1 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:45,285 - Synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com - 2 00:00:46,806 --> 00:00:49,836 I'm saying it's a bad idea. 3 00:00:49,956 --> 00:00:53,231 The banquet, or the fact that it's being held in complete darkness? 4 00:00:53,233 --> 00:00:57,085 Well, obviously I'm not against banquets. I do work in a hotel. 5 00:00:58,619 --> 00:01:01,380 This dinner is in honour of a very special guest 6 00:01:01,416 --> 00:01:03,195 who is both blind and deaf. 7 00:01:03,205 --> 00:01:05,589 Which is why we've invited blind and deaf guests 8 00:01:05,617 --> 00:01:08,075 - as well as charitable donors. - Exactly! 9 00:01:08,096 --> 00:01:10,921 Mixing the rich with the poor? With the lights out? 10 00:01:11,041 --> 00:01:15,473 And a constituency specially skilled for such circumstance? 11 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,808 The opportunity for theft is obvious. 12 00:01:19,273 --> 00:01:21,468 As a fellow detective, 13 00:01:21,519 --> 00:01:24,033 you must appreciate my position. 14 00:01:24,153 --> 00:01:27,136 I believe I'm more concerned with the potential for mishap 15 00:01:27,151 --> 00:01:29,076 than avarice, Mr. Fellows. 16 00:01:29,196 --> 00:01:30,908 But I'm not unconcerned. 17 00:01:31,532 --> 00:01:34,545 Why does our hotel need a detective? 18 00:01:34,955 --> 00:01:36,584 I believe you and I living here 19 00:01:36,598 --> 00:01:39,033 - may have had something to do with that. - Still. 20 00:01:39,069 --> 00:01:42,078 One detective per hotel should be sufficient. 21 00:01:42,198 --> 00:01:43,972 Doctor, Detective. 22 00:01:43,989 --> 00:01:47,425 - Wonderful to see you again. - Mr. Bell. It is indeed a pleasure. 23 00:01:47,471 --> 00:01:50,500 - Mr. Bell. - Allow me to introduce my wife, Mabel. 24 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:53,233 - Hello. - How do you do? 25 00:01:53,907 --> 00:01:56,313 And it gives me great pleasure 26 00:01:56,697 --> 00:01:59,208 to introduce the guests of honour this evening, 27 00:01:59,226 --> 00:02:01,156 Miss Helen Keller and her governess, 28 00:02:01,161 --> 00:02:02,696 Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy. 29 00:02:02,725 --> 00:02:06,115 Doctor Julia Ogden and Detective William Murdoch. 30 00:02:06,173 --> 00:02:08,115 I'm so happy to finally meet you. 31 00:02:08,138 --> 00:02:11,151 I feel I know you already from our letters. 32 00:02:12,290 --> 00:02:14,279 This... is... 33 00:02:14,399 --> 00:02:16,977 Doctor... Ogden... 34 00:02:17,155 --> 00:02:20,257 and William... Murdoch. 35 00:02:20,977 --> 00:02:22,860 How wonderful to meet you. 36 00:02:23,267 --> 00:02:27,049 And thank you for helping organize this dinner. 37 00:02:27,169 --> 00:02:29,800 Where everyone will be as blind as I am. 38 00:02:30,422 --> 00:02:31,928 May I see you? 39 00:02:32,165 --> 00:02:34,119 She wants to touch your face. 40 00:02:34,239 --> 00:02:36,351 Oh. Of course. 41 00:02:39,589 --> 00:02:41,252 You're smiling. 42 00:02:43,949 --> 00:02:46,117 I understand you can read lips? 43 00:02:46,479 --> 00:02:47,856 I can. 44 00:02:48,275 --> 00:02:50,077 But I make mistakes. 45 00:02:51,923 --> 00:02:53,801 Meet my husband. 46 00:02:59,115 --> 00:03:01,198 And you are very handsome. 47 00:03:04,197 --> 00:03:06,505 Fascinating. Her fingers can 48 00:03:06,625 --> 00:03:08,301 see as well as hear. 49 00:03:08,336 --> 00:03:10,241 Quite accurately I might add. 50 00:03:12,510 --> 00:03:15,306 - _ - Ladies and gentlemen, 51 00:03:15,359 --> 00:03:16,975 if you would please 52 00:03:17,010 --> 00:03:18,969 take your assigned seats. 53 00:03:18,993 --> 00:03:21,199 Dinner is about to be served. 54 00:03:23,467 --> 00:03:25,714 _ 55 00:03:25,940 --> 00:03:27,258 And you sit, my dear. 56 00:03:29,969 --> 00:03:33,228 I think it would suit everyone if you were to take your leave, sir. 57 00:03:33,348 --> 00:03:34,658 I beg your pardon? 58 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:37,449 To find you here in present company is an insult. 59 00:03:37,850 --> 00:03:39,804 At least I've paid to be here. 60 00:03:39,838 --> 00:03:43,368 You either leave or I'll be forced to do something I might regret. 61 00:03:43,488 --> 00:03:45,019 Take your seat. 62 00:03:46,153 --> 00:03:47,635 What's the matter? 63 00:03:48,211 --> 00:03:50,839 I'm missing my steak knife. And my napkin. 64 00:03:51,060 --> 00:03:52,966 Well, you could just borrow mine. 65 00:03:53,001 --> 00:03:54,367 Don't be tedious. 66 00:03:55,832 --> 00:03:58,175 Goodness. I'm missing my napkin too. 67 00:03:58,198 --> 00:04:02,134 - However will I dab my mouth? - Excuse me. Hello? Waiter. 68 00:04:02,808 --> 00:04:05,145 We're missing a knife and two napkins. 69 00:04:08,888 --> 00:04:11,268 _ 70 00:04:18,043 --> 00:04:19,462 Oh, hello. 71 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:25,508 Ladies and gentlemen, 72 00:04:25,554 --> 00:04:28,118 you should all have your meals in front of you by now. 73 00:04:28,647 --> 00:04:31,514 Please take a moment to acquaint yourself 74 00:04:31,634 --> 00:04:33,491 with everything you will be needing. 75 00:04:36,420 --> 00:04:40,060 Please remember this is an experiment in experience. 76 00:04:41,042 --> 00:04:43,066 And whilst it's always preferable 77 00:04:43,084 --> 00:04:45,334 for the sightless to have sight, 78 00:04:46,188 --> 00:04:48,071 sometimes it helps 79 00:04:48,191 --> 00:04:51,077 for the sighted to have insight. 80 00:04:51,961 --> 00:04:53,377 Oh. 81 00:05:00,118 --> 00:05:02,520 Oh, my! 82 00:05:02,733 --> 00:05:04,315 William, are you still there? 83 00:05:04,361 --> 00:05:07,384 No. I seem to have completely disappeared. 84 00:05:07,504 --> 00:05:10,116 This darkness is quite extraordinary. 85 00:05:10,236 --> 00:05:12,401 I so rarely experience this. 86 00:05:13,105 --> 00:05:15,262 Well, as you know, I've been committed to hybrid teas 87 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:17,048 since I decided to become a rosarian. 88 00:05:17,071 --> 00:05:18,984 And I've been working on developing a cross 89 00:05:19,047 --> 00:05:21,105 between Persiana... 90 00:05:23,984 --> 00:05:25,879 I have particularly high hopes for what I'm going to call 91 00:05:25,903 --> 00:05:28,374 Crimson Sunrise because there's just a hint of red. 92 00:05:28,420 --> 00:05:30,769 Sunrises are yellow. 93 00:05:30,782 --> 00:05:33,845 - Sunsets are red. - Excuse me... 94 00:05:33,965 --> 00:05:35,228 Sir? 95 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:36,925 Oh, my God! 96 00:05:36,966 --> 00:05:38,954 Turn on the lights! Turn on the lights! 97 00:05:38,983 --> 00:05:41,135 Goodness gracious! 98 00:05:45,082 --> 00:05:46,705 Who could have done this? 99 00:05:57,111 --> 00:05:59,366 Everybody away from the table. 100 00:05:59,739 --> 00:06:01,559 I mean now! 101 00:06:03,408 --> 00:06:05,333 This means you. 102 00:06:05,908 --> 00:06:08,629 - SIR! - This gentleman is deaf. 103 00:06:08,749 --> 00:06:10,246 Allow me. 104 00:06:12,921 --> 00:06:15,863 The killer likely covered his mouth with this napkin, 105 00:06:15,898 --> 00:06:18,722 and then used the countervailing force to push in the knife. 106 00:06:19,211 --> 00:06:21,448 Any idea of the force that would have been required? 107 00:06:21,489 --> 00:06:24,082 Well, a woman could have done it if that's what you're asking. 108 00:06:24,111 --> 00:06:26,320 Didn't I tell you something like this would happen? 109 00:06:26,703 --> 00:06:29,241 I don't recall you mentioning anything about murder. 110 00:06:29,243 --> 00:06:32,418 A crime of opportunity was what I predicted. 111 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:36,818 Detective, if I may be of any assistance... 112 00:06:36,871 --> 00:06:39,203 Yes. I would be grateful if you could aid 113 00:06:39,226 --> 00:06:41,552 in the questioning of the deaf guests. 114 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:44,418 - The constables will be arriving... - Why are you wasting time with the deaf? 115 00:06:44,488 --> 00:06:46,668 The blind is who you should focus on. 116 00:06:46,697 --> 00:06:50,360 Who else could find someone in the pitch dark, let alone kill them? 117 00:06:50,592 --> 00:06:53,046 We have guests that are both blind and deaf. 118 00:06:53,069 --> 00:06:54,784 Yes, Helen Keller. 119 00:06:55,302 --> 00:06:58,250 She has the skills, no doubt about it. But... 120 00:06:58,779 --> 00:07:00,482 the killer instinct? 121 00:07:00,602 --> 00:07:02,982 Mr. Fellows, if you don't mind, 122 00:07:03,023 --> 00:07:04,726 I have an investigation... 123 00:07:04,906 --> 00:07:06,273 Of course. 124 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,603 I'm just the hotel detective, after all. 125 00:07:09,638 --> 00:07:12,992 Is there anything you'll be requiring of us, Detective? 126 00:07:13,112 --> 00:07:15,016 I'd like to take Helen back to her room. 127 00:07:15,051 --> 00:07:17,069 Very well. But stay there. 128 00:07:17,086 --> 00:07:19,057 I will need to interview both of you. 129 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,907 I do have some information you may find pertinent. 130 00:07:24,957 --> 00:07:27,673 - What would that be? - I overheard some guests 131 00:07:27,674 --> 00:07:30,209 complaining about a missing knife... 132 00:07:30,791 --> 00:07:34,773 and two napkins, if I recall. It's probably nothing. 133 00:07:35,034 --> 00:07:37,035 Sorry to waste your time. 134 00:07:38,685 --> 00:07:40,382 George, Henry, 135 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:42,847 please interview all of the guests. 136 00:07:42,894 --> 00:07:46,189 - And get a copy of the seating chart, please. - Sir. 137 00:07:46,478 --> 00:07:48,813 I take it dinner did not go as planned? 138 00:07:49,934 --> 00:07:51,631 No, it did not. 139 00:07:52,050 --> 00:07:55,741 Oh, and please find out which guests were missing a knife 140 00:07:55,742 --> 00:07:57,370 and two napkins. 141 00:07:57,544 --> 00:07:59,206 - Sir. - Sir. 142 00:08:00,026 --> 00:08:02,910 The killer inserted the knife into the narrow gap 143 00:08:02,939 --> 00:08:04,607 between the spine and the skull. 144 00:08:04,671 --> 00:08:08,399 He or she knew to slide the weapon in sideways. 145 00:08:09,031 --> 00:08:10,435 Detective Murdoch, 146 00:08:10,863 --> 00:08:12,520 it may interest you to know 147 00:08:12,538 --> 00:08:14,701 that I made an audio recording of the dinner. 148 00:08:14,771 --> 00:08:17,547 - Two, in fact. - Oh? 149 00:08:18,644 --> 00:08:21,208 I was hoping to learn whether the lack of visual reference 150 00:08:21,222 --> 00:08:22,998 would affect the way we speak. 151 00:08:23,118 --> 00:08:26,011 - I gather you'd like a listen. - Yes, I would. 152 00:08:26,072 --> 00:08:28,110 So, was this your right shoulder or your left? 153 00:08:28,119 --> 00:08:29,249 George. 154 00:08:29,272 --> 00:08:31,975 I found out who reported the knife and napkins missing. 155 00:08:33,328 --> 00:08:34,537 Ruth Newsome? 156 00:08:34,561 --> 00:08:36,170 And the man she's with. 157 00:08:36,342 --> 00:08:37,798 Right. Do you want me to interview them? 158 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,682 I know she's a bit spoony over you. 159 00:08:39,802 --> 00:08:41,863 It's OK. I can manage it. 160 00:08:43,179 --> 00:08:44,335 Miss Newsome. 161 00:08:45,203 --> 00:08:46,766 Constable Higgins! 162 00:08:47,003 --> 00:08:50,207 Oh, isn't it dreadful? Have you determined who did it? 163 00:08:50,244 --> 00:08:52,324 Not yet, I'm afraid. 164 00:08:53,552 --> 00:08:56,454 This is my fiancé, Herbert Wilson. 165 00:08:57,133 --> 00:08:58,583 Your fiancé? 166 00:09:01,598 --> 00:09:03,187 Congratulations. 167 00:09:03,222 --> 00:09:05,267 Yes. We're overjoyed. 168 00:09:05,337 --> 00:09:08,482 So... so... overjoyed. 169 00:09:10,263 --> 00:09:12,453 I understand you were missing your knife? 170 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:15,652 - And our napkins. - And when did you notice them missing? 171 00:09:15,703 --> 00:09:17,275 As I sat down. 172 00:09:17,395 --> 00:09:19,870 I had the matter rectified immediately. 173 00:09:19,905 --> 00:09:22,619 That kind of sloppiness is an embarrassment. 174 00:09:23,033 --> 00:09:24,735 Herbie is one of the organizers. 175 00:09:24,745 --> 00:09:26,354 Yes. I believe in returning to those in need 176 00:09:26,386 --> 00:09:28,800 a small portion of my good fortune. 177 00:09:28,837 --> 00:09:31,567 A simple credo, but one to which I am committed. 178 00:09:34,390 --> 00:09:36,432 Well as you know I've been committed to hybrid teas 179 00:09:36,455 --> 00:09:38,143 since I decided to become a rosarian. 180 00:09:38,166 --> 00:09:39,984 And I've been working on developing a cross 181 00:09:40,008 --> 00:09:42,050 between Persiana, which is Persian in origin, 182 00:09:42,074 --> 00:09:44,790 and some of the more robust varieties found here in Canada. 183 00:09:44,813 --> 00:09:47,526 - I have particularly high hopes... - Bloody hell! She can prattle on. 184 00:09:49,235 --> 00:09:51,212 - I heard footsteps. - Yes. 185 00:09:51,438 --> 00:09:52,816 Could it be the waiter? 186 00:09:52,839 --> 00:09:54,822 No. All of the waiters were out of the room 187 00:09:54,834 --> 00:09:56,386 at the time the lights went out. 188 00:09:57,066 --> 00:09:59,026 Could you play it back again? 189 00:10:05,124 --> 00:10:07,362 Why don't you tell me about your latest rose? 190 00:10:07,408 --> 00:10:09,641 Well, as you know, I've been committed to hybrid teas 191 00:10:09,670 --> 00:10:12,740 - since I decided to become... - There it is. I heard it. 192 00:10:13,281 --> 00:10:14,652 Let it continue. 193 00:10:14,772 --> 00:10:16,856 Why don't you tell me about your latest rose? 194 00:10:16,885 --> 00:10:18,955 Well, as you know, I've been committed to hybrid teas 195 00:10:18,984 --> 00:10:20,612 since I decided to become a rosarian. 196 00:10:20,641 --> 00:10:22,385 And I've been working on developing a cross 197 00:10:22,397 --> 00:10:24,751 between Persiana, which is Persian in origin, 198 00:10:24,792 --> 00:10:27,291 and some of the more robust varieties found here in Canada. 199 00:10:27,349 --> 00:10:29,890 I have particulary high hopes for one that I'm going to call 200 00:10:29,930 --> 00:10:33,151 Crimson Sunrie because there's just a hint of red. 201 00:10:33,445 --> 00:10:35,412 Sunrises are yellow, 202 00:10:35,441 --> 00:10:37,948 sunsets are red. 203 00:10:38,684 --> 00:10:40,831 Four steps, a pause, 204 00:10:40,843 --> 00:10:42,615 and then four more steps. 205 00:10:42,802 --> 00:10:45,749 As if the killer took four steps to reach the victim 206 00:10:46,017 --> 00:10:48,040 and then four more to return to his seat. 207 00:10:48,075 --> 00:10:50,824 And the distance would depend on stride length, 208 00:10:50,841 --> 00:10:52,568 which is variable. 209 00:10:52,898 --> 00:10:54,699 Between two and three feet. 210 00:10:54,733 --> 00:10:57,649 Roughly the distance between one diner and the next. 211 00:10:59,522 --> 00:11:03,231 Our victim, David Thornton, was seated at the middle of the table. 212 00:11:03,399 --> 00:11:06,771 And four steps brings us to... either end. 213 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,278 So the killer was on the right side of the table. 214 00:11:11,295 --> 00:11:13,568 We know that Anne Sullivan Macy was at that end. 215 00:11:13,688 --> 00:11:17,088 And... Helen was to her left 216 00:11:17,122 --> 00:11:19,305 - at the head. - Who was at the other end? 217 00:11:20,061 --> 00:11:22,154 George and Henry will have that information. 218 00:11:22,274 --> 00:11:25,338 - What have you, gentlemen? - Sir. A couple of points of interest. 219 00:11:25,378 --> 00:11:28,041 A blind man by the name of William Dawes 220 00:11:28,059 --> 00:11:30,147 was seen getting into a verbal spat with the victim 221 00:11:30,164 --> 00:11:31,623 just before the lights were turned out. 222 00:11:31,641 --> 00:11:33,524 A blind man would be more capable than most. 223 00:11:33,525 --> 00:11:36,315 And three people report being touched lightly 224 00:11:36,333 --> 00:11:38,924 on the right shoulder while the lights were out. 225 00:11:39,321 --> 00:11:40,867 Where were they sitting? 226 00:11:41,338 --> 00:11:44,140 Seats R5 through R7. 227 00:11:49,354 --> 00:11:51,309 It's how the killer found his victim. 228 00:11:51,756 --> 00:11:54,384 Well, as you know, I have been committed 229 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:57,087 to hybrid teas since I decided to become a rosarian. 230 00:11:57,098 --> 00:11:59,506 And I've been working on developing this cross 231 00:11:59,541 --> 00:12:02,052 between Persiana, which is Persian in origin, 232 00:12:02,070 --> 00:12:05,366 and some of the more robust varieties found here in Canada. 233 00:12:05,430 --> 00:12:07,430 And I have particularly high hopes 234 00:12:07,465 --> 00:12:10,907 for one that I'm going to call Crimson Sunrise because there is just this... 235 00:12:12,442 --> 00:12:15,163 George, who was sat here? 236 00:12:15,779 --> 00:12:17,221 R8. 237 00:12:17,233 --> 00:12:18,954 That would be... 238 00:12:20,198 --> 00:12:22,350 William Dawes. The blind man. 239 00:12:22,914 --> 00:12:24,548 Bring him in. 240 00:12:28,601 --> 00:12:30,534 Threaten him? 241 00:12:30,926 --> 00:12:32,981 When did I threaten him? 242 00:12:33,101 --> 00:12:36,644 Witnesses reported an incident shortly before supper began. 243 00:12:37,066 --> 00:12:38,970 I didn't mean kill him. 244 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:41,378 What did you mean? 245 00:12:41,498 --> 00:12:43,319 Give him good rap on the skull. 246 00:12:44,371 --> 00:12:46,418 And I wouldn't have regretted it. 247 00:12:46,621 --> 00:12:48,767 I was only saying that to be civil. 248 00:12:48,887 --> 00:12:51,342 What exactly did Mr. Thornton do to you? 249 00:12:51,383 --> 00:12:54,425 To me, nothing. It was Miss Keller he insulted. 250 00:12:54,824 --> 00:12:57,068 - How so? - She has surmounted 251 00:12:57,097 --> 00:12:59,399 the greatest obstacles a person can face 252 00:12:59,519 --> 00:13:02,150 and this... moral wastrel 253 00:13:02,270 --> 00:13:04,993 has the temerity to call her a fraud. 254 00:13:05,167 --> 00:13:07,294 Why is he marrying her? 255 00:13:07,346 --> 00:13:09,173 Why is who marrying whom? 256 00:13:09,207 --> 00:13:11,108 Herbert Wilson and Ruth Newsome. 257 00:13:11,318 --> 00:13:12,829 What do you care? 258 00:13:13,166 --> 00:13:14,957 It just seems an odd pairing. 259 00:13:15,219 --> 00:13:18,323 - She's rich. He's rich. - Exactly. What's in it for him? 260 00:13:18,443 --> 00:13:20,684 Well? Is the blind man our killer? 261 00:13:20,921 --> 00:13:22,810 Motive seems a bit thin. 262 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,420 Also, the victim wrote a weekly column entitled 263 00:13:26,455 --> 00:13:28,687 - "The Inquiring Skeptic". - I read that. 264 00:13:28,710 --> 00:13:30,344 He exposed shams and whatnot. 265 00:13:30,402 --> 00:13:32,884 Though even I thought the piece he wrote on Helen Keller. 266 00:13:32,901 --> 00:13:34,779 - was a bit much - What did he write about her? 267 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,285 He criticized her for writing about things 268 00:13:36,314 --> 00:13:38,552 she couldn't possibly know about. Like clouds. 269 00:13:38,581 --> 00:13:41,308 Which I think is unfair. I've never seen God 270 00:13:41,326 --> 00:13:43,430 - but I know what he looks like. - Really? 271 00:13:44,285 --> 00:13:46,093 Of course. Big white beard. 272 00:13:46,128 --> 00:13:48,291 - Heavy eyebrows. Never smiles. - Bald? 273 00:13:48,599 --> 00:13:49,797 Bald? 274 00:13:49,917 --> 00:13:52,070 Well, I wouldn't think so. If you were the 275 00:13:52,093 --> 00:13:53,488 supreme being of the universe, 276 00:13:53,512 --> 00:13:56,521 - would you choose to walk around with a naked pate? - Crabtree, enough! 277 00:13:56,795 --> 00:13:59,516 A man who wrote a crusading column exposing cheaters 278 00:13:59,534 --> 00:14:01,673 may have angered more than admirers of Helen Keller. 279 00:14:01,739 --> 00:14:03,349 Right. I'll look into it. 280 00:14:03,604 --> 00:14:05,242 Henry, come with me. 281 00:14:12,469 --> 00:14:14,786 This is Mr. Bell's graphizer. 282 00:14:15,911 --> 00:14:17,074 Do you know what it does? 283 00:14:17,108 --> 00:14:19,372 It... graphizes. 284 00:14:19,944 --> 00:14:21,111 Yes. 285 00:14:21,646 --> 00:14:25,507 More specifically, it creates a graphic representation 286 00:14:25,516 --> 00:14:28,069 - of an audio recording. - Exactly. 287 00:14:30,046 --> 00:14:31,832 What I want you to do 288 00:14:31,883 --> 00:14:34,925 is to transcribe everything that you hear 289 00:14:34,959 --> 00:14:37,930 and identify where each sound falls 290 00:14:38,050 --> 00:14:39,463 on this graph. 291 00:14:39,583 --> 00:14:40,980 Do you understand? 292 00:14:42,022 --> 00:14:43,296 Yes... 293 00:14:45,585 --> 00:14:47,371 When a person speaks, 294 00:14:47,405 --> 00:14:48,803 make a mark 295 00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:52,268 for the duration of that speech. Like this. 296 00:14:52,924 --> 00:14:54,649 Oh, my! 297 00:14:54,687 --> 00:14:55,747 Dr. Ogden. 298 00:14:55,780 --> 00:14:58,030 - William, are you still there? - Lift. 299 00:14:58,058 --> 00:15:00,583 No. I seem to have completely disappeared. 300 00:15:00,703 --> 00:15:02,681 - Replace. - The darkness is quite extraordinary. 301 00:15:02,801 --> 00:15:06,499 - I so rarely experience this. - Lift. 302 00:15:07,383 --> 00:15:08,459 And so on. 303 00:15:08,820 --> 00:15:11,807 On each line, write exactly what was said. 304 00:15:11,858 --> 00:15:15,747 At the end, roll it back and repeat for each voice that you hear. 305 00:15:15,782 --> 00:15:18,771 Sir. How will I know who's speaking? 306 00:15:19,370 --> 00:15:21,073 We'll get to that later. 307 00:15:21,701 --> 00:15:23,189 All right. 308 00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:27,155 Detective Murdoch, 309 00:15:27,275 --> 00:15:30,481 my wife has some information you may want to hear. 310 00:15:30,824 --> 00:15:32,615 Please, come in. Sit down. 311 00:15:39,284 --> 00:15:41,743 Mabel is an excellent lip reader 312 00:15:41,766 --> 00:15:43,927 but you'll have to face her squarely. 313 00:15:44,981 --> 00:15:48,144 You were seated next to the victim, were you not? 314 00:15:48,264 --> 00:15:49,766 That is correct. 315 00:15:50,522 --> 00:15:53,437 What information do you have for me, Mrs. Bell? 316 00:15:53,471 --> 00:15:57,341 - I believe I may have overheard a message. - A message? 317 00:15:57,375 --> 00:15:59,103 In Morse code. 318 00:16:00,632 --> 00:16:03,492 How do you mean you overheard it? 319 00:16:03,522 --> 00:16:06,591 She heard it with her fingertips. 320 00:16:06,644 --> 00:16:08,225 Like this... 321 00:16:13,777 --> 00:16:15,137 Do you feel that? 322 00:16:15,257 --> 00:16:17,526 - Barely. - It's very slight 323 00:16:17,561 --> 00:16:19,474 but a deaf person would notice it. 324 00:16:19,852 --> 00:16:22,660 It's how I get my dear Mabel's attention. 325 00:16:24,996 --> 00:16:27,137 When was this message sent? 326 00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:29,985 Just before the murder. 327 00:16:30,718 --> 00:16:34,801 - And what was the message? - I don't know Morse code well enough to say. 328 00:16:35,045 --> 00:16:37,894 I have particularly high hopes for one that I'm going to call 329 00:16:37,941 --> 00:16:40,551 Crimson Sunrise because there's just a hint of red. 330 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:43,290 Sunrises are yellow. 331 00:16:43,295 --> 00:16:45,470 Sunsets are red. 332 00:16:45,590 --> 00:16:47,824 You can hear the disdain in his voice. 333 00:16:47,859 --> 00:16:49,323 You're right. 334 00:16:49,381 --> 00:16:52,329 But he seemed genuinely curious about the roses. 335 00:16:53,317 --> 00:16:55,125 If you're so put out by it, Higgins, I don't know 336 00:16:55,148 --> 00:16:56,782 why you don't ask her to marry you? 337 00:16:57,073 --> 00:16:59,261 - Don't be ridiculous. - Well, I'm serious. 338 00:16:59,381 --> 00:17:02,673 She would take you any day over Mr. Money Bags. 339 00:17:03,637 --> 00:17:05,509 George, she's bonkers. 340 00:17:05,543 --> 00:17:07,744 And, if you haven't noticed, a little dim? 341 00:17:08,620 --> 00:17:10,847 You're no Newton yourself, Higgins. 342 00:17:11,457 --> 00:17:12,644 Apple fell on his head. 343 00:17:12,678 --> 00:17:15,686 - Wrote the laws of motion... - I don't want her, all right? 344 00:17:15,719 --> 00:17:18,794 I just... When someone likes you, 345 00:17:19,137 --> 00:17:20,657 you don't want to see them hurt. 346 00:17:22,421 --> 00:17:24,032 Ahem. Thank you, Henry. 347 00:17:30,502 --> 00:17:31,892 Hm! 348 00:17:37,130 --> 00:17:39,671 Well, as you know, I've been committed to hybrid teas 349 00:17:39,700 --> 00:17:41,252 since I decided to become a rosarian. 350 00:17:41,275 --> 00:17:43,473 And I've been working on developing... 351 00:17:43,793 --> 00:17:46,392 - I didn't hear anything. - Neither did I. 352 00:17:47,136 --> 00:17:48,956 But the energy of the vibrations 353 00:17:49,008 --> 00:17:52,717 is most likely expended in the frequencies below our hearing. 354 00:17:53,525 --> 00:17:57,047 Now, the lowest frequency I've isolated is 355 00:17:57,082 --> 00:17:58,962 20 oscillations per second. 356 00:17:58,997 --> 00:18:00,774 That's this line here. 357 00:18:01,803 --> 00:18:04,471 That's a lot of noise we didn't hear. 358 00:18:05,942 --> 00:18:08,098 So how do we isolate the thumps? 359 00:18:09,610 --> 00:18:11,174 Field compression. 360 00:18:11,470 --> 00:18:12,843 Hm. 361 00:18:28,744 --> 00:18:31,028 Long and short salients. 362 00:18:31,221 --> 00:18:32,977 Dots and dashes. 363 00:18:33,264 --> 00:18:34,757 I see an N. 364 00:18:35,815 --> 00:18:38,168 Mostly numbers as far as I can tell. 365 00:18:38,349 --> 00:18:41,151 - I'll write them down. - All right. 366 00:18:44,635 --> 00:18:47,210 One. Zero. 367 00:18:47,547 --> 00:18:49,878 One. Five. 368 00:18:50,390 --> 00:18:52,250 There's your N. 369 00:18:52,779 --> 00:18:55,232 Seven. One. 370 00:18:55,290 --> 00:18:57,855 - Five. - What's all this then? 371 00:18:57,922 --> 00:18:59,890 Some sort of coded message, sir. 372 00:18:59,924 --> 00:19:01,992 - Who sent it? - We don't know. 373 00:19:02,026 --> 00:19:05,035 Nor do we know for whom it was intended. 374 00:19:05,395 --> 00:19:07,998 What if one of those numbers was a time? 375 00:19:09,157 --> 00:19:11,835 10:15. 376 00:19:13,058 --> 00:19:15,209 7:15. 377 00:19:15,523 --> 00:19:18,244 Or 10:15 378 00:19:18,268 --> 00:19:20,959 in 715. 379 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,029 Room 715. 380 00:19:23,149 --> 00:19:25,248 The sender was setting up a meeting. 381 00:19:25,283 --> 00:19:27,065 What time is it now? 382 00:19:28,441 --> 00:19:30,220 10 minutes after 10. 383 00:19:30,254 --> 00:19:32,034 Better get a move on. 384 00:19:41,935 --> 00:19:43,831 Police. Open the door. 385 00:19:47,016 --> 00:19:49,372 - I hear movement. - Break in. 386 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:57,463 So what's this here then? 387 00:19:57,812 --> 00:20:00,482 Are you breaking in to one of our private rooms? 388 00:20:00,499 --> 00:20:03,923 - Excuse me. This is a police matter. - It's a police matter, is it? 389 00:20:03,981 --> 00:20:06,889 So those upholding the law feel it's theirs to break? 390 00:20:06,924 --> 00:20:10,721 - Who are you? - Sir, this is Ralph Fellows, 391 00:20:10,744 --> 00:20:14,237 - the hotel detective. - I'm not a real detective like you, of course. 392 00:20:14,357 --> 00:20:17,634 Look, we hotel detectives have to follow the law. 393 00:20:17,668 --> 00:20:19,202 Who's staying in this room? 394 00:20:19,519 --> 00:20:20,732 I'm sorry. 395 00:20:20,798 --> 00:20:23,188 You seem to have mistaken me for the desk clerk. 396 00:20:34,289 --> 00:20:36,177 Bloody hell! Is that... 397 00:20:36,587 --> 00:20:38,070 Miss Keller. 398 00:20:44,033 --> 00:20:45,247 David! 399 00:20:46,028 --> 00:20:47,191 David! 400 00:20:50,316 --> 00:20:51,302 David? 401 00:20:51,316 --> 00:20:52,837 As in David Thornton? 402 00:20:53,335 --> 00:20:54,367 The victim? 403 00:20:54,530 --> 00:20:56,841 No. No. 404 00:20:57,209 --> 00:20:59,306 David! Where's David? 405 00:21:22,113 --> 00:21:23,387 David... 406 00:21:33,034 --> 00:21:34,560 He wrote a column 407 00:21:34,606 --> 00:21:36,434 suggesting I was a fraud. 408 00:21:37,076 --> 00:21:41,915 I challenged him to come and see me for himself in person. 409 00:21:42,165 --> 00:21:43,781 So you met him? 410 00:21:49,235 --> 00:21:50,659 At Radcliffe. 411 00:21:51,235 --> 00:21:53,513 I was feeling very stern 412 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,350 and I intended to prove 413 00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:57,827 what I could see with my senses. 414 00:21:58,246 --> 00:22:01,293 But when I touched his face, 415 00:22:02,636 --> 00:22:05,752 and felt the words coming out of his mouth... 416 00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:09,082 He was so funny 417 00:22:10,146 --> 00:22:11,658 and charming. 418 00:22:15,454 --> 00:22:17,838 I know a woman like myself 419 00:22:17,958 --> 00:22:20,303 oughtn't to have such feelings. 420 00:22:21,268 --> 00:22:23,681 At least my parents thought so. 421 00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:26,815 And Mrs. Sullivan Macy. 422 00:22:30,239 --> 00:22:33,181 Over time my feelings grew. 423 00:22:34,622 --> 00:22:36,768 I kept it to myself. 424 00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:42,884 But when he told me he felt the same... 425 00:22:45,703 --> 00:22:47,878 ... it all came tumbling out. 426 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:53,855 We kept it a secret. 427 00:22:54,872 --> 00:22:57,889 But our desire was so strong, 428 00:22:57,903 --> 00:23:01,515 we agreed to marry the next time we met. 429 00:23:02,874 --> 00:23:05,330 When I got his message, 430 00:23:05,897 --> 00:23:08,535 I knew he was coming for me. 431 00:23:12,059 --> 00:23:16,158 My heart is broken and... 432 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:20,415 I'm ashamed. 433 00:23:20,657 --> 00:23:22,784 No, no, no. 434 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,151 Dear girl. 435 00:23:26,723 --> 00:23:28,527 My wife is deaf. 436 00:23:28,891 --> 00:23:32,444 But if she were blind I would love her no less. 437 00:23:37,044 --> 00:23:40,068 Ahem. I have a question. 438 00:23:40,103 --> 00:23:43,683 Put her hand to your lips. And then speak. 439 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,980 Had Mrs. Sullivan Macy ever met Mr. Thornton? 440 00:23:53,594 --> 00:23:56,251 Yes, at Radcliffe. 441 00:23:58,275 --> 00:24:01,780 Then why did she not tell you he'd been killed? 442 00:24:06,913 --> 00:24:08,617 She knew about David 443 00:24:09,239 --> 00:24:12,471 and she didn't tell me? 444 00:24:14,733 --> 00:24:16,680 I would have told her in time. 445 00:24:16,872 --> 00:24:19,511 Better she suffer a broken heart first, 446 00:24:19,581 --> 00:24:21,743 thinking that her lover had changed his mind. 447 00:24:21,778 --> 00:24:24,557 She would have come to know it sooner or later from that man. 448 00:24:24,677 --> 00:24:26,214 Why do you say that? 449 00:24:26,249 --> 00:24:27,961 He would have exploited her. 450 00:24:27,964 --> 00:24:29,394 How do you know? 451 00:24:29,813 --> 00:24:32,154 Love is a transaction, Detective. 452 00:24:32,188 --> 00:24:34,097 What is being exchanged here? 453 00:24:34,424 --> 00:24:36,288 Add to that the rightful discomfort 454 00:24:36,292 --> 00:24:38,360 people would feel about such a union. 455 00:24:38,678 --> 00:24:40,846 Romance is not in the cards for Helen. 456 00:24:40,870 --> 00:24:43,015 And the sooner she comes to accept that fact, 457 00:24:43,135 --> 00:24:44,681 the better off she will be. 458 00:24:45,898 --> 00:24:49,419 Did you know she and Mr. Thornton intended to elope? 459 00:24:49,892 --> 00:24:52,038 I didn't know it had gotten that far. 460 00:24:52,322 --> 00:24:54,206 I knew she was in love with him. 461 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:56,038 I know they met in New Orleans. 462 00:24:56,055 --> 00:24:58,044 Did you know he was going to be at the banquet? 463 00:24:58,079 --> 00:25:00,282 No. That was a surprise. 464 00:25:00,771 --> 00:25:03,317 - What did you intend to do? - I don't know. 465 00:25:03,437 --> 00:25:06,288 - As it turned out, fate intervened. - Did it? 466 00:25:06,911 --> 00:25:08,523 Or did you kill him? 467 00:25:09,289 --> 00:25:10,859 Don't be absurd. 468 00:25:10,893 --> 00:25:13,361 You thought David Thornton represented a threat: 469 00:25:13,481 --> 00:25:16,690 danger, heartbreak, possibly worse. 470 00:25:17,515 --> 00:25:20,132 - Wouldn't you do anything to protect her? - Not that. 471 00:25:20,184 --> 00:25:21,597 Convince me. 472 00:25:21,717 --> 00:25:24,105 I was in my seat the entire time. 473 00:25:24,509 --> 00:25:26,308 Can anyone vouch for that? 474 00:25:26,934 --> 00:25:28,643 Helen. 475 00:25:31,382 --> 00:25:32,830 Someone is here. 476 00:25:32,853 --> 00:25:35,586 Come in. 477 00:25:42,024 --> 00:25:44,226 I've come to take Helen back to her room. 478 00:25:44,394 --> 00:25:45,772 Get out! 479 00:25:45,892 --> 00:25:48,051 Oh, dear. I was afraid this would happen. 480 00:25:49,190 --> 00:25:51,333 How could you not tell me? 481 00:25:52,958 --> 00:25:55,570 How can I explain if you won't listen? 482 00:25:57,307 --> 00:25:59,307 I'll see Helen back to her room. 483 00:26:00,761 --> 00:26:02,377 Give her anger time. 484 00:26:02,860 --> 00:26:04,691 She still needs you. 485 00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:10,785 - I'm sorry. - Just go! 486 00:26:15,658 --> 00:26:17,457 It's all right. She's gone now. 487 00:26:22,823 --> 00:26:24,573 Get your papers! 488 00:26:26,736 --> 00:26:28,404 Thank you for your time, gentlemen. 489 00:26:28,451 --> 00:26:30,556 If you could take the seats here at the end of the table. 490 00:26:32,550 --> 00:26:35,210 - All right. - What's going on here? 491 00:26:35,583 --> 00:26:38,491 This is part of our ongoing investigation, Mr. Fellows. 492 00:26:38,508 --> 00:26:41,613 And it's your duty to inform me of any police business 493 00:26:41,617 --> 00:26:43,618 pertaining to this hotel. 494 00:26:44,409 --> 00:26:46,757 You don't have to respect me, Detective, 495 00:26:46,789 --> 00:26:48,513 but I insist 496 00:26:48,559 --> 00:26:51,286 that you respect the office I represent. 497 00:26:52,158 --> 00:26:56,013 Actually, Detective, I could use your assistance at this moment. 498 00:26:56,036 --> 00:26:57,933 - Assistance? - We need somebody 499 00:26:57,967 --> 00:27:00,809 - to play the role of the victim. - Are you being funny? 500 00:27:02,036 --> 00:27:04,987 No. Please, have a seat. 501 00:27:06,733 --> 00:27:08,297 All right. 502 00:27:10,657 --> 00:27:13,524 Oh! Re-enacting the crime, are we? 503 00:27:13,644 --> 00:27:17,514 That never hurts. I've done it myself on occasion. 504 00:27:18,532 --> 00:27:20,933 Mr. Bell, if you'd be so kind. 505 00:27:23,103 --> 00:27:26,609 - Well, as you know... - Oh, I see. 506 00:27:26,650 --> 00:27:30,379 You're thinking it's Anne Sullivan Macy. 507 00:27:31,062 --> 00:27:32,634 I considered her. 508 00:27:32,668 --> 00:27:34,218 ... a cross between Persiana, 509 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:35,782 which is Persian in origin, 510 00:27:35,835 --> 00:27:39,607 and some of the more robust Canadian varieties here. 511 00:27:39,985 --> 00:27:41,938 And I'm especially excited about 512 00:27:41,985 --> 00:27:44,473 one that I think I'll call Crimson Sunrise 513 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:46,653 because there's just a... a hint of red. 514 00:27:47,803 --> 00:27:49,611 That's eight steps. 515 00:27:49,731 --> 00:27:50,983 How did she get 516 00:27:51,013 --> 00:27:52,803 all the way back without us hearing? 517 00:27:53,181 --> 00:27:55,181 Could she have walked on the carpet? 518 00:27:56,239 --> 00:27:58,593 - Not enough room. - What if she took off her shoes? 519 00:27:58,861 --> 00:28:00,495 Would she think to do so? 520 00:28:00,615 --> 00:28:02,536 Did she know the banquet was being recorded? 521 00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:04,193 I never told anyone. 522 00:28:04,239 --> 00:28:06,668 Detective! 523 00:28:06,896 --> 00:28:08,169 What have you, George? 524 00:28:08,216 --> 00:28:10,529 I've been reading through some of Mr. Thornton's articles. 525 00:28:10,547 --> 00:28:12,308 I found one of particular interest. 526 00:28:12,428 --> 00:28:15,308 Apparently, a well-respected professor 527 00:28:15,344 --> 00:28:18,065 believed that one of his students stumbled upon a means 528 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,205 of communicating with the dead. 529 00:28:20,325 --> 00:28:23,111 Now, they had demonstrations and people came from all over 530 00:28:23,135 --> 00:28:25,034 and they would ask questions into this device 531 00:28:25,041 --> 00:28:27,122 and the dead would respond. 532 00:28:27,242 --> 00:28:29,993 It was a great sensation and they were even awarded a patent. 533 00:28:30,028 --> 00:28:32,875 - I remember reading about this. - That's right. 534 00:28:32,895 --> 00:28:35,134 But then, Mr. Thornton here 535 00:28:35,145 --> 00:28:37,407 discovers that the device is nothing more than a version 536 00:28:37,424 --> 00:28:39,834 of Fessenden's wireless voice transmitter. 537 00:28:39,869 --> 00:28:42,424 The student, of course, was a confidence trickster 538 00:28:42,459 --> 00:28:44,592 and he'd conned everybody, including the professor. 539 00:28:44,603 --> 00:28:47,542 He was just using his reputation to sell the patent. 540 00:28:47,576 --> 00:28:49,655 George, what does this have to do with our case? 541 00:28:49,679 --> 00:28:52,881 Sir. The professor was Horace Carmondy. 542 00:28:59,021 --> 00:29:02,096 And he was seated here, next to William Dawes. 543 00:29:05,790 --> 00:29:09,069 Mr. Bell, if you could replay the recording. 544 00:29:09,189 --> 00:29:11,185 As you know, I've become committed 545 00:29:11,220 --> 00:29:14,865 to hybrid teas ever since I decided to become a rosarian. 546 00:29:14,883 --> 00:29:17,645 And I've actually been working on a cross 547 00:29:17,674 --> 00:29:20,424 between Persiana, which is Persian in origin, 548 00:29:20,442 --> 00:29:24,883 and some of the more robust Canadian varieties found here. 549 00:29:24,906 --> 00:29:26,580 And I'm especially excited 550 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,173 about one that I think I'll call Crimson Sunrise 551 00:29:29,218 --> 00:29:31,533 because it has just a... a hint of red. 552 00:29:31,551 --> 00:29:34,687 - George, bring in Horace Carmondy. - Sir. 553 00:29:39,878 --> 00:29:41,495 You think I killed him? 554 00:29:41,686 --> 00:29:44,105 Are you forgetting? The killer touched me on the shoulder. 555 00:29:44,140 --> 00:29:45,727 Of course you'd say that. 556 00:29:46,024 --> 00:29:48,291 If you weren't touched that would mean you were the killer. 557 00:29:49,315 --> 00:29:51,524 Did you know who David Thornton was? 558 00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:54,630 - Yes I knew who he was. - Of course you did. 559 00:29:54,676 --> 00:29:57,845 - It was his column that exposed your device as a fraud. - I know what you're thinking. 560 00:29:58,327 --> 00:30:01,981 But the truth is I've never blamed Mr. Thornton for what happened. 561 00:30:02,394 --> 00:30:05,324 - But he ruined your reputation. - Of course he didn't. 562 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,382 A student who... 563 00:30:07,632 --> 00:30:11,243 preyed on my naivety destroyed my reputation. 564 00:30:11,464 --> 00:30:13,186 Mr. Thornton was simply 565 00:30:13,306 --> 00:30:14,935 reporting the facts. 566 00:30:16,226 --> 00:30:18,342 It's got to be him. 567 00:30:18,719 --> 00:30:21,115 I agree he is a strong suspect. 568 00:30:21,235 --> 00:30:24,662 But I'm troubled by the very evidence that we're relying on. 569 00:30:25,121 --> 00:30:28,092 - Why's that? - Well sir, if it was Mr. Carmondy, 570 00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:30,847 why touch a series of people on the shoulder 571 00:30:30,859 --> 00:30:33,299 knowing that it would lead to him being a suspect? 572 00:30:33,334 --> 00:30:35,492 So you think that someone else killed Thornton 573 00:30:35,515 --> 00:30:37,439 and then set it up to look like it was Carmondy? 574 00:30:37,559 --> 00:30:39,788 Possibly. Mr. Bell, 575 00:30:39,805 --> 00:30:43,526 you made separate recordings from either end of the table, correct? 576 00:30:43,532 --> 00:30:46,096 - Yes. - What if we were to synchronize those 577 00:30:46,108 --> 00:30:48,683 and play them back simultaneously, 578 00:30:48,735 --> 00:30:51,577 - one in each ear? - Like a stereoscope. 579 00:30:52,269 --> 00:30:54,328 Only with sound! 580 00:30:54,448 --> 00:30:56,135 We might be able to determine 581 00:30:56,136 --> 00:30:57,939 which direction the footsteps came from. 582 00:30:57,956 --> 00:31:00,252 Yes, by Jove! 583 00:31:03,671 --> 00:31:06,194 Sir, I've got a theory. 584 00:31:07,264 --> 00:31:08,775 All right, Henry. Let's have it. 585 00:31:08,798 --> 00:31:12,280 As you know, sir, Ruth Newsome is engaged to Herbert Wilson. It's... 586 00:31:12,348 --> 00:31:15,588 clearly a mismatch, sir, so I did some investigating 587 00:31:15,612 --> 00:31:19,472 and it appears that he has recently suffered a reversal of fortune, sir. 588 00:31:20,737 --> 00:31:23,207 - And? - Well sir, it suggests 589 00:31:23,215 --> 00:31:25,925 that he is only marrying her because he wants her money. 590 00:31:26,332 --> 00:31:29,457 Henry, what does this have to do with the murder? 591 00:31:29,924 --> 00:31:34,016 Well, I don't know, sir, but it certainly seems suspicious. 592 00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:38,151 Henry, Ruth Newsome and Herbert Wilson 593 00:31:38,180 --> 00:31:40,753 were seated on the left side of the table 594 00:31:40,949 --> 00:31:42,983 and we know from the number of footsteps 595 00:31:43,034 --> 00:31:45,505 the killer was seated on the right. 596 00:31:47,111 --> 00:31:48,957 If you say so, sir. 597 00:31:50,829 --> 00:31:54,987 Henry, is it possible your interest in this is personal? 598 00:31:56,714 --> 00:31:59,307 I just think he's up to no good. 599 00:32:01,952 --> 00:32:03,301 All right, 600 00:32:03,330 --> 00:32:06,195 I seem to have synchronized the sound recordings. 601 00:32:06,315 --> 00:32:09,387 So... now we should be able to tell 602 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:13,066 from which direction the sounds are coming. 603 00:32:13,107 --> 00:32:14,950 Well, as you know, I've been committed to hybrid teas 604 00:32:14,968 --> 00:32:16,619 since I decided to become a rosarian. 605 00:32:16,660 --> 00:32:19,410 And I've been working on developing a cross between Persiana, 606 00:32:19,434 --> 00:32:20,731 which is Persian in origin, 607 00:32:20,754 --> 00:32:23,323 and some of the more robust varieties found here in Canada. 608 00:32:23,443 --> 00:32:25,527 I have particularly high hopes for what I'm going to call 609 00:32:25,544 --> 00:32:28,288 Crimson Sunrise because there's just a hint of red. 610 00:32:28,306 --> 00:32:30,090 How strange. 611 00:32:31,311 --> 00:32:33,793 The footsteps seem to begin in the middle. 612 00:32:34,089 --> 00:32:38,061 And then go to one side and then double back to the other side. 613 00:32:38,119 --> 00:32:40,562 Before returning to the middle again. 614 00:32:40,682 --> 00:32:43,544 So the killer was sitting in the middle, next to the victim? 615 00:32:44,305 --> 00:32:46,259 That's where my wife was sitting. 616 00:32:46,427 --> 00:32:49,124 Oh. So who's the lady on the other side? 617 00:32:49,125 --> 00:32:50,695 Ernestine Wallace. 618 00:32:50,718 --> 00:32:53,573 But I believe she was engaged in a conversation with her husband 619 00:32:53,596 --> 00:32:56,125 - at the time of the murder. - So nobody could have done it then. 620 00:32:56,131 --> 00:32:58,387 Well, good! That'll save us a bit of work. 621 00:32:59,300 --> 00:33:01,100 Shall we have another listen? 622 00:33:01,515 --> 00:33:02,710 No. 623 00:33:02,919 --> 00:33:05,007 We're not listening anymore. 624 00:33:05,127 --> 00:33:08,375 I want everyone back in the banquet room. 625 00:33:09,012 --> 00:33:10,603 May I have your attention? 626 00:33:11,558 --> 00:33:12,933 Thank you for all coming. 627 00:33:13,250 --> 00:33:15,520 I realize this may seem unusual. 628 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,083 Detective, what are we doing here? 629 00:33:18,139 --> 00:33:20,635 Oh! Are you going to reveal the murderer? 630 00:33:20,636 --> 00:33:23,994 It's such a thrill to see a real detective at work. 631 00:33:24,306 --> 00:33:27,494 Henry, could you please take Mr. Thornton's position? 632 00:33:27,704 --> 00:33:30,617 Oh, a re-enactment of the events. 633 00:33:30,634 --> 00:33:32,216 How exciting! 634 00:33:32,925 --> 00:33:35,699 But something is missing. Oh, yes. Your wife. 635 00:33:35,733 --> 00:33:37,633 My wife may be many things, 636 00:33:37,634 --> 00:33:40,733 but I can say with assurance that she is not a killer. 637 00:33:40,750 --> 00:33:43,325 Unlike the rest of us, of course. 638 00:33:43,331 --> 00:33:45,686 Worthy of your suspicion. 639 00:33:47,622 --> 00:33:51,285 I'm going to play you a recording of last night's dinner. 640 00:33:51,604 --> 00:33:55,227 And as you listen, I would ask that you close your eyes, 641 00:33:55,347 --> 00:33:58,849 and do exactly what you were doing last night. 642 00:34:00,553 --> 00:34:02,041 Mr. Bell. 643 00:34:07,581 --> 00:34:09,768 Why don't you tell me about your latest rose? 644 00:34:10,070 --> 00:34:13,239 Well, as you know, I have been committed to hybrid teas 645 00:34:13,274 --> 00:34:15,890 since I decided to become a rosarian... 646 00:34:29,454 --> 00:34:32,227 - What was that? - I don't know. 647 00:34:36,143 --> 00:34:40,200 Well, I must say I am breathless with anticipation. 648 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,115 So what have you learned, Detective? 649 00:34:43,684 --> 00:34:45,260 Mrs. Bell, 650 00:34:45,380 --> 00:34:48,086 you say you detected a communication 651 00:34:48,114 --> 00:34:50,457 between Mr. Thornton and Miss Keller 652 00:34:50,577 --> 00:34:53,678 just prior to the footsteps being heard. 653 00:34:53,798 --> 00:34:56,166 And that constitutes your alibi, does it not? 654 00:34:56,236 --> 00:34:58,725 - That is right. - In fact, 655 00:34:58,777 --> 00:35:00,905 the message occurred seconds 656 00:35:00,934 --> 00:35:03,143 before the killer's footsteps could be heard. 657 00:35:03,172 --> 00:35:05,352 What's your point, Detective? 658 00:35:05,472 --> 00:35:08,504 The footsteps began at the center of the table. 659 00:35:08,550 --> 00:35:11,378 - You're not suggesting that... - Your wife is the only person 660 00:35:11,401 --> 00:35:13,694 whose actions cannot be heard on that recording. 661 00:35:13,736 --> 00:35:16,251 - What? - It cannot be her, sir! 662 00:35:16,265 --> 00:35:17,665 What is happening? 663 00:35:18,079 --> 00:35:20,065 What you don't know, Detective, 664 00:35:20,475 --> 00:35:22,493 is that the illness 665 00:35:22,702 --> 00:35:24,716 that stole my wife's hearing 666 00:35:25,004 --> 00:35:27,645 also destroyed her sense of balance. 667 00:35:28,228 --> 00:35:30,663 If she walks without visual reference 668 00:35:30,697 --> 00:35:33,704 she will fall over. 669 00:35:33,824 --> 00:35:36,616 So what's your theory now, Detective? 670 00:35:36,946 --> 00:35:38,495 It was not Mabel! 671 00:35:40,490 --> 00:35:41,555 Why do you say that? 672 00:35:41,620 --> 00:35:44,001 Because the killer walked behind me. 673 00:35:44,304 --> 00:35:47,266 - I'm afraid that's impossible. - Oh, this is too good! 674 00:35:47,294 --> 00:35:50,414 If Miss Keller says a man walked behind her, 675 00:35:50,428 --> 00:35:52,357 you can be assured she is telling the truth. 676 00:35:55,878 --> 00:35:58,041 George, if you would. 677 00:36:00,041 --> 00:36:02,176 Miss Keller, would you please 678 00:36:02,208 --> 00:36:04,050 tell us when you feel someone 679 00:36:04,106 --> 00:36:05,450 walking behind you? 680 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:09,752 Now. 681 00:36:17,319 --> 00:36:18,645 Now. 682 00:36:20,537 --> 00:36:24,334 So, now what is your theory, Detective? 683 00:36:24,956 --> 00:36:26,356 I've concluded that the killer 684 00:36:26,380 --> 00:36:28,612 was never sitting at the table at all. 685 00:36:29,523 --> 00:36:32,421 The killer was standing the entire time. 686 00:36:34,658 --> 00:36:36,523 You think I did it? 687 00:36:36,570 --> 00:36:38,631 You knew the dinner was being recorded. 688 00:36:39,723 --> 00:36:41,379 Once the lights went out 689 00:36:41,499 --> 00:36:44,305 you walked slowly, softly, 690 00:36:45,053 --> 00:36:46,681 to the edge of the carpet 691 00:36:46,801 --> 00:36:48,393 and behind Miss Keller, 692 00:36:49,230 --> 00:36:52,099 not knowing that she would sense your presence. 693 00:36:52,219 --> 00:36:55,304 - You then proceeded... - This is absurd! 694 00:36:55,332 --> 00:36:57,308 Can you prove it didn't happen that way? 695 00:36:58,620 --> 00:37:01,434 - No, but... - Then be quiet, please, 696 00:37:01,736 --> 00:37:03,206 and let me do my job. 697 00:37:07,540 --> 00:37:09,256 In answer to your question, 698 00:37:09,317 --> 00:37:11,167 I believe the killer did come 699 00:37:11,246 --> 00:37:13,325 from the opposite side of the table. 700 00:37:13,386 --> 00:37:15,809 But sir, I thought that was impossible. 701 00:37:15,929 --> 00:37:17,842 We thought that was impossible 702 00:37:18,228 --> 00:37:21,075 because we only heard eight footsteps. 703 00:37:21,195 --> 00:37:22,364 It would be impossible 704 00:37:22,406 --> 00:37:25,312 for someone to circumnavigate a table of this size 705 00:37:25,345 --> 00:37:26,898 in eight footsteps. 706 00:37:27,018 --> 00:37:30,167 And how could the killer travel such a great distance 707 00:37:30,176 --> 00:37:31,697 in complete darkness? 708 00:37:31,892 --> 00:37:33,232 Unless... 709 00:37:34,232 --> 00:37:35,655 unless... 710 00:37:37,222 --> 00:37:38,399 the killer 711 00:37:38,519 --> 00:37:40,423 used the edge of the carpet 712 00:37:40,674 --> 00:37:41,763 to navigate. 713 00:37:44,088 --> 00:37:46,967 The killer took eight footsteps 714 00:37:48,826 --> 00:37:50,687 but we only heard... 715 00:37:52,650 --> 00:37:53,731 four. 716 00:37:54,463 --> 00:37:56,421 At the end of those eight steps, 717 00:37:56,482 --> 00:37:57,835 the killer struck. 718 00:37:58,886 --> 00:38:01,751 The killer then took another eight steps to return 719 00:38:01,755 --> 00:38:04,816 to his seat, but not before touching 720 00:38:04,851 --> 00:38:06,681 these three people 721 00:38:06,881 --> 00:38:08,142 on the shoulder 722 00:38:08,449 --> 00:38:12,184 in order to set up Mr. Carmondy for the crime. 723 00:38:13,658 --> 00:38:16,695 Which was your intent all along. 724 00:38:18,491 --> 00:38:20,086 Wasn't it? 725 00:38:23,146 --> 00:38:25,114 Are you saying I'm the killer? 726 00:38:25,305 --> 00:38:27,104 Oh, no, no, that's impossible. 727 00:38:27,109 --> 00:38:28,835 We were having a conversation. 728 00:38:29,016 --> 00:38:30,825 Begging your pardon, Miss Newsome, but 729 00:38:30,834 --> 00:38:32,667 you were having a conversation. 730 00:38:33,485 --> 00:38:36,895 A conversation that was initiated by Mr. Wilson 731 00:38:37,258 --> 00:38:39,756 but one that he only participated in 732 00:38:39,779 --> 00:38:43,384 after the last of the killer's footsteps were heard. 733 00:38:43,621 --> 00:38:45,454 - No, but I... - Miss Newsome, 734 00:38:46,142 --> 00:38:49,477 has your fiancé ever expressed an interest in your roses? 735 00:38:49,518 --> 00:38:52,537 Oh, no. He finds it all terribly boring. 736 00:38:52,570 --> 00:38:54,867 He... he calls it my... "blah blah blah." 737 00:38:54,918 --> 00:38:56,900 - "Blah blah blah" indeed. - This is ridiculous. 738 00:38:56,933 --> 00:38:59,895 How would I have found him in complete darkness? 739 00:38:59,974 --> 00:39:01,890 Practice, Mr. Wilson. 740 00:39:02,183 --> 00:39:05,311 After all, you helped organize this dinner, did you not? 741 00:39:05,345 --> 00:39:07,279 You had access to this very table 742 00:39:07,303 --> 00:39:09,117 every night for the past week. 743 00:39:09,466 --> 00:39:11,861 And why would I kill a man I'd never met? 744 00:39:12,056 --> 00:39:14,167 That's a good question. I believe the answer lies 745 00:39:14,191 --> 00:39:15,544 in your recent engagement. 746 00:39:15,581 --> 00:39:17,125 What about our engagement? 747 00:39:17,539 --> 00:39:18,683 Mr. Wilson, 748 00:39:19,497 --> 00:39:21,622 why are you marrying Miss Newsome? 749 00:39:21,654 --> 00:39:23,728 Well, because... 750 00:39:24,379 --> 00:39:25,640 I love her. 751 00:39:26,221 --> 00:39:28,589 What specifically do you love about her? 752 00:39:28,593 --> 00:39:29,983 Well, her... her... 753 00:39:30,681 --> 00:39:34,383 - beauty, of course, and her... her... - Her money? 754 00:39:34,434 --> 00:39:37,675 - I have my own money. - You had money, Mr. Wilson. 755 00:39:37,711 --> 00:39:39,280 You've since lost it all. 756 00:39:40,113 --> 00:39:41,327 Is that true? 757 00:39:42,187 --> 00:39:43,982 And you've gone to great lengths 758 00:39:43,983 --> 00:39:46,713 to set up Mr. Carmondy for a crime. 759 00:39:47,104 --> 00:39:48,606 But why would you do that? 760 00:39:49,044 --> 00:39:51,150 Could it be that you've lost 761 00:39:51,164 --> 00:39:53,536 all of your money investing in a machine 762 00:39:53,550 --> 00:39:55,889 that allows the dead to talk? 763 00:39:57,526 --> 00:39:59,717 Mr. Carmondy, who are your investors? 764 00:39:59,884 --> 00:40:02,056 - I don't know off-hand. - No matter. 765 00:40:02,098 --> 00:40:04,034 Easy enough to find out. Henry, 766 00:40:04,252 --> 00:40:07,386 could you dig a little deeper into Mr. Wilson's finances? 767 00:40:07,387 --> 00:40:08,545 Gladly, sir! 768 00:40:12,908 --> 00:40:15,340 Watch out! 769 00:40:19,926 --> 00:40:21,889 GET OFF OF ME! STOP! 770 00:40:21,922 --> 00:40:23,159 STOP! 771 00:40:23,443 --> 00:40:26,020 Miss Keller! 772 00:40:27,992 --> 00:40:29,895 All right. You've got me. 773 00:40:31,154 --> 00:40:32,484 It's over. 774 00:40:34,522 --> 00:40:35,768 I'm not sorry. 775 00:40:36,317 --> 00:40:38,001 He got what he deserved. 776 00:40:40,150 --> 00:40:41,685 As would have you. 777 00:40:42,095 --> 00:40:45,277 I lost a fortune because you were too stupid to see the truth. 778 00:40:45,979 --> 00:40:47,486 And as for you? 779 00:40:48,555 --> 00:40:50,091 I hate roses. 780 00:40:50,137 --> 00:40:52,253 And I would frankly rather go to the noose 781 00:40:52,263 --> 00:40:54,784 than be married to someone as boring 782 00:40:54,797 --> 00:40:57,359 and vacuous as you. 783 00:41:01,885 --> 00:41:03,977 - Henry! - Bravo! 784 00:41:12,647 --> 00:41:15,177 Oh, Henry! 785 00:41:19,632 --> 00:41:20,939 Well, Detective Murdoch, 786 00:41:20,976 --> 00:41:24,172 once again, our partnership has produced results. 787 00:41:24,241 --> 00:41:27,520 Indeed. And once again, I must say thank you for your help. 788 00:41:27,873 --> 00:41:29,397 Perhaps we could 789 00:41:29,625 --> 00:41:32,852 develop this stereoscopic sound you've invented. 790 00:41:32,853 --> 00:41:35,709 Oh, I don't see there being much use for it, 791 00:41:36,132 --> 00:41:38,513 except, of course, in solving crime. 792 00:41:38,802 --> 00:41:42,813 Maybe so, but if you'd ever like to work together again, 793 00:41:42,860 --> 00:41:45,157 just say the word. Hm? 794 00:41:45,517 --> 00:41:47,860 - I'll give you a hand. - Ah! 795 00:41:53,331 --> 00:41:56,262 I wonder if she'll ever forgive me. 796 00:41:56,430 --> 00:41:58,017 Of course she will. 797 00:41:58,250 --> 00:42:00,151 It wasn't you that broke her heart. 798 00:42:00,174 --> 00:42:02,982 She needs some time to learn to trust you again. 799 00:42:04,371 --> 00:42:06,074 I'll fetch her. 800 00:42:19,542 --> 00:42:21,472 Your carriage is here. 801 00:42:21,786 --> 00:42:24,459 Don't forget what I told you the other night. 802 00:42:25,745 --> 00:42:27,745 Don't let one man's barbarity 803 00:42:27,792 --> 00:42:31,117 keep you from embracing everything that life has to offer. 804 00:42:31,237 --> 00:42:32,879 I won't. 805 00:42:34,693 --> 00:42:37,135 Though I doubt I'll ever love again. 806 00:42:37,255 --> 00:42:39,146 You've surprised the world 807 00:42:39,175 --> 00:42:41,211 with your strength and resilience. 808 00:42:41,478 --> 00:42:43,880 You may yet surprise yourself. 809 00:42:49,606 --> 00:42:52,496 I'm right here, Helen. Your leg. 810 00:42:56,891 --> 00:42:58,542 Thank you. 811 00:43:01,163 --> 00:43:02,768 A remarkable woman. 812 00:43:05,937 --> 00:43:07,326 We can go. 813 00:43:08,925 --> 00:43:12,242 To live in a world without sight and sound! 814 00:43:12,963 --> 00:43:15,824 All of your other senses would have to be heightened. 815 00:43:16,359 --> 00:43:18,149 Taste, touch... 816 00:43:19,242 --> 00:43:21,492 everything would be magnified. 817 00:43:21,933 --> 00:43:23,713 Did you feel that at dinner? 818 00:43:23,833 --> 00:43:25,480 Yes. Yes, I did. 819 00:43:25,509 --> 00:43:26,882 Well, that's good. 820 00:43:27,914 --> 00:43:29,147 Why do you say that? 821 00:43:30,091 --> 00:43:31,542 Because... 822 00:43:32,147 --> 00:43:34,146 I bought us a blindfold. 823 00:43:35,085 --> 00:43:37,457 And I have an idea for a little experiment. 824 00:43:37,792 --> 00:43:40,402 Oh, my. 825 00:43:41,666 --> 00:43:45,057 - Synced and corrected by chamallow - - www.addic7ed.com -