Murdoch Mysteries S18 Episode 18
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00:00A prisoner in the Darned Jail crafted a bomb, and used it to destroy one of the walls.
00:14My, oh my.
00:15How many escaped?
00:16Dozens, it says.
00:17God knows what sort of havoc they'll wreak on the city, or if we'll even be able to catch
00:22them all again.
00:23George, we're the Toronto Constabulary.
00:27We won't rest until we've caught every last one.
00:29You're absolutely right, Higgins.
00:30In fact...
00:31Good God, Higgins, there's a baby hanging out the window!
00:32Out of the way!
00:33Out of the way!
00:34The baby was hanging right out of the window.
01:00You should have seen it.
01:01If we'd been there a moment later...
01:02...it would have crashed to the ground.
01:07Thank goodness for George Crabtree.
01:09No, no, no.
01:13Any one of you would have done the same, if you could.
01:15Marvelous work, George.
01:19You saved a life today.
01:20Yes, yes, I suppose I did.
01:23Thank you, Detective.
01:24But what is life?
01:25Is the life of a child really more valuable than that of the noble fern?
01:31Some believe God created us in his image, but there are more plants than men on this
01:36earth.
01:37Who's to say God didn't create a plant in his image and man as a mere lark?
01:43I believe the detective is calling me.
01:46Oh, fiddlesticks.
01:49Sir?
01:50Huh?
01:51What's that?
01:54It's my latest invention, but it isn't working.
01:57What does it do?
01:58It's a device capable of listening in and amplifying criminal conversations over great
02:04distances.
02:05Only criminal conversations, sir?
02:06Well, any conversations, I suppose.
02:08Although I don't see the point of listening in to conversations that aren't pertinent
02:11to the commission of a crime.
02:13You know, sir, I once had an idea for a similar invention, a device that could monitor space
02:20and listen for communications from beyond the stratosphere.
02:24No one lives beyond the stratosphere.
02:27Perhaps, sir.
02:28Or perhaps we're just not listening.
02:31George!
02:32It works!
02:33You're welcome.
02:34Sir?
02:35There's been a problem at the National Bank.
02:36Good Lord.
02:37Someone's used a bomb to breach this vault.
02:38I'm not sure about that, sir.
02:39No blast residue.
02:40You're right, George.
02:41No sign of a fire or incendiary device.
02:42Perhaps the thieves used a...
02:43A bomb.
02:44A bomb.
02:45A bomb.
02:46A bomb.
02:47A bomb.
02:48A bomb.
02:49A bomb.
02:50A bomb.
02:51A bomb.
02:52A bomb.
02:53A bomb.
02:54A bomb.
02:55A bomb.
02:57Used a...
02:59I'm not sure about that either, sir.
03:05Someone's robbed this bank using a cannon.
03:07That's right. A cannon. He said it often. An onyx swarm flew like a speeding train,
03:33banging the wall, crashing down. And you saw this? Yes, sir. I was sitting right here,
03:39imbibing in a refreshing bottle of ale. What time was this? Couldn't have been before 3
03:45a.m., in the morning. And how many thieves were there? Only one, sir. One man, wheeling
03:51a cannon through the streets of Toronto. How was he able to make off with all the money
03:56while managing such a cumbersome weapon? I know, sir. He wasn't wheeling the cannon.
04:00It was of his purse. How was the thief carrying this cannon? He was attached to his arm. An
04:07entire cannon. How was he able to lift it? This was not just any man, sir. He was a mechanical
04:15man. His arms composed not of flesh, but of wrought iron. Right. If we have any more questions,
04:25we'll let you know. Hey. I take it you're not convinced by his story? No. Sir, you're
04:33not the only person on the planet who can invent things. Perhaps this mechanical man
04:37is your villainous counterpart. An ordinary man committed this robbery, George. Just like
04:43every other robbery in the history of the world. We just need to find out who. Sir,
04:49what about the bombing at the Don jail? Perhaps the man who made that bomb has also made some
04:54sort of mechanical suit of armor that allows him to break through walls and rob banks at
05:01will. A fanciful idea, George, supported not by facts, but by a town drunk. I intend to
05:10stick with the evidence. Well, I hardly think a mechanical man made of metals would leave
05:15behind finger marks. Prices have never been lower, Thomas. Verna Jones bought one at Eaton's
05:22just last week. What do we need a refrigerator for? To keep things cold. Like what? Meats,
05:29cheeses. Why do we need to keep them cold? They're going to end up in the oven anyway.
05:33You only want one because Verna Jones has got one. Thomas, you are impossible. I'll
05:38leave the Eaton's catalog out for you tonight. Oh, bloody hell. Sir, we've just returned
05:44from the National Bank, but we've yet to identify a suspect. However, we believe it could be
05:49a mad metallurgist and that the whole thing could be connected to the breakout at the
05:53darn jail. Where am I going to find the money to buy a refrigerator? Sir, we were discussing
06:00the bank. What's to discuss? Solve the case. George Crabtree, you are one in a million.
06:16You're not so bad yourself. I've known a few men in my day, but none have come close
06:21to satisfying me like you. Let's make love all night. Effie, I have to go through these
06:31files you bought from the Crown Attorney's office. What did you want with those anyway?
06:36These are all the escapees from the breakout at the darn jail. I have a feeling one of
06:40them is responsible for the bank heist last night. I admire you, George. You're the best
06:47man I've ever known. What is it? Nothing. It's just that I know your heart will never
06:58truly be mine. Effie, what are you on about? You know it's already yours. No, don't you
07:04see? Your heart belongs to justice. Oh, Effie. Sir, I've got it. Dr. Virgil Von Drill. He
07:19was a brilliant inventor until he was arrested for stealing from the doctors in his employment.
07:25What about him? Sir, he's one of the escapees from the darn jail. And look, he was horrifically
07:32injured when one of his inventions went awry. He was crippled. He lost an arm,
07:35horrendous facial scarring, barely survived. George, this doesn't seem like the type of
07:43person that would become a criminal mastermind. Sir, think about it. This is why. This is why
07:48he encased himself in metal. To make up for his broken body and to give himself superhuman
07:54strength. George, that's an outlandish idea. Sir, there's been another robbery. I've never
08:04seen anything like it. A mechanical man, seven feet tall, wielding a mighty cannon. Do you mean
08:11to say he was carrying a cannon? It was a part of him. Where an ordinary man would have an arm,
08:16he had a cannon. Thank you very much, miss. Dear Lord, George, you were right. Why didn't I listen?
08:26Your mind is so often one step ahead. Damn my intransigence. Sir, don't be hard on yourself. We
08:34all miss things from time to time. Sir, there's something I haven't told you about Dr. Virgil Von
08:39Zrill. At his trial, when he was convicted, he vowed vengeance, not just on the city of Toronto,
08:45but indeed on all of Canada. Sir, I fear these bank heists are just the beginning. Revenge on
08:53all of Canada? George, that would mean... We have to warn the Prime Minister. It could be dangerous.
09:03Dangerous, sir? I don't know the meaning of the word.
09:18My God, George. He's laying waste to the entire city. Sir, look.
09:24It can't be. Mr. Prime Minister. Sir, he's gone. But George, without the Prime Minister,
09:35Canada will surely fall. You may have taken the Prime Minister, but you'll never take
09:51Station House Boar of the Toronto Constabulary. And you spent months writing that travesty. Sir,
09:59the publisher's quite like it. I've had several offers already. It's an amusing yarn, I suppose.
10:04But what are you trying to say about the inspector's character? He's a hempeck drunk. Well... Crabcheek,
10:09let me tell you. It's all right making Murdoch into a bit of a ninny and Watser a bookish boar,
10:14but I wear the trousers in my household. A drop of whiskey never stopped me from running a tight
10:19ship. Sir, when one creates a work of fiction, his name is Breckenride, and he's from Lancashire.
10:26Sir, what did you think of the ending? I'm having misgivings about it. It's a bit much. Sir? George?
10:33Where is the inspector? He's on holiday. He's back tomorrow. He's enjoying the company of a
10:38lady friend. Oh, right. Miss Mandelbaum. Well, then perhaps you'll want to join me, sir. There's
10:44been an incident down on River Street. A carriage carrying prisoners has been held up and the
10:49convicts are on the run. Come on, boatlooks. Let us remind you how a real station house is run.
10:55The ninny and the drunk. He had a rifle. There was nothing we could do. He took my keys, opened
11:03the back door, and started letting them out one by one. How many prisoners? Eleven, sir. What did
11:09he look like? He was short. Other than that, I can't say. He had a bandana covering his face.
11:14Did he communicate with any of the prisoners that he released? By that, I mean, did any of them
11:20seem to know him? No. No, he just let them go when they ran. All right. Thank you. Get back to it,
11:27folks. Right, then. We've got the whole area cordoned off. We've got men down on Queen Street,
11:32up on Girard. And also, we've got officers from Station House Six patrolling the whole of the
11:37river in case any of them try to swim across. Good thinking, sir. They won't get far. Not while
11:42I'm in charge. Hey, Crutry. One by one, they ran off, mostly in the direction of the river. Did
11:56any of them flee in groups? Not that I saw. Did any of them speak to the gunman? Not a one. He
12:04was on his own. Other witnesses say he was wearing a bandana. That's right. A red one? Yes,
12:15sir. Word about it. Good work, lads. Seven of the men caught, four still on the loose. We have
12:22posters of the missing men ready to be plastered all over town. We will not rest until these men
12:27are back behind bars. Carry on, gentlemen. Sir, sirs. I feel I have to mention the perpetrator's
12:34red bandana. What about it? Well, don't you think it's odd that the villain in my novel wears a red
12:40bandana to cover up his scar before he turns himself into a mechanical man? This is real
12:45life, Crutry, not a silly little novel. Sir, you've read George's latest novel? I have. You
12:50haven't? Oh, he's done the right number on you, Murdoch. Figure out why the man in the bandana
12:57wants to free the prisoners in the first place. I have a hunch, Henry. Why would somebody stop a
13:03police transport and let a bunch of prisoners go? By mistake? Perhaps he thought it was a
13:08different carriage that had money in it. No. Well, actually, I suppose maybe. But what if he knew one
13:16of the prisoners wanted to help him escape, but decided to let the whole lot of them go in order
13:21to hide his connection to that one prisoner? It's a bit complicated. Well, indeed. And to pull it off
13:27would take meticulous planning. I think we're looking at a master criminal. So why would a
13:32master criminal want to spring a small potato convict? That I don't know yet. But I think we
13:37should start by speaking to the greatest criminal mastermind we know. Henry, look at that man!
13:43He's wearing a red bandana! Oi, you there! Stop!
13:57Well, well, well. Look who it is. Ralph Fellowes. Enough of this daydreaming. This is ridiculous.
14:14Who's to say that Ralph Fellowes is even in Toronto? No, sir. Perhaps George. Figure it out.
14:20As they all beheld George's strapping six-foot-three frame. Well, you did make a good point, little George.
14:31I did? Yes. Whoever the man behind the red bandana actually is, perhaps he did want to free one of
14:39the prisoners, but he freed all of the prisoners in order to obscure his connection. Sir, am I
14:44thinking precisely? Get the court records on all of the prisoners and see who testified on each of
14:51their behalves. Perhaps we're looking for a friend or a relative. Sir. Oh, Effie Crabtree, you are one
15:06in a million. You're not so bad yourself. I pulled those files you asked about. Looking for friends
15:14and family of the escapees? Beauty and brains to match. How did I ever get so lucky? Well, I suppose
15:20I'm a sucker for a good writer. Have you got any ideas for the new ending of your book? I'm not sure.
15:27I can't really put my finger on what's wrong with the current version. Too unbelievable?
15:34Maybe, but for me, the villain has such good history, that keeps it just real enough.
15:41And if I change him, then the whole thing goes sideways. I was talking about the hero. He's so
15:47perfect, it's not very believable. Oh, so you don't think I'm perfect?
15:54I think that the real George Crabtree is so wonderful that if he were written in a book,
15:59nobody would believe him. Stop it. Do you think I should dial back the bits where I'm an extraordinary
16:06lover? No, absolutely not. The readers love the racy bits. You're right. And the racy bits are the
16:14most believable. George Crabtree, Charles Chalk. We spoke on the telephone. Wowee! Are we ever pleased
16:23as punks to be publishing your novel? Can't wait to get it on the shelves. Well, that's wonderful, sir.
16:27Sir? Please, you don't need to be so formal. Of course, Mr. Chalk. Chick. I beg your pardon? It's Chick.
16:34Mr. Chick. Mr. Chalk. You just said it was Chick. You can call me Chick. I didn't call you Chick.
16:39You called me Mr. Chick. That's right. It's Mr. Chalk. What? George, his name is Chick, short for
16:44Charles Chalk. You can call him Mr. Chalk, or as he prefers, Chick. Mr. Chalk. Hey. Chick. I wanted to
16:51chalk with you, if it's not too late to make a couple of changes to my manuscript.
16:56Hmm. Changes? The type's already set. Well, you can unset it, can't you? Unless you've already started
17:06printing. I suppose. It's a lot of work. How big are these changes? Yes. What kind of changes are
17:15you thinking about, George? Well, it's the ending. It's never quite set right with me, but if it's too
17:21much work... George, it's not too much work. It's a lot of work. Well, it's not so much work that it can't be
17:26done. You can change the ending, George. I didn't know you felt that strongly about me changing it.
17:31You know, life is hard enough without people like you. I beg your pardon? How long do you need, George?
17:39A week. Then the week you should have. Philip, stand down.
17:49We will publish the best book we can, or my name's not Chick Chalk.
17:53My lord, what a sad, bitter man. Did you notice his handkerchief? Whose? Chick Chalk. Mr. Chalk? No. What about it? It was red.
18:07Just wondered if... Oh, I'm sure it's nothing. Thank you for buying me some more time. You know,
18:14I have half an idea. What's going on? Oi, Mac, what's going on? There's been a bank robbery.
18:22A bank? I'd better attend to this.
18:27Sir. That's one way to make a withdrawal. Very good, sir. Can I point out this is exactly what
18:34happened in my novel? George. Well, it's an awful coincidence, don't you think?
18:39There are stark differences between reality and your novel, George. For example,
18:44this was likely the result of an incendiary device, a gunpowder, and not the result of a
18:52cannonball fired from a mechanical man's arm. I suppose you're right, sir.
18:58I believe this is the casing of the explosive device. In metal, welded shut, and likely had a
19:07short-term release fuse. I've never seen anything like it. It's crude, homemade, and again,
19:13unlike your novel. Sir, does this mean that you've read my book already?
19:18It was a quick read, George, yes. What did you think?
19:22Well, it was brisk, compelling, expertly written. The ending, however...
19:29I know, sir. I know. I'm working on it. I found I especially related to the detective
19:35character. Well, you know, sir, you provided some inspiration for that character.
19:39I too often find I strain against the bounds of my intellect. It's quite frustrating.
19:45Well, now, sir... Luckily, I have a constable on hand
19:49whose genius, insight, and physical prowess know no bounds.
19:53Sir, when one creates a work of fiction... Chief constable.
19:57Bloody hell. Two in one night. What?
20:00Savings and loan on Wilton. Wall blown out exactly like that. Everything stolen.
20:05Station house three are investigating. Oh, and look, this was found at the scene.
20:10What is this? Sir, metal armour.
20:15As if to construct a mechanical main.
20:26Welcome back, Inspector. There's a lot been happening.
20:29So I've gathered. So, no witnesses, no leads.
20:34What in God's name is going on, man? Well, sir, the similarities to George's book
20:39are far too much of a coincidence to be ignored. You finished your novel?
20:43I did. You're a man of many talents.
20:45Please, don't encourage it. And you're saying there's a connection
20:48between these crimes and the constable's manuscript? Absolutely, sir. And last night,
20:53I was reading through the case files. One of the escapees has connections to a criminal gang
20:58who have robbed banks all across Ontario. His name is James David Anderson.
21:04Was he ever caught? Sir, still on the run.
21:06Prime suspect, then? Well, sir, it is compelling,
21:09but how on earth did this Mr. Anderson obtain a copy of George's book?
21:22Jock, you're wanted for questioning down at the... What on earth is all this?
21:27What are you doing here? This is nothing. It's an advance.
21:30These bills are from the National Bank. It was you.
21:33You stole my book and used it as inspiration to go on a rampage of crime.
21:38It was an ingenious idea. All I had to do was follow your story,
21:42and soon I'd have my hands on a cool million. You're a villain.
21:46Me? It was your sick, brilliant mind that lit the path.
21:58A laugh. So maniacal. You're a bloody lunatic, Crumptree.
22:03And so is anyone who would copy your book. You're not wrong, sir, but it appears someone
22:08has. And George does make a good point. Somehow, his novel got into the hands of
22:13the thief. And sir, the only person besides us who's read the thing is the publisher,
22:19who I also noted uses a red kerchief. A red bandana was seen by a witness at the site
22:26of the escape. Right. Inspector, I suggest you get hold of
22:30the file on Mr. Anderson to watch. Crumptree, you go with Murdoch. Round up this publisher
22:35and anyone else who's read your bloody book. Sir.
22:38Oh, George, if you are planning on changing the ending of your book anyway,
22:44is this just some mathematical and scientific corrections to help make the book more realistic?
22:51Oh. May I?
23:03James David Anderson, known associate of Alan Henry and the Millhouse Gang.
23:08The fugitive with a connection to bank robbers?
23:16Something the matter, detective? No.
23:21You seem rather taciturn today. Don't mind me. I wouldn't want to
23:28go on and on like some sort of, what was it? A blathering philosopher?
23:35Watson, when one creates a work of fiction, it's quite all right.
23:43Don't worry, George. I liked your book. I thought I came across just as I am.
23:47You read it already? Absolutely. Well, I skimmed it for my parts.
23:51Well, some madman's been copying the crimes in the novel? I'm shocked. I'm shocked!
23:59It's so fantastical as to be absurd. And yet, somehow, it's true.
24:05Given the book hasn't actually been published yet, very few people have had the opportunity to read
24:09it. Oh, you can't suspect me.
24:11You carry a red handkerchief, do you? Well, yes. What does that matter?
24:14That remains to be seen. Who else have you shown the manuscript to?
24:18Well, the only people who have read it are myself and those in my employ.
24:20How many is that? Well, there's Hume.
24:23Of course. Mr. Abernathy.
24:25Of course. Of course, there's Philip and Frank and
24:27Jeffers. That's it.
24:30All right, we'll need all of them to come down to the station house for questioning.
24:34Of course. Sir, you don't think this will affect
24:38my book getting published, do you? Not so long as we catch whoever's behind
24:42this. I don't think. Maybe.
24:45You shared a cell with James David Anderson? What of it?
24:48And you were both in the prison transport vehicle that was held up on River Street.
24:53I had nothing to do with that. I don't doubt as much, but I wonder if your
24:58cellmate did. Why should I know?
25:01Did he confide anything in you? No.
25:06Was he acting unusually the day of the escape? He didn't know anything.
25:11Anyway, he's probably in another province by now.
25:13I saw him heading for the rail yard. What about the man in the red bandana?
25:18Was he headed in the same direction? No.
25:21I didn't see where he went. But there was one lad who seemed to know him.
25:25How so? When he got out, he put his hand on his
25:28shoulder right before he ran off. I want men stationed at every bank in the
25:33city. Every post office, every post office.
25:36I want men stationed at every bank in the city. Every post office, every savings and
25:40loan, every credit union. We are on the job 24 hours a day until we
25:44bring him in. Sir, sir, lads, lads, wait.
25:48The mechanical man has been seen nearby. What, by some bloody drunk?
25:52No, sir, people have seen us, you or I. We're getting calls.
25:55The telephone's been bringing off the cradle.
25:58Bloody old country. He stood out of the old book.
26:00He's taking the gold. He appears to have some sort of mechanism
26:04for launching explosives and not an actual cannon.
26:07Sir, may I? My goodness, sir, it's the chap we spoke
26:15to earlier, the trash collector. I don't care who he is.
26:18He's got a gun. He's got a gun.
26:20He's got a gun. He's got a gun.
26:22He's got a gun. He's got a gun.
26:24He's got a gun. He's got a gun.
26:27We need to bring him down before he can use those guns.
26:30Prepare to fire, sir. Do you have a better idea?
26:34Lads, take position.
26:40Ready? Fire!
26:42Take cover!
26:58Dear God, he's an invincible killing machine.
27:00Our bullets are useless against his armour.
27:04This is no time for heroics, lads. Fall back!
27:13Why would anyone want to turn one of Crabtree's stories into real life?
27:18Is there any chance that it's just a coincidence?
27:22That doesn't seem likely. So you think there's someone out there,
27:25as crackers as you are, walking around the streets of Toronto?
27:29I have to agree with Inspector Choi. A coincidence is just far too unlikely,
27:33given how many similarities there are to George's book.
27:37So that's it? I've created a monster.
27:39An indestructible, mechanical, killing machine monster,
27:46capable of laying waste to entire cities.
27:50Let's focus on what we do know. The Mechanical Man is one of the escaped convicts.
27:57And he evaded recapture by posing as a trash collector near the site of the escape.
28:03The man in the red bandana must have left him.
28:06The man in the red bandana must have left him a change of clothes,
28:10which means they knew one another. Precisely.
28:14Whoever the Mechanical Man is, his accomplice must be someone who read George's book.
28:20We need to figure out who that is.
28:23What's the story, trash man? How did you get your dirty mitts on the manuscript?
28:26Who gave it to you? Who are you working with?
28:29What are you talking about, George? How do you know my name?
28:33Come now, there's no need to pretend we don't know one another.
28:37We don't know one another. Of course we do.
28:40How do you think I got your book? You gave it to me.
28:43George, what on earth are you talking about? George.
28:53Well, yeah, fine. Why don't we just have done with it and lock Crabtree up?
28:57There is some truth to what George is saying.
28:59If it did, fantastical.
29:02Just a moment. George created this character.
29:07And much like we are reflections of our creator,
29:11the Mechanical Man is a reflection of George.
29:18That is a make-believe Mechanical Man.
29:20Not whatever maniac is out there terrorizing Toronto.
29:24Perhaps the real criminal is someone who read George's book
29:30and identified with the villain character so greatly
29:33that he decided to recreate his string of crimes.
29:37So the secret to the culprit's identity may lie somewhere in George's mind.
29:42Oh, God help us all.
29:45He's right. Nobody knows that character better than you.
29:49So what do you know about him?
29:50Well, I did conceive of him as a version of myself.
29:54But instead of the world granting him grace and opportunity,
29:59it gives him nothing.
30:01In fact, he's crippled by fate, losing both an arm and a leg.
30:05So he decides to rebuild himself.
30:08To feel powerful in a world where he was powerless.
30:11Right. He doesn't think he's doing anything wrong.
30:14He thinks he's just evening the scales.
30:16Seven-thirty.
30:18He looks around the world and he sees people like me.
30:23People who are happy.
30:25People who are lucky.
30:27And he thinks, why does the world give that to some people but not to me?
30:32So he's taking what he feels the world owes him.
30:34Exactly.
30:36But George, someone like that isn't just you
30:39if you'd been dealt a different hand in life.
30:42Every privilege that's been afforded to you
30:44has come because you meet the world with kindness.
30:47And love.
30:49Do you think?
30:50Of course.
30:51Whoever this person is who's decided to become your villain
30:54must be consumed with everything that is the exact opposite of George Crabtree.
30:59He must be a sad and bitter man.
31:04Oh my goodness, Effie!
31:06That's it, you're brilliant!
31:07I am?
31:08A sad and bitter man.
31:12I know who it is.
31:14Sir, with some help from Effie,
31:17I made the connection.
31:18I realized that chap who does the typesetting down at the publisher's house,
31:22he fits the profile of my villain exactly.
31:24His name is Philip Armstrong.
31:26Do you have proof it's him?
31:28No, sir.
31:28But Mr. Armstrong appears in the case files of one of our Don J escapees.
31:32He was a character witness for Vernon Lloyd.
31:36They're friends?
31:36Brothers.
31:38Half brothers, hence the different surname.
31:40But I asked around and the description of Vernon Lloyd
31:42perfectly matches that trash collector we spoke to.
31:46And where is this Philip Armstrong now?
31:48Sir, he's waiting for us in the interview room.
31:53I don't know anything about anything.
31:55I never even read that book.
31:57Mr. Armstrong, there's no use denying it.
32:01We know you read the book.
32:02We know you donned a red bandana and released a wagon full of prisoners.
32:07One of them, your brother, Vernon Lloyd.
32:11We have constables searching for the money at your home right now.
32:15They're also searching for your brother.
32:18He's not there.
32:20So you admit it, then?
32:21It's true?
32:24Yes.
32:26Yes, it's all true.
32:27Why?
32:29Why did you do all of this?
32:31My brother always looked out for me growing up.
32:34But recently Vernon fell on hard times.
32:38It wasn't his fault.
32:40The world never cared much for us, never gave us a thing.
32:43So I made a plan for us to commit a robbery.
32:47When was this?
32:48Last year.
32:50I had it all figured out.
32:52But it went bad.
32:54Vernon got caught and it was my fault.
32:57I was free while Vernon was stuck in jail.
33:00So you decided to break him out?
33:03Thanks to you.
33:04I was actually inspired by your novel.
33:08It felt like you were telling my story.
33:10Vernon and I, we used to play in our grandfather's metal shop when we were kids.
33:14We dreamed of being invincible.
33:18Of being men made of metal.
33:21Just like in your book.
33:24I thought we could finally make those dreams come true.
33:28But it's...
33:30It's mad.
33:31Yes, of course it's mad.
33:34But I knew I could build the suit.
33:36And he had the strength to manipulate it.
33:38And he had the strength to manipulate it.
33:40And together we could finally take what was ours.
33:44All right, enough.
33:46Where is your brother now?
33:49You'll never find him.
33:51And even if you did, how could you stop him?
33:57You're going to take us to the place where you built this suit.
34:05This was grandpa's old shop.
34:08We grew up right here, learning the trade.
34:12You were lucky to have a mentor.
34:15Lucky?
34:16The old man was mean as a snake.
34:19He forced us to work with hot metal without protection.
34:23On our birthdays, he would throw pennies onto the street for us to pick up.
34:28After he'd heated them in his oven, it scald our fingers.
34:32It's awful.
34:33And if we complained or cried, that's when things got really bad.
34:39Especially when he was suffering from the brass shakes.
34:43That's when he would do this.
34:48Dukat.
34:49They branded you.
34:51No wonder you sought revenge on the world.
34:54You're damn right.
34:57And we'll get it too.
34:58My brother isn't finished.
35:00We'll take everything we deserve.
35:02And leave the likes of you with nothing.
35:05Henry, take him outside.
35:09Inspector.
35:11Sir.
35:13There's no doubt Vernon Lloyd will strike again.
35:15We just have no idea where or when.
35:18I don't know how we're going to stop him.
35:20Our bullets didn't even leave a dent.
35:22He nearly killed a lot of us.
35:24Yes.
35:25I believe we have only one option.
35:28Magnets.
35:29Magnets.
35:29Well, sir, he's made out of metal.
35:32We could use magnets to stop him.
35:33Yes, ingenious constable.
35:36Yes, George.
35:37A very good idea, but not what I was thinking.
35:40We need to fight fire with fire.
35:43Detective.
35:45We're going to make our own suit.
36:01So.
36:15This is our best idea.
36:18Sir, the mechanical man is equipped with an automatic gun
36:21and a device that launches explosives.
36:23We can't simply send constables in there to take him down.
36:26Sir, you remember what happened last time.
36:28So now we have our own bulletproof suit.
36:30You're all crackers.
36:31Not necessarily, sir.
36:33I've equipped ours with a non-lethal device.
36:36An amplified version of my weaponized capacitor.
36:39If it strikes any part of his suit,
36:41the metal will conduct the entire electrical charge.
36:44Turning its primary feature into a weakness.
36:47Who's going to wear it?
36:48I will.
36:50Sir, I have to object.
36:52This whole situation is my fault.
36:54If it wasn't for my awe-inspiring, otherworldly imagination,
37:00none of this would be happening.
37:01I have to be the one to wear the suit.
37:03I have to destroy my own creation.
37:06Good man.
37:07Detective.
37:08Inspector.
37:09Can I have something?
37:10I've discovered the identity of...
37:12What is going on here?
37:14We already know the identity of the mechanical man, Watts.
37:17It's Vernon Lloyd.
37:18That's right.
37:19Never mind then.
37:20Watts.
37:21What else have you discovered?
37:22I may have some information about his next steps,
37:26but I wouldn't want to go on and on
37:28like some sort of blathering philosopher.
37:31Watts, when one creates a work of fiction...
37:33Watts, carry on.
37:34Get on with it.
37:35When Vernon Lloyd was in the Don jail,
37:37he wrote a series of letters.
37:39They were never delivered.
37:40They were intercepted by the guards.
37:44He threatens to kill every jury member
37:46and the judge for putting him behind bars.
37:49And the Crown Attorney.
37:51Wait a minute.
37:52Effie was the lead attorney on that case.
37:54Where's your wife now?
37:55She's due at the courthouse today.
37:57We have to get down there now.
37:59All right.
38:00Sir.
38:02I have to be the one.
38:05All right, George.
38:05You'll wear the suit.
38:07But I have a plan.
38:09You need to lure the mechanical man
38:11next to the statue of Queen Victoria
38:13that's out front of City Hall.
38:15Sir, why?
38:16Trust me.
38:17Get him to the statue.
38:27Effie!
38:34Get down!
38:49Effie!
38:50Stay back!
38:51George?
38:58Effie!
39:00What's happening?
39:01I think they're going to fight.
39:06Constable George Crabtree.
39:08Let's do this.
39:19Get him up!
39:24George!
39:24Stay back!
39:27Stay back!
39:57Right.
40:17Sir.
40:21Do you really think this will work?
40:22We're about to find out.
40:24George!
40:26George!
40:26The statue!
40:27What are you waiting for?
40:29It's not close enough.
40:38Get back!
40:48It worked!
40:49No.
40:50He's had enough.
40:53George?
40:56Effie?
41:23Our grandfather always said
41:24we would never amount to anything.
41:26We'd be poor our whole lives.
41:29Of course, we wanted to prove him wrong.
41:32You had the money.
41:33You could have simply disappeared.
41:35And let them get away with it?
41:37Let them get away with locking my brother up?
41:39The judge and jury?
41:40That horrible lady attorney?
41:43She was just doing her job.
41:45That woman took away my freedom.
41:48All we wanted to do was just feel powerful.
41:52And for a moment, we did.
41:54And now you'll be going to prison for a long time.
42:03What will happen in the new ending?
42:05Oh, I've got a couple of ideas.
42:07I'll send you a copy.
42:08You can read it in your cell.
42:18Well, your new book is a smash hit, George.
42:21Readers love the new ending.
42:24I took inspiration from real life.
42:27Instead of the hero doing it all himself,
42:29all the characters had to come together to defeat the villain.
42:327.30.
42:34I'm not sure that's what made it a hit.
42:37Or no?
42:38No.
42:40I think it's because the readers like the racy bits.
42:43Myself included.
42:48There's only one question.
42:50What are you going to write next?
42:52Another installment?
42:53You know, I've been thinking about just that.
42:56And I have two words for you.
43:00Mole men.
43:03Mole men?
43:04Mole men.
43:04They live deep beneath the Earth's surface.
43:06Subterranean.
43:07Every day exist.
43:08I've seen them with my own eyes.
43:10Dear.
43:12So what are you going to do when you become a famous novelist?
43:15Quit your job at the constabulary?
43:18I shouldn't think so.
43:19Where else would I get the inspiration for my stories?
43:22I suppose.
43:24I could help you with the racy bits.
43:28Mrs. Cranford.