1 00:00:31,899 --> 00:00:33,444 To the side, young lady. 2 00:00:33,468 --> 00:00:34,969 Not 'till I get my coin. 3 00:00:35,034 --> 00:00:37,572 -I already paid you. -You paid me half penny 4 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:38,639 to watch the boxes. 5 00:00:38,706 --> 00:00:40,040 I charge whole. 6 00:00:42,244 --> 00:00:43,345 Very well. 7 00:00:51,553 --> 00:00:55,624 What you got in here anyway? They come from far away. 8 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:02,763 Farther than you can possibly imagine. 9 00:01:14,509 --> 00:01:16,344 What is that? 10 00:01:16,411 --> 00:01:17,444 It's the future. 11 00:01:18,913 --> 00:01:20,681 And it's coming for us all. 12 00:01:28,688 --> 00:01:29,924 Goodness. 13 00:01:53,348 --> 00:01:55,617 Lady Anya, what is it? 14 00:01:55,684 --> 00:01:57,552 I'm not sure, Mary. 15 00:01:57,619 --> 00:01:59,753 But I think it might be magic. 16 00:02:10,831 --> 00:02:12,701 Vikram, where are you? 17 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:14,901 CONNOR Yo, Vik, where you at? 18 00:02:14,969 --> 00:02:16,204 Yes, yes, I know. 19 00:02:16,270 --> 00:02:18,206 I am preparing for the meandering, 20 00:02:18,273 --> 00:02:22,110 brain-atrophying busy work known as Inventory Day! 21 00:02:22,177 --> 00:02:26,348 Now, I have hardened myself for the ensuing boredom. 22 00:02:26,413 --> 00:02:29,817 Uh-hmm. But take some comfort 23 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:33,488 in the fact that we are laboring over minutia, 24 00:02:33,555 --> 00:02:37,758 and it shall benefit us all in the end. 25 00:02:37,825 --> 00:02:39,627 Aha. 26 00:02:39,694 --> 00:02:43,565 You do not seem to be girding yourself for Inventory Day. 27 00:02:43,632 --> 00:02:46,568 Oh. We moved it to tomorrow. 28 00:02:46,635 --> 00:02:48,403 You didn't get the notification? 29 00:02:48,470 --> 00:02:49,770 The what? 30 00:02:49,837 --> 00:02:51,148 It should have pinged your phone. 31 00:02:51,172 --> 00:02:53,341 Ugh, that infernal device. 32 00:02:53,407 --> 00:02:54,542 It pings constantly. 33 00:02:54,609 --> 00:02:56,877 As if its sole purpose is to distract people 34 00:02:56,944 --> 00:02:58,024 from doing actual pursuits. 35 00:02:58,078 --> 00:03:00,649 Oh, look, 36 00:03:00,715 --> 00:03:02,217 Lysa sent me a video of a cat. 37 00:03:02,284 --> 00:03:03,851 Where is Lysa? 38 00:03:03,917 --> 00:03:06,121 That's why we moved Inventory Day. 39 00:03:07,955 --> 00:03:09,275 A tech friend of hers is in town, 40 00:03:09,324 --> 00:03:10,924 specializes in satellite tracking. 41 00:03:10,991 --> 00:03:12,711 She and Mrs. Astolat are meeting them to see 42 00:03:12,761 --> 00:03:16,131 if they can calibrate our tech to help find Merlin. 43 00:03:16,197 --> 00:03:19,367 So, I'm going to the movies with some friends. 44 00:03:19,434 --> 00:03:23,238 And I'm going for coffee with one of my krav maga classmates. 45 00:03:23,305 --> 00:03:26,574 Ooh, is this coffee or coffee? 46 00:03:26,641 --> 00:03:28,276 -It's coffee, but... -Uh-hmm. 47 00:03:28,343 --> 00:03:30,044 I'm pretty sure he thinks it's coffee. 48 00:03:30,111 --> 00:03:31,513 Am I to understand 49 00:03:31,579 --> 00:03:34,382 that the both of you are socializing with civilians? 50 00:03:34,449 --> 00:03:37,084 Vik, we're allowed to have lives, and so are you. 51 00:03:37,152 --> 00:03:40,155 You know, I can set you up in the apps, if you like. 52 00:03:40,221 --> 00:03:41,822 Really? 53 00:03:41,889 --> 00:03:43,758 No. No, absolutely not. 54 00:03:43,824 --> 00:03:45,593 Being a librarian is a pivotal role, 55 00:03:45,660 --> 00:03:47,762 and necessarily a lonely one. 56 00:03:47,828 --> 00:03:49,564 Vik, I love working for the library, 57 00:03:49,631 --> 00:03:52,667 but life is about connection. 58 00:03:52,734 --> 00:03:53,977 And not to point out the obvious, 59 00:03:54,001 --> 00:03:56,371 but Lysa wouldn't exist 60 00:03:56,438 --> 00:03:58,139 if you and Anya didn't have a connection. 61 00:03:58,206 --> 00:04:01,975 And did that story have a happy ending? 62 00:04:02,042 --> 00:04:04,479 Did Lysa's, with her superbly heroic friend? 63 00:04:04,546 --> 00:04:07,315 No! Now, we can enjoy social niceties, 64 00:04:07,382 --> 00:04:10,585 and skiv off our duties like Inventory Day, 65 00:04:11,419 --> 00:04:13,154 but to have truly human connection... 66 00:04:13,221 --> 00:04:15,757 that is a fool's errand. 67 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,129 Oh. 68 00:04:28,336 --> 00:04:29,170 What is it? 69 00:04:29,237 --> 00:04:30,805 It's a copy of Jane Eyre. 70 00:04:30,871 --> 00:04:32,574 Yes. 71 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,610 But it also is... 72 00:04:35,677 --> 00:04:37,345 was hers. 73 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,315 Hers? 74 00:04:41,649 --> 00:04:42,883 Anya's? 75 00:04:44,351 --> 00:04:46,388 -Is that Anya's book? -Uh-hmm. 76 00:04:46,454 --> 00:04:50,725 I gave it to her when she first saw... 77 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:52,059 me. 78 00:04:54,829 --> 00:04:57,064 Hey. Is that a letter? 79 00:05:02,237 --> 00:05:05,038 -What does it say? -Connor, it's rude. 80 00:05:05,106 --> 00:05:06,808 Normally, I would agree with Charlie, 81 00:05:06,875 --> 00:05:08,909 but I think you should hear this. 82 00:05:08,976 --> 00:05:11,044 "My dear Vikram, 83 00:05:11,112 --> 00:05:13,348 it has been 10 years since I last saw you 84 00:05:13,415 --> 00:05:15,216 through a painting into the future. 85 00:05:15,283 --> 00:05:17,452 Our son is in France." 86 00:05:17,519 --> 00:05:19,587 My parents attending to his education, 87 00:05:19,654 --> 00:05:21,456 while I have been called to London 88 00:05:21,523 --> 00:05:24,325 for a frivolous Garden Party to celebrate the upcoming birth 89 00:05:24,392 --> 00:05:27,195 of yet another prince or princess by the Queen. 90 00:05:27,995 --> 00:05:29,764 I have missed you every day. 91 00:05:29,831 --> 00:05:31,232 But it was only today 92 00:05:31,299 --> 00:05:33,267 when I saw something I could not explain, 93 00:05:33,334 --> 00:05:35,537 something that felt like the magic you were charged 94 00:05:35,603 --> 00:05:38,972 in seeking that I have put pen to paper. 95 00:05:39,039 --> 00:05:40,974 I know you will never read this. 96 00:05:41,041 --> 00:05:43,010 I know these words are little more 97 00:05:43,076 --> 00:05:45,580 than a way to organize my own thoughts. 98 00:05:45,647 --> 00:05:48,349 But I can't help but wishing you were here, 99 00:05:48,416 --> 00:05:50,285 as I am overcome with this feeling 100 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:52,754 that this man and the magic in his possession 101 00:05:52,821 --> 00:05:55,223 will bring nothing but horrors. 102 00:05:55,290 --> 00:05:58,159 And something must be done to stop him. 103 00:05:58,226 --> 00:06:01,463 All my love, Anya. 104 00:06:07,669 --> 00:06:11,339 -Yes, my lady? -My hat, Mary. I'm going out. 105 00:06:16,211 --> 00:06:19,012 "All my love, Anya." 106 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,115 It's her handwriting. 107 00:06:21,182 --> 00:06:22,182 I would know it anywhere. 108 00:06:22,217 --> 00:06:23,517 It's amazing. 109 00:06:23,585 --> 00:06:25,229 You know, that letter was sitting in that book 110 00:06:25,253 --> 00:06:27,555 on that shelf all this time. 111 00:06:27,622 --> 00:06:28,988 Maybe not. 112 00:06:29,791 --> 00:06:31,024 Look. 113 00:06:32,827 --> 00:06:34,829 Metallic, slightly sour. 114 00:06:34,896 --> 00:06:36,331 This is Iron Gall ink. 115 00:06:36,397 --> 00:06:37,717 Widely used in the Victorian era, 116 00:06:37,765 --> 00:06:39,300 but it fades to brown over time. 117 00:06:39,367 --> 00:06:42,803 This is still black. It's barely dry. 118 00:06:42,871 --> 00:06:45,707 You're not saying that Anya wrote that letter recently? 119 00:06:45,773 --> 00:06:47,842 Only one way to find out. 120 00:06:58,887 --> 00:07:00,121 Now what? 121 00:07:01,523 --> 00:07:04,459 Now, we wait. 122 00:07:43,331 --> 00:07:45,065 -Another letter? -Oh, my God. 123 00:07:45,133 --> 00:07:47,368 Is it a portal? A bridge? 124 00:07:48,570 --> 00:07:49,504 I do not know. 125 00:07:49,571 --> 00:07:51,239 But this book has allowed Anya and I 126 00:07:51,306 --> 00:07:53,174 to reach out across time. 127 00:07:56,578 --> 00:07:58,746 A copy of a Victorian romance novel is acting 128 00:07:58,813 --> 00:08:02,016 as a portal for letters between Anya and Vikram. 129 00:08:02,082 --> 00:08:04,185 -But how? -Lysa's not answering. 130 00:08:04,252 --> 00:08:06,754 She knows better. I'll try her. 131 00:08:06,821 --> 00:08:08,423 Okay, okay. Ideas, ideas. 132 00:08:08,489 --> 00:08:09,657 Okay. Anya said in her letter 133 00:08:09,724 --> 00:08:11,067 she encountered something magical. 134 00:08:11,091 --> 00:08:12,260 Could that be doing this? 135 00:08:12,327 --> 00:08:14,529 Maybe. What about the book itself? 136 00:08:14,596 --> 00:08:16,674 You said you got it for her. Where'd you get it from? 137 00:08:16,698 --> 00:08:18,199 Uh, maybe the shop you purchased? 138 00:08:18,266 --> 00:08:19,701 Not from a shop. 139 00:08:21,836 --> 00:08:22,870 From here. 140 00:08:23,871 --> 00:08:24,872 From the library. 141 00:08:32,547 --> 00:08:34,582 Mrs. Astolat! 142 00:08:34,649 --> 00:08:37,251 I need everything we have on the Sword of Mars. 143 00:08:37,318 --> 00:08:39,153 I believe its location is near! 144 00:08:39,220 --> 00:08:40,755 Near what? 145 00:08:42,357 --> 00:08:46,027 What exactly is the Sword of Mars? 146 00:08:46,094 --> 00:08:47,729 Anya! 147 00:08:47,795 --> 00:08:49,297 I mean, my lady. 148 00:08:49,364 --> 00:08:51,366 My Lady Anya. 149 00:08:51,432 --> 00:08:53,067 What are you doing down here? 150 00:08:53,134 --> 00:08:56,604 I think the better question is what is this doing down here? 151 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,508 This is my family's castle. 152 00:09:00,575 --> 00:09:03,745 I have spent many summers here exploring every corner, 153 00:09:03,811 --> 00:09:07,548 and I do not recall a room such as this, 154 00:09:08,383 --> 00:09:11,252 especially one with such treasures. 155 00:09:11,319 --> 00:09:14,756 Well, I am a librarian, 156 00:09:14,822 --> 00:09:17,892 as you know, working for your fiance, Gregor. 157 00:09:17,958 --> 00:09:21,462 He told me to find a place for my books, and here it is. 158 00:09:21,529 --> 00:09:22,539 Now I have a lot of work to do... 159 00:09:22,563 --> 00:09:24,298 Yes, my fiance... no, I didn't... 160 00:09:24,365 --> 00:09:26,868 I didn't take him as much of a reader. 161 00:09:26,934 --> 00:09:28,636 But I've only known him of a fortnight. 162 00:09:28,703 --> 00:09:31,372 What do you think of him, in that time? 163 00:09:32,473 --> 00:09:33,841 I know very little. 164 00:09:35,009 --> 00:09:37,779 But the little I do know makes me wish I knew less. 165 00:09:37,845 --> 00:09:39,347 I'm sorry. 166 00:09:39,414 --> 00:09:41,315 -If I could help... -Thank you. 167 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:42,550 You cannot. 168 00:09:47,388 --> 00:09:49,490 -May I ask a favor of you. -Anything. 169 00:09:50,357 --> 00:09:51,893 I am at your service. 170 00:09:51,958 --> 00:09:53,761 A book. 171 00:09:53,828 --> 00:09:56,664 I have read through all of mine at least twice. 172 00:09:56,731 --> 00:09:59,000 And this is a library, is it not? 173 00:09:59,067 --> 00:10:00,868 May I borrow one? 174 00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:02,804 Of course. 175 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:04,139 Name it. 176 00:10:04,205 --> 00:10:05,907 What if you do not have a copy? 177 00:10:05,973 --> 00:10:06,841 I will have a copy. 178 00:10:06,908 --> 00:10:08,242 Of any book? 179 00:10:08,309 --> 00:10:10,311 -Ever? -Try me. 180 00:10:11,546 --> 00:10:14,916 My friend recommended a tale. 181 00:10:14,982 --> 00:10:16,217 Jane Eyre? 182 00:10:26,394 --> 00:10:28,362 Jane Eyre. 183 00:10:28,429 --> 00:10:31,166 A novel by Currer Bell. 184 00:10:31,232 --> 00:10:32,900 A pseudonym, if I ever heard one. 185 00:10:32,967 --> 00:10:34,969 You really have a copy. 186 00:10:35,035 --> 00:10:37,638 I am a very good librarian. 187 00:10:37,705 --> 00:10:40,742 Tell me. What is it about? 188 00:10:40,808 --> 00:10:43,544 It is about a woman who leaves everything. 189 00:10:43,611 --> 00:10:45,379 And finds herself falling in love with a man 190 00:10:45,446 --> 00:10:46,981 with many secrets. 191 00:10:48,583 --> 00:10:50,818 I've wanted to read it for ages. 192 00:10:50,885 --> 00:10:52,886 Keep it. 193 00:10:52,953 --> 00:10:54,722 It's yours. 194 00:11:03,064 --> 00:11:04,599 One small point. 195 00:11:05,666 --> 00:11:08,602 My friend, you see, is the publisher, 196 00:11:08,669 --> 00:11:11,506 and this book is not due to be in the booksellers 197 00:11:11,572 --> 00:11:13,574 for several weeks. 198 00:11:13,641 --> 00:11:16,077 The only copies of this book are in boxes 199 00:11:16,145 --> 00:11:17,246 in the publishing house. 200 00:11:17,311 --> 00:11:21,582 So, Vikram Chamberlain, 201 00:11:21,649 --> 00:11:26,087 how is it that you, in a hidden room 202 00:11:26,155 --> 00:11:28,322 in a castle in Belgrade, 203 00:11:28,389 --> 00:11:30,758 seem to have a copy? 204 00:11:30,825 --> 00:11:34,061 What are your secrets, Vikram? 205 00:11:41,203 --> 00:11:42,436 Vikram. 206 00:11:44,273 --> 00:11:46,208 No. None of that. 207 00:11:46,275 --> 00:11:48,776 I am at peace with being alone. 208 00:11:48,843 --> 00:11:50,344 You're not alone. 209 00:11:50,410 --> 00:11:52,346 Yes, you have us, 210 00:11:52,413 --> 00:11:54,482 but Anya wrote you another letter. 211 00:11:56,317 --> 00:11:57,885 What does it say? 212 00:11:57,952 --> 00:11:59,086 "My dearest Vikram, 213 00:11:59,154 --> 00:12:01,190 I was astonished to see your words in my book. 214 00:12:01,256 --> 00:12:02,390 I long for your hands 215 00:12:02,456 --> 00:12:04,692 and your lips on my"... 216 00:12:06,828 --> 00:12:08,130 well... 217 00:12:08,197 --> 00:12:11,999 I'm gonna save the rest of that for later. 218 00:12:14,001 --> 00:12:15,570 Ah, here we are! "I have made headway 219 00:12:15,636 --> 00:12:16,938 in my investigation 220 00:12:17,004 --> 00:12:20,142 since I last wrote by retracing my steps." 221 00:12:20,208 --> 00:12:23,245 But the crates and the man were nowhere to be found. 222 00:12:24,313 --> 00:12:27,081 "Luckily, some evidence was left behind." 223 00:12:27,149 --> 00:12:28,317 Sorry. 224 00:12:37,592 --> 00:12:39,360 That is no way for a lady to behave. 225 00:12:39,427 --> 00:12:40,938 -I'm not a lady! -Well, if you are not, 226 00:12:40,962 --> 00:12:42,730 I will call the constable to deal with you, 227 00:12:42,797 --> 00:12:44,309 but if you are, we can deal with each other. 228 00:12:44,333 --> 00:12:47,768 Now, are you going to keep your hands to yourself? 229 00:12:50,071 --> 00:12:51,706 Perhaps you could help me with something. 230 00:12:52,607 --> 00:12:55,610 There was a gentleman with boxes over there, 231 00:12:55,676 --> 00:12:57,279 and now they're missing. 232 00:12:57,346 --> 00:12:59,147 Do you know where he went? 233 00:12:59,214 --> 00:13:01,682 I dropped a coin earlier. Did you happen to see it? 234 00:13:02,917 --> 00:13:04,819 -A penny? -Sixpence. 235 00:13:06,221 --> 00:13:07,788 Very well. 236 00:13:09,191 --> 00:13:10,625 I don't know where he went, 237 00:13:10,691 --> 00:13:12,526 but I heard him talk about the Cabot Club. 238 00:13:12,593 --> 00:13:14,528 The Cabot Club. 239 00:13:14,595 --> 00:13:16,497 It's a gentlemen's-only club, no women allowed, 240 00:13:16,564 --> 00:13:18,032 not even servants. 241 00:13:18,099 --> 00:13:19,368 As a lady, I'm offended. 242 00:13:19,433 --> 00:13:21,002 As am I. 243 00:13:22,035 --> 00:13:24,505 I don't suppose you have any brothers, do you? 244 00:13:24,572 --> 00:13:25,740 About my size? 245 00:13:25,806 --> 00:13:27,607 I dropped a shilling earlier, too. 246 00:13:47,695 --> 00:13:51,866 This is what you need. Nitric acid. 247 00:13:51,933 --> 00:13:52,967 Hmm. 248 00:13:54,702 --> 00:13:57,004 A chemical reaction, eh? 249 00:13:57,071 --> 00:13:58,071 Fascinating. 250 00:13:58,106 --> 00:14:00,508 Only when exposed to the elements. 251 00:14:00,574 --> 00:14:03,044 Boy! That is meant for the kitchens! 252 00:14:03,111 --> 00:14:04,111 Yes, sir. 253 00:14:06,415 --> 00:14:08,449 Ugh, a woman! 254 00:14:08,516 --> 00:14:10,618 Insufferable bluestockings! 255 00:14:10,684 --> 00:14:12,354 Next thing you know, 256 00:14:12,421 --> 00:14:14,389 they'll be wanting the vote! 257 00:14:14,455 --> 00:14:15,890 "The man in question eluded me, 258 00:14:15,957 --> 00:14:17,558 but while he is otherwise nondescript, 259 00:14:17,625 --> 00:14:21,229 I did manage to catch a glimpse of a strange tattoo on his arm." 260 00:14:22,029 --> 00:14:25,400 Well, what kind of tattoo? The navy? A prisoner? 261 00:14:25,466 --> 00:14:29,104 This is just like her to offer a modicum of information, 262 00:14:29,171 --> 00:14:31,273 and then, flit it away... 263 00:14:31,340 --> 00:14:32,673 there's more on the bottom. 264 00:14:32,740 --> 00:14:34,942 "Flip the page over, darling." 265 00:14:35,009 --> 00:14:36,944 Hmm. 266 00:14:37,011 --> 00:14:38,113 My word. 267 00:14:39,580 --> 00:14:41,283 It's worse than the navy. 268 00:14:41,350 --> 00:14:42,783 What? What is it? 269 00:14:43,551 --> 00:14:44,585 Is that... 270 00:14:44,652 --> 00:14:46,854 Serpent Brotherhood. 271 00:14:52,127 --> 00:14:54,028 Vikram, calm down. 272 00:14:54,095 --> 00:14:54,962 I'll try Lysa again. 273 00:14:55,029 --> 00:14:55,796 I am calm. 274 00:14:55,863 --> 00:14:57,432 I am amazingly calm. 275 00:14:57,498 --> 00:14:59,667 I will be calmer when I get back to 1857. 276 00:14:59,734 --> 00:15:01,002 Now where's my cane? 277 00:15:01,068 --> 00:15:01,736 Aha! 278 00:15:01,802 --> 00:15:03,238 Vik, you can't do that. 279 00:15:03,305 --> 00:15:04,781 You're gonna tell me how I'm messing with the timeline, 280 00:15:04,805 --> 00:15:06,874 cause an apocalypse, blah, blah, blah? 281 00:15:06,941 --> 00:15:09,144 Also, we dismantled your time machine. 282 00:15:09,211 --> 00:15:10,077 It's completely useless. 283 00:15:10,145 --> 00:15:11,846 I don't care! 284 00:15:11,912 --> 00:15:13,647 This is the Serpent Brotherhood! 285 00:15:13,714 --> 00:15:15,217 Do you know how active they had been 286 00:15:15,283 --> 00:15:16,284 in the 19th Century? 287 00:15:16,351 --> 00:15:17,685 Do you know how many Librarians 288 00:15:17,752 --> 00:15:19,720 have lost their lives in their quest 289 00:15:19,787 --> 00:15:21,189 to let magic loose upon the world? 290 00:15:21,256 --> 00:15:22,923 Which is why you should warn her. Right? 291 00:15:22,990 --> 00:15:24,759 Tell her how dangerous they are. 292 00:15:30,298 --> 00:15:32,167 Warn her? You would like me to warn her? 293 00:15:32,234 --> 00:15:35,170 All right. I will show you how this goes, hmm? 294 00:15:35,237 --> 00:15:40,007 "Dearest Anya, this man is beyond dangerous, 295 00:15:40,074 --> 00:15:42,743 stay away from him at all costs." 296 00:15:42,810 --> 00:15:45,613 Good. I'm sure she will listen. 297 00:15:55,490 --> 00:15:57,125 "Dear Vikram, 298 00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:59,528 that's adorable." 299 00:15:59,593 --> 00:16:01,562 Anya has many wonderful qualities, 300 00:16:01,629 --> 00:16:03,798 but incuriousness is not one of them. 301 00:16:03,864 --> 00:16:06,535 She will dive headlong into this, 302 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:07,868 and I cannot stop her. 303 00:16:07,935 --> 00:16:10,372 If she's gonna go after him anyway, 304 00:16:10,439 --> 00:16:11,473 let's help her. 305 00:16:11,540 --> 00:16:12,940 And Connor's right. 306 00:16:13,007 --> 00:16:15,544 You can't go back in time, but we can still help. 307 00:16:15,609 --> 00:16:17,279 -Yeah. -In her letters, she said 308 00:16:17,345 --> 00:16:19,247 the man with the tattoo was meeting someone 309 00:16:19,314 --> 00:16:20,614 with golden fingers. 310 00:16:20,681 --> 00:16:22,350 -And a trunk of chemicals. -Photography. 311 00:16:22,417 --> 00:16:24,685 There were tons of chemicals used in early photography. 312 00:16:24,752 --> 00:16:26,421 Uh, silver nitrate, 313 00:16:26,488 --> 00:16:28,022 uh, mercury vapor. 314 00:16:28,089 --> 00:16:30,559 Sodium thiosulfate was used to set photographs. 315 00:16:30,624 --> 00:16:32,860 Yes. It was cutting edge in my time. 316 00:16:32,927 --> 00:16:35,363 They would tone it with gold to make the image stronger. 317 00:16:35,430 --> 00:16:36,664 Which would stain the fingers. 318 00:16:36,730 --> 00:16:38,567 So, we are looking for a photographer. 319 00:16:38,632 --> 00:16:40,235 And to be allowed into the Cabot Club, 320 00:16:40,302 --> 00:16:41,778 he'd have to come from a good reputation, 321 00:16:41,802 --> 00:16:43,271 -possibly a Peer. -Hmm. 322 00:16:43,338 --> 00:16:46,441 There can only be so many photographers in London in 1857. 323 00:16:46,508 --> 00:16:47,708 You know what? 324 00:16:47,775 --> 00:16:48,819 I'm betting there's a book in here 325 00:16:48,843 --> 00:16:50,278 with their names and addresses. 326 00:16:56,284 --> 00:16:59,854 "If you insist on pursuing this course, 327 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:02,723 here is a list of photographers in the area, 328 00:17:02,790 --> 00:17:05,560 "hopefully one will..." 329 00:17:09,131 --> 00:17:10,931 "Hopefully one will bear fruit. 330 00:17:12,334 --> 00:17:17,105 Please be careful, my love, danger is lurking." 331 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:33,297 -Finally! -Ooh! 332 00:17:33,321 --> 00:17:34,788 -There you are. -Mrs. Astolat. 333 00:17:34,855 --> 00:17:36,857 -Were you just following me? -Of course! 334 00:17:36,924 --> 00:17:39,059 In fact, I have been looking for you for some time. 335 00:17:39,127 --> 00:17:40,961 Why? Is everything all right? 336 00:17:41,028 --> 00:17:42,597 I did not think you ever left Belgrade. 337 00:17:42,663 --> 00:17:44,166 Only out of necessity. 338 00:17:44,232 --> 00:17:45,592 I've been charged with closing out 339 00:17:45,634 --> 00:17:47,135 Vikram's annex to the Library. 340 00:17:47,202 --> 00:17:49,380 I cannot do that until all its contents have been returned. 341 00:17:49,404 --> 00:17:52,207 I believe you have the last one. 342 00:17:52,273 --> 00:17:54,643 -A copy of Jane Eyre? -No. 343 00:17:54,708 --> 00:17:57,379 I mean, yes, I do have it, 344 00:17:57,445 --> 00:18:00,315 but I cannot give it to you. 345 00:18:00,382 --> 00:18:04,084 I understand you may have some sentimental attachment. 346 00:18:04,152 --> 00:18:06,521 Vikram's annex must be reabsorbed into the Library. 347 00:18:06,588 --> 00:18:08,856 It's far too dangerous to have it sitting open. 348 00:18:08,923 --> 00:18:10,791 It is not sentiment. 349 00:18:10,858 --> 00:18:12,026 It is Vikram. 350 00:18:13,794 --> 00:18:16,131 I do not know why or how, 351 00:18:16,198 --> 00:18:20,468 but because of this book, I'm able to speak with him. 352 00:18:21,436 --> 00:18:22,936 And it's been so long. 353 00:18:23,003 --> 00:18:24,472 And I've missed him, 354 00:18:24,539 --> 00:18:26,773 and been lonely enough, and so angry with him, 355 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:31,379 so to see his handwriting from across time is... 356 00:18:31,446 --> 00:18:32,813 Oh, my poor dear girl. 357 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:34,748 I can only imagine how you're feeling. 358 00:18:34,815 --> 00:18:36,218 It's not just that. 359 00:18:37,519 --> 00:18:39,787 I saw something that looked like magic. 360 00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:41,232 And Vikram is helping me investigate. 361 00:18:41,256 --> 00:18:44,359 So, you see, I cannot give this back to you, 362 00:18:44,426 --> 00:18:45,826 not yet, at least. 363 00:18:45,893 --> 00:18:48,263 The Library must have known you needed Vikram, 364 00:18:48,330 --> 00:18:50,763 and found a way to lend him to you. 365 00:18:51,666 --> 00:18:53,468 I will help you on your quest. 366 00:18:53,535 --> 00:18:55,836 But once the deed is done, 367 00:18:55,903 --> 00:18:58,640 the book must go back into its place. 368 00:18:58,707 --> 00:19:00,242 Does that sound fair? 369 00:19:01,443 --> 00:19:02,677 Indeed. 370 00:19:02,743 --> 00:19:04,713 So, what are we hunting? 371 00:19:04,778 --> 00:19:07,115 A photographer. 372 00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:20,328 Uh, Mr., uh, Bambridge? 373 00:19:20,395 --> 00:19:22,763 Mr. William Bambridge? 374 00:19:22,830 --> 00:19:24,366 Well, this is certainly a better class 375 00:19:24,432 --> 00:19:26,701 of photographic studio than the other five we've seen. 376 00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:30,171 Oh, yes. Well, look at that clientele. 377 00:19:32,340 --> 00:19:35,677 "Royal photographer to her Majesty Queen Victoria." 378 00:19:35,744 --> 00:19:39,013 Hmm. Mr. Bambridge? 379 00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:41,015 I'm here to have my portrait taken? 380 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,184 -Something feels off. -Feels off? 381 00:19:43,251 --> 00:19:44,785 I was a knight, Lady Anya. 382 00:19:44,852 --> 00:19:46,454 I learned to trust my feelings. 383 00:19:46,521 --> 00:19:48,088 You would think at the very least, 384 00:19:48,156 --> 00:19:50,492 a photographer to the Queen would have a camera. 385 00:19:50,558 --> 00:19:53,395 See? The markings on the floor, there. 386 00:19:53,461 --> 00:19:55,230 There was a tripod here. 387 00:19:58,532 --> 00:20:00,302 Ooh. 388 00:20:04,372 --> 00:20:07,142 Goodness. 389 00:20:07,208 --> 00:20:08,648 It's the photographer from the club. 390 00:20:08,710 --> 00:20:10,244 Someone was just here. 391 00:20:10,311 --> 00:20:14,148 Uh, Mr. Bambridge? Mr. Bambridge! 392 00:20:16,518 --> 00:20:17,552 No sign of him. 393 00:20:17,619 --> 00:20:19,953 Whoever he was, he's slippery. 394 00:20:20,020 --> 00:20:20,888 Is he alive? 395 00:20:20,954 --> 00:20:22,724 Barely. Weak pulse. 396 00:20:22,791 --> 00:20:23,991 Looks like a blow to the head. 397 00:20:24,058 --> 00:20:25,826 We must get him to the hospital at once. 398 00:20:28,028 --> 00:20:29,428 -She found him. -The photographer? 399 00:20:29,464 --> 00:20:31,132 Yes. Research for the win, baby. Come on. 400 00:20:31,199 --> 00:20:32,941 They found him almost dead. He had been attacked. 401 00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:34,278 If they got there a minute earlier, 402 00:20:34,302 --> 00:20:35,412 Anya would've been the one who was attacked. 403 00:20:35,436 --> 00:20:36,104 But she's all right. 404 00:20:36,171 --> 00:20:37,472 Only by sheer luck! 405 00:20:37,539 --> 00:20:40,175 This. This is what comes from our help? 406 00:20:41,542 --> 00:20:43,311 I am stuck. 407 00:20:43,378 --> 00:20:45,480 Mired in a different time and place 408 00:20:45,547 --> 00:20:47,981 and I cannot save her. 409 00:20:48,048 --> 00:20:49,384 Well, imagine how she felt, 410 00:20:49,451 --> 00:20:51,095 every time you went off to be the Librarian. 411 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,388 This is not the same. She was never a Librarian. 412 00:20:53,455 --> 00:20:54,321 No, she's not. 413 00:20:54,388 --> 00:20:56,691 But there is a Librarian in 1857. 414 00:20:56,758 --> 00:20:59,728 Oh, uh... 415 00:20:59,794 --> 00:21:02,664 ah, The Book of Librarians. 416 00:21:02,731 --> 00:21:05,532 A registry of every single Librarian in history. 417 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,769 Oh, Connor, you beautiful genius. 418 00:21:07,836 --> 00:21:11,638 If I can't be by her side, at least a Librarian can! 419 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:12,873 Found him! 420 00:21:12,940 --> 00:21:14,942 And in 1857, he's based in London. 421 00:21:15,008 --> 00:21:16,578 My darling, 422 00:21:16,644 --> 00:21:18,979 you must now realize it is far too dangerous 423 00:21:19,046 --> 00:21:21,349 to investigate alone. 424 00:21:21,416 --> 00:21:23,585 With the Serpent Brotherhood involved, 425 00:21:23,651 --> 00:21:27,054 the time has come to bring in assistance. 426 00:21:27,122 --> 00:21:29,224 The Librarian of your time, 427 00:21:29,290 --> 00:21:31,892 the one who no doubt replaced me, 428 00:21:31,959 --> 00:21:33,927 "will know how to help." 429 00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:36,340 His name's Benedict Hale. 430 00:21:36,364 --> 00:21:39,066 He studied at Oxford. The Sorbonne, has... 431 00:21:39,134 --> 00:21:40,635 almost as many degrees as me. 432 00:21:40,702 --> 00:21:42,069 He's travelled everywhere. 433 00:21:45,573 --> 00:21:47,776 -Studied martial arts in Japan. -Hmm. 434 00:21:47,842 --> 00:21:49,577 Benedict Hale. 435 00:21:54,715 --> 00:21:56,317 If you would wait here, my lady. 436 00:21:56,384 --> 00:21:58,253 Mr. Hale will be with you shortly. 437 00:21:58,319 --> 00:22:00,688 "With the help of the Librarian, 438 00:22:00,755 --> 00:22:01,823 you will be safe." 439 00:22:23,278 --> 00:22:25,213 Mr. Hale will be just a moment. 440 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:26,815 May I bring you some refreshment? 441 00:22:26,881 --> 00:22:28,416 No, thank you. 442 00:22:32,253 --> 00:22:35,490 Actually, I would love some tea, if that's all right. 443 00:23:00,849 --> 00:23:02,917 Lady Anya Besson. 444 00:23:02,983 --> 00:23:04,328 Do you know I could hardly believe it 445 00:23:04,352 --> 00:23:06,086 when my valet handed me your card. 446 00:23:06,154 --> 00:23:08,021 -Mr. Hale. -Well, what have I done 447 00:23:08,088 --> 00:23:09,433 to earn the pleasure of your visit? 448 00:23:09,457 --> 00:23:11,392 No, the pleasure is all mine. 449 00:23:11,459 --> 00:23:13,170 You know, I know knew we've not been formally introduced, 450 00:23:13,194 --> 00:23:16,464 but your face, it's very familiar to me. 451 00:23:16,531 --> 00:23:18,266 I feel like I've seen you somewhere before. 452 00:23:18,333 --> 00:23:20,468 I doubt that, I've only just arrived in London. 453 00:23:20,535 --> 00:23:22,704 Which makes your familiarity all the more strange. 454 00:23:22,770 --> 00:23:26,340 I mean, we don't exactly run in the same circles, you and I. 455 00:23:26,407 --> 00:23:27,709 Hmm, no. 456 00:23:27,775 --> 00:23:29,777 Besides, you still haven't told me why you're here. 457 00:23:31,412 --> 00:23:33,982 An acquaintance suggested that I call upon you. 458 00:23:34,047 --> 00:23:35,282 Who? 459 00:23:36,251 --> 00:23:37,652 Which acquaintance? 460 00:23:37,719 --> 00:23:40,053 Oh, I, uh... 461 00:23:40,121 --> 00:23:41,489 -oh, goodness me! -Careful! 462 00:23:41,556 --> 00:23:42,991 Oh, sorry. 463 00:23:43,056 --> 00:23:45,058 Modern fashion is terribly constricting. 464 00:23:45,126 --> 00:23:46,694 -Oh, quite. -Oh, no. 465 00:23:46,761 --> 00:23:48,696 Have I damaged your trophy? 466 00:23:48,763 --> 00:23:51,132 No, this is not a trophy. 467 00:23:51,199 --> 00:23:55,169 This is the Silver Star of Abyssinia. 468 00:23:55,236 --> 00:23:57,839 Ancient, and intact, thankfully. 469 00:23:57,906 --> 00:23:59,741 -Hmm. -Please. 470 00:23:59,807 --> 00:24:01,509 Oh, thank you. 471 00:24:02,777 --> 00:24:03,978 You're too kind. 472 00:24:04,044 --> 00:24:05,780 Lady Anya, I need to know who sent you. 473 00:24:06,981 --> 00:24:08,148 Mr. Bambridge. 474 00:24:09,183 --> 00:24:10,752 -Bambridge? -Yes. 475 00:24:10,818 --> 00:24:12,220 Bambridge. 476 00:24:12,287 --> 00:24:15,623 You see, I had my portrait taken a few weeks ago. 477 00:24:15,690 --> 00:24:17,167 Oh, that must be where you know me from. 478 00:24:17,191 --> 00:24:19,193 You must have seen it at his studio. 479 00:24:19,260 --> 00:24:22,730 He said that you might be able to help me. 480 00:24:22,797 --> 00:24:24,465 Help you with what? 481 00:24:24,532 --> 00:24:26,401 I am raising money for the widows and orphans 482 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:28,436 of the terrible conflict in Crimea. 483 00:24:28,503 --> 00:24:30,038 Mr. Bambridge said that 484 00:24:30,104 --> 00:24:33,508 you're a man of intellect and sympathy. 485 00:24:33,575 --> 00:24:36,744 Can the widows and orphans count on your support? 486 00:24:36,811 --> 00:24:38,513 Hmm. 487 00:24:47,288 --> 00:24:49,057 We must stop meeting like this. 488 00:24:49,123 --> 00:24:50,401 Mrs. Astolat, you frightened me. 489 00:24:50,425 --> 00:24:52,160 You seem already frightened. 490 00:24:52,927 --> 00:24:54,162 Mr. Bambridge? 491 00:24:54,228 --> 00:24:55,964 Oh, at the hospital, still unconscious. 492 00:24:56,030 --> 00:24:57,341 I left him in the hands of a nurse. 493 00:24:57,365 --> 00:24:59,300 Nightingale-trained, thank God. 494 00:24:59,367 --> 00:25:00,887 She thinks he'll make a good recovery. 495 00:25:00,935 --> 00:25:03,471 Good. We must go home at once to write to Vikram. 496 00:25:03,538 --> 00:25:06,340 Why? Was the new Librarian not able to help you? 497 00:25:06,407 --> 00:25:08,542 It's him. The man I saw with the orb. 498 00:25:08,609 --> 00:25:09,954 The new Librarian's been corrupted 499 00:25:09,978 --> 00:25:11,479 by the Serpent Brotherhood. 500 00:25:13,314 --> 00:25:14,816 I don't get it. 501 00:25:14,882 --> 00:25:17,185 That the Book of Librarians has nothing on Benedict Hale 502 00:25:17,251 --> 00:25:19,087 being corrupted by the Serpent Brotherhood. 503 00:25:19,153 --> 00:25:20,521 And I think I know why. 504 00:25:20,588 --> 00:25:21,955 Anya got a better look this time, 505 00:25:22,023 --> 00:25:23,825 hence I was able to find her orb. 506 00:25:23,891 --> 00:25:27,494 Benedict Hale is in possession of the Scrying Ball. 507 00:25:27,561 --> 00:25:30,164 But I thought the Scrying Ball was already in the Library? 508 00:25:30,231 --> 00:25:31,532 It wasn't in 1857. 509 00:25:31,599 --> 00:25:33,701 Uh, hold on. What's the Scrying Ball? 510 00:25:33,768 --> 00:25:35,713 It's what the myths of crystal balls are based on. 511 00:25:35,737 --> 00:25:36,771 It shows the future. 512 00:25:36,838 --> 00:25:39,374 More specifically, the worst of future. 513 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:40,842 Oh, it's a nightmare fuel. 514 00:25:40,907 --> 00:25:42,386 And judging by Benedict's murder board, 515 00:25:42,410 --> 00:25:43,778 his nightmare is World War I. 516 00:25:43,845 --> 00:25:45,589 It's a good guess that the Serpent Brotherhood 517 00:25:45,613 --> 00:25:47,358 found the Scrying Ball, and then fed it to Benedict 518 00:25:47,382 --> 00:25:48,750 to turn him to their side. 519 00:25:48,816 --> 00:25:51,319 But the reason it's not in the Book of Librarians 520 00:25:51,386 --> 00:25:53,021 is that anytime a future is revealed, 521 00:25:53,087 --> 00:25:56,858 the act of revelation allows that future to be changed. 522 00:25:56,924 --> 00:25:59,861 -A Librarian would know that. -Uh-huh. 523 00:25:59,927 --> 00:26:01,529 So Benedict intends to change the future? 524 00:26:01,596 --> 00:26:03,765 -Hmm. -I mean, I don't blame him. 525 00:26:03,830 --> 00:26:05,532 If you saw the trenches of World War I, 526 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,645 -wouldn't you try to stop it? -Yeah, but how? 527 00:26:07,669 --> 00:26:10,105 It doesn't happen for another 60 years. 528 00:26:10,171 --> 00:26:13,374 Victoria. She's the nexus point. 529 00:26:13,441 --> 00:26:14,709 Are you telling me 530 00:26:14,776 --> 00:26:16,611 that Queen Victoria caused World War I? 531 00:26:16,678 --> 00:26:18,379 No, no, no, no. But before Victoria, 532 00:26:18,446 --> 00:26:20,281 the British monarchy was in crisis. 533 00:26:20,348 --> 00:26:21,749 She takes the throne at 18, 534 00:26:21,816 --> 00:26:23,618 the last member of the royal line. 535 00:26:23,685 --> 00:26:25,453 Then, she married her beloved Albert 536 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,890 and proceeded to produce some half a dozen royal brats. 537 00:26:28,955 --> 00:26:31,225 Actually, she had nine, 538 00:26:31,292 --> 00:26:33,628 the last being born in 1857. 539 00:26:33,695 --> 00:26:35,530 These little princes and princesses grow up 540 00:26:35,596 --> 00:26:38,666 to marry all across the royal houses of Europe. 541 00:26:38,733 --> 00:26:39,634 In World War I, 542 00:26:39,701 --> 00:26:41,669 Britain's George V is fighting 543 00:26:41,736 --> 00:26:44,138 against his cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm. 544 00:26:44,205 --> 00:26:45,525 And their other cousin, Alexandra, 545 00:26:45,573 --> 00:26:47,275 is married to Nicholas II of Russia, 546 00:26:47,340 --> 00:26:49,444 and they're busy watching his empire fall. 547 00:26:49,510 --> 00:26:51,180 These are Victoria's grandchildren. 548 00:26:51,244 --> 00:26:52,256 All of Europe is a massive network 549 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:53,648 of cousins and relationships. 550 00:26:53,715 --> 00:26:55,550 And if you were the Librarian in 1857 551 00:26:55,616 --> 00:26:57,452 and you wanted to change that future, 552 00:26:57,518 --> 00:27:00,922 one thing you could do is take out these players. 553 00:27:00,988 --> 00:27:03,691 But I don't mean to play devil's advocate, 554 00:27:03,758 --> 00:27:06,394 but wouldn't it be a good thing to stop World War I? 555 00:27:06,461 --> 00:27:07,695 Magic always has consequences. 556 00:27:07,762 --> 00:27:10,263 And these consequences are severe. 557 00:27:10,330 --> 00:27:11,933 The consensus of nearly every historian 558 00:27:11,999 --> 00:27:14,469 is that World War I happens no matter what. 559 00:27:14,535 --> 00:27:15,912 There were too many tensions rising across Europe 560 00:27:15,936 --> 00:27:17,672 from too many different directions. 561 00:27:17,739 --> 00:27:20,475 But, having these royal houses related to each other 562 00:27:20,541 --> 00:27:22,477 keep it from happening too soon. 563 00:27:22,542 --> 00:27:24,045 Okay, gaming this on, 564 00:27:24,113 --> 00:27:27,080 if a British succession crisis happens in 1857, 565 00:27:27,148 --> 00:27:29,550 that would just drive wild Austro-Hungarian expansion... 566 00:27:29,617 --> 00:27:30,861 Could you please summarize it for those of us 567 00:27:30,885 --> 00:27:32,887 who don't have advanced history degrees? 568 00:27:33,755 --> 00:27:35,556 The most likely scenario is that 569 00:27:35,623 --> 00:27:38,760 if you remove the British royal family in 1857, 570 00:27:38,826 --> 00:27:42,396 World War I doesn't start in 1914. 571 00:27:42,463 --> 00:27:46,901 It starts around 1890, 572 00:27:46,968 --> 00:27:49,804 before America is ready to enter the war. 573 00:27:50,605 --> 00:27:52,039 So the Allies actually lose. 574 00:27:52,107 --> 00:27:55,443 Which would have a cascade effect on history. 575 00:27:55,510 --> 00:27:57,212 It changes the war after that, 576 00:27:57,278 --> 00:27:59,313 which causes another war after that, 577 00:27:59,380 --> 00:28:04,018 this one with mutual nuclear capabilities. 578 00:28:07,021 --> 00:28:08,289 So... 579 00:28:10,291 --> 00:28:13,528 Instead of stopping World War I, 580 00:28:13,594 --> 00:28:14,954 Benedict Hale causes World War III 581 00:28:14,996 --> 00:28:17,598 by killing Queen Victoria and her family. 582 00:28:17,665 --> 00:28:19,268 How? 583 00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:20,577 Wait, didn't Anya say she was in London 584 00:28:20,601 --> 00:28:21,769 to celebrate the birth 585 00:28:21,836 --> 00:28:23,471 of the newest prince or princess? 586 00:28:23,538 --> 00:28:25,282 Yes. The royal family will be together in public, 587 00:28:25,306 --> 00:28:26,674 a rare occurrence. 588 00:28:26,741 --> 00:28:28,943 But Anya saw no evidence of weaponry. 589 00:28:29,010 --> 00:28:30,611 Except for nitric acid. 590 00:28:30,678 --> 00:28:32,747 Uh, it's used in explosives, munitions. 591 00:28:32,814 --> 00:28:34,448 It's also used in early photography. 592 00:28:34,515 --> 00:28:37,318 Uh, camera plates were coated in silver nitrate. 593 00:28:37,385 --> 00:28:39,254 The Silver Star! Yes. 594 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:40,888 The Silver Star of Abyssinia. 595 00:28:40,955 --> 00:28:42,990 "When the proper incantation is spoken, 596 00:28:43,057 --> 00:28:45,294 the Silver Star of Abyssinia is capable 597 00:28:45,359 --> 00:28:48,696 of taking the souls of those in view." 598 00:28:48,763 --> 00:28:50,464 So if Benedict uses nitric acid 599 00:28:50,531 --> 00:28:52,667 to turn the Silver Star into a camera plate... 600 00:28:52,733 --> 00:28:54,902 Bambridge. He's a royal photographer. 601 00:28:54,969 --> 00:28:57,605 Benedict poses as him, takes the photo, 602 00:28:57,672 --> 00:28:59,841 and the royal family blips out of existence. 603 00:29:00,608 --> 00:29:02,844 I must warn Anya. She cannot... 604 00:29:06,013 --> 00:29:08,116 What's it say? 605 00:29:08,183 --> 00:29:11,253 5As usual, she is ahead of us. 606 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,020 She has figured out Benedict's plan. 607 00:29:14,622 --> 00:29:16,724 And she intends to stop him. 608 00:29:19,594 --> 00:29:21,529 This lace is so itchy. 609 00:29:21,596 --> 00:29:24,199 Yes. Well, fashion is rarely comfortable. 610 00:29:24,266 --> 00:29:26,376 You should not have spent so much of your money on me. 611 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,570 I didn't. Benedict Hale gave 10 pounds for widows and orphans, 612 00:29:29,637 --> 00:29:30,981 and I thought the best use was preventing him 613 00:29:31,005 --> 00:29:32,874 from making any more widows and orphans. 614 00:29:32,940 --> 00:29:35,009 I do not see how an itchy dress helps. 615 00:29:35,076 --> 00:29:36,544 Well, we must blend in. 616 00:29:36,611 --> 00:29:37,545 Yeah, come on, ladies. 617 00:29:37,612 --> 00:29:39,214 If we are to find Mr. Hale 618 00:29:39,281 --> 00:29:41,449 before he uses the magic camera on the Queen. 619 00:29:41,515 --> 00:29:42,726 But how are we going to do that? 620 00:29:42,750 --> 00:29:44,619 No idea. Making it up as I go. 621 00:29:44,685 --> 00:29:47,088 What? 622 00:29:47,155 --> 00:29:50,024 You and Vikram Chamberlain are quite the pair. 623 00:29:50,091 --> 00:29:52,426 -Ah. -Ah. 624 00:29:52,493 --> 00:29:53,628 Major Domo. 625 00:29:53,694 --> 00:29:55,062 Will the Queen be joining us? 626 00:29:55,130 --> 00:29:57,132 I understand her confinement must be very near. 627 00:29:57,199 --> 00:29:59,734 We do not discuss The Queen's physical condition, ma'am. 628 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,903 It's just I haven't seen Her Majesty 629 00:30:01,969 --> 00:30:04,014 since I was a lady-in-waiting. I would hate to miss her. 630 00:30:04,038 --> 00:30:06,141 The Queen will be joining you shortly. 631 00:30:06,208 --> 00:30:08,709 The royal family is simply having their portrait taken 632 00:30:08,776 --> 00:30:10,178 in the East Garden. 633 00:30:10,245 --> 00:30:11,646 Thank you. 634 00:30:13,447 --> 00:30:14,949 -East Garden? -East Garden. 635 00:30:15,016 --> 00:30:16,285 Hmm. 636 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,722 My apologies, Your Majesty. 637 00:30:21,789 --> 00:30:24,359 Mr. Bambridge is ill and he sent me in his place. 638 00:30:24,425 --> 00:30:27,495 Now, if we could all gather a little closer to one another. 639 00:30:27,561 --> 00:30:28,672 How are we going to get to the camera 640 00:30:28,696 --> 00:30:29,896 with all those guards present? 641 00:30:31,098 --> 00:30:33,634 You get the camera. I'll get the guards. 642 00:30:33,701 --> 00:30:35,370 How are you going to do that? 643 00:30:35,436 --> 00:30:38,806 You're not the only one who remembers Vikram Chamberlain. 644 00:30:38,873 --> 00:30:40,508 You cannot actually kill anyone. 645 00:30:40,574 --> 00:30:42,643 Hmm. 646 00:30:42,710 --> 00:30:44,078 Even more fun. 647 00:30:51,052 --> 00:30:53,721 Oi, fancy boys! 648 00:30:53,788 --> 00:30:55,456 I've got a weapon near The Queen, 649 00:30:55,523 --> 00:30:57,225 and I'm going to use it. 650 00:30:57,292 --> 00:30:58,693 Your Majesty! 651 00:30:58,759 --> 00:31:00,695 Please, your guards will take care of it. 652 00:31:00,761 --> 00:31:03,097 We cannot lose the... 653 00:31:03,165 --> 00:31:05,400 Guards! 654 00:31:05,466 --> 00:31:08,103 Your Majesty, please, just stay there. 655 00:31:21,549 --> 00:31:22,783 Please. 656 00:31:24,885 --> 00:31:28,656 Please, just one more letter. 657 00:31:28,723 --> 00:31:30,658 Connor's deep in the stacks, 658 00:31:30,725 --> 00:31:32,227 researching. 659 00:31:37,466 --> 00:31:39,066 -Vikram. -Don't. 660 00:31:40,634 --> 00:31:42,770 Don't tell me that she will be fine. 661 00:31:42,837 --> 00:31:44,672 Don't tell me that she will be all right 662 00:31:44,739 --> 00:31:46,741 because you cannot know that. 663 00:31:46,807 --> 00:31:48,576 -I wasn't going to. -Good. 664 00:31:48,642 --> 00:31:50,978 Because right now, her future and your past, 665 00:31:51,045 --> 00:31:52,381 they are in flux. 666 00:31:52,447 --> 00:31:55,117 And maybe Benedict Hale causes World War III, 667 00:31:55,183 --> 00:31:56,617 maybe he does not. 668 00:31:56,684 --> 00:31:58,552 And maybe Anya doesn't die of old age 669 00:31:58,619 --> 00:32:00,188 surrounded by her loved ones. 670 00:32:01,055 --> 00:32:03,191 Maybe she dies trying to stop him. 671 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,095 And my whole world will end if that happens. 672 00:32:14,735 --> 00:32:17,139 You know, waiting's the hardest part. 673 00:32:17,205 --> 00:32:20,175 I always try and distract myself by hitting something. 674 00:32:24,578 --> 00:32:26,881 When Anya first came into this annex, 675 00:32:28,216 --> 00:32:30,152 I fell in love with her immediately. 676 00:32:32,421 --> 00:32:36,158 It was as if the very ground tipped on its side, 677 00:32:36,224 --> 00:32:38,460 and I slid right off. 678 00:32:38,527 --> 00:32:40,828 And I am yet to find my bearings. 679 00:32:41,662 --> 00:32:42,897 Why? 680 00:32:43,664 --> 00:32:48,336 Because she's brilliant, intelligent, brave. 681 00:32:49,438 --> 00:32:51,672 She made me feel like I could do anything. 682 00:32:52,706 --> 00:32:54,575 But really, she was the one who could. 683 00:32:55,876 --> 00:32:57,279 You still believe in her? 684 00:32:59,214 --> 00:33:01,316 Then there is one more thing you can do. 685 00:33:09,391 --> 00:33:10,825 Yes, I am a woman. 686 00:33:10,891 --> 00:33:12,427 Stick it in your pipe and smoke it. 687 00:33:29,311 --> 00:33:30,311 Okay. 688 00:33:32,947 --> 00:33:34,483 There you are. 689 00:33:34,549 --> 00:33:36,451 -No, no! -Give it... give it to me! 690 00:33:41,256 --> 00:33:45,327 Lady Anya, I should have known. 691 00:33:45,393 --> 00:33:46,727 Mr. Hale, you cannot do this. 692 00:33:46,794 --> 00:33:48,996 I'm gonna save the world. 693 00:33:49,063 --> 00:33:51,299 You dare to stand in my way? 694 00:33:51,366 --> 00:33:52,534 You foolish woman. 695 00:33:52,601 --> 00:33:53,934 You are wrong. 696 00:33:54,001 --> 00:33:55,470 You will not save it. 697 00:33:55,537 --> 00:33:57,139 You will instead destroy it. 698 00:33:57,205 --> 00:33:58,607 I'm a Librarian. 699 00:33:58,672 --> 00:34:00,875 I have magic at my fingertips. 700 00:34:00,941 --> 00:34:03,111 And I am never wrong. 701 00:34:03,178 --> 00:34:05,147 No. 702 00:34:05,213 --> 00:34:06,248 No. 703 00:34:31,573 --> 00:34:34,543 "My love, I would do anything right now 704 00:34:34,609 --> 00:34:36,344 to be next to you, 705 00:34:36,411 --> 00:34:40,482 but I cannot cross time except in words, 706 00:34:40,549 --> 00:34:44,286 and the only words I can give you right now are these. 707 00:34:44,352 --> 00:34:47,355 You told me once that I could move mountains, 708 00:34:47,422 --> 00:34:50,056 but it was you who really could, 709 00:34:50,125 --> 00:34:52,260 as easily as you moved me. 710 00:34:53,328 --> 00:34:55,029 You have my heart, 711 00:34:55,094 --> 00:34:58,699 but you also have the heart of a true Librarian. 712 00:34:58,766 --> 00:35:02,137 "You are a reflection of all the good there is." 713 00:35:03,737 --> 00:35:04,972 Reflection? 714 00:35:06,241 --> 00:35:08,610 "And all the best I wish to be. 715 00:35:09,611 --> 00:35:12,180 Do everything in your power to stop him 716 00:35:12,247 --> 00:35:15,350 "and show the world how amazing you can be." 717 00:35:17,751 --> 00:35:21,989 Right. Well, there's more than one way out of a maze. 718 00:35:29,863 --> 00:35:30,998 How did you... 719 00:35:31,065 --> 00:35:32,467 I won't let you do this. 720 00:35:32,534 --> 00:35:34,302 Guards! 721 00:35:34,369 --> 00:35:36,671 -Deal with this woman! -Get your hands off of me! 722 00:35:36,737 --> 00:35:38,106 No! 723 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,409 Deal with this woman. 724 00:35:41,476 --> 00:35:42,843 I have a picture to take. 725 00:35:42,910 --> 00:35:44,446 Mr. Hale, you can't. 726 00:35:44,512 --> 00:35:46,914 No, Mr. Hale, you can't. 727 00:35:46,981 --> 00:35:48,216 Mr. Hale, you can't! 728 00:35:51,819 --> 00:35:54,689 Apologies for the delay, Your Majesty. 729 00:35:54,788 --> 00:35:57,825 Now, remember, do hold still. 730 00:35:57,891 --> 00:36:00,295 This will go down in history. 731 00:36:03,632 --> 00:36:06,834 Hoc Oblatum est Anima Mea. 732 00:36:06,900 --> 00:36:08,503 What was that? 733 00:36:08,570 --> 00:36:10,338 Oh, nothing, Your Majesty. 734 00:36:10,405 --> 00:36:11,872 Now please remember, it's imperative 735 00:36:11,939 --> 00:36:14,842 that you stay perfectly still. 736 00:36:14,908 --> 00:36:16,378 Perfectly still. 737 00:36:20,382 --> 00:36:24,985 Now look and hold still, Your Majesty. 738 00:36:29,623 --> 00:36:31,925 What's happening? No! 739 00:36:34,763 --> 00:36:36,930 No! 740 00:36:39,401 --> 00:36:41,603 Oh. 741 00:36:41,670 --> 00:36:43,672 Ha. Thank you, Mrs. Astolat. 742 00:36:44,639 --> 00:36:47,242 These palace guards need better training. 743 00:36:50,044 --> 00:36:52,880 So, what did I miss? 744 00:36:52,946 --> 00:36:54,181 My compact mirror. 745 00:36:54,248 --> 00:36:55,717 Useful for looking around corners, 746 00:36:55,784 --> 00:36:57,619 checking one's appearance, 747 00:36:57,686 --> 00:36:59,187 and foiling plots. 748 00:36:59,254 --> 00:37:00,864 Vikram said the camera would steal the soul 749 00:37:00,888 --> 00:37:01,822 of whoever it saw. 750 00:37:01,889 --> 00:37:03,358 So when Mr. Hale wasn't looking, 751 00:37:03,425 --> 00:37:05,303 I slipped my mirror in to redirect the camera's gaze 752 00:37:05,327 --> 00:37:07,228 back to him and away from The Queen. 753 00:37:08,163 --> 00:37:09,830 The Queen. 754 00:37:09,897 --> 00:37:11,366 Lady Anya. 755 00:37:12,567 --> 00:37:14,034 Your Majesty. 756 00:37:15,069 --> 00:37:16,538 Was that meant to happen? 757 00:37:16,604 --> 00:37:17,772 Oh, that? 758 00:37:17,838 --> 00:37:19,474 That was just a... 759 00:37:22,876 --> 00:37:24,078 trick of the light. 760 00:37:24,145 --> 00:37:26,381 You may move now, Your Majesty. 761 00:37:37,292 --> 00:37:39,427 Oh, it's so different now, 762 00:37:39,494 --> 00:37:41,296 without Vikram here. 763 00:37:41,363 --> 00:37:42,697 He's still here. 764 00:37:42,764 --> 00:37:45,166 Or he'll be again. 765 00:37:47,235 --> 00:37:49,137 Well, at least this infernal contraption 766 00:37:49,204 --> 00:37:50,772 can be kept safe in the Library. 767 00:37:50,839 --> 00:37:53,440 And this Scrying Ball. 768 00:37:55,243 --> 00:37:57,911 Yes. And now the Annex can close. 769 00:38:00,148 --> 00:38:01,616 A promise is a promise. 770 00:38:03,118 --> 00:38:05,919 I am truly sorry to take him from you like this. 771 00:38:05,986 --> 00:38:10,958 I did not know what it meant to be a Librarian until now. 772 00:38:11,024 --> 00:38:13,762 The Library needs Vikram. 773 00:38:13,828 --> 00:38:15,196 Hmm. 774 00:38:15,263 --> 00:38:18,098 And the world needs the Library. 775 00:38:19,900 --> 00:38:21,870 If I have to give him up again, 776 00:38:21,935 --> 00:38:23,538 it can't be for anything less than that. 777 00:38:27,842 --> 00:38:30,311 You acquitted yourself very well on this adventure. 778 00:38:30,378 --> 00:38:31,945 I wouldn't be surprised if the Library 779 00:38:32,012 --> 00:38:33,581 found use for you in the future. 780 00:38:33,648 --> 00:38:35,949 Ha. The future? 781 00:38:36,016 --> 00:38:38,051 Well, that is a delightful thought. 782 00:38:45,226 --> 00:38:47,796 What are your secrets, Vikram? 783 00:38:47,862 --> 00:38:51,098 I have a strange feeling 784 00:38:52,434 --> 00:38:56,371 that I will never be able to keep any secrets from you, 785 00:38:56,438 --> 00:38:57,238 Anya. 786 00:38:57,305 --> 00:38:59,239 Oh, no, I'm very determined. 787 00:39:00,175 --> 00:39:01,843 So I am learning. 788 00:39:14,522 --> 00:39:17,892 "My love, by now, you know the world did not end, 789 00:39:17,958 --> 00:39:21,563 just as it did not end when we were first separated. 790 00:39:21,629 --> 00:39:22,996 It kept going on. 791 00:39:23,063 --> 00:39:24,766 At first, I thought cruelly, 792 00:39:24,833 --> 00:39:27,968 but now I know it moved forward for both of our sakes. 793 00:39:30,738 --> 00:39:32,474 Anya? 794 00:39:32,540 --> 00:39:34,476 Not quite. Sorry. 795 00:39:35,976 --> 00:39:36,844 Lysa. 796 00:39:36,911 --> 00:39:38,179 Sorry. 797 00:39:42,317 --> 00:39:44,652 Connor and Charlie filled me in. 798 00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:46,987 I feel like I missed out on a lot, eh? 799 00:39:47,054 --> 00:39:48,389 Indeed. 800 00:39:50,158 --> 00:39:52,460 You would have loved your great-great grandmother. 801 00:39:54,395 --> 00:39:56,297 You and her share the same spirit. 802 00:39:58,433 --> 00:40:00,201 And it's never been more apparent than today. 803 00:40:00,268 --> 00:40:02,170 She sounds amazing. 804 00:40:03,304 --> 00:40:06,006 I would love to read her letters sometime, maybe? 805 00:40:06,073 --> 00:40:07,775 I think she would approve of that. 806 00:40:09,643 --> 00:40:12,747 "Since you've been gone, I feel like I was asleep. 807 00:40:12,814 --> 00:40:16,150 But suddenly, I've been awoken to all the magic in the world, 808 00:40:16,217 --> 00:40:18,386 ordinary and extraordinary. 809 00:40:18,453 --> 00:40:20,288 "And I want to be a part of it." 810 00:40:21,356 --> 00:40:24,259 Today has been harrowing, 811 00:40:26,527 --> 00:40:27,527 painful, 812 00:40:29,664 --> 00:40:31,064 but also a gift. 813 00:40:32,767 --> 00:40:35,670 Because I know now that I will always have Anya with me. 814 00:40:37,005 --> 00:40:39,707 "And you can be a part of it, too. 815 00:40:39,774 --> 00:40:42,210 Do your work, live life, 816 00:40:42,277 --> 00:40:44,245 "and keep me close to your heart." 817 00:40:46,079 --> 00:40:47,681 Because the best of her lives on. 818 00:40:49,049 --> 00:40:50,785 In her words, 819 00:40:52,085 --> 00:40:53,688 in this place, 820 00:40:56,658 --> 00:40:58,058 and in you. 821 00:40:59,294 --> 00:41:01,195 And in you, too. 822 00:41:03,731 --> 00:41:06,200 "But don't stop experiencing the world. 823 00:41:06,267 --> 00:41:09,137 It is wide and full of wonders. 824 00:41:09,203 --> 00:41:12,407 "And I, for one, intend to enjoy it." 825 00:41:15,910 --> 00:41:17,745 But for now... 826 00:41:17,812 --> 00:41:18,980 Where are we going? 827 00:41:19,047 --> 00:41:21,549 Connor, Charlie, come along. 828 00:41:21,616 --> 00:41:22,984 We are going out. 829 00:41:23,051 --> 00:41:24,719 You are going to introduce me 830 00:41:24,786 --> 00:41:26,187 to your coffee and movie friends. 831 00:41:26,254 --> 00:41:28,189 Uh, coffee guy's not really a friend. 832 00:41:28,256 --> 00:41:30,024 -What? -Uh, don't care, let's go.