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[ H o rse wh i n n ies ]

[ I nd isti nct co nversatio ns ]

M r. Doyle?

S i r Arth u r Co na n Doyle?

I su ppose it's a book yo u'd l i ke me to sig n .

N o, no. We have a n engagement.

M y na me's Wi l l ia m M u rdoch .

Yo u , si r.

Good God , ma n . l was expecti ng so meo ne twice yo u r age.

Wel l , there's no ti me to da l ly. We're late.

-Late? -Yes.

Yo u see, l , u nfo rtu nately, have do u ble-boo ked myself.

H ere we a re.

It's a n awfu l ha bit of m i ne.

I do ho pe yo u'l l fo rg ive me.

Of co u rse, of co u rse.

L'm h on ored you ag reed to meet me i n the fi rst place.

Yo u r S herlock is a n i nspi ratio n .

Was, si r, was.

The ma n is dead a nd go ne a nd good ridda nce, l say.

Ah , i n a ny case, if a nyo ne's ho no red to be met,

it's me by yo u .

Detective Wi l l ia m M u rdoch .

Yo u r wo rk o n the Ca bbagetown m u rders, sheer gen i us.

Tha n k yo u , tha n k yo u .

M ig ht l i nq u i re where we a re go i ng?

S uffice it to say that yo u're not the o n ly To ro nto resident

who's co me to my attentio n .

M y dea r M r. Doyle.

Wh at a n h on or, a pleasu re, a nd a co u p to have yo u with us.

M ay l present M r. Arth u r Co na n Doyle?

Docto r, adventu rer, a nd creato r of the most bri l l ia nt

of a l l detectives, S herlock H o l mes.

And now spi ritua l ist.

Tha n k yo u very m uch i ndeed , M iss Pensa l l .

And th is m ust be the po l ice officer yo u mentio ned .

Yes, th is is Detective Wi l l ia m M u rdoch

of the To ro nto Co nsta bu la ry,

wh o, l ca n assu re you , is not a fictio na l creatio n .

P lease d o sit. We're a bo ut to beg i n .

Tha n k yo u .

To n ig ht, we a re attem pti ng to on ce ag a i n contact

the u nfo rtu nate yo u ng so n of dea r Con rad H u nt.

The a ngels ca me too soo n for J a mes.

Are yo u ready, Co n rad?

M o re tha n yo u ca n ever know.

I ask that everyo ne i n the roo m

th i n k of thei r own dea rly depa rted o nes.

Ask them to jo i n us i n exho rti ng yo u ng J a mes

to travel to o u r welco m i ng den , if o n ly fo r a mo ment.

Yes.

H e's co m i ng . J a mes?

-[ Th u m pi ng ] -J a mes?

N o.

N ot J a mes.

So meo ne else.

A yo u ng wo ma n .

To who m do yo u wish to spea k?

S he wa nts to ta l k to yo u , Detective.

S he says she was m u rdered .

What?

M u rdered?

S he was bu ried i n a sha l low g rave.

What a re yo u ta l ki ng a bo ut? l s th is so me so rt of jo ke?

Q u iet, ma n !

Th is you ng wom a n , where is she bu ried?

H ere we a re.

Ah , 2 0 paces fro m the road , towa rds the water tower.

Where we wi l l no do u bt fi nd the el usive wi ld goose.

Rea l ly, M r. Doyle, l'm su rprised at yo u .

A ma n of science, bei ng ta ken i n l i ke th is.

It is as a ma n of science

th at l'm i nterested , Detective M u rdoch .

If these th i ngs a re not true,

they m ust be d isproven scientifi ca l ly.

1 9 a nd 2 0.

There.

And . . . 1 9 a nd 2 0. lt was 20 .

Satisfied , M r. Doyle?

U nfo rtu nately, there is no ca ble stru ng

between o u r wo rld a nd the next.

Perh a ps the message may have been ga rbled so mehow.

B ut, yes, l a m satisfied .

Excel lent, beca use l a m exceed i ng ly h u ng ry.

[ Sq uea ki ng ]

O h , wa it.

-S h h . -What is it?

[ Sq uea ki ng ]

There, yo u see.

Psst!

Psst, psst, psst, psst!

The ea rth has been d istu rbed .

B ugger.

Yo u r m u rder bag , si r.

Excel lent. So me l ig ht, please, Geo rge.

U h , what's th is?

A l ittle so meth i ng l rigged u p.

Tu rn it o n , Geo rge.

DOYL E : Good God .

Dayl ig ht i n a box. H ow extrao rd i na ry.

Two sets of tracks. O ne wider tha n the other.

L'l l have mo lds ta ken of these.

Yes. Yes, wel l do ne.

Th is wi l l be the d octor fro m the co ro ner's office.

I ho pe l d id n't ta ke yo u away fro m a nyth i ng i m po rta nt.

Ah , i n fact, yo u rescued me fro m a rather wretched co medy

at the P ri ncess Theatre.

Yo u're Arth u r Co na n Doyle.

G u i lty.

Yes, M r. Doyle, may l present D r. J u l ia Ogden?

M r. Doyle is i n town ...

To g ive a lectu re o n spi ritua l ism .

I have a ticket a l ready, a nd l'm q u ite l ooki ng forwa rd to it.

Yes. Yes, yes.

M ay l see the body?

U h , yes.

M U R DOC H : l co u nted two bu l let wo u nds.

D R. OG D E N : Th is one seems to have powder resid ue.

Yes. The fi rst shot wo u ld have been fi red

fro m a d ista nce of at least 1 0 feet.

I wo u ld th i n k the seco nd at m u ch cl oser ra nge.

The fi n ish i ng shot, as it were.

-H el p me ro l l her. -O h , may l?

Al l ow me. H ere we a re.

1 , 2 , 3.

[ G ru nti ng ]

Wel l , g iven rig or, l'd say she was ki l led

with i n the last 24 ho u rs.

There's o ne exit wo u nd .

Seco nd bu l let is lodged i n the body.

DOYL E : Excel lent!

That mea ns yo u ca n match the bu l let

with the g u n that it was fi red fro m .

M atch the bu l let?

Yes, a F rench ma n has been do i ng so me excel lent wo rk.

Yes. Lacassag ne.

Do we know the na me of th is wo ma n?

I da Wi nsto n .

S he had a n u m ber of ca l l i ng ca rds i n her pu rse.

Wi nsto n .

We were to ld i n briefi ng that a wo ma n by that na me was m issi ng .

H ave the next of ki n co me ro u nd to the mo rg ue

i n the mo rn i ng , Geo rge.

C RABT R E E : Yes, si r.

P E N SAL L: H ave yo u fo u nd the h idden levers, Detec--

O h , good heavens. Are you a l l rig ht?

F i ne, fi ne.

Tel l me, M iss Pensa l l , how is it yo u co me to know

the precise wherea bo uts of a m u rder vi cti m?

I was to ld .

Yo u were to ld .

Are yo u fa m i l ia r with l da Wi nsto n?

P E N SAL L: Wel l , of co u rse.

S he's a mem ber of the To ro nto Pa ra no rma l Society.

M rs. Wi nston is the m u rder victi m .

-Are yo u su re? -Yes, q u ite.

I wo u ld have tho ug ht her spi rit

m ig ht have mentio ned that to yo u .

The vo ice, it wasn't l da's.

DOYL E : Who, then?

M r. Doyle, if yo u do n't m i nd ...

Tel l me a bout th is To ro nto Pa ra no rma l Society.

They i nvestigate peo ple

who cla i m to have su pernatu ra l a bi l ities.

I nd ivid ua ls such as yo u rself?

Yes, Detective.

They h ave the g a l l to q uestio n my a bi l ity.

And ...

And the term they're usi ng is "i nco ncl usive. "

Where were yo u yesterday?

I was here.

I was co nd ucti ng a series of séa nces

that went wel l i nto the even i ng .

I never left th is roo m .

And yo u have witnesses to th is effect?

Dozens of them .

M iss Pensa l l , l do not bel ieve i n psych i c phen omen on ,

a nd l suspect that yo u a re so mehow i nvo lved .

I was o n ly passi ng o n ...

M U R DOC H : What the spi rits conveyed to you , yes.

I ca n assu re you , the ki l ler wi l l be fo u nd ,

a nd i n the here a nd now.

Good n ig ht.

M iss Pensa l l .

Do yo u rea l ly bel ieve the cla i rvoya nt

had so meth i ng to do with the m u rder?

The wo ma n led us stra ig ht to the body.

S he may not have co m m itted the m u rder,

but she certa i n ly had knowledge of its u nderta ki ng .

Knowledge ga i ned th ro ug h her psych ic a bi l ities.

Rea l ly, M r. Doyle.

Tel l me, Detective,

do yo u th i n k she'd ho ld a séa nce

knowi ng that a po l ice officer was i n attend a n ce

a nd then poi nt you stra ig ht to a body she'd j ust bu ried?

S he'd be ma rch i ng herself to the g a l l ows.

It ma kes no sense.

Perha ps not, but she is h id i ng so meth i ng .

[ I nd isti nct co nversatio ns, bel l ri ng i ng ]

Tha n k yo u .

Ah , to p of the mo rn i ng to yo u , si r.

M r. Doyle, what a re yo u do i ng here?

Wel l , truth be known , watch i ng yo u wo rk last n ig ht

has reki nd led my i nterest i n sleuth i ng .

If it's not too m uch of a n i m positio n ,

l wo u ld l i ke to tag a lo ng fo r a few days.

Wel l , actua l ly, si r, it's go i ng to be q u ite hectic.

B RAC KE N R E l D: M u rd och !

What's a l l th is bo l locks

a bo ut a co rpse bei ng fo u nd by a n a l leged psych ic?

N ot a l leged , si r.

And who the bloody hel l a re yo u?

I nspecto r, th is is M r. Doyle.

Doyle? As i n Arth u r Co na n Doyle?

O ne a nd the sa me, si r.

M r. Doyle, Tho mas B racken reid .

I nspecto r Tho mas B racken reid .

-Ca l l me Arth u r. -Arth u r.

L'm a big fa n of yo u rs. A bit of a shocker,

wh at h a ppened i n yo u r last "S herlock. "

I trust yo u'l l fi nd a way to bri ng h i m back, no do u bt.

As a g host, perha ps?

An i nteresti ng idea, but l th i n k n ot.

Wh at bri ngs you to o u r h u m ble statio n?

-Yo u r Detective M u rdoch . -M u rdoch?

Yes, l was h opi ng that l co u ld acco m pa ny h i m

o n h is latest case.

M u rdoch , why?

Resea rch .

Ah , yes, a boo k perha ps?

H owever, of co u rse, l u ndersta nd if yo u're too busy.

H e to ld yo u that?

Wel l , si r, with the Aitken m u rder a nd now --

N o nsense, Detective!

I th i n k yo u two ma ke a l ovely cou ple.

N ow, d o you need so me office space?

Perki ns, clea r o ut yo u r desk!

-Th is way, Arth u r. -Tha n k yo u .

-Wh ich o ne's Perki ns? -U h , the big o ne.

-Ah , he is a big lad , isn't he? -Yes.

It too k me a l most a n ho u r to fi nd the bu l let.

It was l odged i n her spi na l co rd .

-Always the last place to loo k. -Of co u rse.

That was mea nt as a jo ke, M r. Doyle.

Of co u rse.

Ah h .

L'm afra id the bu l let's fa r too da maged to be of a ny use.

Do yo u have a ti me of death?

M id n ig ht the n ig ht befo re last, g ive o r ta ke th ree ho u rs.

That wo u ld co rro bo rate M iss Pensa l l's a l i bi .

D R. OG D E N : l ta ke it yo u're not averse

to the sig ht of co ngea led blood , M r. Doyle.

M y dea r lady, l have been perform i ng postm ortems

l ong before it beca me the pu rview of wo men .

Perha ps yo u'd ca re to dem onstrate.

Yes, wel l , l have not been a docto r si nce...

Wel l , truth be to ld , l was never m uch of o ne,

wh ich is why l beca me a writer.

And wh at sort of writer ki l ls off h is fi nest cha racter?

O ne wh ich does not wa nt to be sh ackled to h is own creati on .

O h , Lo rd J esus.

H ave the next of ki n a rrived , George?

That wo u ld be the h usba nd , si r, a nd l'm afra id n ot.

Sa id he co u ld n't possi bly co me down now.

To identify h is wife?

Too d istra ug ht, l bel ieve. H e sent th is a lo ng , si r.

What is it?

H ave yo u a n add ress, Geo rge?

M r. Wi nsto n , l'm Detective Wi l l ia m M u rdoch .

M y co ndo lences.

Th is is a n acq ua i nta nce of m i ne, M r. Doyle.

O u r fi ne po l ice fo rce.

If you'd acted o n my m issi ng perso n's repo rt,

my wife m ig ht sti l l be a l ive.

Perha ps we co u ld spea k i n private.

Ca n th is not wa it?

We're i n a ho use of mo u rn i ng .

I a m tryi ng to fi nd the perso n or persons responsi ble

fo r yo u r wife's m u rder.

Do yo u ca re to hel p me?

Fo rg ive me, Detective.

As yo u ca n wel l i mag i ne, it's been a tryi ng d ay.

Of co u rse.

Is there a nyth i ng you ca n tel l me a bo ut yo u r wife's activities

the day that she went m issi ng?

I was at my practice a nd co u ld n't say fo r certa i n .

I suspect, however, that she was at the offices

of the Pa ra no rma l Society.

What ma kes yo u say that?

Beca use, Detective, she had fa l len mo re a nd mo re

u nder the i nfl uence of th ose people.

M ig ht there by a nyo ne to co rro bo rate yo u r wherea bo uts

that even i ng?

I was at the hospita l , tend i ng to a patient.

N ow, l ask that yo u please leave.

And yo u , a fel low docto r, lend i ng yo u r na me

to these foo ls who pretend to spea k to the dead .

S ha me o n yo u .

M U R DOC H : Excuse me, si r.

Detective Wi l l ia m M u rdoch .

Yes. H ow do yo u do, Detective?

Co u ld n't hel p but overhea r. Terri ble tragedy.

H o no r to meet yo u , M r. Doyle. Frederi ck Waters.

Looki ng forwa rd to you r ta l k. S ha me a bo ut the ci rcu msta nces.

And the u pset.

There's no need to a po log ize, m a n .

D id yo u know the deceased wel l?

I d id .

DOYL E : l n what ca pacity?

WAT E RS : Why, as a mem ber of the To ro nto Pa ra no rma l Society,

of wh ich l a m the head a nd she, u m , a n ad herent.

What exactly is a n ad herent?

WAT E RS : Lots of fa kers at the mo ment.

M ada me Th is, The Amazi ng That.

Ta ki ng adva ntage of the vu l nera ble.

M rs. Wi nsto n , l i ke myself,

ded icated to exposi ng these fra uds.

I dentifyi ng true cla i rvoya nts.

M r. Wi nsto n seemed u pset

at h is wife's i nvo lvement with the Society.

Wel l , we're a devoted g ro u p.

Lo ng ho u rs. Perha ps too lo ng fo r so me.

DOYL E : What is yo u r o pi n io n of M iss Pensa l l?

WAT E RS : Certa i n mem bers co nvi nced of her a bi l ity.

DOYL E : Wel l , that's certa i n ly u ndersta nda ble.

We have witnessed them o u rselves.

Wh ich mem bers, exactly?

Co n rad H u nt, fo r o ne, wo u ld be lost witho ut her.

I trust th is ma kes yo u a bel iever.

L've seen th i ngs, Detective.

Th i ngs l ca n't expla i n .

What was M rs. Wi nsto n's sta nce o n a l l of th is?

Less co nvi nced .

Gentlemen , if yo u'l l excuse me, m ust be go i ng .

M U R DOC H : Certa i n ly.

Was l da Wi nsto n a bo ut to revea l M iss Pensa l l as a fra ud?

And if she was, potentia l ly,

she wo u ld have been a th reat to her reputatio n , her l ivel i hood .

If M iss Pensa l l's a uthenticity is i n q uesti on ,

l have a suggestio n .

B RAC KE N R E l D: A séa nce?

Gotcha!

Are yo u sta rk ravi ng mad , M u rdoch?

L'm afra id the idea was m i ne, l nspecto r.

Yo u rs, M r. Doyle?

Yes, l nspecto r, l rea l ize

that th is m ust seem a bsu rd to you , si r.

M U R DOC H : M r. Doyle, th is is not the l itera ry wo rld .

As pol i ce offi cers, we're o bl igated to bu i ld o u r cases

based o n co ncrete evidence.

B ut, Detective, we both know

there a re n u mero us ways of u ncoveri ng that evidence.

And yo u bel ieve a séa nce m ig ht shed so me l ig ht o n th i ngs?

-I do. -N o nsense.

I fea r th is wo u ld be noth i ng mo re tha n a d iversio n .

DOYL E : Perha ps.

B ut the spi rit co u ld g ive us a cl ue

as to the ki l ler's identity.

O r it may be that yo u'l l j ust be a ble to prove

that the cla i rvoya nt is a fa ke, i n wh i ch case,

you'l l h ave reason to suspect her of co m pl icity.

Po i nt ta ken , M r. Doyle.

P roceed with the séa nce, M u rdoch .

C lose yo u r eyes.

Co ncentrate.

Th i n k of yo u r loved o nes.

Exho rt them to ask the yo u ng wo ma n

that ca me to me yesterday to a ppea r aga i n .

H ave them tel l her that there's noth i ng to fea r.

Th i n k of them .

S pea k to them .

[ Th u m pi ng ]

It's a...

a bea utifu l pa rk.

And there's la ug hter.

A si lver ho rse.

A wo ma n i n red .

S he's bea utifu l , th is wo ma n .

Liza.

S he has a message fo r yo u , Detective M u rd och .

Sto p th is.

S he -- S he wa nts yo u to hea r it.

S he needs yo u to hea r it.

I sa id sto p th is at o nce!

Th is is a trick.

Th is is a l l j ust a trick.

Are yo u satisfied , Detective M u rdoch?

I was i n a n a l ley off R ich mo nd Street

do i ng so me service fo r M iss Pensa l l .

And what was the natu re of th is servi ce?

S pi rits a re fickle, Detective.

They do n't a lways co me, to q u ote S h a kespea re,

"when yo u do ca l l them . "

I bel ieve l asked M r. Ga l l . l wo n't be need i ng a med i u m .

GAL L: Someti mes we need i nfo rmatio n , si r.

Abo ut the peo ple ta ki ng pa rt rou nd the ta ble.

M U R DOC H : l n other wo rds, yo u cheat them .

"C heat" is such a stro ng wo rd , Detective.

M iss Pensa l l , l wi l l not ask yo u aga i n to keep q u iet.

Yo u've been fo l lowi ng me, haven't yo u , M r. Ga l l?

Loo ki ng fo r scra ps of i nfo rmatio n?

Yes, si r.

I s that how yo u fo u nd o ut a bo ut M rs. Wi nsto n?

GAL L: l was i n the a l ley beh i nd the Pa ra no rma l Society

o n acco u nt of a l l the g uests bei ng mem bers.

M y pla n was to snea k i nto the office

a nd fi nd o ut a th i ng o r two.

I was sta rtled when a fig u re stepped o ut.

H e was strugg l i ng with so meth i ng very heavy,

wh ich struck me as odd so late at n ig ht.

N atu ra l ly, l fo l lowed h i m ,

seei ng as th is co u ld be of i nterest to M iss Pensa l l .

And l ended u p i n the m idd le of nowhere.

H e was bu ryi ng so meth i ng .

I wa ited ti l l he was go ne,

then pu l led i n closer for a l ook.

Then l d iscovered the h orri ble truth .

-M U R DOC H : And th is fig u re? -l never got a clea r loo k.

Ca n yo u descri be the ca rriage?

It was a wago n .

It was brown , l bel ieve.

O r black, perha ps. lt was d a rk.

Why d id yo u not go to the po l ice?

Beca use l co u ld n't risk betrayi ng the fact

that l was gatheri ng evidence fo r M iss Pensa l l .

Yo u d id n't th i n k to leave a n a n onym ous ti p?

N o. N o, of co u rse not.

Beca use so lvi ng th is cri me with a su pposed visi on

wo u ld have been q u ite a feather i n you r ca p.

I kn ow you bel ieve l'm a cha rlata n , Detective.

B ut l provide a service to those i n pa i n

wh o seek cl osu re fro m those they ca n not reach .

Yo u sho u ld be asha med of yo u rself.

Traffi cki ng i n the pa i n of others.

Wel l , l m ay resort to em bel l ish ment, Detective,

but l assu re yo u , l a m no fra ud .

And yo u , of a l l peo ple, sh ou ld kn ow th is.

Tel l me, Detective,

j ust what do yo u expect to fi nd i n the Pa ra no rma l Society?

A cri me scene.

-I s that a l l? -Yo u th i n k otherwise?

Yes, wel l , l ca n't hel p th i n ki ng there's so meth i ng mo re.

Perha ps it has so meth i ng to do with th is Liza perso n .

I trust yo u were close.

-S he was my fia ncée. -l see.

Wel l , may l ask what ha ppened?

S he d ied of co nsu m ptio n over a yea r ag o.

O h , l'm so rry.

U m , M iss Pensa l l mentio ned a si lver ho rse.

Does th is mea n so meth i ng?

It mea ns she h as a vivid i mag i natio n .

Listen . Yo u hea r?

-So meo ne's d istressed i nside. -l hea r noth i ng .

Ah , very good .

-M r. Doyle. -H m m?

S l ig ht d isco lo ratio n .

DOYL E : Yes.

M U R DOC H : Th is po rtio n seems to have been clea ned recently.

A blood sta i n fro m M rs. Wi nsto n?

Seems l i kely.

So, if her body was lyi ng here...

...where was the ki l ler?

M r. Doyle.

S hoot me.

Excuse me?

S hoot me.

Ah , yes.

Ba ng !

Wa it.

The fi rst bu l let was fi red fro m a d ista nce of at least 1 0 feet,

so the assa i la nt wo u ld have been fu rther back.

Ba ng !

N o.

Ba ng !

M U R DOC H : N o.

Ba ng !

So, if the bu l let entered her to rso th ro ug h her sto mach ,

exited o ut of her back,

then the bu l let wo u ld be...

l n the boo kcase.

S heer gen i us.

When we fi nd the bu l let,

we ca n match it to the g u n from wh i ch it was fi red .

Yes, "we" ca n , provided we fi nd that g u n .

I m ust say, l'm pleased to hea r yo u

putti ng yo u r fa ith back i n science

a nd not spi ritua l ism .

Yo u r wo rld may co nsist of co ld log ic, Detective,

but l'm afra id l need so meth i ng mo re.

I do have so meth i ng mo re.

M y fa ith .

O h , so, yo u do bel ieve i n a n afterl ife?

Yet yo u cut yo u rself off

fro m the possi bi l ities of co m m u n icati ng with it.

M U R DOC H : Co m mo n sense tel ls me

th at if we were i ndeed a ble to co m m u n icate with the afterl ife,

we wo u ld n't req u i re the services of a n i ntermed i a ry.

Yet yo u ma ke yo u r co nfessio ns to a priest.

A so rt of i ntermed ia ry.

Where is yo u r co m mo n sense i n that?

Co nfessio n is a bo ut ea rth ly si n , n ot heaven ly i m ag i n i ngs.

DOYL E : B ut last n ig ht, when M iss Pensa l l revea led

that th is Liza perso n may have a message fo r yo u ,

were you n ot the least bit ho pefu l?

Wel l? Detective?

Th is boo k gets i nteresti ng a rou nd page 1 43 .

E lementa ry, my dea r M u rdoch .

I da was m u rdered here i n my bu i ld i ng?

L'm afra id so, M r. H u nt.

L'l l need the na mes of everyo ne who m ig ht have access

to the Pa ra no rma l Society offices.

We have h u nd reds of mem bers

who a re free to co me a nd go as they please.

Then it wi l l be a lo ng l ist.

U h , wo u ld a ny of these mem bers

have a ny reaso n whatsoever to ha rm M rs. Wi nsto n?

I sho u ld th i n k not.

M U R DOC H : And where were yo u two n ig hts ag o?

With my sister, havi ng tea. What's th is a l l a bo ut?

And M iss Pensa l l , d id she have access?

I do n't th i n k so, but it's possi ble.

Wh at was M rs. Wi nston's relatio nsh i p to M iss Pensa l l?

If yo u're suggesti ng

M iss Pensa l l had so meth i ng to do with ld a's death ,

yo u co u ld n't be mo re wro ng .

DOYL E : And why wo u ld that be?

Beca use she had no reaso n to fea r l da.

N ot even bei ng exposed as a fra ud?

I n other cases, l've had my do u bts.

B ut l ca n assu re yo u Sa ra h's a bi l ities a re rea l .

S he's to uched ma ny peo ple's l ives, m i ne i ncl uded .

Yes, l'm so rry to hea r a bo ut yo u r so n .

I lost h i m two yea rs ago.

And now yo u bel ieve yo u have a co nd u it to h i m?

Perh a ps you need to l ose so meo ne yo u love to u ndersta nd .

Tha n k yo u , M r. H u nt. l'l l be i n to uch .

Wel l , th is h as been q u ite a n adventu re.

Perha ps l co u ld treat yo u to a n ig htca p?

N o, tha n k yo u , si r.

L've had eno ug h spi rits fo r o ne n ig ht.

Detective.

What o n ea rth do yo u wa nt at th is h ou r?

N o rma l ly, l req u i re so me adva nce notice.

Th i n k of Liza.

Send her tho ug hts of love.

Ask her to jo i n us

to bri ng yo u a message.

Yes.

Good . So meo ne's here.

Yo u keep yo u r eyes closed . Th i n k of Liza.

Th i n k of her.

S he's here.

Wi l l ia m .

Liza?

Yo u're sti l l ho ld i ng o n to me, Wi l l ia m .

Yes, of co u rse, l a m .

It's ti me to let go.

Release me.

Release yo u rself.

I ca n't.

We'l l fi nd one a n other i n the next l ife, Wi l l ia m .

N ow yo u m ust rejo i n the l ivi ng .

N o, no, Liza.

Liza!

S he's go ne, Detective.

S he's go ne.

What have we got?

J udge Edwa rd Da n by.

D ied i n the a rms of a wo ma n n ot h is wife,

wh ich l i mag i ne acco u nts for the sm i le on h is face.

That was mea nt to ra ise yo u r spi rits, Detective M u rdoch .

[ La ug hs ] S pi rits.

Are yo u q u ite a l l rig ht? You l ook a tad piq ued .

Wh at on ea rth have yo u got there?

A telepho n ic pro be.

I tho ug ht yo u co u ld use it

next ti me yo u were loo ki ng for a bu l let.

It's, u m ...

H ow u nexpected .

S i m i la r to the o ne used to sea rch for the bu l let

i n P resident Ga rfield's back, with so me i m provements.

L'l l be su re to ma ke use of th is, Wi l l ia m .

So meth i ng tel ls me th is isn't the on ly reason you're here.

I attended a nother séa nce l ast n ig ht,

a private o ne.

Twice now, the cla i rvoya nt has cla i med Liza was i n the roo m .

There were th i ngs, deta i ls,

that no o ne co u ld have possi bly known but Liza o r myself.

There a re ways to say th i ngs i n a n a m big u ous way.

N ot these th i ngs.

Perha ps yo u r m i nd fo u nd ways to bend the deta i ls?

Perha ps.

I su ppose yo u're rig ht.

DOYL E : l nspector, l no rma l ly o n ly have o ne l u nch .

[ La ug hter ]

Ah , there he is, ha rd at wo rk.

Yo u sho u ld have jo i ned us fo r l u nch , M u rdoch ,

i nstead of po u ri ng --

By the way, what a re yo u po u ri ng over?

Ca rriage tracks.

These a re mo lds of two sets of tracks

fo u nd at the scene of the cri me.

Th is is a mo ld of the tracks

belo ng i ng to a ca rriage owned by M iss Pensa l l .

They do not match .

Wh ich co nfi rms her sto ry.

Wel l , su rely, we ca n stri ke M iss Pensa l l as a suspect.

N ow, if we ca n o n ly fi nd the owner

of th is other set of ca rriage tracks.

H ave yo u a ny idea how ma ny ca rriages there a re

i n th is city?

L'm o n ly i nterested i n o nes belo ng i ng to mem bers

of the Toronto Pa ra no rma l Society.

What yo u're loo ki ng at is the futu re of po l ici ng .

Da re l say, the futu re of enterta i n ment,

boo ks a nd theater, so o n , so fo rth .

M U R DOC H : Forensi cs?

Too d u l l a nd go ry, l sh ou ld th i n k.

DOYL E : Q u ite the o pposite.

I suspect the pu bl ic has a n end less a ppetite

fo r th is so rt of ta le.

I o n ly wish these new methods were a ro u nd

when l was writi ng my H o l mes sto ries.

B RAC KE N R E l D: Then yo u sho u ld write mo re.

I n fact, l mea nt to mentio n it at l u nch ,

but we got sidetracked .

I have a n idea fo r yo u .

A wonderfu l story that l hea rd as a yo u ng ma n

wh i le visiti ng my u ncle i n Scotl a nd .

I wo u ld love to hea r it, Tho mas. U nfortu n ately, l m ust be g oi ng .

A l ittle rest befo re the lectu re th is even i ng .

L'l l see yo u there, Detective?

Certa i n ly.

As fo r me, l tried to get a ticket, but, a las...

O h , wel l , why d id n't yo u mentio n so meth i ng?

Wo nderfu l , wo nderfu l .

I was sent to l ive with my u ncle i n the H ig h la nds o ne su m mer,

a nd he to ld me a sto ry a bout a neig h bor

whose vicio us dog attacked a nd ki l led a ma n .

M iss Pensa l l's go ne sho ppi ng , si r.

Actu a l ly, it's yo u l wa nted to ta l k to.

M e?

Tel l me, Ga l l , wh at was it yo u were rea l ly loo ki ng fo r

that n ig ht i n the a l ley?

As l to ld yo u befo re, si r,

i nfo rmatio n o n Pa ra no rma l Society mem bers.

B ut you d id n't need to persuade mem bers.

They were a l ready co nvi nced .

With the exceptio n of o ne.

I da Wi nsto n .

B ut she wasn't go i ng to be co nvi nced

by so me séa nce hocus-pocus, was she?

Yo u needed so meth i ng fa r m ore con crete.

What was it?

I have no idea what yo u're ta l ki ng a bo ut.

Perha ps there was no ma n i n the a l ley that n ig ht.

Perha ps it was yo u who ca rried out M rs. Wi nston's body,

after yo u shot her.

We had noth i ng to do with her death .

Co nvi nce me otherwise.

We were su re she was a bo ut to revise her positio n .

M U R DOC H : Why wo u ld she do that?

Beca use l had fo u nd so meth i ng o ut a bo ut her,

a nd , if necessa ry,

that wo u ld have been revea led at the next séa nce.

M U R DOC H : Yo u've been ho ld i ng someth i ng back from me,

haven't yo u , M r. Waters?

N ot su re what yo u're referri ng to, Detective.

Yo u r affa i r with l da Wi nsto n .

You d id n't th i n k th is was releva nt?

Doesn't loo k good .

M u rdered here.

J ea lo us lover.

Do yo u own a g u n , M r. Waters?

Owned .

It's go ne m issi ng .

M U R DOC H : D id yo u repo rt the theft?

N ever occu rred .

S ho u ld have.

Another stri ke aga i nst me.

L'l l need the ma ke a nd model , please.

D id n't ki l l her.

N o reaso n .

Loved the wo ma n , Detective.

Then who d id?

F rederick Waters is a cu n n i ng , treacherous n o-accou nt

who had the temerity to a ppea r i n my ho use of mo u rn i ng .

B ut i nstead of co nfro nti ng h i m ,

yo u sn uck i nto the Pa ra no rma l Society

a nd shot yo u r wife i n a fit of jea l ousy.

If there's a nyo ne l wo u ld have shot,

it wo u ld be F rederick.

That ma n was tryi ng to destroy my l ife.

Do yo u own a g u n , M r. Wi nsto n?

A rifle, wh ich l use fo r h u nti ng .

Fo rg ive me fo r sayi ng so,

but yo u do n't seem terri bly sha ken by yo u r wife's death .

G rief is a private matter, Detective.

We a l l have o u r own methods of co pi ng .

I da a nd l had ta l ked th i ngs th roug h .

S he was brea ki ng it off with F rederick a nd co m i ng back to me.

That's not what M r. Waters led me to bel ieve.

S he ca me to her senses, Detective.

I sho u ld ho pe yo u fo l low su it.

-M r. H u nt. -Detective.

L'm loo ki ng fo r F rederick Waters.

I expected to see h i m here myself.

I s he not i n attenda nce?

N o, most u n l i ke F rederick.

Th is is del icate,

but, u h , d id yo u know M r. Waters a nd M rs. Wi nsto n were...

lt was i m possi ble not to notice.

B ut it had ended .

-At her req uest? -That's my u ndersta nd i ng .

And how had M r. Waters ta ken th at?

H e tried n ot to sh ow it, but l th i n k he was despo ndent.

Perha ps even a ng ry.

I see.

Do yo u have a ny idea where M r. Waters m ig ht be?

Al l l know is the Society is h is l ife.

Tha n k yo u .

DOYL E : l n the last few yea rs,

a new idea has a risen

to repl ace the cold , dead rel ig io ns of the wo rld .

Th is new idea we ca l l spi ritua l ism ,

wh ich ho lds that a lo ngside th is materia l wo rld

there exists a nother wo rld .

A world th at is j ust as rea l as th is o ne.

M ost of us ca n't see th is other wo rld

a nd therefo re deny its very presence.

B ut there a re a mo ng us

those who have been endowed with a very specia l g ift.

The g ift of cla i rvoya nce.

N ow, l myself have seen these spi rit sensitives

ma ke co ntact with the dead .

So co nvi nced a m l that th is other pla ne exists

that l sta nd here befo re yo u rig ht now

a nd l ma ke th is so lem n pro m ise

that when l sh uffle off th is mo rta l co i l ,

l wi l l retu rn with a message.

And spea k to yo u of what l ies a head i n the g reat beyond .

B RAC KE N R E l D: H el l h ou nd ...

of the H ig h la nds!

[ S ig hs ]

[ G u nshot ]

MAN : H u rry u p, lads! S peck o ut.

-The ho ld i ng cel ls, si r. -Co me o n , then !

Sergea nt M u l l iga n , lock down the statio n !

What the bloody hel l's go i ng o n?

M erely testi ng o ut a theo ry, l nspector.

What's that, then?

To see if a bu i ld i ng fu l l of co ppers

wi l l co me ru n n i ng at the so u nd of a g u nshot?

H ave you ever hea rd of a gentlema n na med Lacassag ne?

Yes, of co u rse l have.

B ut rem i nd me aga i n .

M onsieu r Lacassag ne is a fo rensics scientist

at Lyo ns U n iversity.

H e has perfected a test

wh ich matches a bu l let to the g u n fro m wh ich it was fi red .

Whoa!

U h , yes.

Th is is the g u n that was fo u nd i n Frederi ck Waters' h a nd ,

fro m wh ich presu ma bly ca me the bu l let wh i ch ki l led h i m .

We fi red a bu l let fro m that g u n i nto th is ba rrel of water.

Th is is the bu l let that ki l led F rederick Waters.

Th is is the bu l let that was fo u nd

at the To ro nto Pa ra no rma l Society

that ki l led l da Wi nsto n .

And th is is the bu l let we j ust fi red .

N ote the striatio ns here, here, a nd here.

C RABT R E E : That's a mazi ng . They a l l match .

So that mea ns...

lt mea ns that th is is the wea po n th at ki l led both of the vi cti ms.

B ut what's the po i nt?

We a l ready know the ki l ler, Frederi ck Waters.

H e m u rdered h is fo rmer lover, ld a Wi nston , i n a fit of rage.

And then with the co nsta bu la ry cl osi ng i n ,

he too k h is own l ife.

M U R DOC H : O n ly o ne pro blem .

Frederi ck Waters d id not ki l l h i mself.

Then who d id?

So me spi rit, no do u bt.

Wel l?

I h ad Frederi ck Waters write so meth i ng down fo r me.

H e was left-ha nded .

The g u n was fo u nd i n h is rig ht.

H m m , tel l me, Detective.

H ave yo u ever hea rd the term "a m bidextro us"?

Yes, l'd a l ready tho ug ht of that

a nd co nfi rmed that he was, i n fact, left-h a nded .

Tho mas, a bo ut th is dog sto ry of yo u rs.

L've been th i n ki ng a bout the setti ng .

The H ig h la nds.

Yes, l'm not enti rely co nvi nced it's evocative eno ug h .

-The H ig h la nds? -Yes, the H ig h la nds.

I feel so rry fo r h i m .

Yea h , terri ble sha me.

H e wasn't m uch o lder tha n yo u o r l .

N o, not h i m . Arth u r Co na n Doyle.

The way he d ro ned o n i n h is lectu re.

"I wi l l retu rn with a message. "

H ow a ma n l i ke that goes

fro m devo ut Catho l ic to devo ut spi ritua l ist, it's beyo nd me.

Beyo nd me. [ La ug hs ]

That's fu n ny.

What if it is possi ble?

What if there is a seco nd pla ne?

I mea n ...

Yo u wa nt to ta l k to her, d on't you?

There were a n u m ber of fi ngerm a rks

o n the m u rder wea po n ,

but no ne that match F rederick Waters.

Wel l , then , the g u n m ust have been pl aced i nto h is h a nd .

Defi n itely not su icide.

So we ca n ru le h i m o ut as the ki l ler.

We've a l ready el i m i n ated Sa ra h Pensa l l as a suspect.

And H u bert Wi nsto n had reco nci led with l da.

That o n ly leaves the To ro nto Pa ra no rma l Society.

M U R DOC H : And at the to p of that l ist is Co n rad H u nt.

Why wo u ld he wa nt M rs. Wi nsto n dead?

Beca use she was a th reat to M iss Pensa l l .

E no ug h to ki l l her?

I know how desperate o ne ca n be

to co ntact a loved o ne beyo nd thei r reach .

G iven the rig ht co nd itio ns,

o ne m ig ht ta ke d rastic measu res

to ensu re that co n nectio n is never l ost.

If H u nt is o u r ma n ,

the evidence aga i nst h i m is ten uo us.

And he's not l i kely to u p a nd co nfess now, is he?

Actua l ly, he m ig ht.

H e's here. J a mes?

Yo u have a message for you r father?

Yes, l'l l tel l h i m .

Wh at is it, Sa ra h? What does he say?

H e says so meth i ng is tro u bl i ng yo u .

Wh at? Tro u bl i ng me?

Th at you're l ivi ng u nder a da rk clo ud .

That yo u're afra id that he's go i ng to d rift away fro m yo u .

There's da rkness between yo u .

Da rkness?

Da rkness is i n yo u r so u l , Father.

-J a mes? -l'm leavi ng .

L've co me to say good bye.

N o, no! Why?

There's a river of blood . l ca n't cross it.

B l ood . J a mes, there is no blood .

The l ies have to sto p, Father.

J a mes, l wo u ld never l ie to yo u .

So meth i ng's ha ppened to yo u , wh at you've become.

N oth i ng's ha ppened . N oth i ng's ch a nged .

It's beca use of me.

-N o! -Yes.

S he d id n't have to d ie.

Yo u ki l led her beca use of me.

N o, J a mes, please.

I have to leave, Father, fo r yo u r sa ke.

-Fo r yo u r sa ke, Father. -N o, J a mes, do n't go!

I d id n't do it fo r yo u . l d id it fo r us.

J a mes, l d id it fo r us!

H e's go ne.

[ Gaspi ng ]

J a mes.

J a mes.

-[ Doo r o pens ] -[ Gasps ]

I da Wi nsto n was go i ng to d iscred it M iss Pensa l l ,

wasn't she?

Yo u wo u ld have lost yo u r so n .

I co u ld n't bea r to lose h i m ag a i n .

And F rederick Waters? Why d id yo u ki l l h i m?

I had to ki l l h i m .

To th row yo u off the scent.

Do yo u u ndersta nd?

I u ndersta nd g rief a l l too wel l .

B ut the m u rders of two peo ple...

M r. H u nt, yo u a re u nder a rrest.

L'd d o a nyth i ng , a nyth i ng to spea k with h i m aga i n .

DOYL E : Wel l do ne, Detective.

Wel l do ne.

So, H u nt ki l led Waters

ho pi ng it wo u ld loo k l i ke a l over's q u a rrel .

H e knew we were closi ng i n .

N o, no, yo u were closi ng i n .

U h , rig ht, then , Arth u r,

l'l l d rop you at the tra i n statio n , me o ld m ucker.

By a l l mea ns. l ca n't wa it to hea r the end

of th is "H el l ho u nd of the M oo rs" sto ry.

H ig h la nds. "H el l ho u nds of the H ig h la nds. "

DOYL E : Yes, l'l l be with yo u i n a m oment.

Wel l , l su ppose th is who le th i ng

h as d one n oth i ng to a lter yo u r skepticism , Detective.

I wi l l ad m it the bo u nda ries

between physica l a nd spi ritua l h a ppen i ngs ca n be bl u rry.

It's a step.

It h as been a g reat pleasu re to meet yo u , Detective M u rdoch .

Li kewise, M r. Doyle.

L'd l i ke to tha n k yo u for a l l of you r hel p.

I know at ti mes l was so mewhat d ifficu lt, a nd l --

Yo u're welco me.

M iss Pensa l l ,

l was wonderi ng if you cou ld hel p me spea k to Liza aga i n .

L'm so rry.

Liza gave yo u her message a l ready, Detective.

Good even i ng .

[ Doo r o pens ]

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