1 00:02:09,301 --> 00:02:10,785 Sounds lively up there. 2 00:02:10,820 --> 00:02:12,753 The rabble are out in force tonight. 3 00:02:15,721 --> 00:02:17,413 The list. 4 00:02:17,447 --> 00:02:20,036 Of those summoned to speak against you. 5 00:02:20,070 --> 00:02:22,142 A long list. 6 00:02:23,764 --> 00:02:25,214 Jud Paynter? 7 00:02:25,248 --> 00:02:27,250 You know him? 8 00:02:27,285 --> 00:02:28,872 He was my servant. 9 00:02:30,633 --> 00:02:33,843 Well, now he's the Crown's. 10 00:02:33,877 --> 00:02:37,502 The testimony of a loyal servant against his former master? 11 00:02:37,536 --> 00:02:40,194 Nail in the coffin. 12 00:03:19,613 --> 00:03:21,028 Mrs. Poldark! 13 00:03:21,062 --> 00:03:22,409 How delightful. 14 00:03:22,443 --> 00:03:24,238 Mr. Penvenen. 15 00:03:24,273 --> 00:03:26,585 To think of us meeting again so soon. 16 00:03:26,620 --> 00:03:29,761 And may I introduce my niece Caroline? 17 00:03:29,795 --> 00:03:31,003 Mistress Demelza Poldark 18 00:03:31,038 --> 00:03:32,729 of Nampara. 19 00:03:32,764 --> 00:03:35,353 And Mr. Unwin Trevaunance. 20 00:03:35,387 --> 00:03:36,975 Are you here for the election, ma'am? 21 00:03:37,009 --> 00:03:39,080 No, ma'am-- for the assizes. 22 00:03:39,115 --> 00:03:41,186 Oh, yes. 23 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:42,739 Unwin, were you not telling me there was a Poldark 24 00:03:42,774 --> 00:03:44,327 to be tried this week? 25 00:03:44,362 --> 00:03:45,708 That's my husband, ma'am. 26 00:03:47,468 --> 00:03:48,642 And is he guilty? 27 00:03:48,676 --> 00:03:49,643 What did he do? 28 00:03:50,954 --> 00:03:52,922 Well, if I were the judge, 29 00:03:52,956 --> 00:03:55,545 I would sentence him to be returned to his wife 30 00:03:55,580 --> 00:03:57,547 without delay. 31 00:03:58,997 --> 00:04:00,826 That must be the crowd clamoring for me. 32 00:04:00,861 --> 00:04:02,414 Will you join me outside? 33 00:04:02,449 --> 00:04:03,622 Why not? 34 00:04:03,657 --> 00:04:05,659 I enjoy a baying mob. 35 00:04:09,525 --> 00:04:12,148 May I be of service, ma'am? 36 00:04:12,182 --> 00:04:16,290 Well, since you mention it... 37 00:04:21,847 --> 00:04:24,125 For pity's sake! 38 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,818 Must we always have these dire predictions? 39 00:04:26,852 --> 00:04:29,648 Not once have I known you forecast an outcome 40 00:04:29,683 --> 00:04:31,788 which was remotely cheering. 41 00:04:31,823 --> 00:04:34,550 I'm not divining the future. 42 00:04:34,584 --> 00:04:37,932 I'm entertaining myself with a game of snap. 43 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,073 Go to Bodmin, Elizabeth. 44 00:04:41,108 --> 00:04:42,178 You'll never be satisfied 45 00:04:42,212 --> 00:04:43,352 till you do. 46 00:04:46,182 --> 00:04:48,322 This election? 47 00:04:48,357 --> 00:04:49,737 'Tis a joke! 48 00:04:49,772 --> 00:04:50,738 What difference do it make? 49 00:04:50,773 --> 00:04:53,016 Who suffers when mines close? 50 00:04:53,051 --> 00:04:54,777 Not fancy folk. 51 00:04:54,811 --> 00:04:56,675 Stuffed to the gizzards with beef 52 00:04:56,710 --> 00:04:58,470 while we scrape by on black bread and beech leaves! 53 00:04:58,505 --> 00:04:59,885 In France, they wouldn't stand for it. 54 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:01,680 It's come here to Bodmin soon enough. 55 00:05:01,715 --> 00:05:03,544 It won't be long before it reaches you down in Truro. 56 00:05:03,579 --> 00:05:05,305 Been out there,have ye? 57 00:05:05,339 --> 00:05:07,099 'Tis like a powder keg. 58 00:05:07,134 --> 00:05:08,998 Dr. Enys! 59 00:05:09,032 --> 00:05:10,413 What brings ye here? 60 00:05:10,448 --> 00:05:12,035 Same as you, Prudie. 61 00:05:12,070 --> 00:05:13,589 To speak for Captain Ross? 62 00:05:13,623 --> 00:05:15,315 As I'm sure we all will. 63 00:05:17,972 --> 00:05:19,284 Mr. Paynter, are you ill? 64 00:05:20,803 --> 00:05:23,875 Dammit, can a man not study the innards of a jug 65 00:05:23,909 --> 00:05:25,635 without being clepp'd malingerer? 66 00:05:25,670 --> 00:05:28,017 I commend you to your studies. 67 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:31,054 Going out there? 68 00:05:31,089 --> 00:05:32,953 Have a care. 69 00:05:32,987 --> 00:05:35,473 It will take but a spark. 70 00:05:42,065 --> 00:05:43,791 Your defense is proving more of a challenge 71 00:05:43,826 --> 00:05:45,310 than I'd anticipated. 72 00:05:45,345 --> 00:05:47,139 Do you have the document from Harris Pascoe? 73 00:05:51,972 --> 00:05:54,354 Your Last Will and Testament. 74 00:05:58,841 --> 00:06:00,843 Influence? 75 00:06:00,877 --> 00:06:03,363 I do not have that sort of influence, ma'am, 76 00:06:03,397 --> 00:06:07,608 and it would prejudice your husband's case, not help it. 77 00:06:07,643 --> 00:06:08,851 But if it was put the right way? 78 00:06:08,885 --> 00:06:11,198 If it were put any way, ma'am. 79 00:06:11,232 --> 00:06:12,648 No, no, no, 80 00:06:12,682 --> 00:06:15,961 I wouldn't dream of trying to persuade a judge. 81 00:06:15,996 --> 00:06:18,585 Believe me, I sympathize. 82 00:06:18,619 --> 00:06:19,862 I really do. 83 00:06:19,896 --> 00:06:22,899 I do dearly hope that the court look kindly on your husband. 84 00:06:22,934 --> 00:06:24,729 But the surest way 85 00:06:24,763 --> 00:06:28,595 of attaining the opposite would be to try 86 00:06:28,629 --> 00:06:32,150 and influence the judge. 87 00:06:35,740 --> 00:06:36,706 I see. 88 00:06:41,055 --> 00:06:43,299 Forgive me, sir. 89 00:06:43,333 --> 00:06:45,750 I'm a little despairing. 90 00:06:53,516 --> 00:06:56,036 Is he a kindly man? 91 00:06:56,070 --> 00:06:57,417 In appearance, I mean. 92 00:06:57,451 --> 00:06:59,211 Justice Lister? 93 00:06:59,246 --> 00:07:00,696 Somewhat severe. 94 00:07:00,730 --> 00:07:02,732 Small and stout? 95 00:07:02,767 --> 00:07:06,322 Tall and lean. 96 00:07:06,356 --> 00:07:08,048 Does he likes his port? 97 00:07:08,082 --> 00:07:09,429 Resolutely sober. 98 00:07:15,642 --> 00:07:18,127 If there's to be a reckoning, 99 00:07:18,161 --> 00:07:21,026 it's as well to have one's affairs in order. 100 00:07:21,061 --> 00:07:23,132 Little as there is of value. 101 00:07:23,166 --> 00:07:26,307 My household effects, my shares in Wheal Leisure... 102 00:07:26,342 --> 00:07:29,069 Mr. Pascoe mentions a "Wheal Grace." 103 00:07:29,103 --> 00:07:30,208 My father's old mine. 104 00:07:30,242 --> 00:07:32,486 It's derelict. 105 00:07:32,521 --> 00:07:35,420 But still yours, and still deemed an asset. 106 00:07:35,455 --> 00:07:36,766 Not by me. 107 00:07:36,801 --> 00:07:38,458 I deem it a worthless hole in the ground. 108 00:07:41,771 --> 00:07:44,947 But by all means, let me bequeath it to my wife, 109 00:07:44,981 --> 00:07:47,846 along with my other debts and liabilities. 110 00:08:03,068 --> 00:08:05,968 I really have left her nothing. 111 00:08:25,228 --> 00:08:26,160 Ow! 112 00:08:26,195 --> 00:08:26,954 Oh, dear! 113 00:08:26,989 --> 00:08:28,197 My deepest apologies. 114 00:08:28,231 --> 00:08:29,474 Are you hurt? 115 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:30,820 Only my dignity, sir. 116 00:08:30,855 --> 00:08:32,304 May I assist you to a chair? 117 00:08:32,339 --> 00:08:33,616 Some port, perhaps? 118 00:08:33,651 --> 00:08:35,549 No, thank you. 119 00:08:35,584 --> 00:08:37,447 I never touch it, sir. 120 00:08:50,012 --> 00:08:51,461 Are you stalking me, Dr. Enys? 121 00:08:51,496 --> 00:08:52,704 Not at all, ma'am. 122 00:08:52,739 --> 00:08:54,119 But now I'm here, may I be of service? 123 00:08:54,154 --> 00:08:56,915 Can you prescribe something to keep me awake? 124 00:08:56,950 --> 00:08:58,330 You find the election boring? 125 00:08:58,365 --> 00:08:59,469 Exceedingly dull. 126 00:08:59,504 --> 00:09:01,230 And the rabble out there insufferable. 127 00:09:01,264 --> 00:09:03,646 Oh, I grant you it seems unpleasant. 128 00:09:03,681 --> 00:09:05,786 But take each man for himself and he's likeable enough. 129 00:09:05,821 --> 00:09:06,753 Are you a Jacobin, 130 00:09:06,787 --> 00:09:08,133 like Ross Poldark? 131 00:09:08,168 --> 00:09:09,756 It's clear you don't know Ross Poldark. 132 00:09:09,790 --> 00:09:12,379 No, but I expect to tomorrow, 133 00:09:12,413 --> 00:09:13,760 and I'd hope for better entertainment 134 00:09:13,794 --> 00:09:15,002 than I've had here tonight. 135 00:09:15,037 --> 00:09:17,660 Perhaps you're the sort who takes a window at Tyburn 136 00:09:17,695 --> 00:09:20,111 for the pleasure of seeing someone choked to death. 137 00:09:20,145 --> 00:09:22,665 And is it any business of yours if I am? 138 00:09:22,700 --> 00:09:23,528 No, 139 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:24,736 I'm thankful not. 140 00:09:24,771 --> 00:09:25,910 Gentlemen! 141 00:09:25,944 --> 00:09:30,086 I have here the results of the Bodmin constituency! 142 00:09:32,054 --> 00:09:38,647 Chenhalls, Michael: 2,250. 143 00:09:38,681 --> 00:09:44,549 Dagge, Hugh: 1,203. 144 00:09:44,584 --> 00:09:48,622 Trevaunance, Unwin: 1,203. 145 00:09:48,657 --> 00:09:51,383 It's a tie for second place! 146 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:54,041 Farcical state of affairs! 147 00:09:54,076 --> 00:09:55,353 There will have to be a second vote 148 00:09:55,387 --> 00:09:57,044 to decide the remaining seat. 149 00:09:57,079 --> 00:09:58,598 There can be no question of that. 150 00:09:58,632 --> 00:10:00,220 The key is to regard yourself as elected and act accordingly. 151 00:10:00,254 --> 00:10:01,324 How? I'm tied in second place! 152 00:10:01,359 --> 00:10:02,912 GEORGE:The chair, man, take a second chair! 153 00:10:02,947 --> 00:10:04,742 Claim your seat before Dagge has a chance to contest it! 154 00:10:04,776 --> 00:10:07,676 Come now, there's no time to lose. 155 00:10:17,271 --> 00:10:19,688 Who is he?! 156 00:10:19,722 --> 00:10:21,103 Who are ye? 157 00:10:21,137 --> 00:10:23,381 Uh, well... 158 00:10:23,415 --> 00:10:24,175 D'you know me? 159 00:10:24,209 --> 00:10:26,039 D'you speak for me? 160 00:10:26,073 --> 00:10:27,557 I'm your elected member of... 161 00:10:27,592 --> 00:10:28,662 Who elected ye? 162 00:10:28,697 --> 00:10:29,732 Did I? 163 00:10:29,767 --> 00:10:31,423 Did any here? 164 00:10:31,458 --> 00:10:32,873 No! 165 00:10:34,357 --> 00:10:35,635 Ye don't speak for me! 166 00:10:35,669 --> 00:10:37,084 But maybe this will. 167 00:10:41,399 --> 00:10:43,366 Turn it round. 168 00:10:48,889 --> 00:10:50,304 Get me back inside! 169 00:10:52,617 --> 00:10:54,688 I hope he brought his rose water! 170 00:10:58,727 --> 00:11:00,660 There'll be a reckoning marque. 171 00:11:00,694 --> 00:11:02,454 Commons don' 'old wi' bein' tramp'd underfoot! 172 00:11:02,489 --> 00:11:06,217 Bring down the fancy folk and let the poor rise! 173 00:11:06,251 --> 00:11:08,253 Nay, ye shan't muzzle me! 174 00:11:08,288 --> 00:11:12,879 I'm a free man-- I've a right to speak! 175 00:11:12,913 --> 00:11:14,812 Apparently not. 176 00:11:14,846 --> 00:11:17,055 This has not helped our cause. 177 00:11:24,338 --> 00:11:25,754 Mission accomplished. 178 00:11:25,788 --> 00:11:29,274 Unwin has established his claim. 179 00:11:29,309 --> 00:11:32,243 Almost at the expense of his own life! 180 00:11:32,277 --> 00:11:33,416 Is it always like this in Bodmin? 181 00:11:33,451 --> 00:11:35,004 I couldn't say-- I live near Truro. 182 00:11:35,039 --> 00:11:36,765 I'm only here for tomorrow's trial. 183 00:11:36,799 --> 00:11:39,250 You speak for Ross Poldark? 184 00:11:39,284 --> 00:11:42,149 I look forward to seeing you acquit yourself. 185 00:11:42,184 --> 00:11:44,393 Happily, it's not I who is on trial. 186 00:11:44,427 --> 00:11:47,189 Are you quite certain of that? 187 00:11:50,019 --> 00:11:52,159 You flatter yourself, ma'am. 188 00:11:52,194 --> 00:11:54,955 Are all men so odiously conceited? 189 00:11:54,990 --> 00:11:56,370 I shouldn't put conceit 190 00:11:56,405 --> 00:11:57,751 as the particular property of one sex. 191 00:11:57,786 --> 00:11:59,270 How gracious of you to correct me, sir. 192 00:11:59,304 --> 00:12:02,376 I wonder you're so solicitous for one you so clearly despise. 193 00:12:02,411 --> 00:12:03,999 You're mistaken, madam. 194 00:12:04,033 --> 00:12:06,346 I neither solicit nor despise. 195 00:12:08,658 --> 00:12:09,832 That rabble! 196 00:12:09,867 --> 00:12:12,904 Have they no respect for their betters 197 00:12:12,939 --> 00:12:14,734 or for the law? 198 00:12:14,768 --> 00:12:16,632 I mean, someone needs to take them 199 00:12:16,666 --> 00:12:18,841 by the scruff of the neck and... 200 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,261 Oh good god, what is the woman doing? 201 00:12:25,296 --> 00:12:29,921 She'll hang her husband if she's not careful. 202 00:12:29,956 --> 00:12:31,854 So let me ask, your Lordship, how can a body judge 203 00:12:31,889 --> 00:12:34,857 if a person be telling the truth? 204 00:12:34,892 --> 00:12:35,858 Well... 205 00:12:35,893 --> 00:12:37,722 For some of them be so downright convincing 206 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:40,518 and have all the evidence to back them up. 207 00:12:40,552 --> 00:12:43,728 But if the evidence be false? 208 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:45,868 Excuse me. 209 00:12:45,903 --> 00:12:47,456 For instance, 210 00:12:47,490 --> 00:12:49,769 if a body did know the truth 211 00:12:49,803 --> 00:12:52,323 about an accused, 212 00:12:52,357 --> 00:12:55,947 wouldn't he or she then be obliged to speak? 213 00:12:55,982 --> 00:12:57,259 Most assuredly. 214 00:12:57,293 --> 00:12:58,812 In the appropriate place, 215 00:12:58,847 --> 00:13:00,262 which would be the court. 216 00:13:00,296 --> 00:13:02,229 Then put the case, sir, 217 00:13:02,264 --> 00:13:04,714 that a body knowed some other body 218 00:13:04,749 --> 00:13:06,061 who paid money 219 00:13:06,095 --> 00:13:08,373 so that other bodies might speak lies. 220 00:13:08,408 --> 00:13:10,893 You list a great many bodies, ma'am. 221 00:13:10,928 --> 00:13:12,550 Are any of them here now? 222 00:13:12,584 --> 00:13:14,000 Well, in truth, 223 00:13:14,034 --> 00:13:15,622 seeing as you do ask me directly, 224 00:13:15,656 --> 00:13:16,865 your Lordship... 225 00:13:16,899 --> 00:13:18,936 Mistress Demelza, what a pleasure to see you. 226 00:13:18,970 --> 00:13:21,007 And your Lordship-- out unusually late? 227 00:13:21,041 --> 00:13:23,181 Indeed, sir. 228 00:13:23,216 --> 00:13:24,976 Though not unagreeably detained. 229 00:13:25,011 --> 00:13:26,529 You must be grateful for the distraction, ma'am. 230 00:13:26,564 --> 00:13:27,807 Were you speaking of your husband? 231 00:13:27,841 --> 00:13:29,670 Of course, you will meet him tomorrow. 232 00:13:29,705 --> 00:13:30,706 Sir? 233 00:13:30,740 --> 00:13:31,603 Ross Poldark. 234 00:13:31,638 --> 00:13:34,434 When he comes before you in court. 235 00:13:34,468 --> 00:13:36,505 Oh. 236 00:13:36,539 --> 00:13:37,920 You were not aware? 237 00:13:37,955 --> 00:13:40,336 No, sir, I was not. 238 00:13:43,477 --> 00:13:45,410 You will pardon me, ma'am. 239 00:13:45,445 --> 00:13:47,067 Sir. 240 00:13:47,102 --> 00:13:48,482 Let me accompany you. 241 00:13:51,692 --> 00:13:54,557 What do you make of this assault on our newly elected MP? 242 00:13:54,592 --> 00:13:56,525 Barely escaped with his life. 243 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,872 If this goes on, we'll have revolution on our hands. 244 00:13:58,907 --> 00:14:00,149 In Cornwall? 245 00:14:00,184 --> 00:14:01,633 People are fearful, sir. 246 00:14:01,668 --> 00:14:04,429 People are wondering when a clear message will be sent. 247 00:14:04,464 --> 00:14:06,466 Those who stir up disorder 248 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:07,985 should expect the severest penalty. 249 00:14:08,019 --> 00:14:09,331 Would you not agree? 250 00:14:09,365 --> 00:14:10,884 I do, sir. 251 00:14:15,924 --> 00:14:18,858 Beg pardon, sir, there's a gentleman within. 252 00:14:18,892 --> 00:14:21,584 A Mr. Francis Poldark? 253 00:14:22,551 --> 00:14:23,724 Oh, yes. 254 00:14:27,418 --> 00:14:28,384 Francis. 255 00:14:40,914 --> 00:14:41,984 Francis? 256 00:14:53,202 --> 00:14:54,169 Locked, sir. 257 00:14:54,203 --> 00:14:56,102 From the inside. 258 00:15:05,421 --> 00:15:06,836 We may need to break it down. 259 00:15:06,871 --> 00:15:07,941 Nay, it will damage it. 260 00:15:07,976 --> 00:15:09,943 Dammit, man, Mr. Poldark may be ill. 261 00:15:09,978 --> 00:15:10,944 He may even... 262 00:15:17,571 --> 00:15:20,091 This is the statement I've prepared for you. 263 00:15:21,196 --> 00:15:23,923 You may find it a little contrite for your taste. 264 00:15:28,444 --> 00:15:33,208 There are limits, even if one's neck is at stake. 265 00:15:33,242 --> 00:15:37,729 So you'd go to the gallows on a point of principle? 266 00:15:39,076 --> 00:15:44,012 Of course, it's your life to do as you please. 267 00:15:54,815 --> 00:15:57,197 Are you a fatalist, Enys? 268 00:15:59,268 --> 00:16:01,615 Or do you believe that we are 269 00:16:01,650 --> 00:16:05,481 masters of our own destiny? 270 00:16:05,516 --> 00:16:06,793 Well... 271 00:16:06,827 --> 00:16:08,968 Because a short while ago, I... 272 00:16:10,797 --> 00:16:13,973 ...pointed this at my head and it misfired. 273 00:16:14,007 --> 00:16:18,322 The flint went down, but the powder did not ignite. 274 00:16:18,356 --> 00:16:20,082 Since then, I've been trying to decide 275 00:16:20,117 --> 00:16:23,016 whether to do it again. 276 00:16:23,051 --> 00:16:25,018 I agree it's in very poor taste 277 00:16:25,053 --> 00:16:27,262 to use your hospitality for such a purpose, 278 00:16:27,296 --> 00:16:29,091 but I, uh... 279 00:16:34,027 --> 00:16:36,719 Anyway, the thing's not done, so... 280 00:16:38,411 --> 00:16:39,999 ...for the moment, 281 00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:43,588 you have a talkative companion instead of a silent one. 282 00:16:45,935 --> 00:16:48,973 I don't understand. 283 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,458 Why would you wish...? 284 00:16:51,493 --> 00:16:54,979 Francis, you are young, propertied, respected. 285 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:57,844 You have a beautiful wife, a healthy son... 286 00:16:57,878 --> 00:16:58,845 Stop! 287 00:17:00,571 --> 00:17:02,469 Or I shall weep for joy. 288 00:17:07,095 --> 00:17:09,545 Let's have some brandy, hm? 289 00:17:09,580 --> 00:17:11,823 At any rate, I can do no damage 290 00:17:11,858 --> 00:17:14,274 until I have fresh powder. 291 00:17:16,104 --> 00:17:18,347 I hope you will reconsider. 292 00:17:34,018 --> 00:17:35,261 Here's to the devil. 293 00:17:39,196 --> 00:17:40,921 Lord knows whose side he's been on tonight. 294 00:17:51,622 --> 00:17:53,486 Why do you hate him? 295 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:57,214 What has he ever done to deserve it? 296 00:17:57,248 --> 00:17:59,112 I doubt you'd understand. 297 00:17:59,147 --> 00:18:01,183 Because I am not so well-bred as you? 298 00:18:01,218 --> 00:18:02,357 I am a miner's daughter, 299 00:18:02,391 --> 00:18:03,772 but you are a blacksmith's grandson. 300 00:18:03,806 --> 00:18:05,394 What is the difference? 301 00:18:05,429 --> 00:18:08,501 The difference is that you will always be a miner's daughter, 302 00:18:08,535 --> 00:18:10,434 whereas I am a gentleman. 303 00:18:10,468 --> 00:18:12,850 I am a gentleman's wife. 304 00:18:12,884 --> 00:18:14,852 Soon to be a gentleman's widow. 305 00:18:25,242 --> 00:18:26,588 Got a wife. 306 00:18:28,590 --> 00:18:30,074 Got a family. 307 00:18:31,903 --> 00:18:33,629 You don't think it's worth 308 00:18:33,664 --> 00:18:35,286 making this concession for their sakes? 309 00:18:38,669 --> 00:18:41,568 I appreciate your efforts. 310 00:18:42,983 --> 00:18:45,331 But I cannot put my name to beggary and flattery. 311 00:18:45,365 --> 00:18:48,265 Dammit, man, you have no choice! 312 00:18:50,681 --> 00:18:52,441 The case against you is too strong. 313 00:18:52,476 --> 00:18:53,891 It's not a question 314 00:18:53,925 --> 00:18:56,514 of whether you'll be found guilty, but when, 315 00:18:56,549 --> 00:18:59,138 and what the sentence will be. 316 00:18:59,172 --> 00:19:02,244 All you can do is paint a penitent figure 317 00:19:02,279 --> 00:19:04,695 so that you may escape the worst. 318 00:19:05,420 --> 00:19:08,423 The worst, I tell you. 319 00:19:09,631 --> 00:19:13,497 Perhaps you will consider that before you sleep tonight. 320 00:19:35,035 --> 00:19:37,176 Did you have better luck? 321 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,076 If anything, I've made it worse. 322 00:19:41,110 --> 00:19:44,217 What did you hope to achieve? 323 00:19:44,252 --> 00:19:46,046 I don't know. 324 00:19:46,081 --> 00:19:47,047 Anything. 325 00:19:50,637 --> 00:19:53,468 Verity, I lost my child. 326 00:19:53,502 --> 00:19:56,885 How could I bear it if I lost Ross too? 327 00:20:35,579 --> 00:20:37,650 Ask me, Enys. 328 00:20:37,684 --> 00:20:40,169 Am I cleaning it to put away, 329 00:20:40,204 --> 00:20:43,449 or do I intend to use it again? 330 00:20:47,142 --> 00:20:49,109 Do you? 331 00:20:51,319 --> 00:20:53,252 If I see a suitable target. 332 00:21:21,659 --> 00:21:24,213 What ye be up to, ye lizardy lousedy pissabed? 333 00:21:24,248 --> 00:21:25,732 Up to? I? 334 00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:28,183 Innocent as a newborn babe! 335 00:21:28,217 --> 00:21:30,668 Witnesses primed, and we've augmented the crowd 336 00:21:30,703 --> 00:21:33,809 with persons who share our view of the accused 337 00:21:33,844 --> 00:21:36,709 and will not scruple to make their voices heard. 338 00:21:36,743 --> 00:21:37,882 And his Lordship? 339 00:21:37,917 --> 00:21:39,712 Is immune to persuasion. 340 00:21:39,746 --> 00:21:40,954 On the contrary. 341 00:21:40,989 --> 00:21:43,129 I believe he was persuaded last night 342 00:21:43,163 --> 00:21:45,234 without a penny changing hands. 343 00:21:51,482 --> 00:21:53,553 Jack Tripp, on your feet! 344 00:21:56,970 --> 00:21:58,731 Do you go before the court? 345 00:21:58,765 --> 00:22:00,077 With head held high. 346 00:22:00,111 --> 00:22:02,528 And sore, no doubt. 347 00:22:02,562 --> 00:22:04,875 Not for long. 348 00:22:04,909 --> 00:22:07,326 The noose is a great curer for headaches. 349 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:11,364 I wish you justice, if there's any to be found. 350 00:22:11,399 --> 00:22:12,365 Which there ain't, 351 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,125 as we both do know. 352 00:22:15,195 --> 00:22:18,337 So luck it must be. 353 00:22:18,371 --> 00:22:20,304 For us both, then. 354 00:22:23,203 --> 00:22:26,275 As ringleader and instigator of the affray 355 00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:29,348 in which you did unlawfully assemble together 356 00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:32,937 a violent and unruly mob, you have been found guilty. 357 00:22:32,972 --> 00:22:35,112 It now only remains for me 358 00:22:35,146 --> 00:22:36,803 to pass the dreadful sentence of the law, 359 00:22:36,838 --> 00:22:40,497 which is that you be taken from hence 360 00:22:40,531 --> 00:22:42,602 to a place of execution, 361 00:22:42,637 --> 00:22:45,709 where you will be hanged by the neck 362 00:22:45,743 --> 00:22:47,158 until you die. 363 00:23:21,710 --> 00:23:23,229 Call Ross Poldark. 364 00:23:29,753 --> 00:23:31,617 Murderer! 365 00:23:34,861 --> 00:23:36,553 Murderer! 366 00:23:40,522 --> 00:23:41,868 Murderer! 367 00:23:41,903 --> 00:23:43,801 Order! 368 00:23:43,836 --> 00:23:44,733 Why do they cry murder? 369 00:23:44,768 --> 00:23:45,631 That is not the charge. 370 00:23:45,665 --> 00:23:47,115 Silence in court! 371 00:23:49,393 --> 00:23:50,567 So many against him? 372 00:23:50,601 --> 00:23:52,534 Only the ones paid by George. 373 00:23:52,569 --> 00:23:54,571 But if the jury believe them? 374 00:24:10,414 --> 00:24:12,347 Ross Vennor Poldark, 375 00:24:12,381 --> 00:24:15,661 you stand accused that you did incite riot, 376 00:24:15,695 --> 00:24:17,766 viciously attack a customs officer, 377 00:24:17,801 --> 00:24:22,046 and did plunder diverse goods belonging to a ship in distress. 378 00:24:22,081 --> 00:24:23,910 How do you plead? 379 00:24:23,945 --> 00:24:25,118 Not guilty. 380 00:24:29,537 --> 00:24:31,746 Let the court beware this man! 381 00:24:31,780 --> 00:24:34,369 The devil in gent's clothing! 382 00:24:34,403 --> 00:24:35,922 He stole my daughter, 383 00:24:35,957 --> 00:24:40,927 debauched an' left her unfit for neither man nor beast! 384 00:24:40,962 --> 00:24:41,963 Have him taken. 385 00:24:41,997 --> 00:24:43,516 And when I did go to the rescue of my child, 386 00:24:43,551 --> 00:24:45,656 this man did viciously assault I, 387 00:24:45,691 --> 00:24:47,624 a poor, god-fearing man, 388 00:24:47,658 --> 00:24:50,419 in his dotage, with fists and with weapons. 389 00:24:50,454 --> 00:24:55,010 I tell you, this man do think himself above the law, 390 00:24:55,045 --> 00:24:57,461 do think he may take whatever he please, 391 00:24:57,496 --> 00:24:59,808 and never pay the price for it. 392 00:24:59,843 --> 00:25:01,361 I do implore the court 393 00:25:01,396 --> 00:25:03,847 to see that justice be done 394 00:25:03,881 --> 00:25:05,193 in the name of I 395 00:25:05,227 --> 00:25:06,712 and all who've suffered at his hands! 396 00:25:13,201 --> 00:25:14,374 Continue. 397 00:25:28,665 --> 00:25:29,942 Gentlemen of the jury... 398 00:25:29,976 --> 00:25:33,670 You'll recall that in this summer's great winds, 399 00:25:33,704 --> 00:25:35,499 a ship got into distress 400 00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:36,983 and was driven ashore on Hendrawna Beach, 401 00:25:37,018 --> 00:25:38,364 just below the house of the accused. 402 00:25:38,398 --> 00:25:42,437 You might expect that such a man's first thought 403 00:25:42,471 --> 00:25:43,990 would be the safety of the poor souls aboard. 404 00:25:44,025 --> 00:25:46,337 Instead, he sought to rouse 405 00:25:46,372 --> 00:25:48,063 the lawless spirits of the district 406 00:25:48,098 --> 00:25:49,444 so that when the wreck came in, 407 00:25:49,478 --> 00:25:52,999 it might be plundered with the utmost dispatch. 408 00:25:53,034 --> 00:25:56,347 Witnesses will testify that the accused 409 00:25:56,382 --> 00:25:59,109 personally directed the plunder, 410 00:25:59,143 --> 00:26:01,214 and that survivors from the wreck 411 00:26:01,249 --> 00:26:03,734 were beaten as they struggled ashore. 412 00:26:03,769 --> 00:26:07,945 When a contingent of soldiers and excise men arrived, 413 00:26:07,980 --> 00:26:10,396 the prisoner warned them not to interfere 414 00:26:10,430 --> 00:26:12,709 and threatened them with violence if they did. 415 00:26:12,743 --> 00:26:14,918 When they nonetheless went down to the beach, 416 00:26:14,952 --> 00:26:16,298 they were set upon by the accused. 417 00:26:16,333 --> 00:26:18,542 One of them received 418 00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:20,648 near-fatal injuries. 419 00:26:20,682 --> 00:26:24,513 Did you see the prisoner attack the customs officer? 420 00:26:24,548 --> 00:26:25,963 Yes, sir. 421 00:26:25,998 --> 00:26:27,620 See'd him strike a blow across his face 422 00:26:27,655 --> 00:26:28,863 and kick him when he's down. 423 00:26:28,897 --> 00:26:29,967 Bloody liar! 424 00:26:30,002 --> 00:26:31,624 That's a lie! 425 00:26:33,799 --> 00:26:35,041 "Roused from sleep," you say? 426 00:26:35,076 --> 00:26:36,629 Aye, sir. By him, sir. 427 00:26:36,664 --> 00:26:37,561 Saying what? 428 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,011 "Pickings for all! 429 00:26:39,045 --> 00:26:40,426 "Hendrawna beach, wreck's coming in! 430 00:26:40,460 --> 00:26:42,497 Strip her to the last plank!" 431 00:26:42,531 --> 00:26:43,705 And when you reached Hendrawna Beach, 432 00:26:43,740 --> 00:26:45,362 what did you see the accused do? 433 00:26:45,396 --> 00:26:48,089 Pluck cargo from the sea, pile it up on the strand, 434 00:26:48,123 --> 00:26:49,435 and direct others to do the same. 435 00:26:49,469 --> 00:26:52,576 Did you see him assault the customs officer? 436 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:54,371 Aye, sir. 437 00:26:54,405 --> 00:26:55,406 Assault, sir. 438 00:26:55,441 --> 00:26:56,407 Terrible thing, sir. 439 00:26:59,203 --> 00:27:00,722 Order! 440 00:27:00,757 --> 00:27:02,793 Ephraim Oliver, you were on the beach 441 00:27:02,828 --> 00:27:04,933 on the night of January the seventh last. 442 00:27:04,968 --> 00:27:06,038 What did you see? 443 00:27:06,072 --> 00:27:07,660 OLIVER:That man strike a gauger across his skull 444 00:27:07,695 --> 00:27:09,662 and kicked him to the ground and leave him for dead. 445 00:27:09,697 --> 00:27:11,284 William Fiddick, how close were you to the accused 446 00:27:11,319 --> 00:27:14,287 when he struck John Coppard, the excise man? 447 00:27:14,322 --> 00:27:15,461 As close as you be to me, sir, 448 00:27:15,495 --> 00:27:17,290 and felt the blow like it was across me own head. 449 00:27:17,325 --> 00:27:19,292 Sergeant Tremayne, the prisoner warned you 450 00:27:19,327 --> 00:27:21,329 not to go to the beach, and yet you did so. 451 00:27:21,363 --> 00:27:22,917 Why was that? 452 00:27:22,951 --> 00:27:25,436 Well, I felt he was casting doubts upon my resolve... 453 00:27:45,180 --> 00:27:47,355 Oh, Demelza! 454 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,117 Is it not intolerable in there? 455 00:27:51,152 --> 00:27:52,118 I could scarce breathe. 456 00:27:52,153 --> 00:27:54,051 Nor I. 457 00:27:56,329 --> 00:27:58,677 I came for Francis. 458 00:28:04,406 --> 00:28:09,101 I never thanked you for tending me in my sickness. 459 00:28:10,516 --> 00:28:12,725 You saved my son. 460 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,934 And at such a cost. 461 00:28:17,454 --> 00:28:18,869 How can you bear it? 462 00:28:18,904 --> 00:28:20,353 I'm with child again. 463 00:28:23,287 --> 00:28:24,979 Is Ross glad? 464 00:28:25,013 --> 00:28:27,706 I've not told him. 465 00:28:27,740 --> 00:28:29,052 If things go ill today... 466 00:28:29,086 --> 00:28:32,572 Pray God they do not. 467 00:28:37,025 --> 00:28:38,544 I must... 468 00:28:38,578 --> 00:28:39,718 Of course. 469 00:28:52,144 --> 00:28:54,525 Call Jud Paynter. 470 00:29:04,812 --> 00:29:07,746 Describe to us, Mr. Paynter, 471 00:29:07,780 --> 00:29:09,748 what took place the night of the gale. 472 00:29:13,406 --> 00:29:15,408 So there's Prudie-- that's the wife-- 473 00:29:15,443 --> 00:29:17,341 snoring fit to rouse the dead, 474 00:29:17,376 --> 00:29:21,552 when along come Captain Ross, saying, 475 00:29:21,587 --> 00:29:23,900 "Ship gone ashore down Hendrawna." 476 00:29:23,934 --> 00:29:27,317 I cannot believe he would turn against Ross like this. 477 00:29:27,351 --> 00:29:28,801 Yes? 478 00:29:28,836 --> 00:29:29,837 Yes. 479 00:29:29,871 --> 00:29:30,872 And what did he do? 480 00:29:30,907 --> 00:29:33,254 Do? 481 00:29:33,288 --> 00:29:35,774 Did he urge you to do anything? 482 00:29:35,808 --> 00:29:37,361 Urge? 483 00:29:37,396 --> 00:29:38,052 Oh, aye. 484 00:29:38,086 --> 00:29:40,606 He says to I, 485 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,921 "Roust the rest of the village and head down to the shore." 486 00:29:44,955 --> 00:29:46,336 Did he give you a reason? 487 00:29:46,370 --> 00:29:47,578 Reason? 488 00:29:47,613 --> 00:29:48,787 Aye. 489 00:29:51,479 --> 00:29:53,550 "Come now," he says, "sharp as you can, 490 00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:55,621 for likely there's..." 491 00:29:59,487 --> 00:30:00,971 "...women and children aboard 492 00:30:01,006 --> 00:30:02,386 who need saving from a watery grave..." 493 00:30:02,421 --> 00:30:05,010 Come, man, recollect yourself. 494 00:30:05,044 --> 00:30:06,321 Think what you're saying. 495 00:30:08,392 --> 00:30:09,773 Aye, that's what he said, right enough. 496 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:12,051 And I tell you, man, to think again. 497 00:30:12,086 --> 00:30:13,328 What you say is not in accordance 498 00:30:13,363 --> 00:30:14,502 with your sworn statement. 499 00:30:14,536 --> 00:30:17,539 "When Captain Poldark came to my house, 500 00:30:17,574 --> 00:30:19,196 "he told me to hurry and rouse the village 501 00:30:19,231 --> 00:30:20,957 "because there was a wreck, and the sooner it was stripped, 502 00:30:20,991 --> 00:30:23,925 the better before the authorities turned up." 503 00:30:25,202 --> 00:30:26,514 No, sir, I never said them words 504 00:30:26,548 --> 00:30:28,274 and I never thought them neither. 505 00:30:28,309 --> 00:30:30,449 I would remind you, Mr. Paynter, 506 00:30:30,483 --> 00:30:32,796 this statement was made before witnesses 507 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:34,487 and read aloud to you before you signed. 508 00:30:34,522 --> 00:30:36,627 Aye, well, sir, see... 509 00:30:36,662 --> 00:30:37,870 I is hard of hearing. 510 00:30:37,905 --> 00:30:41,736 So it's likely I misheard what they said 511 00:30:41,770 --> 00:30:45,982 and they misheard what I said. 512 00:30:46,016 --> 00:30:47,190 Mr. Bull, 513 00:30:47,224 --> 00:30:48,777 I would have thought it was clear 514 00:30:48,812 --> 00:30:51,228 that this witness has committed perjury, 515 00:30:51,263 --> 00:30:53,299 either now or when he made his original statement. 516 00:30:53,334 --> 00:30:55,784 I would suggest that you turn him out of the box 517 00:30:55,819 --> 00:30:58,166 and get on with your case. 518 00:31:05,346 --> 00:31:07,348 You should have brandished less carrot and more stick. 519 00:31:07,382 --> 00:31:08,797 We could not possibly have foreseen... 520 00:31:08,832 --> 00:31:09,729 I beg to differ. 521 00:31:09,764 --> 00:31:11,904 These people have peculiar loyalties. 522 00:31:11,939 --> 00:31:13,561 What of Captain Bray? 523 00:31:13,595 --> 00:31:14,976 Did you manage to prevail there? 524 00:31:15,011 --> 00:31:18,014 Call Captain Bray! 525 00:31:18,911 --> 00:31:20,430 Describe, Captain Bray, 526 00:31:20,464 --> 00:31:26,539 the sight that met your eyes as you came ashore that night. 527 00:31:26,574 --> 00:31:28,679 Like Dante's Inferno. 528 00:31:28,714 --> 00:31:31,820 Drunken men cavorting, 529 00:31:31,855 --> 00:31:35,272 mules struggling beneath the spoils from the ship. 530 00:31:35,307 --> 00:31:37,412 All semblance of order gone. 531 00:31:37,447 --> 00:31:40,415 It was as close to hell as I ever hope to come. 532 00:31:40,450 --> 00:31:42,383 And your passengers and crew? 533 00:31:42,417 --> 00:31:46,387 Confronted by viciousness of the grossest kind. 534 00:31:46,421 --> 00:31:50,598 I had to stand guard to prevent them being torn to pieces. 535 00:31:50,632 --> 00:31:52,393 Thank you, Captain Bray. 536 00:31:52,427 --> 00:31:54,395 Your description would strike a chill 537 00:31:54,429 --> 00:31:56,328 into the heart of any decent human being. 538 00:31:58,986 --> 00:32:01,333 The prisoner begs leave 539 00:32:01,367 --> 00:32:03,128 to question the witness. 540 00:32:04,681 --> 00:32:05,578 Granted. 541 00:32:06,994 --> 00:32:09,651 Captain Bray, do you recall seeing me 542 00:32:09,686 --> 00:32:11,860 on the beach that night? 543 00:32:11,895 --> 00:32:14,622 You came and offered me and my passengers shelter 544 00:32:14,656 --> 00:32:16,520 in your house. 545 00:32:16,555 --> 00:32:19,316 And did you see or hear me 546 00:32:19,351 --> 00:32:22,009 encouraging anyone to wreck your ship? 547 00:32:22,043 --> 00:32:23,424 It was dark, sir, 548 00:32:23,458 --> 00:32:27,393 but I don't believe I'd set eyes on you until that moment. 549 00:32:27,428 --> 00:32:29,292 Did you see the meeting of myself 550 00:32:29,326 --> 00:32:31,190 and the captain of the soldiers? 551 00:32:31,225 --> 00:32:34,607 As I recall, you warned him not to go down to the beach. 552 00:32:34,642 --> 00:32:38,508 And did I accompany you into my house, sir? 553 00:32:38,542 --> 00:32:39,854 You did. 554 00:32:39,888 --> 00:32:40,855 Thank you. 555 00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:45,273 One moment, Captain. 556 00:32:45,308 --> 00:32:46,481 How long did the accused stay with you 557 00:32:46,516 --> 00:32:48,828 after you entered the house? 558 00:32:48,863 --> 00:32:51,383 About five minutes. 559 00:32:51,417 --> 00:32:54,213 He said that his wife was ill and he needed to tend her. 560 00:32:54,248 --> 00:32:56,526 When did you see him again? 561 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:57,665 About two hours later. 562 00:32:57,699 --> 00:32:59,011 So there was nothing to prevent him 563 00:32:59,046 --> 00:33:00,495 leaving the house as soon as you were settled 564 00:33:00,530 --> 00:33:04,361 and returning to the beach to attack the excise men? 565 00:33:06,812 --> 00:33:07,744 I suppose not. 566 00:33:07,778 --> 00:33:10,989 Thank you-- you may stand down. 567 00:33:14,889 --> 00:33:19,376 It is no exaggeration to suggest that what we have here 568 00:33:19,411 --> 00:33:21,275 is a revolutionary: 569 00:33:21,309 --> 00:33:23,760 self-serving, contemptuous of his class, 570 00:33:23,794 --> 00:33:25,175 careless of other's property. 571 00:33:25,210 --> 00:33:27,143 Of all the crimes that were committed that night, 572 00:33:27,177 --> 00:33:30,629 this man was the instigator and chief perpetrator. 573 00:33:30,663 --> 00:33:32,424 It is not within my scope to call to attention 574 00:33:32,458 --> 00:33:34,805 the previous acts of lawlessness 575 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:36,186 that have marred the accused's character. 576 00:33:36,221 --> 00:33:37,463 Objection! 577 00:33:37,498 --> 00:33:38,809 Confine yourself to the present allegations, 578 00:33:38,844 --> 00:33:40,121 Mr. Bull. 579 00:33:40,156 --> 00:33:42,572 But it is relevant to draw conclusions 580 00:33:42,606 --> 00:33:44,574 from statements made by the accused 581 00:33:44,608 --> 00:33:46,541 at the time of his arrest. 582 00:33:46,576 --> 00:33:48,509 Statements purporting to explain his actions, 583 00:33:48,543 --> 00:33:49,855 justify them, 584 00:33:49,889 --> 00:33:52,064 and which brand him an obvious admirer 585 00:33:52,099 --> 00:33:54,101 of the bloodshed 586 00:33:54,135 --> 00:33:56,344 and tyranny in France. 587 00:33:58,519 --> 00:34:01,246 Asked if he encouraged the riot which broke out on the beach, 588 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,800 "I did not consider it a riot." 589 00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:07,390 Asked if he approved of plunder and lawlessness, 590 00:34:07,424 --> 00:34:09,702 "Do you approve of whole families 591 00:34:09,737 --> 00:34:11,428 being without sufficient food to keep them alive?" 592 00:34:11,463 --> 00:34:13,534 Asked what part he played 593 00:34:13,568 --> 00:34:15,087 in the death of Matthew Sanson, 594 00:34:15,122 --> 00:34:17,089 "Regrettably, none whatsoever." 595 00:34:17,124 --> 00:34:19,298 If you have ever heard a more damning indictment 596 00:34:19,333 --> 00:34:24,234 from a prisoner's own mouth, I would frankly be amazed. 597 00:34:24,269 --> 00:34:25,925 Such a man is a danger to us all. 598 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,237 The country and justice itself 599 00:34:27,272 --> 00:34:30,999 deserves the severest penalty. 600 00:34:31,034 --> 00:34:32,863 The Crown rests its case. 601 00:34:38,006 --> 00:34:40,423 Witnesses for the defense? 602 00:34:40,457 --> 00:34:42,459 Are there any? 603 00:34:42,494 --> 00:34:45,048 Call Dwight Enys. 604 00:34:59,994 --> 00:35:02,721 My Lord, I am the physician who attended 605 00:35:02,755 --> 00:35:04,205 Captain Poldark's wife and child 606 00:35:04,240 --> 00:35:07,001 during their attack of the putrid throat. 607 00:35:07,035 --> 00:35:08,140 At that time, 608 00:35:08,175 --> 00:35:10,142 I was constantly in the house 609 00:35:10,177 --> 00:35:13,007 and can testify that Captain Poldark had no sleep 610 00:35:13,041 --> 00:35:15,043 for almost a week. 611 00:35:15,078 --> 00:35:18,288 His only child died and was buried 612 00:35:18,323 --> 00:35:21,809 but a few days before the wreck. 613 00:35:21,843 --> 00:35:24,087 On the day itself... 614 00:35:27,332 --> 00:35:30,162 I formed the opinion that he had suffered a mental breakdown. 615 00:35:30,197 --> 00:35:32,785 I consider that any strangeness in his actions 616 00:35:32,820 --> 00:35:35,788 should almost entirely be attributed to that. 617 00:35:44,176 --> 00:35:45,971 You're an apothecary? 618 00:35:46,005 --> 00:35:47,904 A physician, sir. 619 00:35:47,938 --> 00:35:49,043 A licentiate of the London College of Physicians 620 00:35:49,077 --> 00:35:50,251 and a Cornishman by birth. 621 00:35:50,286 --> 00:35:52,184 And an expert in mental afflictions? 622 00:35:52,219 --> 00:35:54,669 I did not say so. 623 00:35:54,704 --> 00:35:56,464 Then your views on the matter can hardly be expected 624 00:35:56,499 --> 00:35:58,846 to carry much weight. 625 00:35:59,950 --> 00:36:01,193 I believe they can, sir. 626 00:36:01,228 --> 00:36:04,990 In my view, Captain Poldark was temporarily, 627 00:36:05,024 --> 00:36:08,200 through grief and lack of sleep, not himself. 628 00:36:08,235 --> 00:36:10,029 And do you consider that anyone 629 00:36:10,064 --> 00:36:11,928 who loses a child and a few nights' sleep 630 00:36:11,962 --> 00:36:13,895 is justified in creating a riot. 631 00:36:13,930 --> 00:36:15,242 I do not believe he created the riot. 632 00:36:15,276 --> 00:36:16,967 We require your opinion as a physician, sir, 633 00:36:17,002 --> 00:36:18,348 not as a friend or a drinking companion. 634 00:36:18,383 --> 00:36:19,763 I speak purely as a physician. 635 00:36:19,798 --> 00:36:22,214 I've based my opinion on clinical observation. 636 00:36:22,249 --> 00:36:24,423 Captain Poldark was unsteady on his feet 637 00:36:24,458 --> 00:36:26,736 and disordered in his remarks.Perhaps he was drunk. 638 00:36:26,770 --> 00:36:28,013 He had not touched drink in several days. 639 00:36:28,047 --> 00:36:30,981 My lord, when his infant daughter died, 640 00:36:31,016 --> 00:36:32,431 a great many people came to the funeral. 641 00:36:32,466 --> 00:36:33,915 All of society, from highest to low. 642 00:36:33,950 --> 00:36:35,883 He's held in very great esteem. 643 00:36:35,917 --> 00:36:37,229 But with his wife ill, 644 00:36:37,264 --> 00:36:38,610 it was impossible to give them refreshment. 645 00:36:38,644 --> 00:36:41,647 This weighed heavy on his mind. 646 00:36:41,682 --> 00:36:43,097 And I suggest to you that he did provide for them. 647 00:36:43,131 --> 00:36:44,167 In rousing the rabble 648 00:36:44,202 --> 00:36:45,272 and leading them to the wreck, 649 00:36:45,306 --> 00:36:46,583 he both assuaged his conscience 650 00:36:46,618 --> 00:36:49,379 and filled his larder with pillaged goods. 651 00:36:49,414 --> 00:36:50,863 That was not my meaning, sir. 652 00:36:50,898 --> 00:36:52,175 Thank you, sir. 653 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,591 You paint a very clear picture of the prisoner's state of mind. 654 00:36:57,698 --> 00:36:58,837 Enough! 655 00:37:00,010 --> 00:37:02,047 Remove these persons from the court. 656 00:37:02,081 --> 00:37:04,463 Quite right, they should be taken out and whipped! 657 00:37:04,498 --> 00:37:07,604 The court will take a short adjournment! 658 00:37:07,639 --> 00:37:10,952 We could not have hoped for a better judge. 659 00:37:10,987 --> 00:37:13,438 Poldark will surely hang. 660 00:37:13,472 --> 00:37:15,025 Yes. 661 00:37:15,060 --> 00:37:17,062 That is what you wanted? 662 00:37:21,722 --> 00:37:23,206 The mine he will leave to his wife. 663 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:25,381 We can soon acquire the shares. 664 00:37:25,415 --> 00:37:27,245 Was she not his kitchen maid? 665 00:37:27,279 --> 00:37:28,556 She will give us no trouble. 666 00:37:28,591 --> 00:37:30,420 Do not believe it. 667 00:37:30,455 --> 00:37:33,941 You will be celebrating tonight. 668 00:37:33,975 --> 00:37:36,254 I certainly intend to. 669 00:37:45,470 --> 00:37:47,748 You could not bear to keep away. 670 00:37:47,782 --> 00:37:50,337 I was concerned. 671 00:37:50,371 --> 00:37:51,372 For me? 672 00:37:51,407 --> 00:37:54,306 Do I not have cause? 673 00:37:54,341 --> 00:37:56,619 Well, as you can see, I am well, 674 00:37:56,653 --> 00:37:58,690 so had you not better return to Trenwith? 675 00:37:58,724 --> 00:38:01,969 Having come so far, I may as well stay. 676 00:38:03,867 --> 00:38:05,766 Ross will be gratified. 677 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,044 Are you? 678 00:38:28,236 --> 00:38:30,929 Are you resolved? 679 00:38:30,963 --> 00:38:33,863 To prostrate myself and beg for mercy? 680 00:38:33,897 --> 00:38:35,071 Good god, man! 681 00:38:35,105 --> 00:38:37,004 Do you not see what's happening? 682 00:38:37,038 --> 00:38:40,594 You stand accused of a riot and lawlessness. 683 00:38:40,628 --> 00:38:43,113 This country lives in dread of France. 684 00:38:43,148 --> 00:38:47,186 This court must be seen to set an example. 685 00:38:47,221 --> 00:38:51,121 That is why you must grovel. 686 00:38:51,156 --> 00:38:57,542 Do so now, or you will not live to see the sun rise tomorrow. 687 00:39:42,449 --> 00:39:44,830 My lord. 688 00:39:44,865 --> 00:39:46,936 Gentlemen of the jury. 689 00:39:50,491 --> 00:39:53,183 I can only apologize 690 00:39:53,218 --> 00:39:56,186 that this case has taken so much of your time. 691 00:39:56,221 --> 00:39:58,292 I will try to take as little more 692 00:39:58,326 --> 00:39:59,811 as may be necessary 693 00:39:59,845 --> 00:40:02,503 to beg your clemency. 694 00:40:07,059 --> 00:40:09,061 It is true that I saw a wreck come in. 695 00:40:10,822 --> 00:40:15,274 That I rode and told several villagers. 696 00:40:15,309 --> 00:40:17,932 That a number of people came upon the beach. 697 00:40:17,967 --> 00:40:20,728 And that items were carried away. 698 00:40:27,079 --> 00:40:29,116 Though not by me. 699 00:40:29,150 --> 00:40:36,123 My house was searched, and none were found. 700 00:40:36,157 --> 00:40:37,469 Why? 701 00:40:37,504 --> 00:40:38,988 Because I took none. 702 00:40:42,336 --> 00:40:43,371 The counsel 703 00:40:43,406 --> 00:40:47,410 has suggested that I'm a revolutionary, 704 00:40:47,445 --> 00:40:49,861 that these people are revolutionaries 705 00:40:49,895 --> 00:40:53,209 branded with a desire to overthrow authority. 706 00:40:53,243 --> 00:40:55,383 Well, nothing could be further from the truth. 707 00:40:55,418 --> 00:40:57,834 The people of Sawle, Mellin, 708 00:40:57,869 --> 00:41:02,045 and Grambler who came upon the beach that day 709 00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:03,599 were ordinary people, 710 00:41:03,633 --> 00:41:08,880 no more or no less law-abiding, loyal subjects than any here. 711 00:41:08,914 --> 00:41:12,504 As to what happened when they came up on the beach, 712 00:41:12,539 --> 00:41:14,057 I ask you to think 713 00:41:14,092 --> 00:41:16,646 of the traditions of our county: 714 00:41:16,681 --> 00:41:20,719 that people scour the beaches for flotsam. 715 00:41:20,754 --> 00:41:22,928 This is commonly known. 716 00:41:22,963 --> 00:41:25,759 That in times of dire need, 717 00:41:25,793 --> 00:41:28,037 when fathers have seen their children 718 00:41:28,071 --> 00:41:29,521 without a crust for their bellies 719 00:41:29,556 --> 00:41:32,317 or a rag for their backs, 720 00:41:32,351 --> 00:41:35,147 these pickings have been the means 721 00:41:35,182 --> 00:41:37,874 of keeping ordinary people alive. 722 00:41:41,257 --> 00:41:43,949 What else would you have them do? 723 00:41:43,984 --> 00:41:49,299 After they have rescued the crew and brought goods ashore, 724 00:41:49,334 --> 00:41:53,269 are they then to await the arrival of the excise men 725 00:41:53,303 --> 00:41:54,235 and watch them 726 00:41:54,270 --> 00:41:57,549 carry off the goods that they have salvaged? 727 00:41:57,584 --> 00:42:00,345 You ask if I was in my right mind. 728 00:42:00,379 --> 00:42:02,450 Well, you've heard evidence that I was not. 729 00:42:02,485 --> 00:42:06,351 But is it insanity to think that rich pickings 730 00:42:06,385 --> 00:42:08,249 strewn across a beach 731 00:42:08,284 --> 00:42:11,045 are better used to sustain those in need 732 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,772 than returned to those whose only goal is profit? 733 00:42:13,807 --> 00:42:15,912 I cannot believe it. 734 00:42:15,947 --> 00:42:18,881 I will not believe it. 735 00:42:18,915 --> 00:42:20,848 I make no apology for my actions. 736 00:42:20,883 --> 00:42:24,507 In truth, I would do the same again. 737 00:42:39,073 --> 00:42:40,040 Thank you. 738 00:42:47,737 --> 00:42:50,395 I've heard more penitent speeches. 739 00:42:50,429 --> 00:42:52,777 But rarely more eloquent. 740 00:42:52,811 --> 00:42:53,950 My apologies. 741 00:42:53,985 --> 00:42:55,158 Mm-hmm. 742 00:42:57,195 --> 00:42:59,266 What happens now? 743 00:42:59,300 --> 00:43:01,751 The judge's summing up. 744 00:43:01,786 --> 00:43:05,513 I would not expect much benevolence. 745 00:43:05,548 --> 00:43:06,825 Gentlemen of the jury, 746 00:43:06,860 --> 00:43:09,863 this man stands accused of riot, theft, 747 00:43:09,897 --> 00:43:12,590 and assaulting an officer of the Crown. 748 00:43:12,624 --> 00:43:16,214 Your duty is to decide, beyond reasonable doubt, 749 00:43:16,248 --> 00:43:18,975 if the prisoner is guilty or innocent. 750 00:43:19,010 --> 00:43:22,082 But in law, if you are satisfied 751 00:43:22,116 --> 00:43:23,911 that a riot took place, 752 00:43:23,946 --> 00:43:27,708 you only need to be satisfied that the prisoner was involved 753 00:43:27,743 --> 00:43:29,641 to find him guilty 754 00:43:29,676 --> 00:43:30,953 as a principal. 755 00:43:30,987 --> 00:43:32,713 The prisoner has attempted to find 756 00:43:32,748 --> 00:43:34,232 mitigating circumstances 757 00:43:34,266 --> 00:43:37,994 in the distress generally prevailing amongst the poor. 758 00:43:38,029 --> 00:43:41,929 You may find this an admirable sentiment, 759 00:43:41,964 --> 00:43:44,345 but you would be failing in your duty 760 00:43:44,380 --> 00:43:47,348 if you allowed it to influence your judgment 761 00:43:47,383 --> 00:43:48,971 in any way. 762 00:43:49,005 --> 00:43:52,250 Will you now consider your verdict? 763 00:43:52,284 --> 00:43:54,183 You may retire if you wish. 764 00:44:00,223 --> 00:44:01,915 Bad, is it not? 765 00:44:01,949 --> 00:44:03,986 Very bad. 766 00:44:04,020 --> 00:44:07,955 Not that I don't admire his stubbornness, but... 767 00:44:07,990 --> 00:44:10,233 He'll pay for it. 768 00:44:21,555 --> 00:44:23,315 Will I have a chance to say goodbye to my wife? 769 00:44:23,350 --> 00:44:30,081 You will be removed from court and taken directly to your fate. 770 00:44:41,023 --> 00:44:45,199 "The quality of mercy is not strained. 771 00:44:45,234 --> 00:44:48,030 "It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven 772 00:44:48,064 --> 00:44:49,687 upon the place beneath." 773 00:44:52,551 --> 00:44:54,484 And God knows it droppeth sometimes 774 00:44:54,519 --> 00:44:58,040 on those who least deserve it. 775 00:45:02,941 --> 00:45:05,737 I must congratulate you on your eloquence. 776 00:45:05,772 --> 00:45:10,466 You almost convinced me I was guilty. 777 00:45:10,500 --> 00:45:11,950 In truth, I believe there's nothing 778 00:45:11,985 --> 00:45:13,365 either you or anyone could have said 779 00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:15,747 to change the old man's mind. 780 00:45:15,782 --> 00:45:17,128 He seems determined 781 00:45:17,162 --> 00:45:18,681 to make an example of you. 782 00:45:20,165 --> 00:45:21,477 They're coming back. 783 00:45:36,803 --> 00:45:42,636 Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict? 784 00:45:42,670 --> 00:45:44,776 We have. 785 00:45:46,536 --> 00:45:50,955 Do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty? 786 00:45:54,337 --> 00:45:55,960 We find him... 787 00:45:58,238 --> 00:46:00,861 ...not guilty on all three charges. 788 00:46:33,066 --> 00:46:34,584 I thought we'd lost him! 789 00:46:34,619 --> 00:46:36,000 I was sure of it! 790 00:46:36,034 --> 00:46:40,073 Francis, dear brother, can we not take heart from this? 791 00:46:40,107 --> 00:46:42,385 Is there not hope in itfor all? 792 00:46:42,420 --> 00:46:43,628 Hope? 793 00:46:43,662 --> 00:46:45,561 Of a reconciling? 794 00:46:45,595 --> 00:46:48,322 Of you and I, gladly, gladly. 795 00:46:48,357 --> 00:46:49,841 But Verity, for your husband? 796 00:46:49,876 --> 00:46:52,430 While I live and breathe, it will never happen. 797 00:47:07,341 --> 00:47:09,343 So he will come home after all. 798 00:47:09,378 --> 00:47:10,586 Yes. 799 00:47:11,518 --> 00:47:13,589 No, no, don't stop on my account. 800 00:47:15,246 --> 00:47:19,698 I wonder if you would have wept so prettily had I not come home. 801 00:47:22,149 --> 00:47:25,118 Why would you not have come home, Francis? 802 00:47:31,710 --> 00:47:33,816 Let's not distress ourselves to no purpose. 803 00:47:33,851 --> 00:47:36,370 I am coming home. 804 00:47:36,405 --> 00:47:38,303 And so is Ross. 805 00:47:39,373 --> 00:47:41,582 And tomorrow, the sun will rise again. 806 00:47:44,240 --> 00:47:47,071 So let us count our blessings. 807 00:47:51,282 --> 00:47:52,662 Seems I shan't be rid of you yet, Captain. 808 00:47:52,697 --> 00:47:54,181 A pity-- I was looking forward 809 00:47:54,216 --> 00:47:56,563 to dealing with the sensible side of the family. 810 00:48:45,681 --> 00:48:47,855 Is it over? 811 00:48:47,890 --> 00:48:48,615 Are ye free? 812 00:48:48,649 --> 00:48:49,823 It would appear so. 813 00:49:04,665 --> 00:49:06,426 How did he get off? 814 00:49:06,460 --> 00:49:08,566 How could the accursed jury disregard all the evidence 815 00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:09,877 and find him not guilty? 816 00:49:09,912 --> 00:49:11,569 And to think I let my uncle persuade me 817 00:49:11,603 --> 00:49:13,536 against pressing a charge of murder! 818 00:49:13,571 --> 00:49:15,366 I tell you, there was not one atom of proof 819 00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:17,333 and we could not have manufactured it. 820 00:49:17,368 --> 00:49:18,541 And Paynter recanted! 821 00:49:20,233 --> 00:49:22,269 He will pay for it shortly. 822 00:49:22,304 --> 00:49:24,858 What now? 823 00:49:24,892 --> 00:49:26,791 Do we accept defeat? 824 00:49:26,825 --> 00:49:28,275 By no means. 825 00:49:31,037 --> 00:49:32,900 Wheal Leisure is his one real asset. 826 00:49:32,935 --> 00:49:34,937 We must set about buying up shares. 827 00:49:34,972 --> 00:49:37,422 When I control the mine, I control Ross. 828 00:49:37,457 --> 00:49:40,460 And Francis? 829 00:49:40,494 --> 00:49:42,324 His finances are in your hands. 830 00:49:42,358 --> 00:49:44,464 You can break him tomorrow. 831 00:49:44,498 --> 00:49:47,743 I could. 832 00:49:47,777 --> 00:49:51,126 But for the moment, I intend to make no move at all. 833 00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,576 You care nothing for his good will. 834 00:49:53,611 --> 00:49:54,750 Not his. 835 00:49:54,784 --> 00:49:57,960 But there is another person to consider. 836 00:50:08,971 --> 00:50:10,110 Not guilty! 837 00:50:11,594 --> 00:50:13,458 As I expected. 838 00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:17,221 Sit here, my dear. 839 00:50:18,843 --> 00:50:20,396 May I get you a glass of wine? 840 00:50:20,431 --> 00:50:21,570 Thank you. 841 00:50:34,065 --> 00:50:36,033 Stay a little longer with us! 842 00:50:36,067 --> 00:50:37,275 Nay, Jinny, leave them be. 843 00:50:37,310 --> 00:50:38,863 They'll be wanting to be away home. 844 00:50:51,048 --> 00:50:52,083 Caroline. 845 00:50:52,118 --> 00:50:53,119 Thank you. 846 00:50:53,153 --> 00:50:54,534 Thank you. 847 00:50:54,568 --> 00:50:56,777 To Westminster. 848 00:50:56,812 --> 00:50:58,055 To Ross Poldark! 849 00:50:58,089 --> 00:51:00,505 You must toast as your uncle bids you, Caroline. 850 00:51:00,540 --> 00:51:03,370 You are his ward and you must obey his wishes. 851 00:51:03,405 --> 00:51:04,751 And what are his wishes? 852 00:51:04,785 --> 00:51:06,718 Why, for you 853 00:51:06,753 --> 00:51:10,757 to engage yourself to a man of substance and repute. 854 00:51:10,791 --> 00:51:13,035 I intend to! 855 00:51:18,109 --> 00:51:19,214 Cheers to Ross! 856 00:51:19,248 --> 00:51:20,732 To Ross! 857 00:51:27,877 --> 00:51:29,051 Oh, Judas! 858 00:51:40,649 --> 00:51:42,616 I might go to town tomorrow. 859 00:51:42,651 --> 00:51:45,792 I've a notion to engage a couple of servants. 860 00:51:47,587 --> 00:51:49,968 And what sorts would ye be lookin' for? 861 00:51:50,003 --> 00:51:52,971 Fiendishly hardworking. 862 00:51:53,006 --> 00:51:55,215 Pitifully grateful. 863 00:51:55,250 --> 00:51:57,459 Exceedingly cheap. 864 00:51:57,493 --> 00:51:58,908 If you hear of any such, 865 00:51:58,943 --> 00:52:01,048 tell them to make themselves known to me. 866 00:52:13,509 --> 00:52:15,235 You overlook one thing. 867 00:52:16,340 --> 00:52:19,964 Ross Poldark is alive and must be aware 868 00:52:19,998 --> 00:52:24,589 of our attempts to render him otherwise. 869 00:52:25,245 --> 00:52:26,626 And? 870 00:52:26,660 --> 00:52:29,318 He does not strike me as a man 871 00:52:29,353 --> 00:52:31,182 who takes such things lying down. 872 00:52:31,217 --> 00:52:32,183 After all, he's a soldier. 873 00:52:32,218 --> 00:52:33,633 A renegade. 874 00:52:35,945 --> 00:52:38,224 Your point? 875 00:52:38,258 --> 00:52:40,640 That in failing to get him hanged, 876 00:52:40,674 --> 00:52:42,883 you have left yourself exposed. 877 00:53:43,944 --> 00:53:47,224 I did not care for Bodmin. 878 00:53:47,258 --> 00:53:50,157 This is what I desire. 879 00:53:50,192 --> 00:53:57,475 You, me, our house, candles burning, 880 00:53:57,510 --> 00:54:00,340 the scent of new-picked violets. 881 00:54:00,375 --> 00:54:04,102 Maybe it's because I'm of common stock 882 00:54:04,137 --> 00:54:05,552 I'm so easily pleased. 883 00:54:05,587 --> 00:54:07,899 Common stock you are not. 884 00:54:24,951 --> 00:54:27,609 There is one thing I do desire. 885 00:54:30,301 --> 00:54:32,648 A child in the crib. 886 00:54:32,683 --> 00:54:36,203 To take her place? 887 00:54:36,238 --> 00:54:37,998 Not to make us forget her. 888 00:54:41,692 --> 00:54:44,073 Do not wish it. 889 00:54:44,108 --> 00:54:45,868 Not ever? 890 00:54:45,903 --> 00:54:47,801 Not for now. 891 00:54:47,836 --> 00:54:50,839 With our future so uncertain. 892 00:54:54,325 --> 00:54:57,121 Our future looks kinder than we ever expected. 893 00:54:57,155 --> 00:54:59,365 Much kinder. 894 00:55:07,994 --> 00:55:10,445 I believe we agreed you would not come to Bodmin. 895 00:55:10,479 --> 00:55:13,655 Yes, Ross, I believe that we did. 896 00:55:13,689 --> 00:55:15,795 Have I told you what I feel about a disobedient wife? 897 00:55:15,829 --> 00:55:19,592 Have I told you what I feel about a reckless husband?