1 00:00:32,299 --> 00:00:33,801 To the side, young lady. 2 00:00:33,868 --> 00:00:35,369 Not 'till I get my coin. 3 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:37,972 - I already paid you. - You paid me half penny 4 00:00:38,038 --> 00:00:39,039 to watch the boxes. 5 00:00:39,106 --> 00:00:40,440 I charge whole. 6 00:00:42,644 --> 00:00:43,745 Very well. 7 00:00:51,953 --> 00:00:56,024 What you got in here anyway? They come from far away. 8 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,163 Farther than you can possibly imagine. 9 00:01:14,909 --> 00:01:16,744 What is that? 10 00:01:16,811 --> 00:01:17,845 It's the future. 11 00:01:19,313 --> 00:01:21,081 And it's coming for us all. 12 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:30,324 Goodness. 13 00:01:53,748 --> 00:01:56,017 Lady Anya, what is it? 14 00:01:56,084 --> 00:01:57,952 I'm not sure, Mary. 15 00:01:58,019 --> 00:02:00,153 But I think it might be magic. 16 00:02:11,231 --> 00:02:13,101 Vikram, where are you? 17 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:15,302 Yo, Vik, where you at? 18 00:02:15,369 --> 00:02:16,604 Yes, yes, I know. 19 00:02:16,671 --> 00:02:18,606 I am preparing for the meandering, 20 00:02:18,673 --> 00:02:22,510 brain-atrophying busy work known as Inventory Day! 21 00:02:22,577 --> 00:02:26,748 Now, I have hardened myself for the ensuing boredom. 22 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:30,217 Uh-hmm. But take some comfort 23 00:02:30,283 --> 00:02:33,888 in the fact that we are laboring over minutia, 24 00:02:33,955 --> 00:02:38,158 and it shall benefit us all in the end. 25 00:02:38,225 --> 00:02:40,028 Aha. 26 00:02:40,094 --> 00:02:43,965 You do not seem to be girding yourself for Inventory Day. 27 00:02:44,032 --> 00:02:46,968 Oh. We moved it to tomorrow. 28 00:02:47,035 --> 00:02:48,803 You didn't get the notification?- 29 00:02:48,870 --> 00:02:50,170 The what? 30 00:02:50,237 --> 00:02:51,506 It should have pinged your phone. 31 00:02:51,572 --> 00:02:53,741 Ugh, that infernal device. 32 00:02:53,808 --> 00:02:54,942 It pings constantly. 33 00:02:55,009 --> 00:02:57,277 As if its sole purpose is to distract people 34 00:02:57,344 --> 00:02:58,412 from doing actual pursuits. 35 00:02:58,478 --> 00:03:01,049 Oh, look, 36 00:03:01,115 --> 00:03:02,617 Lysa sent me a video of a cat. 37 00:03:02,684 --> 00:03:04,251 Where is Lysa? 38 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:06,521 That's why we moved Inventory Day. 39 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:09,657 A tech friend of hers is in town, 40 00:03:09,724 --> 00:03:11,324 specializes in satellite tracking. 41 00:03:11,391 --> 00:03:13,094 She and Mrs. Astolat are meeting them to see 42 00:03:13,161 --> 00:03:16,531 if they can calibrate our tech to help find Merlin. 43 00:03:16,597 --> 00:03:19,767 So, I'm going to the movies with some friends. 44 00:03:19,834 --> 00:03:23,638 And I'm going for coffee with one of my krav maga classmates. 45 00:03:23,705 --> 00:03:26,974 Ooh, is this coffee or coffee? 46 00:03:27,041 --> 00:03:28,676 - It's coffee, but-- - Uh-hmm. 47 00:03:28,743 --> 00:03:30,444 --I'm pretty sure he thinks it's coffee. 48 00:03:30,511 --> 00:03:31,913 Am I to understand 49 00:03:31,979 --> 00:03:34,782 that the both of you are socializing with civilians? 50 00:03:34,849 --> 00:03:37,484 Vik, we're allowed to have lives, and so are you. 51 00:03:37,552 --> 00:03:40,555 You know, I can set you up in the apps, if you like. 52 00:03:40,621 --> 00:03:42,222 Really? 53 00:03:42,289 --> 00:03:44,158 No. No, absolutely not. 54 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:45,993 Being a librarian is a pivotal role, 55 00:03:46,060 --> 00:03:48,162 and necessarily a lonely one. 56 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,964 Vik, I love working for the library, 57 00:03:50,031 --> 00:03:53,067 but life is about connection. 58 00:03:53,134 --> 00:03:54,334 And not to point out the obvious, 59 00:03:54,401 --> 00:03:56,771 but Lysa wouldn't exist 60 00:03:56,838 --> 00:03:58,539 if you and Anya didn't have a connection. 61 00:03:58,606 --> 00:04:02,375 And did that story have a happy ending? 62 00:04:02,442 --> 00:04:04,879 Did Lysa's, with her superbly heroic friend? 63 00:04:04,946 --> 00:04:07,715 No! Now, we can enjoy social niceties, 64 00:04:07,782 --> 00:04:10,985 and skiv off our duties like Inventory Day, 65 00:04:11,819 --> 00:04:13,554 but to have truly human connection... 66 00:04:13,621 --> 00:04:16,157 that is a fool's errand. 67 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,529 Oh. 68 00:04:28,736 --> 00:04:29,570 What is it? 69 00:04:29,637 --> 00:04:31,205 It's a copy of Jane Eyre. 70 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:32,974 Yes. 71 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,010 But it also is-- 72 00:04:36,077 --> 00:04:37,745 was hers. 73 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,715 Hers? 74 00:04:42,049 --> 00:04:43,283 Anya's? 75 00:04:44,752 --> 00:04:46,788 - Is that Anya's book? - Uh-hmm. 76 00:04:46,854 --> 00:04:51,125 I gave it to her when she first saw... 77 00:04:51,192 --> 00:04:52,459 me. 78 00:04:55,229 --> 00:04:57,464 Hey. Is that a letter? 79 00:05:02,637 --> 00:05:05,438 - What does it say? - Connor, it's rude. 80 00:05:05,506 --> 00:05:07,208 Normally, I would agree with Charlie, 81 00:05:07,275 --> 00:05:09,309 but I think you should hear this. 82 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:11,444 "My dear Vikram, 83 00:05:11,512 --> 00:05:13,748 it has been 10 years since I last saw you 84 00:05:13,815 --> 00:05:15,616 through a painting into the future. 85 00:05:15,683 --> 00:05:17,852 Our son is in France." 86 00:05:17,919 --> 00:05:19,987 My parents attending to his education, 87 00:05:20,054 --> 00:05:21,856 while I have been called to London 88 00:05:21,923 --> 00:05:24,725 for a frivolous Garden Party to celebrate the upcoming birth 89 00:05:24,792 --> 00:05:27,595 of yet another prince or princess by the Queen. 90 00:05:28,395 --> 00:05:30,164 I have missed you every day. 91 00:05:30,231 --> 00:05:31,632 But it was only today 92 00:05:31,699 --> 00:05:33,668 when I saw something I could not explain, 93 00:05:33,734 --> 00:05:35,937 something that felt like the magic you were charged 94 00:05:36,003 --> 00:05:39,372 in seeking that I have put pen to paper. 95 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,374 I know you will never read this. 96 00:05:41,441 --> 00:05:43,410 I know these words are little more 97 00:05:43,476 --> 00:05:45,980 than a way to organize my own thoughts. 98 00:05:46,047 --> 00:05:48,749 But I can't help but wishing you were here, 99 00:05:48,816 --> 00:05:50,685 as I am overcome with this feeling 100 00:05:50,751 --> 00:05:53,154 that this man and the magic in his possession 101 00:05:53,221 --> 00:05:55,623 will bring nothing but horrors. 102 00:05:55,690 --> 00:05:58,559 And something must be done to stop him. 103 00:05:58,626 --> 00:06:01,863 All my love, Anya. 104 00:06:08,069 --> 00:06:11,739 - Yes, my lady? - My hat, Mary. I'm going out. 105 00:06:16,611 --> 00:06:19,412 "All my love, Anya." 106 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:21,515 It's her handwriting. 107 00:06:21,582 --> 00:06:22,550 I would know it anywhere. 108 00:06:22,617 --> 00:06:23,918 It's amazing. 109 00:06:23,985 --> 00:06:25,586 You know, that letter was sitting in that book 110 00:06:25,653 --> 00:06:27,955 on that shelf all this time. 111 00:06:28,022 --> 00:06:29,389 Maybe not. 112 00:06:30,191 --> 00:06:31,424 Look. 113 00:06:33,227 --> 00:06:35,229 Metallic, slightly sour. 114 00:06:35,296 --> 00:06:36,731 This is Iron Gall ink. 115 00:06:36,797 --> 00:06:38,099 Widely used in the Victorian era, 116 00:06:38,165 --> 00:06:39,700 but it fades to brown over time. 117 00:06:39,767 --> 00:06:43,204 This is still black. It's barely dry. 118 00:06:43,271 --> 00:06:46,107 You're not saying that Anya wrote that letter recently? 119 00:06:46,173 --> 00:06:48,242 Only one way to find out. 120 00:06:59,287 --> 00:07:00,521 Now what? 121 00:07:01,923 --> 00:07:04,859 Now, we wait. 122 00:07:43,731 --> 00:07:45,465 - Another letter? - Oh, my God. 123 00:07:45,533 --> 00:07:47,768 Is it a portal? A bridge? 124 00:07:48,970 --> 00:07:49,904 I do not know. 125 00:07:49,971 --> 00:07:51,639 But this book has allowed Anya and I 126 00:07:51,706 --> 00:07:53,574 to reach out across time. 127 00:07:56,978 --> 00:07:59,146 A copy of a Victorian romance novel is acting 128 00:07:59,213 --> 00:08:02,416 as a portal for letters between Anya and Vikram. 129 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:04,585 - But how? - Lysa's not answering. 130 00:08:04,652 --> 00:08:07,154 She knows better. I'll try her. 131 00:08:07,221 --> 00:08:08,823 Okay, okay. Ideas, ideas. 132 00:08:08,889 --> 00:08:10,057 Okay. Anya said in her letter 133 00:08:10,124 --> 00:08:11,425 she encountered something magical. 134 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:12,660 Could that be doing this? 135 00:08:12,727 --> 00:08:14,929 Maybe. What about the book itself? 136 00:08:14,996 --> 00:08:17,031 You said you got it for her. Where'd you get it from? 137 00:08:17,098 --> 00:08:18,599 Uh, maybe the shop you purchased? 138 00:08:18,666 --> 00:08:20,101 Not from a shop. 139 00:08:22,236 --> 00:08:23,270 From here. 140 00:08:24,271 --> 00:08:25,272 From the library. 141 00:08:32,947 --> 00:08:34,982 Mrs. Astolat! 142 00:08:35,049 --> 00:08:37,651 I need everything we have on the Sword of Mars. 143 00:08:37,718 --> 00:08:39,553 I believe its location is near! 144 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:41,155 Near what? 145 00:08:42,757 --> 00:08:46,427 What exactly is the Sword of Mars? 146 00:08:46,494 --> 00:08:48,129 Anya! 147 00:08:48,195 --> 00:08:49,697 I mean, my lady. 148 00:08:49,764 --> 00:08:51,766 My Lady Anya. 149 00:08:51,832 --> 00:08:53,467 What are you doing down here? 150 00:08:53,534 --> 00:08:57,004 I think the better question is what is this doing down here? 151 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,908 This is my family's castle. 152 00:09:00,975 --> 00:09:04,145 I have spent many summers here exploring every corner, 153 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:07,948 and I do not recall a room such as this, 154 00:09:08,783 --> 00:09:11,652 especially one with such treasures. 155 00:09:11,719 --> 00:09:15,156 Well, I am a librarian, 156 00:09:15,222 --> 00:09:18,292 as you know, working for your fiance, Gregor. 157 00:09:18,359 --> 00:09:21,862 He told me to find a place for my books, and here it is. 158 00:09:21,929 --> 00:09:22,897 Now I have a lot of work to do-- 159 00:09:22,963 --> 00:09:24,698 Yes, my fiance--no, I didn't-- 160 00:09:24,765 --> 00:09:27,268 I didn't take him as much of a reader. 161 00:09:27,334 --> 00:09:29,036 But I've only known him of a fortnight. 162 00:09:29,103 --> 00:09:31,772 What do you think of him, in that time? 163 00:09:32,873 --> 00:09:34,241 I know very little. 164 00:09:35,409 --> 00:09:38,179 But the little I do know makes me wish I knew less. 165 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:39,747 I'm sorry. 166 00:09:39,814 --> 00:09:41,715 - If I could help-- - Thank you. 167 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:42,950 You cannot. 168 00:09:47,788 --> 00:09:49,890 - May I ask a favor of you. - Anything. 169 00:09:50,758 --> 00:09:52,293 I am at your service. 170 00:09:52,359 --> 00:09:54,161 A book. 171 00:09:54,228 --> 00:09:57,064 I have read through all of mine at least twice. 172 00:09:57,131 --> 00:09:59,400 And this is a library, is it not? 173 00:09:59,467 --> 00:10:01,268 May I borrow one? 174 00:10:01,335 --> 00:10:03,204 Of course. 175 00:10:03,270 --> 00:10:04,539 Name it. 176 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:06,307 What if you do not have a copy? 177 00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:07,241 I will have a copy. 178 00:10:07,308 --> 00:10:08,642 Of any book? 179 00:10:08,709 --> 00:10:10,711 - Ever? - Try me. 180 00:10:11,946 --> 00:10:15,316 My friend recommended a tale. 181 00:10:15,382 --> 00:10:16,617 Jane Eyre? 182 00:10:26,794 --> 00:10:28,762 Jane Eyre. 183 00:10:28,829 --> 00:10:31,566 A novel by Currer Bell. 184 00:10:31,632 --> 00:10:33,300 A pseudonym, if I ever heard one. 185 00:10:33,367 --> 00:10:35,369 You really have a copy. 186 00:10:35,436 --> 00:10:38,038 I am a very good librarian. 187 00:10:38,105 --> 00:10:41,142 Tell me. What is it about? 188 00:10:41,208 --> 00:10:43,944 It is about a woman who leaves everything. 189 00:10:44,011 --> 00:10:45,779 And finds herself falling in love with a man 190 00:10:45,846 --> 00:10:47,381 with many secrets. 191 00:10:48,983 --> 00:10:51,218 I've wanted to read it for ages. 192 00:10:51,285 --> 00:10:53,287 Keep it. 193 00:10:53,354 --> 00:10:55,122 It's yours. 194 00:11:03,464 --> 00:11:04,999 One small point. 195 00:11:06,066 --> 00:11:09,003 My friend, you see, is the publisher, 196 00:11:09,069 --> 00:11:11,906 and this book is not due to be in the booksellers 197 00:11:11,972 --> 00:11:13,974 for several weeks. 198 00:11:14,041 --> 00:11:16,477 The only copies of this book are in boxes 199 00:11:16,545 --> 00:11:17,646 in the publishing house. 200 00:11:17,711 --> 00:11:21,982 So, Vikram Chamberlain, 201 00:11:22,049 --> 00:11:26,487 how is it that you, in a hidden room 202 00:11:26,555 --> 00:11:28,722 in a castle in Belgrade, 203 00:11:28,789 --> 00:11:31,158 seem to have a copy? 204 00:11:31,225 --> 00:11:34,461 What are your secrets, Vikram? 205 00:11:41,603 --> 00:11:42,836 Vikram. 206 00:11:44,673 --> 00:11:46,608 No. None of that. 207 00:11:46,675 --> 00:11:49,176 I am at peace with being alone. 208 00:11:49,243 --> 00:11:50,744 You're not alone. 209 00:11:50,811 --> 00:11:52,746 Yes, you have us, 210 00:11:52,813 --> 00:11:54,882 but Anya wrote you another letter. 211 00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:58,285 What does it say? 212 00:11:58,352 --> 00:11:59,486 "My dearest Vikram, 213 00:11:59,554 --> 00:12:01,590 I was astonished to see your words in my book. 214 00:12:01,656 --> 00:12:02,790 I long for your hands 215 00:12:02,856 --> 00:12:05,092 and your lips on my"-- 216 00:12:07,228 --> 00:12:08,530 well... 217 00:12:08,597 --> 00:12:12,399 I'm gonna save the rest of that for later. 218 00:12:14,401 --> 00:12:15,970 Ah, here we are! "I have made headway 219 00:12:16,036 --> 00:12:17,338 in my investigation 220 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:20,542 since I last wrote by retracing my steps." 221 00:12:20,609 --> 00:12:23,645 But the crates and the man were nowhere to be found. 222 00:12:24,713 --> 00:12:27,481 Luckily, some evidence was left behind." 223 00:12:27,549 --> 00:12:28,717 Sorry. 224 00:12:37,992 --> 00:12:39,760 That is no way for a lady to behave. 225 00:12:39,827 --> 00:12:41,295 - I'm not a lady! - Well, if you are not, 226 00:12:41,362 --> 00:12:43,130 I will call the constable to deal with you, 227 00:12:43,197 --> 00:12:44,666 but if you are, we can deal with each other. 228 00:12:44,733 --> 00:12:48,168 Now, are you going to keep your hands to yourself? 229 00:12:50,471 --> 00:12:52,106 Perhaps you could help me with something. 230 00:12:53,007 --> 00:12:56,010 There was a gentleman with boxes over there, 231 00:12:56,076 --> 00:12:57,679 and now they're missing. 232 00:12:57,746 --> 00:12:59,547 Do you know where he went? 233 00:12:59,614 --> 00:13:02,082 I dropped a coin earlier. Did you happen to see it? 234 00:13:03,317 --> 00:13:05,219 - A penny? - Sixpence. 235 00:13:06,621 --> 00:13:08,188 Very well. 236 00:13:09,591 --> 00:13:11,025 I don't know where he went, 237 00:13:11,091 --> 00:13:12,926 but I heard him talk about the Cabot Club. 238 00:13:12,993 --> 00:13:14,928 The Cabot Club. 239 00:13:14,995 --> 00:13:16,897 It's a gentlemen's-only club, no women allowed, 240 00:13:16,964 --> 00:13:18,432 not even servants. 241 00:13:18,499 --> 00:13:19,768 As a lady, I'm offended. 242 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:21,402 As am I. 243 00:13:22,436 --> 00:13:24,905 I don't suppose you have any brothers, do you? 244 00:13:24,972 --> 00:13:26,140 About my size? 245 00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:28,008 I dropped a shilling earlier, too. 246 00:13:48,095 --> 00:13:52,266 This is what you need. Nitric acid. 247 00:13:52,333 --> 00:13:53,367 Hmm. 248 00:13:55,102 --> 00:13:57,404 A chemical reaction, eh? 249 00:13:57,471 --> 00:13:58,439 Fascinating. 250 00:13:58,506 --> 00:14:00,908 Only when exposed to the elements. 251 00:14:00,974 --> 00:14:03,444 Boy! That is meant for the kitchens! 252 00:14:03,511 --> 00:14:04,478 Yes, sir. 253 00:14:06,815 --> 00:14:08,849 Ugh, a woman! 254 00:14:08,916 --> 00:14:11,018 Insufferable bluestockings! 255 00:14:11,085 --> 00:14:12,754 Next thing you know, 256 00:14:12,821 --> 00:14:14,789 they'll be wanting the vote! 257 00:14:14,855 --> 00:14:16,290 "The man in question eluded me, 258 00:14:16,357 --> 00:14:17,958 but while he is otherwise nondescript, 259 00:14:18,025 --> 00:14:21,629 I did manage to catch a glimpse of a strange tattoo on his arm." 260 00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:25,800 Well, what kind of tattoo? The navy? A prisoner? 261 00:14:25,866 --> 00:14:29,504 This is just like her to offer a modicum of information, 262 00:14:29,571 --> 00:14:31,673 and then, flit it away-- 263 00:14:31,740 --> 00:14:33,073 there's more on the bottom. 264 00:14:33,140 --> 00:14:35,342 "Flip the page over, darling." 265 00:14:35,409 --> 00:14:37,344 Hmm. 266 00:14:37,411 --> 00:14:38,513 My word. 267 00:14:39,980 --> 00:14:41,683 It's worse than the navy. 268 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,183 What? What is it? 269 00:14:43,951 --> 00:14:44,985 Is that... 270 00:14:45,052 --> 00:14:47,254 Serpent Brotherhood. 271 00:14:52,527 --> 00:14:54,428 Vikram, calm down. 272 00:14:54,495 --> 00:14:55,362 I'll try Lysa again. 273 00:14:55,429 --> 00:14:56,196 I am calm. 274 00:14:56,263 --> 00:14:57,832 I am amazingly calm. 275 00:14:57,898 --> 00:15:00,067 I will be calmer when I get back to 1857. 276 00:15:00,134 --> 00:15:01,402 Now where's my cane? 277 00:15:01,468 --> 00:15:02,136 Aha! 278 00:15:02,202 --> 00:15:03,638 Vik, you can't do that. 279 00:15:03,705 --> 00:15:05,139 You're gonna tell me how I'm messing with the timeline, 280 00:15:05,205 --> 00:15:07,274 cause an apocalypse, blah, blah, blah? 281 00:15:07,341 --> 00:15:09,544 Also, we dismantled your time machine. 282 00:15:09,611 --> 00:15:10,477 It's completely useless. 283 00:15:10,545 --> 00:15:12,246 I don't care! 284 00:15:12,312 --> 00:15:14,047 This is the Serpent Brotherhood! 285 00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:15,617 Do you know how active they had been 286 00:15:15,683 --> 00:15:16,684 in the 19th Century? 287 00:15:16,751 --> 00:15:18,085 Do you know how many Librarians 288 00:15:18,152 --> 00:15:20,120 have lost their lives in their quest 289 00:15:20,187 --> 00:15:21,589 to let magic loose upon the world? 290 00:15:21,656 --> 00:15:23,323 Which is why you should warn her. Right? 291 00:15:23,390 --> 00:15:25,159 Tell her how dangerous they are. 292 00:15:30,698 --> 00:15:32,567 Warn her? You would like me to warn her? 293 00:15:32,634 --> 00:15:35,570 All right. I will show you how this goes, hmm? 294 00:15:35,637 --> 00:15:40,407 "Dearest Anya, this man is beyond dangerous, 295 00:15:40,474 --> 00:15:43,143 stay away from him at all costs." 296 00:15:43,210 --> 00:15:46,013 Good. I'm sure she will listen. 297 00:15:55,890 --> 00:15:57,525 "Dear Vikram, 298 00:15:58,760 --> 00:15:59,928 that's adorable." 299 00:15:59,993 --> 00:16:01,962 Anya has many wonderful qualities, 300 00:16:02,029 --> 00:16:04,198 but incuriousness is not one of them. 301 00:16:04,264 --> 00:16:06,935 She will dive headlong into this, 302 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,268 and I cannot stop her. 303 00:16:08,335 --> 00:16:10,772 If she's gonna go after him anyway, 304 00:16:10,839 --> 00:16:11,873 let's help her. 305 00:16:11,940 --> 00:16:13,340 And Connor's right. 306 00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:15,944 You can't go back in time, but we can still help. 307 00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:17,679 - Yeah. - In her letters, she said 308 00:16:17,745 --> 00:16:19,647 the man with the tattoo was meeting someone 309 00:16:19,714 --> 00:16:21,014 with golden fingers. 310 00:16:21,081 --> 00:16:22,750 - And a trunk of chemicals. - Photography. 311 00:16:22,817 --> 00:16:25,085 There were tons of chemicals used in early photography. 312 00:16:25,152 --> 00:16:26,821 Uh, silver nitrate, 313 00:16:26,888 --> 00:16:28,422 uh, mercury vapor. 314 00:16:28,489 --> 00:16:30,959 Sodium thiosulfate was used to set photographs. 315 00:16:31,024 --> 00:16:33,260 Yes. It was cutting edge in my time. 316 00:16:33,327 --> 00:16:35,763 They would tone it with gold to make the image stronger. 317 00:16:35,830 --> 00:16:37,064 Which would stain the fingers. 318 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:38,967 So, we are looking for a photographer. 319 00:16:39,032 --> 00:16:40,635 And to be allowed into the Cabot Club, 320 00:16:40,702 --> 00:16:42,135 he'd have to come from a good reputation, 321 00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:43,671 - possibly a Peer. - Hmm. 322 00:16:43,738 --> 00:16:46,841 There can only be so many photographers in London in 1857. 323 00:16:46,908 --> 00:16:48,108 You know what? 324 00:16:48,175 --> 00:16:49,176 I'm betting there's a book in here 325 00:16:49,243 --> 00:16:50,678 with their names and addresses. 326 00:16:56,684 --> 00:17:00,254 "If you insist on pursuing this course, 327 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,123 here is a list of photographers in the area, 328 00:17:03,190 --> 00:17:05,960 hopefully one will..." 329 00:17:09,531 --> 00:17:11,331 "Hopefully one will bear fruit. 330 00:17:12,734 --> 00:17:17,505 Please be careful, my love, danger is lurking." 331 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,655 Finally! - Ooh! 332 00:17:33,721 --> 00:17:35,188 - There you are. - Mrs. Astolat. 333 00:17:35,255 --> 00:17:37,257 - Were you just following me? - Of course! 334 00:17:37,324 --> 00:17:39,459 In fact, I have been looking for you for some time. 335 00:17:39,527 --> 00:17:41,361 Why? Is everything all right? 336 00:17:41,428 --> 00:17:42,997 I did not think you ever left Belgrade. 337 00:17:43,063 --> 00:17:44,566 Only out of necessity. 338 00:17:44,632 --> 00:17:45,967 I've been charged with closing out 339 00:17:46,034 --> 00:17:47,535 Vikram's annex to the Library. 340 00:17:47,602 --> 00:17:49,737 I cannot do that until all its contents have been returned. 341 00:17:49,804 --> 00:17:52,607 I believe you have the last one. 342 00:17:52,674 --> 00:17:55,043 - A copy of Jane Eyre? - No. 343 00:17:55,108 --> 00:17:57,779 I mean, yes, I do have it, 344 00:17:57,845 --> 00:18:00,715 but I cannot give it to you. 345 00:18:00,782 --> 00:18:04,484 I understand you may have some sentimental attachment. 346 00:18:04,552 --> 00:18:06,921 Vikram's annex must be reabsorbed into the Library. 347 00:18:06,988 --> 00:18:09,256 It's far too dangerous to have it sitting open. 348 00:18:09,323 --> 00:18:11,191 It is not sentiment. 349 00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:12,426 It is Vikram. 350 00:18:14,194 --> 00:18:16,531 I do not know why or how, 351 00:18:16,598 --> 00:18:20,868 but because of this book, I'm able to speak with him. 352 00:18:21,836 --> 00:18:23,337 And it's been so long. 353 00:18:23,403 --> 00:18:24,872 And I've missed him, 354 00:18:24,939 --> 00:18:27,174 and been lonely enough, and so angry with him, 355 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:31,779 so to see his handwriting from across time is... 356 00:18:31,846 --> 00:18:33,213 Oh, my poor dear girl. 357 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,148 I can only imagine how you're feeling. 358 00:18:35,215 --> 00:18:36,618 It's not just that. 359 00:18:37,919 --> 00:18:40,187 I saw something that looked like magic. 360 00:18:40,253 --> 00:18:41,589 And Vikram is helping me investigate. 361 00:18:41,656 --> 00:18:44,759 So, you see, I cannot give this back to you, 362 00:18:44,826 --> 00:18:46,226 not yet, at least. 363 00:18:46,293 --> 00:18:48,663 The Library must have known you needed Vikram, 364 00:18:48,730 --> 00:18:51,164 and found a way to lend him to you. 365 00:18:52,066 --> 00:18:53,868 I will help you on your quest. 366 00:18:53,935 --> 00:18:56,236 But once the deed is done, 367 00:18:56,303 --> 00:18:59,040 the book must go back into its place. 368 00:18:59,107 --> 00:19:00,642 Does that sound fair? 369 00:19:01,843 --> 00:19:03,077 Indeed. 370 00:19:03,143 --> 00:19:05,113 So, what are we hunting? 371 00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:07,515 A photographer. 372 00:19:17,290 --> 00:19:20,728 Uh, Mr., uh, Bambridge? 373 00:19:20,795 --> 00:19:23,163 Mr. William Bambridge? 374 00:19:23,230 --> 00:19:24,766 Well, this is certainly a better class 375 00:19:24,832 --> 00:19:27,101 of photographic studio than the other five we've seen. 376 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:30,571 Oh, yes. Well, look at that clientele. 377 00:19:32,740 --> 00:19:36,077 "Royal photographer to her Majesty Queen Victoria." 378 00:19:36,144 --> 00:19:39,413 Hmm. Mr. Bambridge? 379 00:19:39,479 --> 00:19:41,415 I'm here to have my portrait taken? 380 00:19:41,481 --> 00:19:43,584 - Something feels off. - Feels off? 381 00:19:43,651 --> 00:19:45,185 I was a knight, Lady Anya. 382 00:19:45,252 --> 00:19:46,854 I learned to trust my feelings. 383 00:19:46,921 --> 00:19:48,488 You would think at the very least, 384 00:19:48,556 --> 00:19:50,892 a photographer to the Queen would have a camera. 385 00:19:50,958 --> 00:19:53,795 See? The markings on the floor, there. 386 00:19:53,861 --> 00:19:55,630 There was a tripod here. 387 00:19:58,933 --> 00:20:00,702 Ooh. 388 00:20:04,772 --> 00:20:07,542 Goodness. 389 00:20:07,608 --> 00:20:09,043 It's the photographer from the club. 390 00:20:09,110 --> 00:20:10,645 Someone was just here. 391 00:20:10,712 --> 00:20:14,549 Uh, Mr. Bambridge? Mr. Bambridge! 392 00:20:16,918 --> 00:20:17,952 No sign of him. 393 00:20:18,019 --> 00:20:20,353 Whoever he was, he's slippery. 394 00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:21,288 Is he alive? 395 00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:23,124 Barely. Weak pulse. 396 00:20:23,191 --> 00:20:24,391 Looks like a blow to the head. 397 00:20:24,458 --> 00:20:26,226 We must get him to the hospital at once. 398 00:20:28,428 --> 00:20:29,797 - She found him. - The photographer? 399 00:20:29,864 --> 00:20:31,532 Yes. Research for the win, baby. Come on. 400 00:20:31,599 --> 00:20:33,300 They found him almost dead. He had been attacked. 401 00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:34,635 If they got there a minute earlier, 402 00:20:34,702 --> 00:20:35,770 Anya would've been the one who was attacked. 403 00:20:35,837 --> 00:20:36,504 But she's all right. 404 00:20:36,571 --> 00:20:37,872 Only by sheer luck! 405 00:20:37,939 --> 00:20:40,575 This. This is what comes from our help? 406 00:20:41,943 --> 00:20:43,711 I am stuck. 407 00:20:43,778 --> 00:20:45,880 Mired in a different time and place 408 00:20:45,947 --> 00:20:48,381 and I cannot save her. 409 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:49,784 Well, imagine how she felt, 410 00:20:49,851 --> 00:20:51,451 every time you went off to be the Librarian. 411 00:20:51,519 --> 00:20:53,788 This is not the same. She was never a Librarian. 412 00:20:53,855 --> 00:20:54,722 No, she's not. 413 00:20:54,789 --> 00:20:57,091 But there is a Librarian in 1857. 414 00:20:57,158 --> 00:21:00,128 Oh, uh-- 415 00:21:00,194 --> 00:21:03,064 ah, The Book of Librarians. 416 00:21:03,131 --> 00:21:05,933 A registry of every single Librarian in history. 417 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,169 Oh, Connor, you beautiful genius. 418 00:21:08,236 --> 00:21:12,039 If I can't be by her side, at least a Librarian can! 419 00:21:12,106 --> 00:21:13,273 Found him! 420 00:21:13,340 --> 00:21:15,342 And in 1857, he's based in London. 421 00:21:15,408 --> 00:21:16,978 My darling, 422 00:21:17,044 --> 00:21:19,379 you must now realize it is far too dangerous 423 00:21:19,446 --> 00:21:21,749 to investigate alone. 424 00:21:21,816 --> 00:21:23,985 With the Serpent Brotherhood involved, 425 00:21:24,051 --> 00:21:27,454 the time has come to bring in assistance. 426 00:21:27,522 --> 00:21:29,624 The Librarian of your time, 427 00:21:29,690 --> 00:21:32,292 the one who no doubt replaced me, 428 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,327 will know how to help." 429 00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:36,697 His name's Benedict Hale. 430 00:21:36,764 --> 00:21:39,466 He studied at Oxford. The Sorbonne, has... 431 00:21:39,534 --> 00:21:41,035 almost as many degrees as me. 432 00:21:41,102 --> 00:21:42,469 He's travelled everywhere. 433 00:21:45,973 --> 00:21:48,176 - Studied martial arts in Japan. - Hmm. 434 00:21:48,242 --> 00:21:49,977 Benedict Hale. 435 00:21:55,116 --> 00:21:56,717 If you would wait here, my lady. 436 00:21:56,784 --> 00:21:58,653 Mr. Hale will be with you shortly. 437 00:21:58,719 --> 00:22:01,088 "With the help of the Librarian, 438 00:22:01,155 --> 00:22:02,223 you will be safe." 439 00:22:23,678 --> 00:22:25,613 Mr. Hale will be just a moment. 440 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,215 May I bring you some refreshment? 441 00:22:27,281 --> 00:22:28,816 No, thank you. 442 00:22:32,653 --> 00:22:35,890 Actually, I would love some tea, if that's all right. 443 00:23:01,249 --> 00:23:03,317 Lady Anya Besson. 444 00:23:03,383 --> 00:23:04,685 Do you know I could hardly believe it 445 00:23:04,752 --> 00:23:06,486 when my valet handed me your card. 446 00:23:06,554 --> 00:23:08,421 - Mr. Hale. - Well, what have I done 447 00:23:08,488 --> 00:23:09,790 to earn the pleasure of your visit? 448 00:23:09,857 --> 00:23:11,792 No, the pleasure is all mine. 449 00:23:11,859 --> 00:23:13,527 You know, I know knew we've not been formally introduced, 450 00:23:13,594 --> 00:23:16,864 but your face, it's very familiar to me. 451 00:23:16,931 --> 00:23:18,666 I feel like I've seen you somewhere before. 452 00:23:18,733 --> 00:23:20,868 I doubt that, I've only just arrived in London. 453 00:23:20,935 --> 00:23:23,104 Which makes your familiarity all the more strange. 454 00:23:23,170 --> 00:23:26,741 I mean, we don't exactly run in the same circles, you and I. 455 00:23:26,807 --> 00:23:28,109 Hmm, no. 456 00:23:28,175 --> 00:23:30,177 Besides, you still haven't told me why you're here. 457 00:23:31,812 --> 00:23:34,382 An acquaintance suggested that I call upon you. 458 00:23:34,447 --> 00:23:35,683 Who? 459 00:23:36,651 --> 00:23:38,052 Which acquaintance? 460 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,453 Oh, I, uh... 461 00:23:40,521 --> 00:23:41,889 - oh, goodness me! - Careful! 462 00:23:41,956 --> 00:23:43,391 Oh, sorry. 463 00:23:43,456 --> 00:23:45,458 Modern fashion is terribly constricting. 464 00:23:45,526 --> 00:23:47,094 - Oh, quite. - Oh, no. 465 00:23:47,161 --> 00:23:49,096 Have I damaged your trophy? 466 00:23:49,163 --> 00:23:51,532 No , this is not a trophy. 467 00:23:51,599 --> 00:23:55,569 This is the Silver Star of Abyssinia. 468 00:23:55,636 --> 00:23:58,239 Ancient, and intact, thankfully. 469 00:23:58,306 --> 00:24:00,141 - Hmm. - Please. 470 00:24:00,207 --> 00:24:01,909 Oh, thank you. 471 00:24:03,177 --> 00:24:04,378 You're too kind. 472 00:24:04,444 --> 00:24:06,180 Lady Anya, I need to know who sent you. 473 00:24:07,381 --> 00:24:08,549 Mr. Bambridge. 474 00:24:09,583 --> 00:24:11,152 - Bambridge? - Yes. 475 00:24:11,218 --> 00:24:12,620 Bambridge. 476 00:24:12,687 --> 00:24:16,023 You see, I had my portrait taken a few weeks ago. 477 00:24:16,090 --> 00:24:17,525 Oh, that must be where you know me from. 478 00:24:17,591 --> 00:24:19,593 You must have seen it at his studio. 479 00:24:19,660 --> 00:24:23,130 He said that you might be able to help me. 480 00:24:23,197 --> 00:24:24,865 Help you with what? 481 00:24:24,932 --> 00:24:26,801 I am raising money for the widows and orphans 482 00:24:26,867 --> 00:24:28,836 of the terrible conflict in Crimea. 483 00:24:28,903 --> 00:24:30,438 Mr. Bambridge said that 484 00:24:30,504 --> 00:24:33,908 you're a man of intellect and sympathy. 485 00:24:33,975 --> 00:24:37,144 Can the widows and orphans count on your support? 486 00:24:37,211 --> 00:24:38,913 Hmm. 487 00:24:47,688 --> 00:24:49,457 We must stop meeting like this. 488 00:24:49,523 --> 00:24:50,758 Mrs. Astolat, you frightened me. 489 00:24:50,825 --> 00:24:52,560 You seem already frightened. 490 00:24:53,327 --> 00:24:54,562 Mr. Bambridge? 491 00:24:54,628 --> 00:24:56,364 Oh, at the hospital, still unconscious. 492 00:24:56,430 --> 00:24:57,698 I left him in the hands of a nurse. 493 00:24:57,765 --> 00:24:59,700 Nightingale-trained, thank God. 494 00:24:59,767 --> 00:25:01,268 She thinks he'll make a good recovery. 495 00:25:01,335 --> 00:25:03,871 Good. We must go home at once to write to Vikram. 496 00:25:03,938 --> 00:25:06,741 Why? Was the new Librarian not able to help you? 497 00:25:06,807 --> 00:25:08,943 It's him. The man I saw with the orb. 498 00:25:09,010 --> 00:25:10,311 The new Librarian's been corrupted 499 00:25:10,378 --> 00:25:11,879 by the Serpent Brotherhood. 500 00:25:13,714 --> 00:25:15,216 I don't get it. 501 00:25:15,282 --> 00:25:17,585 That the Book of Librarians has nothing on Benedict Hale 502 00:25:17,651 --> 00:25:19,487 being corrupted by the Serpent Brotherhood. 503 00:25:19,553 --> 00:25:20,921 And I think I know why. 504 00:25:20,988 --> 00:25:22,356 Anya got a better look this time, 505 00:25:22,423 --> 00:25:24,225 hence I was able to find her orb. 506 00:25:24,291 --> 00:25:27,895 Benedict Hale is in possession of the Scrying Ball. 507 00:25:27,962 --> 00:25:30,564 But I thought the Scrying Ball was already in the Library? 508 00:25:30,631 --> 00:25:31,932 It wasn't in 1857. 509 00:25:31,999 --> 00:25:34,101 Uh, hold on. What's the Scrying Ball? 510 00:25:34,168 --> 00:25:36,070 It's what the myths of crystal balls are based on. 511 00:25:36,137 --> 00:25:37,171 It shows the future. 512 00:25:37,238 --> 00:25:39,774 More specifically, the worst of future. 513 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,242 Oh, it's a nightmare fuel. 514 00:25:41,308 --> 00:25:42,743 And judging by Benedict's murder board, 515 00:25:42,810 --> 00:25:44,178 his nightmare is World War I. 516 00:25:44,245 --> 00:25:45,946 It's a good guess that the Serpent Brotherhood 517 00:25:46,013 --> 00:25:47,715 found the Scrying Ball, and then fed it to Benedict 518 00:25:47,782 --> 00:25:49,150 to turn him to their side. 519 00:25:49,216 --> 00:25:51,719 But the reason it's not in the Book of Librarians 520 00:25:51,786 --> 00:25:53,421 is that anytime a future is revealed, 521 00:25:53,487 --> 00:25:57,258 the act of revelation allows that future to be changed. 522 00:25:57,324 --> 00:26:00,261 - A Librarian would know that. - Uh-huh. 523 00:26:00,327 --> 00:26:01,929 So Benedict intends to change the future? 524 00:26:01,996 --> 00:26:04,165 - Hmm. - I mean, I don't blame him. 525 00:26:04,231 --> 00:26:05,933 If you saw the trenches of World War I, 526 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,002 - wouldn't you try to stop it? - Yeah, but how? 527 00:26:08,069 --> 00:26:10,505 It doesn't happen for another 60 years. 528 00:26:10,571 --> 00:26:13,774 Victoria. She's the nexus point. 529 00:26:13,841 --> 00:26:15,109 Are you telling me 530 00:26:15,176 --> 00:26:17,011 that Queen Victoria caused World War I? 531 00:26:17,078 --> 00:26:18,779 No, no, no, no. But before Victoria, 532 00:26:18,846 --> 00:26:20,681 the British monarchy was in crisis. 533 00:26:20,748 --> 00:26:22,149 She takes the throne at 18, 534 00:26:22,216 --> 00:26:24,018 the last member of the royal line. 535 00:26:24,085 --> 00:26:25,853 Then, she married her beloved Albert 536 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,290 and proceeded to produce some half a dozen royal brats. 537 00:26:29,356 --> 00:26:31,625 Actually, she had nine, 538 00:26:31,692 --> 00:26:34,028 the last being born in 1857. 539 00:26:34,095 --> 00:26:35,930 These little princes and princesses grow up 540 00:26:35,996 --> 00:26:39,066 to marry all across the royal houses of Europe. 541 00:26:39,133 --> 00:26:40,034 In World War I, 542 00:26:40,101 --> 00:26:42,069 Britain's George V is fighting 543 00:26:42,136 --> 00:26:44,539 against his cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm. 544 00:26:44,605 --> 00:26:45,906 And their other cousin, Alexandra, 545 00:26:45,973 --> 00:26:47,675 is married to Nicholas II of Russia , 546 00:26:47,741 --> 00:26:49,844 and they're busy watching his empire fall. 547 00:26:49,910 --> 00:26:51,580 These are Victoria's grandchildren. 548 00:26:51,645 --> 00:26:52,613 All of Europe is a massive network 549 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,048 of cousins and relationships. 550 00:26:54,115 --> 00:26:55,950 And if you were the Librarian in 1857 551 00:26:56,016 --> 00:26:57,852 and you wanted to change that future, 552 00:26:57,918 --> 00:27:01,322 one thing you could do is take out these players. 553 00:27:01,388 --> 00:27:04,091 But I don't mean to play devil's advocate, 554 00:27:04,158 --> 00:27:06,794 but wouldn't it be a good thing to stop World War I? 555 00:27:06,861 --> 00:27:08,095 Magic always has consequences. 556 00:27:08,162 --> 00:27:10,664 And these consequences are severe. 557 00:27:10,731 --> 00:27:12,333 The consensus of nearly every historian 558 00:27:12,399 --> 00:27:14,869 is that World War I happens no matter what. 559 00:27:14,935 --> 00:27:16,270 There were too many tensions rising across Europe 560 00:27:16,337 --> 00:27:18,072 from too many different directions. 561 00:27:18,139 --> 00:27:20,875 But, having these royal houses related to each other 562 00:27:20,941 --> 00:27:22,877 keep it from happening too soon. 563 00:27:22,943 --> 00:27:24,445 Okay, gaming this on, 564 00:27:24,513 --> 00:27:27,481 if a British succession crisis happens in 1857, 565 00:27:27,549 --> 00:27:29,950 that would just drive wild Austro-Hungarian expansion-- 566 00:27:30,017 --> 00:27:31,218 Could you please summarize it for those of us 567 00:27:31,285 --> 00:27:33,287 who don't have advanced history degrees? 568 00:27:34,155 --> 00:27:35,956 The most likely scenario is that 569 00:27:36,023 --> 00:27:39,160 if you remove the British royal family in 1857, 570 00:27:39,226 --> 00:27:42,796 World War I doesn't start in 1914. 571 00:27:42,863 --> 00:27:47,301 It starts around 1890, 572 00:27:47,368 --> 00:27:50,204 before America is ready to enter the war. 573 00:27:51,005 --> 00:27:52,439 So the Allies actually lose. 574 00:27:52,507 --> 00:27:55,843 Which would have a cascade effect on history. 575 00:27:55,910 --> 00:27:57,612 It changes the war after that, 576 00:27:57,678 --> 00:27:59,713 which causes another war after that, 577 00:27:59,780 --> 00:28:04,418 this one with mutual nuclear capabilities. 578 00:28:07,421 --> 00:28:08,689 So... 579 00:28:10,691 --> 00:28:13,928 Instead of stopping World War I, 580 00:28:13,994 --> 00:28:15,329 Benedict Hale causes World War III 581 00:28:15,396 --> 00:28:17,998 by killing Queen Victoria and her family. 582 00:28:18,065 --> 00:28:19,668 How? 583 00:28:19,733 --> 00:28:20,935 Wait, didn't Anya say she was in London 584 00:28:21,001 --> 00:28:22,169 to celebrate the birth 585 00:28:22,236 --> 00:28:23,871 of the newest prince or princess? 586 00:28:23,938 --> 00:28:25,640 Yes. The royal family will be together in public, 587 00:28:25,706 --> 00:28:27,074 a rare occurrence. 588 00:28:27,141 --> 00:28:29,343 But Anya saw no evidence of weaponry. 589 00:28:29,410 --> 00:28:31,011 Except for nitric acid. 590 00:28:31,078 --> 00:28:33,147 Uh, it's used in explosives, munitions. 591 00:28:33,214 --> 00:28:34,848 It's also used in early photography. 592 00:28:34,915 --> 00:28:37,718 Uh, camera plates were coated in silver nitrate. 593 00:28:37,785 --> 00:28:39,654 The Silver Star! Yes. 594 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,288 The Silver Star of Abyssinia. 595 00:28:41,355 --> 00:28:43,390 "When the proper incantation is spoken, 596 00:28:43,457 --> 00:28:45,694 the Silver Star of Abyssinia is capable 597 00:28:45,759 --> 00:28:49,096 of taking the souls of those in view." 598 00:28:49,163 --> 00:28:50,864 So if Benedict uses nitric acid 599 00:28:50,931 --> 00:28:53,067 to turn the Silver Star into a camera plate... 600 00:28:53,133 --> 00:28:55,302 Bambridge. He's a royal photographer. 601 00:28:55,369 --> 00:28:58,005 Benedict poses as him, takes the photo, 602 00:28:58,072 --> 00:29:00,241 and the royal family blips out of existence. 603 00:29:01,008 --> 00:29:03,244 I must warn Anya. She cannot-- 604 00:29:06,413 --> 00:29:08,516 What's it say? 605 00:29:08,583 --> 00:29:11,653 5As usual, she is ahead of us. 606 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:13,420 She has figured out Benedict's plan. 607 00:29:15,022 --> 00:29:17,124 And she intends to stop him. 608 00:29:19,994 --> 00:29:21,929 This lace is so itchy. 609 00:29:21,996 --> 00:29:24,599 Yes. Well, fashion is rarely comfortable. 610 00:29:24,666 --> 00:29:26,735 You should not have spent so much of your money on me. 611 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,970 I didn't. Benedict Hale gave 10 pounds for widows and orphans, 612 00:29:30,037 --> 00:29:31,338 and I thought the best use was preventing him 613 00:29:31,405 --> 00:29:33,274 from making any more widows and orphans. 614 00:29:33,340 --> 00:29:35,409 I do not see how an itchy dress helps. 615 00:29:35,476 --> 00:29:36,944 Well, we must blend in. 616 00:29:37,011 --> 00:29:37,945 Yeah, come on, ladies. 617 00:29:38,012 --> 00:29:39,614 If we are to find Mr. Hale 618 00:29:39,681 --> 00:29:41,849 before he uses the magic camera on the Queen. 619 00:29:41,915 --> 00:29:43,083 But how are we going to do that? 620 00:29:43,150 --> 00:29:45,019 No idea. Making it up as I go. 621 00:29:45,085 --> 00:29:47,488 What? 622 00:29:47,555 --> 00:29:50,424 You and Vikram Chamberlain are quite the pair. 623 00:29:50,491 --> 00:29:52,826 - Ah. - Ah. 624 00:29:52,893 --> 00:29:54,028 Major Domo. 625 00:29:54,094 --> 00:29:55,462 Will the Queen be joining us? 626 00:29:55,530 --> 00:29:57,532 I understand her confinement must be very near. 627 00:29:57,599 --> 00:30:00,134 We do not discuss The Queen's physical condition, ma'am. 628 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,303 It's just I haven't seen Her Majesty 629 00:30:02,369 --> 00:30:04,371 since I was a lady-in-waiting. I would hate to miss her. 630 00:30:04,438 --> 00:30:06,541 The Queen will be joining you shortly. 631 00:30:06,608 --> 00:30:09,109 The royal family is simply having their portrait taken 632 00:30:09,176 --> 00:30:10,578 in the East Garden. 633 00:30:10,645 --> 00:30:12,046 Thank you. 634 00:30:13,847 --> 00:30:15,349 - East Garden? - East Garden. 635 00:30:15,416 --> 00:30:16,685 Hmm. 636 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,122 My apologies, Your Majesty. 637 00:30:22,189 --> 00:30:24,759 Mr. Bambridge is ill and he sent me in his place. 638 00:30:24,825 --> 00:30:27,895 Now, if we could all gather a little closer to one another. 639 00:30:27,961 --> 00:30:29,029 How are we going to get to the camera 640 00:30:29,096 --> 00:30:30,264 with all those guards present? 641 00:30:31,498 --> 00:30:34,034 You get the camera. I'll get the guards. 642 00:30:34,101 --> 00:30:35,770 How are you going to do that? 643 00:30:35,836 --> 00:30:39,206 You're not the only one who remembers Vikram Chamberlain. 644 00:30:39,273 --> 00:30:40,908 You cannot actually kill anyone. 645 00:30:40,974 --> 00:30:43,043 Hmm. 646 00:30:43,110 --> 00:30:44,478 Even more fun. 647 00:30:51,452 --> 00:30:54,121 Oi, fancy boys! 648 00:30:54,188 --> 00:30:55,856 I've got a weapon near The Queen, 649 00:30:55,923 --> 00:30:57,625 - and I'm going to use it. 650 00:30:57,692 --> 00:30:59,093 Your Majesty! 651 00:30:59,159 --> 00:31:01,095 Please, your guards will take care of it. 652 00:31:01,161 --> 00:31:03,497 We cannot lose the... 653 00:31:03,565 --> 00:31:05,800 Guards! 654 00:31:05,866 --> 00:31:08,503 Your Majesty, please, just stay there. 655 00:31:21,949 --> 00:31:23,183 Please. 656 00:31:25,285 --> 00:31:29,056 Please, just one more letter. 657 00:31:29,123 --> 00:31:31,058 Connor's deep in the stacks, 658 00:31:31,125 --> 00:31:32,627 researching. 659 00:31:37,866 --> 00:31:39,466 - Vikram. - Don't. 660 00:31:41,034 --> 00:31:43,170 Don't tell me that she will be fine. 661 00:31:43,237 --> 00:31:45,072 Don't tell me that she will be all right 662 00:31:45,139 --> 00:31:47,141 because you cannot know that. 663 00:31:47,207 --> 00:31:48,976 - I wasn't going to. - Good. 664 00:31:49,042 --> 00:31:51,378 Because right now, her future and your past, 665 00:31:51,445 --> 00:31:52,781 they are in flux. 666 00:31:52,847 --> 00:31:55,517 And maybe Benedict Hale causes World War III, 667 00:31:55,583 --> 00:31:57,017 maybe he does not. 668 00:31:57,084 --> 00:31:58,952 And maybe Anya doesn't die of old age 669 00:31:59,019 --> 00:32:00,588 surrounded by her loved ones. 670 00:32:01,455 --> 00:32:03,591 Maybe she dies trying to stop him. 671 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,495 And my whole world will end if that happens. 672 00:32:15,135 --> 00:32:17,539 You know, waiting's the hardest part. 673 00:32:17,605 --> 00:32:20,575 I always try and distract myself by hitting something. 674 00:32:24,978 --> 00:32:27,281 When Anya first came into this annex, 675 00:32:28,616 --> 00:32:30,552 I fell in love with her immediately. 676 00:32:32,821 --> 00:32:36,558 It was as if the very ground tipped on its side, 677 00:32:36,624 --> 00:32:38,860 and I slid right off. 678 00:32:38,927 --> 00:32:41,228 And I am yet to find my bearings. 679 00:32:42,062 --> 00:32:43,297 Why? 680 00:32:44,064 --> 00:32:48,736 Because she's brilliant, intelligent, brave. 681 00:32:49,838 --> 00:32:52,072 She made me feel like I could do anything. 682 00:32:53,106 --> 00:32:54,975 But really, she was the one who could. 683 00:32:56,276 --> 00:32:57,679 You still believe in her? 684 00:32:59,614 --> 00:33:01,716 Then there is one more thing you can do. 685 00:33:09,791 --> 00:33:11,225 Yes, I am a woman. 686 00:33:11,291 --> 00:33:12,827 Stick it in your pipe and smoke it. 687 00:33:29,711 --> 00:33:30,678 Okay. 688 00:33:33,347 --> 00:33:34,883 There you are. 689 00:33:34,949 --> 00:33:36,851 - No, no! - Give it--give it to me! 690 00:33:41,656 --> 00:33:45,727 Lady Anya, I should have known. 691 00:33:45,793 --> 00:33:47,127 Mr. Hale, you cannot do this. 692 00:33:47,194 --> 00:33:49,396 I'm gonna save the world. 693 00:33:49,463 --> 00:33:51,699 You dare to stand in my way? 694 00:33:51,766 --> 00:33:52,934 You foolish woman. 695 00:33:53,001 --> 00:33:54,334 You are wrong. 696 00:33:54,401 --> 00:33:55,870 You will not save it. 697 00:33:55,937 --> 00:33:57,539 You will instead destroy it. 698 00:33:57,605 --> 00:33:59,007 I'm a Librarian. 699 00:33:59,072 --> 00:34:01,275 I have magic at my fingertips. 700 00:34:01,341 --> 00:34:03,511 And I am never wrong. 701 00:34:03,578 --> 00:34:05,547 No. 702 00:34:05,613 --> 00:34:06,648 No. 703 00:34:31,973 --> 00:34:34,943 "My love, I would do anything right now 704 00:34:35,009 --> 00:34:36,744 to be next to you, 705 00:34:36,811 --> 00:34:40,882 but I cannot cross time except in words, 706 00:34:40,949 --> 00:34:44,686 and the only words I can give you right now are these. 707 00:34:44,752 --> 00:34:47,755 You told me once that I could move mountains, 708 00:34:47,822 --> 00:34:50,457 but it was you who really could, 709 00:34:50,525 --> 00:34:52,660 as easily as you moved me. 710 00:34:53,728 --> 00:34:55,429 You have my heart, 711 00:34:55,495 --> 00:34:59,099 but you also have the heart of a true Librarian. 712 00:34:59,166 --> 00:35:02,537 You are a reflection of all the good there is." 713 00:35:04,137 --> 00:35:05,372 Reflection? 714 00:35:06,641 --> 00:35:09,010 "And all the best I wish to be. 715 00:35:10,011 --> 00:35:12,580 Do everything in your power to stop him 716 00:35:12,647 --> 00:35:15,750 and show the world how amazing you can be." 717 00:35:18,151 --> 00:35:22,389 Right. Well, there's more than one way out of a maze. 718 00:35:30,263 --> 00:35:31,398 How did you... 719 00:35:31,465 --> 00:35:32,867 I won't let you do this. 720 00:35:32,934 --> 00:35:34,702 Guards! 721 00:35:34,769 --> 00:35:37,071 - Deal with this woman! - Get your hands off of me! 722 00:35:37,137 --> 00:35:38,506 No! 723 00:35:39,841 --> 00:35:41,809 Deal with this woman. 724 00:35:41,876 --> 00:35:43,243 I have a picture to take. 725 00:35:43,310 --> 00:35:44,846 Mr. Hale, you can't. 726 00:35:44,912 --> 00:35:47,314 No, Mr. Hale, you can't. 727 00:35:47,381 --> 00:35:48,616 Mr. Hale, you can't! 728 00:35:52,219 --> 00:35:55,089 Apologies for the delay, Your Majesty. 729 00:35:55,188 --> 00:35:58,225 Now, remember, do hold still. 730 00:35:58,291 --> 00:36:00,695 This will go down in history. 731 00:36:04,032 --> 00:36:07,234 Hoc Oblatum est Anima Mea. 732 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:08,903 What was that? 733 00:36:08,970 --> 00:36:10,738 Oh, nothing, Your Majesty. 734 00:36:10,805 --> 00:36:12,272 Now please remember, it's imperative 735 00:36:12,339 --> 00:36:15,242 that you stay perfectly still. 736 00:36:15,308 --> 00:36:16,778 Perfectly still. 737 00:36:20,782 --> 00:36:25,385 Now look and hold still, Your Majesty. 738 00:36:30,024 --> 00:36:32,325 What's happening? No! 739 00:36:35,163 --> 00:36:37,330 No! 740 00:36:39,801 --> 00:36:42,003 Oh. 741 00:36:42,070 --> 00:36:44,072 Ha. Thank you, Mrs. Astolat. 742 00:36:45,039 --> 00:36:47,642 These palace guards need better training. 743 00:36:50,444 --> 00:36:53,280 So, what did I miss? 744 00:36:53,346 --> 00:36:54,582 My compact mirror. 745 00:36:54,649 --> 00:36:56,117 Useful for looking around corners, 746 00:36:56,184 --> 00:36:58,019 checking one's appearance, 747 00:36:58,086 --> 00:36:59,587 and foiling plots. 748 00:36:59,654 --> 00:37:01,189 Vikram said the camera would steal the soul 749 00:37:01,288 --> 00:37:02,222 of whoever it saw. 750 00:37:02,289 --> 00:37:03,758 So when Mr. Hale wasn't looking, 751 00:37:03,825 --> 00:37:05,660 I slipped my mirror in to redirect the camera's gaze 752 00:37:05,727 --> 00:37:07,628 back to him and away from The Queen. 753 00:37:08,563 --> 00:37:10,230 The Queen. 754 00:37:10,297 --> 00:37:11,766 Lady Anya. 755 00:37:12,967 --> 00:37:14,434 Your Majesty. 756 00:37:15,469 --> 00:37:16,938 Was that meant to happen? 757 00:37:17,004 --> 00:37:18,172 Oh, that? 758 00:37:18,238 --> 00:37:19,874 That was just a... 759 00:37:23,276 --> 00:37:24,478 trick of the light. 760 00:37:24,545 --> 00:37:26,781 You may move now, Your Majesty. 761 00:37:37,692 --> 00:37:39,827 Oh, it's so different now, 762 00:37:39,894 --> 00:37:41,696 without Vikram here. 763 00:37:41,763 --> 00:37:43,097 He's still here. 764 00:37:43,164 --> 00:37:45,566 Or he'll be again. 765 00:37:47,635 --> 00:37:49,537 Well, at least this infernal contraption 766 00:37:49,604 --> 00:37:51,172 can be kept safe in the Library. 767 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,841 And this Scrying Ball. 768 00:37:55,643 --> 00:37:58,311 Yes. And now the Annex can close. 769 00:38:00,548 --> 00:38:02,016 A promise is a promise. 770 00:38:03,518 --> 00:38:06,319 I am truly sorry to take him from you like this. 771 00:38:06,386 --> 00:38:11,358 I did not know what it meant to be a Librarian until now. 772 00:38:11,424 --> 00:38:14,162 The Library needs Vikram. 773 00:38:14,228 --> 00:38:15,596 Hmm. 774 00:38:15,663 --> 00:38:18,498 And the world needs the Library. 775 00:38:20,300 --> 00:38:22,270 If I have to give him up again, 776 00:38:22,335 --> 00:38:23,938 it can't be for anything less than that. 777 00:38:28,242 --> 00:38:30,711 You acquitted yourself very well on this adventure. 778 00:38:30,778 --> 00:38:32,345 I wouldn't be surprised if the Library 779 00:38:32,412 --> 00:38:33,981 found use for you in the future. 780 00:38:34,048 --> 00:38:36,349 Ha. The future? 781 00:38:36,416 --> 00:38:38,451 Well, that is a delightful thought. 782 00:38:45,626 --> 00:38:48,196 What are your secrets, Vikram? 783 00:38:48,262 --> 00:38:51,498 I have a strange feeling 784 00:38:52,834 --> 00:38:56,771 that I will never be able to keep any secrets from you, 785 00:38:56,838 --> 00:38:57,638 Anya. 786 00:38:57,705 --> 00:38:59,640 Oh, no, I'm very determined. 787 00:39:00,575 --> 00:39:02,243 So I am learning. 788 00:39:14,922 --> 00:39:18,292 "My love, by now, you know the world did not end, 789 00:39:18,358 --> 00:39:21,963 just as it did not end when we were first separated. 790 00:39:22,029 --> 00:39:23,396 It kept going on. 791 00:39:23,463 --> 00:39:25,166 At first, I thought cruelly, 792 00:39:25,233 --> 00:39:28,368 but now I know it moved forward for both of our sakes. 793 00:39:31,138 --> 00:39:32,874 Anya? 794 00:39:32,940 --> 00:39:34,876 Not quite. Sorry. 795 00:39:36,376 --> 00:39:37,245 Lysa. 796 00:39:37,311 --> 00:39:38,579 Sorry. 797 00:39:42,717 --> 00:39:45,052 Connor and Charlie filled me in. 798 00:39:45,119 --> 00:39:47,387 I feel like I missed out on a lot, eh? 799 00:39:47,454 --> 00:39:48,789 Indeed. 800 00:39:50,558 --> 00:39:52,860 You would have loved your great-great grandmother. 801 00:39:54,795 --> 00:39:56,697 You and her share the same spirit. 802 00:39:58,833 --> 00:40:00,601 And it's never been more apparent than today. 803 00:40:00,668 --> 00:40:02,570 She sounds amazing. 804 00:40:03,704 --> 00:40:06,406 I would love to read her letters sometime, maybe? 805 00:40:06,473 --> 00:40:08,175 I think she would approve of that. 806 00:40:10,044 --> 00:40:13,147 "Since you've been gone, I feel like I was asleep. 807 00:40:13,214 --> 00:40:16,550 But suddenly, I've been awoken to all the magic in the world, 808 00:40:16,617 --> 00:40:18,786 ordinary and extraordinary. 809 00:40:18,853 --> 00:40:20,688 And I want to be a part of it." 810 00:40:21,756 --> 00:40:24,659 Today has been harrowing, 811 00:40:26,928 --> 00:40:27,895 painful, 812 00:40:30,064 --> 00:40:31,464 but also a gift. 813 00:40:33,167 --> 00:40:36,070 Because I know now that I will always have Anya with me. 814 00:40:37,405 --> 00:40:40,107 "And you can be a part of it, too. 815 00:40:40,174 --> 00:40:42,610 Do your work, live life, 816 00:40:42,677 --> 00:40:44,645 and keep me close to your heart." 817 00:40:46,479 --> 00:40:48,082 Because the best of her lives on. 818 00:40:49,449 --> 00:40:51,185 In her words, 819 00:40:52,485 --> 00:40:54,088 in this place, 820 00:40:57,058 --> 00:40:58,458 and in you. 821 00:40:59,694 --> 00:41:01,595 And in you, too. 822 00:41:04,131 --> 00:41:06,600 "But don't stop experiencing the world. 823 00:41:06,667 --> 00:41:09,537 It is wide and full of wonders. 824 00:41:09,603 --> 00:41:12,807 And I, for one, intend to enjoy it." 825 00:41:16,310 --> 00:41:18,145 But for now... 826 00:41:18,212 --> 00:41:19,380 Where are we going? 827 00:41:19,447 --> 00:41:21,949 Connor, Charlie, come along. 828 00:41:22,016 --> 00:41:23,384 We are going out. 829 00:41:23,451 --> 00:41:25,119 You are going to introduce me 830 00:41:25,186 --> 00:41:26,587 to your coffee and movie friends. 831 00:41:26,654 --> 00:41:28,589 Uh, coffee guy's not really a friend. 832 00:41:28,656 --> 00:41:30,424 - What? - Uh, don't care, let's go.