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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
00:00:23But we 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
00:00:51I'll just miss you instead
00:01:10Help! Somebody! Please!
00:01:18Help! Somebody! Help! Somebody help!
00:01:26Please!
00:01:36Help! Somebody help!
00:01:40Please!
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
00:02:22Considering 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
00:02:39Just 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
00:03:03She's a guest of Mr Cornelius
00:03:07I'll take Frodo
00:03:10Morning Gina
00:03:12Daniel, happy new year
00:03:14Christine, how are you?
00:03:16Box of birds, thanks Gina
00:03:17You should not keep the birds in a box, it's cruel
00:03:26Must have been a hell of a party last night
00:03:28What do you think he tied one on and blew a gasket?
00:03:32Toxicology will tell us more
00:03:33A few who attended the party are still in the manor
00:03:37On 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
00:04:11His 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
00:04:18Plus
00:04:20I 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
00:04:31The dead guy
00:04:32He hosted a masquerade ball for
00:04:34Like New Year's Eve
00:04:36That explains the pants
00:04:38Take it you've been here all night?
00:04:41Yeah
00:04:41I might have overdone it a bit
00:04:43Come on Tim
00:04:46Or just take it out of the room
00:04:49You know me
00:04:57It's nice to see the people
00:05:01See you around
00:05:03Come on
00:05:04You know me
00:05:07You know me
00:05:08Talk about your head
00:05:10Here's a new church
00:05:11Well, you know me
00:05:13You know me
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 ristorito a three-quarters flat white
00:05:53they're pretty hard to make i think that's why i got an invite a private bash to see in the
00:05:59new
00:05:59year hush hush keep it close loose lips sink ships so it was supposed to be a secret party
00:06:07i i don't know man i just went for the free booze mildred hawkins i'm the live-in housekeeper
00:06:17and how long have you been working for mr cornelius close 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 people die
00:06:43he liked extravagant parties no not really he mostly kept to himself with the exception of a
00:06:50few close 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 why a masquerade party
00:07:10maxwell had a love of the theatrical stems from his art history background
00:07:16before he retired he was an art valuer
00:07:19oh what kind of art historical paintings mostly he was incredibly well known in the fine arts world
00:07:29some of the big name 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
00:08:35when did you see him last
00:08:38honestly i can't remember i was flat out all night
00:08:42approximation will do
00:08:44i guess sometime around 11pm
00:08:48i saw him chatting with hattie
00:08:50and hattie is
00:08:53hattie anderson
00:08:55maxwell's one-time fiance
00:08:58although he called the engagement off
00:09:00i think she still holds a candle
00:09:05oh
00:09:06moldred
00:09:08didn't you get the memo
00:09:09it's a masquerade ball
00:09:11someone needs to serve
00:09:13and
00:09:14i'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
00:09:25that must have been humiliating
00:09:30i've always known my place
00:09:35come through
00:09:39sorry
00:09:40i'm still uh
00:09:41oh please take your time
00:09:43finding a body can be a very confronting thing
00:09:46what a way to start the year
00:09:49how did you know mr cornelius
00:09:51he's a recent acquaintance
00:09:54and i didn't have any plans for new year so i thought why not
00:09:57please
00:09:59it appears whitecliff manor was the place to be last night
00:10:02yes it was a fun party
00:10:25then you were up early this morning
00:10:28yes
00:10:31going somewhere
00:10:32i was about to get a taxi
00:10:35you're not from brokenwood
00:10:37no
00:10:41i heard that mr cornelius was a bachelor
00:10:44does that mean he's got no next of kin
00:10:47uh we don't know that detail yet
00:10:49it will be part of our inquiry
00:10:52why do you ask
00:10:53just 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
00:11:04of course
00:11:16oh
00:11:18this is back up
00:11:19this is gracious dc 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
00:11:30because i barely had anything to drink
00:11:32next thing you know i'm waking up face down in the breakfast room
00:11:36are you a friend of mr cornelius
00:11:38no no he's a client
00:11:41but i'd never say no to a dress up
00:11:43i've always loved making an effort
00:11:46when 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
00:11:55but also
00:11:56i did wonder if the rumours were true
00:11:58about maxwell not my father
00:12:01there were no rumours there
00:12:02everyone knew that he was a cross
00:12:03what rumours would they be
00:12:08drinking on the job mrs b
00:12:10well nothing like a bit of stress relief when you're under pressure
00:12:14i've been tasked with organising an extravagant birthday party in eight years
00:12:19and it happens to fall on december 31st so as you can imagine
00:12:22a lot going on
00:12:23anyone we know
00:12:24mr maxwell cornelius
00:12:26he owns whitecliffe manor
00:12:28that rich art guy
00:12:29he is very wealthy
00:12:31the invitation list is a who's who of the broken wood elite
00:12:38frodo
00:12:38i don't know how he got on there but everyone else
00:12:40bunch of snobs by the looks
00:12:41that's a bit harsh
00:12:43or perhaps
00:12:45spies
00:12:50trudi has it on good authority that mr cornelius himself
00:12:54used to be a spy
00:12:56good authority
00:12:57clientele of crock and panther
00:12:59but you know how rumours are
00:13:00kind of one head and two grow in its place
00:13:02so did you find any spies
00:13:05sadly no
00:13:06the evening was a bit of a bust in that respect
00:13:08but oh the costumes were lovely
00:13:10and i and i had a very uplifting reading with morgana
00:13:14so it wasn't a complete waste
00:13:17what uh morgana marinkovic
00:13:19yes she had a table set up for palm readings with her sister-in-law svetlana
00:13:23well ex-sister-in-law
00:13:25they still have the same last name so that's a bit confusing
00:13:29i'm gonna need that guest list
00:13:31mrs baker
00:13:48silverton's
00:13:49lovely aren't they and expensive
00:13:55oh yeah what sort of money are we talking
00:13:57well maxwell reckons close to a million
00:14:01each
00:14:02for the pair
00:14:03three million
00:14:07detective president
00:14:08second lieutenant philip craddock of the third brigade
00:14:13oh
00:14:15something wrong
00:14:18apology 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
00:14:31are you lost
00:14:33what
00:14:34well you don't live here do you
00:14:35or do you
00:14:37do 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
00:14:48we fought in the war together
00:14:51right
00:14:51are you aware
00:14:57that mr cornelius was found dead this morning
00:15:01oh johnny good
00:15:04what a wonderful adventure the old boy must be on
00:15:08adventure
00:15:08near working his skills
00:15:13party's not started yet
00:15:17oh crap these salted peanuts remind me of the ones we got behind enemy lines
00:15:21you remember in the in the tins
00:15:24tonight is a bit off philip
00:15:27i've just had the strangest encounter
00:15:29was it the ruskies
00:15:33my dear friend
00:15:34it's good of you to remind me of a time
00:15:36when the world was
00:15:38more complicated
00:15:40but i may have to
00:15:42utilize some of my old skills
00:15:44to get to the bottom of this enigma
00:15:48what kind of skills
00:15:49skills that we garnered whilst on her majesty's service
00:15:52he must affect his own death
00:15:54in order to solve the riddle
00:15:58what uh war did you say you fought in
00:16:01oh the only one that mattered
00:16:02the 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
00:16:11you know
00:16:14no no no we um we defeated them
00:16:18yes mint
00:16:19but not the blue ones
00:16:22they're my favorite
00:16:23uh no i'm i'm fine thank you
00:16:25okay
00:16:27okay
00:16:28okay
00:16:31okay
00:16:35okay
00:16:47okay
00:17:27Thanks.
00:17:31Okay, that coffee was actually...
00:17:33God, that is good.
00:17:35What did you put in there?
00:17:36Coffee.
00:17:38Okay.
00:17:41This was found in the victim's pocket.
00:17:44Meet me in the garden.
00:17:46Come alone.
00:17:47So he was lured to the folly?
00:17:50Wealthy guy, easy motive.
00:17:52Yeah, believed to be a bachelor.
00:17:54No next of kin that I can find.
00:17:56Well, he was once engaged to Paddy Anderson,
00:17:59but Maxwell called off the engagement.
00:18:02We need to trick down the will, find out who inherits.
00:18:05Perhaps a close friend.
00:18:06Philip Craddock?
00:18:08He's known Mr Cornelius for years.
00:18:13But, uh, I don't think he's quite playing with a full deck.
00:18:17Dementia?
00:18:18Something like that.
00:18:19He said I reminded him of some Russian woman he used to know.
00:18:24Gina.
00:18:25Thanks.
00:18:26No.
00:18:27He also claimed that he and Maxwell fought in World War I together,
00:18:31which would make them around 130 years old.
00:18:33Well, for what it's worth,
00:18:34Mrs Baker has heard rumours that Mr Cornelius was involved in espionage.
00:18:41Maybe that's not that far-fetched,
00:18:43because I found this at the crime scene.
00:18:49Is that a hammer and sickle?
00:18:51Yeah, it is.
00:18:52They're a Russian brand of cigarettes, comrades.
00:18:54Were any of the guests Russian?
00:18:56Not according to this.
00:18:58Mrs Baker provided me with a full guest list.
00:19:01There were only 39 people in attendance.
00:19:05The party was invitation only?
00:19:07Mm, Mrs Baker was the event planner.
00:19:09Mr Cornelius was very particular about who could attend.
00:19:15Frodo.
00:19:16The victim had a soft spot for his favourite barista.
00:19:19Uh, more curious,
00:19:21Frances Martin claimed she only just met Mr Cornelius,
00:19:24yet she was staying with him.
00:19:26And she's not on the guest list.
00:19:50How can I help you?
00:19:52Svetlana, you and Morgana attended the masquerade ball
00:19:56at Wycliffe Meadow last night?
00:20:01Morgana, wake up.
00:20:05We have a visitor.
00:20:12Morina, Morgana.
00:20:14Daniel, how lovely.
00:20:17I knew I would be seeing you today.
00:20:20Is that right?
00:20:22It's Maxwell Cornelius.
00:20:25He's dead, isn't he?
00:20:27Uh, as it happens,
00:20:29Mr Cornelius was found dead this morning.
00:20:32The woman who was with him last night?
00:20:34She told me it was his time.
00:20:40My thanks again, you two, for coming this evening.
00:20:43I think your store will provide some intrigue to this evening's events.
00:20:46You're very welcome, Mr Cornelius.
00:20:49And we're expecting payment up front.
00:20:51Oh.
00:21:00No need for theatrics just yet, Miss Maringovic.
00:21:04Guests haven't started arriving yet.
00:21:06I don't want to alarm you,
00:21:08but you should watch your back tonight.
00:21:11Someone has a score to settle.
00:21:21This woman,
00:21:22was she a ghost?
00:21:24A visitor from the spirit world, yes.
00:21:27She had blonde hair,
00:21:29blue eyes,
00:21:30and a Russian accent, I think.
00:21:31If the Russians are involved,
00:21:33you best believe
00:21:34that death was not a natural one.
00:21:37They cannot be trusted.
00:21:39Uh, any Russian in particular?
00:21:42Da, Steve Fanshawe.
00:21:43So, has anyone ever told you
00:21:46that you look Russian?
00:21:49With this big, bold head of yours
00:21:51and this Baltic chin?
00:21:53Okay, I didn't come here to be insulted.
00:21:54Shepana, being an attractive
00:21:55is the least of his problems.
00:21:57Excuse me?
00:21:57Sooty!
00:21:58This Gubitni couldn't build a sandcastle
00:22:01if you tried.
00:22:02Maybe not,
00:22:02but 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
00:22:11if it's all a cover-up story.
00:22:14How so?
00:22:15Everyone knows that
00:22:16Steve is an English version
00:22:18for Stepan,
00:22:20a Russian name.
00:22:23Steve did make a strange exit last night.
00:22:25Steve!
00:22:26Come back!
00:22:27I'll give you a proper reading!
00:22:28Oh!
00:22:30Oh!
00:22:37Only KGB
00:22:38can go.
00:22:43Thank you for meeting with me,
00:22:45Ms. Anderson.
00:22:46Oh,
00:22:47Hattie, please.
00:22:49I understand that
00:22:50you and Mr. Cornelius
00:22:52were once engaged
00:22:53to be married.
00:22:54Well, yes,
00:22:55but we didn't go through with it.
00:22:57And it was a long,
00:22:58long time ago.
00:22:59How long ago was that?
00:23:02Oh,
00:23:03close to
00:23:0440 years.
00:23:06We were but babes.
00:23:08And are you still
00:23:11unmarried?
00:23:12Not that it's any of your business,
00:23:14but I received a large inheritance
00:23:16when my father died
00:23:17and never had the need
00:23:18for a husband,
00:23:19financially.
00:23:21What about for love?
00:23:24I was once
00:23:25in love with Maxwell,
00:23:26but
00:23:27he was married
00:23:28to his work.
00:23:30His work
00:23:31as an art valuer
00:23:33or his work
00:23:34as a spy?
00:23:35Well,
00:23:36that's just simply
00:23:37small-town gossip.
00:23:40Maxwell's career
00:23:41took him
00:23:41all over the world.
00:23:43It afforded him
00:23:44Whitecliffe
00:23:45and all these
00:23:47incredible works of art.
00:23:49Do you know
00:23:50who stands
00:23:50to inherit?
00:23:51Why are you asking me?
00:23:53Well,
00:23:53you were close once.
00:23:54We understand
00:23:55that Mr. Cornelius
00:23:57has no living relatives.
00:23:59Well,
00:23:59that much is true.
00:24:01For what it's worth,
00:24:03a young woman
00:24:04turned up
00:24:05a few days ago
00:24:06claiming
00:24:06to be a distant cousin.
00:24:11Hattie,
00:24:11my dear.
00:24:12Delighted you
00:24:13were able to make it.
00:24:14Oh,
00:24:1580 years young Maxwell,
00:24:16how could I miss it?
00:24:18Although it feels
00:24:19like only yesterday
00:24:20we were all
00:24:20in our 30s.
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
00:24:42Maxwell's closest
00:24:43living heir,
00:24:45she would inherit
00:24:46Whitecliffe,
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
00:25:11last night?
00:25:12Must have been fun.
00:25:14It's kind of personal,
00:25:15don't you think?
00:25:17That's it.
00:25:18I 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
00:25:33as midnight.
00:25:34Exactly.
00:25:36Beyond that,
00:25:37Gina is yet to determine a cause.
00:25:39Hopefully,
00:25:40toxicology results
00:25:41will shed some light.
00:25:43Steve Fanshaw
00:25:44was seen entering
00:25:46the library
00:25:46by the Marinkovitches
00:25:48around 11.45pm,
00:25:51after which
00:25:52he
00:25:53completely disappeared.
00:25:55As in
00:25:56vanished.
00:25:58Which gave him
00:25:59the opportunity
00:25:59to go from the manor
00:26:00to the folly.
00:26:02Svetlana also
00:26:03suggested that
00:26:04Mr. Fanshaw
00:26:05could be a Russian
00:26:06operative,
00:26:07although her
00:26:08motives
00:26:09seem personal
00:26:11at best.
00:26:12And
00:26:13Morgana?
00:26:13She claims
00:26:15a Russian ghost
00:26:16predicted Maxwell's death.
00:26:19We need to determine
00:26:21where everyone
00:26:21living
00:26:22was
00:26:23at midnight.
00:26:24I'll talk to
00:26:24Mrs. Baker.
00:26:25She may have
00:26:26filmed the event.
00:26:29Good idea.
00:26:32Sims?
00:26:33Yes?
00:26:36Indeed.
00:26:38And according
00:26:39to Hattie Anderson,
00:26:41Frances Martin
00:26:42claimed to be
00:26:43a distant cousin
00:26:43of Mr. Cornelius.
00:26:45Yet she's only
00:26:46recently met him.
00:26:47Well, I don't
00:26:48know many of my
00:26:49distant cousins.
00:26:49She knew him
00:26:50well enough
00:26:51to get a
00:26:51last-minute invite.
00:26:53Track her down.
00:27:06Hey, usual?
00:27:08Thanks, Fredo.
00:27:12Mrs. Anderson.
00:27:13Good morning.
00:27:14Oh,
00:27:15Detective Sims.
00:27:16Sorry to interrupt.
00:27:18Are you?
00:27:20Do you recall
00:27:21where you were
00:27:21at midnight
00:27:22on New Year's Eve?
00:27:23Why?
00:27:24Well,
00:27:25we have reason
00:27:25to believe
00:27:25that's when
00:27:26Mr. Cornelius
00:27:27passed away,
00:27:27so we're trying
00:27:28to piece together
00:27:29a timeline
00:27:29of the evening.
00:27:30I don't remember.
00:27:31I hope you can
00:27:32wind things up soon.
00:27:33I need to be
00:27:34getting home.
00:27:36How long ago
00:27:37did you receive
00:27:38your invite?
00:27:39Oh,
00:27:40I received an email
00:27:41from a
00:27:43Becky Baker
00:27:44while I was travelling.
00:27:46Oh, travelling where?
00:27:47Oh, you do ask
00:27:48a lot of questions.
00:27:50Hmm, well,
00:27:51as you know,
00:27:51I'm a detective.
00:27:53South America.
00:27:55It's always been
00:27:56on my bucket list.
00:27:57That you,
00:27:58you was breathtaking.
00:28:00Long black,
00:28:01no sugar.
00:28:02Well,
00:28:03I really must get going.
00:28:05who's the lucky person?
00:28:06Hmm?
00:28:06Your ring,
00:28:07I take it,
00:28:08you're engaged.
00:28:09That's really
00:28:10none of your business.
00:28:12Okay.
00:28:14Um,
00:28:15by the way,
00:28:16Frances Martin,
00:28:18you don't happen
00:28:18to know where
00:28:18she's staying,
00:28:19do you?
00:28:20I don't.
00:28:20She's hardly
00:28:22welcome at Whitecliffe.
00:28:23Why is that?
00:28:24because
00:28:25where does she
00:28:26come from?
00:28:27What does she want?
00:28:29So many questions.
00:28:31Have you tried
00:28:33the motels?
00:28:37Rude, right?
00:28:43Real rude.
00:28:45Yeah.
00:28:47Thanks, Frodo.
00:28:50I heard you had
00:28:51a big one
00:28:51for New Year's too.
00:28:54It's a private matter.
00:29:07Thanks for agreeing
00:29:08to meet.
00:29:09I'd rather be at the beach,
00:29:10but what can you do?
00:29:12You attended
00:29:13the masquerade ball
00:29:14at Whitecliffe Manor?
00:29:15Yeah.
00:29:16Why?
00:29:17Mr. Cornelius
00:29:18was found deceased
00:29:19yesterday.
00:29:20I heard.
00:29:22Nothing to do
00:29:23with me.
00:29:25You were seen
00:29:25on the night
00:29:26in question
00:29:26entering the library
00:29:27before
00:29:29disappearing.
00:29:31I'm a builder,
00:29:32man.
00:29:32Not a magician.
00:29:34Where did you go?
00:29:36Look,
00:29:37I just needed
00:29:37to get away
00:29:38from those
00:29:38Marenkovich women.
00:29:39This could be it.
00:29:40You couldn't build
00:29:40a sandcastle
00:29:41if you wanted to.
00:29:42Maybe not,
00:29:43but you didn't read
00:29:43that in his palm.
00:29:47Steve,
00:29:48come back.
00:29:50I'll give you
00:29:51a proper reading.
00:29:58Climbing out a window
00:29:59must have been
00:30:00some palm reading.
00:30:02Well, it wasn't
00:30:02the reading,
00:30:03it was the abuse.
00:30:04With this big,
00:30:05bald head of yours
00:30:06and this Baltic chin?
00:30:08For the record,
00:30:09my mother is of
00:30:10Norwegian extraction.
00:30:11My father's family's
00:30:12finished.
00:30:13No love lost
00:30:13with the Russians.
00:30:15Well, that doesn't
00:30:16answer my question.
00:30:19Which was?
00:30:20Where did you go?
00:30:22Outside,
00:30:22obviously.
00:30:24Then I went home.
00:30:26How did you get
00:30:27into the party?
00:30:28You weren't on
00:30:28the guest list.
00:30:29I did a bit of work
00:30:30for Mr Cornelius
00:30:30a few months back.
00:30:31What type of work?
00:30:33Doesn't matter.
00:30:34This was months ago.
00:30:36You should be looking
00:30:36at the people
00:30:37who were close
00:30:37to the old man
00:30:38like his son.
00:30:40My understanding
00:30:41is that Mr Cornelius
00:30:43doesn'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
00:30:50your evening.
00:30:53Badger?
00:30:54You be real, mate?
00:30:55For 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?
00:31:05Maxwell doesn't have any kids.
00:31:08Yeah.
00:31:09Sounds like bullshit
00:31:10to me, too.
00:31:13What did he mean by that?
00:31:15No idea.
00:31:17But what kind of name
00:31:18is 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,
00:31:36you were
00:31:38at Mr Cornelius'
00:31:40masquerade party
00:31:41on New Year's Eve.
00:31:42Yes.
00:31:43As were a lot of people.
00:31:45Well, they all had invites,
00:31:47but
00:31:48you
00:31:50weren't on the list.
00:31:51I was invited
00:31:52by Mr Cornelius directly.
00:31:56Good night?
00:31:57Yeah, it was.
00:31:59Do you recall
00:32:00where you were
00:32:01at midnight?
00:32:02I believe I was
00:32:03on the balcony.
00:32:05You
00:32:05believe you were?
00:32:07Well, I didn't look
00:32:08at the clock or anything,
00:32:09but I was on the balcony
00:32:10when the fireworks went off,
00:32:11so that must have been midnight.
00:32:13You told
00:32:14DSS Shepard
00:32:15that you'd only recently
00:32:16met Mr Cornelius.
00:32:20I did.
00:32:23Maxwell,
00:32:23I'm Francis Martin,
00:32:25your second cousin,
00:32:27twice removed.
00:32:30Well, well.
00:32:32Your cousin,
00:32:34Francis Maxwell.
00:32:35How wonderful.
00:32:37Oh, you absolutely
00:32:39must stay.
00:32:42Indeed, you must.
00:32:44That's when I met him.
00:32:46So,
00:32:47are you
00:32:47Mr Cornelius' cousin
00:32:49or not?
00:32:50My mother died
00:32:51several months ago
00:32:52and I found
00:32:53a connection to Maxwell
00:32:54when I was sorting
00:32:55through her paperwork.
00:32:57How did you know
00:32:58he was holding
00:32:59a masquerade party?
00:33:00I didn't.
00:33:01But when Mr Craddock
00:33:02asked me to stay,
00:33:03I guess I was
00:33:04invited by default.
00:33:06And you
00:33:07just happened
00:33:08to have a costume?
00:33:10I got it
00:33:10from the hire place
00:33:11in town.
00:33:12They have a great
00:33:12renaissance section.
00:33:15Then the next morning
00:33:16you got up
00:33:17and left.
00:33:19Well, after Maxwell
00:33:20died, it didn't feel
00:33:21right for me to stay
00:33:21at the manor
00:33:22so I got a room
00:33:23at the motel.
00:33:24Was my understanding
00:33:25that you were
00:33:26already leaving
00:33:27before you found out
00:33:29he'd died?
00:33:30Well, yes,
00:33:31but I didn't want
00:33:31to be a burden
00:33:32so I thought
00:33:33I would slip away.
00:33:35And while you were
00:33:35slipping away,
00:33:36you discovered
00:33:38Maxwell deceased
00:33:39in the folly?
00:33:40Yes.
00:33:41And now I'm here
00:33:43talking to you.
00:34:07Good morning.
00:34:09I'm D.C.
00:34:10Shepard.
00:34:10I know who you
00:34:11are, Mr. Shepard.
00:34:13And unless
00:34:14you have a warrant,
00:34:15I'm afraid
00:34:16I can't show
00:34:17you inside.
00:34:19And you are?
00:34:20Arthur Girdler,
00:34:21K.C.
00:34:23Retired.
00:34:25As Maxwell's
00:34:26closest friend,
00:34:27I've taken it
00:34:27upon myself
00:34:28to protect
00:34:29his legacy.
00:34:30I have no
00:34:31intention
00:34:31of disrespecting
00:34:33that legacy.
00:34:33Well,
00:34:34I find myself
00:34:35in the
00:34:36unenviable position
00:34:37of being
00:34:38Maxwell's
00:34:38executor
00:34:39and all this
00:34:40confusion
00:34:41about his death
00:34:42is unsettling.
00:34:43Yeah,
00:34:43and I'm here
00:34:44to find out
00:34:45how he died.
00:34:46Well,
00:34:46then it's true
00:34:47he was murdered.
00:34:48Well,
00:34:49if you'll
00:34:50allow me inside,
00:34:51I'll tell you
00:34:51what I know.
00:34:54We haven't
00:34:55confirmed
00:34:56Mr. Cornelius'
00:34:57cause of death yet.
00:34:58But you have
00:34:59a pretty good idea,
00:35:00I'm sure.
00:35:01We have reason
00:35:02to believe
00:35:02that foul play
00:35:03may be involved.
00:35:04I see.
00:35:06Any persons
00:35:07of interest?
00:35:08We are pursuing
00:35:09certain lines
00:35:09of inquiry.
00:35:10Like the spy
00:35:11rumours?
00:35:12That's one line
00:35:13of inquiry,
00:35:14no matter
00:35:15how ridiculous
00:35:15it sounds.
00:35:16Well,
00:35:16I don't think
00:35:17it sounds
00:35:17ridiculous at all.
00:35:19In fact,
00:35:19I'd say
00:35:19it was quite
00:35:20plausible.
00:35:21Do you know
00:35:22something that
00:35:22we don't?
00:35:24I suppose
00:35:25you want
00:35:25to see the
00:35:26will.
00:35:30Maxwell
00:35:31updated his
00:35:32will two
00:35:32months ago.
00:35:37Who is
00:35:38Sam Parker?
00:35:39Your guess
00:35:40is as good
00:35:40as mine.
00:35:41I asked,
00:35:42but Maxwell
00:35:43was very
00:35:44secretive
00:35:44about it.
00:35:45Did anyone
00:35:46else know
00:35:46about this?
00:35:47Whoever
00:35:48Sam Parker
00:35:49is,
00:35:49he or she
00:35:50is about
00:35:52to become
00:35:52exceedingly
00:35:53rich.
00:35:56Come on,
00:35:56Andy.
00:35:57I'm leading my
00:35:57fingers to the
00:35:58walk in here.
00:35:59I'm looking
00:35:59for a
00:36:00badger.
00:36:02No,
00:36:03not a
00:36:04badger.
00:36:05We don't have
00:36:05badgers in
00:36:06Aotearoa.
00:36:07Someone called
00:36:08badger.
00:36:08Badger someone
00:36:09or someone
00:36:10badger.
00:36:14Hang five,
00:36:15another call.
00:36:16I'm going to
00:36:16ring you back.
00:36:18Mike.
00:36:19We have a
00:36:20beneficiary for
00:36:21the will.
00:36:22We need to
00:36:22locate a
00:36:23Sam Parker.
00:36:24Usual spelling?
00:36:26P-A-R-K-E-R.
00:36:28That's all
00:36:29I've got.
00:36:30Copy that.
00:37:09Andy,
00:37:10any guests
00:37:11under the name
00:37:12Parker?
00:37:16Sam Parker.
00:37:19That depends
00:37:20who's asking.
00:37:21DC Chalmers
00:37:22broke my CIB.
00:37:24I don't like
00:37:25talking to
00:37:25cops.
00:37:26Technically
00:37:26speaking,
00:37:27I'm a
00:37:27detective.
00:37:29I know.
00:37:30Bad suit
00:37:31gives it
00:37:31away.
00:37:37Most
00:37:37people call
00:37:38me badger.
00:37:40It's from
00:37:40my boarding
00:37:41school days.
00:37:44Is it
00:37:44true you're
00:37:45the son of
00:37:45Maxwell Cornelius?
00:37:47Does it
00:37:47matter?
00:37:48The old
00:37:49man's
00:37:49dead.
00:37:50Are you
00:37:51aware you're
00:37:51in his
00:37:51will?
00:37:53No.
00:37:54You're the
00:37:55sole beneficiary
00:37:56of Mr. Cornelius'
00:37:57estate.
00:37:58He's left you
00:37:59Wycliffe Manor
00:38:00and everything
00:38:01in it.
00:38:07This cigarette
00:38:08is Russian.
00:38:09Hmm,
00:38:10I know.
00:38:10Where did
00:38:11you find it?
00:38:12Uh,
00:38:12at the
00:38:12crime scene.
00:38:14Prints
00:38:14couldn't lift
00:38:15anything.
00:38:16I will send
00:38:17for the
00:38:17DNA.
00:38:18Okay.
00:38:18That
00:38:19brand of
00:38:20cigarettes
00:38:20used to
00:38:21be very
00:38:21popular
00:38:22with the
00:38:22KGB.
00:38:23I, uh,
00:38:25don't think
00:38:25the KGB
00:38:26are operational
00:38:26anymore.
00:38:27Officially
00:38:28not.
00:38:28But the
00:38:29KGB
00:38:29continues
00:38:30as the
00:38:30FSB
00:38:31and they
00:38:32are not
00:38:32to be
00:38:32trifled
00:38:33with.
00:38:33If
00:38:34Russian
00:38:34spies
00:38:34are
00:38:35involved,
00:38:36Mike,
00:38:37you must
00:38:37be very
00:38:37careful.
00:38:38Trust
00:38:39me.
00:38:40I
00:38:40know.
00:38:42When you
00:38:43say you
00:38:43know,
00:38:44do you
00:38:44mean you
00:38:44know,
00:38:45or do
00:38:46you know?
00:38:49Let's
00:38:49just say,
00:38:50Mike,
00:38:51there is a
00:38:51very good
00:38:51reason why
00:38:53I left
00:38:54the
00:38:54motherland.
00:39:13motherland.
00:40:00Mrs. Baker.
00:40:03It's not
00:40:04what it
00:40:04looks like.
00:40:05It looks
00:40:06like you're
00:40:06drinking wine.
00:40:07Okay,
00:40:07well,
00:40:08it is
00:40:09what it
00:40:09looks like,
00:40:10but it's
00:40:10non-alcoholic.
00:40:11No,
00:40:11it isn't.
00:40:12All right.
00:40:13With the
00:40:14stress of
00:40:14everything going
00:40:15on,
00:40:15I figured
00:40:15I deserved
00:40:16a treat
00:40:17to,
00:40:17you know,
00:40:19absorb
00:40:19the situation.
00:40:20Okay.
00:40:21All I
00:40:22wanted to
00:40:22know is,
00:40:22do you
00:40:23have any
00:40:23footage
00:40:23from the
00:40:24masquerade
00:40:25ball?
00:40:25Oh,
00:40:25yes.
00:40:26I haven't
00:40:27put it
00:40:27on my
00:40:27socials yet
00:40:28because it
00:40:28seemed a
00:40:29bit inappropriate
00:40:31under the
00:40:32circumstances.
00:40:34Right.
00:40:35So,
00:40:36was he?
00:40:37Was he
00:40:37what?
00:40:38A
00:40:39spy.
00:40:40I
00:40:40can
00:40:41neither
00:40:41confirm
00:40:41nor
00:40:41deny.
00:40:42Told
00:40:42you.
00:40:43Can
00:40:44you
00:40:44send
00:40:44this
00:40:44to
00:40:44me?
00:40:45Of
00:40:45course.
00:40:47Do you need it
00:40:47encrypted?
00:40:49It's fine,
00:40:50as it is.
00:40:57seven,
00:40:59six,
00:41:01five,
00:41:02four,
00:41:03three,
00:41:04two,
00:41:06one.
00:41:06three,
00:41:10three,
00:41:11Oh,
00:41:12it reminds me
00:41:13of the
00:41:13Battle of the
00:41:14Storm.
00:41:14We're going
00:41:15over the
00:41:15top,
00:41:15boys.
00:41:18So, Francis
00:41:18was there.
00:41:20The only people
00:41:20not on the
00:41:21balcony at
00:41:22midnight
00:41:22were Hattie
00:41:23Anderson,
00:41:24Aartie
00:41:24Girdler,
00:41:25Steve
00:41:26Fanshawe
00:41:26and Badger, a.k.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
00:41:39is popular with the Russian Secret Service.
00:41:43So, we're back to spies again?
00:41:45Ah, we are, because...
00:41:49It turns out that there was a lot of KGB activity
00:41:52in New Zealand in the mid-1970s.
00:41:55Maxwell Cornelius would have been in his late 20s.
00:41:59A Wellington man, William Such,
00:42:02was charged with treason under the Official Secrets Act.
00:42:06The New Zealand government suspected
00:42:08that he was acting as a spy for the KGB.
00:42:11Mr Girdler was evasive as to whether Cornelius
00:42:15worked for the Secret Service or not.
00:42:16Meaning 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.
00:42:30Ah, the birth certificate came through for Sam Parker.
00:42:33His mother is confirmed as Mildred Hawkins.
00:42:37Why the different surnames?
00:42:38Uh, she married a James Hawkins,
00:42:41but they divorced a year before he was born.
00:42:45She gave her maiden name to Badger,
00:42:47but kept her married name.
00:42:49Was she trying to conceal the relationship?
00:42:51Well, maybe, but she's on the birth certificate
00:42:54and 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,
00:43:16that'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
00:43:27in order for Badger to inherit the entire estate?
00:43:30And it's tempting, right?
00:43:32Because, despite Philip Craddock
00:43:35having a delusional view of the world,
00:43:37he was right about one thing.
00:43:39A single silver tin recently sold for 1.73 million.
00:43:44So those two paintings at Whitecliffe
00:43:46must 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
00:44:11and he comes and goes, right?
00:44:12Does he?
00:44:14Well, more for him.
00:44:16But Philip is always sneaking off into the garden for a smoke.
00:44:19To the garden?
00:44:20Well, he's not allowed to smoke inside.
00:44:24How long has Mr. Craddock lived here at Whitecliffe?
00:44:28Several years now.
00:44:30I notice he has an unusual relationship to reality.
00:44:36It's sad.
00:44:38He used to be one of Maxwell's closest friends.
00:44:41They met in the army in the 1960s.
00:44:43But, uh, in recent years, he's, um...
00:44:50Developed cognitive issues.
00:44:53Some years ago, he came to visit.
00:44:55Maxwell realized he was in decline,
00:44:57so 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
00:45:11you'd still be working as Maxwell's housekeeper,
00:45:14I would have laughed.
00:45:15If you've got something to say, Hattie,
00:45:17just 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.
00:45:25Well, 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
00:45:45when 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.
00:45:53Do we?
00:46:04Mr. Craddock.
00:46:06What 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.
00:46:23Uh...
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.
00:46:43I 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.
00:46:55Someone 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, yes, they were wonderful.
00:47:35They reminded me of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor.
00:47:41Right.
00:47:42Well, thank you.
00:47:44I will leave you to it.
00:47:56Sorry about that.
00:47:58Bird watching, was he?
00:48:00Ah.
00:48:01Yep, in a manner of speaking, I guess 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' will.
00:48:17In fact, he's the sole beneficiary.
00:48:21You already knew.
00:48:22It 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. Girdler.
00:48:39Not at all.
00:48:43Did you know that Badger was Mr. Cornelius' son?
00:48:47The housekeeper's boy.
00:48:48What makes you say that?
00:48:58Badger 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.
00:49:14Is 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' 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 realized he wasn't cut out for the espionage business.
00:50:53What time did you see Mr. Cornelius last?
00:50:56Um, maybe 11.
00:50:58Or 11.30.
00:50:59We 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?
00:51:11Oh, I 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.
00:51:28Uh, it'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.
00:51:52You 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.
00:52:18And 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 it?
00:53:14For my whole life?
00:53:15Let me explain.
00:53:16Why?
00:53:17Why?
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 I 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, it'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.
00:54:21Curary.
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 a 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 for 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.
00:55:10Quite 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.
00:55:25A needle.
00:55:2725, maybe 27 gauge.
00:55:31Thanks, Janet.
00:55:33Mike, curare, 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.
00:55:46I'll do my best with that.
00:56:13Good morning.
00:56:16Yes.
00:56:17No.
00:56:19Yours is over there.
00:56:27You're the best.
00:56:33Mr. Cornelius died of asphyxia.
00:56:37It was caused by a concentrated dose of curare.
00:56:41It's extracted from the chondrodendron tomentosin vine,
00:56:45which is only known to grow in Central and South America.
00:56:49Where Patty Anderson just returned from.
00:56:52It may have taken as little as 15 minutes for Mr. Cornelius' system to shut down.
00:56:58Well, that means a curare would have been administered at approximately 11.45pm.
00:57:03It was hard to stop at midnight.
00:57:05Of note, the offender used a blow dart to administer the poison, likely projected from a simple tube such as
00:57:17this.
00:57:17Very covert.
00:57:19Mr. Girdler confirmed that Mr. Cornelius worked for the SAS up until 1974.
00:57:27Was he suggesting our victim was involved in all that KGB activity?
00:57:50I figured it out.
00:57:51What?
00:57:51What's that?
00:57:53You're with the resistance, aren't you?
00:57:55Did they parachute you in?
00:57:57I'm a detective trying to understand who might have killed your friend, Maxwell Cornelius.
00:58:06Um, mint?
00:58:08Oh, no, thank you.
00:58:13Have you found him yet?
00:58:16How would you feel if Maxwell didn't fake his death?
00:58:22You mean if he's actually dead?
00:58:27Maxwell was a dear friend, but he made mistakes in his life.
00:58:31Everyone does, you know, but maybe one of those mistakes led to his death.
00:58:38Any mistake in particular?
00:58:40I did see something strange the night before the party.
00:58:46Mr. Craddock, you scared me.
00:58:51Lovely, aren't they?
00:58:53They were painted in 1904.
00:58:57Yes, well, I was just getting a glass of water.
00:59:00Must get back to bed.
00:59:04Pretty strange, don't you think?
00:59:07That she didn't have a glass.
00:59:09Very good.
00:59:11Detective indeed.
00:59:14Do you think she did something to the paintings?
00:59:16I think it's worse than that.
00:59:18See, I have it on good authority that she works for Stalin.
00:59:25Well, I think that's very unlikely because Stalin's been dead for over 70 years.
00:59:33The Cold War's not over yet.
00:59:44Here we go, to the forex.
00:59:44Come on.
00:59:45Oh, thank you.
00:59:51Was Maxwell Cornelius really Badger's father?
00:59:57I had only been working for him a few weeks when it happened. It was a mistake.
01:00:02You fell pregnant?
01:00:05I'd just left my husband. It 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.
01:00:18To 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, financially at least.
01:00:29Well, those Silvertons alone must be worth as much as Whitecliffe itself.
01:00:36Maxwell may not always have procured his artwork in the most honest of ways, but he was a good man.
01:00:44What do you mean by that?
01:00:49That's a Robert Knowles, worth about $350,000.
01:00:56And 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?
01:01:04Or 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.
01:01:25He was an artist in his own right.
01:01:27You could say that.
01:01:31Oh, that one's coming along nicely.
01:01:34Getting there, Millie.
01:01:35I believe I finally perfected the Knowles quirk.
01:01:38Oh.
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, but he sometimes appraised pieces that were not respected 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 by ensuring that certain pieces were kept in the hands
01:02:13of someone who could appreciate and protect them.
01:02:16His own hands.
01:02:17I'm sure his intentions were good.
01:02:20And 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 in 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, but...
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 his shed.
01:02:59All right.
01:03:00Two days labour plus supplies.
01:03:02Let's call it 3800.
01:03:04Very well.
01:03:08Bit of an artist, aren't you?
01:03:10Yeah.
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 to keep 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, a cashier as you call it, I'm sure it wasn't
01:03:39the first.
01:03:40No doubt the Inland Revenue would 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, get out without anyone even realising I was there.
01:04:01So you could kill him?
01:04:03For 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.
01:04:25Uh-huh.
01:04:27I see you are very in touch with the land.
01:04:31You feel...
01:04:33truly connected to the garden.
01:04:35I do.
01:04:36I even have greenhouses up.
01:04:38You have delightful.
01:04:40I see a wedding on your horizon.
01:04:43My goodness.
01:04:45Are you sure I am?
01:04:46I must have back the time, I really thought it was awful 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 racing off towards the garden.
01:05:04Then I went home.
01:05:06What did they look like?
01:05:07The guy was in a white military jacket and the woman was in a turquoise dress.
01:05:12What time was that?
01:05:13It must have been close to midnight because 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 going 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 going to need that artifact back by the way.
01:05:59Take a seat.
01:06:04I believe I speak for both of us.
01:06:07We have nothing more to say without a lawyer.
01:06:10If you're looking at myself and Artie for this, you're completely off track.
01:06:15Noted.
01:06:16I 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 who 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 just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
01:06:42I thought it best to distance ourselves from the crime scene.
01:06:46He was protecting me.
01:06:50We were in the garden at midnight.
01:06:53But not to murder Maxwell.
01:07:41When we are at midnight.
01:07:42Never gonna be
01:07:53It's hard sometimes, but we can barely keep our hands off each other.
01:07:59Hattie and I are devastated that Maxwell lost his life.
01:08:03But we had nothing to do with his death.
01:08:09You said you're in the car park at midnight.
01:08:12But you failed to mention that you're in the garden around 11.45 p.m.
01:08:16I knew it would look bad.
01:08:19I was on the balcony calling off after my fight with Max.
01:08:25I saw Philip head inside and leave his smokes behind.
01:08:39You went to the folly.
01:08:42Did you see Maxwell?
01:08:44No.
01:08:46How long were you there?
01:08:49Long enough to finish the cigarette.
01:08:53I decided to head back to the motel.
01:08:56New Year's sucks if you don't have anyone you actually want to spend it with.
01:08:59Was anyone else at the folly?
01:09:04No.
01:09:05I didn't see anyone.
01:09:08Okay.
01:09:09Got it.
01:09:09Thanks, Jomas.
01:09:23Miss Munn.
01:09:24A quick word?
01:09:34It's a large suitcase for such a short stay.
01:09:37I have a lot of clothes.
01:09:39You're not really Mr Cornelius's cousin, are you?
01:09:45After 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?
01:09:56The Silvertons.
01:09:58Not long after my mother's death, I received a letter suggesting that I should have the paintings reappraised.
01:10:05Who was the letter from?
01:10:06It was anonymous.
01:10:08Uh, do you still have it?
01:10:23I 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.
01:10:36Hmm.
01:10:41Mayo?
01:10:55These would be the originals.
01:10:56Yes, so I didn't steal them.
01:10:58They'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.
01:11:13Oh.
01:11:13Oh.
01:11:13Oh.
01:11:13Oh.
01:11:13Oh.
01:11:13Oh.
01:11:40Oh, Mr. Craddock.
01:11:43Excuse me.
01:11:44Lovely, aren't they?
01:11:46They were painted in 1904.
01:11:50Yes.
01:11:52Well, I was just getting a glass of water, so 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?
01:12:33Must have been about 11.15pm.
01:12:36You'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.
01:12:50When was that?
01:12:51Right after my palm reading, about 11.30pm.
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.
01:13:05It's a natural life-walked aspirate.
01:13:17Thank you for coming in, Ms. Martin.
01:13:20As soon as we can confirm that you are the rightful owner of the Silverton's, they will be returned to
01:13:25you.
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 our death.
01:14:45Oh, yes, I did. I did. Yes, 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.
01:15:01Kill him?
01:15:04Maxwell 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, DSS Shepard.
01:15:24Now, please 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.
01:15:40Yeah, 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.
01:16:02A couple of months after a New Zealand intelligence agent was arrested for selling secrets to the KGB.
01:16:10All she had on her was a fake passport.
01:16:14Oh, and a pack of Russian cigarettes.
01:16:19To dance with you
01:16:22Is all I wanna do
01:16:25And I know that's no good
01:16:28I'll just miss you like I should
01:16:31I wanna take your hand
01:16:34And dance just like we did
01:16:38As it happens, you smoke this brand.
01:16:41As it happens, you smoke this brand.
01:16:49It tastes like rubbish but they were her favourites.
01:16:55You can't smoke in here, Mr. Craddock.
01:17:10Your name was Tatiana.
01:17:18Both Max and I were recruited into the SIS in 1972.
01:17:23They 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.
01:17:33And 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.
01:17:52You are.
01:18:17Initially, Tatiana was just my contact, but she was smart as a whip and as funny as hell.
01:18:25You fell for her.
01:18:28Didn't mean to.
01:18:30Lines got blurred.
01:18:32Did Maxwell know?
01:18:33He may have suspected, but after 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.
01:18:59Is 52 years cold enough?
01:19:04Well, anyway, plenty of time to plan, at least.
01:19:08Why all the subterfews, 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.
01:19:18All 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.
01:19:32It 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.
01:19:55I can see the end of the book now, Max.
01:19:56But I have one or two things to tidy up before the epilogue.
01:20:01We 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.
01:20:30I had no choice.
01:20:32It was an order.
01:20:34Oh, my 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, these 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.
01:21:03And it was dark.
01:21:08Damn it.
01:21:22Goodbye, old friend.
01:21:25See you in hell.
01:21:38And 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.
01:21:55I saved the best for last.
01:21:58Where did you get the curare?
01:22:01Oh, that information is above your pay grade, D.S.S. Shepard.
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 sleeve.
01:22:18I've got nothing to lose.
01:22:46Standard issue. Part of the kit.
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 Frances 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 Frances 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.
01:24:57What do you want to get set aside?
01:25:10Oh, after that, it's my round at the croc.
01:25:17I'll find out eventually.
01:25:21Huh?
01:25:22Who you spent New Year's with.
01:25:24You will never, ever...
01:25:31The blue ones.
01:25:36No.
01:25:40Sims.
01:25:42And the stars make their way across the night like soldiers.
01:25:53Mr. Krennic?
01:25:55Warriors.
01:25:56You bring the light to those who sleep in darkness.
01:26:07I'll call you, Menex.
01:26:14Cyanide pill.
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.
01:26:55Thanks.
01:26:56Hello, Daniel.
01:26:58It's lovely to see you outside of work hours.
01:27:01Thanks.
01:27:03You're like Doc 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.
01:27:10Something 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?
01:27:22Frances.
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.
01:27:39Neat.
01:27:40Unlike Christine, I can hold my liquor.
01:27:43Wait.
01:27:43What?
01:27:44Christine hasn't told you.
01:27:45We spend New Year's Eve together.
01:27:47But only one of us made it to midnight.
01:27:50The other, Harley made it past nine.
01:27:54Nazrovia.
01:27:56Nazrovia.
01:28:02Again.
01:28:06Pathetic.
01:28:08Really?
01:28:10No one should be alone on New Year's Eve.
01:28:13Very generous of you, Gina.
01:28:15I dare either of you.
01:28:17To keep up with her, she could drink an elephant under the table.
01:28:19Oh, you'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?
01:28:32So 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 expect the thing to be here.
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