All language subtitles for Frankie Drake Mysteries S02E08 1080p BluRay x264-BEDLAM (1)

It's not often a case takes us north
of Lawrence Avenue.

Well, one Bert Sommers who owns a homestead
says he needs our help.

Said his horse is missing.

Horse?
- That's what he said.

You sure it wasn't a cow?

COW MOOS

HORN HONKS

FRANKIE:
Excuse us!

Don't you just love the country?

You city folk and your fancy umbrellas.

Well... best be prepared, I suppose.

Rain came down quick today.

So tell us about this horse.

Oh... plain old horse

but a farm don't run without one.

I guess Mr Drake don't see it that way

him sending two secretaries
instead of attending to the matter himself.

Can you give us a description of the horse?

She's dapple grey with a white mane.

Handsome creature.

When did she go missing?

Oh, this morning, when I called
Camille in for breakfast.

Camille's your horse?

No. Camille's my daughter.

Your daughter?

She was working in the garden.
The horse was grazing nearby.

Well, maybe Camille knows
where your horse is.

She won't be no help. She's gone too.

Your daughter's missing?

Didn't I tell you that when I called?

Well, seeing as your horse is missing
and your... your daughter is missing

perhaps they're missing together.

TRUDY:
Where would she go?

I have no idea.

She's such an innocent thing,
church-going.

Hardly ever leaves the place.

Except to sell these here.

Yeah, it was Camille's idea

to grow herbs
and fancy vegetables.

She thought there'd be a market
for them in the city

and we needed the money.

She sells them to restaurants.

So... did she go into the city?

No. Tuesdays and Fridays
are her delivery days.

She takes the horse and cart
and off she goes.

So she was in Toronto yesterday.

Mm-hm.

Does she know anyone there?

I don't know.
Never go near the place myself.

Do you mind if I take a look around?

Suit yourself.

TRUDY: Do you think she might have
some friends down there?

SOMMERS:
None I know of.

Can we get her delivery route?

If you think it'd be a help.
- Anything can at this point.

It's just not like her

to take the horse without telling me.

Seems like he cares about that horse
over his daughter.

I'm sure he cares. He just doesn't show it.

Take a look at this.

Oh! Looks like she's not as innocent
as her father thinks.

I wonder what else she's hiding.

Maybe more than a bottle of hooch
and a racy novel.

Frankie!

There's fresh footprints.

It rained heavy overnight.

FRANKIE:
So they're likely from this morning.

That's not from Mr Sommers' boot.

No.

It looks like a dress shoe.

Seems Camille had a visitor.

Oh!

Cigarette.

It's Turkish.

Someone with exotic taste.
- Hm.

Maybe Camille was having a fling

and didn't want her father
to find out about it.

She and said fling
took off on Daddy's horse.

Can't blame her for running away
from a struggling farm.

Take a look at this.

TRUDY:
Seems like Camille was in a hurry.

Did she run away with someone?

Or was she running away from someone?

TRUDY:
Austin's.

Last stop on Camille's route.

Well, hopefully they have something
more useful

than compliments about her vegetable garden.

My ma has a vegetable garden.

She takes a lot of pride in it.

That's right, doesn't she make
a mean rhubarb pie?

Oh, I remember that pie!

And now I'm hungry.
- Me too!

Officer Shaw,
keeping the city streets safe.

Oh, there you are. I won't be long,
I'm just finishing this report.

We're gonna have to make
a little detour on the way to lunch.

Gotta visit a crime scene.
- A crime scene?

Are you collecting forensic evidence?
Can I help?

Nothing to collect except for
the coroner's hat that he left behind.

He asked me to pick it up.

Too bad.
Well, at least we'll get to go for a walk.

Interview everyone.

Anything else is out of the ordinary,
I wanna know about it, however small.

Is that clear?
- RIPLEY: Yes, sir.

Thank you.

FLO:
That Officer Greyson...

What about him?

You know, he's pretty handsome
when you see him up close.

In a detective-y sort of way.

How's about an introduction, Mary?

He's very busy and this isn't a good time.

Let's go.

MARY: Flo!
- Mm!

Camille brings the vegetables.
I pay her. Why you asking?

She's missing.

Ain't that a jam.

TRUDY:
Anything else you can tell us?

What's there to tell?

She's a country girl

straw hat, the whole she-bang.

Blinded by the lights of the city, maybe.

Is there anyone that she ever talked about?
Maybe someone who knows her?

You could try Hank at the stable.
She took her horse there when he was lamed.

She'd talk about him sometimes.

She'd get all tongue-tied when she did.

Where's the stable?
- Down on Cherry.

This side of the tracks.

TRUDY:
Thanks.

Stable's a great place to hide a horse.

Maybe Hank has an exotic taste
for cigarettes.

You thinking that Camille wasn't abducted?

Let's find out.

Camille?

Haven't seen her in a week or two.

Which is it? One week or two?

Well, I guess it's more like two weeks.

I'll look around.
- Hey, where are you going?

FRANKIE: Mind if I take a look inside?
- You can't go in there!

Why's that?
You trying to hide something?

Or rather someone?
- I said stay out!

BUCKET RATTLES
- Hey!

TRUDY:
Whoa, slow down, farm girl!

Get off of me! Who are you?

Frankie Drake and Trudy Clarke.
We're private detectives.

What d'you mean? Who hired you?
- Your father.

FRANKIE:
If you and Hank were trying to run away

you sure were doing a poor job.

CAMILLE:
Oh, no! You got it all wrong.

Hank here was just trying to help me.

I'm sorry, Camille. I tried to stop them.

It's OK, Hank.
You did your best for me.

So why would you run away from the farm
in such a hurry?

Because a man came into my garden
this morning and tried to kill me!

How do you know?
- He had a knife.

I jumped on my horse and got out of there!
I tore my dress.

Why would this man want to hurt you?
- I don't know.

But I saw him yesterday on my route.

Where?

FRANKIE:
So tell us what happened, Camille.

CAMILLE:
Well... I was standing right here

I just leaded my basket
with vegetables and herbs for the restaurant.

When I turned to go...

this man nearly bowled me over.

All the vegetables went flying everywhere.

He didn't stop to help me.
He just kept going.

He looked desperate.
- Where did he go?

Just there.

He looked back...

got in his car and sped off.

Did you get a good look at him?

Mm-hm!
- Anyone else around?

No.
- Did you see or hear anything else?

Nothing.

He must think you saw something incriminating

otherwise he wouldn't have
followed you to the farm.

Well, if I did, I...
I don't know what it is.

So he ran past you here...

which means he must have come from there...

What're you girls doing here?

Picking up 'the coroner's hat.
He left it at the crime scene.

What crime scene?
- There was a murder.

At the Queen's Motel.
What're you doing here?

I'm not sure yet.
Tell us more about this murder.

A hotel guest was stabbed
to death in their room.

Right there.
Unpleasant way to end a vacation.

TRUDY: When was that?
- Yesterday afternoon.

This may explain things.

What's going on, Frankie?

I think this woman
may have seen the killer.

Oh, no! I didn't see anyone murder anyone.

But the killer probably thinks
that you saw him in that window.

That's why he came
looking for you.

I don't understand.
How did he find me?

You're not that hard to track down.

The farm's name and address
is written on the back of the cart.

Oh, no...

Can you describe him?

He was fair, quite tall, well-dressed...

he had a hat... and a cane.

Anything else?

Just the car. It was red.

Fled? Well, that's unusual.
Did you get the license plate?

Mm. Only the first two numbers.

Sixteen. I remembered because
that's my birthday. July 16th.

Mary, can you look into the licence plate?
- I can try.

Flo, we're gonna need
to take a look at that body.

FLO: No problem.
He's not going anywhere.

CAMILLE:
What about me?

We'll let your father know that you're safe
but you can't go back to the farm.

The killer's still after you.
- ls my father in danger?

No, but the killer's after you.

We gotta get you somewhere safe.

Where are you taking me?
- Get in.

CAMILLE:
What are we doing in a place like this?

So this is her?

Who are you?

Camille Sommers, meet Nora Amory.
My mother.

Despite opinions to the contrary,
I don't bite.

She'll take care of you, I promise.
- You sure?

Nora's one tough broad.
You'll see soon enough.

When you said
she was fresh off the farm

I didn't expect the whole
country mouse routine.

She's terrified!

Just make her comfortable,
if you can manage that.

Well, you know me.
My middle name's comfort.

That's not very reassuring.
- Well, then why'd you bring her here?

No one's gonna expect her to be
in a swanky place like this.

What?
- She's hardly incognito!

I mean, she stands out like a sore thumb.

Just go easy on her.

Me? I'm always easy.

The straw hat and the drab dress
have got to go.

What do you mean, the funeral director
is on his way to pick up the body?

You tell him to hold his horses.

Dr Thompson hasn't signed
the release form yet.

Oh. You already have it.

Well, it's not the first time
he's kept me out of the loop.

But you know what?
I won't send a respectable man

halfway across the city in the buff.

Can you...
can you buy me a half hour?

OK, hon. Thank you.

Thank you! I appreciate it.

Hey, Flo.
- There you are.

You got here just in time.

Our friend was almost whisked away
to his final resting place.

What can you tell us about him?

Archibald Carnegie was an American
visiting from Chicago.

Stabbed to death
by an unknown assailant

in his first floor room at the Queen's Hotel.

The wound was a clean thrust
with a sharp blade

likely a dagger.

Oof!
- Those are his belongings.

Ooh! It's one nice suit.

This wasn't cheap either.

Mr Carnegie wasn't short on money.

Makes sense.
He was an investment banker.

That explains the nice threads.

He was identified
by the hotel's desk clerk.

Said he wasn't shy
about flashing around his cash.

Looks like he wanted
to keep some things private.

FLO:
What's that?

Looks like a key to a locker
from the train station.

Number 160.

Maybe Union Station.

Why would you hide a key
in the heel of your shoe?

Only one way to find out.

You ladies skedaddle.
I have to dress Mr C.

He needs some privacy.

CAMILLE:
I don't know about this.

How come I gotta change my clothes?

You need to look like you belong
in the city, honey.

Who's gonna see me?

A gal's gotta be prepared for anything.

I mean. who knows, you may have
to make a run for it.

A dress is only as good as the girl
who's wearing it

so stand up straight.
we're not milking cows here.

See? Now, you're gonna try
and put a little sass in your walk.

Watch, like this.

Now you try it and throw some hip into it.

OK, well, that needs some practise.
Here! See what magic you can do with that.

There. See?

You'll pass.

Oh, my!

If Hank could see me now.

Who's Hank? Your sweetheart?
- You could say that.

Do all city girls look like this?

The secret is making your own kind
of glamour.

You believe in yourself

and the world's gonna buy the whole
kit and caboodle.

Frankie sure is lucky to have a mother
like you around to teach her.

Yeah, well, Frankie
more or less taught herself.

Mrs Amory?
It's the hotel manager.

Shh!

KNOCK ON DOOR

I, I know you're in there.

Mrs Amory, we have to talk about
your last cheque.

I regret to inform you it bounced.

Again.

This matter must be resolved
with some urgency, madam.

To that end, rest assured...

I will be back.

We gonna get kicked out?

Of course not. I'm just a little late
paying my bill.

How late is late?
- I don't know, six months. Give or take.

Isn't that really late?
- ls it? Yeah, well...

Maybe I'm running out of wiggle room here.

Anyway, that's no concern of yours.

How come you live in a hotel anyway?

Oh! That, my dear, is an interesting story.

A lot of it, trade secrets. But...

Nora Amory has lived many lives.

"Nora Amory." You could be a character
in a Judith Dawes book.

Doesn't she write those racy romance novels?

My father only has the Bible to read
at the farm

but I like to buy them when I'm in the city
and read them in secret.

I love romance and adventure.

Yeah, nothing wrong with that.

So why do you live in a hotel?

Alright, honey, saddle up.
I got tales to tell.

Can you be discreet?

Yes.

DOOR OPENS

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
- Trudy, you have to hear this.

"He took her in his muscular arms.

"Her heart pounded against the warmth
of his mighty chest.

"'The city of love', she whispered.

"The lights on the Eiffel tower
glistened in the night air

"as he brought her quivering lips
to meet his."

THEY LAUGH

Camille sure likes to dream.

Well, a gal's dream
deserves better prose.

Do the lights of the Eiffel tower
really glisten?

Not when I was there.

But there was a war going on at the time.

LOCK CLICKS
- Bingo.

Let's see what was in locker 160.

Not the quality of suit he was wearing
when he was killed.

Nope.

Strange. This is the wardrobe
of a completely different man.

Archibald Carnegie
wasn't an investment banker.

He was a claims investigator for Primary.

Primary? That's only the largest
insurance company in America.

One hundred thousand dollars?

Not exactly pocket change.

A bearer bond is equivalent to cash
and completely untraceable.

Right. To be used for money laundering
and other shady deals.

Exactly.
- But...

what is an insurance investigator
doing with $100,000 in his suitcase?

Maybe the $100,000
is the reason that he was killed.

TRUDY:
Oh! It's a newspaper article.

How's your German?
- Hm. A bit rusty.

It's a news report...

about a stolen diamond
that resurfaced in Vienna recently.

The police moved in, arrested a fence

but the seller got away with the diamond
and is still at large.

oof!

One hundred and ninety-six carats.

This must be the diamond
they're talking about.

Carnegie was the investigator.

What was he doing in Toronto?

Maybe he followed the thief here.

I guess he's a good investigator.

Was.

There's... there's something hinky
about this bond.

It feels... thin.

Trudy, can you look into it?

I'm gonna see what I can find out
about this diamond.

Oh, I wasn't gonna let him getaway with it
that easily

so I followed him until he stopped
at a light.

I edged in close enough to slip my hand

into his pocket like so,
and relieved him of his wallet.

And he never felt a thing!
- How'd you do it?

The key is to move fast and slow
at the same time.

You sure do know a lot
about a lot of things.

A gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do
to get ahead in this world.

KNOCK ON DOOR
- He didn't waste any time.

FRANKIE: Nora, open up. IVs me.
- Oh! Just Frankie.

No need for her to know
about my little money problem, hm?

NORA:
Use the code knock!

DOOR OPENS

NORA: Any news?
- Not yet.

Huh.

I see Nora's worked her magic on you.

It's so I'm incognito in case
we need to make a quick getaway.

Your mother thinks of everything.

Doesn't she just?
- Yeah, I'll take the compliment.

I need to pick your brain about jewels,
diamonds to be precise.

NORA: Yeah, sure.
What do you wanna know?

NORA GASPS
It's her! I don't believe it.

What?

Oh, Frankie, come on!
You don't know the Antoinette?

I mean, who the heck raised ya?

Don't answer that.

Oh, this rock is legendary.

Out of this world!

The original stone was found in India

then cut by Cartier,
along with a sister diamond, the Carolina.

Yeah, well, the Carolina's now owned
by some private collector down in the States

but the Antoinette...
oh, that's the finer of the two.

Recently stolen.
- Yeah, from Paris some months ago.

A pretty audacious theft is what I heard.

So, why the sudden interest?

The Antoinette might be the reason
that Camille is in danger.

What? You're kidding! W... How?

It may have resurfaced.

Oh! And I suppose you would like me
to contact

a certain gentleman I know
and make some discreet inquiries?

Well, since you're offering.
-I wasn't, but I will.

And you're welcome.

Go easy.

What?

Stay on your toes.

DOOR OPENS
- Do you and Frankie work together?

Occasionally.

Operator!

Placing a call to New York City.

Yeah. 95992.

You make a great team.
What else do you get up to?

Yeah, we don't really spend
much time together.

That's a shame.
- Yeah, just the way it is.

Hello! Hello, Lenny?

Yeah, it's me, darling.

Oh, I know, I know,
ifs been ages, but here I am.

Well, of course I want your help.
Why else would I be calling?

Constable Ripley.
Please tell me you've got something.

I checked the hotel room again, sir

and no one saw anyone come or go
from Mr Carnegie's room.

GHEYSON:
That's terrific...

So even if we had a lead
on Carnegie's killer, which we don't

we'd still have nothing to prove it.

No fingerprints, no murder weapon.

I'm sorry.

Just... get back to work.

I met with Freddy the Forger.
- And?

The bond is the best he's seen.

But it is a forgery?
- Yep.

And you were right about the weight
of the paper.

Freddy was impressed you figured that out.

So an insurance investigator
is in Toronto

with a forged bearer bond...

Disguised as a wealthy banker. Why?

He's buying the diamond.
- He was setting up the thief.

So they set up a meeting
at the Queen's Hotel...

And it doesn't go right and the thief
figures out Carnegie's ruse and kills him.

And then he runs out the back door...
- Running into Camille.

He thinks that she's seen more than she has
so he decides to take care of her as well.

SHE SIGHS
It's one dangerous character.

Well, there's a black cloud
hanging over the station today.

They have nothing on Carnegie's killer.
Detective Greyson's in a real funk about it.

What about the car?
- Well, I'm not sure.

I have found a red sedan
with a 16 on the plate.

Good work, Mary.
- Well...

It's registered to a widow who lives here
in Toronto.

A Mrs Edith Burns-Higgins.

Doesn't sound much like a killer to me.

We need a picture of that car.

Maybe Mrs Burns-Higgins has a driver
with a murderous sideline.

This is a gin rickey cocktail.

Favourite of Scott Fitzgerald.

Speaking of which...

you might want to expand your reading
beyond Miss Dawes.

But I love her stories.
- Yeah, sure you do

but broadening your horizons
isn't a bad thing.

I'm beginning to figure that out.

You think Hank will still like a girl
who stepped out of the nest?

Well, as long as she's stepping out with him,
I don't see why not.

Hm! Not your first kick at the gin can,
I see.

KNOCK ON DOOR

MAN: Mrs Amory! We need to talk
and I'm not leaving this time.

SHE SIGHS

I think it might be time to face the music.

Wait.

Let me handle this.

Don't come any closer.

But I must speak to Mrs Amory.
- I'm afraid that's not possible.

She has a highly contagious case of...
the measles.

Who are you?
- I'm her niece.

Mrs Amory has a family?

Estranged from her sister, sadly.

I've defied my mother's wishes by helping
to nurse my poor aunt back to health.

I hope to heal the rift between
the two with my sacrifice.

That may be so, but I can't have people
with contagious diseases in my hotel.

She'll have to leave immediately.

Sir, I am aware of my aunt's
financial predicament.

And I can assure you
that once Mrs Amory's illness

resolves itself one way or the other,
if you catch my meaning

my family will repay any debts.

And of course there'll be a little something
extra for your patience.

What guarantee do I have?

Is my word not enough?

I'd prefer to hear from your mother.
- It's not possible.

Currently, she's taking
the waters in Baden Baden.

Clearly I should speak to your superior.

Where's he?
- Uh...

I'm sure that in this one instance

perhaps I can make an exception.
- Excellent.

Then I thank you to leave us in peace.
- No need...

How was that?
- Bravo!

Measles! Brilliant. Family rift, inspired.

But Baden Baden takes the biscuit!

Where'd you dig that up?

From one of those Miss Dawes stories
you think I shouldn't read anymore.

I take it all back.
Miss Dawes is a genius!

To romance and adventure!

Well, adventure does have its price.

What do you mean?

You kept the manager at bay for now
but you gotta be realistic.

Sometimes you gotta know
when the jig is up.

But you're Nora Amory.

You can reinvent yourself someplace else.

What's keeping you here?

Oh...

It's Frankie, isn't it?

Yeah. Well, might have been.
You know, uh...

Things just didn't work out
between us the way that I'd hoped...

Can't you fix things?

Too late for that.

No happy ending to this story.

Sorry, kiddo.
- JAUNTY KNOCK ON DOOR

Oh, speak of the devil.

Do you wanna get that?
- Sure.

DOOR OPENS

Well, if it isn't the intrepid detective.

Did you find out anything?
- Yeah, I made some calls.

So after the killer was almost caught
in Vienna, he took off

but he's not giving up.
- So he's still looking to unload the rock.

Oh, he sure is, and word is after that
close call, he's desperate to sell.

Well, I may have a suspect.

Camille, take a look at this.

Looks like the car I saw the killer get into.

Is that the guy?
- Not him.

So we have the wrong car.
- This man!

He's the one I saw.

Well, it looks like you found the killer.
So who is he'?

And how do we catch him?

According to Camille,
this is definitely the man that she saw.

Well, he's sure a dapper dresser,
- A real gentleman jewel thief.

Dapper or not, Camille could put him
at the hotel at the time of the murder.

It's still not enough to nail him

and certainly not enough
to make Greyson happy.

So what do we do?

According to Nora's sources,
our guy's desperate to unload the diamond.

So if he's looking for a buyer...
- We give him a buyer.

I like where this is going.
So how do we get to him?

Well, our mark was close enough
to Mrs Burns-Higgins to borrow her car.

And I may have a way into the household.

TRUDY:
Mavis?

Hi. I'm Trudy Clarke.
Thanks for coming.

Please have a seat.
- I don't have much time.

I'm supposed to be out shopping
for the house.

What's this about?
How do you know Shirley?

I've known Shirley for ages.
She's my hairdresser.

Shirley does the best Marcel wave in town.

TRUDY CHUCKLES

Listen, I'm a private detective

and I need some information about this man.

I believe he knows your employer.
Mrs Burns-Higgins.

I can't help you.

I can't afford to lose my job.

Shirley told me about your mother
getting sick.

I'm not taking your money.
- Take it.

I know you don't earn a lot
and every bit helps.

Are you sure nobody will find out?

Anything you tell me is confidential.

Shirley said you were straightforward.

He's a guest at the house.
His name is Count Johann.

How does he know Mrs Burns-Higgins?

They met on a European river cruise
a month ago.

She invited him to Toronto.

Where's he from?
- Supposedly Vienna

but I think he travels a lot.

Speaks a couple languages.
- He's a worldly man.

Does he smoke?
- Yes.

Some foreign cigarettes that smell funny.

Listen, I need to go.

Mrs Burns-Higgins is throwing a garden party
in honour of the Count

and the house is in a tizzy.
- When's the party?

Tomorrow afternoon.

FRANKIE: So can you do it or not?
- Tomorrow afternoon!

You're not giving me enough time.

Come on, Nora.
You're the perfect candidate.

Aw. cut the sweet talk.
I'm no performing monkey.

Fine. I'll get someone else to do it.

Hold on! What's the role? Um...
Another brothel owner perhaps?

No, it's something much more difficult.
You'd have to pretend to be my mother.

Hold on. You and me'?
Mother and daughter?

Like I said, I'll get someone else.

No. no. I'll do it.
It'll be my perfect swan song.

Swan song?
What, are you leaving town or something?

Something.

You care to elaborate?
- No.

So what's the first step in your grand plan?

We need to set the bait.
Maybe Lipstick could help.

I'll fire up the old typewriter.
What's! you have in mind?

TYPEWRITER CLATTERS

"About town.
look for Eudora Nelson

"wife of dashing millionaire Oscar Nelson

and her beautiful daughter,
Cleopatra..."

Cleopatra?
- What's wrong with that?

Too flowery.
- What?

What about Olivia?
- Ugh! Everybody's a critic.

"Olivia...

"Word is they look more like sisters

than mother and daughter,
but that's another story."

Got a uniform, courtesy of Mavis.

For you.
- Oh! It's perfect.

What are you gonna wear?
- What do you think?

It's beautiful.

THEY GIGGLE

NORA: "Fellow New Yorkers call Mrs Nelson
'The Diamond Queen'

"for her insatiable appetite

"for the glittering gemstone.

"Rumour has it Mrs Nelson
had her heart set

"on buying the fabled Antoinette rock

and was heartbroken
when it was stolen in Paris."

Good morning, Count!

Perfect weather for a party, isn't it?

Yes.

Quite... perfect.

We leave for the garden party
in five minutes.

Mavis is gonna let us in.

You all know your parts.
There can be no mistakes.

Our mark is no amateur.

He killed the last person
who tried to best him.

Everybody ready?
- Ready.

Stay in the suite with the door locked.
- Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere.

And don't drink all my gin.

INDISTINCT CHATTER AND LAUGHTER

CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS
- Hello and welcome...

Ginger ale or iced tea?
- Oh!

IN BRITISH ACCENT: I've never been to Vienna,
I'm not very good in boats.

But of course, with all those canals,
how else does one get around?

Oh, you probably have
your own private gondola.

Madam, you're confusing your European cities.

Oh, you must meet Olivia.

She was there last season.
Simply enchanted with the place!

She will be thrilled. Oh-oh!

NORA:
Heads up, here they come.

FLO:
Woo-hoe!

Woo-hoo! Olivia, darling,
look what I've found.

A genuine Austrian count!

Count Johann, meet Olivia
and her mother Eudora.

Delighted.

Do we have to call you "Count"
or is there something less formal?

Please, call rne Johann.
- Charmed, I'm sure.

Uh, Eudora!

Didn't I read about you
just this very morning?

Oh, not that drivel in the paper, please.

When will those reporters stop saddling me
with that silly moniker?

"Diamond Queen," for Heaven's sake,
I sound like a paddle wheeler

on the Mississippi, but enough about that.

I'm interested in your title.

How does one become a Count?

That comes with a castle, I assume?

Of course, complete with moat and drawbridge.

THEY LAUGH

Well, I'm sure you've had to discuss
your pedigree with all the guests.

My pedigree is endlessly fascinating
in the New World.

Ooh! Hello, darling!

Mrs Nelson? Sorry to interrupt
but you have a message from Mr Nelson.

Oh! What does he want now, Rutherford?

Well, he said he's cancelled his appointment
with Mr Rockefeller in Manhattan.

He's taking the early train to Toronto
to spend the evening with you.

NORA: When will Oscar
get it through his thick skull

I have no desire to spend an evening
with him? Not here, not anywhere.

You book me and Olivia
on the next train to...

Montreal!

FRANKIE AND JOHANN WHISPER
- Yes, Mrs Nelson.

FLO: Was the accent too much?
- No, the accent was perfect.

Suitably irritating.
- FLO GIGGLES

CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS

You'll have to excuse my mother.
She doesn't do anything in halves.

Mr Nelson has quite upset his wife.

Oh, he sure has.

Oscar, husband number three

was indiscreet with a Broadway starlet.

And careless enough to get caught.

It's gonna take something
very extravagant and shiny

to win back the Diamond Queen this time.

A difficult task.

Oh, don't feel too sorry for Oscar.
He has oodles of money.

He can afford whatever her heart desires.

Handsome couple.
- Mm.

Shame he's a murderer.

I think we could show them a thing or two.

Do you dance?

I had an excellent teacher in Paris.

So you dance and are well travelled.

Seems I'm in good company.

Well, my father taught me
education through experience.

Sadly he passed.

But life with your mother is hardly onerous.

She cares more about diamonds
than her daughter.

How hurtful.

Actually, I find it amusing.

Reel him in, honey.

That's it.

Reel him in.

Can I tell you a secret?
- Perhaps.

Well, the owner of the Carolina,
Antoinette's sister diamond...

that's my mother.
- Really?

She would've done anything
to own the pair.

So, she was interested
in buying the Antoinette?

Oh, you do read that awful drivel!

Everyone enjoys a little gossip.

She would have done anything to own it.

Perhaps she still can.

Oh, don't be silly! It's gone forever.

Yes, maybe you're right.

Unless you know something you shouldn't?

Mrs Amory!
What are you doing here?

Oh, God, not that bluenose!

Don't pretend you don't know me, Mrs Amory.

Oh, that woman. Oh, my God!

I thought your mother
was called Eudora Nelson.

She is.

Then who, may I ask, is Mrs Amory?

My mother hates being called Mrs Amory.

Abe Amory was her second husband.

That's quite a string of husbands.
- Well, she collects them.

Like diamonds.

SHE GIGGLES
- Hm.

You said the word "diamond..."

Well, what brings you here, Mrs Middleton?

I'm bridge partners with Mrs Burns-Higgins.

Uh...

who invited you?

Well, Mrs B, of course. We met at the ROM.

Charming person.
- FIONA: Oh, the ROM? I think not.

The woman is allergic to history.
Let's ask her.

Oh!
- FIONA YELLS

Oh...
- Clumsy fool!

I'm so sorry, madam.
- Let's get you dried off.

MARY:
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!

FRANKIE:
I was actually quite fond of old Amory.

He was the one who bought my mother
the Carolina.

JOHANN: How generous of him.
- Then he traded her in for a newer model.

Still, she landed on her feet,
marrying a millionaire.

Still a sore spot for Oscar.

Meaning?
- You know, male pride and all that.

JOHANN:
No, I don't.

Well, my mother's
most cherished possession

was bought for her by another man.

It just... it doesn't sit right with him.

Then perhaps it's time for Oscar to become
the better husband.

What do you mean?
- Oh, Olivia!

There you are.
I have this evening's arrangements.

Mr Nelson arrives at eight
and your train to Montreal leaves at ten.

I've arranged a car to take you
to the train station.

Thank you, Miss Rutherford.

Oh, and Mrs Nelson thinks
now's a good time to leave

so you can pack.

Seems I must go.

What a shame.

Perhaps I'll see you again sometime.

From the sounds of it,
there might be a small window this evening.

Is that so?

It could be the perfect time for Oscar
to reunite Carolina with her sister.

Oh, my!

Shall we say 8:30 at our suite
in the Crown Ascot?

Perhaps I will see you again in that case.

Perhaps you will.

He's not coming.
- I was so sure that I had him.

Looked to me that you did.

Where did it go wrong?
- Oh, well, I'll tell you where.

It was going like clockwork until
that dreadful Fiona Middleton barges in.

I mean, I couldn't stand that
irritating woman the first time I met her.

Now I'm just ready to wring her neck.

Oh, I need a drink.

We don't have a fall-back.

There's always a fall-back.

We could break into his room
at Mrs Burns-Higgins'

and find the diamond.

If he's onto to us,
he'll be expecting a move like that.

PHONE RINGS
- NORA: Shh!

Hello?

Thank you.

Right, gals, that was the front desk.
The Count is here and on his way up.

We're on. Places, everyone.

You ready?
- Sure am.

Count Johann.

I believe Miss Olivia might be expecting me.

Of course. Come in.

FRANKIE:
You came.

And just in time for cocktails.

Something stronger than ginger ale, I hope.

Indeed.

Is Oscar joining us?

So you do have the solution
to Oscar's marital predicament?

Only the buyer sees the stone.

Just a peek!

To see if she is who you say she is.

You will have to take my word.
- Trust you, you mean?

Exactly.

It's getting late. Where is Oscar?

Well, seeing as you're in a hurry...

Oscar!

Oscar, meet Count Johann.

I believe you may have something to show me.

FRANKIE:
His friend, the Antoinette.

Oh! Oscar!

You naughty boy!
She's absolutely gorgeous.

How much are you asking?

Shall we say...

One-hundred thousand?

Well, that seems reasonable.

Camille!
What do you think?

That's him! That's the man I saw.

Detective Greyson, Toronto Police.

You are under arrest for grand larceny
and murder.

THEY GASP
- Frankie.

Get off me, you brute!

Don't think I won't do it.

Take one more step
and I will slit her throat.

You're not gonna
get away with this, Johann.

Auf wiedersehen.

JOHANN GROANS
- CAMILLE SCREAMS

CAMILLE GASPS

Nice shot, Miss Clarke.

Thank you. It's a specialty.

That's likely the murder weapon.

Yeah, very likely.

Thanks for playing along.

Well, it is my job.

This should be a tricky one to explain
down at the station.

I'm sure you'll think of something.

Does anyone have any smelling salts?

So, uh, where's the diamond?

If you don't mind, I sure would like
one last look at that beauty.

Check his pockets.

Well, his right pocket.

It's gone.
- What?

Where is it?

Where's Camille?

She took off with the diamond!

Try Hank's!

So the lovebirds have flown the coop.

Did you see that coming.
Camille and the diamond?

Not for a second.

Oh!
- Seems Mr Sommers lost a daughter

but found his horse.

NORA:
"So it ends here, Frankie.

"L wish we could've
put the past behind us

"but maybe we never can,
and to tell you the truth

"this mess was probably all my fault,
that's if I'm being honest.

"Maybe in our next lifetime, huh?

"Still, it's been swell.

"Nora."

KNOCK ON DOOR

KNOCK ON DOOR

Yeah, no need to break it down!

KNOCK ON DOOR

I'm coming.

Bags are packed.
I got a train ticket out of town...

Oh! Nice of you to see me off.

Oh, well, I wish you a good trip.
The hotel is most grateful.

Oh, I'm sure you are.

Yes, not many of our guests
pay a year in advance.

Well, isn't that something?

Yes. well...
I look forward to your return.

"I've bought you a little more time.

Give it another year. Antoinette."

SHE GASPS

Oh, Camille, you little minx!

Get me Room Service.

Thanks for bringing her home to me.

Not that I need her now.

I could retire if I wanted to

thanks to Camille
and that new husband of hers.

Ahhh...

Look at that!
- Oh, my!

Runs like a top!

Debts paid off too.

Struck lucky, did she?
- Oh-ho! Could say that.

Wrote that she met a man,
a Viscount or some such.

Sounds like a fairy tale.

Ooh, it is, at that.

She's somewhere in Europe.

Hope she's still going to church.

I'm sure she's counting her blessings.
wherever she is.

TRUDY: Camille loved reading those
Judith Dawes adventures.

And now she's living one on her own.

Here we thought
she was just a farm girl.

Just a farm girl, my ass!

And you owe me for that dress
she took off in!

It was expensive, so dig deep.

Well, she was a quick learner,
you gotta give her that much.

Oh, wasn't she just?

And I should've thought of nicking
that stone myself!

A gal's gotta do
what a gal's gotta do.

Even if it means stealing a diamond?

Is it really stealing
if a diamonds already stolen?

But how did Camille manage
to sell the Antoinette anyways?

Oh! Guess who took off
with my little black book

full of all my fence contacts?
- Oh!

That's some nerve!
- THEY LAUGH

Well, she learned from the best.

I wonder where she is now.

Well, we got a special delivery.

Real Champagne.

From France.

FRANKIE: That might answer
your question, Nora.

Ooh!
THEY LAUGH

FLO:
To Camille.

What a gall

THEY CHUCKLE
- Here you go.

There you go."
- Thank you.

So, what happened to you leaving?

What?

I thought this was your "perfect swan song."

Oh, that, yeah!
Um... I've decided to...

uh, give it another year.

A year?

Why not?

Why not?