1 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:17,320 - synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com - 2 00:00:52,020 --> 00:00:53,988 - Now, Henry. - Sir, I... 3 00:00:54,022 --> 00:00:56,491 It's all right. Don't be afraid. 4 00:00:58,427 --> 00:01:00,728 - Ha, ha, ha! - What's that, sir? 5 00:01:00,763 --> 00:01:03,898 Something I've been experimenting with. 6 00:01:03,932 --> 00:01:06,066 It's an Induction Balance Machine. 7 00:01:06,101 --> 00:01:08,635 Okay, sir. And it turns on lights, does it? 8 00:01:08,670 --> 00:01:10,604 'Cause, we have switches for that... 9 00:01:10,638 --> 00:01:13,774 - It's capable of far more than that, Henry. - Sir? 10 00:01:13,841 --> 00:01:17,311 - It seems there's been a... Sweet mother of... ! - You see, 11 00:01:17,345 --> 00:01:20,947 it can detect metal. It could be useful in gathering evidence. 12 00:01:20,981 --> 00:01:23,449 Sir, make it stop... please. 13 00:01:25,452 --> 00:01:28,854 - What have you, George? - Sir, 14 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:31,924 there's been a murder at the Palace Hotel. 15 00:01:54,655 --> 00:01:57,456 (knocking) Toronto Constabulary! 16 00:01:57,523 --> 00:02:00,559 In a minute. 17 00:02:00,627 --> 00:02:03,929 What the devil... ? (knocking) 18 00:02:03,997 --> 00:02:08,067 Stop knocking, for the love of God! 19 00:02:11,137 --> 00:02:13,104 Detective Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary. 20 00:02:13,171 --> 00:02:15,272 Yes. You've made that deafeningly clear. 21 00:02:15,340 --> 00:02:18,743 - We've had a call. - What the devil? 22 00:02:18,811 --> 00:02:22,346 - Reginald! My God, Reginald. - Please. Please. 23 00:02:22,414 --> 00:02:25,116 Don't touch the body. Do you know who this man is? 24 00:02:25,183 --> 00:02:28,184 His name is Reginald Mayfair. 25 00:02:28,252 --> 00:02:31,154 - He was a friend. - And you are? 26 00:02:31,188 --> 00:02:35,158 Churchill. Winston Churchill. 27 00:02:42,448 --> 00:02:45,417 What happened here last night, Mr. Churchill? 28 00:02:45,485 --> 00:02:48,220 I... I don't know. 29 00:02:48,255 --> 00:02:52,157 - We went for drinks last night. - And... ? 30 00:02:52,225 --> 00:02:54,893 That's all I remember. 31 00:02:54,927 --> 00:02:56,895 Doctor? 32 00:02:56,929 --> 00:02:59,597 Rigor mortis is just setting in. 33 00:02:59,664 --> 00:03:02,733 Death would have occurred sometime last night. He suffered 34 00:03:02,801 --> 00:03:04,936 a superficial wound to the forearm. 35 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:07,338 But that's not what killed him. 36 00:03:07,373 --> 00:03:09,707 It looks like he was killed by a knife. 37 00:03:09,775 --> 00:03:11,708 A very large knife. 38 00:03:11,742 --> 00:03:13,743 Possibly even a sword. 39 00:03:13,811 --> 00:03:15,345 A sword? 40 00:03:15,380 --> 00:03:19,082 Sir. 41 00:03:19,117 --> 00:03:21,518 I found this in the bedroom. 42 00:03:22,987 --> 00:03:24,955 Mr. Churchill, 43 00:03:24,989 --> 00:03:27,723 I'm afraid you are going to have to come down to the station. 44 00:03:36,266 --> 00:03:38,834 Murdoch! You've got Winston Churchill locked up in our cells! 45 00:03:38,868 --> 00:03:42,571 - He's awaiting my interview, sir. He's a suspect in the case. - A suspect? 46 00:03:42,605 --> 00:03:45,140 A suspect? He's Winston bloody Churchill. 47 00:03:45,174 --> 00:03:47,442 He's in town to deliver a lecture tonight. 48 00:03:47,476 --> 00:03:49,610 He may not make his lecture, sir. 49 00:03:49,645 --> 00:03:51,913 The murder weapon may be a sword, 50 00:03:51,948 --> 00:03:54,782 and a bloody sword was found in Mr. Churchill's room. 51 00:03:54,817 --> 00:03:56,043 What does he say about it? 52 00:03:56,044 --> 00:03:58,188 He doesn't remember a thing. He'd been drinking. 53 00:03:58,587 --> 00:04:01,888 I've been there. Trust me, Murdoch. Murder isn't in the man. 54 00:04:01,923 --> 00:04:04,058 - I've read his stuff. - As have I, sir. 55 00:04:04,092 --> 00:04:07,627 All of the newspapers carried his account of his escape from the Boers. 56 00:04:07,662 --> 00:04:10,530 Oh, everyone goes on and on about his escape from the bloody Boers. 57 00:04:10,565 --> 00:04:12,866 It's his battle stories you should read. 58 00:04:12,900 --> 00:04:15,101 They send shivers down your spine. 59 00:04:15,135 --> 00:04:17,236 Did you know he was in the cavalry charge at Omdurman? 60 00:04:17,271 --> 00:04:20,139 400 Lancers against 3,000 crazed Dervishes. 61 00:04:20,174 --> 00:04:23,409 Limbs flying everywhere. Bracing stuff! 62 00:04:25,346 --> 00:04:28,281 You don't suppose he'd be willing to sign my autograph book, do you? 63 00:04:32,918 --> 00:04:35,753 Reginald Mayfair and I met in the Sudan. 64 00:04:35,788 --> 00:04:39,358 He was with the infantry. I was with the cavalry. 65 00:04:39,425 --> 00:04:42,760 After the campaign, he emigrated to Canada. 66 00:04:42,828 --> 00:04:45,130 Naturally we arranged to meet up 67 00:04:45,198 --> 00:04:47,699 once I arrived in Toronto. 68 00:04:47,733 --> 00:04:49,801 Mr. Churchill, 69 00:04:49,835 --> 00:04:51,836 what can you tell us about last night? 70 00:04:51,904 --> 00:04:54,706 We met at my hotel. 71 00:04:54,773 --> 00:04:57,241 We had brandy and cigars. 72 00:04:57,275 --> 00:05:01,746 Then we went to Reginald's club and... 73 00:05:01,814 --> 00:05:05,482 That's it? That's all you remember? 74 00:05:05,517 --> 00:05:08,451 Until I was awakened by your knock this morning. 75 00:05:10,788 --> 00:05:13,456 - The sword in your room? - I've never seen it before. 76 00:05:13,525 --> 00:05:15,458 Gentlemen... 77 00:05:15,527 --> 00:05:17,460 Reginald was my friend. 78 00:05:17,529 --> 00:05:19,529 I would never hurt him, 79 00:05:19,596 --> 00:05:20,488 let alone kill him. 80 00:05:20,489 --> 00:05:22,933 We have no reason to doubt you, Mr. Churchill. 81 00:05:23,099 --> 00:05:26,468 Nevertheless, until we learn more about last night's events, 82 00:05:26,537 --> 00:05:29,071 you will be required to stay here. 83 00:05:29,139 --> 00:05:31,140 I should cancel tonight's lecture. 84 00:05:31,207 --> 00:05:33,910 Nonsense. We'll have this sorted out in no time. 85 00:05:33,977 --> 00:05:37,145 - Sir... - I have tickets, Murdoch. 86 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:40,214 If you remember anything, 87 00:05:40,282 --> 00:05:42,250 - anything at all... - Of course. 88 00:05:42,317 --> 00:05:44,485 Detective, 89 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,255 I want Reginald's killer brought to justice. 90 00:05:47,322 --> 00:05:50,725 I care more about that than proving my own innocence. 91 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,726 Mr. Churchill... 92 00:05:52,794 --> 00:05:55,132 I've collected some notable signatures over the years 93 00:05:55,133 --> 00:05:56,385 and it would be a great honour... 94 00:05:56,386 --> 00:05:59,038 You wish me to sign your autograph book? 95 00:05:59,734 --> 00:06:01,501 If that's no trouble. 96 00:06:01,536 --> 00:06:03,670 I would have thought the collection of autographs 97 00:06:03,704 --> 00:06:05,905 more the province of pimply boys 98 00:06:05,973 --> 00:06:08,942 and silly girls than a police inspector tasked 99 00:06:08,976 --> 00:06:11,511 with determining the identity of the man who murdered my friend! 100 00:06:11,579 --> 00:06:14,414 Why, you... (knocking) 101 00:06:14,449 --> 00:06:16,416 Sirs. 102 00:06:16,451 --> 00:06:18,785 I've compared the fingermarks on the sword to those of Mr. Churchill here. 103 00:06:18,792 --> 00:06:20,893 - And? - They're a match. 104 00:06:20,894 --> 00:06:21,894 Impossible! 105 00:06:22,355 --> 00:06:24,457 He was my friend. 106 00:06:24,524 --> 00:06:27,226 Be that as it may, facts are facts. 107 00:06:27,260 --> 00:06:29,462 Unless you can explain to us how that sword got into your hand, 108 00:06:29,529 --> 00:06:31,863 then you're looking good for the murder. 109 00:06:31,931 --> 00:06:35,766 Perhaps I was a little hasty in suggesting that you might make that lecture tonight. 110 00:06:35,801 --> 00:06:38,536 I suggest you sit back down. 111 00:06:43,775 --> 00:06:45,743 He was a young man. 112 00:06:45,777 --> 00:06:48,813 Not a lot of adipose tissue to insulate the corpse. 113 00:06:48,847 --> 00:06:50,814 And given the nature of his wound, 114 00:06:50,848 --> 00:06:53,638 I think we can assume that death would have followed within minutes, 115 00:06:53,642 --> 00:06:57,921 - if not seconds, after the blow. - And? 116 00:06:57,875 --> 00:07:00,544 So assuming a constant room temperature of 70 degrees, 117 00:07:00,578 --> 00:07:02,646 I've determined that the fatal incident occurred 118 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,381 between 1:30 and 2:00 last night. 119 00:07:05,416 --> 00:07:07,417 And the wounds? 120 00:07:07,451 --> 00:07:10,686 As you know, there were two. The one to the forearm 121 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,322 is superficial, but it would have been bloody. 122 00:07:13,357 --> 00:07:16,092 He also has some bruising around his left eye. 123 00:07:16,126 --> 00:07:18,694 - Suggesting he was in a fist fight. - Yes. 124 00:07:18,728 --> 00:07:20,996 But given the extent of the contusion, 125 00:07:21,031 --> 00:07:24,066 I'd estimate that occurred at least an hour before his death. 126 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:26,768 And the fatal wound? 127 00:07:26,802 --> 00:07:28,937 Yes. I think you'll find this very interesting. 128 00:07:28,971 --> 00:07:32,407 The incision is two inches in width. 129 00:07:32,442 --> 00:07:35,444 The weapon entered just below the sternum, and exited 130 00:07:35,478 --> 00:07:37,711 between the 7th and 8th costal. 131 00:07:37,779 --> 00:07:40,247 He was run through! 132 00:07:40,282 --> 00:07:42,550 Whoever did this certainly meant to kill him. 133 00:07:42,617 --> 00:07:46,320 Then we know for certain the murder weapon was a sword. 134 00:07:47,422 --> 00:07:50,924 Thank you. 135 00:07:53,627 --> 00:07:56,963 - Ah, so that's the murder weapon, is it? - Possibly, sir. 136 00:07:57,030 --> 00:07:58,931 But have a look at this. 137 00:07:58,966 --> 00:08:01,968 If this sword was used to run the man through, 138 00:08:02,035 --> 00:08:05,505 wouldn't there be blood across the entire width, not just the edge? 139 00:08:05,573 --> 00:08:08,874 - Perhaps he wiped it clean? - Then why not wipe the entire sword? 140 00:08:08,942 --> 00:08:10,875 He was drunk. 141 00:08:10,943 --> 00:08:13,042 Sirs, Churchill's valet is here. 142 00:08:13,043 --> 00:08:14,879 He's brought Mr. Churchill some fresh clothes. 143 00:08:14,914 --> 00:08:17,048 He has a bloody valet, does he? 144 00:08:17,117 --> 00:08:19,050 Sir, I can't help but notice... 145 00:08:19,119 --> 00:08:21,920 it seems you've turned against your hero. 146 00:08:21,988 --> 00:08:24,856 I'd forgotten what an arrogant toff he actually is. 147 00:08:24,924 --> 00:08:27,225 He travels with bloody servants, for God sakes. 148 00:08:27,292 --> 00:08:29,827 Real men carry their own bags, Murdoch. 149 00:08:29,894 --> 00:08:32,763 - Uh... - Thank you, sir. 150 00:08:32,831 --> 00:08:34,765 Ahem. 151 00:08:34,833 --> 00:08:36,174 We met in the Sudan two years ago. 152 00:08:36,175 --> 00:08:38,225 I've worked for him since that time. 153 00:08:38,504 --> 00:08:42,139 During that time, have you ever known him to experience 154 00:08:42,173 --> 00:08:45,275 alcohol-induced memory loss? 155 00:08:45,343 --> 00:08:49,045 Mr. Churchill doesn't remember anything of last night's events. 156 00:08:49,113 --> 00:08:52,715 - None at all? - None that he'll admit to. 157 00:08:52,750 --> 00:08:56,719 Well, I will say this. If Mr. Churchill tells you he cannot remember, 158 00:08:56,787 --> 00:09:00,256 then you can take him at his word. He never lies. 159 00:09:00,323 --> 00:09:04,092 Not even to spare one's feelings. 160 00:09:04,161 --> 00:09:06,094 Um... 161 00:09:06,129 --> 00:09:08,631 What can you tell me about last night's events? Not much, 162 00:09:08,698 --> 00:09:12,834 I am afraid. I escorted Mr. Churchill and Mr. Mayfair to the Albany Club. 163 00:09:12,869 --> 00:09:15,203 Mr. Churchill dismissed me after that. 164 00:09:15,237 --> 00:09:17,205 What time was this? 165 00:09:17,239 --> 00:09:19,474 Approximately nine o'clock. 166 00:09:24,146 --> 00:09:26,847 Thank you, Mr. Ahmadi. 167 00:09:26,915 --> 00:09:28,849 The constable will take the rest of your information. 168 00:09:28,884 --> 00:09:31,718 And remember, if there's anything else that you recall, 169 00:09:31,752 --> 00:09:35,489 - please don't hesitate to contact me. - Of course. 170 00:09:37,458 --> 00:09:40,561 Sir, according to guests 171 00:09:40,595 --> 00:09:43,463 staying next to Churchill's suite, there was loud voices 172 00:09:43,498 --> 00:09:46,332 and clashing sounds at around 1:45 AM. 173 00:09:46,366 --> 00:09:48,634 We also have a witness who claims 174 00:09:48,669 --> 00:09:50,328 that she saw a man leaving Churchill's suite 175 00:09:50,329 --> 00:09:52,157 shortly thereafter at 2 AM. 176 00:09:52,162 --> 00:09:55,308 - Did she offer a description? - Only that he was Negro. 177 00:09:55,342 --> 00:09:58,010 - That narrows the list. - Excuse me. 178 00:09:58,044 --> 00:10:01,046 I couldn't help but overhear. 179 00:10:01,081 --> 00:10:03,682 I should tell you that Mr. Churchill's boot man is negro. 180 00:10:03,716 --> 00:10:06,251 His name is Jim Carver. 181 00:10:06,285 --> 00:10:09,821 - Thank you, Mr. Ahmadi. - Crabtree, find Mr. Carver. 182 00:10:09,855 --> 00:10:13,325 I'd like to take a crack at him. Oh, and bring the witness in as well. 183 00:10:13,359 --> 00:10:15,427 Sir. 184 00:10:20,798 --> 00:10:22,766 Is that the man that you saw 185 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,269 leaving Mr. Churchill's suite last night? 186 00:10:25,303 --> 00:10:28,706 Yes. That's him. 187 00:10:28,740 --> 00:10:31,375 I didn't kill anybody. 188 00:10:31,409 --> 00:10:34,544 I was just there to polish Mr. Churchill's boots. 189 00:10:34,578 --> 00:10:37,913 - At two o'clock in the morning? - He always likes his boots waiting for him 190 00:10:37,948 --> 00:10:41,517 first thing in the morning. I didn't want to have to get up that early. 191 00:10:41,552 --> 00:10:44,520 - Was Mr. Churchill in his room at the time? - Yes, 192 00:10:44,555 --> 00:10:45,558 I heard him snoring. 193 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,884 And you didn't notice a dead body lying on the floor? 194 00:10:48,325 --> 00:10:51,126 Mr. Churchill always leaves his boots right by the door. 195 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,053 That's where I polished them, right out in the hallway. 196 00:10:53,054 --> 00:10:54,054 What time was this? 197 00:10:54,330 --> 00:10:57,466 Round about 2:30. 198 00:10:57,500 --> 00:11:02,036 - Not two o'clock? - No, sir. I was still out at that time. 199 00:11:08,843 --> 00:11:11,845 - It's not him. - I agree. He's only been in Mr. Churchill's employ 200 00:11:11,913 --> 00:11:14,448 for two weeks. He didn't even know Reginald Mayfair. 201 00:11:14,483 --> 00:11:16,484 Well, what about the time discrepancy? 202 00:11:16,551 --> 00:11:19,620 Perhaps the witness was in error. You say she identified Jim Carver 203 00:11:19,688 --> 00:11:22,855 - as the man she saw leaving. - Yet he's adamant he didn't arrive at the hotel 204 00:11:22,890 --> 00:11:25,625 - until 2:30. - Sirs. 205 00:11:25,693 --> 00:11:28,728 Sirs, it's Mr. Churchill. 206 00:11:28,796 --> 00:11:32,265 He's demanding an audience. Demanding, is he? 207 00:11:32,333 --> 00:11:35,101 - I'll give him bloody demanding. - Sir... 208 00:11:35,169 --> 00:11:38,304 Detective. I've found a clue! 209 00:11:38,371 --> 00:11:40,306 I found this in my pocket. 210 00:11:40,373 --> 00:11:42,675 It's a match cover. What about it? 211 00:11:42,742 --> 00:11:45,177 Look inside. 212 00:11:45,211 --> 00:11:48,441 - Vinwosni. - It must be a name of some sort. 213 00:11:48,443 --> 00:11:50,916 What kind of name is Vinwosni? 214 00:11:50,983 --> 00:11:54,285 Indian, possibly? I spent some time in India with the 4th Hussars. 215 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,788 We had a Vosniak, didn't we? 216 00:11:56,855 --> 00:11:59,023 - Yes, sir. Wosniak. - Wosniak. 217 00:11:59,090 --> 00:12:01,959 Polish chap. Perhaps it's Van Wosni. 218 00:12:01,993 --> 00:12:04,061 Gentlemen, we need to find this Vinwosni fellow. 219 00:12:04,129 --> 00:12:06,631 He may be able to shed some light on what happened last night. 220 00:12:11,736 --> 00:12:14,037 Sirs, I was unable to find anybody by the name of Vinwosni 221 00:12:14,104 --> 00:12:16,039 - on public records. - It must mean something! 222 00:12:16,106 --> 00:12:18,041 I'm beginning to wonder if it's not the name of a person, 223 00:12:18,075 --> 00:12:20,477 but of an exotic foreign dish, 224 00:12:20,545 --> 00:12:23,046 - you know... - So where do we go from here? 225 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,648 - I'll make inquiries at the gentlemen's club. - Take me with you. 226 00:12:25,682 --> 00:12:27,650 - Not bloody likely. - Please. 227 00:12:27,684 --> 00:12:30,553 What is the benefit of keeping me behind bars 228 00:12:30,587 --> 00:12:32,722 while his killer struts about freely? 229 00:12:32,789 --> 00:12:34,724 I'm Winston Churchill. 230 00:12:34,791 --> 00:12:37,360 - I'm hardly going to make a run for it. - Tell that to the Boers. 231 00:12:37,427 --> 00:12:40,295 That was different! I was a prisoner of war. 232 00:12:40,330 --> 00:12:43,598 Clearly I'm the most valuable witness to last night's events. 233 00:12:43,632 --> 00:12:48,002 Retracing our steps might jar loose fragments of memory. 234 00:12:48,036 --> 00:12:51,172 He has a point, sir. 235 00:12:51,206 --> 00:12:54,676 Thank you, gentlemen. 236 00:12:54,710 --> 00:12:58,011 My good man, will you be so kind as to fetch my hat and stick? 237 00:13:03,977 --> 00:13:05,977 I appreciate you releasing me from jail, Detec... 238 00:13:06,011 --> 00:13:09,246 Oh look, a bulldog. I always thought they should be enshrined 239 00:13:09,281 --> 00:13:11,482 as our national symbol. 240 00:13:11,516 --> 00:13:13,384 - Because of their stubborn tenacity? - No, 241 00:13:13,418 --> 00:13:15,286 because they look so much like our queen. 242 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,154 Of course, 243 00:13:17,189 --> 00:13:19,156 given my fondness for food and drink, 244 00:13:19,191 --> 00:13:21,157 I may end up looking like one myself someday. 245 00:13:21,192 --> 00:13:22,626 (yapping) 246 00:13:22,660 --> 00:13:25,629 Anyway, onwards. 247 00:13:25,663 --> 00:13:28,465 I've been here. 248 00:13:28,499 --> 00:13:30,433 Well, yes, I suppose you would have. 249 00:13:30,468 --> 00:13:32,636 The Albany Club is just around the corner. 250 00:13:32,670 --> 00:13:35,505 I'm inside the penumbra of memory, Detective. 251 00:13:35,539 --> 00:13:37,506 It's coming back to me. 252 00:13:37,540 --> 00:13:40,610 Excellent. 253 00:13:45,649 --> 00:13:48,317 Ah, welcome back, Mr. Churchill. 254 00:13:48,351 --> 00:13:52,154 - Splendid speech, m'boy. - Gave us genuine pause, it did. 255 00:13:52,188 --> 00:13:55,389 I'm sorry. I don't remember. 256 00:13:55,424 --> 00:13:58,459 Mr. Churchill has no recollection of last night's events. 257 00:13:58,494 --> 00:14:01,262 - Oh, had a merry one, did you? - Don't worry, my boy, 258 00:14:01,296 --> 00:14:03,264 we've all been there. (laughter) 259 00:14:03,298 --> 00:14:05,934 If memory serves, you were halfway there already. 260 00:14:05,968 --> 00:14:09,103 - Gentlemen, what did happen? - Reginald came in 261 00:14:09,170 --> 00:14:12,673 with Mr. Churchill, and Edward here shouted out: 262 00:14:12,741 --> 00:14:16,510 "Hail to the men who exacted Gordon's revenge." 263 00:14:16,577 --> 00:14:18,545 General Gordon. He was the Governor 264 00:14:18,579 --> 00:14:20,514 - in the Sudan back in '84. - Beheaded, he was. 265 00:14:20,581 --> 00:14:22,382 By the Dervishes. 266 00:14:22,416 --> 00:14:26,052 - Led by the fanatical Mahdi, as I recall. - It took 13 years, 267 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,023 but Lord Kitchener finally defeated the Dervishes at the battle of Omdurman. 268 00:14:30,090 --> 00:14:33,626 - Was that the revenge to which you were referring? - Nay. 269 00:14:33,694 --> 00:14:37,363 It was the revenge against the Mahdi himself that we hailed you for. 270 00:14:37,430 --> 00:14:39,866 But the Mahdi was already dead. 271 00:14:39,933 --> 00:14:43,368 Yes, and after the battle, Kitchener raided his tomb. 272 00:14:43,435 --> 00:14:45,737 Disinterred his corpse and had it thrown in the Nile. 273 00:14:45,805 --> 00:14:50,275 But not before he bestowed upon Reginald the dubious honour of removing his skull. 274 00:14:50,342 --> 00:14:53,244 - Good Lord. - Kitchener intended to use it 275 00:14:53,312 --> 00:14:55,213 as an inkpot. 276 00:14:55,281 --> 00:14:56,547 We all thought it splendid stuff. 277 00:14:56,548 --> 00:14:59,434 - Tit for tat and all that. - And I spoke against it. 278 00:14:59,435 --> 00:15:02,186 - You remember? - No, but it's what I would have done. 279 00:15:02,220 --> 00:15:05,422 You didn't speak against it, sir. You roared! (laughter) 280 00:15:09,695 --> 00:15:12,362 This act. This act you hail so heartily 281 00:15:12,430 --> 00:15:14,363 was barbarous. 282 00:15:15,231 --> 00:15:16,239 Shameful. 283 00:15:17,902 --> 00:15:20,336 It degraded not just the men who committed it... 284 00:15:20,404 --> 00:15:22,605 it degraded every man, 285 00:15:22,639 --> 00:15:25,441 woman, and child of the British Empire. 286 00:15:25,509 --> 00:15:28,144 You shamed us, sir. 287 00:15:28,179 --> 00:15:31,613 Yes. It was a shame we deserved. 288 00:15:31,681 --> 00:15:34,717 You spoke about what it was to be British. 289 00:15:34,784 --> 00:15:36,785 How an empire 290 00:15:36,820 --> 00:15:38,787 brings with it not only glory, 291 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:41,623 but a grave responsibility to bring civilization to the world. 292 00:15:41,657 --> 00:15:45,927 Barbarism is a trait which lessens us as a people. 293 00:15:45,961 --> 00:15:49,931 It makes us no better than our enemies. 294 00:15:49,965 --> 00:15:52,566 We are Britons. Not thugs. 295 00:15:52,601 --> 00:15:55,002 We are civilization! 296 00:15:55,037 --> 00:15:56,637 (cheers) 297 00:15:56,881 --> 00:15:59,317 God bless me, I had tears in my eyes. 298 00:15:59,351 --> 00:16:03,424 - Yes. I believe even Reginald was moved. - Where is young Reggie, anyway? 299 00:16:03,519 --> 00:16:06,289 He's dead. Murdered. 300 00:16:06,324 --> 00:16:08,124 Oh, good God in heaven! 301 00:16:08,159 --> 00:16:10,860 Yes, gentlemen. That is why we are here. 302 00:16:10,894 --> 00:16:13,396 We're trying to piece together what happened last night. 303 00:16:13,431 --> 00:16:15,765 There's not much to say, I'm afraid. 304 00:16:15,799 --> 00:16:19,468 You and Reginald had cigars, had a few drinks, 305 00:16:19,502 --> 00:16:21,870 and then left. No hostilities? 306 00:16:21,904 --> 00:16:25,474 - No. Everyone seemed very jolly. - Mm-hmm. 307 00:16:25,508 --> 00:16:27,376 Do you know where they went? 308 00:16:27,410 --> 00:16:29,511 Did anyone follow them? 309 00:16:29,545 --> 00:16:32,481 Anyone here by the name of Vinwosni? 310 00:16:32,515 --> 00:16:35,816 Vinwosni? What the devil kind of name is that? 311 00:16:35,851 --> 00:16:39,720 People have the impression that battle is glorious. 312 00:16:39,754 --> 00:16:42,790 I myself was once invested in the same impression. 313 00:16:42,824 --> 00:16:46,160 At Omdurman, we faced 50,000 Dervishes 314 00:16:46,195 --> 00:16:49,096 attacking in a front a half-mile wide, 315 00:16:49,130 --> 00:16:51,131 all cheering for God, his prophet 316 00:16:51,165 --> 00:16:53,133 and the Holy Khalifa. 317 00:16:53,167 --> 00:16:56,736 In any other century, it would have made a terrifying spectacle. 318 00:16:56,804 --> 00:16:58,555 They never stood a chance. 319 00:16:59,431 --> 00:17:02,476 Artillery and maxim guns tore them to pieces. 320 00:17:02,543 --> 00:17:05,077 They never got closer than 50 yards. 321 00:17:05,145 --> 00:17:07,179 Kitchener then executed 322 00:17:07,214 --> 00:17:09,748 the wounded and dying. 323 00:17:09,782 --> 00:17:14,353 There was no glory in that victory. 324 00:17:14,388 --> 00:17:17,956 What next, Detective? We can't knock on every door in Toronto 325 00:17:17,991 --> 00:17:20,659 and ask if Reginald and I dropped in last night. 326 00:17:20,727 --> 00:17:23,528 No. No, we can't. Oh. 327 00:17:23,595 --> 00:17:25,596 - Perhaps a newspaper. - Ah, good idea. 328 00:17:25,631 --> 00:17:27,365 An advertisement. "50 dollars 329 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,334 for information on the happenstance 330 00:17:29,402 --> 00:17:31,369 of Winston Churchill and his chum... " 331 00:17:31,404 --> 00:17:33,938 No, no. There was an article yesterday 332 00:17:34,006 --> 00:17:36,607 proclaiming your arrival to Toronto. 333 00:17:36,675 --> 00:17:40,344 Perhaps there's also something about what you were up to last night. 334 00:17:40,378 --> 00:17:42,579 Ah. 335 00:17:48,719 --> 00:17:51,755 Bit of a step down from the front page. 336 00:17:51,822 --> 00:17:54,457 "A society party thrown by Mrs. Gertrude Miller 337 00:17:54,525 --> 00:17:57,093 was enlivened greatly by the arrival... " 338 00:17:57,161 --> 00:17:59,095 Who is Gertrude Miller? 339 00:17:59,163 --> 00:18:01,564 She's one of Toronto's leading temperance advocates. 340 00:18:01,631 --> 00:18:04,667 - She just lives on Jarvis, around the corner. - Brilliant, Detective. 341 00:18:04,734 --> 00:18:06,835 Let's go. 342 00:18:15,978 --> 00:18:18,012 Anything? 343 00:18:20,216 --> 00:18:23,552 (laughter) 344 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,354 Mr. Churchill. 345 00:18:27,422 --> 00:18:29,923 Have you come to apologize? 346 00:18:29,958 --> 00:18:32,025 If... necessary. 347 00:18:35,097 --> 00:18:37,268 I believe I've had quite enough of your apologies, thank you. 348 00:18:37,269 --> 00:18:38,269 Show them the door. 349 00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:44,605 Well. I confess I'm even more curious 350 00:18:44,672 --> 00:18:46,640 - about what happened last night. - What, 351 00:18:46,674 --> 00:18:48,709 the slap didn't jar your memory? 352 00:18:48,776 --> 00:18:50,711 Can't we bring her to the station 353 00:18:50,745 --> 00:18:52,946 and extract the information directly? 354 00:18:52,981 --> 00:18:55,749 Her fingernails should be easy to pull out. 355 00:18:55,783 --> 00:18:59,051 No. We have an even better witness. 356 00:19:02,823 --> 00:19:05,524 What else can you tell us, Mr. Purcell? 357 00:19:05,592 --> 00:19:07,827 Well, I was just there to cover the party. 358 00:19:07,861 --> 00:19:09,862 I wasn't expecting to get much copy out of it. 359 00:19:09,896 --> 00:19:11,897 Then you walked through the door. 360 00:19:11,932 --> 00:19:14,232 Why would I attend a temperance party? 361 00:19:14,266 --> 00:19:16,234 Well, I believe you'd been invited. 362 00:19:16,268 --> 00:19:19,137 At any rate, you and your friend came in half-drunk, 363 00:19:19,171 --> 00:19:22,406 and when you learned there was no liquor, you bribed the footman 364 00:19:22,441 --> 00:19:24,242 into fetching a bottle of whiskey. 365 00:19:26,211 --> 00:19:28,813 And what was Mrs. Miller's reaction to that? 366 00:19:28,848 --> 00:19:31,348 Well, that's when the fun started. 367 00:19:39,824 --> 00:19:41,792 Mr. Churchill. 368 00:19:41,826 --> 00:19:44,528 You've brought whiskey to my party? 369 00:19:44,562 --> 00:19:47,930 I had no choice, madam. There was none here when we arrived. 370 00:19:47,965 --> 00:19:51,734 I'll have you know that abstention is the philosophy of this house. 371 00:19:51,769 --> 00:19:54,037 I'm sorry. I was unaware. 372 00:19:54,181 --> 00:19:56,115 - Unaware? - In my experience, 373 00:19:56,150 --> 00:19:59,318 houses are not generally capable of philosophy. 374 00:19:59,352 --> 00:20:03,188 But it doesn't surprise me, given their lack of intellect, 375 00:20:03,222 --> 00:20:06,057 that the best they could muster would be abstention. 376 00:20:06,092 --> 00:20:08,226 Does not the Bible teach us 377 00:20:08,294 --> 00:20:10,695 that alcohol is the enemy to virtue? 378 00:20:10,729 --> 00:20:12,697 Does not the same Bible 379 00:20:12,731 --> 00:20:15,533 also teach us the virtue of loving our enemies? 380 00:20:15,567 --> 00:20:18,502 I must insist that you put down that drink at once. 381 00:20:18,536 --> 00:20:20,404 Very well. 382 00:20:20,438 --> 00:20:23,040 Mr. Churchill, you insult me. 383 00:20:23,108 --> 00:20:25,442 Madam, I insulted only your bovine philosophy. 384 00:20:25,510 --> 00:20:27,144 If I intended to insult you, 385 00:20:27,179 --> 00:20:29,479 I would have called attention to your bovine intellect. 386 00:20:29,514 --> 00:20:32,016 But I did insult your house, 387 00:20:32,083 --> 00:20:35,185 and, for that slip of the tongue, I apologize. 388 00:20:35,219 --> 00:20:38,087 (gasping) 389 00:20:38,122 --> 00:20:40,156 (chuckling) 390 00:20:41,525 --> 00:20:43,827 Well, that solves one mystery. 391 00:20:43,861 --> 00:20:46,762 - What happened after that? - Well, you both left... 392 00:20:46,797 --> 00:20:48,331 Rather promptly. 393 00:20:48,398 --> 00:20:52,134 - Where did they go? - I'm sorry, I have no idea. 394 00:20:58,407 --> 00:21:00,943 - Julia. - William. 395 00:21:00,977 --> 00:21:03,846 I thought you might be interested to know that Darcy and I 396 00:21:03,913 --> 00:21:06,914 - are due to see the Judge tomorrow. - About your annulment. 397 00:21:06,949 --> 00:21:10,184 - But I thought that wasn't until next month? - Darcy wanted it done 398 00:21:10,252 --> 00:21:14,088 before his trip. To allow the gossip a chance to dissipate in his absence. 399 00:21:14,156 --> 00:21:16,891 So this time tomorrow... 400 00:21:16,959 --> 00:21:20,228 - I'll be a free woman. - Detective, 401 00:21:20,295 --> 00:21:23,263 I wonder if I might trouble you for a word. Mr. Churchill, 402 00:21:23,331 --> 00:21:27,234 - how wonderful to see you again! - Julia, you've met Mr. Churchill before? 403 00:21:27,268 --> 00:21:29,236 Last night. 404 00:21:29,303 --> 00:21:31,471 Berty and Lois took me out to their club and Mr. Churchill was there. 405 00:21:31,538 --> 00:21:34,941 Or are you still going by the name Reginald Mayfair? 406 00:21:34,976 --> 00:21:38,244 Unfortunately, Reginald has been killed. 407 00:21:38,278 --> 00:21:40,445 Oh, how dreadful. 408 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,915 I was calling myself Mayfair? 409 00:21:42,983 --> 00:21:46,185 Your friend thought that given your fame, 410 00:21:46,219 --> 00:21:48,587 it would be better to sully his name than yours. 411 00:21:48,621 --> 00:21:51,456 Do you know what became of them? 412 00:21:51,491 --> 00:21:53,392 I have no memory of last night. 413 00:21:53,426 --> 00:21:55,459 Mr. Churchill and Mr. Mayfair 414 00:21:55,527 --> 00:21:57,828 were having a grand time impersonating one another. 415 00:21:57,897 --> 00:22:00,965 It was all good fun until the incident. 416 00:22:01,033 --> 00:22:04,568 - The incident? - Gertrude Miller's husband showed up 417 00:22:04,636 --> 00:22:06,570 just as we were all leaving. 418 00:22:06,605 --> 00:22:08,839 (laughter) Mr. Miller? 419 00:22:08,908 --> 00:22:12,642 - Which one of you is Churchill? - That would be me. 420 00:22:12,676 --> 00:22:15,979 (shouting) 421 00:22:16,014 --> 00:22:17,948 I'll kill you! I will! 422 00:22:20,184 --> 00:22:22,752 Right. 423 00:22:22,787 --> 00:22:24,754 We'll have to have a little chat with Mr. Miller. 424 00:22:28,889 --> 00:22:31,257 So you admit to punching Mr. Mayfair. 425 00:22:31,291 --> 00:22:35,161 I thought he'd insulted my wife. 426 00:22:35,195 --> 00:22:39,198 For God sakes, I didn't kill the man. 427 00:22:39,233 --> 00:22:41,200 Is he our man? 428 00:22:41,235 --> 00:22:44,336 - Well, he certainly has the motive. - Sirs, 429 00:22:44,371 --> 00:22:47,839 Doctor, we contacted Mrs. Miller. According to her, 430 00:22:47,874 --> 00:22:49,911 Mr. Miller came home directly after the incident 431 00:22:49,912 --> 00:22:51,489 and was with her the rest of the night. 432 00:22:51,543 --> 00:22:53,645 Well, she would say that, wouldn't she? 433 00:22:53,679 --> 00:22:56,248 Still, it will be a hard alibi to break. 434 00:22:56,282 --> 00:22:59,384 I'm sorry, gentlemen, but I don't think it was him. 435 00:22:59,418 --> 00:23:01,518 His wife had been insulted. 436 00:23:01,552 --> 00:23:02,940 He felt the need to defend her honour. 437 00:23:02,941 --> 00:23:05,302 He did so by punching the man he thought responsible. 438 00:23:05,303 --> 00:23:08,058 His anger should have been ameliorated, not intensified. 439 00:23:08,093 --> 00:23:10,995 - I have to agree. - So where does that leave us? 440 00:23:11,029 --> 00:23:14,298 Right back where we started, I'm afraid. 441 00:23:14,332 --> 00:23:16,300 With Churchill as our number one suspect. 442 00:23:16,334 --> 00:23:18,769 Well, that suits me fine. 443 00:23:20,705 --> 00:23:22,673 Sir, 444 00:23:22,707 --> 00:23:26,410 the few times I've... imbibed a little too much, 445 00:23:26,444 --> 00:23:28,845 I must admit to a patchy memory. 446 00:23:28,879 --> 00:23:31,315 But forgetting an entire evening? 447 00:23:31,382 --> 00:23:33,916 - Could he have been drugged? - It's possible. 448 00:23:33,983 --> 00:23:36,018 He could also be suffering from what is known 449 00:23:36,052 --> 00:23:37,986 as traumatic amnesia. 450 00:23:38,054 --> 00:23:40,956 Because he witnessed the murder of his friend. 451 00:23:41,024 --> 00:23:42,991 And the reality was so abhorrent to him, 452 00:23:43,026 --> 00:23:45,361 that his unconscious mind has blocked out all memory of it. 453 00:23:45,395 --> 00:23:47,775 If that is the case, then the memory is still there. 454 00:23:47,776 --> 00:23:48,776 You just have to unlock it. 455 00:23:48,898 --> 00:23:50,699 How do we do that? 456 00:23:50,766 --> 00:23:54,803 We'd need him to re-experience anything associated with last night. 457 00:23:54,870 --> 00:23:56,805 If he has any sensation of familiarity, 458 00:23:56,872 --> 00:23:59,441 ask him the first word that comes to mind. 459 00:23:59,508 --> 00:24:01,476 Sir, here is everything 460 00:24:01,510 --> 00:24:03,821 we found in Mr. Churchill's suite as of this morning. 461 00:24:03,822 --> 00:24:04,822 Thank you, George. 462 00:24:06,948 --> 00:24:08,915 Mr. Churchill, 463 00:24:08,950 --> 00:24:11,352 look closely at this. 464 00:24:11,419 --> 00:24:14,054 What's the first word that comes to mind? Shame. 465 00:24:14,121 --> 00:24:17,458 - Shame? - It's a good cigar. Shame it was wasted. 466 00:24:17,525 --> 00:24:20,126 - Mr. Churchill... - It was the first thought 467 00:24:20,161 --> 00:24:22,595 - that entered my head. - Try again. 468 00:24:22,663 --> 00:24:24,797 Concentrate on the cigar. 469 00:24:24,865 --> 00:24:28,334 Relax your mind and say the first Match. 470 00:24:29,370 --> 00:24:32,572 Light. Smoke rings. A cigar is just a bloody cigar. 471 00:24:34,775 --> 00:24:37,576 Sir. Look here. Paper matches. 472 00:24:37,643 --> 00:24:39,811 This is the type they sell at Murphy's pub. 473 00:24:39,846 --> 00:24:41,813 Murphy's pub? 474 00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:43,815 Do you recognize the name? 475 00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:46,150 I don't know. 476 00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:49,488 - What's the first word that comes to mind? - Rule. 477 00:24:49,555 --> 00:24:53,091 - Rule? - Britannia. 478 00:25:03,001 --> 00:25:06,236 You again! 479 00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:08,506 You've got a bloody nerve 480 00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:10,507 - coming back in here again. - Gentlemen, gentlemen, 481 00:25:10,541 --> 00:25:12,575 Toronto Constabulary. 482 00:25:12,643 --> 00:25:16,413 - Still hiding behind John Law, are ya? - Alright, back off, all of you. 483 00:25:16,447 --> 00:25:18,060 I'll have no more trouble. 484 00:25:18,061 --> 00:25:20,177 - What trouble? - Why don't you ask him? 485 00:25:20,217 --> 00:25:23,019 - I don't remember. - Not surprised. 486 00:25:23,053 --> 00:25:25,921 You were falling-down drunk. As was your jelly-boned friend. 487 00:25:27,657 --> 00:25:31,293 (laughing) Bartender. 488 00:25:31,327 --> 00:25:34,362 A whiskey for my friend and another for me. 489 00:25:34,431 --> 00:25:36,799 Oy. 490 00:25:36,833 --> 00:25:39,267 This here is an Irish pub. 491 00:25:39,302 --> 00:25:42,637 Make that two Irish whiskeys. 492 00:25:42,671 --> 00:25:46,040 You're not welcome here, friend. 493 00:25:46,074 --> 00:25:49,444 Oh, you're not my friend. But the rest of these men are. 494 00:25:49,478 --> 00:25:52,146 Drinks on the house! (cheers) 495 00:25:54,049 --> 00:25:56,350 Things calmed down for a bit after that. 496 00:25:56,984 --> 00:25:59,352 Until Reagan started singing his bloody rebel songs. 497 00:25:59,353 --> 00:26:00,353 ♪ Go back home ♪ 498 00:26:00,087 --> 00:26:02,221 * Ye bloody British * 499 00:26:02,256 --> 00:26:05,291 ♪ Go back home from whence ye came ♪ 500 00:26:05,326 --> 00:26:08,161 ♪ And never set your bloody boots ♪ 501 00:26:08,195 --> 00:26:11,130 ♪ On Ireland again ♪ ♪ Rule Britannia ♪ 502 00:26:11,165 --> 00:26:13,132 ♪ Britannia rules the waves ♪ 503 00:26:13,167 --> 00:26:16,502 (all singing at the same time) 504 00:26:16,536 --> 00:26:18,471 Enough! 505 00:26:18,505 --> 00:26:20,473 No more singing. 506 00:26:20,507 --> 00:26:22,641 Get back to your seats. 507 00:26:22,676 --> 00:26:24,910 And that's where it might have ended, 508 00:26:24,945 --> 00:26:26,812 but you... 509 00:26:26,847 --> 00:26:29,748 had to open your big trap. 510 00:26:29,783 --> 00:26:32,150 You should feel honoured 511 00:26:32,218 --> 00:26:35,954 toto be part of the greatest empire the world has seen. 512 00:26:36,022 --> 00:26:38,556 - Honoured? Where is the honour in being conquered? - Better to be 513 00:26:38,591 --> 00:26:42,694 the arm of a great beast than the scat it leaves behind. 514 00:26:42,761 --> 00:26:44,829 Are you calling Ireland scat? 515 00:26:44,864 --> 00:26:48,165 Perhaps you're not familiar with the concept of metaphor. 516 00:26:50,809 --> 00:26:52,003 Run. Now! 517 00:26:53,771 --> 00:26:55,706 And that's the last I saw of them. 518 00:26:55,773 --> 00:26:58,009 The rest of us chased them down Queen Street, 519 00:26:58,043 --> 00:27:00,378 until they took refuge behind a copper, 520 00:27:00,412 --> 00:27:03,980 still singing Rule bloody Britannia. 521 00:27:05,249 --> 00:27:07,384 What happened then? 522 00:27:07,451 --> 00:27:11,021 (chuckling) The copper arrested them. 523 00:27:11,088 --> 00:27:15,125 Here it is. 12:45 AM. 524 00:27:15,192 --> 00:27:17,660 They were here. In our cells? 525 00:27:17,694 --> 00:27:20,462 I thought there was something familiar about this place. 526 00:27:20,530 --> 00:27:24,033 - The arresting officer was... - Jackson! 527 00:27:26,469 --> 00:27:29,704 Did you arrest this man last night? 528 00:27:29,772 --> 00:27:32,541 - Yeah, him and his friend. - Bloody hell. 529 00:27:32,575 --> 00:27:35,443 It was for their own good. Singing Rule Britannia 530 00:27:35,511 --> 00:27:37,378 in Corktown? They were looking for a beating. 531 00:27:37,446 --> 00:27:39,380 How long were they here? 532 00:27:39,448 --> 00:27:41,549 I kept them in until the bars closed and then I released them 533 00:27:41,616 --> 00:27:43,651 with a strict warning. No more singing. 534 00:27:43,718 --> 00:27:46,287 - What then? - I went back on patrol. 535 00:27:46,355 --> 00:27:48,089 Did you see where they went? 536 00:27:48,123 --> 00:27:51,758 - Last I saw they was heading up Parliament Street. - Parliament Street. 537 00:27:51,825 --> 00:27:53,693 Does that sound familiar? 538 00:27:53,761 --> 00:27:56,329 Say the first thing that comes to mind. 539 00:27:56,397 --> 00:27:58,731 Vinwosni. 540 00:27:58,799 --> 00:28:01,068 There's that name again. I wasn't thinking about it. It just came out. 541 00:28:01,102 --> 00:28:04,737 Maybe this Vinwosni fellow lives on that street. 542 00:28:04,805 --> 00:28:07,239 Oh, ho, ho! 543 00:28:07,274 --> 00:28:10,242 Back to work, Jackson. 544 00:28:10,310 --> 00:28:14,180 There's an after-hours speakeasy called 545 00:28:14,214 --> 00:28:16,182 - Insomnia. - What the devil is he doing? 546 00:28:16,216 --> 00:28:18,417 - Just wait and see, Mr. Churchill. - We keep shutting it down. 547 00:28:18,485 --> 00:28:21,153 But, it keeps popping back up 548 00:28:21,188 --> 00:28:23,921 with a different sign. This time, 549 00:28:23,989 --> 00:28:27,192 they've inverted the name. 550 00:28:36,135 --> 00:28:39,002 You. 551 00:28:39,036 --> 00:28:41,205 Where's my bloody swords? 552 00:28:41,272 --> 00:28:43,873 Officer swords? Brass hilt? 553 00:28:43,908 --> 00:28:46,343 He knows what they look like. Those are my Grandpa's swords. 554 00:28:46,377 --> 00:28:48,945 He used them in the War of 1812. And they've got sentimental value, mate. 555 00:28:48,980 --> 00:28:51,215 Those swords were taken as evidence. 556 00:28:51,249 --> 00:28:53,034 They were used in the commission of a crime. 557 00:28:53,035 --> 00:28:54,349 Would that crime be murder? 558 00:28:54,351 --> 00:28:56,486 Why would you ask that? 559 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,488 Well, the way you and your friend were going at it last night, 560 00:28:58,522 --> 00:29:01,690 I figured one of you would kill the other. Ain't that right, Al? 561 00:29:01,725 --> 00:29:03,559 Yup. 562 00:29:03,594 --> 00:29:07,062 Tell me everything you remember about last night. 563 00:29:08,332 --> 00:29:11,566 Barkeep. Some whiskey, if you please. 564 00:29:11,601 --> 00:29:14,636 You no sooner sat down than you started in arguing. 565 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:18,673 - About what? - About some gal named... 566 00:29:18,707 --> 00:29:19,772 Maddie. 567 00:29:21,710 --> 00:29:24,312 Your friend had done something terrible to her. 568 00:29:24,347 --> 00:29:27,714 But felt he was justified on account of what she had done to his friend, Gordon. 569 00:29:27,782 --> 00:29:31,652 - That about sum it up, Al? - Yup. 570 00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:34,454 Reginald and I often debated the desecration of the Mahdi's tomb. 571 00:29:34,522 --> 00:29:37,490 - We'd never come to blows over it. - Oh, it didn't end there. 572 00:29:37,525 --> 00:29:40,027 - Then he started jibbing you about your mother. - My mother? 573 00:29:40,061 --> 00:29:42,062 Yeah, your mother. 574 00:29:42,096 --> 00:29:45,098 All I'm saying is she has a reputation, old boy. 575 00:29:45,133 --> 00:29:48,468 She's getting married to a man half her age. What does that tell you? 576 00:29:48,502 --> 00:29:51,671 That love is not determined by the year of one's birth. 577 00:29:51,705 --> 00:29:54,540 Well, it tells me she needed someone who could keep up with her. 578 00:29:56,476 --> 00:29:58,678 Weapon of choice, sir. 579 00:29:58,745 --> 00:30:02,048 Are you... challenging me to a duel? 580 00:30:10,156 --> 00:30:12,657 Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?! 581 00:30:12,725 --> 00:30:14,693 - Then what? - Then they left... 582 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,163 and they took my bloody swords with them. 583 00:30:24,503 --> 00:30:27,505 Take me in, Detective. 584 00:30:27,573 --> 00:30:33,477 It would appear 585 00:30:30,108 --> 00:30:33,477 that I am the man we are seeking. 586 00:30:42,371 --> 00:30:44,305 Julia. 587 00:30:44,373 --> 00:30:46,307 What is it? 588 00:30:46,342 --> 00:30:49,878 I couldn't do it. 589 00:30:49,945 --> 00:30:51,880 I couldn't lie. 590 00:30:51,947 --> 00:30:55,415 Julia, please speak plainly to me. 591 00:30:55,449 --> 00:30:58,151 The judge didn't grant the annulment. 592 00:30:58,219 --> 00:31:00,520 Why not? 593 00:31:04,625 --> 00:31:06,659 Oh, William, it was all my fault. 594 00:31:06,694 --> 00:31:09,061 He asked me, under oath, 595 00:31:09,096 --> 00:31:11,364 if we'd consummated our marriage. 596 00:31:11,431 --> 00:31:13,565 And I couldn't do it. I couldn't lie. 597 00:31:13,633 --> 00:31:16,903 - I couldn't do that to Darcy. - I see. 598 00:31:16,970 --> 00:31:19,272 But Darcy says he'll consider a divorce. 599 00:31:19,339 --> 00:31:21,073 A divorce. 600 00:31:21,108 --> 00:31:24,243 Does it really make a difference? 601 00:31:24,278 --> 00:31:27,812 We can still be together. We can legally marry. 602 00:31:27,846 --> 00:31:30,148 But not in the eyes of God. 603 00:31:30,182 --> 00:31:33,184 Then damn God, William. 604 00:31:33,252 --> 00:31:35,233 You know I've been intimate with men. 605 00:31:35,234 --> 00:31:37,346 And now I'm going to be divorced. You know this! 606 00:31:37,456 --> 00:31:39,791 - Julia, please... - This is who I am. 607 00:31:39,825 --> 00:31:41,792 This is the woman you say you love! 608 00:31:41,826 --> 00:31:43,928 - This isn't easy... - I can deal 609 00:31:43,962 --> 00:31:46,030 with the legal matters. You work it out with your God. 610 00:31:56,741 --> 00:31:58,808 I almost feel sorry for him. 611 00:31:58,842 --> 00:32:01,677 Hell of a thing to kill your own friend and not even remember it. 612 00:32:01,711 --> 00:32:04,347 Then again, maybe it's best not to remember something like that. 613 00:32:04,381 --> 00:32:07,984 The memory loss could be caused by something called traumatic amnesia. 614 00:32:08,018 --> 00:32:10,987 Few things would be more traumatic. It's a shame. 615 00:32:11,021 --> 00:32:13,521 I had a feeling this Churchill fellow was going places. 616 00:32:13,556 --> 00:32:16,391 Detective. Do you have a minute? 617 00:32:18,328 --> 00:32:22,230 Before I closed the Y-incision, I thought I would weigh the liver. 618 00:32:22,265 --> 00:32:25,100 Not strictly necessary, given the cause of death 619 00:32:25,134 --> 00:32:26,734 was obvious. 620 00:32:26,769 --> 00:32:28,803 But I was curious to see the immediate effects on the liver 621 00:32:28,838 --> 00:32:31,005 of a bout of heavy drinking. 622 00:32:31,073 --> 00:32:33,807 - Go on. - And that's when I noticed 623 00:32:33,842 --> 00:32:36,710 that the stomach was nicked. 624 00:32:36,744 --> 00:32:38,412 I thought at first I had done it myself 625 00:32:38,447 --> 00:32:41,048 during the excision. But just to be sure, 626 00:32:41,116 --> 00:32:44,085 I decided to track the passage of the sword through the body. 627 00:32:44,119 --> 00:32:46,119 I'd thought about doing that anyway. 628 00:32:46,187 --> 00:32:48,855 Not very often one gets a chance to track a sword wound. 629 00:32:48,889 --> 00:32:50,656 Go on... 630 00:32:50,724 --> 00:32:53,193 I'll show you. 631 00:32:56,364 --> 00:32:58,298 The sword entered here 632 00:32:58,366 --> 00:33:02,301 and exited here. 633 00:33:02,335 --> 00:33:05,237 Detective. The top of the stomach 634 00:33:05,305 --> 00:33:07,373 sits here. 635 00:33:07,407 --> 00:33:09,808 So how did this sword nick a stomach 636 00:33:09,842 --> 00:33:13,479 that was sitting at least an inch lower than the bottom of the blade? 637 00:33:13,546 --> 00:33:15,547 - It couldn't have. - Exactly. 638 00:33:15,581 --> 00:33:18,483 It is my conclusion that the sword that killed Mr. Mayfair 639 00:33:18,550 --> 00:33:20,851 was curved. 640 00:33:22,787 --> 00:33:24,722 Now you think he's bloody innocent? 641 00:33:24,789 --> 00:33:26,824 Mr. Churchill's sword was not the murder weapon. 642 00:33:26,858 --> 00:33:28,826 Then how did it get blood on it? 643 00:33:28,894 --> 00:33:31,229 I believe the two men did have a duel 644 00:33:31,296 --> 00:33:33,830 which ended with Mr. Mayfair's arm being cut. 645 00:33:33,898 --> 00:33:35,775 The spillage of blood no doubt sobered the men up. 646 00:33:36,235 --> 00:33:38,373 And then someone else came in after them, with a different sword? 647 00:33:38,374 --> 00:33:39,374 Yes. 648 00:33:39,370 --> 00:33:42,872 How many bloody swords are there in Toronto, Murdoch? 649 00:33:42,907 --> 00:33:44,335 So we're back where we started. 650 00:33:44,336 --> 00:33:46,371 In fact, we're back where we started before we started. 651 00:33:46,744 --> 00:33:48,845 I'd like to return to the Palace Hotel 652 00:33:48,913 --> 00:33:50,779 with Mr. Churchill. 653 00:33:50,813 --> 00:33:53,916 - To what end? - Perhaps I can jar his memory. 654 00:33:53,950 --> 00:33:56,285 If he is suffering from traumatic amnesia, 655 00:33:56,319 --> 00:33:58,720 then perhaps he was a witness to the murder. 656 00:34:02,359 --> 00:34:04,293 Does anything come to mind, Mr. Churchill? 657 00:34:04,394 --> 00:34:08,296 - Nothing. Nothing at all. - Sir. 658 00:34:08,330 --> 00:34:09,426 Have a look at this. 659 00:34:10,063 --> 00:34:11,555 It appears to be some sort of writing. 660 00:34:11,556 --> 00:34:12,556 It seems to have blended into the wallpaper. 661 00:34:17,839 --> 00:34:20,741 Why would somebody bother writing something so difficult to see? 662 00:34:20,776 --> 00:34:23,810 Because, George when this was written 663 00:34:23,844 --> 00:34:27,081 it would have been bright red. It's blood. 664 00:34:27,148 --> 00:34:29,950 It's since dried to the same colour as the wallpaper. 665 00:34:30,017 --> 00:34:33,853 I'm going to need my ultraviolet light. 666 00:34:33,888 --> 00:34:37,623 Blood, even dried blood, fluoresces under ultraviolet light. 667 00:34:37,691 --> 00:34:39,925 - Why blood? - Not just blood. 668 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,996 - Urine, semen... - Scorpions... for some reason. 669 00:34:44,030 --> 00:34:47,200 George, if you could get the lights. 670 00:34:53,839 --> 00:34:56,074 Om... Omdurman. 671 00:35:04,150 --> 00:35:06,485 Maybe the killer was taking revenge 672 00:35:06,519 --> 00:35:07,951 for what happened at the battle of Omdurman. 673 00:35:07,952 --> 00:35:09,215 Or perhaps for the defiling 674 00:35:09,354 --> 00:35:12,123 of the Mahdi's tomb. Reginald played a part in that. 675 00:35:12,157 --> 00:35:15,792 - Who would know this? - Everybody at the Albany club. 676 00:35:15,827 --> 00:35:19,363 But who at that club would give a tuppence for the bloody Mahdi? 677 00:35:19,397 --> 00:35:23,534 But the British Empire is not what defines us as British. 678 00:35:23,568 --> 00:35:25,701 Not to be praised, or honoured... 679 00:35:25,736 --> 00:35:28,238 Your valet was there. 680 00:35:28,272 --> 00:35:31,407 - The Arab fellow? - My God. 681 00:35:31,442 --> 00:35:33,409 Gentlemen. 682 00:35:33,444 --> 00:35:35,745 Ahmadi is a Nile Arab. 683 00:35:35,779 --> 00:35:37,847 I met him in Khartoum. 684 00:35:37,881 --> 00:35:39,949 What is more, he's a Mohammedan. 685 00:35:41,417 --> 00:35:44,052 When Kitchener defiled the tomb, he defiled Islam. 686 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,655 Any Mohammedan would have been enraged. 687 00:35:46,689 --> 00:35:50,725 Let's have a little chat with him. 688 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:55,230 I'm a Mohammedan, yes, but I'm not a fanatic. I'm not a Mahdist. 689 00:35:55,265 --> 00:35:57,865 You're from the Sudan, are you not? 690 00:35:57,899 --> 00:36:00,568 - No. I am Egyptian. - Really? 691 00:36:00,602 --> 00:36:03,237 According to Mr. Churchill, you met him in Khartoum. 692 00:36:03,305 --> 00:36:05,640 Yes, but I am from Cairo. 693 00:36:05,707 --> 00:36:09,109 Look at my face. Do I look like a Nubian? 694 00:36:12,047 --> 00:36:15,715 - What do you think? - He's right, sir. 695 00:36:15,783 --> 00:36:19,186 Most Sudanese Arabs have negro features. 696 00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:19,993 Hold it, Murdoch. 697 00:36:19,994 --> 00:36:23,099 Our witness said she saw a Negro man leaving Churchill's suite. 698 00:36:23,257 --> 00:36:26,293 But she identified the boot man as the man she saw leaving. 699 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:30,696 She probably thinks one looks just like another. 700 00:36:34,767 --> 00:36:38,236 It wasn't the boot man she saw leaving. 701 00:36:38,304 --> 00:36:41,206 It was the killer. 702 00:36:41,273 --> 00:36:44,676 - All I'm saying is she has a reputation, old boy. - Love is not determined 703 00:36:44,711 --> 00:36:47,079 by the year of one's birth. She's getting married to a man half her age. 704 00:36:49,048 --> 00:36:50,712 There was a Negro man at the speakeasy. 705 00:36:51,273 --> 00:36:54,819 He would have overheard the argument about the desecration of Mahdi's tomb. 706 00:36:55,121 --> 00:36:57,247 He would know that Mayfair was responsible. 707 00:36:57,248 --> 00:36:59,820 He could have put the knockout drug in Mr. Churchill's drink. 708 00:37:00,192 --> 00:37:02,793 Odd that Churchill never thought to mention him. 709 00:37:02,861 --> 00:37:04,050 He fought against the Sudanese. 710 00:37:04,051 --> 00:37:05,234 He would have known what they looked like. 711 00:37:05,530 --> 00:37:07,832 You're right, sir, that is odd. 712 00:37:07,899 --> 00:37:09,833 George. Sir. 713 00:37:09,867 --> 00:37:11,467 Where is Mr. Churchill now? 714 00:37:11,501 --> 00:37:13,803 He said he wanted to return the swords 715 00:37:13,871 --> 00:37:17,173 to their rightful owner. 716 00:37:17,241 --> 00:37:19,408 Bloody hell. 717 00:37:25,882 --> 00:37:28,683 I've come to bring the swords back. 718 00:37:28,752 --> 00:37:32,420 Keef Halak. 719 00:37:34,657 --> 00:37:37,459 I knew it was you. 720 00:37:37,493 --> 00:37:40,262 I could tell by your face. 721 00:37:40,296 --> 00:37:44,132 Were you at Omdurman? I was. 722 00:37:44,166 --> 00:37:47,568 I've come to bring you to justice. 723 00:37:47,636 --> 00:37:49,670 You can come willingly... 724 00:37:49,704 --> 00:37:53,808 or you can try to stop me. 725 00:38:11,558 --> 00:38:15,327 - All right! Stop! - Dammit, man! I almost killed you! 726 00:38:15,361 --> 00:38:19,265 - Put down your swords. - I'll stop if he stops. I doubt he will... he'll hang either way. 727 00:38:20,267 --> 00:38:22,467 So the way I see it. This is self-defence. 728 00:38:22,502 --> 00:38:24,970 - This is revenge. - Call it what you like, old boy. 729 00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:44,322 Enough! (gunshot) 730 00:38:48,426 --> 00:38:52,029 - Kill him and you're dead. - I am dead anyway. 731 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:55,432 This is for my people, whom you degraded and slaughtered. 732 00:38:55,466 --> 00:38:58,401 For your insult to the Mahdi and Allah. 733 00:38:58,436 --> 00:39:01,103 The man you're about to kill 734 00:39:01,138 --> 00:39:03,873 spoke out against what happened at the battle of Omdurman. 735 00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:07,543 He praised the Mahdi. Called him a priest, a soldier 736 00:39:07,577 --> 00:39:10,512 and a patriot. You're quoting my book! 737 00:39:10,547 --> 00:39:13,415 Now, you can choose to die as a man of honour 738 00:39:13,450 --> 00:39:16,752 or as a murderer. Your choice. 739 00:39:31,467 --> 00:39:34,801 This fight is not over. 740 00:39:53,163 --> 00:39:55,097 He fought with the Mahdi. 741 00:39:55,165 --> 00:39:57,499 He was there when Kitchener desecrated the tomb. 742 00:39:57,566 --> 00:39:59,802 What the hell is he doing here? 743 00:39:59,869 --> 00:40:01,936 He killed one of the officers responsible. 744 00:40:01,970 --> 00:40:04,538 He escaped through French North Africa, boarded a merchant ship, 745 00:40:04,606 --> 00:40:07,842 landed here in Toronto where he took up a job as a barman. 746 00:40:07,910 --> 00:40:11,712 And a year later another toffy-nosed Redcoat comes waltzing through his door, 747 00:40:11,780 --> 00:40:15,016 bragging about how he's turned his Messiah's skull into an inkpot. 748 00:40:15,083 --> 00:40:18,151 - What are the odds on that? - I suppose remote enough 749 00:40:18,219 --> 00:40:21,855 that he considered it a calling from God that his work was unfinished. 750 00:40:24,658 --> 00:40:27,694 I've just time to make my lecture. 751 00:40:27,761 --> 00:40:30,730 Inspector, if you'd like me to sign that autograph book of yours... 752 00:40:30,764 --> 00:40:34,366 What, and join the ranks of silly girls and pimply boys? 753 00:40:34,434 --> 00:40:38,170 Inspector, of all the insults I've uttered in the last 24 hours, 754 00:40:38,205 --> 00:40:41,140 that is the one I wish I could forget. 755 00:40:41,208 --> 00:40:44,409 If you still feel my signature worthy of inclusion, 756 00:40:44,444 --> 00:40:47,012 - I'd be honoured. - Very well, 757 00:40:47,047 --> 00:40:49,380 if you insist. 758 00:40:49,414 --> 00:40:51,782 Well, you've had an eventful stay, 759 00:40:51,817 --> 00:40:55,519 Mr. Churchill. Perhaps material for your memoirs someday. 760 00:40:55,587 --> 00:40:58,256 I rather think I'll restrict my memoirs 761 00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:00,758 to the events I actually remember, Detective. 762 00:41:00,792 --> 00:41:04,229 This hasn't exactly been my finest hour. 763 00:41:06,865 --> 00:41:09,299 Good God. Look at these signatures. 764 00:41:09,334 --> 00:41:11,935 Nikola Tesla, 765 00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:15,138 Harry Houdini, Buffalo Bill, Arthur Conan Doyle. 766 00:41:15,173 --> 00:41:18,141 Is this the signature of the Prime Minister? 767 00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:22,178 - I'm not sure I am worthy, Inspector. - Ah, give it a scribble. 768 00:41:22,212 --> 00:41:26,448 Who knows. Maybe you'll be Prime Minister yourself someday. (chuckling) 769 00:41:28,385 --> 00:41:30,753 I wish you peace and good fortune, gentlemen. 770 00:41:30,787 --> 00:41:33,256 It was a pleasure. 771 00:41:35,759 --> 00:41:38,360 Until we meet again. 772 00:41:40,296 --> 00:41:43,365 What did he write? 773 00:41:43,399 --> 00:41:47,168 "To the man who made the rest of my life possible. Winston Churchill." 774 00:41:47,203 --> 00:41:50,906 Let's hope he makes good use of it. 775 00:42:19,166 --> 00:42:22,302 Five, four, three, 776 00:42:22,369 --> 00:42:24,470 two, 777 00:42:24,538 --> 00:42:27,572 one, good. That's enough for now. 778 00:42:28,874 --> 00:42:32,110 William. 779 00:42:32,178 --> 00:42:34,512 Julia. 780 00:42:34,580 --> 00:42:37,649 I will stand by you. 781 00:42:39,218 --> 00:42:43,154 If you divorce, I will marry you. 782 00:42:43,221 --> 00:42:45,156 And your faith, 783 00:42:45,223 --> 00:42:47,191 how will you reconcile that? 784 00:42:47,225 --> 00:42:50,261 I'll accept the consequences of my decision. 785 00:42:50,329 --> 00:42:53,564 No matter what the Church says, 786 00:42:53,631 --> 00:42:55,799 I refuse to believe that love, 787 00:42:55,867 --> 00:42:58,268 any love, could be wrong. 788 00:42:59,736 --> 00:43:01,537 And I love you. 789 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:05,675 And I you. 790 00:43:12,676 --> 00:43:18,887 - synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com -