1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 AmericasCardroom.com brings poker back Million Dollar Sunday Tournament every Sunday 2 00:00:46,312 --> 00:00:48,405 Gentlemen, it is my distinct honor 3 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:50,972 to introduce our keynote speaker, 4 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:54,452 Inspector Thomas Brackenreid. 5 00:00:57,023 --> 00:00:59,617 Thank you. 6 00:00:59,659 --> 00:01:03,254 Gentlemen, those of us at Police Station Number Four 7 00:01:03,329 --> 00:01:04,990 of the Toronto Constabulary 8 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:08,626 had never been confronted by such a puzzling crime. 9 00:01:08,701 --> 00:01:12,228 The victim was found in a windowless room 10 00:01:12,305 --> 00:01:14,671 that was locked from the inside. 11 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:17,039 But that was not the most baffling part. 12 00:01:17,110 --> 00:01:19,772 The victim had been electrocuted, 13 00:01:19,846 --> 00:01:21,780 yet the room had no electricity. 14 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:31,381 All that was out of the ordinary was a shattered jar, 15 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:34,791 a chain, a wooden disc, and some foil. 16 00:01:36,896 --> 00:01:41,390 It soon became apparent that the victim had been killed 17 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:43,629 by a Leyden jar. 18 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:48,031 A question, Inspector. 19 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:50,770 Chief Constable Stockton. Of course. 20 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:52,311 What is a Leyden jar? 21 00:01:52,378 --> 00:01:55,609 Uh, it's a device for storing electric charge. 22 00:01:55,682 --> 00:01:56,944 Then it's a battery. 23 00:01:57,050 --> 00:01:59,712 No. No, it's... It's a... 24 00:01:59,752 --> 00:02:02,220 It's a capacitor. 25 00:02:03,490 --> 00:02:04,855 What's a capacitor? 26 00:02:04,924 --> 00:02:06,323 Uh... 27 00:02:06,392 --> 00:02:09,384 A device for storing electric charge. 28 00:02:09,462 --> 00:02:11,828 - Then it's a battery. - Well... 29 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:15,493 - Inspector, if I may interject - Of course. 30 00:02:15,568 --> 00:02:18,196 Detective William Murdoch, gentlemen. 31 00:02:18,271 --> 00:02:21,331 Gentlemen, both a battery and a capacitor 32 00:02:21,407 --> 00:02:22,931 do store electrical charge. 33 00:02:23,009 --> 00:02:26,740 However, a battery creates that charge internally 34 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:28,405 by chemical reaction. 35 00:02:28,481 --> 00:02:31,678 A capacitor needs an outside source of power. 36 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:35,910 So, in 1746, van Musschenbroek 37 00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:38,423 had made the same discovery that von Kleist had... 38 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:39,924 The foil inside the jar 39 00:02:39,993 --> 00:02:41,961 could store a significant electrical charge, 40 00:02:42,028 --> 00:02:43,893 in the order of hundreds of volts. 41 00:02:43,963 --> 00:02:45,294 More than enough to kill a man. 42 00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:50,559 So, in summary, there was no foul play. 43 00:02:50,637 --> 00:02:53,299 The cause of death was misadventure. 44 00:02:53,373 --> 00:02:55,034 Good God, man. 45 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:57,838 How did you ever come up with such a conclusion? 46 00:03:09,956 --> 00:03:13,119 Sometimes these things just come to me. 47 00:03:15,328 --> 00:03:16,590 Thank you, Detective. 48 00:03:18,464 --> 00:03:20,762 Now, might I suggest that we take a short break 49 00:03:20,833 --> 00:03:24,064 for tea and cake and maybe a wee dram, gentlemen? 50 00:03:29,209 --> 00:03:31,507 Detective, might I have a word? 51 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:33,739 Yes, sir. Of course. 52 00:03:38,985 --> 00:03:41,249 "These things just come to me. " 53 00:03:41,321 --> 00:03:42,754 I'm sorry. 54 00:03:42,822 --> 00:03:44,687 I did not mean to commandeer that meeting, sir. 55 00:03:44,757 --> 00:03:47,851 Forget it, Murdoch. I'm used to you and your ideas by now. 56 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:53,089 What did Stockton want to speak to you about? 57 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:55,361 He suggested I apply for the inspector position 58 00:03:55,435 --> 00:03:57,164 coming open at Station Number Three. 59 00:03:57,270 --> 00:03:58,396 You, an inspector? 60 00:03:58,438 --> 00:04:00,269 I think my record speaks for itself. 61 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:02,035 Murdoch, you're a bloody good copper, 62 00:04:02,108 --> 00:04:04,201 and you've got a mind like no one else I've ever met. 63 00:04:04,277 --> 00:04:05,301 But trust me... 64 00:04:05,378 --> 00:04:07,744 You're not cut out for the shite that comes with the job. 65 00:04:07,814 --> 00:04:09,304 Perhaps. 66 00:04:09,382 --> 00:04:11,577 But I could use the raise in pay. 67 00:04:11,651 --> 00:04:14,415 And I suppose the change in scenery could do me good. 68 00:04:14,487 --> 00:04:16,978 What, are we not good enough for you at Station Number Four? 69 00:04:17,056 --> 00:04:18,853 No, no. Not at all. It's just that... 70 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:21,951 Well, as you know, I've had some challenges as of late. 71 00:04:22,028 --> 00:04:24,087 Yes, yes. Well, suit yourself. 72 00:04:24,163 --> 00:04:26,131 But don't say I didn't warn you. 73 00:04:28,601 --> 00:04:30,432 Thank you, sir. 74 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:41,813 Inspector, there was a trunk delivered for you. 75 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:42,939 This note came with it. 76 00:04:43,016 --> 00:04:44,347 Right. 77 00:04:44,417 --> 00:04:47,352 Whatever's in there is, uh, quite substantial. 78 00:04:49,989 --> 00:04:52,048 Open it, Crabtree. 79 00:05:03,836 --> 00:05:05,633 Oh, my God. 80 00:05:19,185 --> 00:05:20,482 Have you finished with the trunk? 81 00:05:20,553 --> 00:05:21,952 Yes, for now. 82 00:05:22,021 --> 00:05:23,249 Gentlemen. 83 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:36,730 His name is Pollack. Percival Pollack. 84 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:38,737 - The lawyer? - Yes. 85 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:41,535 When can I expect your report, Doctor Ogden? 86 00:05:41,607 --> 00:05:43,802 I'll perform the postmortem right away. 87 00:05:43,876 --> 00:05:45,173 Thank you. 88 00:05:50,717 --> 00:05:52,582 Murdoch. 89 00:05:59,125 --> 00:06:02,686 What kind of man delivers a corpse to a police station? 90 00:06:03,596 --> 00:06:05,427 "Dear Inspector Brackenreid, 91 00:06:05,498 --> 00:06:06,760 have you missed me? 92 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:08,892 Percy did. I paid him a visit. " 93 00:06:08,968 --> 00:06:09,900 He's taunting me. 94 00:06:09,969 --> 00:06:12,096 This note would suggest you, the killer, and the victim 95 00:06:12,171 --> 00:06:13,365 had a relationship of some sort. 96 00:06:13,439 --> 00:06:15,703 Percy Pollack and I have crossed paths with lots of men 97 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:17,766 who didn't particularly want to see the inside of a jail cell. 98 00:06:17,844 --> 00:06:19,436 Would any of them want to see you dead? 99 00:06:19,512 --> 00:06:21,480 Dozens. 100 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:24,681 Right, then. 101 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:30,550 Time to perform the messy part of the job. 102 00:06:35,361 --> 00:06:37,693 Hello, Molly. We're here to see Clara. 103 00:06:37,764 --> 00:06:39,994 No. No. 104 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:42,296 Clara. 105 00:06:42,368 --> 00:06:43,630 Clara. 106 00:06:44,837 --> 00:06:46,702 Shhh, shhh. 107 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,033 Hey. 108 00:06:49,675 --> 00:06:51,575 Shhh, shhh. 109 00:06:58,284 --> 00:06:59,478 Thank you. 110 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:01,076 This will help. 111 00:07:09,662 --> 00:07:11,960 Why would anyone do this to Percy? 112 00:07:12,031 --> 00:07:13,623 We don't know, Clara. 113 00:07:13,699 --> 00:07:16,964 Mrs. Pollack, had he any trouble with any cases recently? 114 00:07:17,036 --> 00:07:18,401 An accused, perhaps? 115 00:07:19,605 --> 00:07:21,937 He was a lawyer. There was always little things. 116 00:07:22,008 --> 00:07:26,069 But nothing that would suggest... this. 117 00:07:26,145 --> 00:07:27,874 When was the last time you saw him? 118 00:07:27,947 --> 00:07:30,347 - A week ago. - A week ago? 119 00:07:30,416 --> 00:07:33,613 He was taking the train to Montreal. 120 00:07:33,686 --> 00:07:35,711 Something to do with some case. 121 00:07:35,788 --> 00:07:37,585 Wait. 122 00:07:37,657 --> 00:07:40,217 He was going to make a stop before leaving. 123 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:41,487 Any idea where? 124 00:07:41,561 --> 00:07:45,497 At a business meeting. 125 00:07:45,565 --> 00:07:47,089 Outside of Mimico. 126 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,599 You have an address? 127 00:07:50,603 --> 00:07:53,231 Thomas, I think I'm going to be sick. 128 00:07:55,007 --> 00:07:56,372 Thank you, Molly. 129 00:08:03,916 --> 00:08:05,178 Will she be all right? 130 00:08:05,251 --> 00:08:08,084 She has a sister coming to stay with her. 131 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:11,021 There's no way Percy Pollack was in that trunk for a week. 132 00:08:11,090 --> 00:08:12,318 No. 133 00:08:12,391 --> 00:08:14,825 We need to know when he died and where he was in the interim. 134 00:08:14,894 --> 00:08:16,828 Doctor Ogden will supply the time of death. 135 00:08:16,896 --> 00:08:18,295 I'll retrace his steps. 136 00:08:18,364 --> 00:08:20,161 I'll go over the cases Percy and I worked on, 137 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:21,495 see if I can come up with a name. 138 00:08:21,567 --> 00:08:23,228 Very good. 139 00:08:23,302 --> 00:08:25,065 Murdoch... 140 00:08:25,137 --> 00:08:26,604 I want this bastard caught. 141 00:08:26,672 --> 00:08:28,230 Understood. 142 00:09:06,279 --> 00:09:07,746 Excuse me! 143 00:09:11,083 --> 00:09:12,607 - Excuse me. - Yes? 144 00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:13,947 Dr. Gilbert Birkins? 145 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:15,214 Yes! 146 00:09:15,288 --> 00:09:17,722 Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Police. 147 00:09:19,158 --> 00:09:22,286 Police? 148 00:09:22,361 --> 00:09:24,761 What are you doing all the way out here in Mimico? 149 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:35,298 It's the way of the future. Percy thought so too. 150 00:09:35,374 --> 00:09:36,568 Mechanical power, I mean. 151 00:09:36,642 --> 00:09:38,371 The horse is a thing of the past. 152 00:09:38,444 --> 00:09:40,969 Yes, well, a device like this has some advantages. 153 00:09:41,047 --> 00:09:42,947 Some, Detective? Why, this is liberation. 154 00:09:43,015 --> 00:09:44,710 Anyone can travel wherever they desire. 155 00:09:44,784 --> 00:09:45,910 Well, I understand, 156 00:09:45,985 --> 00:09:48,783 but a world full of mechanized vehicles like this... 157 00:09:48,854 --> 00:09:51,254 The fumes alone, let alone the roads needed to carry them... 158 00:09:51,324 --> 00:09:53,383 It's all quite manageable, if it's thought through. 159 00:09:53,459 --> 00:09:55,620 Yes, "if. " 160 00:09:55,695 --> 00:09:58,220 So you and Mr. Pollack were business associates? 161 00:10:00,199 --> 00:10:01,461 Partners. 162 00:10:01,534 --> 00:10:03,934 Pioneers in the mechanized-bicycle business. 163 00:10:04,003 --> 00:10:07,439 Percy was one of the few men I knew who shared my passion. 164 00:10:07,506 --> 00:10:09,838 Mr. Pollack visited you before he left for Montreal? 165 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:11,137 He came up for a brief meeting 166 00:10:11,210 --> 00:10:13,144 about some milling work to be done on a cylinder. 167 00:10:13,212 --> 00:10:15,373 - Was anything bothering him? - Not that I'm aware of. 168 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:18,474 No, in fact, he seemed in exceptional spirits. 169 00:10:19,318 --> 00:10:22,776 Do you know of anyone who might have wanted to harm Mr. Pollack? 170 00:10:24,390 --> 00:10:26,017 Harm Percy? 171 00:10:26,993 --> 00:10:29,291 Couldn't imagine it. 172 00:10:30,296 --> 00:10:31,456 And the last you saw of him? 173 00:10:31,530 --> 00:10:34,055 Stepping into a coach bound for the city. 174 00:10:35,768 --> 00:10:39,204 Right, then. Should I need to get in touch with you again... 175 00:10:39,271 --> 00:10:41,330 I, uh... I'm mostly here. 176 00:10:41,407 --> 00:10:43,534 I still practice medicine in Toronto. 177 00:10:43,609 --> 00:10:46,578 Even Renaissance men need to pay the bills. 178 00:10:47,980 --> 00:10:49,971 Oh. You have a telephone out here? 179 00:10:50,049 --> 00:10:51,482 In case I'm needed for my patients. 180 00:10:51,550 --> 00:10:54,314 - If you'll excuse me. - Of course. 181 00:11:07,733 --> 00:11:09,598 Yeah, I remember him. 182 00:11:09,669 --> 00:11:11,694 I took him out to a farm in Mimico. 183 00:11:11,771 --> 00:11:14,069 I remember it because there was this noisy bike 184 00:11:14,140 --> 00:11:15,835 that scared the tar out of my horse. 185 00:11:15,908 --> 00:11:19,674 - Then you came back to the city? - Dropped him at Union Station. 186 00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:55,470 Perfect timing. Just finishing with our patient. 187 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:57,038 And? 188 00:11:57,149 --> 00:11:59,117 The cause of death was massive blood loss 189 00:11:59,151 --> 00:12:01,051 due to a single puncture wound to the heart. 190 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,680 - And the weapon? - A narrow-bladed knife. 191 00:12:03,756 --> 00:12:05,280 I think the killer knew what he was doing. 192 00:12:05,357 --> 00:12:06,415 What makes you say that? 193 00:12:06,492 --> 00:12:07,925 There's no bruising around the wound. 194 00:12:07,993 --> 00:12:10,655 He realized there was no need to drive the weapon to the hilt. 195 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:12,357 As if he had done it before. 196 00:12:12,431 --> 00:12:14,126 Were there any defensive wounds? 197 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,033 None. Perhaps the killer surprised Mr. Pollack. 198 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:19,230 That, or the victim and killer knew each other. 199 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:21,603 Did you find any fibers or hairs? 200 00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:22,800 No hair. 201 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:25,537 But I did find this in the scalp. 202 00:12:27,113 --> 00:12:28,876 - Sawdust? - Precisely. 203 00:12:28,948 --> 00:12:30,540 Where did he pick that up? 204 00:12:30,616 --> 00:12:32,675 Perhaps a construction site or sawmill? 205 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,447 Anywhere where there was carpentry. 206 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:35,612 And the time of death? 207 00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:37,918 Based on decay, discoloration, rigor, 208 00:12:37,990 --> 00:12:40,015 I'd say 36 to 48 hours ago. 209 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,258 Interesting. He was last seen a week ago. 210 00:12:43,329 --> 00:12:45,627 That leaves five days unaccounted for. 211 00:12:46,732 --> 00:12:49,701 There's one last thing. I found these in the wound. 212 00:12:50,736 --> 00:12:52,203 Pupae. 213 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:56,002 - Any idea what species? - Entomology is not my field. 214 00:12:57,576 --> 00:12:58,975 Thank you for these. 215 00:12:59,044 --> 00:13:01,342 It's my pleasure. 216 00:13:04,483 --> 00:13:05,541 Could you have the operator 217 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,176 connect me to Lawson's Butchery, please? 218 00:13:07,253 --> 00:13:08,515 Right away, sir. 219 00:13:19,965 --> 00:13:20,897 Sir? 220 00:13:20,966 --> 00:13:24,231 Chief Constable Stockton's office called for you earlier. 221 00:13:24,303 --> 00:13:25,565 Mmh. Did they? 222 00:13:25,638 --> 00:13:28,004 Something about an appointment this afternoon? 223 00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:30,068 Oh. 224 00:13:30,142 --> 00:13:31,700 Yes, of course. I almost forgot. 225 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:33,506 Thank you, George. 226 00:13:36,582 --> 00:13:38,709 Yes, this is Detective William Murdoch 227 00:13:38,784 --> 00:13:40,274 at Police Station Number Four. 228 00:13:40,352 --> 00:13:41,979 I'd like to place an order, please. 229 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:46,147 Nova Scotia, eh? 230 00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:48,125 Yes, sir. That's where I was born. 231 00:13:48,194 --> 00:13:51,220 - What'd your father do? - He was a fisherman, sir. 232 00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:53,857 - Still out there? - We've lost touch. 233 00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:55,457 Oh. 234 00:13:55,534 --> 00:13:56,899 And your mother? 235 00:13:57,002 --> 00:13:59,300 My mother passed away when I was just a lad. 236 00:13:59,338 --> 00:14:00,600 Ah. 237 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:04,272 You joined the force 10 years ago. 238 00:14:05,778 --> 00:14:07,439 Where were you before that? 239 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,504 I worked in a lumber camp up north. 240 00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:12,676 I went there from Montreal, stayed two winters. 241 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:15,549 I met a lumberman there who had done a stint as a constable. 242 00:14:15,621 --> 00:14:19,113 I liked the sounds of it, so I applied. 243 00:14:19,191 --> 00:14:22,058 What makes you think you'd make a good inspector? 244 00:14:22,127 --> 00:14:23,924 I spent five years as a constable 245 00:14:23,996 --> 00:14:27,124 before becoming acting detective at Station House Number Four. 246 00:14:27,199 --> 00:14:29,463 I was promoted to full detective three years ago. 247 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:31,400 I've headed up 36 murder investigations 248 00:14:31,470 --> 00:14:33,700 and achieved convictions in all but two. 249 00:14:33,772 --> 00:14:36,639 - I get on well with the men. - Very impressive. 250 00:14:37,576 --> 00:14:39,373 Marital status? 251 00:14:39,445 --> 00:14:41,310 Bachelor. 252 00:14:42,348 --> 00:14:44,908 I was engaged to Liza Milner. 253 00:14:44,984 --> 00:14:47,509 She passed away just over a year ago. 254 00:14:49,521 --> 00:14:51,113 My condolences. 255 00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:53,820 Well... 256 00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:57,320 What else should I know about you? 257 00:14:57,429 --> 00:14:59,090 Sir, I like to read. 258 00:14:59,131 --> 00:15:01,565 Mostly medical and scientific journals. 259 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:04,694 I'm strong, healthy, punctual. 260 00:15:04,770 --> 00:15:07,238 - Religious affiliation? - Roman Catholic. 261 00:15:07,306 --> 00:15:09,740 I can only attend but once or twice a week, 262 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:12,333 but I try to make confession as often as possible. 263 00:15:14,847 --> 00:15:18,180 Well, Inspector Brackenreid gives you a fine report. 264 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:22,482 I think that's all I need from you at the moment, Detective. 265 00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:26,046 All sounds very impressive. I'll let you know. 266 00:15:26,125 --> 00:15:27,524 Thank you. 267 00:15:38,037 --> 00:15:39,732 Sir? 268 00:15:39,805 --> 00:15:41,272 George, please don't sneak up on me. 269 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:43,604 Sorry about that. What are you doing? 270 00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,940 Inspecting the note the killer left with the body. 271 00:15:46,011 --> 00:15:48,377 - Anything to be learned? - Unfortunately not. 272 00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:49,914 It was written using a straightedge, 273 00:15:49,982 --> 00:15:52,576 so it's impossible to link it to a suspect's handwriting. 274 00:15:52,651 --> 00:15:55,279 The paper's commonly available, as is the trunk. 275 00:15:55,354 --> 00:15:56,753 I could try to raise fingermarks. 276 00:15:56,855 --> 00:15:58,152 Already tried it, George. 277 00:15:58,190 --> 00:16:00,715 No marks on the paper, and the trunk is heavily smudged. 278 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,626 - What about on your end? - I spoke with the stationmaster. 279 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:04,628 And? 280 00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:06,562 Mr. Pollack did have a ticket for Montreal, 281 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:07,792 but it was never used. 282 00:16:09,335 --> 00:16:12,668 So he was dropped at the station but never boarded the train. 283 00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:16,474 - What became of him? - Murdoch. 284 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:18,942 Get your hat. 285 00:16:22,748 --> 00:16:24,010 Thomas. 286 00:16:24,083 --> 00:16:26,017 - Where is it? - In the study. 287 00:16:28,787 --> 00:16:30,049 - Father! - Father! 288 00:16:30,122 --> 00:16:32,113 - Whoa! - Guess what I did today! 289 00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:34,022 I'll tell you what... You can tell me later. 290 00:16:34,093 --> 00:16:35,890 But at the minute, Daddy's really busy, 291 00:16:35,961 --> 00:16:37,121 so go to your mother. 292 00:16:37,196 --> 00:16:39,221 You come here and let your father be. 293 00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:47,535 The missus found it when she got back from the Ladies Auxiliary. 294 00:16:47,606 --> 00:16:49,130 - I see. - Is it for me? 295 00:16:49,208 --> 00:16:50,903 John! Get away from that trunk! 296 00:16:50,976 --> 00:16:53,945 Listen, I didn't mean to shout at you. 297 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,072 But that's a present for your father. 298 00:16:56,148 --> 00:16:57,513 Margaret. 299 00:16:58,617 --> 00:16:59,879 Come. 300 00:17:06,191 --> 00:17:08,250 It's addressed to you, sir. 301 00:17:29,114 --> 00:17:30,809 First, Percy Pollack, lawyer. 302 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,748 And now Judge Henry Scott. 303 00:17:32,818 --> 00:17:33,910 It would seem as though 304 00:17:33,986 --> 00:17:36,079 someone has it in for officers of the court 305 00:17:36,155 --> 00:17:39,124 and that the next target is you, sir. 306 00:17:40,059 --> 00:17:41,924 Gentlemen, I have preliminary results. 307 00:17:41,994 --> 00:17:43,393 Judge Scott died from... 308 00:17:43,462 --> 00:17:46,488 A wound almost identical to the one that killed Percy Pollack. 309 00:17:46,565 --> 00:17:47,623 That's right. 310 00:17:47,699 --> 00:17:50,896 The weapon was a narrow-bladed knife, possibly a... 311 00:17:50,969 --> 00:17:53,938 - Stiletto. - That would be consistent, yes. 312 00:17:54,006 --> 00:17:55,598 Uh, the blow was delivered... 313 00:17:55,674 --> 00:17:58,768 Between the third and fourth vertebrosternal ribs. 314 00:17:58,877 --> 00:18:01,539 Is there something you haven't shared with us, sir? 315 00:18:23,368 --> 00:18:24,357 Scotch? 316 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:26,097 No, thank you. 317 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,240 There was a case five years ago. 318 00:18:30,309 --> 00:18:33,472 Small-time gangster named Walter Ayotte. 319 00:18:33,545 --> 00:18:35,445 Smuggling, gambling, petty theft. 320 00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:37,277 Yes, I remember. 321 00:18:37,349 --> 00:18:39,112 He had no qualms about getting rid of anyone 322 00:18:39,184 --> 00:18:40,583 who stood in his way. 323 00:18:40,652 --> 00:18:42,984 Stiletto. That was his trademark. 324 00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:45,888 - Ah, the knife wounds. - Mmh. 325 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:46,982 We finally nailed him 326 00:18:47,059 --> 00:18:49,220 on the murder of his mistress's husband. 327 00:18:49,294 --> 00:18:50,488 I brought him in. 328 00:18:50,562 --> 00:18:52,655 Percy Pollack was the Crown prosecutor. 329 00:18:52,731 --> 00:18:54,392 Henry Scott was the judge. 330 00:18:54,466 --> 00:18:57,162 He vowed that all three of us would pay. 331 00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:59,635 I made inspector because of that case. 332 00:18:59,671 --> 00:19:01,969 But Walter Ayotte can't be our man. 333 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,701 I remember he died in a jailbreak. 334 00:19:03,775 --> 00:19:05,140 Did he? 335 00:19:05,210 --> 00:19:07,110 You're suggesting he didn't? 336 00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:09,477 I'm not suggesting. 337 00:19:09,548 --> 00:19:11,743 Sir, if Ayotte is still alive, 338 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:14,479 then we should assign a man or two to protect you. 339 00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:17,750 What do you think I am? A frightened schoolgirl? 340 00:19:17,823 --> 00:19:21,156 No, sir. It's just that you are the last name on his list. 341 00:19:21,226 --> 00:19:24,093 The criminals don't dictate to this police force. 342 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:26,427 I'll look after myself, Murdoch. 343 00:19:29,434 --> 00:19:30,731 Cheers. 344 00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:35,203 Listen up, lads. 345 00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:39,108 This piece of filth's name is Walter Ayotte. 346 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,738 I want every tavern, every brothel, 347 00:19:41,813 --> 00:19:43,872 every gambling den in and around the city 348 00:19:43,949 --> 00:19:45,712 scoured for Ayotte and his cronies. 349 00:19:45,784 --> 00:19:47,809 I want anyone who's ever had anything to do 350 00:19:47,886 --> 00:19:49,683 with this two-bit gobshite questioned. 351 00:19:49,755 --> 00:19:53,122 Sir, Ayotte's pals aren't exactly the type to squeal. 352 00:19:54,259 --> 00:19:57,023 If you can't make him talk, I will! 353 00:19:57,095 --> 00:19:59,620 - Now get out there! - Sir. 354 00:19:59,698 --> 00:20:01,029 - Sir, a word. - What is it?! 355 00:20:01,099 --> 00:20:02,259 Sir, I don't believe 356 00:20:02,334 --> 00:20:04,393 that such a strong-handed approach is the right one. 357 00:20:04,469 --> 00:20:05,458 - Oh, you don't? - No. 358 00:20:05,537 --> 00:20:07,164 Perhaps it would be best if we didn't let on 359 00:20:07,239 --> 00:20:08,729 that we know that Ayotte's still alive. 360 00:20:08,807 --> 00:20:09,899 Is that what you think? 361 00:20:09,975 --> 00:20:11,840 You'd rather wait till Ayotte strikes again? 362 00:20:11,910 --> 00:20:13,343 No, sir, but there are dissimilarities 363 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:14,344 between the two murders. 364 00:20:14,413 --> 00:20:17,211 The knife, the wound... They're Ayotte through and through. 365 00:20:17,282 --> 00:20:18,943 Granted, but I think there's more to this 366 00:20:19,017 --> 00:20:20,041 than meets the eye... 367 00:20:20,118 --> 00:20:22,143 the pupae recovered, the time of death. 368 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:23,688 Let me make this clear, Detective. 369 00:20:23,755 --> 00:20:25,655 If you want to spend your time dilly-dallying 370 00:20:25,724 --> 00:20:27,521 on your modern little theories, feel free. 371 00:20:27,593 --> 00:20:30,562 But I'm gonna find Ayotte before he finds me. 372 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:44,174 The last of the jailbreak files, sir. 373 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:45,505 Excellent. 374 00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:48,439 Has something gone off in here? 375 00:20:48,513 --> 00:20:51,038 - What? - That smell. 376 00:20:51,116 --> 00:20:52,777 I don't smell anything. 377 00:20:54,419 --> 00:20:55,886 Here it is. 378 00:20:55,954 --> 00:20:58,422 Don Jail. June 10, 1890. 379 00:20:58,523 --> 00:21:00,718 Prison riot and jailbreak. 380 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:03,990 Fire broke out in the kitchen, spread to the cell area. 381 00:21:04,062 --> 00:21:05,689 Two prisoners managed to scale a wall. 382 00:21:05,764 --> 00:21:06,890 Suspected escapees 383 00:21:06,965 --> 00:21:08,523 are Carson O'Day and Daniel Vitacelli. 384 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,125 I believe those two are still on the loose, sir. 385 00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:13,194 Badly charred body of one inmate was found, 386 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:15,832 that of Walter Ayotte, convicted murderer. 387 00:21:16,842 --> 00:21:18,173 How badly charred, I wonder. 388 00:21:18,243 --> 00:21:20,177 Badly enough that the doctor doing the postmortem 389 00:21:20,245 --> 00:21:21,712 may have mistaken his identity? 390 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:24,613 Only one way to find out. I want that body exhumed. 391 00:21:24,683 --> 00:21:26,651 Right away. And you, sir? 392 00:21:26,718 --> 00:21:29,186 I'm going to try to determine Judge Scott's whereabouts 393 00:21:29,254 --> 00:21:30,414 before he was killed. 394 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:33,918 Come on! Come on! 395 00:21:33,992 --> 00:21:36,119 Hey. What's all this, then? 396 00:21:37,062 --> 00:21:40,031 Well, well, well. If it isn't Delmer Ward. 397 00:21:40,098 --> 00:21:42,032 Pleasure to see you again, Delmer. 398 00:21:44,169 --> 00:21:46,069 I see the feeling's not mutual. 399 00:21:46,138 --> 00:21:48,333 But I'm sure that I'll soon win you 'round. 400 00:21:48,407 --> 00:21:49,533 Get him in the back, lads. 401 00:21:49,608 --> 00:21:51,508 Come on. 402 00:22:00,385 --> 00:22:04,082 Judge Scott was a gentleman through and through. 403 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:06,420 I can't imagine who would want him dead. 404 00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:08,982 Had he recently mentioned a man named Ayotte? 405 00:22:09,061 --> 00:22:10,028 No. 406 00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:12,723 - Nothing unusual? - No. 407 00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:15,232 What about the judge's family... his wife, children... 408 00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:16,665 Might they be able to help me? 409 00:22:16,735 --> 00:22:19,431 Mrs. Scott passed on several years ago. 410 00:22:19,504 --> 00:22:21,768 It was a great tragedy for the judge. 411 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,035 They didn't have any children. 412 00:22:24,109 --> 00:22:26,100 Female troubles, I heard. 413 00:22:27,112 --> 00:22:29,580 What can you tell me about the judge's activities that day? 414 00:22:29,648 --> 00:22:32,583 He was in court and then left at end of day. 415 00:22:32,651 --> 00:22:35,484 - Nothing out of the ordinary? - No. 416 00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:38,250 Wait. 417 00:22:38,323 --> 00:22:40,382 Wait, there was that telephone call. 418 00:22:40,459 --> 00:22:41,858 What about it? 419 00:22:41,927 --> 00:22:45,226 The judge received a telephone call about half past 4:00. 420 00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:48,198 And there was something unusual about this call? 421 00:22:48,266 --> 00:22:51,360 Well, I-I'm just the judge's secretary, 422 00:22:51,436 --> 00:22:54,462 but, uh, it was from a woman. 423 00:22:54,539 --> 00:22:57,099 Do you have any idea who placed the call? 424 00:22:57,209 --> 00:23:02,010 No. But, uh, whoever it was, she sounded upset. 425 00:23:06,585 --> 00:23:09,986 So, me old mucker, anything coming back to you? 426 00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:11,716 Any sudden rush of memories? 427 00:23:14,292 --> 00:23:17,056 I can do this a lot longer than you can. 428 00:23:20,866 --> 00:23:22,527 Have it your way, then. 429 00:23:27,539 --> 00:23:31,031 I relent. I relent. 430 00:23:31,109 --> 00:23:32,474 Good boy, Delmer. 431 00:23:32,544 --> 00:23:34,569 Good boy. 432 00:23:38,917 --> 00:23:39,884 George. 433 00:23:39,951 --> 00:23:41,748 Judge Scott received a telephone call 434 00:23:41,820 --> 00:23:42,912 the afternoon he was murdered. 435 00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:44,580 I need you to find out where it came from. 436 00:23:44,656 --> 00:23:47,591 - That can be done? - I don't see why not. 437 00:23:47,659 --> 00:23:49,126 Murdoch. 438 00:23:49,194 --> 00:23:51,560 You may have your fancy-dan way of doing things, 439 00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:54,565 but sometimes my way can be very effective. 440 00:24:06,178 --> 00:24:08,669 He's been here recently. It's still fresh. 441 00:24:08,747 --> 00:24:11,648 Sergeant Mulligan, I want every available man 442 00:24:11,716 --> 00:24:13,684 searching the surrounding area. 443 00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:16,152 Someone's tipped Ayotte off. 444 00:24:16,221 --> 00:24:17,779 But who? 445 00:24:17,856 --> 00:24:21,917 We've got Ward still locked up tight down at the station, so... 446 00:24:25,263 --> 00:24:27,231 - Sir, wait! - What? 447 00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:28,630 Trip wire. 448 00:24:30,101 --> 00:24:32,661 May I see your walking stick? 449 00:24:32,737 --> 00:24:33,999 Pardon me. 450 00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:41,976 Bloody hell. 451 00:24:49,387 --> 00:24:50,752 Aah! 452 00:24:50,822 --> 00:24:52,187 Come here, Delmer! Come here! 453 00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:58,189 You set me up, you shifty little bastard! 454 00:24:58,296 --> 00:25:00,992 Now I'm gonna tell you something, sunshine. 455 00:25:01,032 --> 00:25:02,863 I'm gonna make you wish you hadn't! 456 00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:06,267 Now, where is Ayotte really at?! 457 00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:07,362 Huh?! 458 00:25:07,439 --> 00:25:10,408 Go ahead. Do your worst. 459 00:25:10,475 --> 00:25:15,037 I'd rather take my chances with you than face Ayotte's knife. 460 00:25:24,155 --> 00:25:26,123 Ayotte and Ward. 461 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:27,988 They were in this together. 462 00:25:32,330 --> 00:25:34,321 They knew that I'd come to Ward looking for Ayotte, 463 00:25:34,399 --> 00:25:36,333 and they knew that I'd be eager. 464 00:25:36,401 --> 00:25:38,028 Perhaps too eager. 465 00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:40,867 But I won't be making the same mistake again. 466 00:25:40,939 --> 00:25:42,236 Sir, it's clear Delmer Ward 467 00:25:42,307 --> 00:25:43,706 won't be telling you anything further. 468 00:25:43,775 --> 00:25:45,242 Oh, he'll talk, all right. 469 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:46,368 Should he not? 470 00:25:46,444 --> 00:25:48,036 Well, then, some other bugger will! 471 00:25:48,113 --> 00:25:49,740 With all due respect, sir, 472 00:25:49,814 --> 00:25:51,714 you can beat every crooked man in this city, 473 00:25:51,783 --> 00:25:53,546 but I don't believe you'll find Ayotte that way. 474 00:25:53,618 --> 00:25:55,609 He's covered his tracks too well. 475 00:25:56,788 --> 00:25:57,982 So, what do you suggest? 476 00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,648 I suggest we follow the evidence. 477 00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:01,351 And just what evidence might that be? 478 00:26:01,426 --> 00:26:02,950 Well, there are a number of leads. 479 00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:05,519 But, to me, the key still seems to be the time of death. 480 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:07,030 Yes, yes, you keep telling me this, 481 00:26:07,098 --> 00:26:08,258 but I've yet to see a result. 482 00:26:08,333 --> 00:26:10,665 If you'll bear with me, I just need a bit more time. 483 00:26:10,735 --> 00:26:12,032 I will get to the bottom of this. 484 00:26:12,103 --> 00:26:13,035 Time. 485 00:26:13,104 --> 00:26:15,971 Time's not something that I have a lot of. 486 00:26:16,041 --> 00:26:18,305 I believe it's our best course of action. 487 00:26:18,376 --> 00:26:19,900 Fine. 488 00:26:19,978 --> 00:26:22,572 But I want to know everything you come up with. Understood? 489 00:26:22,647 --> 00:26:23,579 Yes, of course. 490 00:26:23,648 --> 00:26:26,082 And, again, I suggest a couple of men be assigned to you. 491 00:26:26,151 --> 00:26:27,083 Sod that! 492 00:26:27,152 --> 00:26:28,813 There might not be much I can do right now. 493 00:26:28,887 --> 00:26:30,184 But if Walter Ayotte comes looking 494 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:31,950 and expects me to go quietly, 495 00:26:32,023 --> 00:26:33,513 then he's got another think coming. 496 00:26:44,235 --> 00:26:45,224 Detective. 497 00:26:46,972 --> 00:26:48,735 What on Earth is that odor? 498 00:26:48,807 --> 00:26:51,173 Perhaps something has died in the walls. 499 00:26:51,242 --> 00:26:52,971 A mouse or a rat or something. 500 00:26:53,044 --> 00:26:54,773 I don't think there's any perhaps about it. 501 00:26:54,846 --> 00:26:55,835 How can you stand it? 502 00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:57,506 I suppose I've become accustomed to it. 503 00:26:57,616 --> 00:26:59,743 Yeah, or lost your sense of smell. 504 00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:02,116 - Shall we step outside? - Yes. 505 00:27:03,288 --> 00:27:05,586 Oh, much better. 506 00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:07,181 I've finished with the exhumed remains. 507 00:27:07,258 --> 00:27:08,225 Ah. And? 508 00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:10,284 The bone structure is too small to be Ayotte. 509 00:27:10,362 --> 00:27:13,798 But it is consistent with one of the other escapees... Vitacelli. 510 00:27:13,865 --> 00:27:16,129 So Vitacelli is killed, his body burned. 511 00:27:16,201 --> 00:27:17,828 The doctor performing the postmortem 512 00:27:17,902 --> 00:27:20,769 misidentifies the corpse as Ayotte, allowing him to escape. 513 00:27:20,839 --> 00:27:22,898 I find it hard to believe a doctor worth his letters 514 00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:24,635 would make that kind of mistake. 515 00:27:24,709 --> 00:27:26,176 So do I. Let me look into it. 516 00:27:26,244 --> 00:27:27,302 I'd appreciate that. 517 00:27:27,379 --> 00:27:30,143 - So is it true? - Is what true? 518 00:27:31,516 --> 00:27:33,245 That you've applied for a new position. 519 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:35,547 Yes. 520 00:27:37,188 --> 00:27:40,123 Well, I-I would be sorry to see you leave. 521 00:27:40,191 --> 00:27:42,591 Sir? Sir. 522 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:46,426 It took some work, but I found Judge Scott's caller. 523 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:48,659 I think I'll call the technique I used "tracing. " 524 00:27:48,733 --> 00:27:51,463 I had the operator literally trace the wires 525 00:27:51,536 --> 00:27:52,798 from the switchboard. 526 00:27:52,871 --> 00:27:54,600 Yes, yes, fine. Do you have a name? 527 00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:57,801 I do. And it may surprise you. 528 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:02,036 So why did you call Judge Scott? 529 00:28:02,113 --> 00:28:06,072 I needed some advice... legal advice. 530 00:28:06,151 --> 00:28:11,521 And so I called Henry, and he agreed to come by the house. 531 00:28:11,589 --> 00:28:14,114 When I saw the paper the next day... 532 00:28:23,168 --> 00:28:26,626 First Percy. And now Henry. 533 00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,536 What time did Judge Scott arrive? 534 00:28:28,606 --> 00:28:30,471 Straight after he'd finished work. 535 00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,533 - How long did he stay? - Perhaps half an hour. 536 00:28:32,610 --> 00:28:34,908 Did he give any indication as to where he was going? 537 00:28:34,979 --> 00:28:37,777 Home. I remember he said he had had a long day. 538 00:28:37,849 --> 00:28:39,976 - Did he seem anxious, off? - No. 539 00:28:41,486 --> 00:28:44,080 This advice you were seeking... What was it? 540 00:28:44,155 --> 00:28:48,615 Percy had made a large investment just before he died. 541 00:28:48,693 --> 00:28:50,888 Practically all of our savings. 542 00:28:50,962 --> 00:28:53,157 An investment. What kind? 543 00:28:53,231 --> 00:28:54,528 That... 544 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,395 ...pardon my language... darned motorcycle business. 545 00:28:59,504 --> 00:29:00,801 With Dr. Birkins? 546 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:04,570 What if the venture fails? I could be left destitute. 547 00:29:04,642 --> 00:29:07,543 And so I asked Henry for advice. 548 00:29:07,612 --> 00:29:10,172 This investment... It was a surprise to you? 549 00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:11,909 I knew that Percy was considering it, 550 00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:14,349 but I hoped that he had changed his mind. 551 00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:15,784 Why? 552 00:29:22,727 --> 00:29:25,491 He was concerned about a previous venture 553 00:29:25,563 --> 00:29:27,155 that had not gone so well. 554 00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:29,757 This previous venture... Do you know what it was? 555 00:29:31,002 --> 00:29:32,230 I don't know. 556 00:29:32,303 --> 00:29:35,670 Only that it was another one of Dr. Birkins' inventions. 557 00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:37,634 Look at this. 558 00:29:37,709 --> 00:29:39,677 The self-pouring teapot. 559 00:29:39,744 --> 00:29:41,735 Pours a steaming-hot cup of tea 560 00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:44,373 without you ever having to touch the pot. 561 00:29:45,650 --> 00:29:47,641 Thank God. 562 00:29:47,719 --> 00:29:50,210 What will they think of next? 563 00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:51,755 Oh, you'll like this one, sir. 564 00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:54,724 A bicycle tire is engraved with lettering 565 00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:56,852 so that you can leave messages behind 566 00:29:56,928 --> 00:29:58,555 when you ride through the mud. 567 00:29:58,630 --> 00:30:00,120 George. 568 00:30:04,135 --> 00:30:07,866 So I heard you were interviewed for that inspector's position. 569 00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:12,099 Obviously, a very poorly kept secret. 570 00:30:12,177 --> 00:30:16,443 Well, on behalf of myself and the lads, it's, uh... 571 00:30:16,514 --> 00:30:18,004 It's been an honor working with you. 572 00:30:18,082 --> 00:30:19,447 It was just an interview, George. 573 00:30:19,517 --> 00:30:20,677 Oh, you're a shoo-in, sir. 574 00:30:21,953 --> 00:30:24,421 Let's just concentrate on the task at hand, shall we? 575 00:30:27,592 --> 00:30:29,025 Ah, here it is. 576 00:30:30,562 --> 00:30:35,932 "Dr. G. Birkins, applicant. Patent number 405060." 577 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:37,865 - What's it for? - Corn shards. 578 00:30:37,936 --> 00:30:40,700 "A breakfast product made from reconstituted corn pulp, 579 00:30:40,772 --> 00:30:43,002 meant to be eaten with cold milk. " 580 00:30:43,074 --> 00:30:46,271 That sounds revolting. 581 00:30:46,344 --> 00:30:49,871 You know, I had an idea once to put meat in a can. 582 00:30:49,948 --> 00:30:50,972 Think about it. 583 00:30:51,049 --> 00:30:54,416 You could send it halfway across the world if you wanted to. 584 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,174 Corn shards weren't a bad idea. 585 00:31:17,242 --> 00:31:19,710 I'm sure they would have taken off if that Kellogg fellow 586 00:31:19,777 --> 00:31:21,540 hadn't got his product on the market first. 587 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:23,342 Causing your venture to fail. 588 00:31:23,414 --> 00:31:25,575 That and my backers getting cold feet. 589 00:31:25,650 --> 00:31:27,709 I think they made a very large mistake. 590 00:31:27,785 --> 00:31:30,515 But only time will tell. 591 00:31:30,588 --> 00:31:34,354 Had Mr. Pollack gotten cold feet about the motorcycle venture? 592 00:31:34,425 --> 00:31:37,189 Percy had questions. Any good businessman would. 593 00:31:37,262 --> 00:31:38,456 Is that what you two discussed 594 00:31:38,529 --> 00:31:39,860 when he came out to meet with you? 595 00:31:39,931 --> 00:31:40,989 It came up. 596 00:31:41,065 --> 00:31:42,999 But we ironed out our differences. 597 00:31:43,067 --> 00:31:45,262 So he decided to make a sizable investment? 598 00:31:45,336 --> 00:31:46,303 $5,000. 599 00:31:46,371 --> 00:31:48,236 - That's a fortune. - Well, to some. 600 00:31:48,306 --> 00:31:50,740 To others, those with foresight, 601 00:31:50,808 --> 00:31:52,799 the rewards far exceeded the risk. 602 00:31:52,877 --> 00:31:55,175 And what was Mr. Pollack's investment to accomplish? 603 00:31:55,246 --> 00:31:56,804 The final adjustments to the prototype 604 00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:58,405 in the first phase of production. 605 00:31:58,449 --> 00:32:01,418 Look, the bank wired the money through the day after we met. 606 00:32:10,461 --> 00:32:13,055 So the money arrived the day after they met? 607 00:32:13,131 --> 00:32:16,100 Yes. Also the day after he was last seen alive. 608 00:32:16,167 --> 00:32:17,657 - Curious, isn't it? - Mmh. 609 00:32:17,735 --> 00:32:18,861 But how does it affect matters? 610 00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:21,428 The time of death was determined to be a few days later. 611 00:32:21,506 --> 00:32:23,269 Something about that is bothering me as well. 612 00:32:23,341 --> 00:32:25,366 Surely you're not questioning Dr. Ogden's finding. 613 00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:26,410 Not at all. 614 00:32:26,477 --> 00:32:29,469 I believe her interpretation of the facts was accurate. 615 00:32:29,547 --> 00:32:31,811 But she can only reach an accurate conclusion 616 00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:34,351 if provided with all of the necessary information. 617 00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:36,046 And how much information was she missing? 618 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,384 I'm not completely certain. Yet. 619 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:40,117 However, if I'm not mistaken, 620 00:32:40,191 --> 00:32:41,852 I believe the stork has paid me a visit. 621 00:32:41,926 --> 00:32:42,984 Of sorts. 622 00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:50,967 William. You wanted to see me? 623 00:32:51,035 --> 00:32:52,798 Oh, my! 624 00:32:52,870 --> 00:32:55,566 I really must insist that you do something 625 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,437 about whatever has died in your walls! 626 00:32:57,542 --> 00:32:59,737 Nothing has died. 627 00:33:00,445 --> 00:33:01,503 It's liver rotting. 628 00:33:01,579 --> 00:33:02,978 I've been conducting an experiment, 629 00:33:03,047 --> 00:33:05,038 and you're just in time. 630 00:33:05,116 --> 00:33:08,950 The pupae recovered from Pollack's wound have hatched. 631 00:33:09,020 --> 00:33:10,749 June bugs. 632 00:33:12,757 --> 00:33:14,281 According to this, the pupal form 633 00:33:14,359 --> 00:33:16,020 has an 18-day incubation period 634 00:33:16,094 --> 00:33:17,527 before hatching into adult beetles. 635 00:33:18,796 --> 00:33:22,288 The june bug pupae virtually all hatch on the same day. 636 00:33:22,367 --> 00:33:25,063 Yes, I spoke to an entomologist at the University of Toronto, 637 00:33:25,136 --> 00:33:27,434 and he told me that they all hatched five days ago. 638 00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:29,302 But your june bugs hatched today. 639 00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:32,172 Yes. What could cause that? 640 00:33:32,243 --> 00:33:34,211 Well, there could be a number of factors 641 00:33:34,278 --> 00:33:36,371 that could cause a delay in their development, I suppose. 642 00:33:36,447 --> 00:33:38,074 A cold snap, for example. 643 00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:40,344 But the weather has been singularly hot. 644 00:33:47,959 --> 00:33:49,358 Percy Pollack was stabbed. 645 00:33:50,895 --> 00:33:53,591 His body was left on the ground for some time. 646 00:33:53,664 --> 00:33:56,861 That's how the june bug pupae got into the wound. 647 00:33:56,968 --> 00:33:58,833 But something delayed their hatching. 648 00:33:58,870 --> 00:33:59,996 Sawdust. 649 00:34:00,872 --> 00:34:01,804 Excuse me? 650 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:05,036 You told me you found sawdust on Pollack's body. 651 00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:07,873 Sawdust is used as insulation in icehouses. 652 00:34:07,945 --> 00:34:09,139 Which means Pollack's body... 653 00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:10,703 Was kept cold in an icehouse, 654 00:34:10,782 --> 00:34:12,647 causing a delay in the hatching of the june bugs. 655 00:34:12,717 --> 00:34:13,775 But more importantly, 656 00:34:13,851 --> 00:34:15,819 if we factor in the five days' delay in hatching, 657 00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:17,752 that would mean Percy was actually murdered... 658 00:34:17,822 --> 00:34:19,881 The very night he was to have left Toronto. 659 00:34:19,957 --> 00:34:22,050 And that changes everything. 660 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:30,965 Like I told you before, Detective, 661 00:34:31,035 --> 00:34:32,400 I took that fellow out to the farm 662 00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:34,097 and then dropped him at the train station. 663 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:36,140 Yes, well, now please think hard. 664 00:34:36,207 --> 00:34:38,175 When your fare came back outside, 665 00:34:38,242 --> 00:34:40,904 did you actually see his face? 666 00:34:43,448 --> 00:34:46,212 Now that I recall, it was a bit strange. 667 00:34:46,284 --> 00:34:48,650 - What was strange? - Well, it was a warm evening. 668 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,119 But he had his collar turned up and his hat pulled low 669 00:34:51,189 --> 00:34:52,315 like he'd taken a chill. 670 00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:55,257 So it may not have been Mr. Pollack. 671 00:34:55,326 --> 00:34:57,191 I suppose not. 672 00:35:01,732 --> 00:35:03,324 So you're saying that Pollack died 673 00:35:03,401 --> 00:35:05,232 the night he was supposed to get on the train. 674 00:35:05,303 --> 00:35:08,238 I don't think Mr. Pollack ever made it to the train station. 675 00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:09,830 So he was killed at Birkins' farm, 676 00:35:09,907 --> 00:35:12,307 and then someone impersonating him got into the cab. 677 00:35:12,376 --> 00:35:14,344 Which would seem to suggest some association 678 00:35:14,412 --> 00:35:16,107 between Ayotte and Dr. Birkins. 679 00:35:16,180 --> 00:35:18,273 Why would Birkins want Percy Pollack dead? 680 00:35:18,349 --> 00:35:20,010 Mr. Pollack was having reservations 681 00:35:20,084 --> 00:35:21,176 about the business deal. 682 00:35:21,252 --> 00:35:22,810 I believe he wanted out. 683 00:35:22,887 --> 00:35:25,151 So Birkins has Ayotte kill Pollack 684 00:35:25,223 --> 00:35:26,747 to keep him from backing out of the deal. 685 00:35:26,824 --> 00:35:28,985 Yes, but Dr. Birkins still needed Mr. Pollack's money. 686 00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:32,086 So he put the body on ice, delaying the time of death, 687 00:35:32,163 --> 00:35:33,892 until the transaction was completed. 688 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:35,023 And then Pollack's found 689 00:35:35,099 --> 00:35:36,760 tragically murdered just days later. 690 00:35:36,834 --> 00:35:38,495 Never to see the results of his investment. 691 00:35:38,569 --> 00:35:40,867 I'd like to revisit the suspected crime scene. 692 00:35:40,938 --> 00:36:06,594 Keep an eye out, me old mucker. 693 00:36:12,503 --> 00:36:15,495 Ah, the Ayotte postmortem files. Thank you. 694 00:36:28,986 --> 00:36:30,112 Inspector? 695 00:36:31,322 --> 00:36:33,313 Chief Constable. Please come in. 696 00:36:33,391 --> 00:36:36,087 - Can I get you tea, sir? - No, thank you. 697 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:37,957 I'm looking for Detective Murdoch. 698 00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:40,964 He's off investigating a new development in the Pollack case. 699 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:42,124 New development, eh? 700 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,667 Yes, we have reason to believe 701 00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:45,565 that Walter Ayotte wasn't acting alone. 702 00:36:45,636 --> 00:36:47,365 He's looking into it as we speak. 703 00:36:47,438 --> 00:36:49,133 Murdoch. 704 00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:50,868 Good copper. 705 00:36:51,876 --> 00:36:53,434 But it'll be a bloody cold day in hell 706 00:36:53,511 --> 00:36:56,969 before a papist becomes an inspector in my police force. 707 00:36:57,081 --> 00:36:59,845 Sir, Detective Murdoch is quite exceptional. 708 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:02,375 - The fact that he's Catholic... - Thomas. 709 00:37:05,256 --> 00:37:06,951 You're an ambitious man. 710 00:37:07,024 --> 00:37:09,083 And I can see someday you being an alderman 711 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:10,559 or maybe even a mayor. 712 00:37:11,796 --> 00:37:14,458 But Toronto is a Protestant city. 713 00:37:16,934 --> 00:37:20,301 - You'd be wise to remember that. - Yes, sir. 714 00:37:21,539 --> 00:37:23,837 Give Murdoch the news for me. 715 00:37:25,676 --> 00:37:27,007 Prick. 716 00:37:49,300 --> 00:37:51,996 - Take no chances. Understood? - Yes, sir. 717 00:38:03,147 --> 00:38:04,205 Dr. Ogden. 718 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,307 Inspector, I was looking for Detective Murdoch. 719 00:38:06,384 --> 00:38:09,285 Detective Murdoch is conducting an investigation. 720 00:38:09,353 --> 00:38:11,753 - Can I be of any help? - Perhaps. 721 00:38:13,024 --> 00:38:15,151 I was puzzled by the postmortem 722 00:38:15,226 --> 00:38:17,091 done on Ayotte's body after the jailbreak, 723 00:38:17,161 --> 00:38:19,026 so I began looking through the medical records. 724 00:38:19,096 --> 00:38:20,324 Did you find anything? 725 00:38:20,398 --> 00:38:22,389 I'm not sure. It may just be a coincidence. 726 00:38:22,466 --> 00:38:24,661 Coppers don't believe in coincidences. 727 00:38:25,936 --> 00:38:29,099 The postmortem was performed by Dr. Sherman. 728 00:38:29,173 --> 00:38:30,731 He's dead now, but Dr. Sherman... 729 00:38:30,808 --> 00:38:34,403 He shared his practice with Dr. Gilbert Birkins. 730 00:38:35,546 --> 00:38:37,343 That's very interesting, Doctor. 731 00:38:37,415 --> 00:38:39,383 Yes, I-I tried to get him on the telephone, 732 00:38:39,450 --> 00:38:40,883 but he's busy at his practice. 733 00:38:40,951 --> 00:38:42,942 At his practice? 734 00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:45,511 I think I'll pay the good doctor a visit. 735 00:38:51,028 --> 00:38:52,893 No one, sir. They seem to be long gone. 736 00:38:52,963 --> 00:38:54,362 George, is there an icehouse here? 737 00:38:54,432 --> 00:38:56,627 There is, but I've searched it already. 738 00:39:12,616 --> 00:39:14,777 As you can see, there's no one here. 739 00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:18,818 Give me a hand, George. 740 00:39:18,889 --> 00:39:20,356 What are we looking for, sir? 741 00:39:21,759 --> 00:39:25,490 I believe Percy Pollack's body was stored somewhere cold. 742 00:39:26,330 --> 00:39:27,388 Most likely here. 743 00:39:27,465 --> 00:39:29,797 But how would Ayotte know to keep the body cold? 744 00:39:29,867 --> 00:39:32,563 He wouldn't. But Dr. Birkins would. 745 00:39:32,636 --> 00:39:35,434 Then they're in on it together? 746 00:39:39,910 --> 00:39:42,140 Jesus Christ. 747 00:39:43,748 --> 00:39:46,216 Well, we've found Walter Ayotte. 748 00:39:47,685 --> 00:39:49,152 So if Ayotte's dead... 749 00:39:50,287 --> 00:39:52,016 Then the killer must be Dr. Birkins. 750 00:39:52,089 --> 00:39:55,149 - May I help you? - Inspector Thomas Brackenreid. 751 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:58,024 It's regarding the murder of Percy Pollack. 752 00:39:58,095 --> 00:40:01,064 I see. Please, come in. 753 00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:04,927 Thank you. 754 00:40:06,504 --> 00:40:07,732 George, we have a problem. 755 00:40:07,805 --> 00:40:10,137 Inspector Brackenreid is conducting a personal interview 756 00:40:10,207 --> 00:40:11,333 with Dr. Birkins. 757 00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:14,310 He doesn't know that... The inspector's in grave danger. 758 00:40:14,378 --> 00:40:16,437 - We have to hurry. - Wait, wait. 759 00:40:16,514 --> 00:40:18,982 We don't have time for that. 760 00:40:33,063 --> 00:40:34,223 I don't know what I can tell you 761 00:40:34,298 --> 00:40:36,266 that I haven't told Detective Murdoch already. 762 00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:37,925 Well, I've uncovered some information 763 00:40:38,002 --> 00:40:40,368 that he's not aware of. 764 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:41,462 Oh? 765 00:40:41,539 --> 00:40:43,871 It concerns Dr. Sherman. 766 00:40:46,310 --> 00:40:47,402 What about him? 767 00:40:47,478 --> 00:40:49,844 You two used to share this practice, I believe. 768 00:40:50,948 --> 00:40:52,074 What of it? 769 00:40:52,149 --> 00:40:54,879 Well, Dr. Sherman carried out a postmortem 770 00:40:54,952 --> 00:40:56,510 on a man named Walter Ayotte. 771 00:41:05,196 --> 00:41:06,788 The only problem is 772 00:41:06,864 --> 00:41:09,731 that he didn't actually perform the postmortem, did he? 773 00:41:12,636 --> 00:41:14,263 What are you talking about? 774 00:41:14,338 --> 00:41:16,932 Well, his name's on the death certificate. 775 00:41:17,007 --> 00:41:18,872 But you were the one who actually performed it. 776 00:41:18,943 --> 00:41:21,138 That's how you knew that Walter Ayotte was still alive. 777 00:41:21,212 --> 00:41:24,670 This is absurd. 778 00:41:25,616 --> 00:41:28,346 Percy wanted to pull out of your little motorcycle venture. 779 00:41:28,419 --> 00:41:30,717 But you needed his cash, so you tracked down Ayotte 780 00:41:30,788 --> 00:41:33,018 and got him to do your dirty work for you. 781 00:41:35,359 --> 00:41:36,986 It was the perfect setup. 782 00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:39,120 Ayotte got his revenge, 783 00:41:39,196 --> 00:41:40,857 and you solved your cash problems. 784 00:41:40,931 --> 00:41:42,922 All you had to do was alter the time of the death. 785 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,592 We were about to change the world. 786 00:41:44,668 --> 00:41:47,694 Percy was worried about a few dollars. 787 00:41:47,771 --> 00:41:49,830 You think I could just let him back out? 788 00:41:49,907 --> 00:41:51,033 What about Henry Scott? 789 00:41:51,108 --> 00:41:52,700 He didn't have anything to do with this. 790 00:41:52,776 --> 00:41:55,142 I never meant for anything to happen to him. 791 00:41:59,283 --> 00:42:02,844 Look, I never wanted anyone to die. 792 00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,581 Not even Percy. 793 00:42:04,655 --> 00:42:05,883 Where's Ayotte? 794 00:42:07,291 --> 00:42:09,088 He had to be stopped. 795 00:42:09,159 --> 00:42:10,683 Stopped? 796 00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:14,429 Aah! 797 00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:19,468 Sir? 798 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:22,563 Murdoch. Good timing. 799 00:42:27,011 --> 00:42:28,603 Well, maybe not. 800 00:42:37,955 --> 00:42:39,422 - Detective? - Yes, George. 801 00:42:39,490 --> 00:42:41,117 He's coming in. 802 00:42:43,694 --> 00:42:45,924 Hip, hip, hooray! 803 00:42:45,996 --> 00:42:48,931 Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip, hooray! 804 00:42:50,401 --> 00:42:51,868 I'm not back from the grave, 805 00:42:51,936 --> 00:42:53,836 so don't think will curry any favors with me, 806 00:42:53,904 --> 00:42:55,462 you bunch of brownnosing bastards! 807 00:42:56,740 --> 00:42:58,367 Murdoch. Get in my office. 808 00:43:05,583 --> 00:43:06,811 Close the door. 809 00:43:09,153 --> 00:43:10,711 Are you all right, sir? 810 00:43:10,788 --> 00:43:12,483 Course I'm not all right, you daft bugger. 811 00:43:12,556 --> 00:43:14,490 I've just been in hospital for two days. 812 00:43:14,558 --> 00:43:16,082 Get me a scotch. 813 00:43:17,161 --> 00:43:18,594 Birkins? 814 00:43:18,662 --> 00:43:20,425 He confessed. 815 00:43:20,497 --> 00:43:22,863 Seems as though he was in financial trouble 816 00:43:22,933 --> 00:43:24,924 over this corn-shards fiasco. 817 00:43:25,002 --> 00:43:28,301 He needed money, fell in with a bad lot. 818 00:43:28,372 --> 00:43:31,864 And that is how he met Ayotte in the first place. 819 00:43:32,910 --> 00:43:34,605 And the judge? 820 00:43:34,678 --> 00:43:37,146 That was Ayotte acting on his own. 821 00:43:37,214 --> 00:43:38,442 Pull up a chair. 822 00:43:40,484 --> 00:43:43,942 And it appears you were to be next. 823 00:43:44,021 --> 00:43:47,752 But Dr. Birkins didn't want Ayotte's rampage to expose him. 824 00:43:47,825 --> 00:43:50,157 - So he killed Ayotte. - Yes. 825 00:43:50,227 --> 00:43:51,990 And he was going to dispose of the body, 826 00:43:52,062 --> 00:43:54,860 making it appear as though Ayotte had moved on or vanished. 827 00:43:54,932 --> 00:43:56,365 Leaving me looking over my shoulder 828 00:43:56,433 --> 00:43:57,695 for the rest of my life. 829 00:43:57,801 --> 00:44:00,235 I suppose so. 830 00:44:00,270 --> 00:44:03,296 Have you heard about that job yet that you applied for? 831 00:44:03,374 --> 00:44:05,001 - Not yet. - I see. 832 00:44:06,343 --> 00:44:08,811 - I'd like you to reconsider. - Sir? 833 00:44:09,813 --> 00:44:11,474 This is a good station house. 834 00:44:11,548 --> 00:44:13,072 And for reasons beyond me, 835 00:44:13,150 --> 00:44:15,141 the men seem to think the world of you. 836 00:44:15,219 --> 00:44:16,948 And it's also plain to see 837 00:44:17,021 --> 00:44:19,581 that I could clearly use a good right-hand... 838 00:44:19,657 --> 00:44:22,319 left-hand man, keep me out of trouble. 839 00:44:22,393 --> 00:44:25,191 I also suspect that, as you warned me, 840 00:44:25,262 --> 00:44:29,426 I wouldn't care much for the politics involved with the job. 841 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:30,967 No, you wouldn't. 842 00:44:33,737 --> 00:44:36,535 In that case, it would be my honor to continue to serve here 843 00:44:36,607 --> 00:44:38,131 at Station House Number Four. 844 00:44:38,208 --> 00:44:41,200 I'll inform the chief constable of your decision. 845 00:44:41,278 --> 00:44:43,041 Thank you, sir. 846 00:44:47,818 --> 00:44:49,445 And the raise, sir? 847 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:52,216 Don't push your luck, Murdoch. 848 00:44:52,289 --> 00:44:53,950 Right, then. 849 00:44:54,305 --> 00:45:00,395 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/uq8b Help other users to choose the best subtitles