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How very kind of you.

Perhaps I may further assist.

Oh, no, thank you. I have several more
pieces, so I shall require a portion.

We've met somewhere before, of course.

I do not think so, unfortunately.

I am not an envious man, sir, but on
this occasion...

I, um... I trust you had a

comfortable journey from Constantinople,
Lady Fonagy. No, I did not.

Running the Fraser steamship line is far
less wearying on body and soul than

being one of its passengers.

I shall require a ship's boiler to wash
the soup.

I must apologize for requesting your
immediate return, my lady. Not at all,

Dunwoody. I was becoming bored with
attending endless receptions and giving

countless dinners to... Oh, never mind.

Your cable was almost a relief.

If we had to have a financial crisis,
then it could have come at a better

Be careful. Some of those things are
fragile.

Mr. Renedin, the builder called again.
That Mr. Garth died. What does he want

now? He's found another window that
needs replacing.

Tell him to replace it.

We thought that in view of the roof and
the upstairs floors, you'd be worried

about the mountain expense.

What's down the expense?

Mrs. Gibson, you know as well as I do,
she wanted the place properly

Aye, that way a last request.

God bless her.

Three months.

You know, coming into the house just
then, still half expect to hear a call.

Well, I'll tell Mr Garside to get on
with it then.

Aye.

You haven't forgotten your appointment
with that Mr Borovitch, have you? No, I

have not.

Such a convenience, they told me. So far
it's been naught but an inconvenience.

James Orneedon speaking.

Oh, hello, Samuel, it's you.

What the devil do you mean?

We had yet another argument.

She left the house yesterday afternoon.

You mean to say that for nigh on 24
hours you've done nought?

She is still your wife, you know.

I don't need a lecture from you at this
moment, thank you, uncle.

Damn it, boy. For all you know, she
could be lying in the gutter.

I had thought you might wish to help me
look for her.

I might have known I'd be wasting my
time.

Good day to you, uncle.

Now, listen here, you young...

Right. Tell Mr. Bonavich that he'll have
to wait. But how long will you be?

I had a clerk bring over the account,
together with the most recent balance

sheet. Oh, please, later, Mr. Dunwoody.

I haven't recovered yet from what you've
told me about my nephew, Samuel.

How could he do such a thing?

Well, my lady, he's the trustee of
Master Robert's money and... My son left

,000 to Robert and Samuel has invested
£15 ,000 of that in Fraser Line shares.

Oh, but his...

Trustee and guardian, he does have the
right to call in and reinvest that

In your full well, those shares gave me
a majority holding.

I know.

Samuel is a no -need and business is
business.

To buy back those shares, you will need
£15 ,000, my lady.

Well, I shall go to the bank. They've
never refused me in the past.

If you recall, even before you left for
Turkey, the bank informed us that you

had borrowed to what they termed the
final limit.

Well, we all know about banks and their
final limit.

I really do feel that you could cable to
Sir Daniel for financial assistance.

No. Sir Daniel has his hands full
without me worrying him.

And in any case, as far as the Fraser
line is concerned, I stand on my own two

feet.

Where the devil have you been?

And what do you think you're doing down
here on the docks of all places?

You know full well you're not supposed
to come down. Samuel.

Will you please leave me alone?

No, I'll be damned if I will.

Are you coming home with me?

You call that a prison of silence,
Holmes?

Charlotte.

For the last time, Samuel, I'm not
coming home with you. I say you are.

I've had my fill of your tantrums.

Now, come along on.

It's quite enough of that, Samuel.

Charlotte is my wife. I'll not have her
making a scene in public.

Seems to me the boot was on the other
foot.

All right, I'll deal with it.

Uncle, I'm sure you mean well, but you
must appreciate my position.

At this moment, I can't afford to let so
much as a breath of scandal become... I

know all about your ambition, Samuel.

You're so keen to get rid of Charlotte.

I suggest you leave us alone.

I was also concerned for her safety.

Aye.

Well, I'll take care of her now.

As you wish.

Good day to you, Uncle.

I understand you've been out all night.

I?

Where'd you go?

I just walked.

I wanted to be alone.

To think.

Wandering about on your own? Tell me
anything can happen.

Any road you're safe on.

Children have been asking after you.

Well, they'll have to get used to being
without me.

Father.

The court.

I don't think I can face it. Hey, I'll
be there.

I know what you're going through, but
I'll be there to take care of you.

Thank you, Father.

I think without you... No, no, no.

Put it out of your mind.

Come on.

Go home.

Mr. O 'Neill will be surprised.

He's in the garden with a foreign
gentleman.

Mrs. Gibson.

How has he been?

Oh, he's borne it very well.

Very well indeed. But it's the
impatience and the ill temper.

Me having to pretend that I don't know
how much he misses her.

I knew it was diphtheria, but James
didn't tell me the exact circumstances

his letter.

She caught it from the children.

In the children's home. She would insist
on nursing them herself.

And she hadn't the strength.

She'd been working that hard, you see,
getting money together to raise the new

home. The old one being burnt down.

More children coming in every day.

Well, not just orphans, but children
from families who couldn't afford to

them.

There's so many out of work, milady.

You'd never believe how many.

So for her sake, Mrs. Gibson, we must
make sure that that home stays open.

Mrs.

Charlotte's in there.

Aunt Elizabeth!

Shut up!

What a surprise.

Father said you wouldn't be here for
three or four days. Oh, did he? Well, he

probably thought I was coming home on
one of his ships.

How long will you be staying?

For quite some time.

How is Samuel?

The case comes to court on the 24th.

So he is going ahead with the divorce.

He says it'll be the best for both of us
in the end.

But it's the children I'm worried about.

Oh, but surely they won't allow the
children to be taken from you. But

insist on it if Samuel has his way.

I'm the guilty party.

So they'll give him custody of both Anne
and Robert.

Yes.

And Robert.

William's son.

Your grandson.

I hear your Aunt Sarah's gone off on a
cook's tour of the world.

Yes. No doubt to ensure that she's away
long enough to escape the shame of her

son's divorce.

We used to tell him he had enough
ambition for an army of Napoleons.

And now he walks in his garden in the
snow.

Poor James.

I shan't wait. I've so much to do. Tell
your father I'll be at home this

evening, Charlotte.

It's very odd, but that man with your
father, he helped me with my luggage. I

know I've seen him before somewhere.

Black Sea, eh?

They want a sailing ship, small but
fast.

So what's your cargo, Mr. Bullovich?
There is none. Just two passengers.

Myself and one other.

Just who is this other passenger?

I can't tell you that.

He could be a wanted man.

I'm asking you to do nothing illegal.

Well, I've only your word for it.

You're a stranger to me.

You will know, my fellow passenger, when
he boards your craft.

You will know him until the time I can
tell you nothing.

I would like you, Mr. O 'Neill.

To be our shipmaster?

Oh, that's out of the question.

You see, my daughter needs me at the
present time. Then I shall want your

reliable captain.

Oh, there is one little consideration
that you've made no mention of as yet.

I assure you there will be no danger to
your crew or your ship.

Oh, I wasn't thinking of the danger.

I was thinking of the fare for you and
your shy fellow passenger.

Three thousand pounds? for two
passengers?

Aye. I could have asked for more, but
you know me. I'm not a greedy soul.

Who is this other passenger?

A man that wants the best that money can
buy.

They need reputation for service and
comfort. What are you after, James?

After? Well, you come here blowing your
trumpet and unrolling your virtues like

a carpet salesman. Sister, I've come
here to welcome you home and to

for being engaged on business when you
called.

That dress, that the latest fashion?

Yes, in Turkey.

Turn a few heads in Liverpool.

James, I do apologise for that letter of
mine. It was so formal.

But I was so shocked at the time, I
couldn't express what I really felt

Lettie.

I understand.

She was a good woman.

Never thought of herself, only of
others.

Um... I think myself fortunate to have
shared some of my life with her.

I'm sorry to hear you lost your majority
holdings in the Fraser line.

You know Samuel is responsible.

Yes.

Yes, I do.

You'll never forgive him for this
divorce, will you, James? He's getting

for his britches, yeah.

You know he's put himself up for
president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Oh, but he's far too young. And what
about the divorce?

Proceedings don't start until four days
after they elect the new president, so

we're not talking too loudly about the
divorce.

That's very generous of you, James.

No, really, I mean it.

Well, it wouldn't stab a man in the
back. I mean, not even Samuel.

Elizabeth, since Lettie died, I've been
thinking matters over.

Now, there's a cold wind blowing for
you.

Very cold.

And, well,

neither of us is getting younger.

Thank you.

Now, a new lease on your office. That's
up for renewal.

Yes, it is.

And mine's too small.

Are you suggesting that we share an
office?

We'd cut our overheads. And each other's
throats before a week was out. No, I'm

not just thinking about new offices.

I'm thinking about an amalgamation.

The Fraser line and the Oneiden line?
Working together.

You've always hated steamships. Aye,
well, I wouldn't let that stand in the

of profits.

Look, when we're doing badly, we could
help each other out, and when we're

well, we wouldn't have to turn business
away.

I've written down some of my proposals,
eh? Now, I've bought some new premises,

suitors down to the ground.

All I'm asking is, think about it.

Liverpool 5?

Who is that?

Mrs Gibson.

What, right away?

Yes, of course, I'll tell him, Mrs
Gibson.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Diane from London has just called quite
unexpectedly and wants to talk to you.

Oh? On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen.

So what does the Foreign Office want
with me, Sir Gerald?

Ah, straight to the point, eh?

Very well. To business.

Naturally, Mr. Borovich didn't tell you
who his fellow passenger was.

No doubt you've come to tell me.

For the past week, he's been the guest
of Her Majesty the Queen.

You'll be aware, of course, of the
recent dastardly business in Bulgaria.

Prince Alexander being forced to
abdicate.

Russian fiends.

Her Majesty's own words.

Now the Russians want to appoint a
puppet to do their bidding.

What the Bulgarian people themselves
want. Now, that the Prince would dearly

like to know, obviously.

And at first hand, of course.

So my passenger is to be... His Imperial
Highness, Prince Alexander.

And, uh,

Mr... Yeah, Mr. Borovitch, who's he?

The Prince's equerry.

Tell me.

Why the Oneida line?

It was considered best to approach one
of the smaller shipping lines. Thank

Not too well known, you understand, but
reliable.

Thank you.

Her Majesty's government knows nothing
of this venture, of course. You do

understand me.

The Russian fiend. Exactly.

What is Her Majesty's opinion of this
brave venture?

She thinks it foolhardy.

You're a shrewd man, Mr. Oneida.

Yes, yes. But what is it exactly that
you want of me?

The prince's return to Bulgaria has been
denied emphatically.

Unfortunately, so emphatically that the
fiends will be watching every port like

hawks. You see, it would be a heaven
-sent opportunity to be rid of Alexander

for good.

Now, Her Majesty and her government rely
on you to keep a sharp watch on your

vessel before she sails and to take
rather special care of your royal

What is it you want?

Just a word.

I'm going to make you a rich man, Davy
Clay.

£50 now and £50 when you get back to
port.

Buy a lot of grog with all that money.

Couldn't you, Davy?

£100?

What is it you want me to do?

Welcome aboard, sir.

What's all this?

I was just practicing for the
passengers.

Passengers? I've been told nothing about
passengers.

You get your working togs on. We stay on
the tide. Mr. Lane says I was going

to... Are you hurt?

What's all this about passengers?

I like to be told when I got passengers.

I mean, a master likes to prepare
himself. You sent no word at all of the

There is no cargo.

No cargo?

Not even stiffening? No, she's
imbalanced. Just two passengers.

So, nice, easy trip.

I'm surprised you're not coming with us.

Charlotte needs me at the present time.

One whole ship and just two passengers?

What have I got, a couple of kings?

Not quite.

James, I've been looking all over for
you.

Now, about these proposals... The
amalgamation, you mean. I've given it a

deal of thought... Oh, just a moment,
Elizabeth.

I've got to see me passengers on board.

realized who your passenger is.

Then keep it to yourself.

No, I mean Mr. Borovich.

I knew I'd seen him somewhere before and
I've just realized where it was.

Seeing the prince just now reminded me
of Daniel's remark. It was in

Constantinople at the Russian embassy.

Borovich was a guest there.

Daniel thought how odd it was that
Borovich was on such friendly terms when

prince himself was so violently opposed
to the Tsar.

Captain Baines!

Delay sailing for an hour, will you?

Why, I'm coming with you.

You promised you'd be in that court with
me.

I know I did last.

Believe me, the last thing in this world
that I want to do is to break that

promise. But it won't stop you doing it.

Luke, I've let you down.

I know how you feel.

If I could put this voyage off, I would.

Well, then... Put it off.

Father, I need you in the court with me.

Oh, if only I could.

It's important that I say.

If it's that important, then tell me
why.

I can't.

I've been sworn to secrecy.

And I was foolish enough to believe that
for once you were behaving like a

proper father.

Surely you understand, Elizabeth.

If the prince's life is in danger, I'm
responsible for his safety. Damn it,

practically a royal command.

Will you be in court with her?

Look after her for me.

All square now, Captain.

Keep a sharp eye out for Rostov.

Russian? A Russian ship.

Everyone knew but me, the master.

I mean, the carpenter even, that worked
on a special chair for the prince.

And you say the mate recognized him when
he came aboard?

The mate was three months in the Black
Sea ports this year. Prince Alexander's

likeness everywhere and talking to no
one else.

You know, it's hard to believe him
behind that door.

Prince Alexander of Battenberg.

Now, there's a man to admire.

Look, let's not make too much fuss about
him. As far as we're concerned, he's

just another passenger.

Just another passenger, eh?

Well, good evening, sir.

Good evening, Captain.

His Highness will dine in his cabin.

Well, it's a pity, that, because I'd
least be welcome all prepared.

The Prince has much on his mind at the
moment. It is an anxious time for him.

He wonders if the Bulgarian people have
lost faith in him since his abdication.

The Bulgarians understand it was the
Tsar who forced him to abdicate.

They could also believe that the Tsar
acted in the best interest of the

Bulgarian people.

Are you a Bulgarian, Mr. Borovitch?

Yes, I am.

So, Mr.

Onidin, you decided to sail with us
after all.

If something were to happen to the
prince while I'm aboard one of my ships,

wouldn't do me company much good.

Mr. Borovich, you're not saying
Bulgarian people want a Russian cat's

king?

They could believe that to be preferable
to a ruler who is too headstrong.

What do you think, Mr. Borovich?

My life is dedicated to the service of
His Highness.

Not much of an answer if you don't mind
me saying so.

Do you think His Highness should rule
again?

I think His Highness was foolish to
quarrel with the Tsar.

What did they pay you, Davy Clay?

Fifty pounds. And another fifty when
it's done.

When it gets back to court.

If the job is done.

Well, accidents do happen. Even to
princes.

That's right, Divvy. They paid me the
same.

Fifty pounds and another fifty when it's
done.

Clever, huh? Two men.

They knew one man would ruminate too
much.

You come this way, your highness.

You have the coffin. I'll make it up for
you, your highness.

Okay.

between the prints.

What do you mean you've looked
everywhere? You can't have done that.

sir. Sophie's not in his cabin. No, he
is not.

Come on.

Let's search again.

Stand to search.

Damn. Must be somewhere.

This is a sailing ship.

Not a circus.

Nor a monkey house. Please, sir, please.
You insult your own queen. They are

related. Swinging from the foot rope. Do
you not understand?

I'm not here to understand him.

I'm here to keep him from his grave.

It's my task.

Well, then.

Damn well do it.

The prince has a mind of his own.

He likes to test his courage and being
suddenly freed from the burdens of

He puts as much as one foot on my
ratlins and I'll clap him in irons.

You'll be safe enough there.

You'll have to kill me first.

I'll do that if necessary.

Please now sleep easy at night.

Explain what you meant by that.

I don't trust you.

For what reason?

Call it a seaman's instinct, sir.

The option in selling those shares was
deceitful and utterly despicable.

I have to find £15 ,000 to buy them back
and the bank won't lend me the money.

Why not?

Because... Because I've borrowed to the
hilt on my new steamship.

Well, I could lend you the money. Oh,
that's quite ridiculous, you lending me

the money to buy back the shares that
you sold.

I came here to ask you to do something
for me, but under the

circumstances... You want my support,
don't you?

They're electing the new president of
the Chamber of Commerce next week.

Yes, they are.

Yes, James thought you'd ask.

Oh, I see.

So he's killed my chances.

As a matter of fact, it was your uncle
who suggested we all shun talk of the

divorce proceedings until after the
election of the new president.

You want me to lobby for you in whatever
way I can?

Yes.

You see, it's my age that's chiefly
against me.

Obviously, I'm too young.

I can in all honesty say you are wise
beyond your years, Samuel.

Thank you, Aunt Elizabeth.

Well, I must go. I have a great deal to
do today.

Samuel, about that £15 ,000... Oh, yes,
yes, of course, yes. I'll work out the

interest and let you have the money this
afternoon.

Interest?

Well, of course.

When I sold the shares, I invested the
money in my mill, so drawing it out, I

shall be losing, obviously. You...
charge me interest?

Oh, I'm simply asking you to share in my
lot, that's all. Your lot?

None of that money is rightfully yours.
Those shares are Robert's.

Bought with the money William left for
his son. Oh. Or is that why you sold

them? To deny him the security left him
by his father?

Yes, I know he did, and I saw his
carriage outside.

Aunt Elizabeth, you hadn't forgotten
that we were to go shopping together

Good day, Aunt Elizabeth.

Morning, Charlotte.

Which man is it? Baby Craig, sir.

He can't even swim, sir. Shall we lower
a boat?

We find him.

Can't we turn about?

Down ten times over.

The prince has gone in after him, sir.

Damn fool!

Sharp eye for an attack.

Man doesn't need one.

Do the job himself.

From now on, aside from his cabin, he
goes nowhere on this ship without an

escort.

I think I realize why you came along,
Mr.

Mr.

Barovich.

Go on.

Well, his face, when they pulled the
Prince and Davy out of the water.

No relief?

No pleasure?

Nothing. His Highness is sneezing. I
have advised him to take to his bunk.

Oh, good. Now we can all get some sleep.

Davy.

You took in a bit too much seawater
yesterday, eh?

You've been away a ship, mate.

That's not out and above water, is it,
Captain?

But with the Prince being such a fine
and a true man,

a man above men, you might say,

what am I to do, Captain?

All right, then.

You tell me a little bit about that
block and taker, eh?

Did he say who paid him the 50 pounds?

A man he'd never seen before. A London
man, I think.

A London man.

A Russian London man, of course.

Only the Russians want to provoke a war.

You said you'd deal with a mate.

Indeed I did.

Russian or English, I wonder who told
the London man of the Prince's voyage.

Only you and I knew of it.

Keep a sharp eye and tell me if you see
anything underwater that happened.

Aye, Captain.

Mr. Mate, I got something for you.

What's that then, Captain?

Well...

Did

you see anything underwater, Hilton?

No, Captain.

I didn't see nothing.

Right, well, I'll take the wheel. You go
get another man and put the mate in

irons. Beg your pardon, Captain? You
heard.

Here. He's a Russian, all right.

May I take a look?

You think she carries cannon?

It's a telescope, your highness, not a
crystal ball.

Captain.

I am the owner.

Captain Baines there is the master.

The only way to deal with them is to
call their bluff.

If you'll forgive me, I... Yes?

If you really are their quarry, they
won't be bluffing.

They'll board the ship and take you
prisoner.

The devil they will. Captain.

Your Highness.

Turn your boat around. We go to
challenge the Russians.

To run them if necessary.

The devil you will.

Please be silent.

You are a very important passenger on
board my ship. I'll be damned if I see

blown up just so that you can thumb your
nose at these arms.

Captain Baines, I've seen enough of that
Russian crowding some sail.

That's sort of a clean pair of heels.
Right, sir.

If your men could draw us to the
riverbank. Of course.

From there the prince and I can make our
own way.

This General Zaroff is to take you to
Sofia?

Yes, he owns the hunting lodge.

How far is it from the riverbank?

Only a matter of a few hundred meters.

Well, gentlemen, I thank you both for
your diligent attention to our needs and

for your concern for the prince's
safety.

Good night.

Well,

our responsibility for his highness is
almost over.

A right royal headache, eh? You know,
I've never set foot on Bulgarian soil

before.

I might go just as far as the riverbank.

I said I would fight.

Yet when it came to it, I offered not a
word in my own defense.

I can go and see the children, can't I?
Of course you can. Whenever I want. No

one said you couldn't.

I don't know why I'm so concerned about
them.

If they were that bit older, they'd be
proud of us.

Their father the president of the
Chamber of Commerce, and their mother a

divorced woman.

It does have that certain allure.

I'm Samuel.

Samuel?

Dear Aunt Elizabeth, I have decided not
to lend you the money to buy back those

shares.

Since you made me feel such an utter
villain for disposing of them, I intend

buy them back myself and restore them to
the trust in Robert's name.

You're as a loving nephew.

Family we are.

I would like to thank you and to say
farewell.

Oh, not quite yet, Mr. Borovitch.

My commitment ends when the prince sets
foot on Bulgarian soil.

I owe that to my queen.

I will say farewell, Mr. O 'Neill. Oh,
we'll walk with you to the lodge.

That won't be necessary. Your task is
done.

Just for the pleasure of your company.

Captain Bates!

James, my boy!

They are expecting only the prince and
myself.

Perhaps they fear the trap.

You have not answered the question.

Who are they?

They are here to take His Highness to
the Tsar.

Borovitch, have you betrayed me?

Was I?

No.

Your Highness, you don't understand. The
people have lost faith in you. Your

only hope to rule again is to ask the
help of the Tsar.

They are here to kill him. We all know
that. His Highness won't be harmed. To

give me the word. The word.

They tried to kill him on the ship,
didn't they?

English sailors. Paid with English
money. Only then, this is no longer your

concern. The boys are concerned.

And if they have one here, behead him.

His purpose is plain enough.

He wants to trade Tom for his ladies.

You still say they mean the prince no
harm?

None.

You're telling me that if he were to
walk to the haunting lodge on his

own, they wouldn't kill him?

No, they would not.

How do we know that you're not leading
him to his death?

You have betrayed him.

No.

What I have done is for his good.

I have always been loyal to him.

And I always will be.

I am also a Bulgarian.

So you are trying to serve two masters.

I am doing what is best for my country.

And what is best for his highness.

My life is devoted to his.

Then...

You would risk your life to see him
safe, huh?

Your Highness, will you go on to Sofia?

No.

Borovets was right.

My days as a king are over.

I think I knew it before I left England.

Poor Borovets.

To die for a cause is a fine thing.

But to die for a lost cause... Your
Highness, we can't just leave you here.

I mean...

Where will you go?

They think I'm dead, so I shall be safe
enough.

From here, I go on alone.

My thanks to you, Mr. O 'Neill.

To you, Captain.

I wish you a safe journey.

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