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Won't take long to give them a decent burial, sir.

We'll be in Liverpool in 24 hours.

We'll bury them ashore.

God rest their souls.

What's that giant?

Saltwater. Pitched him out of the Irish Sea yesterday.

What ship was it from?

No idea.

Must have gone down fast.

It was hardly any plots.

That sea out there is becoming a graveyard.

That's the second ship this month.

Not good enough, Elneden.

You left here promising to return with a cargo of Black Sea grain.

I was forced to turn back. You know that. And I know why.

You deliberately ignored an admiralty notice.

Consequence of which you've come back with a ruined cargo.

It was the masala wine.

One -sixth of your potential cargo.

You'll have barely enough left to pay off your crew.

I've still five other ships trading. I mean, there's profit there. Not here in

Liverpool.

There are two in Australia, and the other three are straight between South

America and the African coast. They'll not be returning for months.

It'll be too late.

Now, you made a promise, O 'Neill, and that promise has to be honoured here and

now.

The repayment of capital on your loan comes to 1 ,700 pounds.

Well, I can't give you what I haven't got.

I need time, man.

Look, on the strength of your promise, I told my directors that this money would

be paid.

Now, you may break your promises, but I'll not break mine.

Mr. Harris, have you sold the other Raleigh line assets, then?

Yeah, most of them, yes, I had to.

But even so, your indebtedness still stands at £68 ,000.

Is that all?

Look, I'm not a hard man. I could distrain the Charlotte roads here and

But there is another way.

I've held off on those two houses your company owns.

I've had them valued.

I know you have.

Together they just about fetched the 1700.

Right then.

Miss Gaunt, my daughter Charlotte can move in with me. I've already warned

of that. But you can't sell Robert's house. I mean, I can't take the roof

from his head again.

Well, there's a perfectly good apartment above that store of his.

And I've been no longer paying rent to the house, so you'll be doing him a

favour. I doubt if he'll see it that way.

Whether he does or not, I'm putting them on the market. Look, delay it. 24

hours. No. I've had a note from his sister. The Fraser line have got a

that they can't meet. Now, she's offered it to me.

Oh? Sounds a profitable one. It's iron plates to the Belfast shipyards.

I suggest you ask around before you take that contract to Needham.

The sailboats go up.

Move here.

It's definite, then.

I am afraid that's the long and the short of it, Miss Gorn.

Oh, well, I'm glad it's settled. At least Charlotte will see more of you. So

will I.

So, uh, Charlotte won't mind, eh? No, not a bit. Oh, good, good.

I'm sorry things are going so badly for you, James. I wish there was something I

could do to help.

Now, uh, housekeeper. Now, you must engage a housekeeper.

I thought you were trying to save money.

If people are going to talk, they will, housekeeper or no.

I'm sure I'd have got it, wouldn't worry me, nor you.

Unless, of course, there were some substance in it.

Aye, well, I must get myself to the exchange.

I want to check some freight prices with Sister Elizabeth before I see her.

You say, Charlotte, set a party, then?

Do you know, I do believe that Christmas falls on Friday this year.

A what?

Nothing. You're not the only one who can change the subject.

Ah. No, well, uh... Right, then, well, um... I'll see you later, Miss Scott,

Hmm.

a fee of that thing, are you?

There's nothing wrong with the old Quincy captain on him.

Nothing wrong?

I'd rather go to see in an old bathtub with the blood removed.

When's your last get a survey?

You thinking they're taking out a gambling insurance policy on her?

Me?

Never.

You know me better than that Captain Palmer.

Oh, there's many that would.

You'd be surprised at the coves who come and look her over and then go scuttling

off to lay money on her sinking on her next voyage.

Ritting on sinking ships, seamen drowning.

No friends of mine.

Acquaintances, then.

What? Mr. Dunwoody is one of the regulars.

Our sister's clerk.

He came over this morning to look us over.

He's often around, looking for a good bet.

I don't think he liked the look of us, as a matter of fact.

Well, you're no great example of seaworthiness, are you?

And a cargo of iron plates?

Don't worry about us, Captain O 'Neill. We'll be in Belfast tomorrow night.

Safe as I'll do.

He's a fine one to criticize.

The success he's made of his business.

You can be quite sure of your cargo arriving on time, Mr. Sobs.

The mercury is a fine, fast steamer. What are 29 shillings a ton?

Oh, you won't get a better rate than that.

That's a fine thing, isn't it?

You mean you'll be sailing with a half -empty ship? She doesn't sail for

ten days, and there are other customers.

And other ships.

What a good day, dear Miss Bullock.

Morning, Aneedan.

Didn't know you'd returned.

I got in early this morning.

A profitable trip, I trust?

No.

I'm sorry.

So am I.

A rate for these iron plates is exceptionally high, isn't it?

You're not thinking of taking on the cargo, are you, Captain?

Possibly. You'd be well advised to decline that contract.

Here, now, you're the second person that's warned me on Samson. And I won't

the last, I dare say. So what's peculiar about this particular card? You mean

you don't know? Oh, what, man?

Five ships.

Five ships executing that very contract have gone down over the last six months.

Lost with all hands.

It'll always be poor seamanship.

Unseaworthy ships.

Saw one just now. Now you can see the rest of G was running. It's the Quincy.

Ah, regular bathtub now.

Charlotte Rose on the other hand. It's a fine ship.

Some of the others were, too.

And now they're at the bottom of the Irish Sea.

Take my advice, Anita.

Decline the contract.

Come

on,

let's have a shanty. No, no more. Samuel, can't you think of anything but

sea? No. The only life, isn't it?

Well, for a man, anyway.

William, I can't think why you left nautical school. Anyway, I thought you

the sea. I do.

Well, rather, I liked ships. I was very good at navigation, but when it came to

seamanship and climbing the rigging in heavy seas, well, I realised I'd never

a good sailor.

That's when Mama agreed to send me to mathematical school.

I wish I'd gone to your nautical school instead of this commercial institute.

It's just bookkeeping and figures all day. It's so boring. Figures aren't

boring. They are.

If you really want to go to see Samuel, why don't you speak to my father?

Perhaps I will.

No, there's no use.

My father's set his heart on me going into trade.

But surely when he realises... No, he doesn't want to know about it. Do you

know, I even have to... To what?

Well, I have a collection of model ships.

I made some of them myself.

And if he ever finds out about it... Ridiculous.

Yes. Nevertheless, I'd still have to keep them secret.

He'd be furious.

Say, I was wasting my time. Should be concentrating on my studies.

Well, show them to us.

Do you really want to see them? Of course.

Where do you keep them?

In the attic over the shop. My parents never go up there, you see. Shall we go

and have a look? All right, William?

All right, come on.

Will it take us long, sir? No, not more than that.

I think it's an excellent contract.

Eight cargos of iron plates for ship building.

Liverpool to Belfast.

Ten weeks, good work. The Charlotte Roads?

Ten weeks?

Well, a week each round trip and a little to spare.

We'll do it faster than that, I think.

That's up to you, but are you interested?

Well, the terms seem reasonable enough. What do you want for it, eh?

Ten percent of your profits.

Huh? Well, as I obtained the contract, I think you ought to have a little for

signing it.

Well, then why don't you take it?

We've more than enough on our hands at the moment.

And besides, James, we are a family. We must help each other out when in

difficulties.

That was so generous of you.

Nothing to do with those five ships sinking while fulfilling similar

I suppose.

James, what do you take me for? They were old hulks, every one of them. It's

amazing they lasted as long as they did.

Every one a hulk?

So I've been told.

Look, I am rather short of time. Will you take it or not?

Well... At its family.

Just to help you out, eh?

Good. Shall we sign immediately, then? Right.

True, your house may be coming up for sale.

Why do you ask?

Well, as a matter of fact, it was John Woody who inquired.

Your clerk?

Yes, he seems to have inherited a little money.

And he asked if there were any houses for sale about the size and position of

yours.

He what?

It was only an inquiry.

Ah.

Well, then, goodbye, sister.

I'll see Dunwoody on the way out.

He meant no harm, Jane.

Yes, I'll deal with this immediately.

Oh, good by, sir.

Ah, good morning.

I hear you've inherited a little money.

Well, not exactly.

May one ask how much?

Come, Mr. O 'Neill, sir, that is rather private.

Make it on those gambling policies, did you?

I beg your pardon, sir? I mean betting on seaman drowning.

I never thought you'd have gone in for that. It's a filthy business.

It's only...

Very small amounts, sir, and over a great number of years.

It's a common practice.

Yes, well, not in my book it isn't. I'd rather give my house to the devil than

exchange it for money made that way.

What's more, any house that you may acquire, I hope it rots.

Falls on you.

Well, goodbye, Mr Dunwoody.

And with a steamship of this size, carrying a cargo of 2 ,000 tons and at a

speed of 15 knots, you would gain the attention of the whole maritime world.

The most up -to -date equipment for stowage would be installed.

And all that... Mrs. Fraser, you promised to listen to my proposals.

I can assure you, Mr. Macaulay, I have heard every word you've said.

I spent a good deal of time and money having these plans prepared. Not Fraser

money, I trust.

Would it matter?

Most certainly it would.

The Fraser Yard built at the customer's specifications, not our own.

Or do you have a client for that?

Once she's built, we'd have ship owners lining up for her. And we'd sell her to

the highest bidder.

And if there are no bidders, Mr. Macaulay, what then?

Well, the Fraser Yard can sell her to the Fraser line.

That is not the way I do business.

Well, it's high time you changed your methods.

You can't expect clients to come knocking on your door every day of the

You've got to speculate to accumulate, McGill.

Oh, thank you not to address me in that fashion, sir.

And for your information, I intend to do as little speculating with your money

as is possible.

Now, you listen to me.

My business is making money any way I can.

I've never turned down a chance yet, and I don't intend to start now.

Will you please go?

All right.

But you'll come round to my way of thinking, even though you might take

persuading.

Oh, incidentally, I'm glad to see that you do take my advice sometimes.

I told you that Belfast contract was unprofitable.

Dunwoody says you're not going ahead with it.

No.

No, I've handed it over to me brother.

To James, I mean.

Now that's rich.

Oh, one word. That really is rich.

You didn't even have the decency or the common courtesy to come round and tell

us in person. No, he would have had to face us, that's why.

You do more for your seaman than you do for your own king.

Look, if I'd had the time, I would have come round.

I didn't know a house was going to act so quickly. But you knew that he was

going to sell both the houses, right? You knew, he knew. And nobody bothered

tell us.

I said I'm sorry. Sorry? Well, not put a roof over our heads. Well, I had no

option. I did everything I could. It seems to me that you did precious

Well, look how many more times I forgot to tell you. I haven't got any money.

James, you have ships. You've got six ships. You could have sold one of those.

What, sell one of my ships just to keep a roof over your head because you don't

choose to live above the shop? I am not setting foot in that place and that

flat. Well, then you'd better start looking for another one.

Quickly.

You can tell that brother of yours I'll never speak to him again as long as I

live.

I think it would be better if I followed her example.

1 ,400?

That's a lot of money, Robert. Nevertheless, that is what the agents

for my house. 1 ,400 pounds.

I'll just take these papers over to the exchange, madam.

Oh, very well.

He really is so self -effacing, that man. I quite forgot to do it here.

Don't worry. He's no gossip.

Good.

Now, when can you let me have your draft?

I haven't said I'd lend you any money. Elizabeth.

Look, I may soon need every penny I can lay my hands on.

I'm relying on you.

And who do I turn to if I need money?

Not you.

Or James, for that matter. Oh, he wouldn't give you the time of day.

But I need the money to buy that house.

All right, if you want it back, I'll raise a mortgage.

But I do need that money.

Oh, Robert, you're impossible.

Captain O 'Neill. How very nice of you to see you. May I invite you to share...

Aren't you the mate of the De Quincey?

Yeah, I was under De Quincey. Why?

So she sailed without you, then?

Aye, well, you see, I had this most terrible twist cut just before we

And Captain Palmer insisted that I sign myself off.

I don't see what's so funny.

Come on.

Will you not have a drink with me?

Oh, it's me savings.

I've just drawn out all me savings.

Will you come inside, sir?

Now, you be careful with that hat box, my boy. Oh, Mr. Williams, would you put

that truck just up on the landing, and I'll sort out where everything goes

on.

Oh, come on, Cheryl. Look, I thought you were looking forward to living here.

Oh, I am.

But you must admit, it does seem a bit bleak to look out one of these ships.

Never mind. We'll soon brighten it up.

Which room do you want? I've got plenty to choose from here.

Can I have the big one at the top?

Oh, but, love, that's where the servants live. Oh, come on, Lettie. It's so

bright and sunny. And from the window, I can see all the ships coming and going.

Oh, well, all right.

Do you think Papa will agree?

Agree? Well, he'll just have to, won't he?

Come on, let's go up and have a look at this.

Come along in, Mr. Harris. Come along. You know my wife, of course. Oh, we've

met on many occasions. Good day to you, Mrs. O 'Neill. Mr.

Harris, your wife is well, I trust?

Oh, yes, very well, thank you.

And as active as ever on her committees.

You'll take some sherry, of course? No, no, thank you.

Urgent business, your note said?

Yes, indeed, urgent. So I'll come straight to the point.

You have put up my house for sale.

Yes, yes. A regrettable decision, but forced upon me by circumstance.

Quite so. And you are asking the exorbitant price of 1 ,400 pounds.

Yes, yes, that is so.

Good. Then 1 ,400 pounds it shall be.

I beg your pardon?

It's quite simple, Mr. Harris.

We are going to buy our house from you.

Oh.

Oh, dear, well, I'm afraid that isn't possible.

Not possible? I don't understand.

I wish you had told me this earlier.

You see, unfortunately, the house is already sold.

Well, that's impossible.

The board only went up yesterday.

Well, precisely. No one can have looked over the house yet, so how can it be

sold? Well, the buyer had previous knowledge of the house. He said he had

need to see it.

But to have sold it so quickly, without us knowing.

Robert? You know who I think it is? He always says what a charming house it

would eat to live in.

Macaulay. No, I can assure you it is not Mr Macaulay.

Although I believe you do know the man, Mr... Mr Dunwoody.

My sister's clerk.

Mrs Fraser's chief clerk. There is a deal of difference. Not in my eyes there

isn't, Mr Harris. He is an employee.

You sold him our house.

He paid in cash.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

A clerk living in our house.

But how... Where would a man like that get that amount of money?

Exactly. Elizabeth doesn't pay him that well.

I need some fresh air.

Not now, son, not now.

Mother?

William's just given me the prospectus for the nautical school he went to, and

was wondering if you... Not now, Samuel, dear, not now.

Name? Adolphus Craig.

Age? 31.

I know you.

I've never worked for you, Mr. Bence. Oh, you worked for Mrs. Fraser, though,

didn't you?

Till you got tossed out for a thief and a drunk.

Well, it's bell fast and back, Craig. Iron plate, sable semen, two pounds.

it or leave it. Two pounds? Yeah, there are not many masters as generous as me.

Look, I've got a wife and two children. How do you expect me... All right, out.

All right, Mr. Benz.

I'll do it.

Make your mark there.

Good. Up on deck. Report to the mate.

Let me see that little net, will you, Benz?

Here.

Just find this man.

Kirk? Yes, sir. I know he's nothing to write home about. No, he's a shifty

little rat.

Yeah, I know that, but I have to take what I can get on this Belfast run.

Word's good around, is it?

It has that.

Superstitious lot, sailors.

Well, I'm not superstitious. Are you, Burns?

No. And if I get rid of Kirk, I'll be shorthanded.

All right, then. You signed him. He's your responsibility.

Aye, aye, sir.

When will they be finished loading?

Early tomorrow morning. We can sail on the noontide.

Gives me some time to make some inquiries.

Lessie? Yes?

Will you tell me something?

if I can.

When you were my age, did you have an admirer?

Hundreds. They used to come from miles around to sing under my balcony. Stop

joking. But did you?

Oh, bless you, child. When I was your age, I was out at work and never seemed

have any time.

Mind you, there were two.

They were just lads.

I remember that one of them, I can't for the life of me think which, Used to

bring me chamomile flowers.

As a posy?

No, silly, to wash my hair with.

My mother used to make a potion out of the flowers and then I'd rinse my hair

with it. I had very fragrant hair in those days.

Now, what's all this talk about admirers?

Nothing. I just wondered whether you had that sort.

I see.

Of course, now we're living closer, you'll see a lot more of Samuel and

won't you?

Yes.

William's a nice boy.

Yes. Of course, Samuel's great fun to be with, but... But?

Well, William's much more grown up.

I see.

I think I'll go to bed now.

Sweet dreams.

Letty, now that we're all living in the house together, are you going to marry

Father?

Bless you, child. I never gave you that idea.

Besides, which? You haven't asked me.

But are you?

Wait and see.

I wouldn't mind if you did, wouldn't you?

No, you'd be more like an older sister than a stepmother.

Go, go to bed.

Good night, love.

Come

along,

get on with it, you overfed, overfed locust.

There'll be no breakfast for anyone.

This will finish by 8 o 'clock.

Where do you think you're going?

Well?

To chuck up below, sir.

I'll tell you when I want the cargo chopped.

Now you stay topside.

Aye, aye, Mr. Banker.

Good morning, Captain.

Good morning, Nathan.

I made the inquiry.

I may say you're asking a lot. These matters are confidential.

Well, where my ships are concerned, I don't give a damn. Now, what did you

out? Two insurance companies have just issued large policies on the Charlotte

Road. One was for 5 ,000 pounds, which must surely be three times what she's

worth. Who took them out?

Oh, they couldn't tell me. Oh, come on, man. They couldn't have needed.

They were probably under false names, and in any case, they're placed through

Middleland. There's no way you can...

Gentlemen,

gentlemen, I greatly regret having to announce that we've just heard that the

steamship to Quincy thundered and sank with all hands two hours out of Belfast

this morning.

Where does that leave you, Aneedim?

A highly profitable cargo of iron plates for Belfast. Oh, damn it, you're not

going now, surely? I think you're a fool.

I'm all soaked to my eyes in debt.

I need the money.

Well, I wish you well.

Thank you, sir. I hear you're just off on the Belfast road. I'll be sailing

within the hour. Lucky you're not married.

I'm sure you'll be well, I'm sure.

Twenty pounds? But why?

For housekeeping.

Well, I won't need that much. You'll only be gone a week at most.

Well, I might be delayed.

Oh?

Oh, storms, something like that.

Hey, is Charlotte at home?

No, she's at her sister -in -law's.

But then she didn't know you were sailing. No more did I.

Pity.

I'd like to have seen her.

Well, she's getting quite used to that by now.

Anyway, she'll be back in no time, I'm sure.

Oh, of course.

Now, I must go on, sir.

You realise that this house is in my name?

Yes. What I mean is it's not part of the uneven line assets. It's mine.

Unencumbered. Yes.

Come what may, they can't take it away.

You and Charlotte will always have somewhere to live.

So will you, James, unless you're planning to move out.

No,

no, no, of course not. And another thing.

Mrs Gibson will be calling.

Now, she comes highly recommended, and I want you to hire her as a housekeeper.

James, I believe you do this quite deliberately.

We get to this point, and then you change the subject.

Well, I refuse to be treated like some child's rag doll to be picked up and put

down when you please. Time and again we get to this point, and then you back

away. Let's go.

James, I'm talking about you and me.

And Charlotte, she knows how we feel about one another.

Well, maybe a lady shouldn't talk about her things, and perhaps I'm not a lady.

But it isn't fair to her, and it certainly isn't fair to me.

Oh, my dear.

I'll sail in less than an hour. Oh, you silly man. You could propose in one

minute. And I promise you, I'll say yes.

When I get back from Ireland.

I'll not be here.

Well, you will be.

I'll explain then.

Oh.

Go and get on your damn ship.

But don't you think, Mother, if I'm to work at Fraser's, I should know

about business.

When you're old enough, you'll be allowed on the floor of the exchange.

Yes, but in the meantime, I could be learning something useful, like

bookkeeping. There are class to do all that.

Where are my gloves?

Donkey work is not for you, William.

I just thought it might help, that's all. I want to do something useful. And

you shall.

Yes, but now.

You still have another year to go at mathematical school.

I'm going to be late for my dressmaker's. Mother. We'll talk again

But, Mother.

Is my sister in? No, sir. A business appointment.

Oh, Mr. O 'Neill, if you could spare a moment, sir.

I'm not sure that I can.

Oh, I think it might be to your advantage.

It's about your house.

Well, first of all, sir, may I say how much I regret your taking it so much

amiss, my buying your house?

I think you will regret it more than I, Mr Dunwoody, and so will your wife.

I think it is a mistake attempting to move out of your social class.

Oh, I don't intend to live there.

You don't? Oh, no, sir. I bought it as an investment, and my intention is to

it. It is indeed.

On a seven -year lease.

I, uh...

Well, sir, I hope you won't feel I'm being too presumptuous, but I wondered

perhaps you and Mrs. O 'Neill might be interested.

If you're suggesting, Mr. Dunwoody, that Mrs. O 'Neill and I could tolerate you

being our landlord... Only in name, sir.

How much?

Two hundred pounds per annum. Two hundred?

For a seven -year lease?

That is good business, sir.

known affair of crossing, sir.

Old Charlotte roads is humming like a bird.

What last?

Never does. Not in the Iron Sea.

Darkening up towards the northwest.

Get to Belfast, all right.

It's a return trip that's going to be the rough one.

Very much so, sir.

Kirk, behave yourself.

You'll be fine, sir.

Mind, I barely let him out of my sight.

Fair.

That's one for Christ.

I haven't got eyes in the back of my head.

Captain, I want you to go below decks and search every inch.

I'm sure he's done something.

You really think that's necessary, sir?

Yes, I do.

Two minutes of my arm.

Good luck. It's a go now, Captain, as you've been.

Aye, Isaac.

I think you better come along to the afterthought.

Half sawn through and filled up again with sawdust and pitch.

Mission passed.

Cut through right at the foot.

So she splits.

Right at the bottom.

It's all right in fair weather on a day like this. One good gale, she'd split

apart like an old warner.

Right.

Put it all back, Baines.

Back, sir?

Says nobody can tell.

I've got him. I could get my hand on him.

Leave him be.

What, sir?

Look.

I want to find out who's behind all this.

Kirk's not clever enough to understand all this himself.

The man that paid Kirk.

And there was the answer staring at me from this morning's paper.

Well, don't keep me in suspense. Read it.

Governance required.

Immediate vacancy. Good references essential.

Three children. Own quarters.

Staff kept.

Sir Charles Helsby.

Sir Charles Helsby.

Do you know him? Yes, we've built several ships for him. He's a

Oh, I don't know.

It's just that I'm so miserable at home.

James is a thoughtless wretch.

But then he was the same with Anne.

And that fond of Charlotte.

I worry how she'd take my going.

Well, she could go and stay with Aunt Mary. She's always pleased to have her.

That's true.

Oh, I don't know what's best.

I know James, and if anything will bring him to his senses, this will.

You apply for that position, Lettie, and I will write you a glowing testimony.

One boatman reporting with duty, sir.

He's been enjoying himself.

I stuck with him through every gin -ass in Belfast.

He could no more get away from me than a fish could whistle.

I will stick him in the cabin. I've a mind to see his face when the light

Sure, if you'd left something, I always do. And that forgetful, I forget my

head. It wasn't tied on.

Oh, sweetheart, you shouldn't have.

Here, I've got something for you two.

Huh?

Oh, now, don't be silly. Come on, Charlotte.

Now, you're right for me.

Every day.

And you have got Aunt Mary's address.

Of course I have.

Good morning, Mr. Kurt.

Sleep well, did you?

What's going on?

We're on the way.

We're in the saloon of the Charlotte Rose, going back to Liverpool.

How far from Nance? Oh, about half a mile.

Mr.

Baird, is it here? Mr.

Baird, you had a peculiar thing to me yesterday. He said you were trying to

ship. Now, what do you think about that?

I think I ought to report for duty, sir.

Oh, I think you ought to stay right here.

Now, I made a few inquiries about you in there, but... Oh, boy.

You've got me escaped this year, eh?

Eh? Well, the nun took it. You signed a post and onto her, weren't you?

Nice little bar.

Yes. Down with all hamsters off the coast of Anglesey.

She had a cargo of iron plates.

I was never on that death row, sir. Oh, I know you were.

How about that?

I find out what... Well, I got a better offer, so I jumped ship before we

sailed. Ah.

What about the Daviat, then? Did you jump her, too?

Oh, I don't know nothing about any Daviat, sir. Ah, well, she went down,

were signed on to her as well.

Oh, no, sir. That's a mistake, sir. I was never signed on to Daviat, sir.

Excuse me, sir.

The wind's getting stronger and turning wet. All right, then put us some more

canvas, Captain Baines. All right, sir. Set the mitten gas topsoil and the main

gas topsoil, will you?

Don't want to be too long getting back to Liverpool, do we, eh?

Very good, sir.

I reckon it puts a terrific strain on a ship.

Pull that canvas in a storm.

Still, I expect the Charlotte Roche was built strong enough to take it. Don't

you think, Mr. Kirk?

Aye, aye, sir. Aye. Cheers.

you come to have so much money on you, Mr. Brown.

Well, it was all me saving, wasn't it? Ah, so you remember where I mean that,

eh? Oh, yes.

Outside that rock shop in Liverpool.

Yeah, that's right.

Bain said you must have had 40 guineas on you or more.

All right, sir.

That was a lot of money for a drunken person.

Yeah, well, I saved her up these ten years, sir.

That doesn't wrong, sir.

Never hear about gambling, huh, Mr. Stewart? You know, betting on semen

drowning, ships going down.

Well, it's only a short step from that.

Making sure they go down.

Just needs to spring a couple of timbers, you know.

Let them have to be torn away and they go down like stones.

But who'd do that, sir? They'd be drowned.

Not if they did it in the fine weather.

Thought they could jump ship before it got rough.

And they'd save their miserable skins, wouldn't they?

But what I want to know, Virgis, who puts them up to it?

Do you hear those timbers creaking all around you?

I don't suppose the old Charlotte Rose has had a strain put on her like that

since she was built.

Captain, are these?

Yes, Mr. Gerd.

We've got to take some sailing.

Oh, she's split.

All right, Captain.

Ted, why is that?

I cut some of the timber.

Oh, for God's sake, get the canvas off her or we'll all drown.

What? Where?

The heel of the mizzenmast and three planks in the arsehole.

I cover the cuts with paint.

Is that what you did to the other ships, too, sir?

I don't know nothing about any other ship.

I pay.

Ain't that what you did to the other ships?

Yes.

Who paid you?

Who paid those premiums?

You tell me or I'll... I can't.

I can't tell you that.

Oh, for God's sake, take some sailing, sir.

You have to hold, you sad face.

Do I have to take you there?

I'm going to chain you to the middle.

No, no.

Who paid you?

Who paid you?

McCarney. McCarney!

Oh, the humiliation.

Now, now, now, Sarah.

It can all look very nice when it's attended to. We'll have it all cleaned

and decorated.

We'll have an attractive wallpaper and you'll have your own furniture.

Some flowers, perhaps.

But over the shop, Robert.

It's as if the last time to hear the door be for nothing.

All these... These model ships.

They're Samuel's.

Did you make this one?

I imagine so.

I'll have to resign from all my committees.

Brother of yours, he's to blame.

Can you read, Kirk?

Yes, sir.

State here.

The Macaulay put you up to cutting the timbers and paid you for it. Now, that's

what you said, sir?

Yes, sir.

Not under duress. That means that we didn't force you.

No, sir.

Right there.

What's that?

Captain Baines kindly witness that view.

Right, sir.

There, sir.

Where shall we keep him?

You have to hold on.

Now you stay down here in the dark until we dock.

That I repaired while you were celebrating in Belk.

This is the Charlotte Road for someone like you.

As soon as we dock, I'll turn him over to the police.

Oh. We'll let some of his friends in the Royal Anki hear about this.

And he'll get justice.

Seaman's justice.

I've told you time and time again not to let anyone into that office without

consulting me first. And the fact that he told you he was a friend of Mrs

Fraser's is no excuse.

Friend, indeed.

Madam. Yes?

Adam, your pocket is in there.

Charlotte?

Scott?

Betty?