1 00:00:01,464 --> 00:00:04,623 The murder weapon. Wise of you to keep it. 2 00:00:04,624 --> 00:00:05,983 Lucia Rojas. 3 00:00:05,984 --> 00:00:08,543 My mother, she was another victim of The Red Thread. 4 00:00:08,544 --> 00:00:09,343 They are preparing to commit 5 00:00:09,344 --> 00:00:12,143 the greatest offense ever conceived. 6 00:00:12,984 --> 00:00:15,303 Now that our lordship is gone, my lady, 7 00:00:15,304 --> 00:00:18,543 perhaps we can think of a better way to get acquainted. 8 00:00:18,544 --> 00:00:20,343 He tried to... 9 00:00:20,344 --> 00:00:22,503 It is telephony that I wish to study. 10 00:00:22,504 --> 00:00:25,143 Telephones serve no useful purpose in detection. 11 00:00:25,144 --> 00:00:27,143 Take my rescue of the American ambassador's daughter. 12 00:00:27,144 --> 00:00:30,543 You also recovered the ambassador's stolen jewels? 13 00:00:30,544 --> 00:00:32,023 Not yet, no. 14 00:00:32,024 --> 00:00:34,503 I am personally taking over this investigation, 15 00:00:34,504 --> 00:00:36,583 so I'm confident the jewels will be found. 16 00:00:36,584 --> 00:00:37,823 I'm Michael Wiley. 17 00:00:37,824 --> 00:00:40,383 Alias adopted by the son of a very dangerous criminal, 18 00:00:40,384 --> 00:00:42,823 also known as Dan Moriarty. 19 00:00:42,824 --> 00:00:44,223 I think spying is an ugly word. 20 00:00:44,224 --> 00:00:45,583 What are you interested in then? 21 00:00:45,584 --> 00:00:48,023 Your employer's relationship to Professor Moriarty. 22 00:00:48,024 --> 00:00:50,223 If you could find out, I'd be very grateful. 23 00:00:50,224 --> 00:00:51,143 I'll wait for you tomorrow 24 00:00:51,144 --> 00:00:54,704 at Mrs. Bailey's Tea House on Park Road. 25 00:01:07,664 --> 00:01:09,263 Come in, Mrs. Halligan, 26 00:01:09,264 --> 00:01:12,304 and bring Detective Swann and his friend with you. 27 00:01:13,424 --> 00:01:15,863 Sorry, Mr. Holmes, but how did you know who was visiting? 28 00:01:15,864 --> 00:01:18,223 I heard three sets of feet on the stairs, 29 00:01:18,224 --> 00:01:20,183 and it took no great effort to deduce 30 00:01:20,184 --> 00:01:23,183 that the telephone installer Detective Swann promised 31 00:01:23,184 --> 00:01:26,623 would be here by 9 A.M. has inexplicably arrived 32 00:01:26,624 --> 00:01:29,063 at half past three in the afternoon. 33 00:01:29,064 --> 00:01:32,663 Good day, Mr. Holmes, and allow me to introduce you to-- 34 00:01:32,664 --> 00:01:34,943 Mr. Pete Pound, at your service. 35 00:01:36,984 --> 00:01:39,223 I suppose in the future, whenever you're delayed, 36 00:01:39,224 --> 00:01:41,543 you could always call ahead on my new telephone. 37 00:01:41,544 --> 00:01:42,543 As you say, sir. 38 00:01:42,544 --> 00:01:45,263 Now, where do you want the device installed? 39 00:01:45,264 --> 00:01:47,063 Somewhere over here by the desk. 40 00:01:47,064 --> 00:01:49,383 Mr. Holmes, reconsider. 41 00:01:49,384 --> 00:01:51,663 Bringing that contraption into your rooms 42 00:01:51,664 --> 00:01:53,263 will be the end of your privacy. 43 00:01:53,264 --> 00:01:55,263 Oh, no, no, no, Mrs. Halligan. 44 00:01:55,264 --> 00:01:57,263 Imagine connecting to the whole wide world 45 00:01:57,264 --> 00:01:59,303 while sitting comfortably in your parlor. 46 00:01:59,304 --> 00:02:03,303 Why, you could summon the police, or a doctor, 47 00:02:03,304 --> 00:02:05,543 or even speak to distant relatives and friends. 48 00:02:05,544 --> 00:02:06,743 It's quite marvelous. 49 00:02:06,744 --> 00:02:09,063 Excuse me sir, I just need to make some measurements. 50 00:02:11,224 --> 00:02:12,383 Sorry, sir. 51 00:02:12,384 --> 00:02:14,783 When I opened the door, these hoodlums ran past me. 52 00:02:14,784 --> 00:02:16,023 It's no problem, Mr. Halligan. 53 00:02:16,024 --> 00:02:17,343 I was expecting these young men. 54 00:02:17,344 --> 00:02:18,903 Yes, sure. What is it? 55 00:02:18,904 --> 00:02:20,143 Sorry to come unannounced, Mr. Holmes, 56 00:02:20,144 --> 00:02:21,823 but we found that Michael Wiley you were looking for. 57 00:02:21,824 --> 00:02:23,304 Wonderful, wonderful. 58 00:02:24,344 --> 00:02:25,384 Detective Swann, 59 00:02:26,864 --> 00:02:28,863 I assume you can finish this installation without me. 60 00:02:28,864 --> 00:02:30,343 Yes, of course. Mr. Holmes. 61 00:02:30,344 --> 00:02:31,823 And Mr. And Mrs. Halligan, 62 00:02:31,824 --> 00:02:33,543 I will leave you in command and now, 63 00:02:33,544 --> 00:02:35,023 Shaw, if you and your friends 64 00:02:35,024 --> 00:02:38,103 could please introduce me to Mr. Wiley. 65 00:02:46,184 --> 00:02:48,263 I began to think you weren't going to come. 66 00:02:48,264 --> 00:02:49,663 Am I permitted to say how much I 67 00:02:49,664 --> 00:02:50,463 was looking forward to seeing you? 68 00:02:50,464 --> 00:02:52,743 You can keep your flowers. 69 00:02:52,744 --> 00:02:54,263 I'm only here to say that I won't tell you 70 00:02:54,264 --> 00:02:55,503 anything about Mr. Holmes. 71 00:02:55,504 --> 00:02:56,783 But I thought we'd agreed that you'd-- 72 00:02:56,784 --> 00:03:01,103 No, my agreement was with someone called Michael Wiley. 73 00:03:01,104 --> 00:03:03,543 Your name is Dan Moriarty and your father 74 00:03:03,544 --> 00:03:06,463 is a dangerous criminal who's tried to kill Mr. Holmes, 75 00:03:06,464 --> 00:03:07,743 who was talking about you 76 00:03:07,744 --> 00:03:09,143 as I walked out the door this morning. 77 00:03:09,144 --> 00:03:11,143 Please, please. People will hear. 78 00:03:11,144 --> 00:03:13,423 What? That's how you begin an apology for lying? 79 00:03:13,424 --> 00:03:14,423 No, no, no, no. 80 00:03:14,424 --> 00:03:16,503 Of course I regret very much that I lied, but-- 81 00:03:26,504 --> 00:03:27,823 Mrs. Halligan, 82 00:03:27,824 --> 00:03:30,983 please make sure that neither Detective Swann nor Mr. Pound 83 00:03:30,984 --> 00:03:32,983 enter this room for the next few minutes. 84 00:03:32,984 --> 00:03:36,384 Of course, sir. 85 00:03:39,384 --> 00:03:41,823 Now I demand an explanation 86 00:03:41,824 --> 00:03:43,943 for your reprehensible behavior. 87 00:03:43,944 --> 00:03:46,184 - I didn't-- - Not you. The Moriarty. 88 00:03:47,264 --> 00:03:49,063 Now on our journey over here, 89 00:03:49,064 --> 00:03:52,383 Miss Rojas claimed that you pressured her into spying on me. 90 00:03:52,384 --> 00:03:53,703 Do you deny it? 91 00:03:53,704 --> 00:03:56,623 And I warn you, sir, this is not mere curiosity. 92 00:03:56,624 --> 00:03:57,743 Before you leave here today, 93 00:03:57,744 --> 00:04:00,743 I must be satisfied with your answers. 94 00:04:00,744 --> 00:04:02,743 It's a long story Mr. Holmes. 95 00:04:02,744 --> 00:04:04,823 Well, feel free to summarize. 96 00:04:04,824 --> 00:04:06,423 As your father has learned, to his cost, 97 00:04:06,424 --> 00:04:07,983 my ability to extrapolate 98 00:04:07,984 --> 00:04:10,663 from limited information may surprise you. 99 00:04:10,664 --> 00:04:12,584 It's with my father the story begins. 100 00:04:13,744 --> 00:04:15,183 After my mother died, 101 00:04:15,184 --> 00:04:18,343 my father was consumed with grief and work. 102 00:04:18,344 --> 00:04:19,783 Left to my own devices, 103 00:04:19,784 --> 00:04:23,743 I was adopted by a band of thieves who tricked me 104 00:04:23,744 --> 00:04:25,983 into picking peoples' pockets for their benefit. 105 00:04:25,984 --> 00:04:28,024 Another missing chapter from Oliver Twist. 106 00:04:28,904 --> 00:04:30,543 I had little skill as a thief, 107 00:04:30,544 --> 00:04:32,463 and at the age of nine I was arrested. 108 00:04:32,464 --> 00:04:33,663 But you were just a child. 109 00:04:33,664 --> 00:04:35,663 The Crown saw it differently. 110 00:04:35,664 --> 00:04:38,343 They bundled me off to Australia and I was sold 111 00:04:38,344 --> 00:04:41,863 as an indentured servant to an isolated sheep farm. 112 00:04:41,864 --> 00:04:43,143 Well, how could they do such a thing? 113 00:04:43,144 --> 00:04:45,223 There was a plague of juvenile delinquents 114 00:04:45,224 --> 00:04:47,703 in London and a labor shortage in Australia, 115 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:49,903 and the decision to solve one of these problems 116 00:04:49,904 --> 00:04:53,943 with the other was both inhumane and extremely popular. 117 00:04:53,944 --> 00:04:56,423 Politics. - They emptied the jails, yes, 118 00:04:56,424 --> 00:04:58,944 but they also emptied the poor houses and the orphanages. 119 00:05:00,464 --> 00:05:03,783 Little kids torn from their families, 120 00:05:03,784 --> 00:05:05,503 exiled halfway around the world, 121 00:05:05,504 --> 00:05:09,983 in conditions it would be improper for a young lady to hear. 122 00:05:09,984 --> 00:05:12,783 I know a lot about forced child labor. 123 00:05:12,784 --> 00:05:15,663 Maybe the British got the idea from California's missions. 124 00:05:15,664 --> 00:05:18,103 Surely you were never treated so badly. 125 00:05:18,104 --> 00:05:19,823 I could have been... 126 00:05:19,824 --> 00:05:21,944 If my mother and I had not had our own ranch. 127 00:05:22,944 --> 00:05:26,863 How long were you living in forced servitude? 128 00:05:26,864 --> 00:05:29,223 Took me 14 months to escape 129 00:05:29,224 --> 00:05:30,984 and change my name to Michael Wiley, 130 00:05:32,184 --> 00:05:36,343 and 14 years of constant application in order to obtain a 131 00:05:36,344 --> 00:05:39,024 position in a trading company with a branch here in London. 132 00:05:40,544 --> 00:05:44,144 Since my father had not found me, I resolved to find him. 133 00:05:45,344 --> 00:05:47,303 Not long after arriving here, however, 134 00:05:47,304 --> 00:05:50,023 I discovered that Professor James Moriarty 135 00:05:50,024 --> 00:05:52,103 was not teaching mathematics, 136 00:05:52,104 --> 00:05:54,263 but is the master of a vast criminal empire, 137 00:05:54,264 --> 00:05:55,383 and sentenced to prison. 138 00:05:55,384 --> 00:05:57,503 Where he insists you visit him. 139 00:05:57,504 --> 00:06:00,063 One day, once he's paid his debt to society, 140 00:06:00,064 --> 00:06:04,023 I hope that Father and I will be reunited, 141 00:06:04,024 --> 00:06:06,503 but should I visit him under his current circumstances, 142 00:06:06,504 --> 00:06:08,823 my employer might discover who I really am and-- 143 00:06:08,824 --> 00:06:10,903 Your job and your future would be forfeit. 144 00:06:10,904 --> 00:06:12,864 Imagine, abandoned by your father. 145 00:06:13,704 --> 00:06:15,063 Growing up the child of a man 146 00:06:15,064 --> 00:06:17,223 who didn't seem to know you existed. 147 00:06:17,224 --> 00:06:19,143 Yes. How awful. 148 00:06:19,144 --> 00:06:21,863 Amelia, please go upstairs and pack your belongings. 149 00:06:21,864 --> 00:06:23,463 What? Why? 150 00:06:23,464 --> 00:06:25,023 Well, as we discussed, 151 00:06:25,024 --> 00:06:27,023 you'll be moving to the ambassador's household 152 00:06:27,024 --> 00:06:28,384 as chaperone to his daughter. 153 00:06:29,824 --> 00:06:30,943 But I thought-- 154 00:06:30,944 --> 00:06:32,623 We will review this great good change 155 00:06:32,624 --> 00:06:35,663 in your personal fortunes once you have packed. 156 00:06:41,664 --> 00:06:43,503 Mr. Holmes, please. 157 00:06:43,504 --> 00:06:45,664 I beg you. Hear me out. 158 00:06:47,224 --> 00:06:48,703 Oh, hello. 159 00:06:48,704 --> 00:06:52,063 Detective Swann of the Scotland Yard Scientific Division. 160 00:06:52,064 --> 00:06:54,063 Nice to meet you. I'm Amelia Rojas. 161 00:06:54,064 --> 00:06:56,023 Are you here to consult Mr. Holmes? 162 00:06:56,024 --> 00:06:58,623 - No, I worked for him. - Well, I'm here 163 00:06:58,624 --> 00:07:02,343 to supervise the installation of his new telephone. 164 00:07:02,344 --> 00:07:03,543 Have you ever used one before? 165 00:07:03,544 --> 00:07:04,463 - No. - No? 166 00:07:04,464 --> 00:07:05,343 - Not yet. - Oh! 167 00:07:05,344 --> 00:07:07,223 Well, if you'd ever like to practice, 168 00:07:07,224 --> 00:07:09,024 just call this number. 169 00:07:10,544 --> 00:07:13,104 I've just had it connected so I will answer. 170 00:07:14,104 --> 00:07:17,943 I spend most of my days in my office. All hours. 171 00:07:17,944 --> 00:07:19,784 - Can I just...? - Oh yes, of course. 172 00:07:20,784 --> 00:07:24,424 Sorry to delay you. 173 00:07:25,944 --> 00:07:28,103 And since visiting him in prisoners out of the question, 174 00:07:28,104 --> 00:07:31,223 I'm worried my father's release could be further delayed 175 00:07:31,224 --> 00:07:33,663 should you bring more accusations against him, 176 00:07:33,664 --> 00:07:36,463 which I believe you would, if you could. 177 00:07:36,464 --> 00:07:38,423 On that point, you speak truthfully. 178 00:07:38,424 --> 00:07:39,463 If the law allowed, 179 00:07:39,464 --> 00:07:41,783 I would keep the professor behind bars forever. 180 00:07:41,784 --> 00:07:44,023 That, alas, is beyond my ability. 181 00:07:44,024 --> 00:07:45,343 What I can do, however, 182 00:07:45,344 --> 00:07:49,183 is demand that you stay as far away from Amelia as possible. 183 00:07:49,184 --> 00:07:50,183 You have no right to make a demand like that. 184 00:07:50,184 --> 00:07:52,623 Now listen to me very carefully, Mr. Moriarty. 185 00:07:52,624 --> 00:07:53,903 I am ordering you-- 186 00:07:53,904 --> 00:07:55,103 Under what authority? 187 00:07:55,104 --> 00:07:56,303 You just released her from your employment. 188 00:07:56,304 --> 00:07:58,143 I'll not argue the point! 189 00:07:58,144 --> 00:08:02,143 A foreigner of mixed heritage without rank or position 190 00:08:02,144 --> 00:08:04,103 cannot afford to associate herself 191 00:08:04,104 --> 00:08:07,143 with a man who uses an alias, Mr. Wiley. 192 00:08:07,144 --> 00:08:10,023 Besides, you can no longer keep your father at a distance. 193 00:08:10,024 --> 00:08:11,543 He insists you visit him. 194 00:08:11,544 --> 00:08:13,823 I'm only a clerk on the exchange. 195 00:08:13,824 --> 00:08:17,303 My hours are determined by Sir Nigel Parks, my employer. 196 00:08:17,304 --> 00:08:19,903 If you can find the time to take tea with my maid, 197 00:08:19,904 --> 00:08:21,463 you can manage to see your father. 198 00:08:21,464 --> 00:08:24,943 Sir! I told him to stay outside. 199 00:08:24,944 --> 00:08:26,783 Perhaps I should finish another day. 200 00:08:26,784 --> 00:08:28,783 I'll be available again three weeks from tomorrow. 201 00:08:28,784 --> 00:08:30,983 This is preposterous that a paying customer 202 00:08:30,984 --> 00:08:32,943 should be so ill-used. 203 00:08:32,944 --> 00:08:34,784 Very well, Mr. Pound, continue your work. 204 00:08:38,864 --> 00:08:41,064 Any last words, Mr. Wiley? 205 00:08:43,104 --> 00:08:45,063 I'm surprised to find someone of your intellect, 206 00:08:45,064 --> 00:08:48,103 Mr. Holmes, mistaking current circumstances 207 00:08:48,104 --> 00:08:49,743 for future prospects. 208 00:08:49,744 --> 00:08:51,223 Perhaps time will reveal just 209 00:08:51,224 --> 00:08:53,464 how much you underestimated my abilities. 210 00:08:56,184 --> 00:08:59,823 Oh, before I take my leave, Mr. Holmes, 211 00:08:59,824 --> 00:09:01,463 I should like to say that Amelia 212 00:09:01,464 --> 00:09:04,144 refused a considerable sum to spy on you. 213 00:09:05,184 --> 00:09:07,343 Well, that's just exactly what I would expect you 214 00:09:07,344 --> 00:09:09,023 to say under the circumstances. 215 00:09:09,024 --> 00:09:11,343 Mrs. Halligan, please show our guest out. 216 00:09:11,344 --> 00:09:15,704 Yes sir. Mr. Holmes. 217 00:09:20,784 --> 00:09:22,263 You nearly finished Mr. Pound? 218 00:09:22,264 --> 00:09:23,504 Oh sure. Extremely close. 219 00:09:45,824 --> 00:09:48,383 I told Mr. Halligan you're sending me away. 220 00:09:48,384 --> 00:09:50,423 It's completely unfair. 221 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:52,663 Just because I didn't tell you that Dan was following me? 222 00:09:52,664 --> 00:09:55,903 Well, you keep things from me all the time. 223 00:09:55,904 --> 00:09:58,183 Your move to the ambassador's household was settled 224 00:09:58,184 --> 00:10:00,023 long before I discovered you with Mr. Moriarty, 225 00:10:00,024 --> 00:10:02,143 about whom I will say only this. 226 00:10:02,144 --> 00:10:04,263 You're newly arrived in London and young men 227 00:10:04,264 --> 00:10:07,063 will take ruthless advantage of naive young girls. 228 00:10:07,064 --> 00:10:10,103 I beg you do not encourage his attentions. 229 00:10:10,104 --> 00:10:12,943 I'm a stranger to London, not boys. 230 00:10:12,944 --> 00:10:15,743 I know we talked about me working with the Andersons, 231 00:10:15,744 --> 00:10:17,503 but this just feels like you're punishing me 232 00:10:17,504 --> 00:10:19,063 for jumping down after you told me not 233 00:10:19,064 --> 00:10:21,263 to confront anyone for following me. 234 00:10:21,264 --> 00:10:24,423 You disobeyed me, true, and you should not have, 235 00:10:24,424 --> 00:10:25,823 and you ought to have admitted it sooner, 236 00:10:25,824 --> 00:10:29,183 but your new job as Clara's chaperone is not a punishment. 237 00:10:29,184 --> 00:10:31,223 It is an accommodation with the Andersons 238 00:10:31,224 --> 00:10:33,183 that I could not refuse. 239 00:10:33,184 --> 00:10:35,183 Once you're inside the ambassador's household, 240 00:10:35,184 --> 00:10:37,303 then you will no longer be overtly connected to me 241 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:39,103 and the risk to your life should diminish. 242 00:10:39,104 --> 00:10:40,984 - I can take care of myself. - Can Clara? 243 00:10:42,144 --> 00:10:45,103 Now remember, she was released by her kidnappers 244 00:10:45,104 --> 00:10:47,663 in exchange for keys, but keys to what? 245 00:10:47,664 --> 00:10:49,983 Now, we must protect Clara. 246 00:10:49,984 --> 00:10:51,663 We don't know which keys the ambassador 247 00:10:51,664 --> 00:10:53,303 traded for her return, 248 00:10:53,304 --> 00:10:56,143 and Charlie, the coachman, is lost to us. 249 00:10:56,144 --> 00:10:59,263 So Clara is our best connection to The Thread, 250 00:10:59,264 --> 00:11:01,783 and if we want to find Watson and Mrs. Hudson, 251 00:11:01,784 --> 00:11:03,383 and identify your mother's killer, 252 00:11:03,384 --> 00:11:06,223 then we must seize every opportunity thrown our way 253 00:11:06,224 --> 00:11:09,143 and your position in the ambassador's household 254 00:11:09,144 --> 00:11:10,783 increases our reach. 255 00:11:10,784 --> 00:11:14,743 Now, this will be my telephone number 256 00:11:14,744 --> 00:11:18,143 whenever this interminable installation ends. 257 00:11:18,144 --> 00:11:21,984 If you learn anything new about The Thread, call me at once. 258 00:11:24,424 --> 00:11:29,063 - Alright. I'll do what I can. - Thank you. 259 00:11:29,064 --> 00:11:32,863 And Amelia, remember, Lord Willacy killed himself 260 00:11:32,864 --> 00:11:36,023 to escape The Red Thread and to spare his family, 261 00:11:36,024 --> 00:11:41,143 so please, please stay on your guard. 262 00:11:53,784 --> 00:11:55,983 Each of you is either a foreigner 263 00:11:55,984 --> 00:11:57,823 or a merchant's daughter, 264 00:11:57,824 --> 00:12:00,583 disadvantaged by birth and class. 265 00:12:00,584 --> 00:12:03,583 You may depend on it when I tell you posture is 266 00:12:03,584 --> 00:12:05,583 synonymous with nobility. 267 00:12:05,584 --> 00:12:08,063 Men of rank can spot a slump shoulder 268 00:12:08,064 --> 00:12:09,343 from across a ballroom. 269 00:12:09,344 --> 00:12:11,903 Everyone one step forward, 270 00:12:11,904 --> 00:12:14,143 two steps back. 271 00:12:14,144 --> 00:12:18,223 Again. Head erect, faint smile. 272 00:12:18,224 --> 00:12:21,463 One step forward, two steps back. 273 00:12:21,464 --> 00:12:25,183 This is what it means to be a lady. 274 00:12:25,184 --> 00:12:27,704 Now-- 275 00:12:28,584 --> 00:12:29,384 Now, 276 00:12:31,504 --> 00:12:34,344 while maintaining your balance, 277 00:12:37,824 --> 00:12:40,783 suggest a suitable topic for a lady 278 00:12:40,784 --> 00:12:43,023 to discuss with a gentleman. 279 00:12:43,024 --> 00:12:44,983 Clara? - Art. 280 00:12:44,984 --> 00:12:48,503 Good. Especially if you never take too strong an opinion. 281 00:12:48,504 --> 00:12:50,543 Gentleman may disagree with what you like. 282 00:12:50,544 --> 00:12:52,543 Emma. - Politics. 283 00:12:52,544 --> 00:12:54,503 Absolutely not. 284 00:12:54,504 --> 00:12:58,423 The gentleman might share his opinions. They often do. 285 00:12:58,424 --> 00:13:03,503 Ladies are above these mundane concerns. 286 00:13:03,504 --> 00:13:06,783 Over brandy and cigars, men believe they control the world, 287 00:13:06,784 --> 00:13:09,663 but we will control them, ladies, 288 00:13:09,664 --> 00:13:13,383 and that is our path to power. 289 00:13:14,744 --> 00:13:17,223 God. That will be all for the day. 290 00:13:17,224 --> 00:13:18,423 Clara, I should like to talk 291 00:13:18,424 --> 00:13:19,823 with you privately for a moment. 292 00:13:19,824 --> 00:13:21,583 Someone gather up all the books 293 00:13:21,584 --> 00:13:23,423 and put them back where they belong. 294 00:13:23,424 --> 00:13:26,544 - Where would you like them? - Those go on the top shelf. 295 00:13:27,944 --> 00:13:31,543 My dear girl, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. 296 00:13:31,544 --> 00:13:32,583 There you are, 297 00:13:32,584 --> 00:13:34,583 still first in line in case one appears 298 00:13:34,584 --> 00:13:35,943 and the season might extend, 299 00:13:35,944 --> 00:13:39,943 but we don't yet have a date for your ball. 300 00:13:39,944 --> 00:13:41,223 I have a plan. 301 00:13:43,944 --> 00:13:46,103 Oh, my gosh! Clara, help me! 302 00:13:46,104 --> 00:13:48,623 - Is she okay? - Oh, Emma? Please. 303 00:13:48,624 --> 00:13:51,863 Somebody, help Emma! 304 00:13:51,864 --> 00:13:53,664 - She's dead. - Oh my gosh. 305 00:14:06,144 --> 00:14:08,103 I'm not surprised you want to share evidence, 306 00:14:08,104 --> 00:14:10,823 for your interest in this case is well known to me. 307 00:14:10,824 --> 00:14:12,663 - Oh, how so? - The young woman 308 00:14:12,664 --> 00:14:14,663 who helped rescue the ambassador's daughter 309 00:14:14,664 --> 00:14:16,263 is none other than your maid. 310 00:14:16,264 --> 00:14:18,543 You don't deny she's following your orders. 311 00:14:18,544 --> 00:14:22,023 She pursues a personal cause in connection with the case. 312 00:14:22,024 --> 00:14:23,863 What can Miss Rojas possibly have to do 313 00:14:23,864 --> 00:14:26,223 with 50,000 pounds worth of stolen jewel? 314 00:14:26,224 --> 00:14:27,623 Well you asked the same question 315 00:14:27,624 --> 00:14:29,263 of Lord Willacy a few days ago, 316 00:14:29,264 --> 00:14:32,183 and three murders and one suicide later. 317 00:14:32,184 --> 00:14:35,703 I had no idea Willacy was in financial distress. 318 00:14:35,704 --> 00:14:40,543 Today I'll admit his involvement seems more probable. 319 00:14:40,544 --> 00:14:43,263 Willacy's complicity was never less than conspicuous, 320 00:14:43,264 --> 00:14:45,623 but I hardly think he killed three men 321 00:14:45,624 --> 00:14:46,704 before shooting himself. 322 00:14:47,624 --> 00:14:49,543 It's a pity, his coachmen, 323 00:14:49,544 --> 00:14:51,824 O'Leary of Belfast, was murdered. 324 00:14:52,984 --> 00:14:55,063 He would've made an excellent suspect. 325 00:14:55,064 --> 00:14:58,143 The police say he is a revolutionary dedicated 326 00:14:58,144 --> 00:15:00,063 to overthrowing the crown. 327 00:15:00,064 --> 00:15:02,663 Well, that's an odd sort to be employed by a Lord. 328 00:15:02,664 --> 00:15:04,823 Did you find the missing jewels at Willacy's estate? 329 00:15:04,824 --> 00:15:06,223 Alas, no. 330 00:15:06,224 --> 00:15:09,943 I did find two clues that might interest you, however. 331 00:15:09,944 --> 00:15:12,863 You suggested we share information, 332 00:15:12,864 --> 00:15:14,103 yet I've done all the talking 333 00:15:14,104 --> 00:15:15,423 and you've done nothing but listen. 334 00:15:15,424 --> 00:15:18,383 That's a habit you would do well to cultivate, Bertie. 335 00:15:18,384 --> 00:15:19,943 Nevertheless, I'll take my turn. 336 00:15:19,944 --> 00:15:22,423 Well, the two other dead men you found 337 00:15:22,424 --> 00:15:26,023 at the Willacy estate, Misters Weems and Maggart were not, 338 00:15:26,024 --> 00:15:28,743 in fact, Clara Anderson's fellow hostages, 339 00:15:28,744 --> 00:15:30,623 but accomplices to her kidnapper, 340 00:15:30,624 --> 00:15:32,823 all murdered by the largest 341 00:15:32,824 --> 00:15:35,703 and most nefarious criminal syndicate I've yet to encounter, 342 00:15:35,704 --> 00:15:38,103 attempting a crime which appears to be, 343 00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:42,143 absurd as it may sound, beyond my imagination. 344 00:15:42,144 --> 00:15:45,423 This is the same syndicate with whom your maid 345 00:15:45,424 --> 00:15:46,623 has some personal enemies. 346 00:15:46,624 --> 00:15:48,743 They also murdered her mother whilst the two 347 00:15:48,744 --> 00:15:50,223 of them were living in California. 348 00:15:50,224 --> 00:15:53,783 By the way, you don't suppose during your search 349 00:15:53,784 --> 00:15:55,903 for the missing jewels you have 350 00:15:55,904 --> 00:15:58,984 ever come across a weapon such as this? 351 00:16:00,584 --> 00:16:01,864 I'm afraid not. 352 00:16:03,064 --> 00:16:06,263 Why haven't you followed up these allegations yourself? 353 00:16:06,264 --> 00:16:08,063 People are watching me, Bertie. 354 00:16:08,064 --> 00:16:10,983 If I'm seen to meddle in these affairs, it could cost lives. 355 00:16:10,984 --> 00:16:14,943 Well, suddenly my clues no longer seem, well, 356 00:16:14,944 --> 00:16:16,343 quite so thrilling. 357 00:16:16,344 --> 00:16:17,344 Well, they are to me. 358 00:16:18,384 --> 00:16:20,663 I can't stay long. What have you discovered? 359 00:16:20,664 --> 00:16:22,464 Five pairs of footprints and a button. 360 00:16:24,784 --> 00:16:27,143 Well, that sounds promising. 361 00:16:27,144 --> 00:16:28,663 May well be, Mr. Holmes. 362 00:16:28,664 --> 00:16:29,824 May well be. Follow me. 363 00:16:32,424 --> 00:16:34,983 I understand the wilderness 364 00:16:34,984 --> 00:16:37,823 was poor training for civilization, 365 00:16:37,824 --> 00:16:42,823 but a servant may never demand help of an employer. 366 00:16:42,824 --> 00:16:46,983 Emma just died. 367 00:16:46,984 --> 00:16:49,223 Be careful, little girl. 368 00:16:49,224 --> 00:16:51,223 Like the lion in the jungle, 369 00:16:51,224 --> 00:16:53,623 we did not turn the world into an empire 370 00:16:53,624 --> 00:16:55,984 without very sharp claws. 371 00:16:58,424 --> 00:17:01,304 You may want to remember that when next you cry for help. 372 00:17:20,184 --> 00:17:22,623 You can see the first set of prints belonged 373 00:17:22,624 --> 00:17:24,543 to a man with a slight limp. 374 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,063 The second set belonged to a woman 375 00:17:26,064 --> 00:17:29,063 who stumbled once or twice in her journey. 376 00:17:29,064 --> 00:17:31,143 These two sets of prints vanished 377 00:17:31,144 --> 00:17:33,223 next to the tracks of a large carriage, 378 00:17:33,224 --> 00:17:35,983 which rolled out the driveway headed to London. 379 00:17:35,984 --> 00:17:39,943 I think this button was lost by the gentlemen en route, 380 00:17:39,944 --> 00:17:41,583 but there's no way to tell. 381 00:17:41,584 --> 00:17:42,903 Oh, well there is. 382 00:17:42,904 --> 00:17:44,983 The button is not weathered. Yes? 383 00:17:44,984 --> 00:17:47,543 So freshly lost, but not by accident. 384 00:17:47,544 --> 00:17:49,383 Note how the thread broke. 385 00:17:49,384 --> 00:17:52,343 This has been yanked deliberately from a man's waistcoat 386 00:17:52,344 --> 00:17:54,543 and left behind as a talisman for us to follow. 387 00:17:54,544 --> 00:17:58,623 Hah! Well done dear, old friend. Well done. 388 00:17:58,624 --> 00:18:00,783 That's kind of you to say. 389 00:18:00,784 --> 00:18:03,263 I'm happy the button tells us more of what happened. 390 00:18:03,264 --> 00:18:04,264 Not what, but whom. 391 00:18:05,464 --> 00:18:08,863 You see how the button is mother of pearl 392 00:18:08,864 --> 00:18:11,663 and the fabric to which it was sewn was broadcloth? 393 00:18:11,664 --> 00:18:14,503 So this comes from the wardrobe of a professional fellow, 394 00:18:14,504 --> 00:18:17,023 and you see how there is a dent across the front 395 00:18:17,024 --> 00:18:18,943 where it WAs regularly bumped against metal, 396 00:18:18,944 --> 00:18:20,983 such as one might find on a stethoscope? 397 00:18:20,984 --> 00:18:24,663 This button, Bertie, is proof of life, 398 00:18:24,664 --> 00:18:26,863 and I shall regard the moment you gave it to me 399 00:18:26,864 --> 00:18:29,263 as the first truly hopeful sign in many weeks. 400 00:18:29,264 --> 00:18:32,663 So, this investigation is big enough for the both of us? 401 00:18:32,664 --> 00:18:34,463 Shall we proceed together? 402 00:18:34,464 --> 00:18:38,743 If whilst continuing your search for the missing jewels, 403 00:18:38,744 --> 00:18:42,703 you could quickly verify the recent murder of Lucia Rojas 404 00:18:42,704 --> 00:18:44,423 outside the city of Los Angeles 405 00:18:44,424 --> 00:18:47,383 and confirm that Amelia is indeed her daughter, 406 00:18:47,384 --> 00:18:49,863 I'll share more with you on this case tomorrow. 407 00:18:49,864 --> 00:18:50,544 Until then, 408 00:18:51,944 --> 00:18:55,383 I suggest you carry a revolver with you at all times. 409 00:18:55,384 --> 00:18:59,503 And on that note, I bid you farewell. 410 00:18:59,504 --> 00:19:03,183 Good day to you, Mr. Holmes. And good luck. 411 00:19:04,504 --> 00:19:07,103 Friends with Sherlock Holmes, eh? 412 00:19:07,104 --> 00:19:08,543 Imagine that. 413 00:19:18,424 --> 00:19:20,783 I can't get the sight of Emma out of my head. 414 00:19:20,784 --> 00:19:22,903 Dead, just like that. 415 00:19:22,904 --> 00:19:25,183 And Lady Violet seems so indifferent. 416 00:19:25,184 --> 00:19:28,823 - Did she dislike Emma? - No, not at all. 417 00:19:28,824 --> 00:19:30,783 Emma was better at her lessons than the rest of us, 418 00:19:30,784 --> 00:19:31,984 and at dancing too. 419 00:19:33,984 --> 00:19:37,863 I've saved my invitations for every ball of the season 420 00:19:37,864 --> 00:19:39,583 so I can one day show my own daughter. 421 00:19:39,584 --> 00:19:41,183 Emma's was quite beautiful 422 00:19:41,184 --> 00:19:42,903 and she was so looking forward to the 18th. 423 00:19:42,904 --> 00:19:43,704 Now... 424 00:19:56,944 --> 00:19:58,863 I did not ask you to grease the top step 425 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:01,823 of your library ladder so a girl would slip and fall. 426 00:20:01,824 --> 00:20:03,863 Clara could wait another year to debut, 427 00:20:03,864 --> 00:20:07,263 except for your intrigues, which I have advised against. 428 00:20:07,264 --> 00:20:09,183 No, you listen to me. 429 00:20:09,184 --> 00:20:11,663 My daughter will not have her ball on the 18th 430 00:20:11,664 --> 00:20:13,423 unless I have received the full settlement 431 00:20:13,424 --> 00:20:15,423 for the jewels two days prior. 432 00:20:15,424 --> 00:20:18,343 I have focused on my part of this enterprise. 433 00:20:18,344 --> 00:20:21,383 Use your authority so that the insurance company pays me 434 00:20:21,384 --> 00:20:25,783 immediately for my losses, or else suffer the consequences. 435 00:20:25,784 --> 00:20:29,903 I bid you goodnight. 436 00:21:14,704 --> 00:21:18,224 Hello, operator? Can you ring Marlybone 15? 437 00:21:19,904 --> 00:21:21,704 - You mean Marylebone? - Yes. Yes. 438 00:21:22,744 --> 00:21:23,824 One moment. 439 00:21:24,384 --> 00:21:25,903 I'm sorry, 440 00:21:25,904 --> 00:21:28,064 the telephone you're trying to call is not a working number. 441 00:21:37,944 --> 00:21:40,463 Mr. Pound. I must demand an explanation. 442 00:21:40,464 --> 00:21:43,823 You told me this telephone will be operational yesterday. 443 00:21:43,824 --> 00:21:44,983 If you don't want me to finish, 444 00:21:44,984 --> 00:21:46,943 call the other telephone company. 445 00:21:46,944 --> 00:21:50,223 Oh, wait. There is no other telephone company. 446 00:21:55,984 --> 00:21:58,343 Your friend seems to take great pride 447 00:21:58,344 --> 00:21:59,703 in ridiculing his customers. 448 00:21:59,704 --> 00:22:00,943 Oh, I don't think he's any worse 449 00:22:00,944 --> 00:22:02,344 than the other installers, sir. 450 00:22:03,664 --> 00:22:05,103 While he finishes, 451 00:22:05,104 --> 00:22:07,543 let us compare these two telephone bills, 452 00:22:07,544 --> 00:22:10,303 one listing calls to and from the late Lord Willacy, 453 00:22:10,304 --> 00:22:11,983 and the other documenting all the calls 454 00:22:11,984 --> 00:22:14,223 in Chief Inspector Whitlock's office. 455 00:22:14,224 --> 00:22:16,023 Now, we will cross reference the numbers 456 00:22:16,024 --> 00:22:17,583 to see which of them appear on both 457 00:22:17,584 --> 00:22:18,983 and perhaps we can begin 458 00:22:18,984 --> 00:22:21,743 to identify some of our conspirators. 459 00:22:21,744 --> 00:22:24,183 But sir, should we not have a warrant 460 00:22:24,184 --> 00:22:26,383 to study private telephone bills? 461 00:22:26,384 --> 00:22:29,183 As to that Swann, I am not an officer of the court. 462 00:22:29,184 --> 00:22:32,383 I recognize no authority higher than my own curiosity, 463 00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:34,103 and this bill was handed to me 464 00:22:34,104 --> 00:22:36,343 by Chief Inspector Whitlock himself. 465 00:22:36,344 --> 00:22:38,784 We are on firm legal ground. 466 00:22:42,024 --> 00:22:44,224 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. 467 00:22:45,624 --> 00:22:50,023 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3. Very good, or good enough. 468 00:22:50,024 --> 00:22:52,263 Now, 469 00:22:52,264 --> 00:22:55,383 as you know, the residence of the Italian ambassador 470 00:22:55,384 --> 00:22:57,263 lacks a proper ballroom, 471 00:22:57,264 --> 00:23:00,983 so his daughter's debut will be held here tomorrow, 472 00:23:00,984 --> 00:23:03,783 starting in the late afternoon due to the ambassador's 473 00:23:03,784 --> 00:23:06,183 inability to comprehend our customs. 474 00:23:06,184 --> 00:23:08,143 For now, however, 475 00:23:08,144 --> 00:23:11,943 I have invited some young men with whom you might practice 476 00:23:11,944 --> 00:23:13,023 what we shall-- - Young men! 477 00:23:13,024 --> 00:23:15,463 Charitably refer to as your dancing. 478 00:23:16,544 --> 00:23:21,544 While these boys are not marriageable in any sense, 479 00:23:21,904 --> 00:23:25,503 on the floor of the ballroom, and to the proper music, 480 00:23:25,504 --> 00:23:26,863 they know the steps. 481 00:23:26,864 --> 00:23:30,064 Come. 482 00:23:34,424 --> 00:23:36,503 Like this, see? 483 00:23:36,504 --> 00:23:38,184 Isn't it lovely? 484 00:23:44,824 --> 00:23:47,823 Eleanor, please hold your head up when you move 485 00:23:47,824 --> 00:23:51,303 so your chin doesn't spread out over your neck. 486 00:23:51,304 --> 00:23:54,944 Deborah, you are supposed to be led, not dragged. 487 00:24:00,544 --> 00:24:01,864 You clumsy oaf. 488 00:24:21,264 --> 00:24:23,223 I did not ask you to grease the top step 489 00:24:23,224 --> 00:24:26,343 of your library ladder so a girl would slip and fall. 490 00:24:26,344 --> 00:24:27,583 All done, sir, 491 00:24:27,584 --> 00:24:30,343 you may now use your telephone at your leisure. 492 00:24:30,344 --> 00:24:35,143 Thank you. Oh, Mr. Pound, you've been so very helpful. 493 00:24:35,144 --> 00:24:37,303 - I have? - Yes, and it occurs to me, 494 00:24:37,304 --> 00:24:40,263 with such specialized knowledge you might know how 495 00:24:40,264 --> 00:24:43,583 to identify a customer from their telephone number alone. 496 00:24:43,584 --> 00:24:45,703 As it so happens, I can do that. 497 00:24:45,704 --> 00:24:47,743 Ah, wonderful. Please explain. 498 00:24:47,744 --> 00:24:49,944 Just call them up and ask their name. 499 00:24:53,104 --> 00:24:55,183 Will there be anything else, sir? 500 00:24:55,184 --> 00:24:57,424 Apparently not. See yourself out. 501 00:25:00,904 --> 00:25:03,263 Some inconvenience, but think, sir, 502 00:25:03,264 --> 00:25:06,063 you will be the first to use a telephone like this. 503 00:25:06,064 --> 00:25:08,623 Hello, operator, could you please connect me 504 00:25:08,624 --> 00:25:12,023 to Belgravia 4-8-3? 505 00:25:12,024 --> 00:25:13,743 I cannot believe I've paid a company 506 00:25:13,744 --> 00:25:15,383 to treat me with such incivility. 507 00:25:15,384 --> 00:25:18,223 This decline in decorum will be the end of common decency. 508 00:25:18,224 --> 00:25:21,143 Oh, hello, this is the Department of Lost Property 509 00:25:21,144 --> 00:25:22,343 at Paddington Station. 510 00:25:22,344 --> 00:25:24,703 I was calling about that three volume novel 511 00:25:24,704 --> 00:25:26,743 which you reported missing. 512 00:25:26,744 --> 00:25:29,903 - Mr. Holmes! - Oh, who I've called then? 513 00:25:29,904 --> 00:25:33,303 No, the Dowager Duchess of Lincolnshire! 514 00:25:33,304 --> 00:25:36,703 Well, how about that. - Mr. Holmes, sir! 515 00:25:36,704 --> 00:25:39,423 You've just complained about the decline of common decency, 516 00:25:39,424 --> 00:25:41,663 and here you are lying to a complete stranger. 517 00:25:41,664 --> 00:25:43,023 Wasn't a lie. 518 00:25:43,024 --> 00:25:45,983 It was a simple misdirectional note. 519 00:25:45,984 --> 00:25:47,623 It yielded the information we seek, 520 00:25:47,624 --> 00:25:49,863 a name attached to one of the many telephones used 521 00:25:49,864 --> 00:25:52,943 to call both Willacy and the chief inspector's office. 522 00:25:52,944 --> 00:25:56,223 Let's try again. 523 00:25:56,224 --> 00:25:57,024 No. Ugh. 524 00:25:58,184 --> 00:26:02,984 Yes, Operator, could you please connect me to East 31? 525 00:26:03,584 --> 00:26:04,743 Those of a delicate sensibility 526 00:26:04,744 --> 00:26:06,104 might want to leave the room. 527 00:26:07,264 --> 00:26:08,903 Oh yes, yes. 528 00:26:08,904 --> 00:26:12,343 Hello? Oh, am I speaking to the head of the household? 529 00:26:12,344 --> 00:26:15,263 Well, you see, I did speak to Sir Thomas last year 530 00:26:15,264 --> 00:26:19,063 about cleaning his carpets with my new patented... 531 00:26:19,064 --> 00:26:19,864 Hello? 532 00:26:22,824 --> 00:26:24,823 They both called the same stockbroker. 533 00:26:24,824 --> 00:26:27,343 The game is afoot. - Justice is no game, 534 00:26:27,344 --> 00:26:28,343 Mr. Holmes. 535 00:26:28,344 --> 00:26:29,823 You've taken an invention designed 536 00:26:29,824 --> 00:26:31,343 to more closely connect the world 537 00:26:31,344 --> 00:26:34,983 and you've abused its purpose with more lies and deceit. 538 00:26:34,984 --> 00:26:37,503 Criminals have already corrupted your precious telephone. 539 00:26:37,504 --> 00:26:38,503 With lives at stake, 540 00:26:38,504 --> 00:26:40,824 I have little choice but to follow their example. 541 00:26:43,184 --> 00:26:44,383 Yes. Hello? 542 00:26:44,384 --> 00:26:49,583 Operator, could you please connect me to Kensington 19? 543 00:26:49,584 --> 00:26:51,623 Go and prepare yourself for greater shocks. 544 00:26:51,624 --> 00:26:52,624 There is worse to come. 545 00:26:53,824 --> 00:26:57,504 Go on. 546 00:27:30,784 --> 00:27:33,823 Dr. Collier. Wait, there's more. 547 00:27:33,824 --> 00:27:36,863 If you did subscribe to horse and hound, 548 00:27:36,864 --> 00:27:38,823 we would add the strand. 549 00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:40,704 We'd have quite the eclectic waiting room. What? 550 00:27:42,224 --> 00:27:47,224 Oh, Ravencrest Asylum for the Criminally Insane. 551 00:27:48,104 --> 00:27:51,664 Sorry, doctor. Well, perhaps for visitors? 552 00:27:58,904 --> 00:28:02,703 Amelia, there you are. I want to introduce-- 553 00:28:02,704 --> 00:28:05,344 Michael Wiley. I've already had the pleasure. 554 00:28:06,864 --> 00:28:09,663 Nice to see you again, Miss Rojas. 555 00:28:09,664 --> 00:28:12,343 I bet there's a story here. Excuse me. 556 00:28:12,344 --> 00:28:15,264 I want to go see if Eleanor has her ostrich feathers yet. 557 00:28:22,304 --> 00:28:24,223 I am surprised you can get away from your busy job 558 00:28:24,224 --> 00:28:26,624 in exchange for this weird dancing. 559 00:28:28,504 --> 00:28:31,184 My employer is friends with that witch lady, Violet. 560 00:28:32,744 --> 00:28:36,463 She offered two shillings for young men to dance with these, 561 00:28:36,464 --> 00:28:39,063 these snobby girls, 562 00:28:39,064 --> 00:28:42,023 along with a free dinner if we come for the ball tomorrow. 563 00:28:42,024 --> 00:28:45,223 I only accepted for a chance of seeing you, 564 00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:50,383 and then you left. 565 00:28:50,384 --> 00:28:52,183 You upset with me? 566 00:28:52,184 --> 00:28:56,383 Upset? Because Mr. Holmes has lost his trust in me? 567 00:28:56,384 --> 00:28:58,743 Upset because I've lost a job that I love in order 568 00:28:58,744 --> 00:29:00,823 to play nurserymaid to a boy-crazy girl? 569 00:29:00,824 --> 00:29:03,063 I only asked for what I thought was a small favor 570 00:29:03,064 --> 00:29:04,984 without considering it could do you harm. 571 00:29:06,624 --> 00:29:08,784 I offer my sincerest apologies. 572 00:29:10,064 --> 00:29:11,183 Are you at least better paid 573 00:29:11,184 --> 00:29:12,983 than when you were with Mr. Holmes? 574 00:29:12,984 --> 00:29:15,504 Not everybody chooses their job based on their salary. 575 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:19,463 Besides, I work too much to spend it. 576 00:29:21,344 --> 00:29:22,144 Hello? 577 00:29:24,584 --> 00:29:26,503 I said hello. 578 00:29:26,504 --> 00:29:27,943 Oh, hello, ma'am. 579 00:29:27,944 --> 00:29:31,983 I represent the Fund for Police, Widows, and Orphans, 580 00:29:31,984 --> 00:29:34,743 and I was wondering if you might offer-- 581 00:29:34,744 --> 00:29:37,143 Why Sherlock Holmes, you rascal! 582 00:29:37,144 --> 00:29:39,743 I was about to hang up until I realized it was you. 583 00:29:39,744 --> 00:29:42,743 Oh, how annoying. 584 00:29:42,744 --> 00:29:45,863 I was hoping my vocal disguise would hold up long enough 585 00:29:45,864 --> 00:29:48,663 to receive one of your legendary reprimands. 586 00:29:48,664 --> 00:29:50,103 I should tell you off, 587 00:29:50,104 --> 00:29:53,663 but I'm more interested in why you really called. 588 00:29:53,664 --> 00:29:55,943 Well to say how wonderful it was 589 00:29:55,944 --> 00:29:57,943 to see you in person last week. 590 00:29:57,944 --> 00:30:00,463 Oh, how very kind. 591 00:30:00,464 --> 00:30:02,423 And also to ask if Miss Rojas 592 00:30:02,424 --> 00:30:05,623 has been a suitable chaperone to the ambassador's daughter. 593 00:30:05,624 --> 00:30:08,143 I would hardly describe the girl as sophisticated, 594 00:30:08,144 --> 00:30:10,583 but she does take her responsibility seriously. 595 00:30:10,584 --> 00:30:13,263 Would you care to see your former maid in action? 596 00:30:13,264 --> 00:30:14,703 I'm throwing an afternoon ball 597 00:30:14,704 --> 00:30:17,463 for the daughter of the Italian ambassador's debut. 598 00:30:17,464 --> 00:30:19,663 I will send you an invitation at once. 599 00:30:19,664 --> 00:30:23,503 - An afternoon ball? - Come, please. 600 00:30:23,504 --> 00:30:25,063 Very well. I'll come. 601 00:30:25,064 --> 00:30:27,063 But do you not find these debutante balls 602 00:30:27,064 --> 00:30:29,503 to be a series of pretentious bores? 603 00:30:29,504 --> 00:30:31,703 How else to prepare young girls to be the wives 604 00:30:31,704 --> 00:30:33,103 of aristocrats, 605 00:30:33,104 --> 00:30:35,863 except by surrounding them with pretentious bores? 606 00:30:35,864 --> 00:30:36,983 Now I must go. 607 00:30:36,984 --> 00:30:38,223 I look forward to seeing you, Sherlock. 608 00:30:38,224 --> 00:30:39,863 4 P.M., please. Au revoir. 609 00:31:14,504 --> 00:31:17,023 It might seem strange being dressed up in broad daylight, 610 00:31:17,024 --> 00:31:18,503 but it'll do you good to be 611 00:31:18,504 --> 00:31:21,743 amongst the quality for an afternoon, Mr. Holmes. 612 00:31:21,744 --> 00:31:22,584 Dancing? 613 00:31:24,144 --> 00:31:26,223 Music? - Yes. 614 00:31:26,224 --> 00:31:28,743 Without stimulating conversation, 615 00:31:28,744 --> 00:31:31,983 perhaps because the afternoon will be spent without it. 616 00:31:31,984 --> 00:31:34,023 Mr. Halligan, I will want you to drop me at the gate 617 00:31:34,024 --> 00:31:36,543 and come back one hour later, if you don't mind. 618 00:31:36,544 --> 00:31:38,183 I don't believe it would be proper 619 00:31:38,184 --> 00:31:40,423 for me to mind, Mr. Holmes. 620 00:31:41,744 --> 00:31:44,944 Ah, that will be Mr. Birtwistle. Please show him up. 621 00:32:05,144 --> 00:32:08,743 - Good afternoon, Sherlock. - Ah, Bertie. 622 00:32:08,744 --> 00:32:12,183 Ah, you seem a little overdressed to receive my report. 623 00:32:12,184 --> 00:32:13,183 Yes. Yes. 624 00:32:13,184 --> 00:32:16,343 Sadly, I have been asked out for the afternoon. 625 00:32:16,344 --> 00:32:19,663 Yes. Perhaps you have been up to something of more interest? 626 00:32:19,664 --> 00:32:21,183 Indeed, I have. 627 00:32:21,184 --> 00:32:25,423 First, there was a notice for Lucia Rojas's murder, 628 00:32:25,424 --> 00:32:27,543 then no official investigation followed. 629 00:32:27,544 --> 00:32:30,903 And the poor woman did have a girl, father unknown, 630 00:32:30,904 --> 00:32:32,103 possibly an Englishman, 631 00:32:32,104 --> 00:32:33,703 I suppose since the girl was born six months 632 00:32:33,704 --> 00:32:36,623 after the Wild West Show completed its London run. 633 00:32:36,624 --> 00:32:39,063 Six months? Are you certain? 634 00:32:39,064 --> 00:32:39,864 Quite certain. 635 00:32:40,904 --> 00:32:43,143 I was able to determine the date through an exchange 636 00:32:43,144 --> 00:32:46,223 with no less a personage than Buffalo Bill himself, 637 00:32:46,224 --> 00:32:49,263 though he did not refer to the mother as Lucia Rojas, 638 00:32:49,264 --> 00:32:51,943 but as-- - Yes, yes. Little Dove. 639 00:32:51,944 --> 00:32:54,584 It was her Wild West show nom de guerre. 640 00:32:56,024 --> 00:32:56,824 Excuse me. 641 00:32:58,544 --> 00:33:03,503 Whether Amelia is, in fact, Lucia Rojas' daughter, 642 00:33:03,504 --> 00:33:05,263 I cannot say. 643 00:33:05,264 --> 00:33:08,023 We must at least consider her to be an imposter. 644 00:33:08,024 --> 00:33:09,223 For a near penniless girl, 645 00:33:09,224 --> 00:33:12,783 she did quite well out of all these arrangements. 646 00:33:12,784 --> 00:33:13,903 Yes. 647 00:33:13,904 --> 00:33:16,303 Nevertheless, I'm grateful to you for establishing 648 00:33:16,304 --> 00:33:18,703 as many of these facts as possible. 649 00:33:18,704 --> 00:33:20,624 Very grateful. - Oh, it was my pleasure. 650 00:33:21,784 --> 00:33:25,263 And there was also a series of telegrams sent overseas. 651 00:33:25,264 --> 00:33:28,863 Yes. 652 00:33:28,864 --> 00:33:30,943 Oh yes. 653 00:33:30,944 --> 00:33:32,384 There we go. - Thank you. 654 00:33:35,984 --> 00:33:37,463 You learned anything else? 655 00:33:37,464 --> 00:33:38,783 No. 656 00:33:38,784 --> 00:33:41,343 Just that there is some connection between the theft 657 00:33:41,344 --> 00:33:43,743 of the jewels and someone of rank at Scotland Yard. 658 00:33:43,744 --> 00:33:45,543 Well, I'm not surprised. 659 00:33:45,544 --> 00:33:47,383 With 50,000 pounds to distribute, 660 00:33:47,384 --> 00:33:49,303 I mean, one could bribe the entire police force. 661 00:33:49,304 --> 00:33:50,623 Couldn't one? 662 00:33:50,624 --> 00:33:51,703 Yes. 663 00:33:51,704 --> 00:33:53,263 You are holding out on me, Sherlock. 664 00:33:53,264 --> 00:33:54,064 I am. 665 00:33:56,064 --> 00:33:59,463 Though others might consider you a pompous windbag, 666 00:33:59,464 --> 00:34:03,223 I know you to be an extremely serious would-be investigator. 667 00:34:03,224 --> 00:34:05,863 - Well, thank you. I think. - Yes, 668 00:34:05,864 --> 00:34:07,663 Come along. 669 00:34:07,664 --> 00:34:09,863 The jewels will only be found by bringing 670 00:34:09,864 --> 00:34:12,223 down the criminal syndicate that has stolen them, 671 00:34:12,224 --> 00:34:15,543 so I say to you, advisedly, Bertie, watch your step, 672 00:34:15,544 --> 00:34:17,783 dear fellow, watch your step. 673 00:34:30,984 --> 00:34:33,943 Oh my goodness, Amelia. Isn't it beautiful? 674 00:34:33,944 --> 00:34:35,624 It's like a fairy tale! 675 00:34:38,624 --> 00:34:41,023 Only you, Miss Anderson, not your servant. 676 00:34:41,024 --> 00:34:43,224 She's not my servant. She's a chaperone. 677 00:34:44,304 --> 00:34:46,983 The foreign girl must stay outdoors during the ball. 678 00:34:46,984 --> 00:34:48,743 I'd like her to come inside with me. 679 00:34:48,744 --> 00:34:50,543 - Miss Anderson. - No, I'd like-- 680 00:34:50,544 --> 00:34:52,383 - If you would be so kind. - Her to come inside, please. 681 00:34:52,384 --> 00:34:53,543 - Miss Anderson please. - Please. 682 00:34:53,544 --> 00:34:54,784 But I need her-- 683 00:34:55,944 --> 00:34:57,583 Don't draw attention to yourself, Clara. 684 00:34:57,584 --> 00:34:59,103 It's just a party. 685 00:34:59,104 --> 00:35:01,223 Just don't dance with the same boy twice, 686 00:35:01,224 --> 00:35:02,824 or get pulled away from the crowd. 687 00:35:03,824 --> 00:35:04,863 Okay? - Okay. 688 00:35:04,864 --> 00:35:07,904 Go inside. It's fine. 689 00:35:09,704 --> 00:35:11,504 There's a bench over there. Go. Go. 690 00:35:20,024 --> 00:35:22,223 The daughter of the American Ambassador 691 00:35:22,224 --> 00:35:25,504 to the Court of St. James, Miss Clara Anderson. 692 00:35:50,464 --> 00:35:53,743 Why are you out here instead of looking after your charge? 693 00:35:53,744 --> 00:35:55,223 That's the least of it. 694 00:35:55,224 --> 00:35:58,223 Wait until you hear what I found out about Lady Violet. 695 00:35:58,224 --> 00:35:59,303 She's deeply-- 696 00:35:59,304 --> 00:36:02,503 Deeply involved with The Red Thread. Yes, I know. 697 00:36:02,504 --> 00:36:04,024 No, it's much more than that. 698 00:36:06,024 --> 00:36:06,824 Come. 699 00:36:24,584 --> 00:36:25,384 Miss Anderson. 700 00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:29,663 We meet again. - We do indeed. 701 00:36:29,664 --> 00:36:33,863 Mr. Wiley, was it? - How kind of you to remember. 702 00:36:33,864 --> 00:36:36,303 May I be allowed to write my name on your dance card? 703 00:36:36,304 --> 00:36:39,503 Of course, but only one dance. 704 00:36:39,504 --> 00:36:41,063 I've been ordered to mingle. 705 00:36:41,064 --> 00:36:42,063 And you are certain 706 00:36:42,064 --> 00:36:44,663 about the weaponry in Lady Violet's parlor? 707 00:36:44,664 --> 00:36:46,263 The same design as the knife 708 00:36:46,264 --> 00:36:48,223 left behind in your mother's body? 709 00:36:48,224 --> 00:36:49,183 As certain as you are 710 00:36:49,184 --> 00:36:50,623 that the button found by Mr. Birtwistle 711 00:36:50,624 --> 00:36:51,984 belongs to Dr. Watson. 712 00:36:54,424 --> 00:36:56,184 We're closing in on them, Amelia. 713 00:36:57,864 --> 00:36:59,663 Perhaps separating you from Clara 714 00:36:59,664 --> 00:37:02,023 was more than just snobbery. 715 00:37:02,024 --> 00:37:04,623 You always said they would try to approach her again. 716 00:37:04,624 --> 00:37:05,424 Clara is... 717 00:37:08,184 --> 00:37:09,703 So impressionable. 718 00:37:09,704 --> 00:37:12,944 Do I detect a growing fondness for your young charge? 719 00:37:14,104 --> 00:37:16,983 Now that I'm seeing how she was brought up, 720 00:37:16,984 --> 00:37:20,023 I know it's not Clara's fault she's the way she is. 721 00:37:20,024 --> 00:37:22,463 She was really kind to me when we met. 722 00:37:22,464 --> 00:37:25,383 Maybe I'm just jealous that she still has a mother 723 00:37:25,384 --> 00:37:29,064 to talk to, and I'd give anything to speak to mine again. 724 00:37:30,664 --> 00:37:32,024 Even if it was just for a minute. 725 00:37:33,584 --> 00:37:36,264 Even if it was just to tell her I'm doing what she wanted. 726 00:37:38,024 --> 00:37:41,584 Anyway. 727 00:37:43,224 --> 00:37:48,024 Amelia, I wanted to tell you that if I seemed distant 728 00:37:51,264 --> 00:37:54,584 when I sent you to the ambassador's house, I am sorry. 729 00:37:56,184 --> 00:37:57,704 Extremely sorry. Yeah. 730 00:37:59,064 --> 00:38:00,264 It's all right Mr. Holmes. 731 00:38:01,424 --> 00:38:03,623 I'm still getting to know you, 732 00:38:03,624 --> 00:38:04,944 so I didn't take it personally. 733 00:38:07,664 --> 00:38:10,383 Also, you told me someone needs to 734 00:38:10,384 --> 00:38:13,223 keep watch over Clara and I can't now. 735 00:38:13,224 --> 00:38:17,143 Your mind never strays far from the case. Commendable. 736 00:38:17,144 --> 00:38:19,183 We will save the subject of Lady Violet for later. 737 00:38:19,184 --> 00:38:21,863 Meanwhile, I will look after the young lady in your absence. 738 00:38:21,864 --> 00:38:23,023 These people don't spend time 739 00:38:23,024 --> 00:38:25,343 talking to servants, Mr. Holmes. 740 00:38:25,344 --> 00:38:26,904 I'm sure someone's watching us. 741 00:38:29,024 --> 00:38:31,503 There's more I want to tell you, but later. 742 00:38:31,504 --> 00:38:33,743 Quite right. I won't be long. 743 00:38:38,704 --> 00:38:42,943 Mr. Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street, London. 744 00:38:42,944 --> 00:38:45,503 - It's him! - Oh, my. 745 00:38:45,504 --> 00:38:47,903 - Holmes. - Sherlock Holmes. 746 00:39:04,184 --> 00:39:09,183 - You arrived on time. - I had hoped to surprise you. 747 00:39:09,184 --> 00:39:11,503 Well done. Now, excuse me briefly. 748 00:39:11,504 --> 00:39:12,943 I must check the ballroom 749 00:39:12,944 --> 00:39:15,863 and chide my students on their wretched dancing. 750 00:39:15,864 --> 00:39:17,503 Chase me down later. 751 00:39:17,504 --> 00:39:18,744 On that, you have my word. 752 00:39:28,944 --> 00:39:33,383 I am dying! Help me! Help! In the name of God, someone! 753 00:39:33,384 --> 00:39:34,183 Are you okay? 754 00:39:34,184 --> 00:39:35,623 Shall we visit the ballroom 755 00:39:35,624 --> 00:39:36,903 and take your first waltz? 756 00:39:36,904 --> 00:39:38,983 Thank you, Mr. Wiley. 757 00:39:38,984 --> 00:39:40,143 I will always remember you were the first 758 00:39:40,144 --> 00:39:41,263 to ask me to dance, 759 00:39:41,264 --> 00:39:44,463 but I'm afraid my principles do not allow me to stay. 760 00:39:44,464 --> 00:39:47,943 Miss Anderson, you cannot be leaving so quickly. 761 00:39:47,944 --> 00:39:50,423 Mr. Holmes, how lovely it is to see you, 762 00:39:50,424 --> 00:39:53,223 but I'm afraid, I must say farewell. 763 00:39:53,224 --> 00:39:55,183 My chaperone was forced to remain with the carriages, 764 00:39:55,184 --> 00:39:57,263 and I cannot enjoy myself inside 765 00:39:57,264 --> 00:39:58,863 while my friend is outside in the cold. 766 00:39:58,864 --> 00:40:02,663 Are you okay? 767 00:40:16,824 --> 00:40:21,463 What do you mean, Amelia was denied entry? Unacceptable. 768 00:40:21,464 --> 00:40:22,623 Excuse me. 769 00:40:22,624 --> 00:40:25,023 I just spoke to her. Wait, Mr. Wiley-- 770 00:40:25,024 --> 00:40:26,623 I beg your pardon, Miss Anderson. 771 00:40:28,544 --> 00:40:29,944 Help! Help me! 772 00:40:32,784 --> 00:40:36,543 Help! 773 00:40:36,544 --> 00:40:38,544 Help! Hey! Anyone, please! 774 00:40:42,704 --> 00:40:43,984 Help! - Come on! 775 00:40:45,504 --> 00:40:46,904 Help! 776 00:41:20,704 --> 00:41:21,504 Ah.