my sins.

00:30:58Does Eddie know Maxwell?

00:31:00Haven't you heard?

00:31:02I'm his long lost son.

00:31:04How's that? Maxwell doesn't have any kids?

00:31:08Yeah.

00:31:09Sounds like bullshit to me too.

00:31:13What did he mean by that?

00:31:15No idea.

00:31:17But what kind of name is Badger anyway?

00:31:20Sounds made up.

00:31:24It's through here.

00:31:29Thanks for coming in.

00:31:31Sure.

00:31:31Whatever I can do to help.

00:31:34For the record, you were at Mr Cornelius' masquerade party on New Year's Eve.

00:31:42Yes. As were a lot of people.

00:31:45Well they all had invites, but you weren't on the list.

00:31:51I was invited by Mr Cornelius directly.

00:31:56Good night?

00:31:57Yeah, it was.

00:31:59Do you recall where you were at midnight?

00:32:02I believe I was on the balcony.

00:32:05You believe you were?

00:32:07Well, I didn't look at the clock or anything, but I was on the balcony when the fireworks went off,

00:32:11so that must have been midnight.

00:32:13You told DSS Shepard that you'd only recently met Mr Cornelius.

00:32:20I did.

00:32:23Maxwell.

00:32:24I'm Frances Martin.

00:32:25Your second cousin.

00:32:27Twice removed.

00:32:30Well, well.

00:32:33Your cousin Frances Maxwell.

00:32:35Maxwell.

00:32:36How wonderful.

00:32:37Oh, you absolutely must stay.

00:32:42Indeed you must.

00:32:44That's when I met him.

00:32:46So, are you Mr Cornelius' cousin or not?

00:32:50My mother died several months ago.

00:32:52And I found a connection to Maxwell when I was sorting through her paperwork.

00:32:57How did you know he was holding a masquerade party?

00:33:00I didn't.

00:33:01But when Mr Craddock asked me to stay, I guess I was invited by default.

00:33:06And you just happened to have a costume?

00:33:10I got it from the hire place in town.

00:33:12They have a great renaissance section.

00:33:15Then the next morning you got up and left.

00:33:19Well, after Maxwell died, it didn't feel right for me to stay at the manor, so I got a room

00:33:23at the motel.

00:33:24Was my understanding that you were already leaving before you found out he'd died?

00:33:30Well, yes, but I didn't want to be a burden, so I thought I would slip away.

00:33:35And while you were slipping away, you discovered Maxwell deceased in the folly?

00:33:40Yes.

00:33:41And now I'm here talking to you.

00:34:07Good morning.

00:34:09I'm D.S.C. Shepard.

00:34:10I know who you are, Mr. Shepard.

00:34:13And unless you have a warrant, I'm afraid I can't show you inside.

00:34:19And you are?

00:34:20Arthur Girdler, K.C.

00:34:23Retired.

00:34:25As Maxwell's closest friend, I've taken it upon myself to protect his legacy.

00:34:30I have no intention of disrespecting that legacy.

00:34:34Well, I find myself in the unenviable position of being Maxwell's executor.

00:34:39And all this confusion about his death is unsettling.

00:34:43Yeah, and I'm here to find out how he died.

00:34:46Well, then it's true he was murdered.

00:34:48Well, if you'll allow me inside, I'll tell you what I know.

00:34:54We haven't confirmed Mr. Cornelius' cause of death yet.

00:34:58But you have a pretty good idea, I'm sure.

00:35:01We have reason to believe that foul claim may be involved.

00:35:04I see.

00:35:06Any persons of interest?

00:35:08We are pursuing certain lines of inquiry.

00:35:10Like the spy rumours.

00:35:12That's one line of inquiry.

00:35:14No matter how ridiculous it sounds.

00:35:16Well, I don't think it sounds ridiculous at all.

00:35:19In fact, I'd say it was quite plausible.

00:35:21Do you know something that we don't?

00:35:24I suppose you want to see the will.

00:35:31Maxwell updated his will two months ago.

00:35:37Who is Sam Parker?

00:35:39Your guess is as good as mine.

00:35:41I asked, but Maxwell was very secretive about it.

00:35:45Did anyone else know about this?

00:35:47Whoever Sam Parker is, he or she is about to become exceedingly rich.

00:35:56Come on Andy, I'm leading my fingers through the walking here.

00:35:59I'm looking for a badger.

00:36:02No, not a badger.

00:36:05We don't have badgers in Aotearoa.

00:36:07Someone called, badger?

00:36:09Badger someone, or someone badger.

00:36:14Hang five, another call.

00:36:16I'm gonna ring you back.

00:36:18Mike.

00:36:19We have a beneficiary for the will.

00:36:22We need to locate a Sam Parker.

00:36:24Usual spelling?

00:36:26P-A-R-K-E-R.

00:36:28That's all I've got.

00:36:30Copy that.

00:36:31You're not.

00:36:33What?

00:36:59You're not.

00:37:00That's all.

00:37:09Andy, any guests under the name Parker?

00:37:17Sam Parker.

00:37:19That depends who's asking.

00:37:22DC Chalmers, Brokewood CIB.

00:37:24I don't like talking to cops.

00:37:26Technically speaking, I'm a detective.

00:37:29I know.

00:37:30Bad suit gives it away.

00:37:37Most people call me Badger.

00:37:40It's from my boarding school days.

00:37:44Is it true you're the son of Maxwell Cornelius?

00:37:47Does it matter?

00:37:48The old man's dead.

00:37:50Are you aware you're in his will?

00:37:53No.

00:37:54You're the sole beneficiary of Mr. Cornelius' estate.

00:37:58He's left you Wycliffe Manor and everything in it.

00:38:07This cigarette is Russian.

00:38:09I know.

00:38:10Where did you find it?

00:38:12At the crime scene.

00:38:14Prints couldn't lift anything.

00:38:16I will send for the DNA.

00:38:19That brand of cigarettes used to be very popular with the KGB.

00:38:24I don't think the KGB are operational anymore.

00:38:27Officially not.

00:38:28But the KGB continues as the FSB.

00:38:31And they are not to be trifled with.

00:38:33If Russian spies are involved, Mike, you must be very careful.

00:38:38Trust me.

00:38:40I know.

00:38:42When you say you know, do you mean you know?

00:38:45Or do you know?

00:38:49Let's just say, Mike, there is a very good reason why I left the Motherland.

00:39:21Let's just say, Mike, there is a very good reason why I left the Motherland.

00:39:53Let's just say, Mike, there is a very good reason why I left the Motherland.

00:40:00Mrs. Baker.

00:40:03It's not what it looks like.

00:40:05It looks like you're drinking wine.

00:40:07Okay, well, it is what it looks like.

00:40:10But it's non-alcoholic.

00:40:11No, it isn't.

00:40:12All right.

00:40:13With the stress of everything going on, I figured I deserved a treat to, you know, absorb the situation.

00:40:20Okay.

00:40:21All I wanted to know is, do you have any footage from the masquerade ball?

00:40:25Oh, yes.

00:40:26I haven't put it on my socials yet because it seemed a bit inappropriate under the circumstances.

00:40:33Oh, right.

00:40:35So was he?

00:40:37Was he what?

00:40:38A spy.

00:40:40I can neither confirm nor deny.

00:40:42Told you.

00:40:43Can you send this to me?

00:40:45Of course.

00:40:46Do you need it encrypted?

00:40:49It's fine as it is.

00:40:58Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

00:41:09Oh, it reminds me of the Battle of the Storm.

00:41:14We're going over the top, boys.

00:41:17So Francis was there.

00:41:19The only people not on the balcony at midnight were Hattie Anderson, Artie Girdler, Steve Fanshaw and Badger, a.k

00:41:28.a. Sam Parker.

00:41:30So where were they?

00:41:32Let's pin these people down.

00:41:35Gina advises that the Comrades brand of cigarette is popular with the Russian Secret Service.

00:41:43So we're back to spies again?

00:41:44Uh, we are, because...

00:41:49It turns out that there was a lot of KGB activity in New Zealand in the mid-1970s.

00:41:55Maxwell Cornelius would have been in his late 20s.

00:41:59A Wellington man, William Such, was charged with treason under the Official Secrets Act.

00:42:06The New Zealand government suspected that he was acting as a spy for the KGB.

00:42:11Mr. Girdler was evasive as to whether Cornelius worked for the Secret Service or not.

00:42:17Meaning he could know more than he's letting on.

00:42:19We might actually have a dead spy in our midst.

00:42:22Well, whether his past life is relevant or not remains to be seen.

00:42:26But Gina is yet to confirm the exact cause of death.

00:42:30Uh, the birth certificate came through for Sam Parker.

00:42:33His mother is confirmed as Mildred Hawkins.

00:42:37Why the different surnames?

00:42:39Uh, she married a James Hawkins, but they divorced a year before he was born.

00:42:44Well, she gave her maiden name to Badger, but kept her married name.

00:42:49Was she trying to conceal the relationship?

00:42:52Well, maybe, but she's on the birth certificate and the father's name is blank.

00:42:56Seems more likely that she's trying to conceal that.

00:42:59Too high that Badger's father was Maxwell.

00:43:03Did Badger confirm that he was Cornelius' son?

00:43:06Well, not exactly.

00:43:08And he claims he didn't know he was in the will.

00:43:11Well, yeah, he would say that.

00:43:13If Badger did know that he was Maxwell's sole heir, that's a strong motive.

00:43:18And he was smoking from a pack of Comrades brand cigarettes today.

00:43:22As found at the crime scene.

00:43:25Could Mildred have lied to Maxwell in order for Badger to inherit the entire estate?

00:43:30And it's tempting, right?

00:43:32Because, despite Philip Craddock having a delusional view of the world,

00:43:38he was right about one thing.

00:43:39A single silver tin recently sold for $1.73 million.

00:43:44So, those two paintings at Lightcliffe must be worth stupid amounts of money.

00:43:58Thanks.

00:44:00I'm curious, do you smoke?

00:44:03Absolutely not.

00:44:04The only smoke around here is Philip.

00:44:07And Badger.

00:44:08What?

00:44:09Well, I understand Badger smokes and he comes and goes, right?

00:44:12Does he?

00:44:14Well, more fool him.

00:44:16But Philip is always sneaking off into the garden for a smoke.

00:44:19To the garden?

00:44:19Well, he's not allowed to smoke inside.

00:44:24How long has Mr Craddock lived here at Whitecliffe?

00:44:28Several years now.

00:44:29I notice he has an unusual relationship to reality.

00:44:37It's sad.

00:44:38He used to be one of Maxwell's closest friends.

00:44:41They met in the army in the 1960s.

00:44:44But, uh, in recent years, he's, um...

00:44:50Develops cognitive issues?

00:44:53Some years ago, he came to visit.

00:44:55Maxwell realized he was in decline, so he, uh, moved him into Whitecliffe.

00:45:00Maxwell was a good man to those he cared about.

00:45:03Uh, will you just excuse me a moment?

00:45:09If someone had told me 30 years ago you'd still be working as Maxwell's housekeeper,

00:45:14I would have laughed.

00:45:15If you've got something to say, Hattie, just say it.

00:45:19I'm just surprised you never tried to get your hooks into him.

00:45:21That's all.

00:45:22Not everyone is like you, Hattie.

00:45:25Thank goodness.

00:45:26Well, at least I didn't raise a son without a father.

00:45:29Badger deserves better.

00:45:31Save your sympathy.

00:45:33Badger's going to be very well taken care of.

00:45:36What do you mean?

00:45:37What have you made Maxwell do?

00:45:39He's done what any father would do for his son.

00:45:42He's made sure that Badger will be provided for when the time comes.

00:45:46I don't know what lies you've told Maxwell,

00:45:48but we both know he's not Badger's father.

00:46:04Mr. Craddock, what are you up to?

00:46:08Well, just keeping my eye on things.

00:46:10You know, there are goons around.

00:46:14Um, you might want to...

00:46:16Oh!

00:46:18I can take that for you if you like.

00:46:20Oh, thank you.

00:46:25Comrades.

00:46:27What?

00:46:28I notice it's a Comrade's cigarette.

00:46:32Oh, well, you take what you can get, you know.

00:46:35Um, are you sure you're not Russian?

00:46:38No.

00:46:39Oh, don't worry.

00:46:40I'm not sure about a lot of things these days.

00:46:42No, I mean, no, I'm not.

00:46:46Hmm.

00:46:48Mr. Craddock, you were seen here on the balcony at midnight on New Year's Eve.

00:46:54Was I?

00:46:55Yes.

00:46:56Someone was filming the festivities.

00:46:58Ah.

00:47:00Keeping their eye on things, were they?

00:47:03Can you recall where you were just prior to that?

00:47:11Could, could, could you give me a clue?

00:47:14As I was saying, my old memory banks are a lot slower than they used to be.

00:47:18Uh, were you inside?

00:47:22Or perhaps outside?

00:47:31Oh, the fireworks!

00:47:32Yes, they were wonderful.

00:47:34That reminded me of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor.

00:47:41Right.

00:47:43Well, thank you.

00:47:44I will leave you to it.

00:47:56Sorry about that.

00:47:58Bird watching, was he?

00:48:00Yep, in a manner of speaking, yes, he was.

00:48:03He's harmless.

00:48:04Bit of an old fool.

00:48:07Miss Hawkins, why didn't you tell us Badger is your son?

00:48:12No one asked.

00:48:13Well, sure.

00:48:15But he's listed in Mr. Cornelius's will.

00:48:17In fact, he's the sole beneficiary.

00:48:21You already knew.

00:48:23It has nothing to do with Maxwell's death.

00:48:25Well, it does if it's a motive.

00:48:27Badger's not involved.

00:48:30You're looking in the wrong direction.

00:48:36Thanks for coming in, Mr. Goodman.

00:48:39Not at all.

00:48:43Did you know that Badger was Mr. Cornelius's son?

00:48:46The housekeeper's boy.

00:48:48What makes you say that?

00:48:57Badger is Sam Parker.

00:49:00I always knew the boy was a badger.

00:49:03But he grew up at Whitecliffe.

00:49:05He was away at boarding school most of the time.

00:49:08Maxwell was kind enough to foot the bill.

00:49:11I always thought he was being too generous.

00:49:15Is there any way that Mr. Cornelius could have been Badger's father?

00:49:18I don't see how it's possible.

00:49:20Mildred was already pregnant when she first arrived at Whitecliffe.

00:49:24Okay, let's say he's not Mr. Cornelius's son.

00:49:27Would that be enough to negate the will?

00:49:29Unfortunately not.

00:49:31Maxwell's will is airtight.

00:49:33If Badger really is Sam Parker, he'll inherit everything.

00:49:40Excuse me.

00:49:44Gina.

00:49:45Mike.

00:49:46I figure out where the dog is buried.

00:49:48What dog?

00:49:49No, Mike.

00:49:50Where I come from, to dig up a dog is to find the truth.

00:49:54Because by digging up the dog, you know it's actually dead.

00:49:57Thanks.

00:49:58I'll be there shortly.

00:50:04I have to ask, the spy thing?

00:50:07Look, you didn't hear this from me, but I'm sure the statute of limitations has passed by now.

00:50:14Mr. Cornelius did work for the New Zealand Intelligence Service.

00:50:17Briefly, after he left the army in 1972, he was recruited by the SIS.

00:50:23But he resigned in 74 after an incident.

00:50:28What kind of incident?

00:50:29A young woman died.

00:50:33Maxwell felt responsible.

00:50:36That's when he realised he wasn't cut out for the espionage business.

00:50:53What time did you see Mr. Cornelius last?

00:50:55Um, maybe 11 or 11.30, we got into an argument.

00:51:03About what?

00:51:05I don't like being lied to.

00:51:07Your mother is pleased you could make it back for New Year's.

00:51:09Is she?

00:51:12I hope one day you two will be closer.

00:51:17She, uh, she did the best she could.

00:51:23Anyway, I didn't come back for her.

00:51:26I came for your birthday.

00:51:29It's a big one, not yet.

00:51:31Well, the prospect of turning 80 has certainly put things into perspective for me.

00:51:35Yeah.

00:51:36Like what?

00:51:39Like you.

00:51:41Me?

00:51:42Badger, my boy, you know I've always looked at you like a son.

00:51:49I've discussed this with Mildred and she agrees.

00:51:53You need to know the truth.

00:51:55What truth?

00:52:00About your father.

00:52:02I know everything I need to know about that loser.

00:52:04He took off before I was born.

00:52:06End of story.

00:52:09The truth is a lot more complicated than that.

00:52:15Well, that's the only truth I've ever known.

00:52:19And I prefer to keep it that way.

00:52:23Checkmate.

00:52:27You left before he told you.

00:52:30Well, I wasn't ready to hear it.

00:52:32But I found out anyway.

00:52:35I should have told you sooner.

00:52:37So he is my father.

00:52:46I tried to avoid him all night, but...

00:52:49After a few drinks, I confronted him.

00:52:53You can't be my father.

00:52:55Mum was already pregnant when she arrived at Whitecliffe.

00:52:59I'm sorry, Sam.

00:53:00I wanted to tell you myself.

00:53:01Your mother had just left her husband when she arrived all those years ago.

00:53:05That's true.

00:53:07But she wasn't pregnant.

00:53:10What, so you knocked her up?

00:53:12And decided it was better to lie to me about her?

00:53:14For my whole life?

00:53:16Let me explain.

00:53:16Why?

00:53:17So you can lie some more?

00:53:20I despise you, old man.

00:53:26Where were you at midnight?

00:53:30I didn't feel like celebrating, so...

00:53:33I took off for a smoke.

00:53:35Where'd you go?

00:53:38To the car park.

00:53:40I didn't want to see anyone.

00:53:42So when Mr. Cornelius died, you were in the car park?

00:53:46Alone?

00:53:47Yeah.

00:53:52Comrades.

00:53:53It's a Russian brand.

00:53:55Oh, yeah?

00:53:56Well, they taste like crap.

00:54:00Mike, I knew something is up.

00:54:02I checked again, and I found it.

00:54:05The victim has a tiny prick.

00:54:07At first, I thought it must be a mosquito bite.

00:54:11But no.

00:54:13This is a needle mark.

00:54:15What did the toxicology report say?

00:54:18Oh.

00:54:21Curare.

00:54:24Poison?

00:54:25Not exactly.

00:54:26A strong muscle relaxant.

00:54:28Once in the bloodstream, all the muscles of your body begin to relax.

00:54:32Why would that be fatal?

00:54:33A small dose wouldn't.

00:54:35But with the dose Mr. Cornelius received,

00:54:38he could have died in as little as 15 minutes.

00:54:41How?

00:54:41His lungs, too relaxed, would have stopped drawing breath.

00:54:46He effectively suffocated to death.

00:54:49And yet, most fascinating,

00:54:51his heart would have continued to pump blood

00:54:54for some minutes after.

00:54:56That explains why he was found in the kneeling position.

00:54:59Imagine, in the last moments of your life,

00:55:01your brain is still active,

00:55:03but your body, it's a virtual slab of meat.

00:55:06For a time, he was both dead and alive.

00:55:11Quite a unique death, don't you think?

00:55:14Hmm.

00:55:17Mr. Cornelius' jugular was the injection site.

00:55:21Whatever introduced the drug into his body,

00:55:24it was very small.

00:55:26A needle.

00:55:2725, maybe 27 gauge.

00:55:31Thanks, Jim.

00:55:33Mike,

00:55:35curare, it feels like the work of the KGB.

00:55:37We're looking into that.

00:55:39Of course.

00:55:40But these are serious people.

00:55:42You must keep your eyes open on the back of your head.

00:55:45I'll do my beers with that.

00:56:15morning yes no yours is over there

00:56:34mr cornelius died of asphyxia it was caused by a concentrated dose of curare

00:56:41it's extracted from the chondrodendron tomentosin vine which is only known to grow in central and

00:56:48south america where patty anderson just returned from it may have taken as little as 15 minutes

00:56:55for mr cornelius's system to shut down well that means the curare would have been administered

00:57:01at approximately 11 45 pm was hard to stop at midnight of note the offender used a blow dart

00:57:11to administer the poison likely projected from a simple tube such as this very covert yeah mr

00:57:20girdler confirmed that mr cornelius worked for the sas up until 1974 was he suggesting our victim

00:57:29was involved in all that kgb activity

00:57:50i figured it out what's that you're with the resistance aren't you did they parachute you in

00:57:57i'm a detective trying to understand who might have killed your friend maxwell cornelius

00:58:08oh no thank you have you found him yet how would you feel if maxwell didn't fake his death

00:58:22you mean if he's actually dead maxwell was a dear friend but he made mistakes in his life

00:58:30everyone does you know but maybe one of those mistakes led to his death

00:58:38any mistake in particular i did see something strange the night before the party

00:58:46mr craddock you scared me

00:58:50lovely aren't they they were painted in 1904

00:58:57yes well i was uh just getting a glass of water must get back to bed

00:59:04pretty strange don't you think that she didn't have a glass

00:59:09very good detective indeed

00:59:14do you think she did something to the paintings

00:59:16i i think it's worse than that

00:59:18see i have it on on good authority

00:59:21that she works for stalin

00:59:25well i i think that's very unlikely because

00:59:29stalin's been dead for over 70 years

00:59:33the cold war's not over yet

00:59:44come on

00:59:51was maxwell cornelius really badger's father

00:59:57i had only been working for him a few weeks

00:59:59when it happened it was a mistake

01:00:01you fell pregnant

01:00:05i'd just left my husband

01:00:06it was an abusive marriage and i'd finally found the courage to leave

01:00:11so i wasn't looking for another relationship

01:00:14besides maxwell was already engaged

01:00:17to hattie

01:00:19it was just easier to pretend i was already pregnant

01:00:23for his part maxwell promised to always be there for badger

01:00:28financially at least

01:00:29well those silvertons alone must be worth as much as whitecliffe itself

01:00:35maxwell may not always have procured his artwork in the most

01:00:41honest of ways but he was a good man

01:00:44what do you mean by that

01:00:49that's a robert knolls

01:00:51worth about

01:00:53three hundred and fifty thousand dollars

01:00:55and as far as anyone knows it currently resides in a small gallery in the south of france

01:01:02are you suggesting it's stolen or perhaps displaced

01:01:08it's easier to show you

01:01:14this way

01:01:21this was the piece max was working on before he died

01:01:24he was an artist in his own right

01:01:27you could say that

01:01:31oh that one's coming along nicely

01:01:33getting there millie

01:01:35i believe i finally perfected the nose quirk

01:01:39a curious ever so delicate little flick at the end of each brushstroke

01:01:43oh

01:01:47maxwell was a forger

01:01:49i understood him to be a conservationist

01:01:53maxwell was an incredible artist

01:01:55but he sometimes appraised pieces that were not

01:01:59respected by the legal owners

01:02:03he'd create a replica and then swap them out

01:02:06well some might see him as protecting our artistic heritage

01:02:09by ensuring that certain pieces were kept in the hands of someone

01:02:13who could appreciate and protect them

01:02:16his own hands

01:02:17i'm sure his intentions were good

01:02:20hmm and i'm sure it's still theft

01:02:23why are you telling me this

01:02:25i want you to catch his killer

01:02:28the way i see it you were complicit

01:02:30in his forgery

01:02:32how could that be

01:02:34i'm just the housekeeper

01:02:43thanks for taking the time

01:02:45i can think of better places to be

01:02:46but

01:02:47i'm sure

01:02:50you didn't say what work you did for mr cornelius

01:02:53i renovated the roof of this shed

01:02:59alright

01:03:01two days labour plus supplies

01:03:02let's call it 3800

01:03:04there you are

01:03:08bit of an artist aren't you

01:03:16as i recall my paintings were carefully covered with drop cloths

01:03:19yeah well i had a look

01:03:21seems you've replicated some pretty well-known new zealand artists

01:03:25i figured it might be worth double

01:03:27keep you a little secret

01:03:29why don't we call it an even 6k

01:03:34given you proposed this little job was under the table

01:03:36a cashier as you called it

01:03:38i'm sure it wasn't the first

01:03:40no doubt the inland revenue

01:03:43would be very interested in that

01:03:49he didn't pay you

01:03:51left me no choice but to take matters into my own hands

01:03:54that's why you attended the party

01:03:56it was a masquerade ball

01:03:57i could get in

01:03:58get out

01:03:58without anyone even realising i was there

01:04:01so you could kill him

01:04:04for 3800 bucks

01:04:06no

01:04:07but the guy had a lot of expensive artwork

01:04:12so you entered the parlour with the intention of stealing property

01:04:17becky it is lovely to see you

01:04:20it's you morgana

01:04:21i've got some burning questions i'm hoping you can help with

01:04:24of course let me see

01:04:25i see you're very in touch with the land

01:04:30you feel

01:04:33you're really connected to the garden

01:04:35you do

01:04:36i even had greenhouses

01:04:38i think you're so delightful

01:04:39i see a wedding on your horizon

01:04:43oh my goodness

01:04:45are you sure i am

01:04:46i've noticed about the date

01:04:48i really thought it was over for me

01:04:52i figured if i took something of equal value

01:04:55it would kind of negate the debt

01:04:58after that i didn't see anyone

01:05:00just some couple

01:05:02racing off towards the garden

01:05:05then i went home

01:05:05what did they look like?

01:05:07the guy was in a white military jacket

01:05:09and the woman was in a turquoise dress

01:05:12what time was that?

01:05:14it must have been close to midnight

01:05:15because i saw the fireworks go off as i was driving away

01:05:18you may want to check with beaver though

01:05:21he saw them too

01:05:22badger

01:05:23that's the one

01:05:24he pretty much crossed paths with him

01:05:25going in the other direction

01:05:26he was leaving the garden

01:05:30thanks

01:05:31it's been an absolute pleasure

01:05:33and we're gonna need that

01:05:35artifact back by the way

01:05:59take a seat

01:06:04i believe i speak for both of us

01:06:06we have nothing more to say without a lawyer

01:06:10if you're looking at myself and arty for this

01:06:12you're completely off track

01:06:14noted

01:06:15i just have one question

01:06:20why did you both lie about your whereabouts at midnight?

01:06:23what makes you think we lied?

01:06:25we have a witness

01:06:26who saw you entering the garden at approximately 11.45pm

01:06:33do you deny it?

01:06:36i've seen enough innocent people get caught out

01:06:39just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time

01:06:42i thought it best

01:06:43to distance ourselves from the crime scene

01:06:46he was protecting me

01:06:50we were

01:06:51in the garden at midnight

01:06:54but not

01:06:55to murder maxwell

01:07:26he was

01:07:26in the garden at midnight

01:07:52it's it's hard sometimes but we can

01:07:56barely keep our hands off each other. Hattie and I are devastated that Maxwell

01:08:01lost his life. But we had nothing to do with his death.

01:08:09You said you're in the car park at midnight but you failed to mention that

01:08:13you're in the garden around 11 45 p.m. I knew it would look bad. I was on the

01:08:21balcony calling off after my fight with Max. I saw Philip head inside and leave

01:08:27his smokes behind.

01:08:39You went to the folly. Did you see Maxwell? No. How long were you there? Long enough to

01:08:49finish the cigarette. I decided to head back to the motel. New Year's sucks if

01:08:56you don't have anyone you actually want to spend it with. Was anyone else at the

01:09:01folly? No, I didn't see anyone. Okay, got it. Thanks, Jomas.

01:09:23Miss Matton, a quick word?

01:09:34It's a large suitcase for such a short stay.

01:09:36I have a lot of clothes. You're not really Mr Cornelius's cousin, are you?

01:09:44After my mother died, I did find a connection to him and her paperwork but not as a relative.

01:09:53He appraised the family portraits, didn't he? The Silvertons.

01:09:58Not long after my mother's death, I received a letter suggesting that I should have the paintings

01:10:04reappraised.

01:10:05Who was the letter from?

01:10:06It was anonymous.

01:10:09Uh, do you still have it?

01:10:24I need to hold on to this for a while.

01:10:26Why?

01:10:27Uh, line of inquiry.

01:10:29And that's when you discovered they were forgeries.

01:10:34Maxwell Cornelius stole my family's heritage.

01:10:41May I?

01:10:55These would be the originals?

01:10:56Yes, so I didn't steal them. They're rightfully mine.

01:11:00We can talk more down at the station.

01:11:06You removed the paintings the night before New Year's Eve.

01:11:10I only needed a few minutes.

01:11:39Oh,

01:11:41Oh, Mr Craddock, you scared me.

01:11:44Lovely, aren't they?

01:11:46They were painted in 1904.

01:11:51Yes, well, I was just getting a glass of water,

01:11:54so I must get back to bed.

01:12:28Those paintings are rightfully mine.

01:12:30When was the last time you spoke to Mr Cornelius?

01:12:33It must have been about 11, 15 p.m.

01:12:37You're very lucky to have those paintings, Maxwell.

01:12:39I'm sure they're worth a fortune.

01:12:41I've certainly made some lucrative deals in my time, Francis.

01:12:46And you didn't see him again after that?

01:12:48I mean, I saw him again, but I didn't speak to him.

01:12:51When was that?

01:12:52Right after my palm reading, about 11.30.

01:12:54Was he with anyone?

01:12:56Yes, he was talking to his friend.

01:12:58The one that invited me to stay, Philip Craddock.

01:13:06It's a natural life-long death.

01:13:18Thank you for coming in, Miss Martin.

01:13:20As soon as we can confirm that you are the rightful owner of the Silverton's,

01:13:25they will be returned to you.

01:13:37You've come on, whatever it might turn to be.

01:13:38Loan, when he's been logged in in,

01:13:41it's great.

01:13:41Definitely, that's it for you.

01:13:43Just another day.

01:13:43On his two-�리 chair he was next.

01:13:45In that alone, I took him Woo!

01:14:04Mr. Craddock, thanks for coming in at such late notice.

01:14:09Of course, my dear fellow.

01:14:10Anything to help.

01:14:16Do you recognise this note?

01:14:22I can't say I...

01:14:26Should I?

01:14:29Your memory banks are not what they used to be.

01:14:32You gave it to Mr. Cornelius on the night of the party.

01:14:37It's a natural light to my death.

01:14:45Yes, I did. I wanted Max's help. There were Ruskies everywhere that night.

01:14:51Or you gave him the note to lure him into the garden.

01:14:56My dear man, why would I do that?

01:14:59Because that's where you planned to kill him.

01:15:02Kill him? Maxwell is my closest friend.

01:15:07That may have been true once.

01:15:10You've been planning this for a long time, haven't you, Mr. Craddock?

01:15:14And as it turns out, the rumours of Mr. Cornelius being a spy were grounded in truth.

01:15:20What a fantastical tale, dear SS Shepard.

01:15:24Please go on. I'm enthralled.

01:15:27There was a lot of intelligence activity in New Zealand in the 1970s. Russian intelligence.

01:15:34Well, we were in the middle of the Cold War.

01:15:37There were spies everywhere. Reds under the beds and all that, you know?

01:15:41Yeah, but Maxwell left the SIS in 1974 after an incident.

01:15:49It was a young Russian woman who died, wasn't it?

01:15:58She was found in an alleyway in Wellington.

01:16:03A couple of months after a New Zealand intelligence agent was arrested for selling secrets to the KGB.

01:16:11All she had on her was a fake passport.

01:16:15Oh, and a pack of Russian cigarettes.

01:16:19I want to dance, to dance with you, is all I wanna do.

01:16:26And I know that's no good, I'll just miss you like I should.

01:16:31I wanna take your hand and dance just like we did the night that we met.

01:16:39As it happens, you smoke this brand.

01:16:41As it happens, you smoke this brand.

01:16:50It tastes like rubbish, but they were her favourites.

01:16:55You can't smoke in here, Mr. Craddock.

01:17:10The name was Tatiana.

01:17:17Both Max and I were recruited into the SIS in 1972.

01:17:22They wanted him to infiltrate the international art community.

01:17:28But all they managed to teach him was how to master the art of forgery and how to kill.

01:17:44We were both there that night.

01:17:46I had arranged to meet Tatiana.

01:17:50Max got there first.

01:18:17Initially, Tatiana was just my contact.

01:18:21But she was smart as a whip and as funny as hell.

01:18:25You fell for her.

01:18:29Didn't mean to.

01:18:30Lines got blurred.

01:18:32Did Maxwell know?

01:18:34He may have suspected.

01:18:36After she died, he left the force and we never spoke of it again.

01:18:42Tatiana was dead.

01:18:45And you wanted revenge.

01:18:48Hmm.

01:18:51People say that revenge is a dish best served cold.

01:18:58Is 52 years cold enough?

01:19:04Huh.

01:19:05Anyway, plenty of time to plan at least.

01:19:08Why all the subterviews, Philip?

01:19:12What's going on?

01:19:14I have to show you something, Max.

01:19:16It's a matter of life or death.

01:19:17No, all right, my friend.

01:19:19But make it quick.

01:19:21I need to be back before midnight.

01:19:23I can't miss my own party.

01:19:30It's a beautiful night.

01:19:31It is.

01:19:34Reminds me of Tatiana Krylov.

01:19:37The stars were bright that night, too.

01:19:39Do you remember, Max?

01:19:43What is it you wanted to tell me?

01:19:45We don't have much time.

01:19:47My time is like a book, Max.

01:19:48When we first start, we think we have so much left to read.

01:19:51And then one morning we wake up and we're on the last chapter.

01:19:54I can see the end of the book now, Max.

01:19:56But I have one or two things to tidy up before the epilogue.

01:20:02We have a few chapters left, my friend.

01:20:09What the hell was that?

01:20:11I loved you like a brother once, Max.

01:20:15But I love Tatiana more.

01:20:17That was a lifetime ago.

01:20:27What have you done?

01:20:29You shouldn't have killed her.

01:20:31I had no choice.

01:20:32It was an order.

01:20:33Oh.

01:20:34Oh, God.

01:20:41He was your closest friend.

01:20:44You get used to it.

01:20:48I always liked using Karare.

01:20:51It's very difficult to detect.

01:20:54Yet you left the dark behind.

01:20:57Oh, well.

01:20:57These are not working as well as they used to.

01:21:00It's a bit like the old memory banks.

01:21:02Neither are these.

01:21:04And it was dark.

01:21:08It was dark.

01:21:22Goodbye, old friend.

01:21:25See you in hell.

01:21:39And then by midnight, you were back on the balcony.

01:21:43Oh, it reminds me of the Battle of the Storm.

01:21:45We're going over the top, boys!

01:21:48Quite the crazy old man.

01:21:51I've had many personas over the years.

01:21:54I saved the best for last.

01:21:58Where did you get the curare?

01:22:01Oh, that information is above your pay grade, DSS Shepard.

01:22:05Huh.

01:22:07Fair enough.

01:22:09You've got nothing to lose now.

01:22:14This old spy still has one or two tricks up his sleeves.

01:22:18Half and half years.

01:22:36You've got nothing to lose now.

01:22:37And Al-Fallis is coming off, sir.

01:22:38There's some people who have left.

01:22:38Something to lose.

01:22:42You've got nothing to lose now.

01:22:46You've got nothing to lose.

01:22:47I don't know where you do.

01:22:47You've got nothing to lose.

01:22:48I don't know where you are.

01:22:48How do you want?

01:22:49I kept it for a rainy day.

01:23:08Because I always knew the road might end here,

01:23:12I made my peace with that a long time ago.

01:23:15Then why did you try and frame Francis Martin?

01:23:18I received a letter suggesting that I should have the paintings reappraised.

01:23:22Who was the letter from?

01:23:24It was anonymous.

01:23:25Your cousin Francis Maxwell.

01:23:27Oh, you absolutely must stay.

01:23:33Old habits.

01:23:35The writing in her letter matches the writing on Maxwell's note.

01:23:42You win some, you lose some.

01:23:56Philip Craddock, you will be charged with the murder of Maxwell Cornelius.

01:24:00Of course.

01:24:07Mr. Craddock, we will need your personal effects.

01:24:10Of course, I know the drill.

01:24:13I must say, detective, it's been a pleasure working with you.

01:24:17I think you're probably wasted in this rather small town.

01:24:23Flattery will get you nowhere, Mr. Craddock.

01:24:27Blue one.

01:24:29My favorite.

01:24:30All right.

01:24:30I don't know.

01:25:10Oh, after that, it's my round at the croc.

01:25:17I'll find out eventually.

01:25:21Huh?

01:25:22Have you spent New Year's with?

01:25:24You will never, ever...

01:25:31The blue ones.

01:25:37Hang on.

01:25:40Sims.

01:25:42And the stars make their way

01:25:47across the night like soldiers

01:25:52Mr. Craddock?

01:25:59Philip.

01:26:01Philip?

01:26:07I'll call the meetings.

01:26:15Sorry, night, pal.

01:26:33I guess he preferred to go out on his own terms.

01:26:37Live by the sword, die by the sword.

01:26:39Spies are a different breed.

01:26:51Oh, God.

01:26:52The usual?

01:26:53Thanks, Trudy.

01:26:54Just a water for me, thanks.

01:26:56Hello, Daniel.

01:26:58It's lovely to see you outside of work hours.

01:27:01Thanks.

01:27:03You're like dog on heat.

01:27:05Why don't you just ask him out?

01:27:07Why are we here again?

01:27:09A message from Gina, something about toasting New Year's 48 hours after.

01:27:14Some Russian tradition.

01:27:16Oh, my God.

01:27:16Not again.

01:27:21Don't go too hard, will you?

01:27:22Francis.

01:27:28To celebrate the New Year, I have made a traditional Russian delicacy.

01:27:34Aladietz.

01:27:35Delicious with crackers.

01:27:37Gina, what do you have?

01:27:38Vodka.

01:27:39And eat.

01:27:39Unlike Christine, I can hold my liquor.

01:27:43Wait.

01:27:43What?

01:27:44Christine hasn't told you.

01:27:46We spent New Year's Eve together.

01:27:48But only one of us made it to midnight.

01:27:50The other hardly made it past nine.

01:27:53Na zdrowya.

01:27:55Na zdrowya.

01:27:57Na zdrowya.

01:28:01Again.

01:28:06Pathetic.

01:28:08Really?

01:28:09No one should be alone on New Year's Eve.

01:28:13Very generous of you, Gina.

01:28:15I dare either of you to keep up with her.

01:28:18She could drink an elephant under the table.

01:28:20You're too kind.

01:28:21What is this?

01:28:22Aladietz?

01:28:23Yes.

01:28:24Please help yourself.

01:28:25Yum.

01:28:26Cheers, Daniel.

01:28:28Has anyone ever told you you have lovely eyes?

01:28:32Uh, so what exactly is Aladietz?

01:28:36I thought you'd never ask.

01:28:38First, you have to boil a pig's head and a rooster to extend the thing for Aladietz.

01:28:46Let's get started.

01:28:47Thanks.

01:28:48Thanks for listening.

01:28:48And I'll see you next time.

01:28:50Bye.

01:28:58Bye.

01:29:01Bye.

01:29:05Bye.

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