1 00:00:49,125 --> 00:00:51,312 Gentlemen, it is my distinct honor 2 00:00:51,391 --> 00:00:53,993 to introduce our keynote speaker, 3 00:00:54,076 --> 00:00:57,628 Inspector Thomas Brackenreid. 4 00:01:00,315 --> 00:01:03,025 Thank you. 5 00:01:03,069 --> 00:01:06,824 Gentlemen, those of us at Police Station Number Four 6 00:01:06,902 --> 00:01:08,637 of the Toronto Constabulary 7 00:01:08,716 --> 00:01:12,436 had never been confronted by such a puzzling crime. 8 00:01:12,514 --> 00:01:16,199 The victim was found in a windowless room 9 00:01:16,279 --> 00:01:18,751 that was locked from the inside. 10 00:01:18,825 --> 00:01:21,225 But that was not the most baffling part. 11 00:01:21,299 --> 00:01:24,080 The victim had been electrocuted, 12 00:01:24,157 --> 00:01:26,178 yet the room had no electricity. 13 00:01:32,523 --> 00:01:36,208 All that was out of the ordinary was a shattered jar, 14 00:01:36,288 --> 00:01:39,770 a chain, a wooden disc, and some foil. 15 00:01:41,969 --> 00:01:46,664 It soon became apparent that the victim had been killed 16 00:01:46,745 --> 00:01:49,003 by a Leyden jar. 17 00:01:51,974 --> 00:01:53,601 A question, Inspector. 18 00:01:53,682 --> 00:01:56,463 Chief Constable Stockton. Of course. 19 00:01:56,540 --> 00:01:58,073 What is a Leyden jar? 20 00:01:58,143 --> 00:02:01,518 Uh, it's a device for storing electric charge. 21 00:02:01,594 --> 00:02:02,913 Then it's a battery. 22 00:02:03,024 --> 00:02:05,805 No. No, it's... It's a... 23 00:02:05,847 --> 00:02:08,425 It's a capacitor. 24 00:02:09,752 --> 00:02:11,177 What's a capacitor? 25 00:02:11,249 --> 00:02:12,711 Uh... 26 00:02:12,783 --> 00:02:15,909 A device for storing electric charge. 27 00:02:15,991 --> 00:02:18,462 - Then it's a battery. - Well... 28 00:02:18,535 --> 00:02:22,291 - Inspector, if I may interject - Of course. 29 00:02:22,369 --> 00:02:25,114 Detective William Murdoch, gentlemen. 30 00:02:25,193 --> 00:02:28,390 Gentlemen, both a battery and a capacitor 31 00:02:28,469 --> 00:02:30,061 do store electrical charge. 32 00:02:30,143 --> 00:02:34,040 However, a battery creates that charge internally 33 00:02:34,117 --> 00:02:35,779 by chemical reaction. 34 00:02:35,859 --> 00:02:39,199 A capacitor needs an outside source of power. 35 00:02:41,018 --> 00:02:43,620 So, in 1746, van Musschenbroek 36 00:02:43,702 --> 00:02:46,246 had made the same discovery that von Kleist had... 37 00:02:46,317 --> 00:02:47,813 The foil inside the jar 38 00:02:47,885 --> 00:02:49,942 could store a significant electrical charge, 39 00:02:50,012 --> 00:02:51,960 in the order of hundreds of volts. 40 00:02:52,033 --> 00:02:53,424 More than enough to kill a man. 41 00:02:55,798 --> 00:02:58,924 So, in summary, there was no foul play. 42 00:02:59,005 --> 00:03:01,786 The cause of death was misadventure. 43 00:03:01,864 --> 00:03:03,599 Good God, man. 44 00:03:03,676 --> 00:03:06,528 How did you ever come up with such a conclusion? 45 00:03:19,187 --> 00:03:22,492 Sometimes these things just come to me. 46 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,118 Thank you, Detective. 47 00:03:28,075 --> 00:03:30,477 Now, might I suggest that we take a short break 48 00:03:30,551 --> 00:03:33,926 for tea and cake and maybe a wee dram, gentlemen? 49 00:03:39,301 --> 00:03:41,701 Detective, might I have a word? 50 00:03:41,775 --> 00:03:44,033 Yes, sir. Of course. 51 00:03:49,513 --> 00:03:51,879 "These things just come to me. " 52 00:03:51,954 --> 00:03:53,451 I'm sorry. 53 00:03:53,522 --> 00:03:55,470 I did not mean to commandeer that meeting, sir. 54 00:03:55,543 --> 00:03:58,776 Forget it, Murdoch. I'm used to you and your ideas by now. 55 00:04:01,087 --> 00:04:04,247 What did Stockton want to speak to you about? 56 00:04:04,328 --> 00:04:06,621 He suggested I apply for the inspector position 57 00:04:06,699 --> 00:04:08,505 coming open at Station Number Three. 58 00:04:08,616 --> 00:04:09,792 You, an inspector? 59 00:04:09,836 --> 00:04:11,749 I think my record speaks for itself. 60 00:04:11,823 --> 00:04:13,594 Murdoch, you're a bloody good copper, 61 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:15,857 and you've got a mind like no one else I've ever met. 62 00:04:15,936 --> 00:04:17,005 But trust me... 63 00:04:17,086 --> 00:04:19,558 You're not cut out for the shite that comes with the job. 64 00:04:19,631 --> 00:04:21,187 Perhaps. 65 00:04:21,269 --> 00:04:23,562 But I could use the raise in pay. 66 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,527 And I suppose the change in scenery could do me good. 67 00:04:26,602 --> 00:04:29,204 What, are we not good enough for you at Station Number Four? 68 00:04:29,286 --> 00:04:31,163 No, no. Not at all. It's just that... 69 00:04:31,238 --> 00:04:34,400 Well, as you know, I've had some challenges as of late. 70 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,630 Yes, yes. Well, suit yourself. 71 00:04:36,710 --> 00:04:38,766 But don't say I didn't warn you. 72 00:04:41,347 --> 00:04:43,260 Thank you, sir. 73 00:04:53,129 --> 00:04:55,149 Inspector, there was a trunk delivered for you. 74 00:04:55,220 --> 00:04:56,325 This note came with it. 75 00:04:56,405 --> 00:04:57,796 Right. 76 00:04:57,869 --> 00:05:00,936 Whatever's in there is, uh, quite substantial. 77 00:05:03,690 --> 00:05:05,842 Open it, Crabtree. 78 00:05:18,156 --> 00:05:20,033 Oh, my God. 79 00:05:34,191 --> 00:05:35,546 Have you finished with the trunk? 80 00:05:35,620 --> 00:05:37,082 Yes, for now. 81 00:05:37,154 --> 00:05:38,437 Gentlemen. 82 00:05:50,191 --> 00:05:52,520 His name is Pollack. Percival Pollack. 83 00:05:52,596 --> 00:05:54,616 - The lawyer? - Yes. 84 00:05:54,688 --> 00:05:57,539 When can I expect your report, Doctor Ogden? 85 00:05:57,615 --> 00:05:59,908 I'll perform the postmortem right away. 86 00:05:59,986 --> 00:06:01,340 Thank you. 87 00:06:07,131 --> 00:06:09,080 Murdoch. 88 00:06:15,915 --> 00:06:19,636 What kind of man delivers a corpse to a police station? 89 00:06:20,587 --> 00:06:22,499 "Dear Inspector Brackenreid, 90 00:06:22,574 --> 00:06:23,891 have you missed me? 91 00:06:23,968 --> 00:06:26,119 Percy did. I paid him a visit. " 92 00:06:26,198 --> 00:06:27,172 He's taunting me. 93 00:06:27,244 --> 00:06:29,466 This note would suggest you, the killer, and the victim 94 00:06:29,545 --> 00:06:30,791 had a relationship of some sort. 95 00:06:30,869 --> 00:06:33,234 Percy Pollack and I have crossed paths with lots of men 96 00:06:33,310 --> 00:06:35,390 who didn't particularly want to see the inside of a jail cell. 97 00:06:35,471 --> 00:06:37,134 Would any of them want to see you dead? 98 00:06:37,214 --> 00:06:39,270 Dozens. 99 00:06:41,188 --> 00:06:42,613 Right, then. 100 00:06:44,847 --> 00:06:48,745 Time to perform the messy part of the job. 101 00:06:53,771 --> 00:06:56,206 Hello, Molly. We're here to see Clara. 102 00:06:56,281 --> 00:06:58,611 No. No. 103 00:06:58,686 --> 00:07:01,016 Clara. 104 00:07:01,090 --> 00:07:02,409 Clara. 105 00:07:03,670 --> 00:07:05,619 Shhh, shhh. 106 00:07:05,762 --> 00:07:07,008 Hey. 107 00:07:08,725 --> 00:07:10,709 Shhh, shhh. 108 00:07:17,718 --> 00:07:18,965 Thank you. 109 00:07:19,042 --> 00:07:20,635 This will help. 110 00:07:29,604 --> 00:07:32,005 Why would anyone do this to Percy? 111 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:33,742 We don't know, Clara. 112 00:07:33,822 --> 00:07:37,233 Mrs. Pollack, had he any trouble with any cases recently? 113 00:07:37,308 --> 00:07:38,734 An accused, perhaps? 114 00:07:39,992 --> 00:07:42,427 He was a lawyer. There was always little things. 115 00:07:42,502 --> 00:07:46,744 But nothing that would suggest... this. 116 00:07:46,824 --> 00:07:48,630 When was the last time you saw him? 117 00:07:48,706 --> 00:07:51,213 - A week ago. - A week ago? 118 00:07:51,285 --> 00:07:54,626 He was taking the train to Montreal. 119 00:07:54,702 --> 00:07:56,818 Something to do with some case. 120 00:07:56,898 --> 00:07:58,775 Wait. 121 00:07:58,851 --> 00:08:01,525 He was going to make a stop before leaving. 122 00:08:01,604 --> 00:08:02,852 Any idea where? 123 00:08:02,929 --> 00:08:07,040 At a business meeting. 124 00:08:07,111 --> 00:08:08,704 Outside of Mimico. 125 00:08:08,785 --> 00:08:10,281 You have an address? 126 00:08:12,375 --> 00:08:15,120 Thomas, I think I'm going to be sick. 127 00:08:16,975 --> 00:08:18,402 Thank you, Molly. 128 00:08:26,283 --> 00:08:27,601 Will she be all right? 129 00:08:27,677 --> 00:08:30,636 She has a sister coming to stay with her. 130 00:08:30,710 --> 00:08:33,705 There's no way Percy Pollack was in that trunk for a week. 131 00:08:33,777 --> 00:08:35,060 No. 132 00:08:35,137 --> 00:08:37,679 We need to know when he died and where he was in the interim. 133 00:08:37,751 --> 00:08:39,771 Doctor Ogden will supply the time of death. 134 00:08:39,843 --> 00:08:41,304 I'll retrace his steps. 135 00:08:41,376 --> 00:08:43,254 I'll go over the cases Percy and I worked on, 136 00:08:43,328 --> 00:08:44,647 see if I can come up with a name. 137 00:08:44,722 --> 00:08:46,457 Very good. 138 00:08:46,535 --> 00:08:48,376 Murdoch... 139 00:08:48,452 --> 00:08:49,985 I want this bastard caught. 140 00:08:50,056 --> 00:08:51,683 Understood. 141 00:09:31,432 --> 00:09:32,965 Excuse me! 142 00:09:36,450 --> 00:09:38,043 - Excuse me. - Yes? 143 00:09:38,125 --> 00:09:39,442 Dr. Gilbert Birkins? 144 00:09:39,519 --> 00:09:40,766 Yes! 145 00:09:40,844 --> 00:09:43,386 Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Police. 146 00:09:44,887 --> 00:09:48,154 Police? 147 00:09:48,232 --> 00:09:50,740 What are you doing all the way out here in Mimico? 148 00:09:58,551 --> 00:10:01,748 It's the way of the future. Percy thought so too. 149 00:10:01,828 --> 00:10:03,074 Mechanical power, I mean. 150 00:10:03,152 --> 00:10:04,958 The horse is a thing of the past. 151 00:10:05,034 --> 00:10:07,673 Yes, well, a device like this has some advantages. 152 00:10:07,754 --> 00:10:09,738 Some, Detective? Why, this is liberation. 153 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:11,581 Anyone can travel wherever they desire. 154 00:10:11,658 --> 00:10:12,834 Well, I understand, 155 00:10:12,912 --> 00:10:15,835 but a world full of mechanized vehicles like this... 156 00:10:15,909 --> 00:10:18,417 The fumes alone, let alone the roads needed to carry them... 157 00:10:18,490 --> 00:10:20,641 It's all quite manageable, if it's thought through. 158 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,978 Yes, "if. " 159 00:10:23,056 --> 00:10:25,694 So you and Mr. Pollack were business associates? 160 00:10:27,761 --> 00:10:29,080 Partners. 161 00:10:29,156 --> 00:10:31,663 Pioneers in the mechanized-bicycle business. 162 00:10:31,735 --> 00:10:35,325 Percy was one of the few men I knew who shared my passion. 163 00:10:35,395 --> 00:10:37,831 Mr. Pollack visited you before he left for Montreal? 164 00:10:37,906 --> 00:10:39,189 He came up for a brief meeting 165 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:41,285 about some milling work to be done on a cylinder. 166 00:10:41,356 --> 00:10:43,614 - Was anything bothering him? - Not that I'm aware of. 167 00:10:43,692 --> 00:10:46,853 No, in fact, he seemed in exceptional spirits. 168 00:10:47,735 --> 00:10:51,347 Do you know of anyone who might have wanted to harm Mr. Pollack? 169 00:10:53,033 --> 00:10:54,733 Harm Percy? 170 00:10:55,753 --> 00:10:58,153 Couldn't imagine it. 171 00:10:59,203 --> 00:11:00,415 And the last you saw of him? 172 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:03,130 Stepping into a coach bound for the city. 173 00:11:04,919 --> 00:11:08,510 Right, then. Should I need to get in touch with you again... 174 00:11:08,580 --> 00:11:10,730 I, uh... I'm mostly here. 175 00:11:10,810 --> 00:11:13,033 I still practice medicine in Toronto. 176 00:11:13,111 --> 00:11:16,213 Even Renaissance men need to pay the bills. 177 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,757 Oh. You have a telephone out here? 178 00:11:19,839 --> 00:11:21,336 In case I'm needed for my patients. 179 00:11:21,407 --> 00:11:24,295 - If you'll excuse me. - Of course. 180 00:11:38,313 --> 00:11:40,261 Yeah, I remember him. 181 00:11:40,335 --> 00:11:42,451 I took him out to a farm in Mimico. 182 00:11:42,532 --> 00:11:44,933 I remember it because there was this noisy bike 183 00:11:45,007 --> 00:11:46,777 that scared the tar out of my horse. 184 00:11:46,854 --> 00:11:50,788 - Then you came back to the city? - Dropped him at Union Station. 185 00:12:25,058 --> 00:12:28,184 Perfect timing. Just finishing with our patient. 186 00:12:28,265 --> 00:12:29,821 And? 187 00:12:29,937 --> 00:12:31,993 The cause of death was massive blood loss 188 00:12:32,029 --> 00:12:34,014 due to a single puncture wound to the heart. 189 00:12:34,086 --> 00:12:36,760 - And the weapon? - A narrow-bladed knife. 190 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,431 I think the killer knew what he was doing. 191 00:12:38,512 --> 00:12:39,617 What makes you say that? 192 00:12:39,698 --> 00:12:41,194 There's no bruising around the wound. 193 00:12:41,265 --> 00:12:44,046 He realized there was no need to drive the weapon to the hilt. 194 00:12:44,125 --> 00:12:45,825 As if he had done it before. 195 00:12:45,903 --> 00:12:47,673 Were there any defensive wounds? 196 00:12:47,750 --> 00:12:50,710 None. Perhaps the killer surprised Mr. Pollack. 197 00:12:50,783 --> 00:12:53,005 That, or the victim and killer knew each other. 198 00:12:53,083 --> 00:12:55,484 Did you find any fibers or hairs? 199 00:12:55,558 --> 00:12:56,735 No hair. 200 00:12:56,812 --> 00:12:59,594 But I did find this in the scalp. 201 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,082 - Sawdust? - Precisely. 202 00:13:03,157 --> 00:13:04,820 Where did he pick that up? 203 00:13:04,899 --> 00:13:07,051 Perhaps a construction site or sawmill? 204 00:13:07,131 --> 00:13:08,902 Anywhere where there was carpentry. 205 00:13:08,978 --> 00:13:10,119 And the time of death? 206 00:13:10,198 --> 00:13:12,527 Based on decay, discoloration, rigor, 207 00:13:12,603 --> 00:13:14,718 I'd say 36 to 48 hours ago. 208 00:13:15,706 --> 00:13:18,107 Interesting. He was last seen a week ago. 209 00:13:18,181 --> 00:13:20,581 That leaves five days unaccounted for. 210 00:13:21,736 --> 00:13:24,837 There's one last thing. I found these in the wound. 211 00:13:25,919 --> 00:13:27,451 Pupae. 212 00:13:27,522 --> 00:13:31,420 - Any idea what species? - Entomology is not my field. 213 00:13:33,065 --> 00:13:34,526 Thank you for these. 214 00:13:34,598 --> 00:13:36,999 It's my pleasure. 215 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:41,385 Could you have the operator 216 00:13:41,466 --> 00:13:43,093 connect me to Lawson's Butchery, please? 217 00:13:43,173 --> 00:13:44,492 Right away, sir. 218 00:13:56,454 --> 00:13:57,428 Sir? 219 00:13:57,500 --> 00:14:00,910 Chief Constable Stockton's office called for you earlier. 220 00:14:00,985 --> 00:14:02,304 Mmh. Did they? 221 00:14:02,380 --> 00:14:04,852 Something about an appointment this afternoon? 222 00:14:05,796 --> 00:14:07,008 Oh. 223 00:14:07,085 --> 00:14:08,713 Yes, of course. I almost forgot. 224 00:14:08,793 --> 00:14:10,599 Thank you, George. 225 00:14:13,813 --> 00:14:16,035 Yes, this is Detective William Murdoch 226 00:14:16,114 --> 00:14:17,670 at Police Station Number Four. 227 00:14:17,752 --> 00:14:19,451 I'd like to place an order, please. 228 00:14:22,250 --> 00:14:23,806 Nova Scotia, eh? 229 00:14:23,887 --> 00:14:25,872 Yes, sir. That's where I was born. 230 00:14:25,944 --> 00:14:29,106 - What'd your father do? - He was a fisherman, sir. 231 00:14:29,185 --> 00:14:31,860 - Still out there? - We've lost touch. 232 00:14:31,940 --> 00:14:33,532 Oh. 233 00:14:33,612 --> 00:14:35,039 And your mother? 234 00:14:35,145 --> 00:14:37,546 My mother passed away when I was just a lad. 235 00:14:37,586 --> 00:14:38,905 Ah. 236 00:14:40,828 --> 00:14:42,741 You joined the force 10 years ago. 237 00:14:44,314 --> 00:14:46,049 Where were you before that? 238 00:14:46,126 --> 00:14:48,206 I worked in a lumber camp up north. 239 00:14:48,288 --> 00:14:51,520 I went there from Montreal, stayed two winters. 240 00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:54,522 I met a lumberman there who had done a stint as a constable. 241 00:14:54,597 --> 00:14:58,245 I liked the sounds of it, so I applied. 242 00:14:58,326 --> 00:15:01,321 What makes you think you'd make a good inspector? 243 00:15:01,394 --> 00:15:03,271 I spent five years as a constable 244 00:15:03,346 --> 00:15:06,613 before becoming acting detective at Station House Number Four. 245 00:15:06,692 --> 00:15:09,057 I was promoted to full detective three years ago. 246 00:15:09,133 --> 00:15:11,081 I've headed up 36 murder investigations 247 00:15:11,154 --> 00:15:13,483 and achieved convictions in all but two. 248 00:15:13,558 --> 00:15:16,553 - I get on well with the men. - Very impressive. 249 00:15:17,532 --> 00:15:19,410 Marital status? 250 00:15:19,485 --> 00:15:21,433 Bachelor. 251 00:15:22,518 --> 00:15:25,192 I was engaged to Liza Milner. 252 00:15:25,271 --> 00:15:27,910 She passed away just over a year ago. 253 00:15:30,012 --> 00:15:31,675 My condolences. 254 00:15:33,184 --> 00:15:34,502 Well... 255 00:15:36,007 --> 00:15:38,159 What else should I know about you? 256 00:15:38,273 --> 00:15:40,008 Sir, I like to read. 257 00:15:40,050 --> 00:15:42,594 Mostly medical and scientific journals. 258 00:15:42,666 --> 00:15:45,862 I'm strong, healthy, punctual. 259 00:15:45,941 --> 00:15:48,520 - Religious affiliation? - Roman Catholic. 260 00:15:48,591 --> 00:15:51,134 I can only attend but once or twice a week, 261 00:15:51,205 --> 00:15:53,842 but I try to make confession as often as possible. 262 00:15:56,469 --> 00:15:59,951 Well, Inspector Brackenreid gives you a fine report. 263 00:16:00,024 --> 00:16:04,446 I think that's all I need from you at the moment, Detective. 264 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,169 All sounds very impressive. I'll let you know. 265 00:16:08,251 --> 00:16:09,712 Thank you. 266 00:16:20,695 --> 00:16:22,466 Sir? 267 00:16:22,542 --> 00:16:24,075 George, please don't sneak up on me. 268 00:16:24,145 --> 00:16:26,511 Sorry about that. What are you doing? 269 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:28,952 Inspecting the note the killer left with the body. 270 00:16:29,026 --> 00:16:31,497 - Anything to be learned? - Unfortunately not. 271 00:16:31,570 --> 00:16:33,103 It was written using a straightedge, 272 00:16:33,174 --> 00:16:35,884 so it's impossible to link it to a suspect's handwriting. 273 00:16:35,962 --> 00:16:38,708 The paper's commonly available, as is the trunk. 274 00:16:38,786 --> 00:16:40,247 I could try to raise fingermarks. 275 00:16:40,354 --> 00:16:41,709 Already tried it, George. 276 00:16:41,749 --> 00:16:44,387 No marks on the paper, and the trunk is heavily smudged. 277 00:16:44,468 --> 00:16:47,428 - What about on your end? - I spoke with the stationmaster. 278 00:16:47,501 --> 00:16:48,475 And? 279 00:16:48,547 --> 00:16:50,495 Mr. Pollack did have a ticket for Montreal, 280 00:16:50,568 --> 00:16:51,779 but it was never used. 281 00:16:53,392 --> 00:16:56,873 So he was dropped at the station but never boarded the train. 282 00:16:58,829 --> 00:17:00,850 - What became of him? - Murdoch. 283 00:17:01,966 --> 00:17:03,427 Get your hat. 284 00:17:07,404 --> 00:17:08,722 Thomas. 285 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:10,819 - Where is it? - In the study. 286 00:17:13,713 --> 00:17:15,032 - Father! - Father! 287 00:17:15,108 --> 00:17:17,187 - Whoa! - Guess what I did today! 288 00:17:17,269 --> 00:17:19,181 I'll tell you what... You can tell me later. 289 00:17:19,256 --> 00:17:21,133 But at the minute, Daddy's really busy, 290 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:22,419 so go to your mother. 291 00:17:22,498 --> 00:17:24,613 You come here and let your father be. 292 00:17:30,376 --> 00:17:33,299 The missus found it when she got back from the Ladies Auxiliary. 293 00:17:33,373 --> 00:17:34,964 - I see. - Is it for me? 294 00:17:35,046 --> 00:17:36,818 John! Get away from that trunk! 295 00:17:36,893 --> 00:17:39,995 Listen, I didn't mean to shout at you. 296 00:17:40,066 --> 00:17:42,217 But that's a present for your father. 297 00:17:42,297 --> 00:17:43,722 Margaret. 298 00:17:44,875 --> 00:17:46,194 Come. 299 00:17:52,788 --> 00:17:54,939 It's addressed to you, sir. 300 00:18:16,736 --> 00:18:18,506 First, Percy Pollack, lawyer. 301 00:18:18,584 --> 00:18:20,532 And now Judge Henry Scott. 302 00:18:20,605 --> 00:18:21,746 It would seem as though 303 00:18:21,826 --> 00:18:24,011 someone has it in for officers of the court 304 00:18:24,091 --> 00:18:27,193 and that the next target is you, sir. 305 00:18:28,169 --> 00:18:30,118 Gentlemen, I have preliminary results. 306 00:18:30,191 --> 00:18:31,653 Judge Scott died from... 307 00:18:31,725 --> 00:18:34,885 A wound almost identical to the one that killed Percy Pollack. 308 00:18:34,966 --> 00:18:36,071 That's right. 309 00:18:36,151 --> 00:18:39,491 The weapon was a narrow-bladed knife, possibly a... 310 00:18:39,567 --> 00:18:42,669 - Stiletto. - That would be consistent, yes. 311 00:18:42,739 --> 00:18:44,403 Uh, the blow was delivered... 312 00:18:44,483 --> 00:18:47,714 Between the third and fourth vertebrosternal ribs. 313 00:18:47,828 --> 00:18:50,609 Is there something you haven't shared with us, sir? 314 00:19:13,414 --> 00:19:14,447 Scotch? 315 00:19:14,529 --> 00:19:16,264 No, thank you. 316 00:19:18,085 --> 00:19:20,593 There was a case five years ago. 317 00:19:20,665 --> 00:19:23,969 Small-time gangster named Walter Ayotte. 318 00:19:24,045 --> 00:19:26,030 Smuggling, gambling, petty theft. 319 00:19:26,102 --> 00:19:27,944 Yes, I remember. 320 00:19:28,019 --> 00:19:29,861 He had no qualms about getting rid of anyone 321 00:19:29,936 --> 00:19:31,398 who stood in his way. 322 00:19:31,470 --> 00:19:33,906 Stiletto. That was his trademark. 323 00:19:33,980 --> 00:19:36,940 - Ah, the knife wounds. - Mmh. 324 00:19:37,013 --> 00:19:38,083 We finally nailed him 325 00:19:38,163 --> 00:19:40,421 on the murder of his mistress's husband. 326 00:19:40,499 --> 00:19:41,745 I brought him in. 327 00:19:41,823 --> 00:19:44,009 Percy Pollack was the Crown prosecutor. 328 00:19:44,089 --> 00:19:45,824 Henry Scott was the judge. 329 00:19:45,901 --> 00:19:48,717 He vowed that all three of us would pay. 330 00:19:48,829 --> 00:19:51,302 I made inspector because of that case. 331 00:19:51,339 --> 00:19:53,739 But Walter Ayotte can't be our man. 332 00:19:53,814 --> 00:19:55,549 I remember he died in a jailbreak. 333 00:19:55,626 --> 00:19:57,052 Did he? 334 00:19:57,126 --> 00:19:59,111 You're suggesting he didn't? 335 00:19:59,183 --> 00:20:01,583 I'm not suggesting. 336 00:20:01,657 --> 00:20:03,951 Sir, if Ayotte is still alive, 337 00:20:04,028 --> 00:20:06,809 then we should assign a man or two to protect you. 338 00:20:06,886 --> 00:20:10,225 What do you think I am? A frightened schoolgirl? 339 00:20:10,302 --> 00:20:13,784 No, sir. It's just that you are the last name on his list. 340 00:20:13,857 --> 00:20:16,853 The criminals don't dictate to this police force. 341 00:20:16,926 --> 00:20:19,290 I'll look after myself, Murdoch. 342 00:20:22,432 --> 00:20:23,787 Cheers. 343 00:20:27,103 --> 00:20:28,459 Listen up, lads. 344 00:20:28,533 --> 00:20:32,538 This piece of filth's name is Walter Ayotte. 345 00:20:32,612 --> 00:20:35,286 I want every tavern, every brothel, 346 00:20:35,364 --> 00:20:37,515 every gambling den in and around the city 347 00:20:37,596 --> 00:20:39,437 scoured for Ayotte and his cronies. 348 00:20:39,513 --> 00:20:41,627 I want anyone who's ever had anything to do 349 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:43,585 with this two-bit gobshite questioned. 350 00:20:43,660 --> 00:20:47,178 Sir, Ayotte's pals aren't exactly the type to squeal. 351 00:20:48,366 --> 00:20:51,254 If you can't make him talk, I will! 352 00:20:51,329 --> 00:20:53,967 - Now get out there! - Sir. 353 00:20:54,048 --> 00:20:55,438 - Sir, a word. - What is it?! 354 00:20:55,511 --> 00:20:56,723 Sir, I don't believe 355 00:20:56,802 --> 00:20:58,953 that such a strong-handed approach is the right one. 356 00:20:59,033 --> 00:21:00,066 - Oh, you don't? - No. 357 00:21:00,148 --> 00:21:01,848 Perhaps it would be best if we didn't let on 358 00:21:01,926 --> 00:21:03,482 that we know that Ayotte's still alive. 359 00:21:03,564 --> 00:21:04,705 Is that what you think? 360 00:21:04,784 --> 00:21:06,733 You'd rather wait till Ayotte strikes again? 361 00:21:06,806 --> 00:21:08,302 No, sir, but there are dissimilarities 362 00:21:08,375 --> 00:21:09,348 between the two murders. 363 00:21:09,420 --> 00:21:12,343 The knife, the wound... They're Ayotte through and through. 364 00:21:12,418 --> 00:21:14,153 Granted, but I think there's more to this 365 00:21:14,230 --> 00:21:15,300 than meets the eye... 366 00:21:15,380 --> 00:21:17,496 the pupae recovered, the time of death. 367 00:21:17,578 --> 00:21:19,110 Let me make this clear, Detective. 368 00:21:19,180 --> 00:21:21,165 If you want to spend your time dilly-dallying 369 00:21:21,237 --> 00:21:23,114 on your modern little theories, feel free. 370 00:21:23,189 --> 00:21:26,291 But I'm gonna find Ayotte before he finds me. 371 00:21:38,527 --> 00:21:40,512 The last of the jailbreak files, sir. 372 00:21:40,583 --> 00:21:41,902 Excellent. 373 00:21:43,232 --> 00:21:44,967 Has something gone off in here? 374 00:21:45,044 --> 00:21:47,682 - What? - That smell. 375 00:21:47,763 --> 00:21:49,498 I don't smell anything. 376 00:21:51,215 --> 00:21:52,747 Here it is. 377 00:21:52,818 --> 00:21:55,396 Don Jail. June 10, 1890. 378 00:21:55,501 --> 00:21:57,795 Prison riot and jailbreak. 379 00:21:57,838 --> 00:22:01,212 Fire broke out in the kitchen, spread to the cell area. 380 00:22:01,288 --> 00:22:02,988 Two prisoners managed to scale a wall. 381 00:22:03,067 --> 00:22:04,242 Suspected escapees 382 00:22:04,321 --> 00:22:05,949 are Carson O'Day and Daniel Vitacelli. 383 00:22:06,029 --> 00:22:08,667 I believe those two are still on the loose, sir. 384 00:22:08,748 --> 00:22:10,828 Badly charred body of one inmate was found, 385 00:22:10,910 --> 00:22:13,584 that of Walter Ayotte, convicted murderer. 386 00:22:14,639 --> 00:22:16,029 How badly charred, I wonder. 387 00:22:16,102 --> 00:22:18,123 Badly enough that the doctor doing the postmortem 388 00:22:18,194 --> 00:22:19,727 may have mistaken his identity? 389 00:22:19,798 --> 00:22:22,758 Only one way to find out. I want that body exhumed. 390 00:22:22,830 --> 00:22:24,886 Right away. And you, sir? 391 00:22:24,956 --> 00:22:27,535 I'm going to try to determine Judge Scott's whereabouts 392 00:22:27,606 --> 00:22:28,817 before he was killed. 393 00:22:30,743 --> 00:22:32,479 Come on! Come on! 394 00:22:32,556 --> 00:22:34,777 Hey. What's all this, then? 395 00:22:35,762 --> 00:22:38,864 Well, well, well. If it isn't Delmer Ward. 396 00:22:38,934 --> 00:22:40,955 Pleasure to see you again, Delmer. 397 00:22:43,187 --> 00:22:45,172 I see the feeling's not mutual. 398 00:22:45,245 --> 00:22:47,537 But I'm sure that I'll soon win you 'round. 399 00:22:47,614 --> 00:22:48,791 Get him in the back, lads. 400 00:22:48,869 --> 00:22:50,854 Come on. 401 00:23:00,128 --> 00:23:03,990 Judge Scott was a gentleman through and through. 402 00:23:04,067 --> 00:23:06,432 I can't imagine who would want him dead. 403 00:23:06,507 --> 00:23:09,109 Had he recently mentioned a man named Ayotte? 404 00:23:09,191 --> 00:23:10,201 No. 405 00:23:10,271 --> 00:23:13,017 - Nothing unusual? - No. 406 00:23:13,095 --> 00:23:15,639 What about the judge's family... his wife, children... 407 00:23:15,710 --> 00:23:17,135 Might they be able to help me? 408 00:23:17,208 --> 00:23:20,025 Mrs. Scott passed on several years ago. 409 00:23:20,101 --> 00:23:22,466 It was a great tragedy for the judge. 410 00:23:22,542 --> 00:23:24,834 They didn't have any children. 411 00:23:24,912 --> 00:23:26,992 Female troubles, I heard. 412 00:23:28,049 --> 00:23:30,627 What can you tell me about the judge's activities that day? 413 00:23:30,698 --> 00:23:33,764 He was in court and then left at end of day. 414 00:23:33,835 --> 00:23:36,795 - Nothing out of the ordinary? - No. 415 00:23:37,914 --> 00:23:39,684 Wait. 416 00:23:39,761 --> 00:23:41,912 Wait, there was that telephone call. 417 00:23:41,993 --> 00:23:43,454 What about it? 418 00:23:43,526 --> 00:23:46,973 The judge received a telephone call about half past 4:00. 419 00:23:47,047 --> 00:23:50,078 And there was something unusual about this call? 420 00:23:50,149 --> 00:23:53,380 Well, I-I'm just the judge's secretary, 421 00:23:53,460 --> 00:23:56,621 but, uh, it was from a woman. 422 00:23:56,702 --> 00:23:59,376 Do you have any idea who placed the call? 423 00:23:59,491 --> 00:24:04,506 No. But, uh, whoever it was, she sounded upset. 424 00:24:09,286 --> 00:24:12,839 So, me old mucker, anything coming back to you? 425 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:14,646 Any sudden rush of memories? 426 00:24:17,337 --> 00:24:20,225 I can do this a lot longer than you can. 427 00:24:24,205 --> 00:24:25,940 Have it your way, then. 428 00:24:31,176 --> 00:24:34,824 I relent. I relent. 429 00:24:34,906 --> 00:24:36,332 Good boy, Delmer. 430 00:24:36,405 --> 00:24:38,520 Good boy. 431 00:24:43,063 --> 00:24:44,073 George. 432 00:24:44,143 --> 00:24:46,020 Judge Scott received a telephone call 433 00:24:46,096 --> 00:24:47,237 the afternoon he was murdered. 434 00:24:47,315 --> 00:24:48,979 I need you to find out where it came from. 435 00:24:49,058 --> 00:24:52,125 - That can be done? - I don't see why not. 436 00:24:52,195 --> 00:24:53,728 Murdoch. 437 00:24:53,799 --> 00:24:56,270 You may have your fancy-dan way of doing things, 438 00:24:56,343 --> 00:24:59,410 but sometimes my way can be very effective. 439 00:25:11,542 --> 00:25:14,144 He's been here recently. It's still fresh. 440 00:25:14,225 --> 00:25:17,256 Sergeant Mulligan, I want every available man 441 00:25:17,327 --> 00:25:19,383 searching the surrounding area. 442 00:25:19,454 --> 00:25:21,961 Someone's tipped Ayotte off. 443 00:25:22,033 --> 00:25:23,661 But who? 444 00:25:23,741 --> 00:25:27,984 We've got Ward still locked up tight down at the station, so... 445 00:25:31,479 --> 00:25:33,535 - Sir, wait! - What? 446 00:25:33,606 --> 00:25:34,997 Trip wire. 447 00:25:36,533 --> 00:25:39,208 May I see your walking stick? 448 00:25:39,288 --> 00:25:40,606 Pardon me. 449 00:25:47,549 --> 00:25:48,940 Bloody hell. 450 00:25:56,682 --> 00:25:58,107 Aah! 451 00:25:58,180 --> 00:25:59,607 Come here, Delmer! Come here! 452 00:26:03,095 --> 00:26:05,876 You set me up, you shifty little bastard! 453 00:26:05,988 --> 00:26:08,804 Now I'm gonna tell you something, sunshine. 454 00:26:08,846 --> 00:26:10,760 I'm gonna make you wish you hadn't! 455 00:26:10,833 --> 00:26:14,316 Now, where is Ayotte really at?! 456 00:26:14,390 --> 00:26:15,460 Huh?! 457 00:26:15,540 --> 00:26:18,641 Go ahead. Do your worst. 458 00:26:18,711 --> 00:26:23,478 I'd rather take my chances with you than face Ayotte's knife. 459 00:26:33,003 --> 00:26:35,059 Ayotte and Ward. 460 00:26:35,130 --> 00:26:37,007 They were in this together. 461 00:26:41,543 --> 00:26:43,623 They knew that I'd come to Ward looking for Ayotte, 462 00:26:43,705 --> 00:26:45,725 and they knew that I'd be eager. 463 00:26:45,796 --> 00:26:47,496 Perhaps too eager. 464 00:26:47,574 --> 00:26:50,462 But I won't be making the same mistake again. 465 00:26:50,537 --> 00:26:51,892 Sir, it's clear Delmer Ward 466 00:26:51,966 --> 00:26:53,427 won't be telling you anything further. 467 00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:55,032 Oh, he'll talk, all right. 468 00:26:55,103 --> 00:26:56,208 Should he not? 469 00:26:56,288 --> 00:26:57,950 Well, then, some other bugger will! 470 00:26:58,031 --> 00:26:59,731 With all due respect, sir, 471 00:26:59,809 --> 00:27:01,794 you can beat every crooked man in this city, 472 00:27:01,865 --> 00:27:03,708 but I don't believe you'll find Ayotte that way. 473 00:27:03,783 --> 00:27:05,862 He's covered his tracks too well. 474 00:27:07,094 --> 00:27:08,342 So, what do you suggest? 475 00:27:08,419 --> 00:27:10,082 I suggest we follow the evidence. 476 00:27:10,161 --> 00:27:11,861 And just what evidence might that be? 477 00:27:11,939 --> 00:27:13,532 Well, there are a number of leads. 478 00:27:13,613 --> 00:27:16,215 But, to me, the key still seems to be the time of death. 479 00:27:16,297 --> 00:27:17,793 Yes, yes, you keep telling me this, 480 00:27:17,865 --> 00:27:19,077 but I've yet to see a result. 481 00:27:19,155 --> 00:27:21,591 If you'll bear with me, I just need a bit more time. 482 00:27:21,664 --> 00:27:23,019 I will get to the bottom of this. 483 00:27:23,093 --> 00:27:24,067 Time. 484 00:27:24,139 --> 00:27:27,134 Time's not something that I have a lot of. 485 00:27:27,208 --> 00:27:29,572 I believe it's our best course of action. 486 00:27:29,646 --> 00:27:31,239 Fine. 487 00:27:31,321 --> 00:27:34,030 But I want to know everything you come up with. Understood? 488 00:27:34,109 --> 00:27:35,082 Yes, of course. 489 00:27:35,155 --> 00:27:37,697 And, again, I suggest a couple of men be assigned to you. 490 00:27:37,769 --> 00:27:38,743 Sod that! 491 00:27:38,815 --> 00:27:40,550 There might not be much I can do right now. 492 00:27:40,627 --> 00:27:41,983 But if Walter Ayotte comes looking 493 00:27:42,057 --> 00:27:43,827 and expects me to go quietly, 494 00:27:43,904 --> 00:27:45,460 then he's got another think coming. 495 00:27:56,661 --> 00:27:57,695 Detective. 496 00:27:59,521 --> 00:28:01,362 What on Earth is that odor? 497 00:28:01,438 --> 00:28:03,909 Perhaps something has died in the walls. 498 00:28:03,981 --> 00:28:05,787 A mouse or a rat or something. 499 00:28:05,863 --> 00:28:07,671 I don't think there's any perhaps about it. 500 00:28:07,746 --> 00:28:08,779 How can you stand it? 501 00:28:08,862 --> 00:28:10,526 I suppose I've become accustomed to it. 502 00:28:10,641 --> 00:28:12,862 Yeah, or lost your sense of smell. 503 00:28:12,905 --> 00:28:15,341 - Shall we step outside? - Yes. 504 00:28:16,565 --> 00:28:18,966 Oh, much better. 505 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:20,632 I've finished with the exhumed remains. 506 00:28:20,713 --> 00:28:21,723 Ah. And? 507 00:28:21,794 --> 00:28:23,874 The bone structure is too small to be Ayotte. 508 00:28:23,956 --> 00:28:27,545 But it is consistent with one of the other escapees... Vitacelli. 509 00:28:27,615 --> 00:28:29,980 So Vitacelli is killed, his body burned. 510 00:28:30,056 --> 00:28:31,755 The doctor performing the postmortem 511 00:28:31,833 --> 00:28:34,828 misidentifies the corpse as Ayotte, allowing him to escape. 512 00:28:34,901 --> 00:28:37,052 I find it hard to believe a doctor worth his letters 513 00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:38,867 would make that kind of mistake. 514 00:28:38,944 --> 00:28:40,476 So do I. Let me look into it. 515 00:28:40,547 --> 00:28:41,653 I'd appreciate that. 516 00:28:41,733 --> 00:28:44,621 - So is it true? - Is what true? 517 00:28:46,054 --> 00:28:47,861 That you've applied for a new position. 518 00:28:48,983 --> 00:28:50,266 Yes. 519 00:28:51,980 --> 00:28:55,046 Well, I-I would be sorry to see you leave. 520 00:28:55,117 --> 00:28:57,625 Sir? Sir. 521 00:28:58,744 --> 00:29:01,631 It took some work, but I found Judge Scott's caller. 522 00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:03,964 I think I'll call the technique I used "tracing. " 523 00:29:04,041 --> 00:29:06,893 I had the operator literally trace the wires 524 00:29:06,969 --> 00:29:08,288 from the switchboard. 525 00:29:08,364 --> 00:29:10,170 Yes, yes, fine. Do you have a name? 526 00:29:10,247 --> 00:29:13,515 I do. And it may surprise you. 527 00:29:15,301 --> 00:29:17,939 So why did you call Judge Scott? 528 00:29:18,019 --> 00:29:22,155 I needed some advice... legal advice. 529 00:29:22,238 --> 00:29:27,847 And so I called Henry, and he agreed to come by the house. 530 00:29:27,919 --> 00:29:30,556 When I saw the paper the next day... 531 00:29:40,015 --> 00:29:43,627 First Percy. And now Henry. 532 00:29:43,710 --> 00:29:45,623 What time did Judge Scott arrive? 533 00:29:45,696 --> 00:29:47,644 Straight after he'd finished work. 534 00:29:47,719 --> 00:29:49,799 - How long did he stay? - Perhaps half an hour. 535 00:29:49,879 --> 00:29:52,279 Did he give any indication as to where he was going? 536 00:29:52,354 --> 00:29:55,277 Home. I remember he said he had had a long day. 537 00:29:55,352 --> 00:29:57,574 - Did he seem anxious, off? - No. 538 00:29:59,151 --> 00:30:01,861 This advice you were seeking... What was it? 539 00:30:01,939 --> 00:30:06,599 Percy had made a large investment just before he died. 540 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,973 Practically all of our savings. 541 00:30:09,051 --> 00:30:11,344 An investment. What kind? 542 00:30:11,422 --> 00:30:12,776 That... 543 00:30:14,105 --> 00:30:17,860 ...pardon my language... darned motorcycle business. 544 00:30:17,974 --> 00:30:19,330 With Dr. Birkins? 545 00:30:19,370 --> 00:30:23,267 What if the venture fails? I could be left destitute. 546 00:30:23,342 --> 00:30:26,372 And so I asked Henry for advice. 547 00:30:26,444 --> 00:30:29,120 This investment... It was a surprise to you? 548 00:30:29,199 --> 00:30:30,934 I knew that Percy was considering it, 549 00:30:31,011 --> 00:30:33,483 but I hoped that he had changed his mind. 550 00:30:33,556 --> 00:30:34,982 Why? 551 00:30:42,235 --> 00:30:45,122 He was concerned about a previous venture 552 00:30:45,198 --> 00:30:46,861 that had not gone so well. 553 00:30:46,941 --> 00:30:49,579 This previous venture... Do you know what it was? 554 00:30:50,879 --> 00:30:52,163 I don't know. 555 00:30:52,239 --> 00:30:55,756 Only that it was another one of Dr. Birkins' inventions. 556 00:30:56,632 --> 00:30:57,808 Look at this. 557 00:30:57,886 --> 00:30:59,942 The self-pouring teapot. 558 00:31:00,012 --> 00:31:02,092 Pours a steaming-hot cup of tea 559 00:31:02,174 --> 00:31:04,848 without you ever having to touch the pot. 560 00:31:06,183 --> 00:31:08,263 Thank God. 561 00:31:08,344 --> 00:31:10,946 What will they think of next? 562 00:31:11,028 --> 00:31:12,560 Oh, you'll like this one, sir. 563 00:31:12,631 --> 00:31:15,662 A bicycle tire is engraved with lettering 564 00:31:15,734 --> 00:31:17,885 so that you can leave messages behind 565 00:31:17,964 --> 00:31:19,664 when you ride through the mud. 566 00:31:19,742 --> 00:31:21,298 George. 567 00:31:25,493 --> 00:31:29,391 So I heard you were interviewed for that inspector's position. 568 00:31:31,175 --> 00:31:33,813 Obviously, a very poorly kept secret. 569 00:31:33,895 --> 00:31:38,351 Well, on behalf of myself and the lads, it's, uh... 570 00:31:38,425 --> 00:31:39,982 It's been an honor working with you. 571 00:31:40,063 --> 00:31:41,490 It was just an interview, George. 572 00:31:41,563 --> 00:31:42,775 Oh, you're a shoo-in, sir. 573 00:31:44,107 --> 00:31:46,686 Let's just concentrate on the task at hand, shall we? 574 00:31:49,998 --> 00:31:51,496 Ah, here it is. 575 00:31:53,101 --> 00:31:58,711 "Dr. G. Birkins, applicant. Patent number 405060." 576 00:31:58,782 --> 00:32:00,730 - What's it for? - Corn shards. 577 00:32:00,804 --> 00:32:03,692 "A breakfast product made from reconstituted corn pulp, 578 00:32:03,767 --> 00:32:06,097 meant to be eaten with cold milk. " 579 00:32:06,172 --> 00:32:09,512 That sounds revolting. 580 00:32:09,588 --> 00:32:13,273 You know, I had an idea once to put meat in a can. 581 00:32:13,354 --> 00:32:14,423 Think about it. 582 00:32:14,503 --> 00:32:18,021 You could send it halfway across the world if you wanted to. 583 00:32:39,776 --> 00:32:41,796 Corn shards weren't a bad idea. 584 00:32:41,866 --> 00:32:44,445 I'm sure they would have taken off if that Kellogg fellow 585 00:32:44,515 --> 00:32:46,357 hadn't got his product on the market first. 586 00:32:46,433 --> 00:32:48,240 Causing your venture to fail. 587 00:32:48,315 --> 00:32:50,573 That and my backers getting cold feet. 588 00:32:50,651 --> 00:32:52,801 I think they made a very large mistake. 589 00:32:52,881 --> 00:32:55,733 But only time will tell. 590 00:32:55,809 --> 00:32:59,743 Had Mr. Pollack gotten cold feet about the motorcycle venture? 591 00:32:59,818 --> 00:33:02,705 Percy had questions. Any good businessman would. 592 00:33:02,781 --> 00:33:04,029 Is that what you two discussed 593 00:33:04,105 --> 00:33:05,495 when he came out to meet with you? 594 00:33:05,569 --> 00:33:06,675 It came up. 595 00:33:06,754 --> 00:33:08,775 But we ironed out our differences. 596 00:33:08,846 --> 00:33:11,139 So he decided to make a sizable investment? 597 00:33:11,217 --> 00:33:12,227 $5,000. 598 00:33:12,298 --> 00:33:14,246 - That's a fortune. - Well, to some. 599 00:33:14,319 --> 00:33:16,862 To others, those with foresight, 600 00:33:16,933 --> 00:33:19,013 the rewards far exceeded the risk. 601 00:33:19,095 --> 00:33:21,495 And what was Mr. Pollack's investment to accomplish? 602 00:33:21,569 --> 00:33:23,196 The final adjustments to the prototype 603 00:33:23,312 --> 00:33:24,870 in the first phase of production. 604 00:33:24,916 --> 00:33:28,017 Look, the bank wired the money through the day after we met. 605 00:33:37,464 --> 00:33:40,174 So the money arrived the day after they met? 606 00:33:40,253 --> 00:33:43,355 Yes. Also the day after he was last seen alive. 607 00:33:43,425 --> 00:33:44,981 - Curious, isn't it? - Mmh. 608 00:33:45,063 --> 00:33:46,239 But how does it affect matters? 609 00:33:46,319 --> 00:33:48,921 The time of death was determined to be a few days later. 610 00:33:49,002 --> 00:33:50,844 Something about that is bothering me as well. 611 00:33:50,919 --> 00:33:53,035 Surely you're not questioning Dr. Ogden's finding. 612 00:33:53,115 --> 00:33:54,126 Not at all. 613 00:33:54,196 --> 00:33:57,322 I believe her interpretation of the facts was accurate. 614 00:33:57,403 --> 00:33:59,768 But she can only reach an accurate conclusion 615 00:33:59,843 --> 00:34:02,422 if provided with all of the necessary information. 616 00:34:02,492 --> 00:34:04,193 And how much information was she missing? 617 00:34:04,270 --> 00:34:06,634 I'm not completely certain. Yet. 618 00:34:06,710 --> 00:34:08,445 However, if I'm not mistaken, 619 00:34:08,522 --> 00:34:10,258 I believe the stork has paid me a visit. 620 00:34:10,334 --> 00:34:11,440 Of sorts. 621 00:34:17,795 --> 00:34:19,780 William. You wanted to see me? 622 00:34:19,851 --> 00:34:21,693 Oh, my! 623 00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:24,584 I really must insist that you do something 624 00:34:24,662 --> 00:34:26,539 about whatever has died in your walls! 625 00:34:26,649 --> 00:34:28,942 Nothing has died. 626 00:34:29,682 --> 00:34:30,787 It's liver rotting. 627 00:34:30,867 --> 00:34:32,328 I've been conducting an experiment, 628 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,480 and you're just in time. 629 00:34:34,561 --> 00:34:38,567 The pupae recovered from Pollack's wound have hatched. 630 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,446 June bugs. 631 00:34:42,544 --> 00:34:44,136 According to this, the pupal form 632 00:34:44,217 --> 00:34:45,952 has an 18-day incubation period 633 00:34:46,030 --> 00:34:47,527 before hatching into adult beetles. 634 00:34:48,852 --> 00:34:52,501 The june bug pupae virtually all hatch on the same day. 635 00:34:52,583 --> 00:34:55,400 Yes, I spoke to an entomologist at the University of Toronto, 636 00:34:55,476 --> 00:34:57,876 and he told me that they all hatched five days ago. 637 00:34:57,951 --> 00:34:59,828 But your june bugs hatched today. 638 00:34:59,903 --> 00:35:02,826 Yes. What could cause that? 639 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:04,956 Well, there could be a number of factors 640 00:35:05,026 --> 00:35:07,213 that could cause a delay in their development, I suppose. 641 00:35:07,293 --> 00:35:08,992 A cold snap, for example. 642 00:35:09,071 --> 00:35:11,363 But the weather has been singularly hot. 643 00:35:19,318 --> 00:35:20,780 Percy Pollack was stabbed. 644 00:35:22,386 --> 00:35:25,202 His body was left on the ground for some time. 645 00:35:25,278 --> 00:35:28,619 That's how the june bug pupae got into the wound. 646 00:35:28,730 --> 00:35:30,679 But something delayed their hatching. 647 00:35:30,717 --> 00:35:31,893 Sawdust. 648 00:35:32,809 --> 00:35:33,783 Excuse me? 649 00:35:33,854 --> 00:35:37,158 You told me you found sawdust on Pollack's body. 650 00:35:37,235 --> 00:35:40,122 Sawdust is used as insulation in icehouses. 651 00:35:40,198 --> 00:35:41,445 Which means Pollack's body... 652 00:35:41,523 --> 00:35:43,079 Was kept cold in an icehouse, 653 00:35:43,161 --> 00:35:45,110 causing a delay in the hatching of the june bugs. 654 00:35:45,183 --> 00:35:46,288 But more importantly, 655 00:35:46,368 --> 00:35:48,424 if we factor in the five days' delay in hatching, 656 00:35:48,495 --> 00:35:50,443 that would mean Percy was actually murdered... 657 00:35:50,516 --> 00:35:52,667 The very night he was to have left Toronto. 658 00:35:52,746 --> 00:35:54,933 And that changes everything. 659 00:36:02,820 --> 00:36:04,247 Like I told you before, Detective, 660 00:36:04,319 --> 00:36:05,745 I took that fellow out to the farm 661 00:36:05,818 --> 00:36:07,518 and then dropped him at the train station. 662 00:36:07,596 --> 00:36:09,652 Yes, well, now please think hard. 663 00:36:09,722 --> 00:36:11,778 When your fare came back outside, 664 00:36:11,849 --> 00:36:14,629 did you actually see his face? 665 00:36:17,287 --> 00:36:20,174 Now that I recall, it was a bit strange. 666 00:36:20,249 --> 00:36:22,722 - What was strange? - Well, it was a warm evening. 667 00:36:22,794 --> 00:36:25,301 But he had his collar turned up and his hat pulled low 668 00:36:25,374 --> 00:36:26,550 like he'd taken a chill. 669 00:36:26,629 --> 00:36:29,624 So it may not have been Mr. Pollack. 670 00:36:29,696 --> 00:36:31,644 I suppose not. 671 00:36:36,388 --> 00:36:38,051 So you're saying that Pollack died 672 00:36:38,131 --> 00:36:40,044 the night he was supposed to get on the train. 673 00:36:40,118 --> 00:36:43,185 I don't think Mr. Pollack ever made it to the train station. 674 00:36:43,256 --> 00:36:44,848 So he was killed at Birkins' farm, 675 00:36:44,928 --> 00:36:47,436 and then someone impersonating him got into the cab. 676 00:36:47,508 --> 00:36:49,563 Which would seem to suggest some association 677 00:36:49,634 --> 00:36:51,406 between Ayotte and Dr. Birkins. 678 00:36:51,481 --> 00:36:53,668 Why would Birkins want Percy Pollack dead? 679 00:36:53,747 --> 00:36:55,482 Mr. Pollack was having reservations 680 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:56,701 about the business deal. 681 00:36:56,780 --> 00:36:58,407 I believe he wanted out. 682 00:36:58,488 --> 00:37:00,853 So Birkins has Ayotte kill Pollack 683 00:37:00,929 --> 00:37:02,520 to keep him from backing out of the deal. 684 00:37:02,601 --> 00:37:04,859 Yes, but Dr. Birkins still needed Mr. Pollack's money. 685 00:37:04,937 --> 00:37:08,099 So he put the body on ice, delaying the time of death, 686 00:37:08,178 --> 00:37:09,985 until the transaction was completed. 687 00:37:10,062 --> 00:37:11,166 And then Pollack's found 688 00:37:11,246 --> 00:37:12,982 tragically murdered just days later. 689 00:37:13,059 --> 00:37:14,794 Never to see the results of his investment. 690 00:37:14,871 --> 00:37:17,271 I'd like to revisit the suspected crime scene. 691 00:37:17,346 --> 00:37:44,148 Keep an eye out, me old mucker. 692 00:37:50,322 --> 00:37:53,447 Ah, the Ayotte postmortem files. Thank you. 693 00:38:07,541 --> 00:38:08,717 Inspector? 694 00:38:09,982 --> 00:38:12,061 Chief Constable. Please come in. 695 00:38:12,142 --> 00:38:14,960 - Can I get you tea, sir? - No, thank you. 696 00:38:15,035 --> 00:38:16,913 I'm looking for Detective Murdoch. 697 00:38:16,987 --> 00:38:20,054 He's off investigating a new development in the Pollack case. 698 00:38:20,125 --> 00:38:21,266 New development, eh? 699 00:38:21,345 --> 00:38:22,877 Yes, we have reason to believe 700 00:38:22,947 --> 00:38:24,860 that Walter Ayotte wasn't acting alone. 701 00:38:24,934 --> 00:38:26,741 He's looking into it as we speak. 702 00:38:26,817 --> 00:38:28,588 Murdoch. 703 00:38:28,666 --> 00:38:30,401 Good copper. 704 00:38:31,454 --> 00:38:33,081 But it'll be a bloody cold day in hell 705 00:38:33,162 --> 00:38:36,774 before a papist becomes an inspector in my police force. 706 00:38:36,891 --> 00:38:39,778 Sir, Detective Murdoch is quite exceptional. 707 00:38:39,819 --> 00:38:42,422 - The fact that he's Catholic... - Thomas. 708 00:38:45,432 --> 00:38:47,202 You're an ambitious man. 709 00:38:47,279 --> 00:38:49,429 And I can see someday you being an alderman 710 00:38:49,509 --> 00:38:50,972 or maybe even a mayor. 711 00:38:52,264 --> 00:38:55,045 But Toronto is a Protestant city. 712 00:38:57,631 --> 00:39:01,149 - You'd be wise to remember that. - Yes, sir. 713 00:39:02,442 --> 00:39:04,843 Give Murdoch the news for me. 714 00:39:06,764 --> 00:39:08,154 Prick. 715 00:39:31,444 --> 00:39:34,260 - Take no chances. Understood? - Yes, sir. 716 00:39:45,909 --> 00:39:47,015 Dr. Ogden. 717 00:39:47,095 --> 00:39:49,211 Inspector, I was looking for Detective Murdoch. 718 00:39:49,291 --> 00:39:52,321 Detective Murdoch is conducting an investigation. 719 00:39:52,392 --> 00:39:54,900 - Can I be of any help? - Perhaps. 720 00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:58,449 I was puzzled by the postmortem 721 00:39:58,528 --> 00:40:00,476 done on Ayotte's body after the jailbreak, 722 00:40:00,549 --> 00:40:02,498 so I began looking through the medical records. 723 00:40:02,571 --> 00:40:03,854 Did you find anything? 724 00:40:03,931 --> 00:40:06,011 I'm not sure. It may just be a coincidence. 725 00:40:06,091 --> 00:40:08,384 Coppers don't believe in coincidences. 726 00:40:09,717 --> 00:40:13,020 The postmortem was performed by Dr. Sherman. 727 00:40:13,098 --> 00:40:14,726 He's dead now, but Dr. Sherman... 728 00:40:14,807 --> 00:40:18,562 He shared his practice with Dr. Gilbert Birkins. 729 00:40:19,756 --> 00:40:21,634 That's very interesting, Doctor. 730 00:40:21,709 --> 00:40:23,764 Yes, I-I tried to get him on the telephone, 731 00:40:23,834 --> 00:40:25,332 but he's busy at his practice. 732 00:40:25,403 --> 00:40:27,483 At his practice? 733 00:40:27,564 --> 00:40:30,166 I think I'll pay the good doctor a visit. 734 00:40:35,930 --> 00:40:37,878 No one, sir. They seem to be long gone. 735 00:40:37,951 --> 00:40:39,413 George, is there an icehouse here? 736 00:40:39,485 --> 00:40:41,779 There is, but I've searched it already. 737 00:40:58,482 --> 00:41:00,740 As you can see, there's no one here. 738 00:41:03,084 --> 00:41:04,962 Give me a hand, George. 739 00:41:05,035 --> 00:41:06,568 What are we looking for, sir? 740 00:41:08,033 --> 00:41:11,931 I believe Percy Pollack's body was stored somewhere cold. 741 00:41:12,810 --> 00:41:13,914 Most likely here. 742 00:41:13,994 --> 00:41:16,431 But how would Ayotte know to keep the body cold? 743 00:41:16,504 --> 00:41:19,321 He wouldn't. But Dr. Birkins would. 744 00:41:19,397 --> 00:41:22,320 Then they're in on it together? 745 00:41:26,996 --> 00:41:29,326 Jesus Christ. 746 00:41:31,005 --> 00:41:33,583 Well, we've found Walter Ayotte. 747 00:41:35,118 --> 00:41:36,651 So if Ayotte's dead... 748 00:41:37,836 --> 00:41:39,643 Then the killer must be Dr. Birkins. 749 00:41:39,719 --> 00:41:42,916 - May I help you? - Inspector Thomas Brackenreid. 750 00:41:42,996 --> 00:41:45,919 It's regarding the murder of Percy Pollack. 751 00:41:45,994 --> 00:41:49,096 I see. Please, come in. 752 00:41:51,431 --> 00:41:53,131 Thank you. 753 00:41:54,778 --> 00:41:56,062 George, we have a problem. 754 00:41:56,137 --> 00:41:58,574 Inspector Brackenreid is conducting a personal interview 755 00:41:58,647 --> 00:41:59,823 with Dr. Birkins. 756 00:41:59,903 --> 00:42:02,933 He doesn't know that... The inspector's in grave danger. 757 00:42:03,004 --> 00:42:05,155 - We have to hurry. - Wait, wait. 758 00:42:05,235 --> 00:42:07,814 We don't have time for that. 759 00:42:22,524 --> 00:42:23,735 I don't know what I can tell you 760 00:42:23,814 --> 00:42:25,870 that I haven't told Detective Murdoch already. 761 00:42:25,940 --> 00:42:27,603 Well, I've uncovered some information 762 00:42:27,683 --> 00:42:30,156 that he's not aware of. 763 00:42:30,229 --> 00:42:31,299 Oh? 764 00:42:31,379 --> 00:42:33,815 It concerns Dr. Sherman. 765 00:42:36,363 --> 00:42:37,503 What about him? 766 00:42:37,583 --> 00:42:40,055 You two used to share this practice, I believe. 767 00:42:41,209 --> 00:42:42,384 What of it? 768 00:42:42,462 --> 00:42:45,314 Well, Dr. Sherman carried out a postmortem 769 00:42:45,391 --> 00:42:47,019 on a man named Walter Ayotte. 770 00:42:56,092 --> 00:42:57,756 The only problem is 771 00:42:57,836 --> 00:43:00,831 that he didn't actually perform the postmortem, did he? 772 00:43:03,866 --> 00:43:05,565 What are you talking about? 773 00:43:05,644 --> 00:43:08,353 Well, his name's on the death certificate. 774 00:43:08,432 --> 00:43:10,380 But you were the one who actually performed it. 775 00:43:10,454 --> 00:43:12,747 That's how you knew that Walter Ayotte was still alive. 776 00:43:12,824 --> 00:43:16,437 This is absurd. 777 00:43:17,425 --> 00:43:20,277 Percy wanted to pull out of your little motorcycle venture. 778 00:43:20,354 --> 00:43:22,754 But you needed his cash, so you tracked down Ayotte 779 00:43:22,828 --> 00:43:25,158 and got him to do your dirty work for you. 780 00:43:27,603 --> 00:43:29,304 It was the perfect setup. 781 00:43:29,382 --> 00:43:31,532 Ayotte got his revenge, 782 00:43:31,612 --> 00:43:33,348 and you solved your cash problems. 783 00:43:33,424 --> 00:43:35,504 All you had to do was alter the time of the death. 784 00:43:35,586 --> 00:43:37,250 We were about to change the world. 785 00:43:37,328 --> 00:43:40,489 Percy was worried about a few dollars. 786 00:43:40,570 --> 00:43:42,721 You think I could just let him back out? 787 00:43:42,802 --> 00:43:43,978 What about Henry Scott? 788 00:43:44,057 --> 00:43:45,719 He didn't have anything to do with this. 789 00:43:45,799 --> 00:43:48,270 I never meant for anything to happen to him. 790 00:43:52,597 --> 00:43:56,316 Look, I never wanted anyone to die. 791 00:43:56,396 --> 00:43:58,131 Not even Percy. 792 00:43:58,208 --> 00:43:59,492 Where's Ayotte? 793 00:44:00,962 --> 00:44:02,840 He had to be stopped. 794 00:44:02,913 --> 00:44:04,506 Stopped? 795 00:44:06,957 --> 00:44:08,419 Aah! 796 00:44:12,709 --> 00:44:13,683 Sir? 797 00:44:13,755 --> 00:44:16,917 Murdoch. Good timing. 798 00:44:21,563 --> 00:44:23,227 Well, maybe not. 799 00:44:32,997 --> 00:44:34,529 - Detective? - Yes, George. 800 00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:36,299 He's coming in. 801 00:44:38,992 --> 00:44:41,321 Hip, hip, hooray! 802 00:44:41,397 --> 00:44:44,463 Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip, hooray! 803 00:44:45,999 --> 00:44:47,531 I'm not back from the grave, 804 00:44:47,602 --> 00:44:49,587 so don't think will curry any favors with me, 805 00:44:49,658 --> 00:44:51,286 you bunch of brownnosing bastards! 806 00:44:52,621 --> 00:44:54,320 Murdoch. Get in my office. 807 00:45:01,859 --> 00:45:03,142 Close the door. 808 00:45:05,589 --> 00:45:07,216 Are you all right, sir? 809 00:45:07,297 --> 00:45:09,067 Course I'm not all right, you daft bugger. 810 00:45:09,144 --> 00:45:11,164 I've just been in hospital for two days. 811 00:45:11,235 --> 00:45:12,827 Get me a scotch. 812 00:45:13,954 --> 00:45:15,452 Birkins? 813 00:45:15,523 --> 00:45:17,365 He confessed. 814 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:19,911 Seems as though he was in financial trouble 815 00:45:19,984 --> 00:45:22,064 over this corn-shards fiasco. 816 00:45:22,146 --> 00:45:25,592 He needed money, fell in with a bad lot. 817 00:45:25,666 --> 00:45:29,315 And that is how he met Ayotte in the first place. 818 00:45:30,407 --> 00:45:32,178 And the judge? 819 00:45:32,255 --> 00:45:34,832 That was Ayotte acting on his own. 820 00:45:34,904 --> 00:45:36,187 Pull up a chair. 821 00:45:38,319 --> 00:45:41,932 And it appears you were to be next. 822 00:45:42,015 --> 00:45:45,913 But Dr. Birkins didn't want Ayotte's rampage to expose him. 823 00:45:45,989 --> 00:45:48,425 - So he killed Ayotte. - Yes. 824 00:45:48,498 --> 00:45:50,340 And he was going to dispose of the body, 825 00:45:50,415 --> 00:45:53,338 making it appear as though Ayotte had moved on or vanished. 826 00:45:53,413 --> 00:45:54,910 Leaving me looking over my shoulder 827 00:45:54,981 --> 00:45:56,300 for the rest of my life. 828 00:45:56,410 --> 00:45:58,953 I suppose so. 829 00:45:58,989 --> 00:46:02,151 Have you heard about that job yet that you applied for? 830 00:46:02,232 --> 00:46:03,932 - Not yet. - I see. 831 00:46:05,334 --> 00:46:07,912 - I'd like you to reconsider. - Sir? 832 00:46:08,959 --> 00:46:10,694 This is a good station house. 833 00:46:10,771 --> 00:46:12,364 And for reasons beyond me, 834 00:46:12,446 --> 00:46:14,525 the men seem to think the world of you. 835 00:46:14,606 --> 00:46:16,413 And it's also plain to see 836 00:46:16,489 --> 00:46:19,164 that I could clearly use a good right-hand... 837 00:46:19,243 --> 00:46:22,024 left-hand man, keep me out of trouble. 838 00:46:22,101 --> 00:46:25,024 I also suspect that, as you warned me, 839 00:46:25,099 --> 00:46:29,448 I wouldn't care much for the politics involved with the job. 840 00:46:29,525 --> 00:46:31,059 No, you wouldn't. 841 00:46:33,952 --> 00:46:36,875 In that case, it would be my honor to continue to serve here 842 00:46:36,951 --> 00:46:38,542 at Station House Number Four. 843 00:46:38,623 --> 00:46:41,749 I'll inform the chief constable of your decision. 844 00:46:41,830 --> 00:46:43,672 Thank you, sir. 845 00:46:48,662 --> 00:46:50,362 And the raise, sir? 846 00:46:50,440 --> 00:46:53,257 Don't push your luck, Murdoch. 847 00:46:53,333 --> 00:46:55,068 Right, then.