1 00:00:51,167 --> 00:00:52,822 That's it, Amos. 2 00:00:54,226 --> 00:00:55,778 Let's go. Keep those hands high. 3 00:00:57,018 --> 00:00:59,170 Whack him, whack him. 4 00:01:08,385 --> 00:01:10,007 That's it, that's it! 5 00:01:19,588 --> 00:01:21,980 Okay, you've given them 30 rounds. 6 00:01:23,211 --> 00:01:24,730 Time to end it. Right? 7 00:01:24,808 --> 00:01:27,561 Okay. Let's go, Amos. 8 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:32,352 Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! 9 00:01:32,418 --> 00:01:33,642 You're supposed to go down. 10 00:01:33,716 --> 00:01:36,039 Stand up and make this look good. 11 00:01:36,108 --> 00:01:37,932 Let's go. Let's go, Amos. Let's go, Amos. 12 00:01:38,003 --> 00:01:39,091 Okay, boy. Go on. 13 00:01:42,557 --> 00:01:44,042 Oh! 14 00:02:02,170 --> 00:02:03,155 Oh! 15 00:02:18,922 --> 00:02:20,044 Mr. Robinson. 16 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,137 Mr. Robinson, a picture for The Gazette? 17 00:02:23,344 --> 00:02:24,329 Lovely. 18 00:02:27,931 --> 00:02:30,356 Name is Amos Robinson. Paid fighter. 19 00:02:30,423 --> 00:02:31,885 I take it he fought tonight. 20 00:02:31,953 --> 00:02:34,105 30 rounds with Bob Sullivan. 21 00:02:35,377 --> 00:02:36,533 Powder burns. 22 00:02:36,608 --> 00:02:38,534 Did you recover the murder weapon? 23 00:02:38,601 --> 00:02:41,322 Yes, sir. A derringer. 24 00:02:43,787 --> 00:02:45,113 How old is the queen this year? 25 00:02:46,180 --> 00:02:47,472 76, I believe. 26 00:02:47,543 --> 00:02:49,198 When my grandmother turned 76, 27 00:02:49,271 --> 00:02:50,732 I got her some oranges. 28 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,093 They were quite juicy. 29 00:02:52,164 --> 00:02:54,679 But all this fireworks business makes me wonder 30 00:02:54,757 --> 00:02:58,009 if I should have done something more. 31 00:02:59,808 --> 00:03:01,202 What are you measuring, sir? 32 00:03:01,272 --> 00:03:03,062 The length and the width of the barrel. 33 00:03:03,133 --> 00:03:05,523 To determine the spread of the powder. 34 00:03:05,592 --> 00:03:06,680 I'm trying to estimate 35 00:03:06,756 --> 00:03:09,442 how close the victim was to the perpetrator. 36 00:03:09,516 --> 00:03:11,804 How close was he? 37 00:03:11,875 --> 00:03:13,065 It's hard to tell. 38 00:03:13,138 --> 00:03:14,928 But as close as 18 inches, I believe. 39 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,082 - Where is the accused? - Just down the hall. 40 00:03:18,158 --> 00:03:19,813 Sir, the front desk clerk found her 41 00:03:19,886 --> 00:03:21,609 standing over the body, gun in hand. 42 00:03:21,682 --> 00:03:23,540 - Stop her! - No! No! 43 00:03:23,609 --> 00:03:25,694 I didn't kill him! You have to believe me! 44 00:03:25,770 --> 00:03:26,698 No! Aah! 45 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:28,660 Sorry, sir. She's a slippery one. 46 00:03:28,728 --> 00:03:30,915 I didn't do it! I didn't kill him! 47 00:03:30,988 --> 00:03:32,042 You have to believe me! 48 00:03:33,781 --> 00:03:35,537 Fleeing custody to boot. 49 00:03:35,609 --> 00:03:37,693 This one is as guilty as they come, sir. 50 00:03:37,769 --> 00:03:39,787 She may be guilty of some things, George. 51 00:03:39,863 --> 00:03:42,686 But shooting Amos Robinson isn't one of them. 52 00:03:48,738 --> 00:03:51,096 I was at my desk when I heard a scream. 53 00:03:51,166 --> 00:03:52,786 It was long and intense. 54 00:03:52,861 --> 00:03:56,113 I- It raised the hair on the back of my neck. 55 00:03:56,184 --> 00:03:58,610 And when was this in relation to the shot? 56 00:04:01,304 --> 00:04:03,162 You heard a scream. You must have heard a shot. 57 00:04:03,232 --> 00:04:06,055 I could have mistaken it for a firecracker, I suppose. 58 00:04:06,124 --> 00:04:08,141 They've been going off all night. 59 00:04:08,218 --> 00:04:11,300 Thank you. You've been most helpful. 60 00:04:21,747 --> 00:04:23,730 He's a boxer. Fought this evening. 61 00:04:23,807 --> 00:04:25,202 Yes, I can see that. 62 00:04:25,271 --> 00:04:26,993 He's quite the physical specimen, isn't he? 63 00:04:27,066 --> 00:04:28,856 Look at the size of his arms. 64 00:04:30,189 --> 00:04:32,445 - What time did the fight end? - Around 8:00. 65 00:04:33,282 --> 00:04:35,072 And when was he shot? 66 00:04:35,143 --> 00:04:38,225 Half past 11:00 or thereabouts. What are you thinking? 67 00:04:38,301 --> 00:04:39,490 His nose is broken. 68 00:04:39,564 --> 00:04:40,924 I would expect to see more swelling 69 00:04:40,994 --> 00:04:42,421 in the intervening hours. 70 00:04:42,489 --> 00:04:44,913 Perhaps it was broken after the fight? 71 00:04:44,982 --> 00:04:46,501 That would be one explanation. 72 00:04:46,578 --> 00:04:47,801 Shot at very close range. 73 00:04:47,873 --> 00:04:49,664 Directly in the heart, it would seem. 74 00:04:49,735 --> 00:04:51,254 I'll know more when I can open him up. 75 00:04:51,331 --> 00:04:53,450 - Am I free to take the body? - Yes. 76 00:04:53,525 --> 00:04:55,849 George, make sure no one steps in this blood. 77 00:04:55,918 --> 00:04:56,903 Sir. 78 00:05:02,899 --> 00:05:04,292 George. 79 00:05:05,093 --> 00:05:06,418 Where's the accused now? 80 00:05:06,489 --> 00:05:08,144 Uh, room at the end of the hall, sir. 81 00:05:08,217 --> 00:05:09,645 You've done a preliminary interview? 82 00:05:09,713 --> 00:05:11,696 Yes, sir. Here are my notes. 83 00:05:11,774 --> 00:05:13,236 Sir, you still haven't told me 84 00:05:13,304 --> 00:05:15,854 why you think Mrs. Robinson is innocent. 85 00:05:15,929 --> 00:05:18,683 Newton's third law of motion, George. 86 00:05:24,571 --> 00:05:26,361 Are you going to run again? 87 00:05:27,563 --> 00:05:29,785 Thank you, Constable. You can step out. 88 00:05:33,215 --> 00:05:35,334 Mrs. Robinson, I need your help. 89 00:05:35,409 --> 00:05:36,631 My help? 90 00:05:36,704 --> 00:05:38,325 I'm trying to find your husband's killer. 91 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,153 - Aren't you looking at her? - I don't know. Am I? 92 00:05:41,225 --> 00:05:43,118 What does it matter? 93 00:05:43,187 --> 00:05:45,771 - They're gonna hang me anyway. - Maybe you're right. 94 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:48,463 Personally, I have somewhat of an obsession for the truth. 95 00:05:48,538 --> 00:05:50,295 However, if it's of no consequence... 96 00:05:50,366 --> 00:05:51,488 Good luck to you. 97 00:05:51,563 --> 00:05:52,991 What? Hey. 98 00:05:53,060 --> 00:05:54,952 Hey! You're just gonna walk away? 99 00:05:55,020 --> 00:05:56,844 I have a murder to solve. 100 00:05:56,915 --> 00:05:58,343 If you are unwilling to help me... 101 00:05:58,444 --> 00:05:59,872 I didn't say that. 102 00:05:59,906 --> 00:06:02,921 But a police officer helping a colored woman... 103 00:06:02,998 --> 00:06:05,548 That hasn't been my experience. 104 00:06:14,399 --> 00:06:15,986 Have a seat. 105 00:06:17,957 --> 00:06:19,611 You say that you left the boxing match 106 00:06:19,685 --> 00:06:22,541 in the company of your husband, Amos, 107 00:06:22,609 --> 00:06:24,967 his manager, Ozzie Beers, 108 00:06:25,036 --> 00:06:28,221 and you went to the Mockingbird Tavern on Queen Street 109 00:06:28,294 --> 00:06:30,481 in the company of an unknown man and his wife. 110 00:06:30,554 --> 00:06:32,572 Ozzie knew them. I didn't. 111 00:06:32,649 --> 00:06:35,697 You then left the bar with Ozzie Beers. 112 00:06:35,773 --> 00:06:37,825 - Why not your husband? - He was busy. 113 00:06:37,901 --> 00:06:39,521 Doing what? 114 00:06:39,596 --> 00:06:42,486 Drinking. Running around. 115 00:06:43,917 --> 00:06:46,841 So you returned to the hotel. What happened then? 116 00:06:46,909 --> 00:06:50,423 Ozzie went to his room, and I went to mine. 117 00:06:50,498 --> 00:06:51,620 A little while later, 118 00:06:51,695 --> 00:06:53,713 the fireworks started going off down by the harbor, 119 00:06:53,790 --> 00:06:56,078 so I went to the roof to look. 120 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:57,905 It was like the Fourth of July. 121 00:06:57,978 --> 00:07:00,268 You then returned to your room at half past 11:00, 122 00:07:00,371 --> 00:07:03,487 whereupon you found the body. 123 00:07:03,529 --> 00:07:04,617 What did you do? 124 00:07:04,693 --> 00:07:06,914 I screamed. 125 00:07:06,986 --> 00:07:09,411 At least I think I screamed. 126 00:07:09,479 --> 00:07:12,630 And then I got down on my knees to see if he was alive. 127 00:07:12,703 --> 00:07:14,596 Is that how you got blood on your dress? 128 00:07:16,093 --> 00:07:17,680 I guess so. 129 00:07:17,757 --> 00:07:21,837 And then I-I saw the gun lying there, so I-I picked it up. 130 00:07:21,911 --> 00:07:24,427 And that's when the front desk clerk saw you. 131 00:07:24,503 --> 00:07:25,864 Looks bad, doesn't it? 132 00:07:26,731 --> 00:07:29,054 - That all depends. - On? 133 00:07:30,288 --> 00:07:32,612 Your dress. I'll... I'll need you to remove it. 134 00:07:35,241 --> 00:07:36,930 Of course. 135 00:07:37,833 --> 00:07:39,159 Where do you want me? 136 00:07:41,823 --> 00:07:43,782 What are you doing? Please! Put that back on. 137 00:07:45,545 --> 00:07:46,802 Mrs. Robinson, I-I simply meant 138 00:07:46,875 --> 00:07:48,926 that I need your dress as evidence. 139 00:07:49,002 --> 00:07:49,931 Oh. 140 00:07:49,999 --> 00:07:52,515 One of the constables will take you down to the station, 141 00:07:52,592 --> 00:07:55,483 and we'll get you another dress. 142 00:08:11,838 --> 00:08:13,198 George. 143 00:08:13,267 --> 00:08:15,160 I need you to run out and purchase a dress. 144 00:08:15,229 --> 00:08:16,985 Oh, we've already got one for Mrs. Robinson. 145 00:08:17,057 --> 00:08:18,043 No, it's... it's for me. 146 00:08:18,121 --> 00:08:19,911 Tired of the old jacket and trousers, sir? 147 00:08:20,980 --> 00:08:23,530 I'll need it to be a medium, white. 148 00:08:23,605 --> 00:08:25,328 And I'll need you to phone this in 149 00:08:25,401 --> 00:08:27,657 to the slaughterhouse on Tecumseh. 150 00:08:30,819 --> 00:08:32,474 Uh, sir? 151 00:08:39,162 --> 00:08:41,588 I've just spoken to the Crown prosecutor. 152 00:08:41,656 --> 00:08:43,015 He thinks we've got enough evidence 153 00:08:43,085 --> 00:08:44,546 that he can go to trial next week. 154 00:08:44,614 --> 00:08:45,441 What?! 155 00:08:45,511 --> 00:08:48,663 Murdoch, I know that you take great personal pride 156 00:08:48,735 --> 00:08:51,217 in having just two speeds... slow and dead slow. 157 00:08:51,296 --> 00:08:52,281 No, it's not that, sir. 158 00:08:52,359 --> 00:08:53,820 I- I believe this woman to be innocent. 159 00:08:53,888 --> 00:08:55,043 Innocent! Bloody hell. 160 00:08:55,118 --> 00:08:57,633 She was found standing over the body with a pistol in her hand. 161 00:08:57,744 --> 00:08:59,071 She fled the scene, for God sakes. 162 00:08:59,107 --> 00:09:01,362 Yes, but there's no blood spatter on her dress. 163 00:09:01,433 --> 00:09:02,623 She was covered in blood. 164 00:09:02,697 --> 00:09:04,487 Yes, a large blood stain 165 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,040 from when she cradled her dying husband. 166 00:09:07,118 --> 00:09:08,478 But he was shot at close range. 167 00:09:08,547 --> 00:09:09,941 If she had indeed pulled the trigger, 168 00:09:10,010 --> 00:09:11,471 there would be traces of blood spatter 169 00:09:11,539 --> 00:09:13,590 on her arm and her dress. 170 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:15,884 You can prove this? 171 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:17,683 - I believe I can. - Then you'd better. 172 00:09:17,754 --> 00:09:20,044 They've not hung a woman in this city for some time. 173 00:09:20,115 --> 00:09:23,559 Now, this woman, she's not got a lot going for her. 174 00:09:23,638 --> 00:09:26,096 Higgins, get out of the way! 175 00:09:26,164 --> 00:09:28,488 Sir, there's a gentleman to see you. 176 00:09:36,005 --> 00:09:38,293 Detective. You've made a terrible mistake. 177 00:09:38,364 --> 00:09:39,882 You've arrested the wrong person. 178 00:09:39,959 --> 00:09:41,546 Fannie wouldn't do this. 179 00:09:41,622 --> 00:09:43,243 And who might you be? 180 00:09:43,317 --> 00:09:47,069 I'm Ozzie Beers, Amos Robinson's manager. 181 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:54,711 Amos was like the son I never had. 182 00:09:54,785 --> 00:09:57,007 I was running this gym in Athens, Georgia, 183 00:09:57,079 --> 00:09:59,039 when I found him living on the streets. 184 00:09:59,107 --> 00:10:02,155 14 years old. Not a friend in the world. 185 00:10:02,231 --> 00:10:05,382 - When was this? - That was 12 years ago. 186 00:10:05,456 --> 00:10:07,812 At first I had him cleaning up around the place. 187 00:10:07,881 --> 00:10:10,034 Then I noticed that this boy had some instincts. 188 00:10:10,109 --> 00:10:11,196 For the ring? 189 00:10:11,272 --> 00:10:13,256 Mmh. Like I'd never seen before. 190 00:10:13,334 --> 00:10:15,090 So I brought him down to Atlanta. 191 00:10:15,162 --> 00:10:17,088 Started him with the local kids. 192 00:10:17,156 --> 00:10:20,273 His first 40 fights... 40 knockouts. 193 00:10:20,348 --> 00:10:22,364 He could have been a champion. 194 00:10:22,441 --> 00:10:25,127 - What happened? - It all got to his head. 195 00:10:25,199 --> 00:10:28,747 Women, drinking, gambling. There was no end to it. 196 00:10:28,823 --> 00:10:31,408 Sounds like motive for a long-suffering wife. 197 00:10:32,978 --> 00:10:34,066 Yeah. 198 00:10:34,142 --> 00:10:36,193 Fannie had been with him since they were kids. 199 00:10:36,269 --> 00:10:38,491 Through the good times and the bad times. 200 00:10:38,563 --> 00:10:41,045 - The bad times? - Yeah. 201 00:10:41,122 --> 00:10:43,740 Amos became lazy, 202 00:10:43,815 --> 00:10:45,673 and it started to show in the ring. 203 00:10:45,743 --> 00:10:47,601 He started losing a lot more than he won. 204 00:10:47,671 --> 00:10:49,359 He gave Sullivan quite a beating. 205 00:10:52,756 --> 00:10:55,012 There's a Bob Sullivan in every town. 206 00:10:55,084 --> 00:10:57,974 Tough kid who thinks his hands are faster than they really are 207 00:10:58,075 --> 00:10:59,559 and that he can take his punch. 208 00:10:59,604 --> 00:11:00,964 But let me tell you something... 209 00:11:01,033 --> 00:11:03,323 Amos might not have been what he once was, 210 00:11:03,394 --> 00:11:06,216 but he sure could throw a mean right cross. 211 00:11:07,184 --> 00:11:09,473 Did Amos have any enemies? 212 00:11:09,543 --> 00:11:12,434 Course he did. That was his job. 213 00:11:12,501 --> 00:11:14,122 I don't understand. 214 00:11:14,197 --> 00:11:17,178 Everywhere he went... different town, same fight. 215 00:11:17,256 --> 00:11:20,270 The local white champ against the big black brute. 216 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:22,805 The crowd was never too happy when Amos won. 217 00:11:22,873 --> 00:11:26,092 Do you think one of Sullivan's fans could have killed Amos? 218 00:11:26,163 --> 00:11:29,020 Well, we had bottles thrown at us, 219 00:11:29,088 --> 00:11:30,981 knives pulled on us. 220 00:11:31,848 --> 00:11:33,638 Sometimes I think it's a wonder 221 00:11:33,709 --> 00:11:35,727 that he was never killed before this. 222 00:11:38,297 --> 00:11:39,657 Detective. 223 00:11:52,390 --> 00:11:54,713 Sir, I've got your dress. 224 00:11:54,784 --> 00:11:57,142 Oh, good. Hold it up. 225 00:12:01,897 --> 00:12:03,257 Perfect. 226 00:12:04,822 --> 00:12:08,937 Oh, and, sir... Your pig has arrived. 227 00:12:12,235 --> 00:12:14,218 Newton's third law states that for every action 228 00:12:14,296 --> 00:12:16,052 there is an equal and opposite reaction. 229 00:12:16,124 --> 00:12:17,779 So fire a bullet into the body, 230 00:12:17,853 --> 00:12:19,836 and the body pushes back with equal force. 231 00:12:19,914 --> 00:12:22,169 Hence blood spatter. 232 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,223 That's a bit snug in the bosom, sir. 233 00:12:24,301 --> 00:12:25,627 Right, then. 234 00:12:25,698 --> 00:12:28,621 Um, step forward six inches. 235 00:12:29,786 --> 00:12:31,713 18 inches. We'll start there. 236 00:12:31,781 --> 00:12:34,205 Away you go. 237 00:12:34,273 --> 00:12:35,860 Will there be much spatter, sir? 238 00:12:35,936 --> 00:12:38,418 That's what we're here to find out, George. 239 00:12:38,496 --> 00:12:39,550 Hurry up. Shoot. 240 00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:42,515 The blood is draining from the pig's flanks. 241 00:12:45,176 --> 00:12:47,533 It's staring at me, sir. 242 00:12:47,603 --> 00:12:48,928 George, the animal is dead. 243 00:12:48,999 --> 00:12:51,221 There's no spirit left in the body. 244 00:12:52,822 --> 00:12:54,148 Do pigs have a soul, then, sir? 245 00:12:54,218 --> 00:12:55,839 Now, George! 246 00:13:08,345 --> 00:13:10,498 You shot a perfectly good pig for this? 247 00:13:10,573 --> 00:13:12,193 Yes. Look at the spray pattern. 248 00:13:12,267 --> 00:13:14,160 From a pig. A dead one at that. 249 00:13:14,229 --> 00:13:15,249 The physics are the same. 250 00:13:15,326 --> 00:13:17,014 You've already explained it, Murdoch. 251 00:13:17,087 --> 00:13:19,568 But it's not me you need to convince. 252 00:13:19,647 --> 00:13:22,537 What are you gonna do? Shoot a pig in court? 253 00:13:22,605 --> 00:13:24,657 Are you gonna parade Sir Isaac Newton for some 254 00:13:24,733 --> 00:13:27,385 imbecile on a jury who shovels up after horses for a living? 255 00:13:27,459 --> 00:13:30,043 - I hope it doesn't come to that. - Yes, but it will come to that. 256 00:13:30,118 --> 00:13:32,373 Someone's been murdered. 257 00:13:32,445 --> 00:13:34,405 And I'm not gonna release our only suspect 258 00:13:34,472 --> 00:13:36,228 based on blood spatter from a dead pig. 259 00:13:36,300 --> 00:13:37,693 - But, sir... - I understand, Murdoch. 260 00:13:37,763 --> 00:13:38,851 I really do. 261 00:13:38,926 --> 00:13:41,748 But this is not some Presbyterian schoolgirl. 262 00:13:41,818 --> 00:13:44,209 This is the Hottentot wife of a... of a flashy... 263 00:13:44,278 --> 00:13:45,638 Negress. 264 00:13:47,137 --> 00:13:48,825 I believe the proper term is Negress. 265 00:13:52,323 --> 00:13:54,646 I don't care what the proper term is. 266 00:13:54,716 --> 00:13:58,898 What I'm trying to tell you is if this Negress goes to trial, 267 00:13:59,004 --> 00:14:00,931 she could hang. 268 00:14:11,137 --> 00:14:12,893 You wanted to see me, sir? 269 00:14:12,965 --> 00:14:14,189 Yes, George, I need you to go 270 00:14:14,261 --> 00:14:15,553 on another shopping trip for me. 271 00:14:15,624 --> 00:14:17,777 I'm not gonna have to wear another dress, am I, sir? 272 00:14:17,852 --> 00:14:18,440 No. 273 00:14:18,516 --> 00:14:20,601 Because the lads really gave me a hard time when I... 274 00:14:20,677 --> 00:14:22,535 It's not a dress, George. 275 00:14:22,605 --> 00:14:24,566 I need you to get... 276 00:14:24,633 --> 00:14:25,562 Fireworks. 277 00:14:25,630 --> 00:14:26,853 Yes, I'm planning to use them 278 00:14:26,926 --> 00:14:28,944 to clarify some details surrounding the shooting. 279 00:14:29,021 --> 00:14:30,675 Permission to speak frankly, sir. 280 00:14:30,749 --> 00:14:32,006 Just say it, George. 281 00:14:32,078 --> 00:14:34,062 What if Fannie Robinson is guilty? 282 00:14:34,139 --> 00:14:36,961 - She's not. - Well, how can you be sure? 283 00:14:37,031 --> 00:14:39,082 Because of the absence of blood spatter. 284 00:14:39,159 --> 00:14:40,780 I see. 285 00:14:40,853 --> 00:14:42,247 It seemed to me that your decision 286 00:14:42,317 --> 00:14:45,433 had been based on something... less concrete. 287 00:14:45,508 --> 00:14:48,523 Maybe something about her. A gut feeling. 288 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,117 Intuition. Is that what you're suggesting? 289 00:14:50,194 --> 00:14:51,746 Well, I know that's not scientific, 290 00:14:51,823 --> 00:14:56,435 but I've heard there are some things that one can't fake... 291 00:14:56,544 --> 00:14:57,666 a genuine smile... 292 00:14:57,707 --> 00:15:00,030 Involuntary nerve control. That's what you're speaking of. 293 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:03,716 Perhaps you saw some genuine goodness in her. 294 00:15:03,789 --> 00:15:07,009 What I saw was the absence of blood spatter. 295 00:15:07,081 --> 00:15:09,699 However, that's not enough to prove her innocence. 296 00:15:09,773 --> 00:15:13,287 So we shall have to prove it by other means. 297 00:15:13,363 --> 00:15:14,586 Sir. 298 00:15:22,671 --> 00:15:24,155 Good God! 299 00:15:29,518 --> 00:15:31,569 Detective Murdoch! What the devil?! 300 00:15:31,646 --> 00:15:32,631 No need to be alarmed. 301 00:15:32,709 --> 00:15:35,066 It's just Constable Crabtree firing a gun. 302 00:15:35,136 --> 00:15:38,117 - In the hotel? - Yes, we're conducting a test. 303 00:15:38,194 --> 00:15:40,380 Now, you say you heard no gunshot, 304 00:15:40,454 --> 00:15:42,641 that it was probably masked by the fireworks. 305 00:15:42,715 --> 00:15:44,176 That's correct. 306 00:15:44,244 --> 00:15:46,000 Ah, yes. Please indulge me. 307 00:15:46,072 --> 00:15:48,859 - George, have Higgins proceed. - Yes, sir. 308 00:15:48,930 --> 00:15:51,083 There's another constable standing by outside, 309 00:15:51,158 --> 00:15:52,551 waiting to fire off. 310 00:15:54,515 --> 00:15:57,835 Mmh. Some fireworks, eh? 311 00:15:57,939 --> 00:16:00,829 Now, to my ear, clearly not as loud as a gunshot. 312 00:16:00,864 --> 00:16:04,015 So how is it possible you could have confused the two? 313 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:05,516 I- I don't know. 314 00:16:05,584 --> 00:16:06,740 Perhaps that's because 315 00:16:06,815 --> 00:16:09,739 you were not at your desk the entire time. 316 00:16:11,202 --> 00:16:12,324 Come on, man. Think! 317 00:16:12,399 --> 00:16:14,292 This is important. A woman's life is at stake. 318 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,647 Uh, I might have gone out for a peek at the fireworks. 319 00:16:17,717 --> 00:16:20,970 - When? - From 11:00 until quarter past. 320 00:16:21,041 --> 00:16:24,056 It... It must have just slipped my mind. 321 00:16:24,133 --> 00:16:25,651 Ah. 322 00:16:25,728 --> 00:16:27,313 Well, should you recall anything else 323 00:16:27,390 --> 00:16:28,818 that might have slipped your mind... 324 00:16:28,886 --> 00:16:32,037 - I'll be sure to inform you. - Thank you. 325 00:16:34,969 --> 00:16:36,725 So the gunshot could have occurred 326 00:16:36,797 --> 00:16:38,417 half an hour earlier than we'd thought. 327 00:16:38,492 --> 00:16:40,114 That would support Mrs. Robinson's claim. 328 00:16:40,189 --> 00:16:42,670 - Precisely. - If she didn't do it, who did? 329 00:16:42,748 --> 00:16:45,761 There was one very large loser at the boxing match. 330 00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:47,822 Perhaps he didn't take it well. 331 00:16:51,789 --> 00:16:52,945 Bob Sullivan. 332 00:16:53,019 --> 00:16:54,639 What of it? 333 00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:55,971 I'm Detective William Murdoch. 334 00:16:56,077 --> 00:16:58,094 I'm investigating the murder of Amos Robinson. 335 00:16:58,138 --> 00:17:01,617 - Yeah, too bad about that. - You don't seem very sorry. 336 00:17:01,694 --> 00:17:06,047 Nobody's sorry. Anyone says they are is a liar. 337 00:17:06,115 --> 00:17:08,598 Where were you last night between 11:00 and midnight? 338 00:17:08,675 --> 00:17:11,293 Sitting in my chair with my hands in the ice bucket. 339 00:17:11,368 --> 00:17:13,057 You have witnesses to this? 340 00:17:13,129 --> 00:17:15,282 I wasn't very good company last night. 341 00:17:15,356 --> 00:17:16,342 Sore loser, were we? 342 00:17:16,419 --> 00:17:19,105 You can only lose when it's a contest. 343 00:17:20,176 --> 00:17:21,298 The fight was a fix? 344 00:17:21,373 --> 00:17:24,455 Amos was supposed to go down in the 31 st. 345 00:17:24,530 --> 00:17:26,083 Bastard blindsided me. 346 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,346 Who set up the fix? 347 00:17:32,043 --> 00:17:33,630 - Oh! - Ohh! 348 00:17:33,705 --> 00:17:34,793 Nicely done! 349 00:17:34,869 --> 00:17:36,761 Very good, very good. Well done. 350 00:17:36,830 --> 00:17:38,382 Hello. 351 00:17:38,459 --> 00:17:39,944 Hello. 352 00:17:40,022 --> 00:17:42,911 I'm looking for Mr. Cutler. 353 00:17:42,979 --> 00:17:46,164 So why don't you ring the bell? 354 00:17:52,719 --> 00:17:54,543 You were at the fight last night, weren't you? 355 00:17:54,614 --> 00:17:56,507 - Yes. Were you? - No. 356 00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:59,396 Oh. Too bad. It was spectacular. 357 00:17:59,434 --> 00:18:01,518 I'm glad the murder of Mr. Robinson 358 00:18:01,594 --> 00:18:03,079 hasn't tainted your memory. 359 00:18:06,048 --> 00:18:07,170 Ma'am. 360 00:18:20,508 --> 00:18:23,590 I've been around the fight game for a long time, Detective. 361 00:18:23,665 --> 00:18:27,553 The bad bets and the good bets balance out over time. 362 00:18:27,622 --> 00:18:29,549 Even the ones you're certain of winning? 363 00:18:33,506 --> 00:18:35,829 Yes. Even those. 364 00:18:36,962 --> 00:18:38,390 How much did you lose? 365 00:18:38,457 --> 00:18:40,577 $2,000, more or less. 366 00:18:40,652 --> 00:18:42,579 You must have been very upset. 367 00:18:46,070 --> 00:18:48,551 How much do you make in a year, Detective? 368 00:18:48,630 --> 00:18:50,783 $400, give or take? 369 00:18:51,787 --> 00:18:54,473 I make 200 times that amount. 370 00:18:54,547 --> 00:18:57,935 Was I upset? Of course. 371 00:18:58,036 --> 00:19:00,190 Enough to kill a man? 372 00:19:01,759 --> 00:19:05,341 Truth is I stood to gain as much as I lost. 373 00:19:05,416 --> 00:19:07,468 Oh? How so? 374 00:19:07,544 --> 00:19:10,002 I'd just agreed to buy Robinson. 375 00:19:11,167 --> 00:19:12,594 I'm sorry... "buy" him? 376 00:19:12,663 --> 00:19:14,782 Ozzie Beers never saw the big picture. 377 00:19:14,857 --> 00:19:17,146 It was all about the win with him. 378 00:19:17,217 --> 00:19:21,863 He failed to realize that boxing isn't sport, it's spectacle... 379 00:19:21,937 --> 00:19:26,254 the penultimate battle between good and evil. 380 00:19:26,324 --> 00:19:28,251 With Robinson playing evil. 381 00:19:28,318 --> 00:19:31,832 Oh, he was perfect for the part. 382 00:19:31,909 --> 00:19:35,626 A hulking black Goliath. 383 00:19:35,698 --> 00:19:37,216 I even had a nickname. 384 00:19:38,890 --> 00:19:41,677 Amos the Animal! 385 00:19:42,713 --> 00:19:46,157 My wife thought Untamed Beast was more provocative, 386 00:19:46,236 --> 00:19:49,817 but I confess a weakness for alliteration. 387 00:19:49,892 --> 00:19:52,850 Yes. It's quite a feat to reduce a man to a slogan. 388 00:19:52,917 --> 00:19:56,238 Mmh, it was a business transaction. 389 00:19:56,308 --> 00:19:58,098 And how did Mr. Beers respond 390 00:19:58,170 --> 00:20:01,094 when you approached him with this business transaction? 391 00:20:02,091 --> 00:20:04,278 I didn't go to Ozzie Beers, Detective. 392 00:20:04,352 --> 00:20:06,936 Ozzie Beers came to me. 393 00:20:08,508 --> 00:20:10,932 Keep jabbing. Keep those hands up. 394 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,017 That's it. 395 00:20:13,094 --> 00:20:14,749 That's it. 396 00:20:14,823 --> 00:20:16,374 Eyeing the new talent? 397 00:20:18,279 --> 00:20:19,706 Well, what else am I to do? 398 00:20:19,775 --> 00:20:22,133 Yes, I suppose mourning would be out of the question. 399 00:20:22,203 --> 00:20:24,163 Amos was, after all, just a commodity. 400 00:20:25,061 --> 00:20:26,682 You've been speaking to Jeb Cutler, huh? 401 00:20:26,756 --> 00:20:29,011 You told me Amos Robinson was like a son to you. 402 00:20:29,083 --> 00:20:30,976 He was. Not a word of a lie in that. 403 00:20:31,044 --> 00:20:33,831 But sometimes things change between fathers and sons. 404 00:20:33,903 --> 00:20:35,796 So you sold him like an old racehorse. 405 00:20:35,864 --> 00:20:37,120 I did it for his own good. 406 00:20:37,193 --> 00:20:39,517 - The circuit was killing him. - So better a circus. 407 00:20:39,588 --> 00:20:40,608 The way things were going, 408 00:20:40,685 --> 00:20:42,339 who'd have known what would happen to Amos. 409 00:20:42,413 --> 00:20:44,237 Maybe a man like Jeb Cutler could manage him, 410 00:20:44,308 --> 00:20:46,529 but all I know is I couldn't control him anymore. 411 00:20:46,601 --> 00:20:49,060 You mean you couldn't get him to throw fights for you anymore. 412 00:20:49,127 --> 00:20:51,780 I have never asked a boxer to throw a fight before this one. 413 00:20:51,853 --> 00:20:54,278 And that was only because Cutler wanted to build a rivalry 414 00:20:54,346 --> 00:20:55,671 between his man and Amos. 415 00:20:55,775 --> 00:20:58,699 - And Amos agreed to throw it. - So why did he change his mind? 416 00:20:59,565 --> 00:21:00,653 I don't know. 417 00:21:00,728 --> 00:21:02,246 Did he know you were going to sell him? 418 00:21:02,323 --> 00:21:04,374 I sure as hell didn't tell him that. 419 00:21:10,300 --> 00:21:11,661 He sold Amos? 420 00:21:13,126 --> 00:21:15,313 How could Ozzie do that to him? 421 00:21:15,387 --> 00:21:17,404 Do you think Amos knew? 422 00:21:18,246 --> 00:21:20,331 If he did, he never told me. 423 00:21:21,769 --> 00:21:24,387 But had he known, do you think he would have changed his mind 424 00:21:24,462 --> 00:21:25,584 about throwing the fight? 425 00:21:25,659 --> 00:21:27,086 If he felt wronged. 426 00:21:27,919 --> 00:21:31,398 Amos was his own man, capable of anything. 427 00:21:32,639 --> 00:21:34,861 He must have known. 428 00:21:34,933 --> 00:21:36,655 But why didn't he tell me? 429 00:21:36,728 --> 00:21:39,278 Maybe he just never found the right time. 430 00:21:41,780 --> 00:21:43,933 It wasn't always like this. 431 00:21:44,007 --> 00:21:46,864 We had planned to go to California, 432 00:21:46,932 --> 00:21:50,252 settle down, once Amos finished fighting. 433 00:21:51,187 --> 00:21:53,940 Can I ask you a personal question? 434 00:21:55,675 --> 00:21:57,001 Why not? 435 00:21:59,132 --> 00:22:01,557 You could have left Amos. 436 00:22:01,625 --> 00:22:03,347 Why didn't you? 437 00:22:04,551 --> 00:22:06,533 I don't know. 438 00:22:06,610 --> 00:22:08,367 Guess I should have. 439 00:22:10,168 --> 00:22:12,752 Something just kept me holding on. 440 00:22:19,276 --> 00:22:20,861 He was shot in the heart. 441 00:22:20,937 --> 00:22:22,955 The bullet entered the right ventricle 442 00:22:23,033 --> 00:22:24,618 and lodged in the left atrium. 443 00:22:24,694 --> 00:22:25,748 He died quickly. 444 00:22:25,824 --> 00:22:27,614 Before he hit the ground, I would imagine. 445 00:22:27,686 --> 00:22:30,201 It amazes me how something so large and vigorous 446 00:22:30,279 --> 00:22:32,069 can be brought down by something so small. 447 00:22:32,140 --> 00:22:33,998 I've recovered the bullet, if you'd like to see it. 448 00:22:34,068 --> 00:22:35,824 Yes, I would. Thank you. 449 00:22:36,927 --> 00:22:39,850 Is that why women were so attracted to him? 450 00:22:41,746 --> 00:22:43,265 How do you mean? 451 00:22:44,273 --> 00:22:46,256 Is brute strength so compelling? 452 00:22:46,334 --> 00:22:48,885 To some women. 453 00:22:48,959 --> 00:22:51,646 Mr. Darwin calls it sexual selection. 454 00:22:51,718 --> 00:22:54,200 Large males able to defeat other males 455 00:22:54,278 --> 00:22:56,328 have more reproductive success. 456 00:22:56,438 --> 00:22:59,953 Therefore women find them appealing. 457 00:22:59,995 --> 00:23:03,418 And what of peaceable types who live in their mind? 458 00:23:03,486 --> 00:23:06,704 How do they fare in this great Darwinian struggle? 459 00:23:08,738 --> 00:23:12,421 Some women are attracted to intelligence. 460 00:23:12,494 --> 00:23:15,610 Others prefer a combination. 461 00:23:16,550 --> 00:23:17,909 An intelligent thug. 462 00:23:18,843 --> 00:23:21,358 A somewhat intriguing concept, don't you think? 463 00:23:22,533 --> 00:23:24,323 We have a problem. 464 00:23:24,394 --> 00:23:25,754 It's called a light load. 465 00:23:25,823 --> 00:23:27,251 - A light load? - Yes. 466 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,402 See the plier marks here on the lead? 467 00:23:30,477 --> 00:23:31,667 Next slide. 468 00:23:36,161 --> 00:23:37,181 Thank you. 469 00:23:37,258 --> 00:23:39,411 Now, you can make out the vise marks here 470 00:23:39,486 --> 00:23:41,379 on the spent cartridge. 471 00:23:42,211 --> 00:23:43,434 It's an old trick. 472 00:23:44,804 --> 00:23:47,286 Remove the slug from the cartridge. 473 00:23:49,690 --> 00:23:51,774 Empty out most of the powder. 474 00:23:53,513 --> 00:23:56,098 And replace the slug. 475 00:23:58,599 --> 00:23:59,891 The load has been lightened. 476 00:23:59,961 --> 00:24:03,113 Now, at close range, the bullet is still deadly. 477 00:24:03,186 --> 00:24:07,832 But the sound of the discharge is significantly dampened. 478 00:24:07,906 --> 00:24:10,161 Uh, close the door, George. 479 00:24:13,358 --> 00:24:15,319 And turn off the lamp. 480 00:24:19,407 --> 00:24:20,699 Right, then. 481 00:24:26,322 --> 00:24:28,577 That's remarkable. 482 00:24:28,648 --> 00:24:30,835 If the door of the hotel room was closed, 483 00:24:30,909 --> 00:24:32,835 the front desk clerk may not have heard that. 484 00:24:32,903 --> 00:24:35,589 If we can't prove what time the gunshot happened, 485 00:24:35,663 --> 00:24:37,713 then we can't separate the time of the shooting 486 00:24:37,789 --> 00:24:41,213 from the discovery of Fannie standing over the body. 487 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,260 I guess it's not looking so good for Fannie after all. 488 00:24:44,337 --> 00:24:45,731 No, it's not. 489 00:24:58,265 --> 00:24:59,920 I'll agree it's a setback, sir. 490 00:24:59,994 --> 00:25:03,213 But you still have the blood-splatter evidence. 491 00:25:03,285 --> 00:25:04,305 With the lighter load, 492 00:25:04,382 --> 00:25:06,070 the muzzle velocity would be reduced 493 00:25:06,144 --> 00:25:08,399 and the spatter dynamics different. 494 00:25:08,470 --> 00:25:11,257 I suppose we could always shoot another pig. 495 00:25:11,329 --> 00:25:14,117 No, I'm done shooting pigs, George. 496 00:25:15,950 --> 00:25:19,599 Problem is there really is only one viable suspect. 497 00:25:20,803 --> 00:25:21,958 Mrs. Robinson. 498 00:25:24,891 --> 00:25:27,283 Maybe we just haven't dug deeply enough. 499 00:25:28,946 --> 00:25:31,871 No. No, we haven't. 500 00:25:31,938 --> 00:25:34,761 Go back to the hotel. Turn the place upside down. 501 00:25:34,831 --> 00:25:36,983 If there's something we've missed, I want it found. 502 00:25:37,057 --> 00:25:38,043 Yes, sir. 503 00:25:40,614 --> 00:25:43,629 How would Fannie Robinson know how to light-load a bullet? 504 00:25:43,705 --> 00:25:45,689 She could have bought the bullet from someone who did. 505 00:25:45,767 --> 00:25:47,024 That would suggest premeditation. 506 00:25:47,096 --> 00:25:48,581 I don't believe she's capable of that. 507 00:25:48,659 --> 00:25:49,814 Really? Based on what? 508 00:25:49,888 --> 00:25:53,435 I don't know. Something in her face. 509 00:25:53,511 --> 00:25:55,664 She's a very attractive woman. 510 00:25:57,833 --> 00:25:59,623 You think I want to prove her innocent 511 00:25:59,695 --> 00:26:00,850 because I'm attracted to her? 512 00:26:00,924 --> 00:26:03,214 Any man could be swayed, Murdoch. 513 00:26:03,285 --> 00:26:05,539 If I'm swayed by anything, it's the truth. 514 00:26:05,611 --> 00:26:07,697 - Better a guilty man go free. - Exactly. 515 00:26:07,772 --> 00:26:09,290 You have any other suspects? 516 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:10,761 Several. 517 00:26:10,829 --> 00:26:13,255 Then find out if one of them was at the hotel. 518 00:26:13,323 --> 00:26:15,181 The killer's not invisible, Murdoch. 519 00:26:15,251 --> 00:26:16,769 Somebody must have seen him. 520 00:26:34,862 --> 00:26:36,120 These are all the photos 521 00:26:36,192 --> 00:26:37,314 from the night of the fight? 522 00:26:37,389 --> 00:26:38,715 Would I keep anything from you? 523 00:26:38,785 --> 00:26:41,143 If you thought it might sell a paper, yes. 524 00:26:41,212 --> 00:26:42,605 You know, Detective, 525 00:26:42,675 --> 00:26:45,859 your problem is that you haven't quite grasped the system. 526 00:26:45,932 --> 00:26:47,190 What system might that be? 527 00:26:47,261 --> 00:26:48,950 Oh, come on. You know how things work. 528 00:26:49,024 --> 00:26:50,780 You and me... We need each other. 529 00:26:50,852 --> 00:26:52,008 I find that hard to believe. 530 00:26:52,081 --> 00:26:56,059 Look, we need stories, and you coppers need to look good. 531 00:26:56,169 --> 00:26:58,255 And on occasion you need information. 532 00:26:58,298 --> 00:27:00,383 This arrangement sounds less than scrupulous. 533 00:27:00,459 --> 00:27:02,317 Scruples. 534 00:27:02,387 --> 00:27:03,678 Scruples have nothing to do with it. 535 00:27:03,749 --> 00:27:06,005 Acumen. That's what I'd call it. 536 00:27:06,077 --> 00:27:07,005 Right. 537 00:27:07,073 --> 00:27:08,558 I'll take this one, 538 00:27:08,636 --> 00:27:11,060 this one... no, this one's better... 539 00:27:11,128 --> 00:27:12,884 and this one. 540 00:27:14,420 --> 00:27:16,743 No need to thank me. 541 00:27:16,813 --> 00:27:19,464 Your natural charm compels me. 542 00:27:36,225 --> 00:27:37,584 Come in. 543 00:27:38,585 --> 00:27:41,475 Sir, we found something. 544 00:27:46,430 --> 00:27:47,619 It's only a partial print, 545 00:27:47,693 --> 00:27:50,175 but it should be enough to make a match if we find the killer. 546 00:27:50,253 --> 00:27:52,146 Show me your boot tread, George. 547 00:27:56,236 --> 00:27:58,593 - As I suspected. - Sir, I swear it wasn't me. 548 00:27:58,663 --> 00:28:01,417 No, no, no. It means the boot is standard police issue. 549 00:28:01,488 --> 00:28:02,745 Could have been any one of us. 550 00:28:02,818 --> 00:28:04,903 No one stepped in the blood in Amos Robinson's room. 551 00:28:04,978 --> 00:28:07,267 I saw to it personally. 552 00:28:07,339 --> 00:28:10,024 Then where did the blood come from? 553 00:28:11,062 --> 00:28:13,918 He was shot here and stumbled back to his room. 554 00:28:13,987 --> 00:28:16,740 No. It can't be. He died instantly. 555 00:28:19,438 --> 00:28:22,362 He was shot somewhere else and dragged back to his room. 556 00:28:24,091 --> 00:28:27,049 We just have to follow the trail of blood. 557 00:28:27,117 --> 00:28:29,044 We've been over every inch of this hotel, sir. 558 00:28:29,111 --> 00:28:31,038 This is the only spot of blood we've found. 559 00:28:31,105 --> 00:28:32,329 No, there's a blood trail here. 560 00:28:32,402 --> 00:28:34,521 We just need something sensitive enough to follow it. 561 00:28:34,596 --> 00:28:35,887 A bloodhound or something. 562 00:28:35,958 --> 00:28:37,681 Ted Manson keeps a bitch on Mercer. 563 00:28:37,753 --> 00:28:39,839 Get it. You know what this means, don't you? 564 00:28:39,915 --> 00:28:41,569 It means a 120-pound woman 565 00:28:41,643 --> 00:28:43,694 couldn't drag a body twice that weight. 566 00:28:43,770 --> 00:28:45,526 Across carpet, no less. 567 00:28:45,599 --> 00:28:47,220 Means she's innocent. 568 00:28:49,521 --> 00:28:51,980 Ozzie, I'm scared. 569 00:28:52,048 --> 00:28:55,300 I know. I know. But it's gonna be all right. 570 00:28:55,405 --> 00:28:57,422 I'm sure of it. 571 00:28:57,465 --> 00:28:59,449 Mrs. Robinson. 572 00:28:59,526 --> 00:29:01,748 Hope I'm not interrupting anything. 573 00:29:01,819 --> 00:29:03,712 But I believe I have some good news. 574 00:29:03,781 --> 00:29:05,605 - Good news? - Yes. 575 00:29:05,676 --> 00:29:07,693 Based on blood that I found in the hall, 576 00:29:07,770 --> 00:29:09,130 I think I can prove that your husband 577 00:29:09,199 --> 00:29:12,157 was killed in one location and then moved to your room. 578 00:29:12,224 --> 00:29:14,342 But this proves it's not me. 579 00:29:14,417 --> 00:29:15,970 It strongly suggests your innocence. 580 00:29:16,047 --> 00:29:17,531 We still have to determine that 581 00:29:17,610 --> 00:29:19,966 and, of course, find out who the killer is. 582 00:29:20,035 --> 00:29:21,962 You said killed elsewhere. 583 00:29:22,030 --> 00:29:23,581 - Yes. - Where? 584 00:29:23,658 --> 00:29:25,585 I was hoping you might be able to help me with that. 585 00:29:25,653 --> 00:29:27,772 Do you know of anywhere else he might have been that night? 586 00:29:27,848 --> 00:29:28,970 Maybe he went for a drink. 587 00:29:29,044 --> 00:29:31,197 Were you having any trouble with anyone else 588 00:29:31,271 --> 00:29:32,597 staying in the hotel that night? 589 00:29:32,668 --> 00:29:34,152 Perhaps one of Sullivan's supporters? 590 00:29:34,230 --> 00:29:36,213 No. Not that I can think of. 591 00:29:36,291 --> 00:29:37,310 Me neither. 592 00:29:37,387 --> 00:29:39,371 But there were lots of people coming and going. 593 00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:42,970 Well, if you think of anything. 594 00:29:43,038 --> 00:29:44,466 Of course. 595 00:29:45,963 --> 00:29:49,114 Ozzie, this means I'm not gonna hang! 596 00:29:49,188 --> 00:29:51,012 See? I knew something would happen. 597 00:29:51,083 --> 00:29:52,771 I knew it. 598 00:29:52,844 --> 00:29:54,827 A ferret? 599 00:29:54,905 --> 00:29:56,390 Ted Manson took his dog hunting. 600 00:29:56,467 --> 00:29:58,858 But his son swears this ferret will follow a trail of blood 601 00:29:58,927 --> 00:30:00,820 like no hound he's ever seen. 602 00:30:02,119 --> 00:30:04,271 Let's see what it can do. 603 00:30:04,345 --> 00:30:05,501 Okay, boy. 604 00:30:05,576 --> 00:30:07,264 Take a good whiff. Take a good whiff. 605 00:30:07,337 --> 00:30:08,561 Here you go. 606 00:30:08,633 --> 00:30:10,151 Come on, sweetheart. There you go. 607 00:30:27,348 --> 00:30:29,570 Hey! Careful, sir, they're... they're known to bite! 608 00:30:29,642 --> 00:30:30,570 What?! 609 00:30:30,639 --> 00:30:32,600 Cut off access to your... to your sensitive bits! 610 00:30:32,666 --> 00:30:33,595 I am! I am! 611 00:30:33,664 --> 00:30:34,649 Ah! Ow! 612 00:30:36,922 --> 00:30:38,678 He's going up the stairs. 613 00:30:43,436 --> 00:30:45,725 Is it following the blood at all? 614 00:30:45,796 --> 00:30:48,311 I'm sorry, sir. I- I thought it was worth a shot. 615 00:30:49,652 --> 00:30:51,341 There he goes. 616 00:30:55,437 --> 00:30:56,559 I don't see him. 617 00:30:56,633 --> 00:30:58,118 Do you think he's hiding? 618 00:30:58,195 --> 00:30:59,216 I don't care. 619 00:30:59,292 --> 00:31:01,649 Get Ted Junior up here to ferret him out. 620 00:31:01,719 --> 00:31:05,266 "Ferret. " That's very good, sir. 621 00:31:05,342 --> 00:31:06,963 Humor in the face of adversity. 622 00:31:07,037 --> 00:31:08,193 I see him! 623 00:31:09,464 --> 00:31:12,579 Careful, George. They're known to bite. 624 00:31:15,347 --> 00:31:16,639 Well, you have him? 625 00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:19,159 I have this. 626 00:31:22,096 --> 00:31:23,716 Who rented that room? 627 00:31:24,921 --> 00:31:26,939 The room was rented by a Mrs. Smith. 628 00:31:27,014 --> 00:31:28,341 Mrs. Smith? 629 00:31:28,411 --> 00:31:30,235 We get a lot of Smiths and Jones. 630 00:31:30,305 --> 00:31:32,062 This isn't exactly the Queen's Hotel. 631 00:31:32,134 --> 00:31:33,155 Now, see here... 632 00:31:33,232 --> 00:31:35,124 You have a statutory responsibility 633 00:31:35,192 --> 00:31:36,245 to accurately record all... 634 00:31:36,322 --> 00:31:39,303 I get paid 18 cents an hour, all right? 635 00:31:39,380 --> 00:31:41,704 If you have a problem with how I do my job, 636 00:31:41,773 --> 00:31:43,235 take it up with the boss. 637 00:31:43,303 --> 00:31:44,062 Fine. 638 00:31:44,134 --> 00:31:45,652 I'll need you to look at these photos 639 00:31:45,730 --> 00:31:47,315 and tell me if any one of these people 640 00:31:47,391 --> 00:31:49,443 were here at the hotel last night. 641 00:31:49,518 --> 00:31:51,376 Use this if it helps. 642 00:31:54,006 --> 00:31:54,935 No. 643 00:31:59,856 --> 00:32:01,284 - No. - None of them? 644 00:32:01,352 --> 00:32:03,075 If I'd known there was gonna be a murder, 645 00:32:03,148 --> 00:32:05,040 I would have paid more attention. 646 00:32:08,632 --> 00:32:10,819 Now, him I recognize. 647 00:32:10,893 --> 00:32:11,947 - This man? - No. 648 00:32:12,024 --> 00:32:13,575 - Him? - No. No, no. 649 00:32:13,652 --> 00:32:16,576 Him. He was here last night. 650 00:32:24,721 --> 00:32:27,271 We caught him boarding the 716 to Kingston. 651 00:32:29,041 --> 00:32:31,331 Where were you heading in such a hurry, Mr. Sullivan? 652 00:32:31,402 --> 00:32:32,886 - New Brunswick. - Why? 653 00:32:32,965 --> 00:32:35,221 Why not? I'll never fight in this town again. 654 00:32:35,291 --> 00:32:38,578 - I think you were running. - From what? 655 00:32:38,648 --> 00:32:40,132 You were at the Prince Albert Hotel 656 00:32:40,210 --> 00:32:41,899 the night of the murder, weren't you? 657 00:32:43,967 --> 00:32:46,517 Yeah. I had a score to settle with Amos. 658 00:32:46,593 --> 00:32:48,984 - So you killed him? - I never killed Amos Robinson. 659 00:32:49,052 --> 00:32:50,776 I just gave him a taste of his own medicine. 660 00:32:50,848 --> 00:32:52,366 You hit him? 661 00:32:52,477 --> 00:32:57,294 The last time I saw Amos, he was on his knees in the hallway, 662 00:32:57,330 --> 00:32:59,653 holding his nose like a little boy. 663 00:32:59,723 --> 00:33:02,477 I don't believe you. I think you're lying. 664 00:33:02,549 --> 00:33:04,871 Well, then, lucky for me I've got a witness. 665 00:33:06,239 --> 00:33:07,564 Who? 666 00:33:12,421 --> 00:33:15,073 Hello, Detective. 667 00:33:16,311 --> 00:33:18,396 Care for a swing? 668 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,787 Were you at the Prince Albert Hotel the night of the murder? 669 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:27,672 - Who told you that? - Bob Sullivan. 670 00:33:27,746 --> 00:33:29,762 Oh, yes. Of course. 671 00:33:29,839 --> 00:33:30,927 More to the point... 672 00:33:31,003 --> 00:33:33,893 What were you doing in a room with Amos Robinson? 673 00:33:34,892 --> 00:33:36,081 Why... 674 00:33:37,085 --> 00:33:39,272 I was seducing him. 675 00:33:40,410 --> 00:33:42,562 Does that shock you? 676 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:47,186 Did your husband know of this encounter? 677 00:33:48,354 --> 00:33:50,507 Of course he knew. 678 00:33:50,582 --> 00:33:52,768 He was in the room with us. 679 00:33:56,897 --> 00:34:01,905 My wife and I have an unusual marriage. 680 00:34:03,777 --> 00:34:05,829 If we weren't forthcoming earlier, 681 00:34:05,905 --> 00:34:10,654 it's because we like to keep these things to ourselves. 682 00:34:10,725 --> 00:34:13,377 Surely you can see that. 683 00:34:14,515 --> 00:34:16,939 I think you're both lying to me. 684 00:34:17,007 --> 00:34:20,294 I think you arranged a rendezvous with Mr. Robinson. 685 00:34:20,364 --> 00:34:23,550 You found out about it, and in a jealous rage, you shot him. 686 00:34:23,622 --> 00:34:26,908 Now you've both cooked up this ridiculous story. 687 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,990 Is it so ridiculous for a man to take pleasure 688 00:34:32,066 --> 00:34:34,049 in his partner's pleasure? 689 00:34:34,127 --> 00:34:36,847 In this manner, yes. 690 00:34:36,918 --> 00:34:39,933 So judgmental. 691 00:34:40,010 --> 00:34:44,453 It was clear Mr. Robinson wasn't interested in fighting for me. 692 00:34:44,531 --> 00:34:48,475 I'd hoped to change his mind. 693 00:34:50,348 --> 00:34:52,070 What Jeb means is he hoped 694 00:34:52,176 --> 00:34:54,691 I would change Mr. Robinson's mind. 695 00:34:54,735 --> 00:34:57,988 And were you successful in either seduction? 696 00:34:59,390 --> 00:35:02,109 No, I'm sad to say. 697 00:35:02,182 --> 00:35:06,602 Seems he'd decided to embark on his new life. 698 00:35:06,669 --> 00:35:08,222 He was going to give it all up. 699 00:35:08,297 --> 00:35:10,451 He'd made some money betting on himself. 700 00:35:10,525 --> 00:35:13,109 My money, as it turns out. 701 00:35:14,115 --> 00:35:15,509 And he was going to give his wife 702 00:35:15,578 --> 00:35:17,334 the life she'd always wanted. 703 00:35:18,603 --> 00:35:20,960 How dreadfully domestic. 704 00:35:23,689 --> 00:35:25,706 What did Mr. Robinson do next? 705 00:35:25,782 --> 00:35:29,726 The last we saw of him, he walked back to his room. 706 00:35:55,068 --> 00:35:57,924 So his body wasn't moved. 707 00:35:58,956 --> 00:36:03,173 The trail of blood was from Amos when he walked back to his room. 708 00:36:03,245 --> 00:36:04,865 But that means... 709 00:36:04,940 --> 00:36:07,196 I've built your hopes up. 710 00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:08,785 I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. 711 00:36:08,863 --> 00:36:09,984 No. 712 00:36:10,058 --> 00:36:11,916 You tried. 713 00:36:11,987 --> 00:36:13,643 You really tried. 714 00:36:14,513 --> 00:36:16,530 I appreciate that. 715 00:36:24,286 --> 00:36:27,267 You know, Amos wasn't always bad. 716 00:36:28,242 --> 00:36:31,789 But all those years of people expecting something from him... 717 00:36:31,865 --> 00:36:33,758 me included... 718 00:36:34,890 --> 00:36:36,351 ...all those punches, 719 00:36:36,419 --> 00:36:39,671 night after night, 720 00:36:39,743 --> 00:36:42,565 just wears a man down. 721 00:36:42,635 --> 00:36:47,848 Sometimes I wonder if he had any love left in him at all. 722 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:51,637 If it helps, he did. 723 00:36:51,742 --> 00:36:53,794 He was going to keep his promise 724 00:36:53,837 --> 00:36:56,727 and give you the life you'd always dreamed of. 725 00:36:59,886 --> 00:37:01,576 It does help. 726 00:37:02,479 --> 00:37:03,873 Thank you. 727 00:37:13,516 --> 00:37:15,498 I hear you're back where you started. 728 00:37:15,576 --> 00:37:17,231 So it would appear. 729 00:37:17,304 --> 00:37:20,319 You understand that she has to go to trial now? 730 00:37:21,261 --> 00:37:24,117 My commiserations, Murdoch. I know how you feel. 731 00:37:24,186 --> 00:37:27,144 - Sir? - I've seen innocent men hang. 732 00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:29,228 It's the toughest pill I've ever had to swallow. 733 00:37:30,502 --> 00:37:31,624 You think she's innocent? 734 00:37:31,698 --> 00:37:34,316 I must admit I was skeptical at first. 735 00:37:34,390 --> 00:37:38,005 Maybe even influenced by the color of her skin. 736 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:40,630 But you've since convinced me otherwise. 737 00:37:40,706 --> 00:37:42,757 At least one of us is convinced. 738 00:37:42,834 --> 00:37:44,886 Don't tell me you're having doubts now. 739 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,921 There is nothing that exonerates her. 740 00:37:46,988 --> 00:37:48,076 Based on what? 741 00:37:48,152 --> 00:37:50,135 Logic? The compendium of evidence? 742 00:37:50,213 --> 00:37:51,573 Well, bugger that, Murdoch. 743 00:37:51,675 --> 00:37:52,696 You think she's innocent 744 00:37:52,739 --> 00:37:54,563 based on nothing but your own intuition. 745 00:37:54,634 --> 00:37:55,858 But of what use is that? 746 00:37:55,931 --> 00:37:59,115 Intuition isn't a reliable basis upon which to form an opinion. 747 00:37:59,188 --> 00:38:01,738 What kind of socks am I wearing? 748 00:38:01,814 --> 00:38:03,106 Pardon? 749 00:38:03,177 --> 00:38:05,829 Brown, black, or argyle? 750 00:38:05,903 --> 00:38:08,884 - I-I don't know. - Well, guess. 751 00:38:09,858 --> 00:38:11,014 Argyle. 752 00:38:13,681 --> 00:38:17,036 Well, sir, what kind of socks are you wearing? 753 00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:21,687 You should learn to trust your intuition, me old mucker. 754 00:39:00,883 --> 00:39:03,341 I need the key to Ozzie Beers' room. 755 00:39:50,810 --> 00:39:52,861 Where were you between 10:30 and midnight 756 00:39:52,938 --> 00:39:54,025 the night of the murder? 757 00:39:54,101 --> 00:39:56,062 - I was in my room. - The whole night? 758 00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:58,916 I went down to the docks for a bit and watched the fireworks. 759 00:39:58,987 --> 00:40:02,002 - So you have no alibi? - Didn't know I needed one. 760 00:40:03,043 --> 00:40:05,796 Did you happen to change your shirt that night? 761 00:40:05,868 --> 00:40:07,885 Yes, I did. 762 00:40:07,961 --> 00:40:10,919 Before or after you went to watch the fireworks? 763 00:40:10,987 --> 00:40:12,143 Before. 764 00:40:12,217 --> 00:40:14,178 - Why? - Because I felt like it. 765 00:40:14,245 --> 00:40:16,999 There's no law against changing into a fresh shirt, is there? 766 00:40:17,070 --> 00:40:18,656 No. 767 00:40:18,732 --> 00:40:22,586 But it does raise questions when you decide to burn the old one. 768 00:40:22,655 --> 00:40:24,445 Found these buttons in your stove. 769 00:40:25,647 --> 00:40:27,732 I also found these train tickets. 770 00:40:27,807 --> 00:40:29,461 San Francisco? 771 00:40:29,535 --> 00:40:31,620 I've never been there. I hear it's quite nice. 772 00:40:31,696 --> 00:40:33,623 Good boxing town too. 773 00:40:35,751 --> 00:40:37,609 Who was the other ticket for? 774 00:40:40,771 --> 00:40:42,629 Fannie Robinson, maybe? 775 00:40:44,228 --> 00:40:46,846 You were hoping she would leave Amos, weren't you? 776 00:40:48,915 --> 00:40:50,841 He didn't deserve her. 777 00:40:52,139 --> 00:40:54,032 But you did. 778 00:40:55,564 --> 00:40:58,918 Is that why you sold him to Jeb Cutler? 779 00:40:58,986 --> 00:41:01,411 So you could finally get him out of the picture? 780 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:02,737 Maybe I did. 781 00:41:02,809 --> 00:41:05,563 But coveting another man's wife may be a sin, 782 00:41:05,635 --> 00:41:06,723 but it's not a crime. 783 00:41:06,798 --> 00:41:09,087 - But murder is. - Prove it. 784 00:41:09,159 --> 00:41:11,017 I went down to the train station. 785 00:41:11,087 --> 00:41:13,637 These tickets were Amos's. 786 00:41:14,576 --> 00:41:15,505 He had had enough. 787 00:41:15,573 --> 00:41:16,661 He was going to quit 788 00:41:16,737 --> 00:41:18,561 and give Fannie the life she had always dreamed of. 789 00:41:18,632 --> 00:41:19,787 And he told you. 790 00:41:19,862 --> 00:41:22,684 So you shot him point-blank in the heart. 791 00:41:24,615 --> 00:41:27,006 You burned your shirt because it had blood spatter on it. 792 00:41:27,075 --> 00:41:29,160 I burned my shirt because it stank! 793 00:41:29,235 --> 00:41:30,924 Are you willing to let her hang? 794 00:41:30,997 --> 00:41:34,148 - She won't hang. - How can you be sure? 795 00:41:41,069 --> 00:41:43,789 Neither one of us wants to see Fannie hang. 796 00:41:43,861 --> 00:41:46,751 But only you can do something about it. 797 00:41:48,847 --> 00:41:50,604 You see, Mr. Beers... 798 00:41:52,903 --> 00:41:55,419 ...I don't know what happened in that room. 799 00:41:56,859 --> 00:41:59,148 Perhaps there was a confrontation. 800 00:41:59,219 --> 00:42:00,613 Maybe it got violent. 801 00:42:02,276 --> 00:42:07,388 And maybe you had no choice but to act in self-defense. 802 00:42:10,786 --> 00:42:13,869 Do you understand what I'm saying, Mr. Beers? 803 00:42:18,266 --> 00:42:20,951 It was violent. 804 00:42:21,024 --> 00:42:25,807 And he got very, very angry. 805 00:42:25,878 --> 00:42:28,167 I feared for my life. 806 00:42:49,046 --> 00:42:50,303 "But he kept coming on. 807 00:42:50,409 --> 00:42:52,528 I then fired one shot to save my own life. 808 00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:54,156 Sincerely, Ozzie Beers. " 809 00:42:54,232 --> 00:42:56,691 Self-defense. A likely story, eh? 810 00:42:56,758 --> 00:42:58,480 It's a defense he's entitled to raise. 811 00:42:58,553 --> 00:43:00,343 It's our obligation to prove otherwise. 812 00:43:00,415 --> 00:43:02,069 Better a guilty man go free, eh, Murdoch? 813 00:43:02,143 --> 00:43:03,503 There is one thing, however. 814 00:43:04,504 --> 00:43:05,897 Well? Out with it. 815 00:43:05,966 --> 00:43:08,719 The gun did belong to Mr. Beers. He admits that. 816 00:43:08,791 --> 00:43:10,775 However, the bullets were tampered with. 817 00:43:10,852 --> 00:43:12,779 - The light loads. - Exactly. 818 00:43:12,847 --> 00:43:14,365 Now I would ask myself, 819 00:43:14,442 --> 00:43:18,227 why would someone carry a gun loaded with customized bullets? 820 00:43:18,298 --> 00:43:20,621 Unless he planned to kill in advance. 821 00:43:21,688 --> 00:43:24,012 I should think the Crown would have a very strong argument 822 00:43:24,083 --> 00:43:26,201 that this is indeed a case of cold-blooded murder. 823 00:43:27,140 --> 00:43:30,654 I believe Mr. Beers is in for a very nasty surprise. 824 00:43:31,561 --> 00:43:33,045 Precisely. 825 00:43:38,675 --> 00:43:41,961 I thought Ozzie might have feelings for me. 826 00:43:42,032 --> 00:43:44,390 But he sure had a funny way of showing it. 827 00:43:46,221 --> 00:43:48,203 - Where will you go? - I don't know. 828 00:43:48,281 --> 00:43:50,139 I don't have anything now. 829 00:43:50,242 --> 00:43:52,995 Except for my life, thanks to you. 830 00:43:53,034 --> 00:43:56,321 It seems Amos had bought these tickets. 831 00:43:59,085 --> 00:44:01,635 San Francisco. But how? 832 00:44:04,901 --> 00:44:07,417 He bet on himself in the fight. 833 00:44:07,495 --> 00:44:09,013 His gift to you. 834 00:44:09,090 --> 00:44:11,208 That should be enough to start a new life. 835 00:44:11,283 --> 00:44:12,802 But how could I? 836 00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:15,032 It just won't seem the same without him. 837 00:44:15,107 --> 00:44:16,569 I think he would want you to. 838 00:44:17,732 --> 00:44:20,486 - Thank you. - Good luck. 839 00:44:24,281 --> 00:44:25,504 How did you know? 840 00:44:26,342 --> 00:44:28,666 You knew right from the start I didn't do it. 841 00:44:28,735 --> 00:44:32,713 When I saw the dress, I calculated the angle of... 842 00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:37,742 It was intuition. 843 00:44:41,167 --> 00:44:42,685 Thank you.