Murdoch Mysteries S18 Episode 3 - What the Dickens
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00:00Effie, if you don't hurry, we're going to miss the boat.
00:03Almost ready.
00:09What do you think, Tiny Tim?
00:14Are you sure you don't want to get dressed when we get there?
00:16George, this whole Charles Dickens weekend was your idea.
00:20I thought you wanted to get into the spirit of things.
00:22Spirit? I see you've taken that quite literally, Jacob Barlow.
00:25Have you done your teeth?
00:27Yes.
00:28Oh, what do you think, crotch or no crotch?
00:31I have to admit, I feel a bit foolish now.
00:33George, we haven't got time to change.
00:34I know.
00:35We've got a boat to catch.
00:36Right.
00:37Hop on.
00:47Remarkable. Absolutely remarkable.
00:51Uh, new invention, Detective?
00:53Oh, uh, well, it's an improved invention.
00:57You may recall a device of mine some like to refer to as the Trackizer.
01:03Of course, an extremely useful invention, if somewhat conspicuous for the wearer.
01:09Yes, correct.
01:11Um, this tracking prototype allows me to determine the precise location of this sensor,
01:20represented by a steel ball bearing and powered by electrical coils and magnets.
01:27Does it have a name?
01:28The, uh, Map-O-Matic.
01:32Geographic Probability Sensor.
01:35Hmm. And this GPS, you would attach the tracking sensor to an individual you're surveilling?
01:42Yes. I've installed transmitters in all of the police call boxes.
01:47They work together to triangulate the location of the sensor.
01:51They are in turn all connected to one central location, which is in turn affixed to the model.
01:58And this will work?
02:00Well, the device's range is limited, so it would have to be someone we know won't be walking too far away.
02:07Henry!
02:09Sir?
02:11Oh, is this some kind of maze?
02:13I don't like mazes. Can't see the point.
02:15A straight line is always faster.
02:18It's a model of our area, Henry.
02:21I need you to walk your regular beat, and then stop somewhere, and we will use this GPS device to locate you.
02:36I didn't mean you should take off all your makeup.
02:40It's fine.
02:42How's your stomach?
02:43The deckhand said he's never seen someone get so seasick on a river.
02:46Well, I have a delicate constitution, you know.
02:49Mm-hmm.
02:50Welcome! Welcome!
02:52You must be Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree, Patrick Tavistock.
02:56I am honored to be your host at this very special centenary celebration of Dickensburg, here at my very own bleak house.
03:05Have you been here long?
03:06Have you been here long?
03:12Mr. Tavistock?
03:16Mr. Tavistock?
03:19Did you know that Dickens himself is said to have visited this house on his North American tour in 1842? Imagine!
03:27How wonderful!
03:28Wonderful, yes! Indeed! Come in, come in!
03:32So, Mr. Tavistock, you're the president of the Dickens Fellowship?
03:37Of the Ontario Chapter. Excellent costumes, by the way. What do you think of mine?
03:42Yours? Excellent! Bravo!
03:46Edwin Drood himself. Presumed victim of Dickens' unfinished mystery novel.
03:52Ah, very good.
03:53And this, of course, is Grip. Named in honor?
03:59Of Dickens' pet raven.
04:01That's a very striking ring.
04:04Thank you, my dear. Dickens' own.
04:07Do peruse the memorabilia case when you have a moment.
04:10Many Dickens items from my personal collection on display, as well as a few treasures on loan.
04:18Come, come!
04:20Fellow Dickensians, I have a very exciting surprise.
04:25But first, there is a small matter I must attend to.
04:28In the meantime, please continue enjoying the smoking bishop punch.
04:40I suppose you shall be haunting me, presently.
04:45Oh, you're dressed as Scrooge.
04:47I am Bertram Cowher, biographer and historian.
04:51I'm Effie Crabtree, Crown Attorney, and this is my husband, George.
04:55This is Clayton Selwood. He's a playwright who directs our theatricals.
05:01Mr. and Mrs. Crabtree.
05:03The Artful Dodger.
05:04Ah, well spotted.
05:07What do you do, Mr. Crabtree?
05:09I'm a member of the Trotter Constabulary.
05:11And a writer. He's published several wonderful novels.
05:14Oh, a fellow scribe.
05:16You must meet Miss Lila Chester, our group's most prodigious reader.
05:21And that is saying something.
05:24Uh, Miss Havisham. Great expectations.
05:27Yes, and like Miss Havisham, I too have been unlucky in love. Left at the altar.
05:32Oh, well, that must have been quite an ordeal.
05:35Twenty years ago, darling. But at least this way I get some use of my wedding dress.
05:42That wasn't directed at you, Bertie.
05:45Bertie and I broke things off last year. He's a bit sensitive.
05:48A unique interpretation of events.
05:51Oh, the gang's all here.
05:53Uh-oh.
05:54Not again.
05:55Tiresome.
05:56Who is that?
05:57She claims to be Dickinson's granddaughter.
06:00But no one really believes her.
06:03This is far more of an intimate gathering than I expected.
06:07I suppose the journey was too much for some.
06:10I don't know why we couldn't meet in Toronto.
06:12Just because Tavistock bought himself an island.
06:15Bertie's still sour about losing it at auction to Patrick for Dickinson's cameo ring.
06:19It didn't even fit him properly.
06:21Bertie.
06:22Bertie. At least you have mementos the Dickinson family gave you when you were researching your biographies.
06:27How can a poor playwright like myself have ever outbid a man with pockets as deep as Patrick's?
06:33Where is Patrick?
06:35He was so excited to reveal his surprise.
06:37Good heavens, what was that?
06:41Fire!
06:42George!
06:46Where's Patrick?
06:47Are you all right?
06:48Ow!
06:50A note!
06:54It says he would make a lovely corpse.
07:19Well, the note sounds like a threat.
07:21He would make a lovely corpse?
07:23Oh, that's actually a quotation from Martin Tusslewitz.
07:25Oh!
07:26Martin who?
07:27Oh.
07:28It's a Dickens novel.
07:30Still, it's very suspicious.
07:31And we don't know who wrote this note.
07:33And I swore I heard shouting.
07:35That's definitely Patrick's handwriting.
07:37Oh, this must be the surprise he was talking about.
07:41So maybe this could be a game.
07:44Patrick does love his puzzles, just like Dickens.
07:47Oh!
07:48And he was dressed as Edwin Drood!
07:50Oh!
07:51Who vanishes in the Dickens novel?
07:54So, our host has contrived his own disappearance.
07:59Dirk Datcherer, detective.
08:02Ah yes, the detective from The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
08:05Very good, but sir, now is hardly the time for costume play acting.
08:09There's something written on the other side.
08:13It says, so it begins, and then dash north.
08:20Oh!
08:21Oh!
08:22This settles it!
08:23We have a conundrum on our hands!
08:26I think you're right.
08:28What's this?
08:29It looks like a piece of grass.
08:31I think it's parsley.
08:33Aha!
08:34I deduce our host has garnished the scene for our delectation.
08:39Why set fire to his own house?
08:41That doesn't make any sense.
08:42That is why we must puzzle it out!
08:45Come, Mr. Crabtree!
08:46We must solve the mystery of Edwin Drood!
08:50Did Mr. Tavistock seem worried about anything, or?
08:54No, exhilarated, if anything.
08:56Look, this case has a six-letter passlock.
08:59Oh!
09:00The passcode is almost certainly connected to the Drood mystery.
09:04Could it be the name of the character Dickens intended to be Drood's killer?
09:07Well, who did Dickens intend to be the killer?
09:10Nobody knows.
09:11It's Jasper.
09:12Jasper.
09:13The wicked uncle.
09:14Oh!
09:15God damn it!
09:18No.
09:19Oh!
09:20Try Helena.
09:21Helena Lampson.
09:26I know!
09:27It's Puffer.
09:29Princess Puffer of the Obie of Death.
09:31Ha!
09:32Are these all character names?
09:36Perhaps it's just Dickens.
09:38I mean, he's the ultimate killer if you think about it.
09:41D-I-C-K-E-N-S.
09:43Oh, never mind.
09:47What about the note?
09:50Shouldn't we be focused on the note?
09:53Yes!
10:00The ball hasn't moved in some time.
10:03Henry seems to have stopped at Scott's diner.
10:07They have a lemon pie special today.
10:11Then let's go have a slice.
10:15I don't think we've met, Miss...
10:17Dickens.
10:18Tanistoni Dickens.
10:20Charles Dickens' granddaughter.
10:22Why is it that no one believes you're Charles Dickens' granddaughter?
10:26Maybe because I don't look the part?
10:28But apparently it's because I lack evidence to back it up.
10:31My father Francis sold off his heirlooms,
10:34including a pocket watch to Mr. Tavistock.
10:37Dickens' son, Francis Dickens,
10:39was a member of Canada's Northwest Mountain Police,
10:42but he died childless at 42.
10:45It's well documented.
10:47George, I think those two must be sweet on each other.
10:51Who, him and her?
10:53Yes, they keep each other company.
10:55They must be sweet on each other.
10:57Who, him and her?
10:58Yes, they keep lurking around one another.
11:00Mr. Datchery, he's never been to one of these things before.
11:03Maybe Dash North means we should search the island.
11:06But the door was locked and it leads south.
11:09Oh, no, no!
11:11We need to be clever.
11:13Patrick loves wordplay.
11:15What if Dash North is an anagram?
11:18Oh!
11:20Uh...
11:22Shorthand.
11:24Dash North is an anagram for shorthand.
11:27Well, there's no shorthand written here.
11:29Unless there is.
11:37Invisible ink.
11:39That's Dickens' shorthand.
11:43What's that?
11:44When Dickens was a parliamentary reporter,
11:46he developed his own notation, unreadable to anyone.
11:48This must be why Tavistock insisted I bring my own documents.
11:52I have Dickens' only extant shorthand key.
11:56Come, everyone.
11:58It's in the display case.
12:03Is this supposed to be open like this?
12:06No!
12:08Patrick promised us he would keep it locked.
12:10Is anything missing?
12:12Dickens' pocket watch is gone.
12:14It's the only item missing.
12:17It must be another clue for Patrick.
12:19In the mystery of Edwin Drood,
12:21Drood's watch and chain were the only traces of him ever found
12:24after his mysterious disappearance.
12:26Tavistock must have planted the watch somewhere
12:29to further hint at his location.
12:31Are you sure it's not simply a robbery?
12:33I deduce if it were truly a robbery,
12:35the glass would be smashed.
12:37Not to mention all my valuable memorabilia is still here,
12:40including the shorthand key.
12:47Henry?
12:49Where's your uniform?
12:51Well, uh...
12:53It was stolen, sir.
12:55Are you eating pie?
12:57Well, I wouldn't very well go out in this state of undress, could I?
13:01There's a couple slices left if you're interested.
13:03It's good.
13:07So the missing pocket watch, that belonged to your father?
13:11So she claims.
13:13Yes.
13:15I inherited it from Charles.
13:17Then, shortly before my father's death,
13:19he sold it to Mr. Tavistock.
13:22Yes, and at the price Patrick says he paid,
13:24I could almost have afforded it myself.
13:27But I wouldn't give.
13:29So you really wanted that watch?
13:32Oh, desperately!
13:36But I didn't steal it.
13:38Maybe your line of work
13:41has given you a suspicious nature, Mr. Crabtree.
13:44But I am certain this is all simply a game.
13:47Is that another L?
13:49Are you acquainted with Mr. Dantry?
13:51L, L, O.
13:53No, no, no, I've only met him today.
13:58This one could be an R.
14:00Oh, yes it is!
14:02So this could be year.
14:05And this is a symbol for round or around.
14:09All year round.
14:12All year round!
14:17That's one of Dickens' periodicals.
14:19Tavistock, be sure to keep bound volumes in the library.
14:33A dead druid!
14:35Oh, Patrick has really outdone himself this time.
14:40We must now investigate who has done this dastardly deed.
14:45Congratulations, my friend, on a superb entertainment!
14:49I'm afraid this is no entertainment.
14:52Our host is dead.
14:59Mr. Tavistock was acting irrationally.
15:02Do you think he was ill?
15:04I'm afraid not.
15:06He was bludgeoned with a heavy object.
15:08No, no, weapon is apparent, Mrs. Crabtree.
15:12This most certainly was murder.
15:15Murder most foul, as foul as a killer's dog.
15:19Murder! Yes, Mr. Dantry.
15:21The culprit must be one of us.
15:24There's nobody else in the house.
15:26One of us?
15:27We all left the den at least once.
15:30You left to look for the raven.
15:32Mr. Gower left to fetch pipe tobacco.
15:34I myself left innocently twice.
15:37Indeed, miss, yes, any one of us could have committed this wretched crime.
15:42And I intend to find out who.
15:46You.
15:47Yes, I am a detective, after all.
15:51Rest easy, Mrs. Crabtree.
15:53I will solve this mystery and ensure Mr. Tavistock's killer is found.
16:00He still has his billfold and the key.
16:04The key is for the memorabilia case.
16:08But look, his ring is missing.
16:11The missing pocket watch isn't on his purse either.
16:14I wonder if the killer took them.
16:17Look, here's the volume of all the year round.
16:22And there's another note inside.
16:25When it all began.
16:27Mr. Dantry, the game is over.
16:30Now, this calendar...
16:32...is askew.
16:34This candlestick seems to be one of a pair.
16:38I wonder if the missing one is our murder weapon.
16:45How many thieves were there?
16:46There were four gigantic brutes.
16:49Well, most of them, anyway.
16:51When I tried to arrest them, sir, they laughed at me and they stole my clothing.
16:58Oh, well, that's good.
16:59Good?
17:00Yes, it means they've unwittingly stolen the GPS sensor.
17:05And we can track them using your new invention.
17:08Come along, Constable.
17:10We'll have to get you a new uniform.
17:15Will I have to pay for that, sir?
17:20Are you satisfied?
17:21Yes, thank you.
17:23So nobody has the watch or the ring?
17:25Or the candlestick.
17:27Good heavens, what are they doing?
17:29I asked them to move the body. It was distressing the ladies.
17:32It's compromising evidence, man.
17:34Sir, there is no need for concern.
17:37I have a photographic recollection.
17:39I've committed all the relevant details to memory.
17:43Ha!
17:44He is no master sleuth.
17:47He is Dr. Carmichael Doughty.
17:50The lout who jilted me at the altar 20 years ago.
17:54I recognized you at once, Carm.
17:57The name is Datchery.
17:59Do you blame me for coming fully in costume knowing this is the reception I get?
18:03So you lied about not knowing him?
18:05Well, clearly I never knew him.
18:07Or else I wouldn't have been standing alone at the altar on our wedding day.
18:14Right then, now that everybody has been searched,
18:17I will comb through the rest of the house for the watch, the ring, and the candlestick.
18:22I will assist you.
18:23Oh no, you will not.
18:25In fact, Effie will escort everybody into the den.
18:28I will keep them there.
18:30Of course. I'll see what else I can find out.
18:36I think it's stopped.
18:39I know that building.
18:41It's an abandoned furniture warehouse.
18:43Should we bring them in?
18:44No.
18:45If they've stolen a police uniform,
18:47they may have something bigger in mind than robbing a diner.
18:50And if we leave now, they might depart while we're not watching.
18:54Precisely.
18:55That's why there's another device I think we should use.
18:58Most of you were acquainted with Mr. Tavistock.
19:01Can you think of any reason someone would wish him harm?
19:04Bertie was obsessed with Patrick's cameo ring.
19:08Of course she accused me.
19:10Mrs. Chester is just bitter.
19:14Maybe she went after Tavistock herself.
19:16We all know she has a fiery temper.
19:18Bertie, don't. Please.
19:21Mr. Gower was jealous that Mr. Tavistock
19:23gave me Dickinson's tortoiseshell nachkies just last month.
19:27Maybe he did kill poor Patrick.
19:30That's absurd. I'm not a killer.
19:33Neither am I.
19:34The two of you probably did it together.
19:36Together? Oh, no.
19:38Stop quarreling, please.
19:40I'd sooner do away with Bertie than Patrick anything.
19:44And I'd sooner die alone than be with you.
19:47I hope you do die alone, you dickhead.
19:49What's this?
19:50A Dickinson adaptation.
19:52It's the only thing that will calm them down.
20:03The target has started to move again, Inspector.
20:05It's time to go.
20:20Oh, for Pete's sake.
20:22I thought I told you to stay out of it.
20:24I didn't want to deprive you of my powers of observation.
20:27What have you gathered?
20:29Ah, wig glue, I see.
20:32Yes. Yes, that's mine.
20:38I found this in Tannis Dickinson's room.
20:40I'm not quite sure what it's supposed to be.
20:42Never drew costume, I believe.
20:45Princess Puffer.
20:46Perhaps she planned to wear it and then thought better of it.
20:49I found all these Dickens portraits in Mr. Gower's room.
20:54This one was under his pillow.
20:58He loves his Dickens.
21:01Perhaps a little too much.
21:06Oh.
21:08Oh.
21:15Tis a day to be remembered when Master Copperfield pays us a visit.
21:22I trust you are well, Mrs. Heap.
21:25Thank you, Master Copperfield.
21:28We've looked forward to your visit for a long while.
21:32We had feared our humbleness stood in the way.
21:38I assure you, that's not the case, ma'am.
21:41Boo. Boo!
21:44Why should I humor a man who may well be the killer?
21:47This horrendous performance reminds me.
21:50Have a stock bad mouth your last two flops to all our mutual friends.
21:54My plays are very well respected.
21:59Nobody likes your plays, Mr. Selwood.
22:02Least of all any critics.
22:04Nobody likes you! You're fabulous!
22:08And yet you keep insisting on showing up to our gatherings in some sort of perverse display of defiance.
22:17Do you hear that?
22:18Yes, my senses are very keen.
22:21Very keen.
22:35Give me that! Who are you?
22:37I'm the cook.
22:39What? You're not cooking. You're stealing from Mr. Tavistock, who was just murdered.
22:43Where have you been all night?
22:45Hmph. Is that easy?
22:49God forgive me, but I don't much care for the new master.
22:53And I haven't seen him all night.
22:55Is that right? Turn out your pockets.
23:06Parsley! Just like the parsley found in the foyer when Mr. Tavistock disappeared.
23:14All right. I was in the foyer. Mr. Tavistock let me in.
23:19I told him I wanted more money if I was going to cook for you lot.
23:23He told me to go and find and take whatever I want.
23:26Oh, just take whatever you want. Is that why you're smashing into his money chest with an ice pick?
23:31With his permission.
23:33I just couldn't find the key.
23:37What's going on in here?
23:39I think we may have found our murderer.
23:43I don't see anyone in uniform. Are you certain your device is working?
23:49The thieves should be just ahead of you on your left, Inspector.
23:56I see him!
23:58All right, very carefully. See what he gets up to.
24:13George.
24:15What?
24:17I can't sleep.
24:19What?
24:20Are you sure the cook is guilty?
24:22Oh, if he...
24:23What about the watch and the ring? Why would she hide those if she was openly stealing?
24:29If you don't know, I just know I'll sleep better with that wild-eyed ice pick woman locked safe and sound.
24:38It's no use. I need a book or something.
24:43Maybe I will read some Dickens after all.
24:46George.
24:48What?
24:50I don't want to sleep.
24:52You have to.
24:54I can't go to sleep.
24:56You have to go to sleep.
24:58George.
25:00George.
25:02George.
25:04George.
25:06George.
25:08George.
25:10George.
25:12George.
25:14He's stopped.
25:18He's lingering behind a bank, and there's a special fortified motor car with guards.
25:24Stay there and keep watching.
25:28He's watching them bring a deposit in, but if I move, he'll see me.
25:35He's leaving.
25:37Uh, right.
25:39Stay with him and I'll come find you.
25:41That might be best.
25:43I think they're planning a large withdrawal.
25:57Someone there?
26:12Can you make a good point about the cook, Ify?
26:26Help!
26:27Oh, somebody help!
26:28Ify?
26:29I found her out here on the floor.
26:30Ify, are you all right?
26:31George.
26:32What happened?
26:33I saw a light under that doorway, and then somebody hit me.
26:35It's locked.
26:36Oh, the heavens.
26:37Mr. Gower.
26:38Is he dead?
26:39And the missing murder weapon.
26:40I think we found Mr. Tavistock's killer.
26:41Oh, my God.
26:42George.
26:43George!
26:44George!
26:45George!
26:46George!
26:47George!
26:48George!
26:49George!
26:50George!
26:51George!
26:52George!
26:53George!
26:54George!
26:55George!
26:56George!
26:57George!
26:58George!
26:59George!
27:00George!
27:01George!
27:02George!
27:03You
27:07Should we let that tree in he is a doctor according to Lila the doctor is not going to do much now if he
27:14This certainly could have been the weapon used to kill mr. Tavistock
27:19Mr. Gower doesn't seem to have any sort of marks on him
27:23Effie
27:25Perhaps he took the opium and then drowned himself
27:28Someone else could have drugged him that would explain the pajamas unless he was extremely modest
27:35Can we close his eyes? His pupils are huge and staring I
27:39Noticed Tavistock's pupils were dilated when he was greeting everybody right before he disappeared
27:47You know
27:50Opium has the exact opposite effect on pupils. It contracts them almost to pinpoints
27:55Well, if that's the case
27:59Someone's placed this opium bottle here. This whole scene has been staged
28:07So after witnessing the bank delivery you and the inspector tracked the thief back to the warehouse
28:13Yes, where our tracking ball is now stopped
28:16Then why aren't we arresting the thieves now when we're in the position to prevent a crime instead?
28:22We sit in judgment like all-seeing gods
28:28Waiting for these flawed mortals to fail yet again
28:32We are only surveilling one person Watts a known thief
28:35I was the one that made the decision detective Watts that it would be far more valuable to catch them in the act and
28:42If detective Murdoch's hunch was right, that was a main bank that the thief was watching last night
28:48So it frequently receives deposits from these smaller branches, yes, and I'm told the deposits arriving this morning are the biggest of the week
28:57So you think both men were drugged with the same substance it stands to reason but I don't think it was open
29:03They both had dilated pupils and Tavistock was nearly giddy. The cook also described him as acting strangely
29:09Maybe he really did encourage her to help herself to his money. I recently read about devil's breath tea
29:15Leaves one in a highly suggestible trance like state easily controlled by others
29:21They make a drug from the plant. It's a an anesthetic used in surgeries
29:26scopolamine
29:27George do you think somebody could have snuck it into mr. Gowers tobacco?
29:31There's his pipe
29:34Which means this is his teacup look not just leaves as in our cup, but seeds and stems
29:43What do you think
29:45I think Tavistock and Gower were drugged with devil's breath tea
29:50Making them use her to kill
29:58Our vantage point here is not ideal detective Murdoch. We can't see what's happening without revealing our position. Yes
30:04here
30:05Use this inspector. Oh
30:08It's my invention a circle scope. Oh my I can see everything
30:16The
30:25Thief is distracting the driver
30:33His accomplices are taking the money should we move in not yet
30:37They're going to drive away now Henry
30:59The thief is getting away
31:08Brains and broad I'm impressed
31:12Thank you, sir. I'll be wanting that uniform back. Just got those pants broken in
31:24Mr. Gower did not take his own life. He was killed by the same person killed. Mr. Tavistock
31:30He believed both men were drugged before they were killed
31:34Yeah, I have deduced what truly happened
31:38Mr. Tavistock planned this entire weekend around Dickens Edwin truth and
31:43Druid is exactly what it all comes back to
31:49Now the all the year round clue actually points to this
31:55Calendar which is set to the wrong date. Did nobody notice?
32:00The
32:01Next clue when it all began is a hint to the date. We should turn to
32:07Dickens birthdate, of course
32:09That's February
32:12the 7th, ah
32:15He drew
32:17Why?
32:18because Tavistock
32:20Imagined that Edwin Druid faked his own murder to expose his uncle's deadly designs
32:27And perhaps Tavistock knew exactly what Dickens intended
32:34Because hidden inside the briefcase is the real ending of Edwin
32:42After all
32:44Tavistock acquired it and someone here was willing to kill for it, but who?
32:50Why the failed dramatist, of course
32:53So it's so would had flop after flop his only successes in staging
32:59Dickens adaptations and what a cool to mount the first complete drooled
33:06with Dickens original ending
33:10That's not the real ending
33:13What what it's typed on a typewriter for pity's sake
33:17No, it's probably the one Tavistock was writing six months ago. Why would I kill for it personally? I prefer my own
33:27Well done, mr. Datchery
33:30You may not have unmasked the killer, but you've sold. Mr. Tavistock's parlor game with the greatest of ease
33:36but perhaps too much ease
33:39The murderer must have been privy to the game that mr. Tavistock was playing with us
33:46For the killer needed inside knowledge of his plan specifically how Tavistock was able to disappear
33:53And these murders weren't about druid
33:57They were about love
33:59Several times since arriving at Leak House. I felt cold drafts first in the foyer shortly after Tavistock's disappearance
34:07And again here when I was examining a very strange row of books
34:14Have any of you ever heard of lard times
34:18the old
34:19curiosity slop
34:20No, David Lobsterfield. I
34:24May not know much about Dickens, but I do know that these are not real books
34:29And this is not a real book case
34:33It's a secret passage
34:37The
34:48Killer knew that Tavistock used the secret passage to disappear. So he slipped in afterward and caught him by surprise
34:56Being a doctor in real life. Mr. Datchery knew of a drug called scopolamine. Is that right?
35:03He used it to make his victims compliant
35:09These murders were really about Datchery's love for life
35:13He came to win her back
35:16But first he needed to clear the field of his rivals Tavistock who was wooing her with Dickens memorabilia and Gower
35:24Whom he feared was hoping to reconcile
35:27It is true I did attend this weekend because I loved miss Chester and I've always regretted leaving her
35:34But I did not kill those men
35:38For two decades. I have suffered from my mistake in leaving the most enchanting woman. I have ever known
35:47Miss Chester, I
35:49Hope I can persuade you to forgive me
35:56There's nothing to forgive
36:01You don't believe this George
36:03Surely you don't. Well you and Mr. Datchery have an interesting tale. What about the missing ring, the missing pocket watch?
36:11The stories are good, but there are plot holes
36:22I think I have it
36:25Mr. Datchery, you were right. The evening was intended to be about Drew
36:31Tavistock was excited to unveil the new ending he'd written for Dickens' unfinished mystery and he'd laid out an elaborate puzzle to entice his guests
36:39I imagine he planned to plant the pocket watch as a later clue probably before revealing the secret passage
36:46Jeffy, you were right. Tavistock used that passage to disappear
36:51But he was startled when he was confronted by the cook
36:55You have to pay more. Give me more money. More money? Fine, fine. Help yourself. Being in a highly suggestive state from his drug punch
37:02He agreed with her that she should help herself to more money. But being in this muddled state, he also dropped his lantern
37:10starting a fire
37:12The killer later followed Tavistock through the secret passage and killed him here in the library
37:19The devil's breath tea would have made that easy
37:22Just as Gower's drugged tea would have made it easy for the killer to suggest to him a bath and then drown him with little resistance
37:30The killer then left two items at the scene of Gower's death. One, a candle stick suggesting it was Gower who murdered Tavistock
37:38And two, a vial of opium
37:41Suggesting he had then taken his own life
37:43But how did the killer know about the secret passage?
37:48For that, it either had to be someone who'd been here before or someone
37:53Who'd known someone who'd been here before
37:57Dickens had been here before in 1842
38:00He knew about the secret passage
38:03From Dickens, that information was passed on to his son, Francis
38:07And from Francis, it was passed on to his daughter
38:15You hated Gower
38:17He'd always denied your birthright
38:19Always said that you weren't truly a Dickens
38:23And you were infuriated with Tavistock for buying the pocket watch which you believed was properly yours
38:30In fact, that's why among all sorts of people, Gower was the only one who believed
38:36In fact, that's why among all sorts of valuable memorabilia, the only item stolen was that pocket watch
38:44As for the ring, the culprit is someone else entirely
38:47Gower told us the ring didn't properly fit Tavistock
38:50And when he was killed, it fell from his finger onto the floor
38:53And being a bright, shiny object, it was collected by...
39:00Griffith
39:06Oh
39:08I did know about the passage
39:11My father mentioned it to my mother, who told me about it
39:15You're right
39:17I was angry
39:19Gower sneered at my claim
39:22And Tavistock bought my legacy for a song when my father was down on his luck
39:37New people all idolized my grandfather
39:41He wasn't always that nice of a man
39:44He only gave his pocket watch to my father because he considered him a wastrel
39:49Who was always late
39:53I brought a costume that I didn't need to dress up
39:59None of you could ever see me for all that I really am
40:02A proud daughter of my ancestors
40:08And a true descendant of Charles Dickens
40:21Did that breakfast drool taste a little off to you?
40:25Well, I don't think the cook was thrilled about being locked up
40:28I think perhaps next year, we'll go back to our usual Dickens birthday brunch in the city
40:35Perhaps an occasion for my new production of Edwin Dood
40:40Best of luck
40:43And what of you two?
40:45Well, we are to be wed as soon as possible before he runs away again
40:51I should do as I've waited much too long as it is
40:54Come along, dear
40:56Farewell
40:58George
41:00How is it you knew so much about devil's breath tea?
41:02Actually, I've been doing a little bit of research into poisons and the like
41:04I hope I can trust your intentions
41:06Of course you can
41:08But I've been thinking
41:10You want to write another book
41:12I do
41:14Seeing these people so profoundly influenced by the work of a writer
41:16It's been strange
41:18But I've been thinking
41:20I've been thinking
41:22I've been thinking
41:24Strange, but inspiring
41:26You need to get back to writing
41:28Even if that means
41:30Going away somewhere for a while
41:32To get your head back into it
41:34If I did
41:36I'd miss you
41:38Terribly
41:40I'd miss you too
41:42But telling stories is a part of who you are
41:46What will it be about?
41:48It will be a fictionalized account
41:50Of some of the cases the detective and I have worked on together
41:52Like Holmes and Watson?
41:54Somewhat
41:56But in my telling, the assistant will be the clever one
41:58All the best fiction is based somewhat in reality
42:04Detective Murdoch
42:06A moment of your time, please
42:12Yes
42:14There's something I need you to see
42:16Follow me
42:19Follow me
42:27Constable!
42:29Hit the switch
42:35I thought your devices deserved a room of their own
42:49Thank you, inspector
42:51This is wonderful
42:55A place for your amazing inventions
42:57And for all the new ones yet to come
43:19You
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