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♪ ♪
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How is the patient
this morning?
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Your future's at Scotland Yard.
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I don't think
that's ever been in question.
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I'm not talking about work.
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Bonjour, Eliza.
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There's really no need for you
to be here.
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I'm staying in London until this
ship is back on course.
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WILLIAM:
I'm going to New York.
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For a year?
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WILLIAM:
This isn't goodbye.
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It's goodbye for now.
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(thunder claps)
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(whimpering)
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(click)
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Morning, miss-- post.
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Thank you.
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♪ ♪
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Goodness.
Indeed.
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Good morning, Eliza.
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Clarence.
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I hope that's not full
of bills.
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Applications.
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We've had
an overwhelming response
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to our advert
for new detectives.
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I suppose my reputation
does precede me.
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It's more likely they heard
of the female detective.
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The advert was quite clear
who they'd be dealing with.
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Remind me whose name
is above the door.
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Yours,
and your sons'.
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Well, no time
like the present.
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Shall we begin?
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♪ ♪
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Oh, this one's good.
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23 years at Bow Street--
what does that tell you?
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That he lacks ambition.
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Unlike Mr. Samuel Walsh.
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Can't spell the word
"detective."
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Or the word "criminal."
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Or his own name.
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Him.
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Fired him last year.
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Him?
Too young.
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He's too old.
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Don't trust him.
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Don't like him.
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Him.
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He's been in prison.
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(groans)
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(sighs)
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Surely we can at least
agree on this chap.
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I've said no to him
twice already.
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Stop trying to sneak
him through.
We've been at this all day,
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and so far you've liked
none of my choices.
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Any more
than you've liked mine.
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It'll be me
who works with them.
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And me who pays for them--
I am the boss.
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So you keep reminding me.
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Surely some of the applicants
are acceptable to you both.
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Ask him.
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Ask her.
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(door slams)
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(door slams)
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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Good morning.
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Morning.
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I was just practicing
my handwriting.
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Looked to me
like you were writing a letter.
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Fine.
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I was writing a letter.
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To?
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Barnabus.
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(egg cracks)
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Oh.
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Hm.
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Lizzie!
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What are you up to?
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(puts down bowl)
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Why are you writing
to Inspector Wellington?
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Because you aren't.
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What?
He wrote to me.
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He said he's sent you
three letters
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and you've not replied
to any of them.
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I don't want any breakfast--
I'll be late for work.
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Lizzie, you've not spoken
of Inspector Wellington
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since he's been gone.
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Perhaps it might help
to do so.
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You're clearly upset
and angry with him.
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I'm not upset,
nor am I angry.
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I'm absolutely fine.
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♪ ♪
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WILLIAM:
If we are to be together,
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then I cannot remain
at Scotland Yard
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with you a private detective,
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nor can I be around you
anymore without...
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Without being with you.
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♪ ♪
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(drawer opens)
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(knock at door, door opens)
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(drawer closes)
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Yes.
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Uh, sorry to disturb,
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but Mr. Nash would like you
to meet him right away.
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What for?
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To meet a new client.
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What new client?
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♪ ♪
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Patrick.
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Eliza.
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What is this place?
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This... is the future.
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♪ ♪
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(ringing)
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Reception-- may I help you?
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MAN (on phone):
Reception?
Yes, sir.
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MAN: Mr. Bracewell.
CLERK:
Certainly, sir.
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Do you know much
about the telephone?
Not much.
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I know it was invented in 1875
by Alexander Graham Bell.
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There were,
of course, counterclaims
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as to who first came up
with the innovation,
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but Bell was the first
to patent it.
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Nine years on,
it's really only the preserve
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of the rich
and the privileged,
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given how costly it is
to install and run.
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Although this year
has seen telephone stations
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installed in
various public places.
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Shops, telegraph offices.
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A yes or no
would have sufficed.
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As you say, it's being made more
accessible to ordinary folk.
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It's the new gold rush.
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This place is
at the forefront.
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So, why are we here?
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The owner of Britannia
wants us
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to negate some rather
bad publicity.
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CLERK:
Yes, Mr. Bracewell.
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Mr. Bracewell
will see you now.
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ELIZA:
Extraordinary.
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It certainly is.
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NASH:
Britannia have
an engineering workshop
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where they design new ways
to improve their product.
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Two days ago, it was
destroyed by a gas explosion.
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Two men were killed: a young
inventor named Alfred Baker
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and the co-founder
of the company, George Davidson.
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So there was a gas leak.
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According to the newspapers,
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the police think Davidson
lighting his pipe
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is what ignited
the explosion.
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But as for the gas leak,
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it seems someone tampered
with the supply.
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And the police believe
that this someone
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works here at Britannia.
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Not just someone.
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Our new client,
Joseph Bracewell.
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BRACEWELL:
My aim, Mr. Nash,
is to put a Britannia telephone
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into every household
in the country.
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Once we've done that,
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we will move
into the international markets.
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I applaud your ambition,
Mr. Bracewell.
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I must confess,
I've not yet used one of these.
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To, to help you fully,
Mr. Bracewell,
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perhaps we should
try it ourselves.
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Be my guest.
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♪ ♪
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OPERATOR (on phone):
Good afternoon,
Britannia Exchange.
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What number do you require?
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Ask for the stock exchange.
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Uh, the stock exchange,
please.
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OPERATOR:
Connecting you now--
please wait one moment.
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(chuckles)
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Ask for the latest Britannia
share price.
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CLERK (on phone):
Stock exchange,
how can I help you?
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Uh, please could you advise
on the current share price
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for the Britannia Telephone
Company?
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CLERK:
One and six.
One and six.
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(inhales)
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ELIZA:
Thank you.
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Goodbye.
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All this dire publicity
has caused the value
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of my company
to fall by the hour.
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Which is why I need you
to get the police off my back
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and find out who is responsible
for this terrible deed.
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They have a ridiculous notion
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that I wanted George Davidson
dead.
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Your business partner?
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We founded the company
together.
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I felt the time was right
to expand.
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To buy out our rivals.
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And Mr. Davidson
disagreed?
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This disagreement
was a minor issue,
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not reason for me
to kill him.
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I gather the police
suspect you
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because you were supposed
to attend this meeting
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with Mr. Davidson,
but you didn't turn up.
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♪ ♪
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We had another argument
that morning.
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I simply wasn't in the mood
to face him.
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I spent the afternoon here
in my office.
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But that was unusual,
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was it not?
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That you didn't attend
that weekly meeting?
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Unheard of,
according to the newspapers.
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Do not believe everything
you read in the newspapers.
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Did you have any grievance with
the other man that was killed,
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the, uh, the young inventor,
Alfred Baker?
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BRACEWELL:
No.
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And for your information,
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Alfred wasn't meant to be
at that meeting.
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We have to ask these questions,
Mr. Bracewell,
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so that we're clear on
all the details of this case.
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Well, in that case, let me
be crystal-clear with you.
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I did not murder
George Davidson.
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As for Alfred Baker,
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he'd just designed the telephone
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that would make this company
a fortune.
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Why on Earth
would I want him dead?
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NASH:
Why in God's name did you
interrogate him like that?
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You clearly weren't going
to ask him anything useful.
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I've never seen you so
in awe.
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I was not in awe, I just
think him an impressive man.
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A visionary.
I think him rather unsavory.
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Ah, you disagree
with my judge of character.
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Quelle surprise.
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What of my judgment?
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I'm the one who's going to be
running the office.
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I should choose my own staff.
Oh, I see.
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That's what this is about,
is it?
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That's the reason
for this latest sulk du jour.
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I do not sulk.
We will discuss this matter
another time.
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Right now, we need
to visit the crime scene.
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Finally, something
we agree on.
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♪ ♪
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Go fetch my carriage.
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Detective Phelps--
just the man.
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Inspector Phelps, actually--
well, soon to be.
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You're taking over
from Inspector Wellington?
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But there's been
no formal announcement.
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Just needs to be
rubber-stamped.
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And why hasn't it been?
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Well, I'm sure
it's just a matter of time.
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May I offer
my congratulations
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on what will be
a well-deserved promotion.
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So, I assume your presence here
is not just to keep me company.
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As ever, you assume right.
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We've been hired to investigate
the Britannia explosion,
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and we'd like to take a look
at the crime scene.
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I take it your fire experts
have assessed the scene?
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Still waiting.
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They've been held up elsewhere,
which is a bugger,
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'cause we can't progress
with the case
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until they've had a gander.
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Well, perhaps
in the meantime,
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you might allow us to look
for ourselves.
Hm.
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Good one-- now hop it!
262
00:13:03,033 --> 00:13:04,799
I see the prospect of
a promotion hasn't endowed you
263
00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,233
with any more decorum,
Detective Phelps.
264
00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,299
Let me give you some advice,
Miss Scarlet.
265
00:13:11,300 --> 00:13:13,032
I'm the skipper now.
266
00:13:13,033 --> 00:13:15,132
So you need to start showing me
a bit of respect.
267
00:13:15,133 --> 00:13:17,832
Oh, I've always seen respect
as something you earn.
268
00:13:17,833 --> 00:13:20,165
(chuckling):
Oh, how Miss Scarlet
does like to jest.
269
00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:22,965
You surely know that our respect
for you is unimpeachable,
270
00:13:22,966 --> 00:13:24,865
Inspector Phelps,
271
00:13:24,866 --> 00:13:26,932
and we'd be
most grateful...
272
00:13:26,933 --> 00:13:28,532
Under no circumstances
let them inside.
273
00:13:28,533 --> 00:13:29,732
OFFICER:
Yes, sir.
274
00:13:29,733 --> 00:13:31,332
Even if the queen
herself comes down here
275
00:13:31,333 --> 00:13:33,366
and says you'll be hanged
for treason if you don't...
276
00:13:35,166 --> 00:13:37,499
...still don't let them in.
277
00:13:37,500 --> 00:13:43,865
♪ ♪
278
00:13:43,866 --> 00:13:45,800
That went well.
279
00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:48,699
Well, we're not all
blessed
280
00:13:48,700 --> 00:13:50,232
with your powers
of duplicity, Patrick.
281
00:13:50,233 --> 00:13:51,932
If by that you mean
charm and persuasion
282
00:13:51,933 --> 00:13:53,332
to keep my business afloat,
283
00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,700
well, then perhaps you should
try it sometime.
284
00:13:57,733 --> 00:13:59,565
Whether you like it or not,
285
00:13:59,566 --> 00:14:02,266
you have to learn
to play the game.
286
00:14:04,166 --> 00:14:06,199
(exhales)
287
00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:07,599
What is wrong with you
at the moment?
288
00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,632
This can't just be
about the hiring of staff.
289
00:14:09,633 --> 00:14:11,532
Is this about
your inspector leaving?
290
00:14:11,533 --> 00:14:14,200
Nothing is wrong with me--
he's not my inspector.
291
00:14:17,833 --> 00:14:19,865
What I'm about to say
you may not like--
292
00:14:19,866 --> 00:14:21,732
in fact,
you definitely won't like it.
293
00:14:21,733 --> 00:14:25,265
Well, then perhaps
you shouldn't say it.
294
00:14:25,266 --> 00:14:28,065
The work you've had up until
now from Scotland Yard
295
00:14:28,066 --> 00:14:29,965
has been on account
of your friendship
296
00:14:29,966 --> 00:14:31,632
with Inspector Wellington.
I secured that work because
I'm good at what I do.
297
00:14:31,633 --> 00:14:33,032
And I'm not disputing that,
298
00:14:33,033 --> 00:14:34,765
but the fact remains, your
friendship helped a great deal.
299
00:14:34,766 --> 00:14:35,765
But now Phelps is in charge,
300
00:14:35,766 --> 00:14:37,199
he's not obliged
to tolerate you.
301
00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:38,265
Tolerate me?
302
00:14:38,266 --> 00:14:39,965
Do you want this business
to flourish
303
00:14:39,966 --> 00:14:41,232
under your command or not?
304
00:14:41,233 --> 00:14:42,532
(quietly):
Yes, of course I do.
305
00:14:42,533 --> 00:14:44,532
Then make it your business
to get along with Phelps.
306
00:14:44,533 --> 00:14:46,232
And will you please
stop sulking?!
307
00:14:46,233 --> 00:14:48,699
For the last time,
I do not sulk!
308
00:14:48,700 --> 00:14:50,132
Good, because
my mother was a sulker
309
00:14:50,133 --> 00:14:51,432
and it brings back
bad memories.
310
00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:53,066
(both laugh)
311
00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:55,700
(both exhale)
312
00:14:57,300 --> 00:14:59,499
Fine.
313
00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:02,532
What do you want me to do,
go back to him and grovel?
No.
314
00:15:02,533 --> 00:15:04,765
That ship has sailed.
315
00:15:04,766 --> 00:15:06,599
I'll attempt to obtain
crime scene photos
316
00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,032
from my usual source.
317
00:15:08,033 --> 00:15:09,899
Well, in the meantime,
318
00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:12,032
let's do some digging
on our dead men.
319
00:15:12,033 --> 00:15:14,199
I suggest we start
with the young inventor.
320
00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,699
Speak to his widow.
321
00:15:16,700 --> 00:15:20,765
See if anyone had a grudge.
322
00:15:20,766 --> 00:15:26,000
♪ ♪
323
00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,700
You both look very happy.
324
00:15:39,533 --> 00:15:43,432
How long were you married,
Mrs. Baker?
325
00:15:43,433 --> 00:15:45,099
Six months.
326
00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:48,699
And it's Betty.
327
00:15:48,700 --> 00:15:51,666
Your husband was an avid reader.
328
00:15:52,666 --> 00:15:56,365
He had every book
on engineering imaginable.
329
00:15:56,366 --> 00:15:59,699
They were his pride and joy.
330
00:15:59,700 --> 00:16:01,532
Mrs. Baker...
331
00:16:01,533 --> 00:16:04,032
Betty.
332
00:16:04,033 --> 00:16:08,632
Can you think of anyone who had
a grudge against your husband?
333
00:16:08,633 --> 00:16:09,733
And take your time.
334
00:16:11,166 --> 00:16:13,199
Uh, Daniel Archer.
335
00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,399
He, uh, works at Britannia.
336
00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,765
Alfred started
as his apprentice.
337
00:16:18,766 --> 00:16:21,332
He was full of resentment
338
00:16:21,333 --> 00:16:23,032
'cause Britannia wanted to go
with Alfred's design
339
00:16:23,033 --> 00:16:25,832
for their new telephone,
not his.
340
00:16:25,833 --> 00:16:29,032
His boss, Mr. Davidson,
said he'd be famous.
341
00:16:29,033 --> 00:16:33,199
He called it
"an ingenious invention."
342
00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,100
And Mr. Archer
wasn't happy.
343
00:16:37,666 --> 00:16:39,399
My husband believed he tried
344
00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,865
to steal his plans
for the new telephone.
345
00:16:41,866 --> 00:16:44,600
And what made him think that?
346
00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:47,933
He hid them.
347
00:16:49,566 --> 00:16:51,699
Under the floorboard
in his office.
348
00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:53,699
As insurance, he said,
349
00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:56,433
on account of it being
such a competitive industry.
350
00:16:58,433 --> 00:17:01,365
Then, one day, last month,
351
00:17:01,366 --> 00:17:03,265
he found Mr. Archer
in his office
352
00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:06,799
looking shifty, my husband said.
353
00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,332
When he'd gone,
Alfred said the rug
354
00:17:09,333 --> 00:17:12,132
that covered the floorboard
had been disturbed.
355
00:17:12,133 --> 00:17:14,065
How would Mr. Archer have known
356
00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:15,932
where your husband
hid his plans?
357
00:17:15,933 --> 00:17:18,965
Well, Alfred couldn't
work it out.
358
00:17:18,966 --> 00:17:20,832
Mr. Davidson would never
have told anyone.
359
00:17:20,833 --> 00:17:22,265
He was as worried as Alfred
360
00:17:22,266 --> 00:17:23,999
about keeping the new design
a secret.
361
00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,665
And where are the plans now?
362
00:17:26,666 --> 00:17:29,433
Alfred moved them.
363
00:17:31,133 --> 00:17:34,699
He didn't tell me where.
364
00:17:34,700 --> 00:17:37,432
But he was certain
Mr. Archer was after them.
365
00:17:37,433 --> 00:17:40,166
♪ ♪
366
00:17:42,433 --> 00:17:44,132
NASH:
So, you're working
on your own design
367
00:17:44,133 --> 00:17:46,699
for Britannia's new telephone,
Mr. Archer.
368
00:17:46,700 --> 00:17:48,465
Hm, it will be
a great improvement,
369
00:17:48,466 --> 00:17:49,565
most notably in terms
370
00:17:49,566 --> 00:17:51,765
of sound quality
and reliability.
371
00:17:51,766 --> 00:17:54,365
I understand
that Alfred Baker
372
00:17:54,366 --> 00:17:57,699
had designed a new telephone,
as well.
373
00:17:57,700 --> 00:18:00,499
They're calling it
the Upright.
374
00:18:00,500 --> 00:18:02,399
(chuckling):
Woeful name.
375
00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,132
Well, whatever it was
to be called,
376
00:18:04,133 --> 00:18:05,332
the design was applauded
377
00:18:05,333 --> 00:18:07,165
by the powers-that-be
here at Britannia.
378
00:18:07,166 --> 00:18:09,432
Alfred Baker was once
your apprentice, was he not?
379
00:18:09,433 --> 00:18:10,965
And I taught him well.
380
00:18:10,966 --> 00:18:12,699
Hm.
381
00:18:12,700 --> 00:18:16,066
But to have your junior
surpass you...
382
00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:18,833
Must have been
difficult.
383
00:18:21,133 --> 00:18:24,232
Competition can be a good thing.
384
00:18:24,233 --> 00:18:26,665
Mm, da Vinci and Michelangelo.
385
00:18:26,666 --> 00:18:29,199
Uh, Ingres and Delacroix.
386
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,199
Well, Mr. Bracewell
said his designs
387
00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:32,999
were going to change
the world.
388
00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,299
But now he and his telephone
are gone,
389
00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:35,833
so the road is clear for you,
Mr. Archer.
390
00:18:36,833 --> 00:18:37,832
Mm.
391
00:18:37,833 --> 00:18:39,899
I have work to do.
392
00:18:39,900 --> 00:18:42,832
Can you tell us where you were
on the day of the explosion?
393
00:18:42,833 --> 00:18:44,765
Here, working
on my design.
394
00:18:44,766 --> 00:18:46,999
NASH:
Hm, did anyone else see you?
395
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,699
You are not
the police,
396
00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:51,065
and I'm not obliged
to talk to you.
397
00:18:51,066 --> 00:18:55,732
And would you please
stop touching my things?!
398
00:18:55,733 --> 00:18:59,999
♪ ♪
399
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,365
NASH:
Well, we now know
he has a temper.
400
00:19:02,366 --> 00:19:04,765
First rule of being
a private investigator--
401
00:19:04,766 --> 00:19:09,865
deliberately vex the suspect
to test their temperament.
402
00:19:09,866 --> 00:19:11,332
Patrick,
403
00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:12,465
I think I can
just about take you
404
00:19:12,466 --> 00:19:13,832
advising me
on my business skills,
405
00:19:13,833 --> 00:19:16,599
but do not presume
to lecture me on deduction.
406
00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,432
There's an article in here
407
00:19:18,433 --> 00:19:20,232
about Britannia's
current telephone.
408
00:19:20,233 --> 00:19:22,065
Apparently, there are
three main issues:
409
00:19:22,066 --> 00:19:25,332
cost, sound quality,
and a tendency to short-circuit.
410
00:19:25,333 --> 00:19:28,299
No wonder Bracewell was
so desperate for a new model.
411
00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:29,799
Clarence did some digging
412
00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,399
on Bracewell's partner,
George Davidson.
413
00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:32,932
And?
414
00:19:32,933 --> 00:19:34,599
He has no family,
no close relations,
415
00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,632
no financial issues
or known grudges.
416
00:19:36,633 --> 00:19:38,365
Well, apart from the one
417
00:19:38,366 --> 00:19:39,932
held by his business partner,
Joseph Bracewell.
418
00:19:39,933 --> 00:19:41,865
Forget the client.
419
00:19:41,866 --> 00:19:44,499
We need to concentrate
on Daniel Archer.
420
00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:47,099
He has a clear motive,
he wanted to remove his rival.
421
00:19:47,100 --> 00:19:49,799
And he has no alibi--
he should be our prime suspect.
422
00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,599
(knock at door)
423
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,865
Delivery from your friend
at the Met.
424
00:19:53,866 --> 00:19:55,466
Thank you.
425
00:19:59,633 --> 00:20:00,932
Hm, these are good.
426
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,632
They're very good.
427
00:20:02,633 --> 00:20:05,066
The crime scene?
Yeah.
428
00:20:06,833 --> 00:20:08,199
How peculiar.
429
00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,099
What?
430
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,865
That looks like the scorch mark
from where
431
00:20:11,866 --> 00:20:12,999
the gas was ignited.
432
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,732
So?
433
00:20:14,733 --> 00:20:18,099
Well, if, as the police suspect,
it was Davidson's pipe
434
00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:19,665
that ignited the gas,
435
00:20:19,666 --> 00:20:21,365
why is the scorch mark
on the opposite side
436
00:20:21,366 --> 00:20:22,799
of the room from the bodies?
437
00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,699
♪ ♪
438
00:20:25,700 --> 00:20:29,599
Hurry up, you useless vermin!
439
00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,865
We haven't got all day!
440
00:20:31,866 --> 00:20:35,432
(people murmuring)
441
00:20:35,433 --> 00:20:37,965
ELIZA:
Good morning, Detective Phelps.
442
00:20:37,966 --> 00:20:40,799
Yeah, it was,
before you turned up.
443
00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,032
We wondered
if the Britannia explosion
444
00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:44,965
had been assessed yet
by your fire expert.
445
00:20:44,966 --> 00:20:49,232
They're now stuck with a factory
blaze in bloody St. Albans.
446
00:20:49,233 --> 00:20:51,132
Get a move on!
447
00:20:51,133 --> 00:20:52,899
NASH:
Dare I say it,
Detective Phelps,
448
00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:54,465
you seem
a little overstretched.
449
00:20:54,466 --> 00:20:55,932
That's one word for it.
450
00:20:55,933 --> 00:20:57,599
Let us lighten your load.
451
00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,533
We can help
with the Britannia case.
452
00:21:00,833 --> 00:21:01,965
I don't need your help.
453
00:21:01,966 --> 00:21:03,266
And let you take
all the credit.
454
00:21:05,666 --> 00:21:11,265
♪ ♪
455
00:21:11,266 --> 00:21:13,032
Ten minutes at the crime scene.
456
00:21:13,033 --> 00:21:15,433
That's all you're getting.
457
00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,966
Good, aren't I?
458
00:21:41,166 --> 00:21:44,432
Something in this area
must have caused the spark.
459
00:21:44,433 --> 00:21:47,766
♪ ♪
460
00:21:55,633 --> 00:21:58,366
Someone has cut the insulation
off these wires.
461
00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,833
Why would they do that?
462
00:22:09,933 --> 00:22:11,133
(buzzes)
463
00:22:14,933 --> 00:22:16,899
Prone to short-circuit
when connected.
464
00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,200
It's one of the known faults
of the Britannia telephone.
465
00:22:23,766 --> 00:22:25,132
That's what ignited the gas,
Patrick.
466
00:22:25,133 --> 00:22:26,966
It wasn't Davidson's pipe.
467
00:22:28,333 --> 00:22:30,866
It was a phone call.
468
00:22:31,866 --> 00:22:34,665
Which means whoever made
that call is our murderer.
469
00:22:34,666 --> 00:22:39,632
♪ ♪
470
00:22:39,633 --> 00:22:43,399
2,512 telephones in operation
in London.
471
00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,732
How do you know
these things?
472
00:22:45,733 --> 00:22:48,199
I do research, Patrick--
you should try it sometime.
473
00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,199
(sighs)
474
00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,899
The question is:
from which telephone
475
00:22:52,900 --> 00:22:55,165
was the fatal call made?
476
00:22:55,166 --> 00:22:57,399
I understand the telephone
exchange log all call details,
477
00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:58,632
so customers can
be charged accordingly.
478
00:22:58,633 --> 00:23:00,899
So they might be able
to help us narrow it down.
479
00:23:00,900 --> 00:23:03,132
It's worth a try.
Mm.
480
00:23:03,133 --> 00:23:05,399
Provided we can persuade them
to show us their call log.
481
00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,365
I suspect all calls
482
00:23:07,366 --> 00:23:09,600
are treated confidentially,
and we don't have a warrant.
483
00:23:11,933 --> 00:23:15,699
(in different accent):
Inspector Bates, Scotland Yard,
at your service, madam.
484
00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:17,932
(groans):
Are there any other officers
available?
485
00:23:17,933 --> 00:23:20,932
(in normal voice):
Inspector Bates has
an excellent track record.
486
00:23:20,933 --> 00:23:23,932
Well, he definitely works best
alone.
487
00:23:23,933 --> 00:23:26,399
So, while he visits
the exchange,
488
00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,865
I'll continue my research
into the telephone.
Mm.
489
00:23:28,866 --> 00:23:30,899
See if I can glean
any further insight
490
00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:34,466
into Alfred Baker's
new design.
(exhales)
491
00:23:41,266 --> 00:23:42,932
What?
492
00:23:42,933 --> 00:23:45,399
I much prefer it
when you're not sulking.
493
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,666
I don't sulk-- I brood.
494
00:23:52,566 --> 00:23:55,399
I know we've been at odds
over the hiring of staff,
495
00:23:55,400 --> 00:24:00,733
but you've not been yourself
lately.
496
00:24:02,066 --> 00:24:03,299
Is it the inspector?
497
00:24:03,300 --> 00:24:07,899
The fact that he's gone?
(page turns)
498
00:24:07,900 --> 00:24:09,765
Inspector Bates is waiting.
499
00:24:09,766 --> 00:24:14,233
♪ ♪
500
00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:23,100
(door opens and closes)
501
00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:26,632
(book closes)
502
00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:29,900
♪ ♪
503
00:24:33,900 --> 00:24:37,799
♪ ♪
504
00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,865
(people talking in background)
505
00:24:39,866 --> 00:24:41,565
Yes, madam.
506
00:24:41,566 --> 00:24:45,065
Can I help you? Of course.
507
00:24:45,066 --> 00:24:48,832
(people talking in background,
phones ringing)
508
00:24:48,833 --> 00:24:55,665
♪ ♪
509
00:24:55,666 --> 00:24:59,265
Good afternoon,
which number do you require?
510
00:24:59,266 --> 00:25:02,366
Certainly, sir--
please hold.
511
00:25:04,366 --> 00:25:06,765
(phones ringing)
512
00:25:06,766 --> 00:25:10,966
♪ ♪
513
00:25:17,966 --> 00:25:20,299
(in different accent):
Mr. Underwood?
514
00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:21,465
Yes?
515
00:25:21,466 --> 00:25:24,432
Inspector Bates,
Scotland Yard.
516
00:25:24,433 --> 00:25:25,965
How do you do, Inspector?
517
00:25:25,966 --> 00:25:29,732
This is quite the operation
you got here.
518
00:25:29,733 --> 00:25:30,965
Never seen one of those
before.
519
00:25:30,966 --> 00:25:33,399
Uh, they allow me
to listen in.
520
00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,399
Ensure that my operators
are performing at their best.
Hm.
521
00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,432
How may I help you,
Inspector?
522
00:25:39,433 --> 00:25:42,499
I'm investigating
the Britannia murders.
523
00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:44,065
You read about them?
524
00:25:44,066 --> 00:25:46,765
I have--
terrible business.
525
00:25:46,766 --> 00:25:50,332
We need to identify the source
of a particular telephone call,
526
00:25:50,333 --> 00:25:51,999
so I'd be grateful
to look at your call log
527
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,365
for the day in question,
the 21st of September.
528
00:25:54,366 --> 00:25:58,332
Yes, Inspector, one moment,
I'll just fetch the logbook.
529
00:25:58,333 --> 00:25:59,932
OPERATOR:
One moment.
530
00:25:59,933 --> 00:26:01,666
Sorry, Inspector.
531
00:26:03,133 --> 00:26:04,999
It just occurred to me,
I, uh...
532
00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,132
Well, I should really see
your warrant first.
533
00:26:08,133 --> 00:26:10,033
My warrant?
534
00:26:11,266 --> 00:26:15,232
As you can appreciate,
all our calls are confidential.
535
00:26:15,233 --> 00:26:19,832
It's more than my job's worth,
uh, to break protocol.
536
00:26:19,833 --> 00:26:21,533
Unless, of course,
you have a warrant.
537
00:26:24,266 --> 00:26:27,165
(in normal voice):
All right, fine, I'm not
an inspector from Scotland Yard.
538
00:26:27,166 --> 00:26:28,699
But if you allow me
to see the call log,
539
00:26:28,700 --> 00:26:30,665
I'll make it worth your while.
540
00:26:30,666 --> 00:26:33,365
If you're not a policeman,
then what the hell are you?
541
00:26:33,366 --> 00:26:36,232
(phones ringing, Nash exhales)
542
00:26:36,233 --> 00:26:38,300
I am a private detective.
543
00:26:40,300 --> 00:26:42,599
A what?
544
00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:45,899
UNDERWOOD:
And don't even think
about coming back again!
545
00:26:45,900 --> 00:26:49,166
You're lucky I'm not
reporting you to the police!
546
00:26:50,233 --> 00:26:52,432
(door slams)
547
00:26:52,433 --> 00:26:54,466
(sighs)
548
00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,366
A copy of Alfred Baker's
contract with Britannia.
549
00:27:06,966 --> 00:27:08,932
Oh, um...
550
00:27:08,933 --> 00:27:11,065
Oh, shall I...
Uh, yes.
551
00:27:11,066 --> 00:27:12,932
Yep, got it, got it.
552
00:27:12,933 --> 00:27:14,400
Thank you.
553
00:27:18,100 --> 00:27:21,100
Have you read this, Clarence?
Yeah, briefly.
554
00:27:22,833 --> 00:27:24,499
George Davidson
and Joseph Bracewell
555
00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:27,165
were each going to receive
45% of the profits
556
00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:28,399
from this new telephone.
557
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,899
While Mr. Baker,
the genius that invented it,
558
00:27:30,900 --> 00:27:32,432
just got ten percent.
559
00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:33,999
Uh, my contact
at Britannia
560
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,599
insisted on a bottle
of Lynch-Bages '64
561
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,665
in exchange for that contract,
562
00:27:38,666 --> 00:27:40,865
so, I, I will, of course,
be charging that to the company?
563
00:27:40,866 --> 00:27:42,032
Oh, just charge it
to Mr. Nash.
564
00:27:42,033 --> 00:27:43,932
"Upon death,
565
00:27:43,933 --> 00:27:45,632
"an individual's share
of profits
566
00:27:45,633 --> 00:27:49,132
will be distributed equally
among surviving parties."
567
00:27:49,133 --> 00:27:50,599
You know what this means?
568
00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,332
No doubt I will end up paying
for that bottle of wine myself.
569
00:27:53,333 --> 00:27:54,999
No, it means
that Joseph Bracewell is now
570
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,500
entitled to all the profits
from Alfred Baker's telephone.
571
00:28:01,466 --> 00:28:03,365
Oh, I'm...
572
00:28:03,366 --> 00:28:04,599
I'm sorry to disturb you,
Miss Scarlet.
573
00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,599
What is it, Betty?
574
00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,765
I came back from visiting
Alfred's mother.
575
00:28:10,766 --> 00:28:12,265
Poor woman's in such a state.
576
00:28:12,266 --> 00:28:14,765
And as I walked in, I heard
someone going out the back door.
577
00:28:14,766 --> 00:28:17,732
Terrified, I was.
578
00:28:17,733 --> 00:28:20,432
But when I went to check,
whoever it was had already gone.
579
00:28:20,433 --> 00:28:22,732
I did contact the police,
but...
580
00:28:22,733 --> 00:28:24,732
They still haven't come.
581
00:28:24,733 --> 00:28:27,265
They're a little overstretched
at the moment,
582
00:28:27,266 --> 00:28:29,233
but you did the right thing
coming to me.
583
00:28:33,766 --> 00:28:36,332
And are you sure
that nothing's missing?
584
00:28:36,333 --> 00:28:38,699
Nothing that I can see.
585
00:28:38,700 --> 00:28:40,865
They didn't touch
my jewelry case.
586
00:28:40,866 --> 00:28:43,265
Not that I've got much.
587
00:28:43,266 --> 00:28:45,332
Have you rearranged
these at all?
588
00:28:45,333 --> 00:28:48,532
♪ ♪
589
00:28:48,533 --> 00:28:50,932
That was Alfred's favorite set
of books.
590
00:28:50,933 --> 00:28:52,766
Where's volume two?
591
00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:57,165
It was
definitely there before.
592
00:28:57,166 --> 00:29:00,833
♪ ♪
593
00:29:12,033 --> 00:29:14,165
ELIZA:
Inspector Bates,
I presume?
594
00:29:14,166 --> 00:29:15,199
(exhales)
595
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,199
I hear Inspector Bates
was thwarted,
596
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:18,665
so you resorted to plan B.
Mm.
597
00:29:18,666 --> 00:29:20,565
NASH:
I went through all my files
twice
598
00:29:20,566 --> 00:29:22,632
to see if I knew anyone else
who worked here.
599
00:29:22,633 --> 00:29:24,832
So I hear-- you left the office
in quite a mess.
600
00:29:24,833 --> 00:29:27,099
Clarence was not happy.
(breathes deeply)
601
00:29:27,100 --> 00:29:29,399
So you found someone.
602
00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,532
Mm, the night shift manager,
an Elmer Goodheart.
603
00:29:31,533 --> 00:29:33,232
Not that there's anything
good about him.
604
00:29:33,233 --> 00:29:34,632
A few years back,
I put him away for fraud.
605
00:29:34,633 --> 00:29:37,265
His shift starts at 8:00.
606
00:29:37,266 --> 00:29:40,332
And Clarence said
Miss Baker had a break-in.
607
00:29:40,333 --> 00:29:41,665
What was taken?
608
00:29:41,666 --> 00:29:43,365
The only thing missing
was a book.
609
00:29:43,366 --> 00:29:46,899
"Inventions That Changed
the World," volume two.
610
00:29:46,900 --> 00:29:48,632
And that's it?
611
00:29:48,633 --> 00:29:50,565
Yes.
612
00:29:50,566 --> 00:29:52,499
But I have a theory.
613
00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:53,632
Oh, good.
614
00:29:53,633 --> 00:29:54,965
I like when you say that.
615
00:29:54,966 --> 00:29:56,465
It makes me feel warm inside.
616
00:29:56,466 --> 00:29:58,399
Have you finished?
617
00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,332
(bell striking hour)
Yes.
618
00:30:00,333 --> 00:30:01,899
I think the book contained
the plans
619
00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:03,632
for Alfred's
new telephone design.
620
00:30:03,633 --> 00:30:07,465
The ones that
Daniel Archer was after.
621
00:30:07,466 --> 00:30:08,699
Well, there he is.
622
00:30:08,700 --> 00:30:11,665
Elmer Goodheart.
623
00:30:11,666 --> 00:30:15,565
Sure he's going
to be delighted to see me.
624
00:30:15,566 --> 00:30:17,466
(bell continues, door opens)
625
00:30:18,733 --> 00:30:21,032
♪ ♪
626
00:30:21,033 --> 00:30:24,899
That's the supervisor
I spoke to, Mr. Underwood.
627
00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:26,232
(bell stops)
628
00:30:26,233 --> 00:30:27,965
Mr. Underwood.
Hi, Charles--
thank you.
629
00:30:27,966 --> 00:30:31,799
♪ ♪
630
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:36,365
(urging horses)
631
00:30:36,366 --> 00:30:39,432
He's only a manager, and yet
he can afford his own carriage?
632
00:30:39,433 --> 00:30:43,532
♪ ♪
633
00:30:43,533 --> 00:30:48,032
(people talking in background)
634
00:30:48,033 --> 00:30:49,465
Striking, isn't it?
635
00:30:49,466 --> 00:30:51,565
It certainly is.
636
00:30:51,566 --> 00:30:54,799
(footsteps approaching)
637
00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:59,165
The 21st of September.
638
00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:01,499
Appreciate your assistance,
Mr. Goodheart.
639
00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:06,465
(footsteps retreating)
640
00:31:06,466 --> 00:31:08,765
Handwriting is incredibly
neat.
Mm.
641
00:31:08,766 --> 00:31:12,099
The explosion happened
at 36 minutes past two.
642
00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:14,499
Here.
643
00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:17,132
A call was made to the
Britannia engineering workshop
644
00:31:17,133 --> 00:31:19,365
from the...
645
00:31:19,366 --> 00:31:21,699
Britannia Telephone Company.
646
00:31:21,700 --> 00:31:26,065
Office of J. Bracewell.
647
00:31:26,066 --> 00:31:28,199
Damn it.
648
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:34,265
(people talking in background)
649
00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:37,032
On no account can we speak
to Mr. Bracewell about this.
650
00:31:37,033 --> 00:31:40,132
Of course,
we speak to him, Patrick.
651
00:31:40,133 --> 00:31:41,499
He's our prime suspect.
652
00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,299
He's also a client,
and a well-paying one at that.
653
00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:44,999
No.
(inhales)
654
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,699
We keep our sights
on Daniel Archer.
655
00:31:46,700 --> 00:31:50,599
Joseph Bracewell benefits
financially from the two deaths.
656
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:52,765
He's admitted to being
in his office
657
00:31:52,766 --> 00:31:55,499
with his telephone
at the time of the explosion.
658
00:31:55,500 --> 00:31:57,599
And both you and I agree that
whoever made that phone call
659
00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,565
was almost certainly
the murderer.
660
00:31:59,566 --> 00:32:01,199
If we accuse Bracewell
of murder,
661
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,332
he will fire us
and we'll lose our fee.
662
00:32:03,333 --> 00:32:04,499
But we'll be doing our jobs.
663
00:32:04,500 --> 00:32:05,865
No, your job is to do
664
00:32:05,866 --> 00:32:07,332
what's best for my business,
and I'm ordering you
665
00:32:07,333 --> 00:32:08,465
to say nothing
to Bracewell.
666
00:32:08,466 --> 00:32:09,665
Ordering me?!
667
00:32:09,666 --> 00:32:13,099
Yes! We stay on Archer!
668
00:32:13,100 --> 00:32:17,133
♪ ♪
669
00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,865
(footsteps retreating)
670
00:32:19,866 --> 00:32:22,366
(door opens, slams)
671
00:32:23,833 --> 00:32:25,232
It's laughable.
672
00:32:25,233 --> 00:32:27,499
He constantly corrects me
and tells me how to behave,
673
00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:29,199
and yet what he's doing
is completely immoral.
674
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,499
I've never met anyone
so bloody-minded and pigheaded.
675
00:32:31,500 --> 00:32:34,599
And before you say anything, no,
I'm not either of those things,
676
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,265
so, I'll thank you to
keep your opinions to yourself.
677
00:32:36,266 --> 00:32:37,665
I didn't say anything.
678
00:32:37,666 --> 00:32:39,899
You didn't have to.
679
00:32:39,900 --> 00:32:43,199
Inspector Wellington
wrote to me again.
680
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,265
He wants to know
if you're upset with him.
681
00:32:46,266 --> 00:32:47,532
Why is he asking you?
682
00:32:47,533 --> 00:32:51,565
Well, he tried asking you,
and got no response.
683
00:32:51,566 --> 00:32:55,499
Lizzie, no matter what you say,
I know that you're angry.
684
00:32:55,500 --> 00:32:57,565
When you were a little girl...
685
00:32:57,566 --> 00:32:58,799
I do not need a story
686
00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:00,799
from my childhood
cleverly designed to teach me
687
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,099
a life lesson as an adult.
688
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:03,899
You have no idea
what the story was going to be.
689
00:33:03,900 --> 00:33:05,599
It was going to be
about the dog, wasn't it?
690
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:07,365
Fine.
691
00:33:07,366 --> 00:33:10,766
You know so much, you can
sort things out for yourself.
692
00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,499
Nothing to sort out.
693
00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:17,199
Inspector Wellington has left,
and when he returns,
694
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:18,599
we shall talk,
and in the meantime,
695
00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,165
I have no intention
of replying to his letters.
696
00:33:20,166 --> 00:33:22,365
Because you're angry
with him.
697
00:33:22,366 --> 00:33:24,465
Fine!
698
00:33:24,466 --> 00:33:27,365
I am angry!
699
00:33:27,366 --> 00:33:28,499
He shouldn't have left!
700
00:33:28,500 --> 00:33:30,099
He should have stayed
and we could have...
701
00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:31,932
Could have what?
702
00:33:31,933 --> 00:33:35,165
I don't know.
703
00:33:35,166 --> 00:33:37,233
And there's your answer.
704
00:33:39,266 --> 00:33:40,799
What is?
705
00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:42,199
The reason why he left.
706
00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:46,765
He went away for your sake,
as well as his,
707
00:33:46,766 --> 00:33:49,399
so you both could have had time
to work out
708
00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,600
what it is you really want.
709
00:33:52,966 --> 00:33:54,299
He's a good man, Lizzie.
710
00:33:54,300 --> 00:33:55,765
He doesn't deserve you
ignoring him like this.
711
00:33:55,766 --> 00:33:59,765
Oh, so all the fault
lies with me, does it?
712
00:33:59,766 --> 00:34:00,932
Thank you for your loyalty.
713
00:34:00,933 --> 00:34:02,299
Lizzie...
I've fed up with you,
714
00:34:02,300 --> 00:34:04,465
Patrick Nash, and everyone else
pointing out my faults,
715
00:34:04,466 --> 00:34:05,765
and telling me how to behave
that I,
716
00:34:05,766 --> 00:34:07,132
as though
I'm completely incapable
717
00:34:07,133 --> 00:34:11,465
of making my own decisions!
718
00:34:11,466 --> 00:34:14,165
(door opens, closes)
719
00:34:14,166 --> 00:34:15,399
(sighs)
720
00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,965
♪ ♪
721
00:34:18,966 --> 00:34:24,032
(phone ringing)
722
00:34:24,033 --> 00:34:26,599
(call answered)
723
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:27,965
CLERK:
Of course, Mr. Bracewell.
724
00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:31,165
(phone hangs up)
725
00:34:31,166 --> 00:34:33,200
Mr. Bracewell will see you now.
726
00:34:46,433 --> 00:34:48,765
Do you often accuse your client
of murder?
727
00:34:48,766 --> 00:34:51,499
I'm not accusing you,
Mr. Bracewell.
728
00:34:51,500 --> 00:34:53,699
I'm just looking
at the evidence,
729
00:34:53,700 --> 00:34:55,799
and it is compelling.
730
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:57,932
You stood to gain all profits
from the new telephone
731
00:34:57,933 --> 00:34:59,932
on the death of Mr. Davidson
and Mr. Baker.
732
00:34:59,933 --> 00:35:01,765
(inhales)
733
00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:06,232
Well, I'm the bearer
of bad news.
734
00:35:06,233 --> 00:35:10,965
Because if that call came
from this telephone,
735
00:35:10,966 --> 00:35:14,232
then it couldn't have been me
who made it.
736
00:35:14,233 --> 00:35:18,699
Because I was in Ealing.
737
00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:20,499
Ealing?
738
00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:22,199
It was at the
United Telephone Company.
739
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,565
I've been involved in secret
negotiations to buy them out.
740
00:35:25,566 --> 00:35:27,832
Then why not tell myself
and Mr. Nash that
741
00:35:27,833 --> 00:35:29,665
in the first place?
742
00:35:29,666 --> 00:35:31,532
Because it's
a highly competitive industry,
743
00:35:31,533 --> 00:35:33,399
and I didn't want
to harm the deal.
744
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,032
It's not yet been sealed.
745
00:35:35,033 --> 00:35:37,632
Perhaps you could
also explain
746
00:35:37,633 --> 00:35:39,232
how I can profit
from a telephone
747
00:35:39,233 --> 00:35:40,865
that no longer exists.
748
00:35:40,866 --> 00:35:44,499
Mr. Baker made a copy
of his plans,
749
00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:46,632
which I'm sure
you well know.
750
00:35:46,633 --> 00:35:48,300
I did not know.
751
00:35:55,933 --> 00:36:00,665
Here's how this is
going to work, Miss Scarlet.
752
00:36:00,666 --> 00:36:04,365
You will bring me
Alfred Baker's plans
753
00:36:04,366 --> 00:36:06,465
immediately.
754
00:36:06,466 --> 00:36:08,065
If you do not,
755
00:36:08,066 --> 00:36:12,132
I will let Mr. Nash know
I'm firing his agency.
756
00:36:12,133 --> 00:36:17,766
♪ ♪
757
00:36:27,333 --> 00:36:29,100
Where have you been?
758
00:36:30,966 --> 00:36:32,532
Ealing.
759
00:36:32,533 --> 00:36:35,532
Well, while you've been
gone,
760
00:36:35,533 --> 00:36:40,266
we received this telegram
from Mr. Bracewell.
761
00:36:42,933 --> 00:36:44,932
He advises, albeit politely,
762
00:36:44,933 --> 00:36:46,733
that we're fired.
763
00:36:49,566 --> 00:36:52,065
How dare you disregard
my instructions.
764
00:36:52,066 --> 00:36:54,132
You gave me no choice.
765
00:36:54,133 --> 00:36:55,632
I was doing my job.
766
00:36:55,633 --> 00:36:58,100
Your job is to build this
business, not lose us clients.
767
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,465
What the hell
is in Ealing, anyway?
768
00:37:01,466 --> 00:37:05,865
Um, well, I was checking
on Mr. Bracewell's new alibi.
769
00:37:05,866 --> 00:37:07,165
And?
770
00:37:07,166 --> 00:37:08,999
It stands up.
771
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,666
(laughs, sighs)
772
00:37:13,300 --> 00:37:14,599
Where are you going?
773
00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:16,899
To try and persuade Bracewell
to reconsider.
774
00:37:16,900 --> 00:37:19,699
If you are to run this agency,
you must first and foremost
775
00:37:19,700 --> 00:37:21,099
be a businesswoman.
776
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:23,099
And I'll not be
returning to Paris
777
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:24,499
until you convince me
you understand this.
778
00:37:24,500 --> 00:37:27,099
(door opens)
CLARENCE:
Oh, Mr. Nash...
779
00:37:27,100 --> 00:37:28,465
Mr. Nash!
780
00:37:28,466 --> 00:37:29,465
Miss Scarlet.
781
00:37:29,466 --> 00:37:30,865
Not now, Clarence.
782
00:37:30,866 --> 00:37:32,932
I have just had word
from my source at the bank.
783
00:37:32,933 --> 00:37:35,465
He informs me that
Daniel Archer has been making
784
00:37:35,466 --> 00:37:37,899
regular cash withdrawals
over the last six months.
785
00:37:37,900 --> 00:37:39,099
I said not now,
Clarence.
786
00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:40,365
Yes, but just
one more thing.
787
00:37:40,366 --> 00:37:43,099
Mr. Archer took out
a large sum of cash
788
00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:45,766
from his bank account
not one hour ago.
789
00:37:47,933 --> 00:37:52,966
♪ ♪
790
00:37:58,333 --> 00:38:02,233
♪ ♪
791
00:38:16,500 --> 00:38:20,532
♪ ♪
792
00:38:20,533 --> 00:38:25,165
(people talking in background)
793
00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:31,032
♪ ♪
794
00:38:31,033 --> 00:38:32,433
Pleasure doing business
with you.
795
00:38:34,633 --> 00:38:36,666
(footsteps retreating)
796
00:38:41,466 --> 00:38:44,900
♪ ♪
797
00:38:47,633 --> 00:38:50,165
What on Earth...?
798
00:38:50,166 --> 00:38:52,565
I found this in your drawer,
Mr. Archer.
799
00:38:52,566 --> 00:38:55,732
It's Alfred Baker's
favorite book, I gather.
800
00:38:55,733 --> 00:38:57,899
And one which was stolen
from his bookcase.
801
00:38:57,900 --> 00:39:00,732
As I suspected,
802
00:39:00,733 --> 00:39:04,632
this is where Alfred
hid the plans
803
00:39:04,633 --> 00:39:07,165
for his new telephone.
804
00:39:07,166 --> 00:39:08,532
You want to make
Alfred Baker's design
805
00:39:08,533 --> 00:39:09,932
and pass it off as your own.
806
00:39:09,933 --> 00:39:13,099
Alfred could never have
designed that telephone
807
00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:15,065
without my tutelage, so...
808
00:39:15,066 --> 00:39:17,566
Why should it be that
he gets all the credit?
809
00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,832
I just witnessed you
giving Mr. Underwood something.
810
00:39:22,833 --> 00:39:25,132
Money, I suspect.
811
00:39:25,133 --> 00:39:27,832
Show me the contents
of that envelope he gave you,
812
00:39:27,833 --> 00:39:30,065
and perhaps I won't report you
to the police.
813
00:39:30,066 --> 00:39:33,800
♪ ♪
814
00:39:49,733 --> 00:39:52,265
This is Pitman shorthand.
815
00:39:52,266 --> 00:39:53,933
My father made me study it.
816
00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:01,833
It's transcripts
from phone calls.
817
00:40:04,133 --> 00:40:06,499
But all involving Alfred Baker
818
00:40:06,500 --> 00:40:08,600
in conversation with his boss,
George Davidson.
819
00:40:13,066 --> 00:40:15,499
This is how you knew where
he hid his plans, isn't it?
820
00:40:15,500 --> 00:40:17,465
And to pass yourself off
as the inventor
821
00:40:17,466 --> 00:40:19,899
of his telephone,
you needed him dead.
822
00:40:19,900 --> 00:40:21,332
That's not true.
823
00:40:21,333 --> 00:40:26,599
And you have absolutely no proof
that it was me.
824
00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:30,133
♪ ♪
825
00:40:42,466 --> 00:40:45,565
(door closes)
826
00:40:45,566 --> 00:40:51,332
Well, the good news is, we've
managed to calm Bracewell down.
827
00:40:51,333 --> 00:40:52,332
To do so,
828
00:40:52,333 --> 00:40:53,732
I had to paint you as,
well...
829
00:40:53,733 --> 00:40:55,999
Let me guess--
insubordinate.
830
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,365
On second thought,
it's perhaps best I do not
831
00:40:58,366 --> 00:41:00,799
share with you the exact words
I used to describe you.
832
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:01,899
You were right.
(sighs)
833
00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:02,899
Of course, I was.
834
00:41:02,900 --> 00:41:04,399
About what?
835
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,365
Daniel Archer.
836
00:41:06,366 --> 00:41:10,032
Now we just have to prove
that he's the murderer.
837
00:41:10,033 --> 00:41:12,465
♪ ♪
838
00:41:12,466 --> 00:41:15,999
(people talking in background)
839
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,432
(phones ringing)
840
00:41:18,433 --> 00:41:21,565
I thought I told you to leave.
841
00:41:21,566 --> 00:41:24,700
And now I see
you've brought your wife.
842
00:41:26,966 --> 00:41:30,366
I'm not his wife.
843
00:41:32,666 --> 00:41:34,132
We know you're being paid
844
00:41:34,133 --> 00:41:36,599
by people like Archer
to transcribe the conversations
845
00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:39,499
of private telephone calls.
846
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:40,899
A call was made
to the Britannia workshop
847
00:41:40,900 --> 00:41:42,565
on the 21st of September.
848
00:41:42,566 --> 00:41:45,332
It caused the explosion
there.
849
00:41:45,333 --> 00:41:47,800
Did Daniel Archer
make that call?
850
00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,365
Um, I don't know.
851
00:41:51,366 --> 00:41:53,365
Look, I don't know anything,
I swear it.
852
00:41:53,366 --> 00:41:55,365
Do these belong to you?
853
00:41:55,366 --> 00:41:57,399
Yes, but they're just timesheets
854
00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:58,632
for the girls.
855
00:41:58,633 --> 00:42:00,299
It's not the contents
that interest me,
856
00:42:00,300 --> 00:42:02,132
Mr. Underwood,
but rather the,
857
00:42:02,133 --> 00:42:03,565
the neatness of
the handwriting.
858
00:42:03,566 --> 00:42:05,965
We'd like to take
another look at the logbook
859
00:42:05,966 --> 00:42:07,300
for the 21st of September.
860
00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:14,699
The other days are varied
with different handwriting.
861
00:42:14,700 --> 00:42:17,532
Various operators, I assume.
862
00:42:17,533 --> 00:42:20,965
The day of the murder has been
filled entirely by one person.
863
00:42:20,966 --> 00:42:23,466
You, Mr. Underwood.
864
00:42:25,733 --> 00:42:27,033
Why?
865
00:42:29,066 --> 00:42:30,732
I was told to.
866
00:42:30,733 --> 00:42:32,599
(drawer opens)
867
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,199
When this blackmail letter
868
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:37,799
was delivered to me
869
00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:39,932
on the night of that explosion,
870
00:42:39,933 --> 00:42:44,099
threatening to expose me.
871
00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:46,399
It's ordering you
to amend the details of the call
872
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,132
made to the Britannia workshop
873
00:42:49,133 --> 00:42:51,799
to say that it came
from Joseph Bracewell's office.
874
00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,032
In order to do that,
875
00:42:54,033 --> 00:42:57,032
I had to replace the whole page
in the logbook
876
00:42:57,033 --> 00:43:00,599
and fill in
the entire day myself.
877
00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:03,299
So where did the call
really come from?
878
00:43:03,300 --> 00:43:07,599
From a public telephone
in Farringdon.
879
00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:11,166
♪ ♪
880
00:43:14,766 --> 00:43:18,999
Whoever wrote that blackmail
note must be our murderer.
881
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:22,132
They clearly knew
about his sideline.
882
00:43:22,133 --> 00:43:24,332
Maybe it's someone
who works here.
883
00:43:24,333 --> 00:43:27,099
My thoughts exactly.
884
00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:28,865
I'll go back in and
compare the handwriting
885
00:43:28,866 --> 00:43:30,899
of the blackmail letter
against the call log.
886
00:43:30,900 --> 00:43:32,532
While you do that,
I'll go to Farringdon.
887
00:43:32,533 --> 00:43:33,899
With any luck, whoever runs
888
00:43:33,900 --> 00:43:35,333
the public phones there
will keep records.
889
00:43:37,066 --> 00:43:43,299
"A talented detective
with the utmost integrity."
890
00:43:43,300 --> 00:43:44,799
What?
891
00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:48,499
They were the words I used
to describe you to Bracewell.
892
00:43:48,500 --> 00:43:52,166
♪ ♪
893
00:44:09,333 --> 00:44:12,932
CLERK:
We don't keep records
of calls made.
894
00:44:12,933 --> 00:44:15,065
How often is
this telephone used?
895
00:44:15,066 --> 00:44:16,699
Not much.
896
00:44:16,700 --> 00:44:17,699
People around here,
897
00:44:17,700 --> 00:44:19,332
they don't really
understand it.
898
00:44:19,333 --> 00:44:20,765
Hm.
899
00:44:20,766 --> 00:44:24,265
You had a customer here
three days ago, on the 21st.
900
00:44:24,266 --> 00:44:26,165
Early afternoon?
901
00:44:26,166 --> 00:44:27,665
Mm-- do you remember
the person?
902
00:44:27,666 --> 00:44:30,100
Absolutely.
903
00:44:32,566 --> 00:44:37,600
♪ ♪
904
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:55,765
(quietly):
Got you.
905
00:44:55,766 --> 00:44:57,499
(phones ringing)
906
00:44:57,500 --> 00:44:58,765
ELIZA:
B.L.
907
00:44:58,766 --> 00:45:01,365
It's the same handwriting
as the blackmail letter.
908
00:45:01,366 --> 00:45:04,032
B.L.
909
00:45:04,033 --> 00:45:06,299
Elizabeth Landing.
910
00:45:06,300 --> 00:45:09,532
She was an operator here
until about six months ago.
911
00:45:09,533 --> 00:45:11,199
Left to get married.
912
00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:12,632
Ooh.
913
00:45:12,633 --> 00:45:14,432
(quietly): Are you suggesting
that she was the one
914
00:45:14,433 --> 00:45:15,632
that wrote me the letter?
915
00:45:15,633 --> 00:45:16,765
Almost certainly.
916
00:45:16,766 --> 00:45:18,999
Who is she?
917
00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:21,965
Her fiancé worked
at Britannia.
918
00:45:21,966 --> 00:45:24,632
Why has she signed her name
B and not E?
919
00:45:24,633 --> 00:45:27,099
(breathlessly):
Because she called herself
Betty.
920
00:45:27,100 --> 00:45:30,332
(breathes heavily)
921
00:45:30,333 --> 00:45:32,600
(exhales)
922
00:45:38,966 --> 00:45:42,465
You wanted Davidson
and Bracewell dead.
923
00:45:42,466 --> 00:45:46,932
But Alfred,
that was an accident,
924
00:45:46,933 --> 00:45:50,132
wasn't it?
925
00:45:50,133 --> 00:45:54,332
(voice trembling):
Alfred was never meant
to be at that meeting.
926
00:45:54,333 --> 00:45:56,532
But his boss must have
called him in last minute.
927
00:45:56,533 --> 00:45:58,832
I had no idea.
(breath catches)
928
00:45:58,833 --> 00:46:01,965
You stole the keys
929
00:46:01,966 --> 00:46:04,699
to Alfred's workshop,
930
00:46:04,700 --> 00:46:07,632
you primed the telephone
to spark,
931
00:46:07,633 --> 00:46:10,132
punctured the gas pipe,
and left.
932
00:46:10,133 --> 00:46:12,132
Knowing that
by the afternoon,
933
00:46:12,133 --> 00:46:13,532
when Bracewell
and Davidson came
934
00:46:13,533 --> 00:46:17,132
for their meeting,
the workshop would be a bomb,
935
00:46:17,133 --> 00:46:19,532
ready to explode.
936
00:46:19,533 --> 00:46:22,066
And then you made the call.
937
00:46:24,466 --> 00:46:26,899
(voice breaking):
Ten percent!
938
00:46:26,900 --> 00:46:28,399
That's all they gave him.
939
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,065
Ten percent for all the time
and all the work he put in.
940
00:46:31,066 --> 00:46:34,965
I just wanted Alfred
to have what he deserved.
941
00:46:34,966 --> 00:46:36,500
It was so unfair.
(gasps)
942
00:46:38,300 --> 00:46:40,032
Do what you want with me.
943
00:46:40,033 --> 00:46:42,199
(sniffles)
944
00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:45,865
My life's over now, anyway.
945
00:46:45,866 --> 00:46:49,265
I killed my husband.
946
00:46:49,266 --> 00:46:53,665
(sobbing):
My own beloved husband.
947
00:46:53,666 --> 00:46:59,399
♪ ♪
948
00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:02,099
PHELPS:
I said get in there,
you toe-rag!
949
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:03,465
Get in there!
950
00:47:03,466 --> 00:47:04,765
OFFICER:
You bloody idiot!
951
00:47:04,766 --> 00:47:06,399
I don't think I can do this.
952
00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:08,965
We gave Phelps our word.
953
00:47:08,966 --> 00:47:12,032
If we give Phelps the credit,
it could seal his promotion.
954
00:47:12,033 --> 00:47:14,265
Is that really what we want,
to be dealing with him?
955
00:47:14,266 --> 00:47:15,832
It'll be you dealing with him.
956
00:47:15,833 --> 00:47:18,400
So you need to give him the win.
957
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:27,433
♪ ♪
958
00:47:29,433 --> 00:47:30,899
ELIZA:
Detective Phelps.
959
00:47:30,900 --> 00:47:33,165
Miss Scarlet.
960
00:47:33,166 --> 00:47:35,699
Have you got something
for me?
961
00:47:35,700 --> 00:47:37,432
The evidence is all in here.
962
00:47:37,433 --> 00:47:41,899
And just remind me
963
00:47:41,900 --> 00:47:44,532
who solved this case.
964
00:47:44,533 --> 00:47:46,265
(inhales)
965
00:47:46,266 --> 00:47:47,932
You did, Detective Phelps.
966
00:47:47,933 --> 00:47:50,099
And did I get any help?
967
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:51,265
At all?
968
00:47:51,266 --> 00:47:53,399
No, Detective Phelps.
969
00:47:53,400 --> 00:47:54,832
(clicks tongue)
970
00:47:54,833 --> 00:47:58,599
That's the right answer.
971
00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:03,666
♪ ♪
972
00:48:06,633 --> 00:48:08,632
♪ ♪
973
00:48:08,633 --> 00:48:12,433
(people talking in background)
974
00:48:22,466 --> 00:48:24,032
What's going on?
975
00:48:24,033 --> 00:48:26,865
NASH:
Oh, I contacted
the applicants you favored.
976
00:48:26,866 --> 00:48:30,732
They're here for
the interview.
977
00:48:30,733 --> 00:48:32,699
Well, where are you going?
978
00:48:32,700 --> 00:48:35,299
They'll be working for you.
979
00:48:35,300 --> 00:48:38,099
You should be the one
to choose your staff.
980
00:48:38,100 --> 00:48:40,865
Let's just call it
a show of faith.
981
00:48:40,866 --> 00:48:42,699
(exhales)
982
00:48:42,700 --> 00:48:45,499
Thank you, Patrick.
983
00:48:45,500 --> 00:48:46,499
Oh.
984
00:48:46,500 --> 00:48:49,032
I had that installed.
985
00:48:49,033 --> 00:48:50,465
I thought it might
be helpful.
986
00:48:50,466 --> 00:48:52,899
What, to keep checks on me
when you return to Paris?
987
00:48:52,900 --> 00:48:54,699
Why must you always
think the worst of me?
988
00:48:54,700 --> 00:48:57,832
I am simply a man at
the forefront of innovation.
989
00:48:57,833 --> 00:48:59,765
Well, it's no matter.
990
00:48:59,766 --> 00:49:01,765
The technology is
still far off being able
991
00:49:01,766 --> 00:49:03,199
to place a call overseas.
992
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:06,199
But as a man at
the forefront of innovation,
993
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:07,866
you, of course, knew that.
994
00:49:10,133 --> 00:49:11,166
Of course, I did.
995
00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:18,865
(laughs)
996
00:49:18,866 --> 00:49:21,099
(door closes)
997
00:49:21,100 --> 00:49:25,365
(bell tolling,
people talking in background)
998
00:49:25,366 --> 00:49:30,500
♪ ♪
999
00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:46,732
What are you doing?
1000
00:49:46,733 --> 00:49:48,766
Helping.
1001
00:49:52,533 --> 00:49:55,032
So...
1002
00:49:55,033 --> 00:49:58,132
Are you still angry
with me?
1003
00:49:58,133 --> 00:50:00,032
Are you still angry
with me?
1004
00:50:00,033 --> 00:50:01,032
I asked first.
1005
00:50:01,033 --> 00:50:02,666
(work pauses)
1006
00:50:07,233 --> 00:50:09,265
(exhales)
(chuckles)
1007
00:50:09,266 --> 00:50:11,199
Oh, sorry.
1008
00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:13,032
I shouldn't have gone
behind your back like that.
1009
00:50:13,033 --> 00:50:14,032
I just thought
1010
00:50:14,033 --> 00:50:15,199
I was doing the right thing.
1011
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:18,565
I know, and I understand
why you did it.
1012
00:50:18,566 --> 00:50:20,065
And you're right.
1013
00:50:20,066 --> 00:50:21,932
This, Inspector Wellington
leaving
1014
00:50:21,933 --> 00:50:25,499
has caused me some... upset.
1015
00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:27,099
And you miss him.
1016
00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:31,365
I'm only saying this
because I love you,
1017
00:50:31,366 --> 00:50:35,566
but I think replying to him
would make you feel better.
1018
00:50:37,966 --> 00:50:39,565
And I think you're right.
1019
00:50:39,566 --> 00:50:42,465
Oh, you're always right.
1020
00:50:42,466 --> 00:50:44,500
I keep saying that to Barnabus,
but will he listen?
1021
00:50:46,666 --> 00:50:49,833
Ivy, I hate cauliflower.
1022
00:50:52,533 --> 00:50:55,965
You'll eat what I cook for you,
young lady.
1023
00:50:55,966 --> 00:51:01,066
♪ ♪
1024
00:51:14,300 --> 00:51:15,299
Good evening.
1025
00:51:15,300 --> 00:51:16,899
My name is Miss Scarlet.
1026
00:51:16,900 --> 00:51:18,832
I believe you are...
1027
00:51:18,833 --> 00:51:21,665
An associate of my father's.
1028
00:51:21,666 --> 00:51:25,232
He said there'd be food.
1029
00:51:25,233 --> 00:51:29,199
Yes, I cooked a smoked ham
this afternoon.
1030
00:51:29,200 --> 00:51:31,399
I'll cut you a slice.
1031
00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:36,900
♪ ♪
1032
00:51:45,966 --> 00:51:49,632
Dear William,
1033
00:51:49,633 --> 00:51:52,832
I'm happy to hear
things are going well
1034
00:51:52,833 --> 00:51:56,832
for you in New York.
1035
00:51:56,833 --> 00:51:58,299
It's been
an interesting week here.
1036
00:51:58,300 --> 00:52:03,265
But, on balance, a good one.
1037
00:52:03,266 --> 00:52:07,300
♪ ♪
1038
00:52:12,233 --> 00:52:13,266
(click)
1039
00:52:16,200 --> 00:52:17,699
♪ ♪
1040
00:52:17,700 --> 00:52:20,065
FITZROY: Mr. Nash is wanted
in connection with a murder.
1041
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I have a warrant for his arrest.
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PHELPS:
He was looking for someone
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right before they were killed,
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and then he disappeared.
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NASH:
Leave this alone.
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How can I
when you fled a murder scene?
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I don't have time to explain.
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What have you done, Patrick?
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