1 00:00:13,122 --> 00:00:15,322 What exactly is a young lady doing alone 2 00:00:15,422 --> 00:00:16,592 in this part of town? 3 00:00:16,692 --> 00:00:18,792 I work at the candy factory across the way. 4 00:00:18,892 --> 00:00:20,332 It closed two hours ago. 5 00:00:20,432 --> 00:00:22,832 This is no place to be loitering after work. 6 00:00:22,932 --> 00:00:24,532 Only waiting for my friend, Miss. 7 00:00:30,642 --> 00:00:33,982 Exactly what type of friend are you waiting for? 8 00:00:34,912 --> 00:00:36,712 My friend. Jane. 9 00:00:37,882 --> 00:00:40,282 Then you won't mind if I wait here with you. 10 00:00:41,282 --> 00:00:42,722 Well, she may be a while, Miss. 11 00:00:44,352 --> 00:00:46,492 I have nothing better to do. 12 00:00:57,202 --> 00:01:00,942 Uh, don't... even think about making a run for it. 13 00:01:05,872 --> 00:01:09,072 Uh, with me. Take cover behind the carriage. 14 00:01:11,382 --> 00:01:13,052 Don't move. 15 00:01:27,232 --> 00:01:29,572 -What happened? -I don't know. 16 00:01:29,662 --> 00:01:32,302 But it looks like someone's been shot. 17 00:01:48,382 --> 00:01:50,452 The man with the valise came out that door. 18 00:01:50,552 --> 00:01:54,092 The carriage arrived, blocking our view, then bang! 19 00:01:54,192 --> 00:01:57,162 When I came over to see what had happened, he was gone. 20 00:01:57,262 --> 00:01:58,832 Anything else? 21 00:01:58,932 --> 00:02:01,002 Uh, I-I think I heard something 22 00:02:01,092 --> 00:02:02,662 coming from the alley here, 23 00:02:02,762 --> 00:02:05,502 right before the gunshot. Maybe a car? 24 00:02:07,672 --> 00:02:09,342 And you, Miss...? 25 00:02:09,442 --> 00:02:10,982 Camille Gauthier. 26 00:02:11,072 --> 00:02:12,842 I saw Mr. Ambrose coming out of the factory, 27 00:02:12,942 --> 00:02:15,312 -but nothing more. -Mr. Ambrose? 28 00:02:15,412 --> 00:02:17,852 Yes, sir. He's my employer. 29 00:02:19,252 --> 00:02:21,622 Just what were you doing waiting outside of the factory? 30 00:02:22,622 --> 00:02:24,392 I... 31 00:02:24,482 --> 00:02:25,722 She's a working girl. 32 00:02:25,822 --> 00:02:29,022 She claimed she was waiting for a friend, but... 33 00:02:30,562 --> 00:02:32,032 If there's nothing else, Detective? 34 00:02:32,132 --> 00:02:34,672 I'm afraid I'm obligated to charge Miss Gauthier here 35 00:02:34,762 --> 00:02:35,732 with vagrancy. 36 00:02:36,962 --> 00:02:38,302 Thank you both. 37 00:02:39,902 --> 00:02:41,172 Sir. 38 00:02:43,042 --> 00:02:45,042 {\an8}The missing man is a Godfrey Ambrose. 39 00:02:45,142 --> 00:02:46,808 {\an8}He was taking the week's receipts to the bank, 40 00:02:46,812 --> 00:02:48,012 {\an8}as he did every Friday. 41 00:02:48,112 --> 00:02:50,312 {\an8}It's over a thousand dollars, sir. 42 00:02:50,412 --> 00:02:52,082 {\an8}That certainly would establish motive. 43 00:02:52,182 --> 00:02:55,082 {\an8}Hm. Now, the carriage driver, he didn't see what happened, 44 00:02:55,182 --> 00:02:57,022 {\an8}but he says there was an automobile 45 00:02:57,122 --> 00:02:58,822 {\an8}idling here in the alley. 46 00:02:58,922 --> 00:03:00,422 {\an8}Oh. Well, that could explain 47 00:03:00,522 --> 00:03:02,162 {\an8}the sound that Miss Berger heard. 48 00:03:02,262 --> 00:03:04,102 {\an8}Huh. One more thing, sir. 49 00:03:04,192 --> 00:03:06,092 {\an8}There was a photographer working on a news story 50 00:03:06,192 --> 00:03:07,392 {\an8}about the factory conditions. 51 00:03:07,492 --> 00:03:09,662 {\an8}He thinks he got a photograph of Mr. Ambrose 52 00:03:09,762 --> 00:03:10,892 {\an8}just before the gunshot. 53 00:03:11,002 --> 00:03:13,402 {\an8}Oh. Very good. 54 00:03:19,012 --> 00:03:21,012 {\an8}-Camille Gauthier? -Yes? 55 00:03:21,112 --> 00:03:22,852 {\an8}I am Effie Newsome. 56 00:03:22,942 --> 00:03:24,108 {\an8}I'm with the Crown Attorney's office. 57 00:03:24,112 --> 00:03:27,152 {\an8}I've been assigned to provide your defence. 58 00:03:28,552 --> 00:03:30,192 {\an8}You're a lawyer? 59 00:03:30,282 --> 00:03:32,452 {\an8}That's right. 60 00:03:32,552 --> 00:03:35,252 {\an8}I didn't know there were any lady lawyers. 61 00:03:35,362 --> 00:03:38,462 {\an8}Well, ah, I have read over your case. 62 00:03:38,562 --> 00:03:40,632 {\an8}You claimed you were meeting a friend? 63 00:03:41,562 --> 00:03:43,132 {\an8}Yes. 64 00:03:43,232 --> 00:03:45,432 {\an8}But that friend never arrived. 65 00:03:48,472 --> 00:03:49,942 {\an8}Is Mr. Ambrose all right? 66 00:03:50,042 --> 00:03:53,142 {\an8}I'm sorry, I don't know anything about that. 67 00:03:53,242 --> 00:03:56,112 {\an8}But the Crown has no proof of your intentions, 68 00:03:56,212 --> 00:03:58,712 {\an8}whoever you were meeting. 69 00:03:58,812 --> 00:04:02,412 {\an8}Don't worry. I'll provide you with a good defence. 70 00:04:07,122 --> 00:04:09,792 {\an8}Miss Camille Gauthier. 71 00:04:09,892 --> 00:04:12,092 {\an8}Your name is on the vagrancy list. 72 00:04:12,192 --> 00:04:14,392 {\an8}That means you have formerly been arrested for the crime 73 00:04:14,492 --> 00:04:16,392 {\an8}of solicitation. Is that correct? 74 00:04:17,332 --> 00:04:19,032 {\an8}Yes. 75 00:04:19,132 --> 00:04:21,132 {\an8}Please describe for the court 76 00:04:21,232 --> 00:04:24,532 {\an8}the circumstances under which this previous arrest took place. 77 00:04:25,872 --> 00:04:27,272 I... 78 00:04:28,942 --> 00:04:30,742 Miss Gauthier? 79 00:04:38,182 --> 00:04:41,282 {\an8}I met a man who paid me money to join him in his automobile. 80 00:04:42,322 --> 00:04:45,092 {\an8}-And then what? -You want me to say? 81 00:04:45,192 --> 00:04:47,392 {\an8}Yes, Miss Gauthier. Please answer my que... 82 00:04:47,492 --> 00:04:48,622 {\an8}Your Honour. 83 00:04:48,732 --> 00:04:50,832 {\an8}The Crown has the witness, Miss Newsome. 84 00:04:55,442 --> 00:04:56,842 Miss Gauthier, 85 00:04:56,942 --> 00:04:59,112 the circumstances of your arrest? 86 00:05:02,982 --> 00:05:04,682 He took me into the cabin of his automobile 87 00:05:04,782 --> 00:05:07,152 and gave me two dollars. 88 00:05:07,252 --> 00:05:09,292 He had promised me four, so I... 89 00:05:09,382 --> 00:05:11,652 I argued with him until he gave me the rest. 90 00:05:13,622 --> 00:05:15,062 Then he... 91 00:05:17,962 --> 00:05:19,862 raised my dress and... 92 00:05:19,962 --> 00:05:22,302 and he said something crude and began to remove... 93 00:05:22,402 --> 00:05:24,042 What did he say? 94 00:05:25,332 --> 00:05:26,832 Your Honour, my learned friend 95 00:05:26,932 --> 00:05:28,228 is pursuing a line of questioning 96 00:05:28,232 --> 00:05:30,302 immaterial to the case at hand. 97 00:05:30,402 --> 00:05:32,572 Nobody in this courtroom needs to hear these details. 98 00:05:32,672 --> 00:05:34,372 Past transgressions are material 99 00:05:34,472 --> 00:05:37,372 to the character and intent of the defendant, Miss Newsome. 100 00:05:37,482 --> 00:05:40,822 However, I do agree with you that the details 101 00:05:40,912 --> 00:05:43,052 are rather sordid. 102 00:05:43,152 --> 00:05:46,452 I don't feel right allowing them to be related in mixed company. 103 00:05:46,552 --> 00:05:47,552 I beg your pardon? 104 00:05:47,652 --> 00:05:49,022 I am suspending this hearing 105 00:05:49,122 --> 00:05:50,562 until more suitable counsel 106 00:05:50,662 --> 00:05:52,202 can be assigned to Miss Gauthier. 107 00:05:52,292 --> 00:05:54,592 I am suitable counsel! 108 00:05:54,692 --> 00:05:57,892 The details of this case are not fit for a lady's ears, 109 00:05:58,002 --> 00:06:00,742 Miss Newsome. You're dismissed. 110 00:06:03,942 --> 00:06:05,882 It's completely ridiculous! 111 00:06:05,972 --> 00:06:08,412 She was assigned another lawyer, a male lawyer. 112 00:06:08,512 --> 00:06:10,482 You were acting as defence counsel? 113 00:06:10,582 --> 00:06:12,482 Yes, I-I've fallen out of favour 114 00:06:12,582 --> 00:06:13,678 with the Crown Attorney's office 115 00:06:13,682 --> 00:06:15,382 and I've been assigned an endless pile 116 00:06:15,482 --> 00:06:16,822 of public defence cases. 117 00:06:16,922 --> 00:06:20,292 But never mind that, this whole thing is an outrage. 118 00:06:20,392 --> 00:06:21,832 Though unsurprising. 119 00:06:21,922 --> 00:06:24,262 Wha... Doesn't this upset you? 120 00:06:24,362 --> 00:06:25,962 This is a case of sex discrimination, 121 00:06:26,062 --> 00:06:27,162 plain and simple. 122 00:06:27,262 --> 00:06:28,602 I hardly have time to be upset 123 00:06:28,692 --> 00:06:31,392 every time I face an instance of sex discrimination. 124 00:06:31,502 --> 00:06:34,502 -You should write about it. -Write about what? 125 00:06:34,602 --> 00:06:35,972 The fact that an injustice 126 00:06:36,072 --> 00:06:37,872 has been carried out by the courts! 127 00:06:37,972 --> 00:06:39,512 This is unfair to me, as a lawyer, 128 00:06:39,612 --> 00:06:40,952 and unfair to my client. 129 00:06:41,042 --> 00:06:44,112 This kind of thing is an everyday occurrence. 130 00:06:44,212 --> 00:06:45,978 Just because something's unfair, doesn't mean there's anything 131 00:06:45,982 --> 00:06:47,152 that can be done about it. 132 00:06:51,552 --> 00:06:53,322 What have you, Henry? 133 00:06:54,552 --> 00:06:57,122 Uh, sir, how did you...? 134 00:06:57,222 --> 00:07:00,192 I went to Mr. Ambrose's house and spoke to his wife. 135 00:07:00,292 --> 00:07:01,592 She's worried sick, sir. 136 00:07:01,692 --> 00:07:03,298 His description has been sent to the hospitals 137 00:07:03,302 --> 00:07:06,372 and station houses across the city, but nothing yet. 138 00:07:07,632 --> 00:07:09,472 Very good. Thank you. 139 00:07:13,172 --> 00:07:14,442 Sir, that's Mr. Ambrose. 140 00:07:14,542 --> 00:07:16,812 I saw a photo of him at his house. 141 00:07:16,912 --> 00:07:19,812 Unfortunately we can't see much else. 142 00:07:19,912 --> 00:07:23,082 It's odd that the over-exposure is so uneven. 143 00:07:23,182 --> 00:07:25,352 Perhaps when the camera fell, sir. 144 00:07:25,452 --> 00:07:27,622 Yes. Any amount of light entering the case 145 00:07:27,722 --> 00:07:28,822 could cause this. 146 00:07:28,922 --> 00:07:31,022 Henry, I need you to go to the chemist 147 00:07:31,122 --> 00:07:33,362 and get a pint of ferricyanide. 148 00:07:33,462 --> 00:07:34,762 Cyanide? 149 00:07:34,862 --> 00:07:36,962 Uh, ferricyanide, sir, 150 00:07:37,062 --> 00:07:38,932 also known as Farmer's Reducer. 151 00:07:39,032 --> 00:07:43,672 It can help to correct exposure, if it isn't too overexposed. 152 00:07:43,772 --> 00:07:45,612 Hm. Will that really work? 153 00:07:45,712 --> 00:07:47,352 It might. 154 00:07:48,872 --> 00:07:51,172 I agree with you. 155 00:07:51,282 --> 00:07:53,352 Women should not be banished from a courtroom 156 00:07:53,452 --> 00:07:55,152 in which women are being tried. 157 00:07:55,252 --> 00:07:58,692 So will you censure the judge and demand I be reinstated? 158 00:07:58,782 --> 00:08:01,382 Well, that would cause problems. 159 00:08:01,492 --> 00:08:04,362 Judges get rather upset when the Attorney General 160 00:08:04,462 --> 00:08:06,302 forces their hand. 161 00:08:06,392 --> 00:08:08,832 I fear it would only serve to bias him 162 00:08:08,932 --> 00:08:10,402 against you and your client. 163 00:08:10,502 --> 00:08:12,942 So, what do we do? 164 00:08:13,032 --> 00:08:15,732 I'm not sure there's anything we can do. 165 00:08:15,842 --> 00:08:17,982 Establish a new court. 166 00:08:18,072 --> 00:08:19,842 Begging your pardon? 167 00:08:19,942 --> 00:08:21,712 A-A women's court. 168 00:08:21,812 --> 00:08:24,682 To try women, presided over by a woman. 169 00:08:24,782 --> 00:08:26,652 An extreme measure, don't you think? 170 00:08:26,752 --> 00:08:28,822 Not at all. It's perfectly reasonable 171 00:08:28,912 --> 00:08:31,052 that a woman be tried by a jury of her peers and, 172 00:08:31,152 --> 00:08:33,492 in this case, her peers are not men. 173 00:08:35,822 --> 00:08:37,662 All right. 174 00:08:37,762 --> 00:08:39,062 Really? 175 00:08:39,162 --> 00:08:40,862 Why not? 176 00:08:40,962 --> 00:08:42,262 Let's say we do it. 177 00:08:43,632 --> 00:08:45,332 Who's going to be the magistrate? 178 00:08:48,372 --> 00:08:50,512 You? You're going to be a judge? 179 00:08:50,602 --> 00:08:52,672 That's right. The first female judge 180 00:08:52,772 --> 00:08:55,572 to preside over a court in Canadian history. 181 00:08:55,682 --> 00:08:59,222 A women's court. Now that's a story. 182 00:09:01,182 --> 00:09:03,052 The ferricyanide did help. 183 00:09:03,152 --> 00:09:05,052 I also improved the definition 184 00:09:05,152 --> 00:09:09,322 by using finer paper stock and a contrast filter. 185 00:09:09,422 --> 00:09:13,322 -It worked. -You can see the gunman now. 186 00:09:13,432 --> 00:09:15,332 Is he wearing a mask? 187 00:09:15,432 --> 00:09:18,802 Hm. We now have a picture of our assailant. 188 00:09:18,902 --> 00:09:20,272 But who is he? 189 00:09:25,102 --> 00:09:26,442 Detective. 190 00:09:27,372 --> 00:09:28,942 This is Mrs. Ambrose. 191 00:09:29,042 --> 00:09:30,812 Is there any news of my husband? 192 00:09:30,912 --> 00:09:32,982 We have nothing to report yet, 193 00:09:33,082 --> 00:09:34,452 I'm afraid, Mrs. Ambrose. 194 00:09:34,552 --> 00:09:36,692 Uh, well, Mrs. Ambrose has found something. 195 00:09:36,782 --> 00:09:40,282 He usually wears his overcoat, but it was too warm. 196 00:09:40,392 --> 00:09:42,392 When I went through it, I found this. 197 00:09:44,862 --> 00:09:47,462 It's a receipt for a jeweller's. 198 00:09:47,562 --> 00:09:49,202 Dated last week. 199 00:09:49,302 --> 00:09:51,472 Whatever he bought, he never gave it to me. 200 00:09:51,562 --> 00:09:53,032 Perhaps he was robbed for it? 201 00:09:54,972 --> 00:09:57,242 We'll look into this. Thank you, Mrs. Ambrose. 202 00:09:57,342 --> 00:10:00,542 Please find him. He's all I have. 203 00:10:00,642 --> 00:10:02,182 Of course. 204 00:10:03,182 --> 00:10:04,522 This way. 205 00:10:06,712 --> 00:10:08,152 Henry. 206 00:10:08,252 --> 00:10:09,992 I have another job for you. 207 00:10:10,082 --> 00:10:11,422 Sir. 208 00:10:13,722 --> 00:10:15,122 There's nothing in this photograph 209 00:10:15,222 --> 00:10:17,862 to help us identify the masked man. 210 00:10:17,962 --> 00:10:20,602 But look at the automobile's wheel. 211 00:10:20,692 --> 00:10:22,692 One of the spokes is different, sir. 212 00:10:22,802 --> 00:10:24,942 It was broken and then repaired. 213 00:10:25,032 --> 00:10:29,002 Perhaps a local auto shop will recall making this repair. 214 00:10:29,102 --> 00:10:30,442 Sir. 215 00:10:34,172 --> 00:10:36,612 Miss Newsome. 216 00:10:36,712 --> 00:10:37,952 Congratulations. 217 00:10:38,042 --> 00:10:40,212 I heard about your women's court. 218 00:10:40,312 --> 00:10:42,882 I didn't expect you to be in support of the idea, 219 00:10:42,982 --> 00:10:44,582 Miss Berger. 220 00:10:44,682 --> 00:10:46,422 Of course. 221 00:10:46,522 --> 00:10:48,762 The courts should allow women to be judged 222 00:10:48,852 --> 00:10:50,252 and defended by women, 223 00:10:50,362 --> 00:10:52,962 much as my work helps to protect women. 224 00:10:54,032 --> 00:10:56,002 That's a very modern view. 225 00:10:57,302 --> 00:10:58,572 Now that you're a judge, 226 00:10:58,662 --> 00:11:00,262 I hope you will continue to work with me 227 00:11:00,372 --> 00:11:02,212 in good faith to uphold the law. 228 00:11:02,302 --> 00:11:04,442 Which laws are we talking about? 229 00:11:04,542 --> 00:11:08,342 You cannot pick and choose which laws you enforce. 230 00:11:08,442 --> 00:11:10,582 No, but my interpretation of those laws 231 00:11:10,682 --> 00:11:12,722 may differ from yours. 232 00:11:12,812 --> 00:11:14,912 Do you really think it was the right thing to do 233 00:11:15,012 --> 00:11:16,852 to arrest that young woman? 234 00:11:16,952 --> 00:11:18,622 That it was just? 235 00:11:18,722 --> 00:11:21,862 Yes. She was in violation of the law. 236 00:11:21,952 --> 00:11:23,952 Let's imagine that she was guilty of precisely 237 00:11:24,062 --> 00:11:25,402 that with which you charged her. 238 00:11:25,492 --> 00:11:27,332 She could be sentenced to six months 239 00:11:27,432 --> 00:11:29,002 at the Mercer Reformatory, after which, 240 00:11:29,092 --> 00:11:30,932 if she had no family to be remanded to, 241 00:11:31,032 --> 00:11:33,132 they could keep her there for the rest of her life. 242 00:11:34,572 --> 00:11:38,612 -It is my job to enf... -The rest of her life. 243 00:11:40,112 --> 00:11:42,082 When a man engaging in the very same liaison 244 00:11:42,172 --> 00:11:43,302 for which she was convicted 245 00:11:43,412 --> 00:11:47,582 would be subject to no more than a fine, at most. 246 00:11:47,682 --> 00:11:50,482 I ask you, Miss Berger, 247 00:11:50,582 --> 00:11:52,622 what is just about that? 248 00:12:03,432 --> 00:12:05,002 Sir, I don't get it. 249 00:12:05,102 --> 00:12:06,872 What do women need a separate court for? 250 00:12:06,972 --> 00:12:08,842 Perhaps they feel the male judges 251 00:12:08,932 --> 00:12:10,732 lack the feminine perspective. 252 00:12:10,842 --> 00:12:14,312 Well, maybe I should get to choose who my judge is, too. 253 00:12:17,412 --> 00:12:21,112 All the judges in this country already look like you, Henry. 254 00:12:21,212 --> 00:12:23,152 I've seen many Asians suffer from the bias 255 00:12:23,252 --> 00:12:25,252 of the American justice system. 256 00:12:25,352 --> 00:12:29,252 It's what made me want to become a policeman myself. 257 00:12:29,362 --> 00:12:31,732 Hm. All right, well, then I'm all for it, 258 00:12:31,822 --> 00:12:34,392 but this is going to be a mess, sir. 259 00:12:34,492 --> 00:12:36,792 Already hearing there are protests all over the city. 260 00:12:36,902 --> 00:12:39,602 Ah, there's no such thing as a bloodless revolution. 261 00:12:39,702 --> 00:12:41,502 You and the lads will be out in force. 262 00:12:41,602 --> 00:12:44,602 Just remember, there's nothing wrong with protests. 263 00:12:44,702 --> 00:12:46,572 Just keep the peace. 264 00:12:50,512 --> 00:12:52,882 Ready for lunch? 265 00:12:52,982 --> 00:12:55,782 {\an8}Why are you printing this drivel? 266 00:12:57,482 --> 00:12:59,422 I'm reporting your story. 267 00:12:59,522 --> 00:13:00,962 That is not my story. 268 00:13:01,052 --> 00:13:03,552 You've written up the reactionary opinions 269 00:13:03,662 --> 00:13:05,762 of backwards-thinking old men. 270 00:13:05,862 --> 00:13:07,762 The new court is one part of the story, 271 00:13:07,862 --> 00:13:10,062 and the opinions of those who don't care for it 272 00:13:10,162 --> 00:13:11,092 is another. 273 00:13:11,202 --> 00:13:12,642 It is the responsibility 274 00:13:12,732 --> 00:13:14,672 of a journalist to publish the truth. 275 00:13:14,772 --> 00:13:17,072 There isn't a word in there that isn't true. 276 00:13:17,172 --> 00:13:18,572 This is what people are saying. 277 00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:19,938 Just because people are saying it 278 00:13:19,942 --> 00:13:21,112 doesn't make it true! 279 00:13:21,212 --> 00:13:23,982 And by giving yet another voice to these people, 280 00:13:24,082 --> 00:13:25,882 you're bolstering an opinion which you know 281 00:13:25,982 --> 00:13:28,052 to be fundamentally untrue, 282 00:13:28,152 --> 00:13:30,052 that women are lesser than men. 283 00:13:30,152 --> 00:13:32,852 By the end of the week, every newspaper in the country 284 00:13:32,952 --> 00:13:34,222 will be running the same story. 285 00:13:34,322 --> 00:13:36,722 So? You are an independent publisher. 286 00:13:36,822 --> 00:13:39,222 You have an opportunity to do something different. 287 00:13:39,332 --> 00:13:40,672 Hate me if you want. 288 00:13:40,762 --> 00:13:43,262 But if you can't handle this, you're in trouble. 289 00:13:43,362 --> 00:13:45,062 What are you talking about? 290 00:13:45,162 --> 00:13:47,562 This isn't about some humanitarian errand 291 00:13:47,672 --> 00:13:50,472 to help a young girl out. You're about to be a judge. 292 00:13:50,572 --> 00:13:52,872 You'll be the face of women's rights in this country. 293 00:13:52,972 --> 00:13:54,292 The attacks you're about to endure 294 00:13:54,312 --> 00:13:58,382 are far greater than anything I've written here. 295 00:13:58,482 --> 00:14:00,022 Are you ready for that? 296 00:14:03,822 --> 00:14:05,762 All right. Thanks for the time. 297 00:14:08,252 --> 00:14:09,822 Mind your own business! 298 00:14:09,922 --> 00:14:13,162 Oi! That's enough! Move along! 299 00:14:42,692 --> 00:14:44,492 -Thank you, Violet. -Hm. 300 00:14:44,592 --> 00:14:47,962 I didn't realize being the first female judge in Canada 301 00:14:48,062 --> 00:14:49,502 would make me such a villain. 302 00:14:49,602 --> 00:14:51,202 Not just the first in Canada. 303 00:14:51,302 --> 00:14:52,942 You'll be the first in the British Empire. 304 00:14:52,972 --> 00:14:54,942 Louise was right. 305 00:14:55,032 --> 00:14:57,072 I don't know if I can handle this. 306 00:14:57,172 --> 00:14:59,272 I'll be the most hated woman in the country. 307 00:14:59,372 --> 00:15:01,212 And the most admired. 308 00:15:02,742 --> 00:15:05,642 Perhaps this was all a mistake. 309 00:15:05,742 --> 00:15:09,082 It's not often one gets a chance to break new ground. 310 00:15:09,182 --> 00:15:12,122 For most people, the door is simply closed. 311 00:15:12,222 --> 00:15:15,692 A-And it might always remain that way. 312 00:15:15,792 --> 00:15:20,132 There's a chance for women to make progress because of you. 313 00:15:20,232 --> 00:15:22,432 Don't walk away from that. 314 00:15:26,802 --> 00:15:28,572 A brooch. 315 00:15:28,672 --> 00:15:30,342 Did the man purchase it for his wife? 316 00:15:30,442 --> 00:15:33,642 He did. Or-Or his fiancée, perhaps? 317 00:15:33,742 --> 00:15:34,912 I didn't inquire. 318 00:15:35,012 --> 00:15:36,482 I remember it because he asked me 319 00:15:36,582 --> 00:15:38,252 for a brooch with a specific flower. 320 00:15:38,342 --> 00:15:40,342 I had a rose in stock, but no, 321 00:15:40,452 --> 00:15:42,852 he had me order this in specially. 322 00:15:42,952 --> 00:15:45,852 -What kind of flower? -A camellia. 323 00:15:56,562 --> 00:15:58,062 Miss Newsome. 324 00:15:58,162 --> 00:16:00,032 Congratulations are in order. 325 00:16:00,132 --> 00:16:02,572 You found a clever shortcut to the bench, didn't you? 326 00:16:02,672 --> 00:16:04,372 Another instance of you getting 327 00:16:04,472 --> 00:16:05,942 special treatment due to your sex. 328 00:16:06,042 --> 00:16:07,142 Special treatment? 329 00:16:07,242 --> 00:16:08,508 You mean, like the special treatment 330 00:16:08,512 --> 00:16:10,252 you received when you jumped the queue 331 00:16:10,342 --> 00:16:11,882 past your more qualified colleague 332 00:16:11,982 --> 00:16:13,682 to become Deputy Crown Attorney? 333 00:16:13,782 --> 00:16:15,882 You were more experienced, perhaps, 334 00:16:15,982 --> 00:16:17,282 but not more qualified. 335 00:16:17,382 --> 00:16:19,622 We'll have to agree to disagree on that point. 336 00:16:19,722 --> 00:16:21,262 That we will. 337 00:16:21,352 --> 00:16:24,252 See you on the battlefield, Your Honour. 338 00:16:28,592 --> 00:16:30,432 A brooch? 339 00:16:30,532 --> 00:16:34,072 A camellia, to be precise. 340 00:16:34,172 --> 00:16:36,672 It's rather similar to your Christian name. 341 00:16:39,072 --> 00:16:42,642 Did you have an intimate relationship with Mr. Ambrose? 342 00:16:42,742 --> 00:16:44,712 No. No, of course not. 343 00:16:44,812 --> 00:16:47,212 I need you to be honest with me. 344 00:16:47,312 --> 00:16:49,852 It could be crucial to Mr. Ambrose's safety 345 00:16:49,952 --> 00:16:51,622 and well-being. 346 00:16:57,162 --> 00:16:58,962 We had an arrangement. 347 00:17:00,762 --> 00:17:03,632 I work in his factory, but the wages aren't much. 348 00:17:05,302 --> 00:17:09,772 Our... meetings earned me more than my salary. 349 00:17:12,402 --> 00:17:14,772 He is the one who gave you the brooch. 350 00:17:15,912 --> 00:17:18,082 Yes. 351 00:17:18,182 --> 00:17:20,152 I sold it the next day for 15 dollars. 352 00:17:20,252 --> 00:17:22,292 It was a godsend. 353 00:17:22,382 --> 00:17:23,412 My mother is infirm 354 00:17:23,522 --> 00:17:26,392 and my sister's too young to work. 355 00:17:27,192 --> 00:17:28,562 So it was Mr. Ambrose 356 00:17:28,652 --> 00:17:31,122 that you were waiting for that day. 357 00:17:33,462 --> 00:17:35,062 Miss Gauthier. 358 00:17:39,772 --> 00:17:42,842 If they find out, I'll be sent to the Mercer. 359 00:17:42,942 --> 00:17:44,512 I know of a girl who was sent away 360 00:17:44,602 --> 00:17:47,802 just for letting a man buy her a drink. 361 00:17:47,912 --> 00:17:50,612 What will my family do without my wages? 362 00:17:50,712 --> 00:17:53,652 I am not a morality officer, 363 00:17:53,752 --> 00:17:56,322 so unless any of this information is pertinent 364 00:17:56,422 --> 00:17:59,322 to a prosecution, no one outside of this cell 365 00:17:59,422 --> 00:18:00,522 will hear a word of it. 366 00:18:06,932 --> 00:18:09,532 I was waiting for him, yes. 367 00:18:09,632 --> 00:18:12,202 Like you had several times before. 368 00:18:15,372 --> 00:18:19,012 Was there anything different about this time? 369 00:18:21,372 --> 00:18:22,972 Usually, he would slip me a note at work 370 00:18:23,082 --> 00:18:25,552 when he wanted to meet. 371 00:18:25,642 --> 00:18:28,512 This time, he had a telegram delivered to my home. 372 00:18:31,952 --> 00:18:34,322 What exactly did the telegram say? 373 00:18:35,352 --> 00:18:37,222 He said that he wanted to see me again, 374 00:18:37,322 --> 00:18:39,392 but that it might be the last time. 375 00:18:42,162 --> 00:18:43,632 I found a mechanic who remembers 376 00:18:43,732 --> 00:18:45,172 fixing the broken wheel. 377 00:18:45,262 --> 00:18:47,598 Uh, he's sure it's the same automobile as in the photograph. 378 00:18:47,602 --> 00:18:49,882 Does he remember anything about the man who brought it in? 379 00:18:49,942 --> 00:18:52,012 He had the licence number in his logbook. 380 00:18:52,102 --> 00:18:53,742 From that, I found the sales history. 381 00:18:53,842 --> 00:18:56,512 It was purchased secondhand from a used auto lot last week. 382 00:18:56,612 --> 00:18:59,752 -Last week? By whom? -Godfrey Ambrose. 383 00:18:59,852 --> 00:19:01,352 The missing man! 384 00:19:01,452 --> 00:19:02,992 Maybe the gunman stole it from him 385 00:19:03,082 --> 00:19:04,552 and then used it for the kidnapping. 386 00:19:04,652 --> 00:19:07,252 Maybe. 387 00:19:07,352 --> 00:19:09,092 Or perhaps, 388 00:19:09,192 --> 00:19:11,032 Mr. Ambrose knew that the carriage 389 00:19:11,122 --> 00:19:14,662 would be here, obstructing the view of the alley 390 00:19:14,762 --> 00:19:17,902 from any bystanders near the entrance. 391 00:19:18,002 --> 00:19:21,702 His co-conspirator and the car were already in the alley. 392 00:19:21,802 --> 00:19:23,272 He fired the shot, 393 00:19:23,372 --> 00:19:25,342 and the two of them left in the automobile. 394 00:19:25,442 --> 00:19:27,482 But what about the blood? 395 00:19:27,572 --> 00:19:32,082 A ruse to distract us from Mr. Ambrose's true intention, 396 00:19:32,182 --> 00:19:33,752 to steal the money. 397 00:19:33,852 --> 00:19:36,052 We knew he was planning to leave town. 398 00:19:36,152 --> 00:19:38,892 Mr. Ambrose kidnapped himself. 399 00:19:47,332 --> 00:19:49,502 This is so exciting. 400 00:20:02,812 --> 00:20:05,112 All persons having business before this court 401 00:20:05,212 --> 00:20:06,652 give their attention, 402 00:20:06,752 --> 00:20:08,592 for the court will now hear the case 403 00:20:08,682 --> 00:20:10,482 of the Crown and Gauthier. 404 00:20:10,582 --> 00:20:12,282 God Save the King. 405 00:20:13,592 --> 00:20:15,292 Please be seated. 406 00:20:20,692 --> 00:20:23,162 The court invites the Crown to proceed. 407 00:20:23,262 --> 00:20:25,362 Thank you, Your Honour. 408 00:20:26,732 --> 00:20:29,772 I'm afraid the Crown cannot proceed in good conscience. 409 00:20:30,772 --> 00:20:32,642 Is the Crown dismissing the case? 410 00:20:32,742 --> 00:20:34,682 No, Your Honour. 411 00:20:34,772 --> 00:20:37,472 Rather we present a court order 412 00:20:37,582 --> 00:20:40,182 signed by Judge Calder of the Superior Court. 413 00:20:40,952 --> 00:20:42,622 A court order? 414 00:20:42,712 --> 00:20:44,412 Yes. 415 00:20:44,522 --> 00:20:47,422 An order insisting upon the closure of this court. 416 00:20:47,522 --> 00:20:48,962 What? 417 00:20:49,052 --> 00:20:50,692 I beg your pardon? 418 00:20:50,792 --> 00:20:52,532 -What's going on? -I don't know. 419 00:20:52,622 --> 00:20:55,422 You didn't see fit to mention this outside? 420 00:20:55,532 --> 00:20:57,602 That wouldn't have been any fun. 421 00:20:58,602 --> 00:21:01,302 As you know, Miss Newsome, 422 00:21:01,402 --> 00:21:03,242 the British North America Act, 423 00:21:03,342 --> 00:21:05,482 which articulates the laws of this land, 424 00:21:05,572 --> 00:21:08,542 declares that in order to hold elected office 425 00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:10,642 or sit as a judge, 426 00:21:10,742 --> 00:21:12,882 one must be a "qualified person." 427 00:21:12,982 --> 00:21:14,722 Meaning what? 428 00:21:14,812 --> 00:21:16,652 In the act, persons are consistently 429 00:21:16,752 --> 00:21:18,022 referred to as "he." 430 00:21:19,682 --> 00:21:21,822 Are you saying I'm not a person? 431 00:21:21,922 --> 00:21:23,822 That's exactly what I'm saying. 432 00:21:23,922 --> 00:21:26,322 That's an absurd interpretation. 433 00:21:26,432 --> 00:21:29,002 It is the law. 434 00:21:29,092 --> 00:21:31,562 And Judge Calder agrees. 435 00:21:31,662 --> 00:21:33,502 Women are not considered persons 436 00:21:33,602 --> 00:21:35,942 and therefore cannot sit as judges. 437 00:21:37,802 --> 00:21:41,942 By virtue of this order, this court is hereby closed. 438 00:21:53,322 --> 00:21:55,492 How can they possibly claim that women are not people? 439 00:21:55,592 --> 00:21:56,832 Persons. It's a legal term. 440 00:21:56,922 --> 00:21:58,422 Well, we need to take action. 441 00:21:58,522 --> 00:22:00,622 No one who hears of this will think it reasonable. 442 00:22:00,732 --> 00:22:02,932 People will come out in droves to support you. 443 00:22:03,032 --> 00:22:05,172 It will bring out the naysayers as well. 444 00:22:05,262 --> 00:22:06,732 That's true. 445 00:22:06,832 --> 00:22:08,372 This whole situation is a tinderbox. 446 00:22:08,472 --> 00:22:10,612 Good. We need to burn down what exists 447 00:22:10,702 --> 00:22:12,702 -to build something new. -It's dangerous. 448 00:22:12,802 --> 00:22:14,702 Scores of suffragettes here and abroad 449 00:22:14,812 --> 00:22:16,492 have been injured in skirmishes with police 450 00:22:16,542 --> 00:22:17,612 and counter-protesters. 451 00:22:17,712 --> 00:22:19,182 We can't let that deter us. 452 00:22:19,282 --> 00:22:22,122 The more we fight, the more they know of our fight. 453 00:22:22,212 --> 00:22:23,712 A Superior Court judge 454 00:22:23,822 --> 00:22:27,222 decided on this interpretation and his court order stands. 455 00:22:27,322 --> 00:22:28,722 So we just accept that? 456 00:22:28,822 --> 00:22:30,422 You said it yourself. 457 00:22:30,522 --> 00:22:31,962 Just because something isn't fair, 458 00:22:32,062 --> 00:22:33,962 doesn't mean there's anything to be done. 459 00:22:34,062 --> 00:22:35,358 Well, there's always something to be done 460 00:22:35,362 --> 00:22:37,932 if someone's willing to do it. 461 00:22:40,302 --> 00:22:42,142 My husband has run off? 462 00:22:42,232 --> 00:22:44,672 There is significant circumstantial evidence 463 00:22:44,772 --> 00:22:46,542 suggesting as much. 464 00:22:46,642 --> 00:22:47,812 He bought the automobile 465 00:22:47,912 --> 00:22:50,152 that the supposed kidnapper was driving. 466 00:22:50,242 --> 00:22:52,212 Likely with a friend, 467 00:22:52,312 --> 00:22:55,582 or an accomplice he hired to help him fake the kidnapping. 468 00:22:56,752 --> 00:22:59,452 Our marriage has had its share of problems, 469 00:22:59,552 --> 00:23:01,752 but he would never... 470 00:23:01,852 --> 00:23:03,922 without even telling me? 471 00:23:04,022 --> 00:23:06,092 Without telling anyone? 472 00:23:06,192 --> 00:23:08,462 H-He did tell someone. 473 00:23:08,562 --> 00:23:11,132 Or at least, tried to. 474 00:23:11,232 --> 00:23:12,332 Who? 475 00:23:12,432 --> 00:23:15,002 Your husband was carrying on a liaison. 476 00:23:15,102 --> 00:23:18,142 A woman that was working at his factory. 477 00:23:18,242 --> 00:23:21,012 She was attempting to meet up with him on that day, 478 00:23:21,112 --> 00:23:24,852 but was waylaid by a morality officer. 479 00:23:24,942 --> 00:23:27,112 We looked into the financial details 480 00:23:27,212 --> 00:23:29,712 of your husband's candy business, Mrs. Ambrose. 481 00:23:29,812 --> 00:23:33,052 It was struggling. Creditors, loans. 482 00:23:33,152 --> 00:23:35,352 Your husband was fleeing a sinking ship. 483 00:23:35,452 --> 00:23:36,792 No. 484 00:23:36,892 --> 00:23:38,052 That was my father's company. 485 00:23:38,122 --> 00:23:39,688 It was worth a great deal when he passed. 486 00:23:39,692 --> 00:23:42,292 I'm afraid that's not the case anymore. 487 00:23:43,032 --> 00:23:44,432 What am I going to do? 488 00:23:47,802 --> 00:23:49,202 You knew this was going to happen. 489 00:23:49,302 --> 00:23:51,602 I knew there was a legal argument there 490 00:23:51,702 --> 00:23:53,942 and I expected someone to make it eventually. 491 00:23:54,042 --> 00:23:55,882 So why did we go through with this charade? 492 00:23:55,972 --> 00:23:59,072 I didn't think it would happen on day one. 493 00:23:59,182 --> 00:24:02,382 I thought we could do a little good and get some attention. 494 00:24:02,482 --> 00:24:04,322 Attention? 495 00:24:04,422 --> 00:24:06,522 So, what? You only wanted your name in the law books? 496 00:24:06,622 --> 00:24:07,992 What's wrong with that? 497 00:24:08,092 --> 00:24:09,662 I'm about to retire. 498 00:24:09,752 --> 00:24:12,752 We all deserve a legacy of some kind. 499 00:24:12,862 --> 00:24:16,502 I'm on your side, Miss Newsome. 500 00:24:16,602 --> 00:24:19,872 But those that seek to stop us are correct. 501 00:24:19,972 --> 00:24:21,642 They are not correct. 502 00:24:21,732 --> 00:24:24,702 Just because the act uses the word "he" in some instances 503 00:24:24,802 --> 00:24:26,638 doesn't mean that its use of the word "persons" 504 00:24:26,642 --> 00:24:29,712 -excludes women. -That is the accepted reading. 505 00:24:29,812 --> 00:24:34,182 -Accepted by who? -The courts. It is the law. 506 00:24:34,282 --> 00:24:36,122 The law can change. 507 00:24:36,212 --> 00:24:38,052 The law is not a stone. 508 00:24:38,152 --> 00:24:41,452 It's a living thing... a tree that grows and expands 509 00:24:41,552 --> 00:24:43,422 to protect the people it serves. 510 00:24:44,862 --> 00:24:48,062 It is a good argument and well worth making. 511 00:24:48,162 --> 00:24:51,432 But this is beyond my purview, Miss Newsome. 512 00:24:51,532 --> 00:24:53,158 If you want to challenge the interpretation 513 00:24:53,162 --> 00:24:55,062 of the British North America Act, 514 00:24:55,172 --> 00:24:58,172 that's a battle that has to be won in the courts. 515 00:25:04,982 --> 00:25:07,352 Miss Berger? 516 00:25:07,452 --> 00:25:09,222 Is everything all right? 517 00:25:09,312 --> 00:25:10,612 Yes. 518 00:25:15,822 --> 00:25:19,562 Detective, have you ever been confronted 519 00:25:19,662 --> 00:25:22,832 with a discrepancy between the law 520 00:25:22,932 --> 00:25:25,872 and what you know in your heart to be right? 521 00:25:28,402 --> 00:25:32,502 I apologize. It's a... a silly question. 522 00:25:33,372 --> 00:25:35,912 No. No, it's not, Miss Berger. 523 00:25:36,012 --> 00:25:40,182 I have been faced with that very discrepancy many times. 524 00:25:40,282 --> 00:25:41,822 But we must follow the law 525 00:25:41,912 --> 00:25:44,812 regardless of our personal feelings. 526 00:25:44,922 --> 00:25:48,162 It is our job to enforce the law. 527 00:25:48,252 --> 00:25:50,252 As members of the constabulary, 528 00:25:50,362 --> 00:25:54,502 we hope the law fairly represents the people 529 00:25:54,592 --> 00:25:56,992 we are sworn to protect. 530 00:25:57,102 --> 00:25:59,672 But that is not always the case. 531 00:26:01,402 --> 00:26:03,002 Ignoring the letter of the law 532 00:26:03,102 --> 00:26:05,302 may come with grave consequences. 533 00:26:05,402 --> 00:26:08,842 But that can also be true of following it. 534 00:26:11,442 --> 00:26:14,512 But in law, just as in life, 535 00:26:14,612 --> 00:26:17,552 only you can navigate your course. 536 00:26:39,642 --> 00:26:41,482 Sir, wait! Wait! 537 00:26:41,572 --> 00:26:42,812 Turn off the engine! 538 00:26:42,912 --> 00:26:44,792 I need to ask you where you got this automobile. 539 00:26:48,612 --> 00:26:49,912 Same mended wheel. 540 00:26:50,012 --> 00:26:51,652 It's the same automobile, sir. 541 00:26:51,752 --> 00:26:53,692 He says he bought it just this morning. 542 00:26:53,792 --> 00:26:56,032 Uh, the seller was supposedly Godfrey Ambrose, 543 00:26:56,122 --> 00:26:58,562 but the man did not match Ambrose's description. 544 00:26:58,662 --> 00:27:01,332 Perhaps Mr. Ambrose's co-conspirator, 545 00:27:01,432 --> 00:27:04,802 the man who fired the gun outside of the factory. 546 00:27:04,902 --> 00:27:06,502 Why sell it now? 547 00:27:08,632 --> 00:27:10,972 There's clay on these tires. 548 00:27:12,342 --> 00:27:13,942 Still quite fresh. 549 00:27:15,642 --> 00:27:17,182 Did the new owner happen to mention 550 00:27:17,282 --> 00:27:19,022 taking this car off of the road? 551 00:27:19,112 --> 00:27:21,952 He says he only drove it a few blocks, sir. 552 00:27:22,052 --> 00:27:24,822 The type of clay found on the automobile 553 00:27:24,922 --> 00:27:28,062 is very common to our surrounding areas. 554 00:27:28,152 --> 00:27:30,592 But it is not fully desiccated, 555 00:27:30,692 --> 00:27:34,232 meaning the automobile drove through one of these areas 556 00:27:34,332 --> 00:27:35,772 very recently. 557 00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:37,832 And where do we begin our search? 558 00:27:37,932 --> 00:27:40,102 There is silica dust in this. 559 00:27:40,202 --> 00:27:42,272 It's a byproduct of brick forming. 560 00:27:42,372 --> 00:27:43,912 The Brick Works, sir? 561 00:27:44,002 --> 00:27:47,442 There is a clay deposit very near to that. 562 00:27:47,542 --> 00:27:50,742 It is my belief that the automobile 563 00:27:50,842 --> 00:27:52,212 drove off of the road 564 00:27:52,312 --> 00:27:55,582 in this part of the Don Valley in the past 24 hours. 565 00:27:57,822 --> 00:28:00,192 Sir! I think I found something! 566 00:28:03,492 --> 00:28:06,732 -Tire tracks. -Oh, very good. 567 00:28:06,832 --> 00:28:08,472 But quite a ways from the main road, 568 00:28:08,562 --> 00:28:10,362 and these are definitely fresh. 569 00:28:21,842 --> 00:28:23,282 Henry! 570 00:28:25,042 --> 00:28:28,282 Hel... Help! Help! 571 00:28:49,872 --> 00:28:50,898 We'll get you looked after 572 00:28:50,902 --> 00:28:52,472 as soon as we get back to the city. 573 00:28:54,112 --> 00:28:57,612 Oh, thank God. Thank God. Oh. 574 00:28:57,712 --> 00:29:00,352 How long have you been out here? 575 00:29:00,452 --> 00:29:01,382 I don't know. 576 00:29:01,482 --> 00:29:04,282 I suspect I already know, but, uh, 577 00:29:04,382 --> 00:29:05,822 can you tell me your name? 578 00:29:06,782 --> 00:29:09,252 Well, I'm Godfrey Ambrose. 579 00:29:09,352 --> 00:29:11,052 Haven't you been looking for me? 580 00:29:14,392 --> 00:29:16,532 We need a new space. 581 00:29:16,632 --> 00:29:17,872 What's going on? 582 00:29:19,602 --> 00:29:21,042 I've quit my job. 583 00:29:21,132 --> 00:29:22,602 You've quit? 584 00:29:22,702 --> 00:29:24,142 What are you going to do? 585 00:29:24,242 --> 00:29:25,812 I've taken a bit of a leap. 586 00:29:25,902 --> 00:29:27,842 I'm going to dedicate myself to something new, 587 00:29:27,942 --> 00:29:30,482 which is why I need a space for half a dozen lawyers 588 00:29:30,582 --> 00:29:32,422 to work for the next few weeks. 589 00:29:32,512 --> 00:29:33,852 I have a room upstairs. 590 00:29:33,952 --> 00:29:36,092 I was renting it out, but it's empty now. 591 00:29:36,182 --> 00:29:38,082 -You can have it if you'd like. -Perfect. 592 00:29:38,182 --> 00:29:39,978 Stop burying the lede and tell us you're planning. 593 00:29:39,982 --> 00:29:41,382 I've filed a lawsuit 594 00:29:41,492 --> 00:29:42,892 which challenges the interpretation 595 00:29:42,992 --> 00:29:45,162 that women are not persons. 596 00:29:45,262 --> 00:29:48,432 I'm going to be arguing in front of the Supreme Court of Ontario. 597 00:29:54,932 --> 00:29:57,772 He-He was wearing a mask. He came toward me with a gun. 598 00:29:57,872 --> 00:29:58,872 I panicked and stumbled. 599 00:29:58,972 --> 00:30:01,442 He held up the gun. He s-struck me with it. 600 00:30:01,542 --> 00:30:03,012 He didn't fire at you. 601 00:30:03,112 --> 00:30:05,252 No. I heard the gunshot as he hit me. 602 00:30:05,342 --> 00:30:07,742 The gun must have gone off errantly. 603 00:30:07,852 --> 00:30:10,352 I woke up some time later. 604 00:30:10,452 --> 00:30:11,822 It was dark. 605 00:30:11,922 --> 00:30:15,692 I was in the luggage compartment of an automobile. 606 00:30:15,792 --> 00:30:19,032 We drove, and eventually, he let me out 607 00:30:19,122 --> 00:30:20,892 at the shack where you found me. 608 00:30:20,992 --> 00:30:22,762 There will be a manhunt. 609 00:30:22,862 --> 00:30:24,802 Are you all right to sit with a police artist? 610 00:30:24,902 --> 00:30:26,572 Of course. 611 00:30:26,662 --> 00:30:28,932 Maybe the kidnapper was biding his time 612 00:30:29,032 --> 00:30:30,802 before making his ransom demand. 613 00:30:30,902 --> 00:30:32,702 But for weeks? 614 00:30:32,802 --> 00:30:35,842 It takes a lot of work to confine a man for that long. 615 00:30:35,942 --> 00:30:38,982 There has to be another reason behind it. 616 00:30:39,082 --> 00:30:41,082 We'll compare the sketch of Mr. Ambrose's kidnapper 617 00:30:41,112 --> 00:30:44,282 to the description of the man who sold the car this morning. 618 00:30:44,382 --> 00:30:46,022 Sirs. 619 00:30:46,122 --> 00:30:48,122 Look at this. The Supreme Court. 620 00:30:48,222 --> 00:30:50,962 -This is going to be trouble. -I saw. 621 00:30:51,062 --> 00:30:53,862 There are demonstrations outside of Queen's Park already. 622 00:30:53,962 --> 00:30:55,262 I don't like it one bit, sir. 623 00:30:55,362 --> 00:30:58,062 Men and women are at war! If things turn violent, 624 00:30:58,162 --> 00:30:59,502 those ladies won't stand a chance. 625 00:30:59,602 --> 00:31:01,302 Now, I don't know about that, Constable. 626 00:31:01,402 --> 00:31:03,642 The women are the ones fighting for the rights. 627 00:31:03,742 --> 00:31:05,282 So? 628 00:31:05,372 --> 00:31:06,692 People with something to fight for 629 00:31:06,772 --> 00:31:08,342 often fight with desperation. 630 00:31:08,442 --> 00:31:10,082 They'll do anything it takes. 631 00:31:10,172 --> 00:31:13,072 There may be something in that, sir. 632 00:31:16,712 --> 00:31:19,212 -What was that about? -No idea. 633 00:31:21,492 --> 00:31:23,532 You were right, Louise. 634 00:31:23,622 --> 00:31:27,192 I have become a bit of a celebrity. 635 00:31:27,292 --> 00:31:30,332 I'm receiving mail from women all across Canada. 636 00:31:32,532 --> 00:31:34,432 Nellie McClung, 637 00:31:34,532 --> 00:31:37,872 Clara Brett Martin, dozens of others. 638 00:31:37,972 --> 00:31:41,012 That's wonderful. You enjoying the limelight? 639 00:31:42,412 --> 00:31:44,252 It's not all pleasant. 640 00:31:45,212 --> 00:31:46,682 Take a look at this. 641 00:31:49,752 --> 00:31:53,692 Ah. A death threat. Anonymous, of course. 642 00:31:53,792 --> 00:31:55,232 I considered taking it to the police, 643 00:31:55,292 --> 00:31:57,062 but I hardly think there's any point. 644 00:31:57,162 --> 00:31:59,732 I've received dozens of these over the years. 645 00:31:59,822 --> 00:32:01,322 I have a scrapbook. 646 00:32:01,432 --> 00:32:03,702 Of course you do. 647 00:32:06,302 --> 00:32:08,402 The people who write those are cowards. 648 00:32:09,802 --> 00:32:13,142 Sad little men with nothing better to do with their time. 649 00:32:13,242 --> 00:32:14,642 Don't let it get to you. 650 00:32:15,512 --> 00:32:17,452 I won't. 651 00:32:17,542 --> 00:32:19,282 Nothing's going to stop me. 652 00:32:23,712 --> 00:32:24,952 Sir. 653 00:32:25,052 --> 00:32:26,792 I spoke to the used auto salesman, 654 00:32:26,882 --> 00:32:28,282 the one who made the sale a few days 655 00:32:28,322 --> 00:32:29,592 before the kidnapping. 656 00:32:29,692 --> 00:32:32,692 All of the documents are in Godfrey Ambrose's name. 657 00:32:32,792 --> 00:32:35,562 Did the purchaser's description match Mr. Ambrose? 658 00:32:35,662 --> 00:32:37,402 No, it didn't, sir. It was a woman. 659 00:32:37,502 --> 00:32:38,942 She says she was Ambrose's wife. 660 00:32:39,032 --> 00:32:41,172 Mrs. Ambrose purchased the automobile 661 00:32:41,272 --> 00:32:43,172 in Mr. Ambrose's name. 662 00:32:43,272 --> 00:32:45,272 You don't seem surprised, sir. 663 00:32:45,372 --> 00:32:47,742 In the past weeks, Mrs. Ambrose 664 00:32:47,842 --> 00:32:50,142 has been taking control of the company, 665 00:32:50,242 --> 00:32:52,282 consolidated its debts, 666 00:32:52,382 --> 00:32:54,982 and brought it back from the brink of collapse. 667 00:32:55,852 --> 00:32:57,252 Should I bring her in, then? 668 00:32:57,352 --> 00:32:59,252 Not just yet. 669 00:32:59,352 --> 00:33:01,452 I'd like to look into something else first. 670 00:33:13,232 --> 00:33:15,532 -Detective. -Miss Newsome. 671 00:33:16,402 --> 00:33:18,142 I'm surprised to see you here. 672 00:33:18,242 --> 00:33:20,212 As am I. I-I thought you'd left 673 00:33:20,302 --> 00:33:21,802 the Crown Attorney's office. 674 00:33:21,912 --> 00:33:23,182 Research. 675 00:33:23,272 --> 00:33:25,312 I'm arguing in front of the Supreme Court. 676 00:33:25,412 --> 00:33:27,112 Yes, I've heard. 677 00:33:27,212 --> 00:33:29,752 That is quite an accomplishment. 678 00:33:29,852 --> 00:33:32,522 Nothing's been accomplished yet. 679 00:33:32,622 --> 00:33:35,962 I've been meaning to stop by the station house to thank you. 680 00:33:36,052 --> 00:33:39,152 -For? -Camille Gauthier. 681 00:33:39,262 --> 00:33:41,032 She was given a slap on the wrist. 682 00:33:41,132 --> 00:33:45,172 A detective acted as a character witness on her behalf. 683 00:33:47,232 --> 00:33:49,202 Her actions may have contravened 684 00:33:49,302 --> 00:33:51,202 the letter of the law, but I believe 685 00:33:51,302 --> 00:33:54,202 she's an honest young woman who spoke the truth, 686 00:33:54,312 --> 00:33:56,182 even at risk to herself. 687 00:33:57,882 --> 00:33:59,622 Did you find what you were looking for? 688 00:34:01,112 --> 00:34:03,082 I believe I did. 689 00:34:07,152 --> 00:34:10,392 We understand, My Lords, that law officers of the Crown 690 00:34:10,492 --> 00:34:12,562 have considered this question before. 691 00:34:12,662 --> 00:34:15,132 But their conclusions were based on facts extraneous 692 00:34:15,232 --> 00:34:17,172 to the British North America Act itself. 693 00:34:17,262 --> 00:34:19,832 The question before you is whether the word "person" 694 00:34:19,932 --> 00:34:22,472 refers to a male person. 695 00:34:22,572 --> 00:34:24,272 I contend that by virtue 696 00:34:24,372 --> 00:34:26,172 of the Imperial Interpretation Act, 697 00:34:26,272 --> 00:34:28,672 passed prior to the British North America Act, 698 00:34:28,772 --> 00:34:30,512 the word "persons" must be construed 699 00:34:30,612 --> 00:34:34,652 as including both sexes. The... 700 00:34:36,482 --> 00:34:38,482 -No other... -Effie. 701 00:34:39,782 --> 00:34:40,912 The argument is sound. 702 00:34:41,022 --> 00:34:42,522 I have to get it right. 703 00:34:42,622 --> 00:34:43,722 You know every word. 704 00:34:43,822 --> 00:34:45,262 Clearly, I don't. 705 00:34:45,362 --> 00:34:47,932 We've been over it time and again. 706 00:34:48,032 --> 00:34:50,432 -You need to rest. -What if I'm missing something? 707 00:34:50,532 --> 00:34:53,502 We may never get another opportunity like this. 708 00:34:53,602 --> 00:34:55,072 I have to do everything possible 709 00:34:55,172 --> 00:34:57,172 to give us the best chance of winning! 710 00:34:57,272 --> 00:34:59,272 You have done everything you can. 711 00:34:59,372 --> 00:35:01,972 What else is there, especially at the eleventh hour? 712 00:35:02,072 --> 00:35:04,772 I don't know. But... 713 00:35:04,882 --> 00:35:06,722 I have to do more. 714 00:35:06,812 --> 00:35:08,582 This isn't just about a women's court. 715 00:35:08,682 --> 00:35:11,052 If we win, suffrage will follow. 716 00:35:11,152 --> 00:35:15,452 Women will be allowed to hold elected office. I cannot fail. 717 00:35:21,092 --> 00:35:23,562 Well, there's no guarantee at success. 718 00:35:25,532 --> 00:35:27,672 But there's also no one better to take this on 719 00:35:27,772 --> 00:35:29,512 than Effie Newsome. 720 00:35:36,972 --> 00:35:39,642 No other intent 721 00:35:39,742 --> 00:35:42,012 having been expressed within the act itself, 722 00:35:42,112 --> 00:35:45,282 the plain meaning of the word must prevail. 723 00:35:45,382 --> 00:35:47,682 To hold otherwise would be to introduce a distinction, 724 00:35:47,792 --> 00:35:49,962 which Parliament did not see fit to make... 725 00:35:51,522 --> 00:35:53,162 Thank you for finding my husband. 726 00:35:54,332 --> 00:35:56,372 Are you sure thanks are in order? 727 00:35:57,602 --> 00:36:00,302 This is a petition for a divorce 728 00:36:00,402 --> 00:36:03,342 initiated by you, one year ago. 729 00:36:03,432 --> 00:36:06,802 Oh, yes. I wanted a divorce, 730 00:36:06,902 --> 00:36:08,772 but my husband refused to grant me one. 731 00:36:08,872 --> 00:36:11,712 So your petition was unsuccessful. 732 00:36:11,812 --> 00:36:13,452 Yes. 733 00:36:13,542 --> 00:36:15,312 It's no surprise. 734 00:36:15,412 --> 00:36:17,512 A woman seeking a divorce in this province 735 00:36:17,622 --> 00:36:20,822 must meet a much higher threshold than a man. 736 00:36:20,922 --> 00:36:25,862 She has to prove adultery and an aggravating factor. 737 00:36:25,962 --> 00:36:28,662 In this case, brutality. 738 00:36:28,762 --> 00:36:30,702 He was violent toward you. 739 00:36:31,562 --> 00:36:33,802 What exactly is this about? 740 00:36:36,932 --> 00:36:40,532 Your petition was dismissed for lack of evidence. 741 00:36:40,642 --> 00:36:42,742 And you did not have a police report 742 00:36:42,842 --> 00:36:45,842 -to bolster your claim. -A police report of what? 743 00:36:45,942 --> 00:36:47,842 There was no single incident. 744 00:36:47,952 --> 00:36:51,752 He hurt me nearly every day for years. 745 00:36:51,852 --> 00:36:53,852 But what does this matter? This is ancient history. 746 00:36:53,952 --> 00:36:57,222 You filed a second petition for divorce 747 00:36:57,322 --> 00:36:59,922 only last week, Mrs. Ambrose. 748 00:37:01,262 --> 00:37:03,062 But this time, 749 00:37:03,162 --> 00:37:05,362 you have a police report. 750 00:37:05,462 --> 00:37:07,232 Mine. 751 00:37:07,332 --> 00:37:10,372 Which confirmed Mr. Ambrose's infidelity, 752 00:37:10,472 --> 00:37:13,172 as well as the fact that he fled Toronto. 753 00:37:13,272 --> 00:37:15,712 It was your report. I merely submitted it. 754 00:37:17,442 --> 00:37:20,582 This proved abandonment, 755 00:37:20,682 --> 00:37:22,252 an aggravating factor, 756 00:37:22,352 --> 00:37:25,792 which might grant a woman permission to have a divorce. 757 00:37:25,882 --> 00:37:28,722 Yes. They're your words. 758 00:37:28,822 --> 00:37:32,592 But they were precisely what you wanted me to write. 759 00:37:32,692 --> 00:37:35,332 You provided the receipt for the brooch. 760 00:37:35,432 --> 00:37:36,802 You purchased the automobile, 761 00:37:36,892 --> 00:37:39,362 and you hired the man with the gun. 762 00:37:39,462 --> 00:37:42,802 I did everything I could to get away from my marriage. 763 00:37:42,902 --> 00:37:44,742 While a man could have walked away at any time, 764 00:37:44,842 --> 00:37:47,042 the law didn't permit me that freedom. 765 00:37:48,342 --> 00:37:50,882 So you took matters into your own hands. 766 00:37:50,982 --> 00:37:54,722 The courts grant no rights to a woman. 767 00:37:54,812 --> 00:37:58,082 Yes, I took things to extreme lengths. 768 00:37:58,182 --> 00:38:00,182 I had no option! 769 00:38:01,222 --> 00:38:03,392 So you kidnapped your husband 770 00:38:03,492 --> 00:38:06,392 and planned to hold him until you got your divorce. 771 00:38:06,492 --> 00:38:07,562 And then what? 772 00:38:07,662 --> 00:38:09,162 Let him go. 773 00:38:09,262 --> 00:38:11,032 By then, the divorce would be legal, 774 00:38:11,132 --> 00:38:13,572 and the company would be under my control. 775 00:38:13,662 --> 00:38:15,902 If he chose to fight me in the courts, so be it. 776 00:38:16,002 --> 00:38:18,272 At least I'd have a chance. 777 00:38:19,672 --> 00:38:22,912 I'm sympathetic to your situation, Mrs. Ambrose. 778 00:38:23,012 --> 00:38:24,912 I really am. 779 00:38:25,012 --> 00:38:27,612 But kidnapping a man is a serious offence, 780 00:38:27,712 --> 00:38:30,652 one for which you may be sentenced to spend 781 00:38:30,752 --> 00:38:32,152 time in prison. 782 00:38:33,682 --> 00:38:37,852 Prison is a far cry better than staying with that man. 783 00:39:03,112 --> 00:39:05,552 -Women at home! -Women are too emotional! 784 00:39:05,652 --> 00:39:08,552 -Detective. You're here. -Wouldn't miss it. 785 00:39:08,652 --> 00:39:09,988 It's not every day you get to witness 786 00:39:09,992 --> 00:39:11,262 history in the making. 787 00:39:11,362 --> 00:39:13,132 Well, we'll see about that. 788 00:39:13,222 --> 00:39:16,222 It's a rather unconventional hairstyle for such a big moment. 789 00:39:16,332 --> 00:39:18,272 Conventions can be changed. 790 00:39:22,502 --> 00:39:23,902 No! 791 00:39:28,812 --> 00:39:30,312 Effie! 792 00:39:32,612 --> 00:39:33,912 Get Effie inside! 793 00:39:34,012 --> 00:39:35,212 Come on! 794 00:39:35,312 --> 00:39:37,952 Thank you. 795 00:39:46,522 --> 00:39:48,922 -Are you all right? -Yes. Nothing happened. 796 00:39:49,032 --> 00:39:50,162 The man tried to kill you. 797 00:39:50,262 --> 00:39:52,432 I'm shaken, but I'm fine. Really. 798 00:39:52,532 --> 00:39:54,202 He's been taken in. 799 00:39:54,302 --> 00:39:56,102 The Inspector is sending more constables, 800 00:39:56,202 --> 00:39:58,942 but that will take time. You should remain in here. 801 00:39:59,042 --> 00:40:01,542 -For how long? -As long as it takes 802 00:40:01,642 --> 00:40:03,942 to make things safe. A man tried to kill you. 803 00:40:04,042 --> 00:40:06,008 -There could be more. -No, I-I have to go in there. 804 00:40:06,012 --> 00:40:07,572 I'm due to be arguing my case right now! 805 00:40:07,652 --> 00:40:09,622 -It will have to wait. -The courtroom is packed. 806 00:40:09,712 --> 00:40:11,312 And behind that door is 300 people, 807 00:40:11,422 --> 00:40:13,648 -any of whom could have a weapon. -We need to search them all. 808 00:40:13,652 --> 00:40:16,192 -That could take hours. -I'm sure the Court will agree 809 00:40:16,292 --> 00:40:18,092 to hear your argument another time 810 00:40:18,192 --> 00:40:20,532 -under these circumstances. -Perhaps, but when? 811 00:40:20,622 --> 00:40:23,392 This is the Supreme Court. That could take months! 812 00:40:23,492 --> 00:40:27,632 -So we wait. -No! This is our chance. 813 00:40:27,732 --> 00:40:30,902 I-I've given everything to this case. Why not my life? 814 00:40:44,752 --> 00:40:46,992 How do these men sleep at night? 815 00:40:48,552 --> 00:40:50,092 How can they say with a straight face 816 00:40:50,192 --> 00:40:52,632 that women are not people? 817 00:40:52,722 --> 00:40:54,222 Qualified persons. 818 00:40:54,332 --> 00:40:56,632 -Whatever. -It's a legal distinction. 819 00:40:58,532 --> 00:41:00,302 What do we do? 820 00:41:01,202 --> 00:41:02,602 There's nothing we can do. 821 00:41:04,002 --> 00:41:06,272 You said that before. 822 00:41:06,372 --> 00:41:07,872 This time it's true. 823 00:41:09,412 --> 00:41:12,982 The Supreme Court has made their decision. 824 00:41:13,082 --> 00:41:14,782 It's done. 825 00:41:14,882 --> 00:41:17,682 But i-it's not fair. 826 00:41:17,782 --> 00:41:20,352 You risked your life for this. Someone tried to kill you. 827 00:41:20,452 --> 00:41:22,652 Bravery doesn't guarantee victory. 828 00:41:26,122 --> 00:41:27,922 Well, damn them. 829 00:41:28,032 --> 00:41:30,472 They can't alter the fact that a change has already been made. 830 00:41:30,562 --> 00:41:32,632 What change? 831 00:41:32,732 --> 00:41:35,102 We haven't accomplished a thing. 832 00:41:38,642 --> 00:41:41,042 Thousands of people have read about your fight. 833 00:41:42,912 --> 00:41:46,052 Thousands of little girls 834 00:41:46,142 --> 00:41:49,382 know that a woman was a judge and that men stopped it. 835 00:41:51,382 --> 00:41:53,422 They know it's an injustice. 836 00:41:54,992 --> 00:41:56,192 Perhaps. 837 00:41:58,622 --> 00:42:03,892 Or perhaps those little girls are discouraged by our loss. 838 00:42:09,632 --> 00:42:11,372 Well, I'm not giving up. 839 00:42:13,172 --> 00:42:15,072 I'll keep writing about this. 840 00:42:16,812 --> 00:42:19,012 We can mount another legal challenge. 841 00:42:28,452 --> 00:42:30,892 I know it's silly to say, but... 842 00:42:33,292 --> 00:42:34,632 you've inspired me. 843 00:42:37,702 --> 00:42:39,972 I know I'm not the only one. 844 00:43:44,932 --> 00:43:47,332 Subtitling: Difuze