Murdoch Mysteries S18E04
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00:00Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being present on this very special occasion.
00:15As president of the Toronto Housing Company, I can confidently state that today marks a
00:21new era for the city of Toronto.
00:25I present to you Spruce Court, housing for the workmen of modest means that all can afford.
00:34Seems like quite a good idea.
00:36Hopefully it will cut crime down in the slums by half.
00:39Indeed.
00:40Hopefully disease and poverty as well.
00:41For our ribbon cutting, I'll be joined by Lieutenant Governor Gibson, our philanthropists,
00:47and Chief Constable Brackenreed.
00:50That's my cue.
00:51I'll book the afternoon off and spend some time with the missus.
00:54Happy wife, happy life.
00:56I've heard that.
00:57Not sure I quite believe it.
00:59Anyway, you can take care of the rest of the tour, can't you?
01:10Excuse me, kids.
01:14I commend the quality of living conditions.
01:16It's rare to see such respect given to the working class.
01:19Well, I think housing is second in importance only to preserving law and order.
01:24Don't you agree, Inspector?
01:25Mr. Byers, I could not agree more.
01:28If this is successful, hopefully it will encourage the government to pitch in and help out.
01:32That is my hope.
01:34Excuse me.
01:37Ladies and gentlemen, one of our tenants, Miss Misha Boyko, came to Canada as a young maiden
01:44and now works as a bookkeeper at the esteemed Eaton's Department Store.
01:48She has a new lease on life by moving into Spruce Court and kindly allowed us a tour of her new apartment.
01:57Shall we say hello?
01:59Miss Boyko?
02:03Miss Boyko?
02:04Miss Boyko!
02:12Not the new lease on life she'd hoped for.
02:19Miss Boyko?
02:37Time of death is between 2 and 8 p.m. yesterday. I'll let you know of my findings.
02:41Thank you, Miss Hart.
02:43Sniffing powdered cocaine seems to have become very popular lately.
02:48Interesting how things become popular when they're deemed illegal.
02:53Mixon and Company.
02:55They reported a shipment of cocaine stolen two weeks ago on its way to the hospital.
02:59This is likely from that shipment.
03:01I wonder if Miss Boyko was involved.
03:03Certainly possible.
03:12And who might you be?
03:13The police.
03:14Really?
03:16Well, wonders never cease. I'm Counselor Barry Tallow. This is my ward.
03:20Inspector Albert Choi, sir.
03:22Shame about the young lady, but I can't say as much of a surprise.
03:26I told the council that housing these people in one place was a recipe for disaster.
03:32What are you insinuating, Counselor?
03:34I mean immigrant workers.
03:36I'm not happy they'll be roaming the streets of my neighborhood, raid alongside children.
03:40Surely you must want this building shut down.
03:43With all due respect, Counselor, I recommend that an investigation take place first.
03:48And you're a police inspector?
03:50Indeed I am.
03:52I must say I prefer a traditional inspector.
03:54Counselor, did you know Miss Misha Boyko?
03:58The dead woman? Of course not.
04:00Why would I have anything to do with her?
04:02Then perhaps it's wise not to judge one's character by their origin or occupation.
04:14Despite his assumptions, one thing is true. Stolen drugs were found.
04:19We need to know if Miss Boyko was connected to the theft.
04:22Yes, a robbery like this would have taken some organization. She likely didn't work alone.
04:27Continue to interview the other tenants.
04:29Yes, sir.
04:30Are you a tenant here, Miss...?
04:33Mrs. Carol Robinson. No, I am a charity worker for St. Patrick's Relief Society.
04:39Presumably a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church?
04:42I live in the neighborhood.
04:44I've been asking tenants if they'd like the second-hand furnishings that were donated to the church.
04:49I like to look in on troubled people.
04:51Troubled people? Like narcotics addicts?
04:56Some are. Some aren't.
04:58There's no shortage of reasons why people find themselves in distress.
05:02Indeed. Did you know the deceased?
05:06No, I had never met her, but I was saddened to hear what happened to the poor soul.
05:11No matter one's station, everyone is a child of God.
05:16Thank you, Mrs. Robinson.
05:23Bill.
05:25Anything of interest?
05:27Miss Boyko's neighbors never saw her with drugs.
05:29She worked a steady job and volunteered to help the church.
05:33Hardly the character of a drug thief.
05:36I agree.
05:38The inspector and I are headed to the morgue.
05:40Finish up what you're doing here, and we'll meet you there.
05:48Llewellyn Marcus Watts.
05:50Olivia Leeming.
05:52In the flesh.
05:54It's been... 20 years.
05:56At least.
05:5820 years.
06:00Do you live here?
06:02No, I just stopped in to see my friend.
06:05By a strange twist of fate, I run into an old friend as I lose another.
06:10You mean...
06:11I knew, Misha. I can't believe what happened.
06:14I'm so sorry.
06:16May I ask you an impolite question?
06:19Go ahead.
06:21Did she ever mention her drug use?
06:23Not at all.
06:25She didn't so much as take a sip of whiskey,
06:27Now, may I ask you an impolite question?
06:30Sure.
06:32How did you become a police detective?
06:34Oh, you find that surprising.
06:36Well, you were always scrawny and awkward,
06:39not much of a fan of authority, as I recall.
06:41Well, they don't seem to mind my nature.
06:45And how about you?
06:47Have you finally gotten your paintings exhibited
06:49at the Society of Artists, like you'd always imagined?
06:52Hmm.
06:54Well, unfortunately, ambition alone doesn't bring you fame and fortune.
06:58I should continue,
07:00but would you like to meet me for lunch tomorrow?
07:03Scott Steiner, 12 o'clock?
07:05A starving artist would never say no to a free lunch.
07:07All right.
07:14I told Mrs. Pence she should plant tulips in her yard.
07:17Look at that lawn.
07:19Nothing but weeds.
07:20Margaret.
07:22Well, it brings down the value of the neighborhood.
07:24Oh, moment of your time.
07:26We're not interested.
07:27Oh, you might be, sir.
07:29Alfred Hawes. You live around here?
07:31Hawes.
07:33We've just walked past the vacant lot with your sign on it,
07:35on Barnard Avenue.
07:37Indeed. I plan to build a walk-up apartment building.
07:40It'll accommodate at least 24 households.
07:4324 households? On this street?
07:46Well, that's nothing compared to my previous development.
07:48That had 32 units.
07:51You've heard of Sussex Court?
07:53What good will an apartment building do around here?
07:55It will provide quality residences for those who can't afford houses
07:59in what I believe is the choicest residential district in Toronto.
08:02Oh, really?
08:04Yes, indeed.
08:05Construction will take at least a year, but it'll be worth it.
08:09A year?
08:10Well, hopefully sooner, but these things take time.
08:12I just wanted to inform you as to what's coming.
08:14Good day to you.
08:16Just noise and low lives.
08:18Bloody hell.
08:19Mother!
08:23There's peritracheal edema and a small tear to the artery in her neck.
08:27She died of strangulation, not an overdose.
08:30A murder.
08:31I found blood and skin under the fingernails of her right index and middle fingers.
08:35A result of an altercation with her killer.
08:38I also found a piece of lavender-coloured fibre that got caught in a fingernail.
08:42From what I observed under the microscope, I'd say it was silk.
08:46Fibre from her own clothing?
08:48No, detective.
08:49Then likely from something the killer was wearing.
08:53I didn't notice this cut at the scene of the crime, because it was covered under a dress.
08:57It's fresh.
08:58Any idea what could have caused that?
09:01Something like the head of a pin or a nail.
09:04It's quite a deep cut, but there's no blood.
09:06The cut was made after lividity began?
09:09Yes, detective.
09:10The cut would have been made sometime after death.
09:13So the body was moved.
09:15Seems likely.
09:16Is there anything else, Miss Hart?
09:18Yes.
09:19This is the oddest thing I found.
09:22A pair of wood splinters.
09:24They were difficult to spot, but there are plenty of them.
09:26Trapped in her hair like in a duster.
09:29How'd they end up there?
09:31Seems we'll need to take another look at Miss Boyko's flat.
09:42Take a look.
09:44Very capable of snagging a body being dragged.
09:59Nothing seems out of the ordinary here.
10:03Are you sure about that?
10:06This looks similar to the wood shavings we found in Miss Boyko's hair.
10:12So she was killed here.
10:14Seems likely.
10:25There's something back here.
10:28Cocaine.
10:29Someone left something behind?
10:31And two cots could mean two people were in here.
10:36Miss Boyko had two accomplices.
10:38The three of them used her as a scapegoat.
10:41The other two were killed by the police.
10:44The police?
10:45Yes.
10:46The police?
10:47Yes.
10:48The police?
10:49Yes.
10:50The police?
10:51Yes.
10:52The police?
10:53Yes.
10:54The police?
10:55Yes.
10:56The three of them used the stolen cocaine here,
11:00dragged her body up the stairs, past the nail,
11:03and posed Miss Boyko's body at the front door to make it appear as though she were to blame.
11:08You mean they turned on her.
11:10Or she had no part in the theft at all.
11:14The two criminals simply stashed the cocaine here.
11:17They moved in and out through those doors there.
11:21While they were there, Miss Boyko discovered this den
11:24and walked in on two strangers who strangled her,
11:27then dragged her body upstairs to prevent drawing attention to this place.
11:32Whether or not she was an accomplice,
11:34the people that were staying in this room are the killers.
11:45Did you find anything?
11:46This space is unique to this apartment.
11:48No other cellars have similar partitions.
11:50Have a look at this.
11:52Oh.
11:53Graffiti of some kind?
11:55Any idea what it is?
11:57Looks almost like spectacles.
12:01The paint is still malleable.
12:06You think Miss Boyko painted this?
12:09Well, someone else.
12:12Right.
12:13We need to speak with the Toronto Housing Company,
12:15find out who worked on this apartment and built these partitions.
12:21Mr. Hawes, do come in. Have a seat.
12:24Now, since our conversation, I've been thinking.
12:28I don't want to walk up apartment.
12:30Oh? And why's that?
12:32I have my reasons.
12:34I would like you to build a house instead, for a single family.
12:37Is this an official request?
12:39No, no, no, no, no.
12:41I'm just a concerned citizen who enjoys the peace and tranquility of his neighbourhood
12:45after a long day catching criminals.
12:47Mr. Brackenreid, I'm a businessman.
12:49I can't afford to take a loss in this land.
12:51Give me the bottom line.
12:53How much would it cost me to buy the entire lot?
12:59As you can see, no partitions were ever part of the plans.
13:04Here are the original architectural drawings.
13:09Oh.
13:11Right.
13:13Do you have the names and addresses of all of the people who worked on this project?
13:17You can call into my office and check, but many manual labourers don't have fixed addresses.
13:22Tracking them down would be no small feat.
13:24Indeed.
13:26Thank you, Mr. Byers.
13:28I hope that you can bring this to a quick conclusion.
13:31We'll do our best, Mr. Byers.
13:34I was very close to having the council agree to co-fund my next development.
13:38Miss Boyko's unseemly death has put a halt to that.
13:42City Council no longer considers housing a priority.
13:46Emanuel Kant would say housing is a prerequisite to human flourishing.
13:50It's a matter of principle, not just the consequence.
13:53Tell that to Barry Tallow. He's the one that led the movement to put the kibosh on any further development.
14:01Watts, Mr. Byers has a list of labourers in his office. We need to have a look at that list.
14:06We'll look at that list after lunch.
14:09Oh.
14:10Trust me.
14:12Thank you for coming in, Mrs. Robinson.
14:16What is it, Detective?
14:18We believe some construction workers may be involved in our case.
14:23So we're asking some of the neighbours.
14:26Have you seen anyone matching that description around the Spruce Court project after its completion?
14:33I do recall a couple of workers who were around that flat.
14:37What did they look like?
14:40I remember a Chinese man with a goatee and a short, dark-haired man was with him.
14:49Any idea where they came from?
14:51Odds are the ward. Most of the able-bodied men down there work as day labourers.
14:57That is, when they work at all.
15:04What could a Toronto police detective have for me?
15:09All right. So, I was told by the man at the art supply store that these are his finest watercolours.
15:15Thank you, Llewellyn.
15:22So, have you made any progress on Misha's case? Do you know where she got the cocaine?
15:28We do know it wasn't an overdose. We believe she was murdered.
15:34Murder? That's ridiculous. Who would kill Misha?
15:40I was hoping you might have some insight into that. Did you spend any time with her in her new place?
15:45No.
15:47You sure?
15:49Of course I'm sure. Why are you asking me that?
15:52There's, in the cellar, on the wall, some graffiti, a painting. I was wondering...
15:59I told you that I was never in her place.
16:03Right.
16:04I can't believe this.
16:05I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please, don't leave.
16:14It's just...
16:17When I get on the case, I...
16:21You get obsessed.
16:24I remember that about you.
16:25Right, right.
16:27Well, thank you for the meal and for the supplies, but I had nothing to do with Misha's death.
16:32And if you find anything, please...
16:34Yes, I will let you know.
16:36So, where are you living now?
16:40Here and there.
16:43I'm actually having tough luck finding a roof over my head, Llewellyn. I've got to make do with what I have, I suppose.
16:49These new art supplies, they are a luxury, especially when living on a dime.
16:55I...
16:57I am grateful for it.
16:58You're welcome.
16:59You know, I could look and see if I could find some sort of job, something promising.
17:05Well, promises are like ropes of sand.
17:08But one can find gold in the sand.
17:16Where have you been?
17:17Just chasing a suspicion, but it was nothing.
17:21Mrs. Robinson gave us the description of two construction workers she saw lurking behind the building.
17:26They could be in the ward.
17:27Well, it seems that trip is in order.
17:29This might interest you.
17:31Just received a report from Station House One.
17:33They confiscated some of the mixing cocaine three days ago.
17:36No arrests, though.
17:37The thieves fled before the police arrived.
17:39Were the drugs found?
17:42Inside a shed behind 5100 Baldwin Street.
17:45Well, we're heading that way now.
17:47Baldwin Street?
17:48No, we're heading that way now.
18:06I know nothing.
18:07There were stolen drugs in the shed just next door to you.
18:10News to me.
18:11We're investigating a murder in Spruce Court. Do you know anything about that?
18:15I don't know anyone at Spruce Court.
18:17I have no interest in that place.
18:19Why's that?
18:20People who run the place.
18:22They only want to rent to those who have proven themselves to be morally upright.
18:25They want reference letters from someone who's a homeowner.
18:29If I knew any homeowners, you'd think I'd be living here?
18:32I haven't seen anyone around that shed.
18:34Not recently, anyway.
18:36Oh? Uh, when then?
18:39Let me think.
18:41Maybe a couple of months ago?
18:43No, it was last week.
18:46Wow!
18:51Excuse me a moment. Detective Watts, Toronto Constabulary.
18:55Good for you. What do you want?
18:57Did you two work on the construction of Spruce Court?
19:00For a while. Quit a couple months back.
19:02Why?
19:03Why do you want to know?
19:04We quit because that Frank Byers is a cheap bastard.
19:06And you say you quit months ago?
19:08You're calling me a liar.
19:09A neighbor recalls seeing two construction workers that match your description.
19:13And we found a cap that matches this shirt at a crime scene in an underground den.
19:18Know anything about that?
19:25Detective Murdoch, they're heading your way!
19:28Excuse me.
19:34I just washed those.
19:36Please have them cleaned and send the bill to station house number four.
19:40Gentlemen, let's have a chat.
19:50Vincenzo Timonini and Jerry Lynn.
19:55The two of you worked for Frank Byers?
19:57Your finger marks match those we found in the underground den.
20:01Had nothing to do with drugs or murder.
20:03You built the den in secret, stored stolen cocaine there, and when Miss Boyko stumbled upon it, you killed her.
20:09This is a cock and bull story.
20:11The two of us did build that place, but that's all we did.
20:15You built it for the purpose of hiding stolen drugs.
20:18No! We just needed a place to stay during the winter.
20:21We told you, Frank Byers underpaid us.
20:24We couldn't afford work boots, let alone proper rooms.
20:26We haven't stepped foot in the damn place since winter ended.
20:34The graffiti in the den was fairly fresh, and the workers said they haven't been there since winter.
20:38But they're only alibis each other.
20:41Apparently they've been working on a job outside of the city. I highly doubt they've been near Spruce Court recently.
20:47So you believe them?
20:48I think someone else knew about that place.
20:50I would tend to agree.
20:53Detective Murdock, do you mind explaining this laundry bill?
20:57Ah, that is the cost of arresting our current suspects.
21:04Hmm.
21:15Chief Constable?
21:16Ah, Mrs. Crabtree. What brings you here?
21:18I just need to check on some arrest reports filed by Station House One.
21:21Anything I need to be concerned about?
21:23No, no, just routine.
21:24And how's Mr. Crabtree faring?
21:26He's, um, well, he's on Chapter Two, so it's a slog, but he's happy.
21:34Have you heard about this apartment building on Bernard Avenue?
21:37No, that's just a couple blocks away from where I am.
21:40I know, but don't worry about it. The builder has told me that I can purchase the entire lot.
21:45I'm going to ask the neighborhood residents to take part in a fundraiser to help me out of it.
21:49You're buying an empty lot? Why?
21:51To protect the rights of our local community of respectable families.
21:54The rights to what?
21:56The rights to live in peace. A building like that will bring noise and clutter.
22:01It won't preserve the look of the neighborhood.
22:03The look of the neighborhood? I'm not sure what that has to do with peace.
22:08A building will bring in hordes of strangers all at once. Think of the traffic.
22:13Well, I think apartment buildings are an apt solution as Toronto becomes more cosmopolitan.
22:20Apartment buildings are fine, just not in our neighborhood.
22:24Right.
22:26Apt solution.
22:28Libels.
22:31I found you a lead. Machine operator at Bryson Printing.
22:35It's the best I could do on short notice, but the pay should be sufficient for a rooming house.
22:40I'm not complaining. Thank you, Llewellyn.
22:45Let me show you something.
22:50Oh. These are beautiful.
23:02graffiti of some kind?
23:10Why did you lie to me?
23:12What do you mean?
23:14This. It's yours?
23:17Yes.
23:19They're olives. It's a signature of mine, if you will.
23:23A signature also found in a concealed underground den in your friend's flat.
23:28We found cocaine there.
23:30That's a funny coincidence.
23:33And it's also where we suspect Misha was killed.
23:36What were you doing there? Don't lie.
23:42I was staying there.
23:45Last week, Misha offered me lodging until I found a place to live.
23:49She found the extra space in the cellar and thought that it would be perfect.
23:53And you didn't tell anyone?
23:54Spruce Court has strict rules in place.
23:57The flat is to be occupied by one person only.
24:00And I enjoyed the privacy.
24:02Because you didn't want other tenants to see you using cocaine?
24:06I indulge in the stuff.
24:09And Misha knew this. She understood. She was once in my shoes.
24:14Why didn't you tell me this before?
24:16Because I was embarrassed.
24:18I was worried what you'd think.
24:21Cocaine was found planted on your friend's body.
24:24Not by me.
24:25I may not be perfect, but you must believe that I would never kill one of the only people who was ever kind to me.
24:34You say you want us to believe you,
24:37but this vial that we found on your person is an exact match to the stolen drugs from Mixon's
24:43at 91% cocaine and 9% epinephrine.
24:49Judging by your reaction, or lack thereof, you knew that this cocaine was stolen?
24:57We have every reason to believe that you were part of this theft.
25:00I never took part in it.
25:01All right. Tell us who else was behind the theft. You could be given leniency.
25:07Dan Cranchuk and Malcolm Welch.
25:10They're pals from the streets.
25:12So you assisted them in the theft?
25:14Hardly. I let them in the den for just a few hours,
25:19but I had no idea that they had stolen drugs with them.
25:23So you let them in and helped yourself to the drugs?
25:28They gave it to me. Said that I earned it. I never asked for it.
25:33But you didn't refuse it either, which could make you an accessory to the theft after the fact.
25:39Did the thieves murder Misha Boyko?
25:41I would have told you if they had. She was my friend.
25:44Maybe they went back to Misha's place without telling me.
25:50So where are Cranchuk and Welch now?
25:54I have no idea. And that's the truth.
25:57Is there anything else you can tell us, Olivia? She was your friend. You owe it to her.
26:05Maybe.
26:08What?
26:09The day before her body was found, Misha and I got into a quarrel.
26:15She found out about the two that I'd let in, and she was livid. She kicked me out of the house.
26:20So you had motive then?
26:22But I didn't do it.
26:25So what relevance does this quarrel have?
26:28I went to see Misha later that day to apologize.
26:31And did you?
26:32No.
26:33Why not?
26:34I saw a gentleman enter Misha's flat through the front door.
26:39What did this gentleman look like?
26:42I can show you.
26:45She seems to have remembered this gentleman at just the right time. Convened.
26:49She was afraid of mentioning what she saw because that would give away the fact that she'd been staying at Misha's flat.
26:55At least that's what she told me.
26:56Well, if she is telling the truth, that gives us three new suspects.
27:00Dan Crenshaw, Malcolm Welsh, and this unidentified gentleman.
27:05This is the man I saw.
27:11Are you sure?
27:12I'm certain. I have a good memory for faces.
27:15That's Counselor Tallow.
27:16Mr. Tallow was adamant he didn't know Miss Boyko.
27:20And yet he was seen going into her flat the day she was murdered.
27:31And what do you propose we do?
27:34Arrest him.
27:35Is your witness reliable?
27:36I've known her since childhood.
27:38That doesn't answer the question.
27:40How could this Miss Boyko and Counselor Tallow be connected?
27:43We don't know, but Mr. Tallow is leading a coalition of counselors to eliminate any future city-subsidized housing.
27:50And Miss Boyko's death at Spruce Court has served him well in that regard.
27:53So your theory is that Mr. Tallow killed Miss Boyko and staged an overdose to stir up controversy?
28:00And bolster his stance?
28:02It's a possibility.
28:03A possibility I'm not willing to put in front of a judge.
28:06You're going up against a well-respected member of the council.
28:09And you only have one witness.
28:11Who, as far as we know, is an owned drug user.
28:13Doesn't mean she's lying.
28:14Well then bring us proof she isn't.
28:16We've already lost one case against a corrupt city counselor due to insufficient evidence.
28:20Let's not lose another.
28:22Last week, Counselor Tallow attended daily city council meetings,
28:26a ribbon cutting at the opening of a public park in Riverdale,
28:29and a meeting with a charity orphanage.
28:33Charity orphanage?
28:34Mm-hmm.
28:35Interesting.
28:36How so?
28:38Uh, Miss Boyko was a volunteer bookkeeper at an orphanage.
28:42Right.
28:43I've been looking into Counselor Tallow's recent activities.
28:47Earlier this year, he became one of only five managers of the newly formed Toronto Social Service Commission.
28:54That commission was formed to streamline the efforts of local charities.
28:59Hmm.
29:00So, both Counselor Tallow and Miss Boyko worked in professions related to charities?
29:07It may be they worked together?
29:09Uh, no maybe about it.
29:11Look at this.
29:12Jubilee Children's Home, one of Tallow's responsibilities.
29:15Take a look at the bookkeeper.
29:16Miss Misha Boyko.
29:19At the very least, they knew each other from working with this orphanage.
29:23Perhaps he found errors in her bookkeeping?
29:26Or she was stealing?
29:28And he killed her for it?
29:30He might, if the situation was reversed.
29:33Perhaps Miss Boyko was aware of something Counselor Tallow was up to?
29:37Right.
29:38Tomorrow, we look into the bank records of everyone involved.
29:41And how did you get this much money, Thomas?
29:44Being Chief Constable provides considerable sway.
29:47You went to our neighbours.
29:49Like a beggar.
29:50Like a concerned citizen.
29:52And they were willing to help.
29:54There's enough there to buy that lot.
29:56Hmm.
29:59What's wrong?
30:01I've been thinking.
30:03Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
30:05Maybe it would be.
30:08I've been thinking.
30:10Maybe it wouldn't be so awful to have different neighbours.
30:13What do you mean?
30:14Well, some of the most well-known businessmen that we respect started off as machine operators.
30:20And didn't you tell me that Detective Murdoch started off as a logger?
30:23Fine.
30:24The job does not make the man.
30:26But what about our view?
30:28Well, that's true.
30:30But the view doesn't belong to anyone.
30:33Ah, come in.
30:34Change of heart?
30:36Hardly.
30:37But I thought you might be interested in something I found out about the Barnard development.
30:40Aha.
30:41There will be no developments on Barnard Avenue.
30:43We have the money to buy the land.
30:45Then you are making a mistake.
30:47I highly doubt that.
30:49A mistake?
30:51What do you mean?
30:52Plain and simple.
30:53Mr. Hawes is a fraudster.
30:55What are you talking about?
30:57Look at this.
30:59It says Redding Construction is to begin work on the lot in the next two weeks.
31:03And I know from an old case that Redding went out of business years ago.
31:06So what's Hawes playing at?
31:07Mr. Hawes has done this before.
31:09He buys an empty plot of land in a residential neighborhood and threatens to fill it with undesirables.
31:15And then people like yourselves buy it to stop it from happening.
31:21Take that check, Thomas.
31:23And I'll need a list of all the neighbors you got money from.
31:25For land's sakes.
31:27Lovely to see you.
31:28Pleasure.
31:30People like yourselves.
31:37These are the bank records for the Jubilee Children's Home.
31:40There are a number of transfers totaling $3,250 made to a trust fund identified by number only.
31:47Upon cross-referencing, I found that this fund is registered under Barry Tallow's home address.
31:54Embezzlement.
31:55And from an orphanage, no less.
31:57Orphanage, no less.
31:58Great work, Watts.
31:59There's more.
32:00I looked up the bank records for this trust fund.
32:03In the past three months, there were transfers from the Toronto Temperance Union,
32:08the Dominion Education Fund, the Benevolent Association,
32:11and 11 other Toronto charities, all of which went to Mr. Tallow.
32:17And Miss Boyko's accounts.
32:18Oh, I looked up her bank records.
32:20Unless poverty is a crime, she did nothing wrong.
32:23Miss Boyko must have discovered that Mr. Tallow was siphoning off funds.
32:27She found out, so he killed her.
32:30Time to make an arrest.
32:32No need.
32:33He's already on his way in.
32:36I've never been so humiliated in my life.
32:39Well, I'm aware that a strip search isn't traditional,
32:43but it seemed a good way to find any defensive wounds Miss Boyko may have left.
32:47I didn't touch her.
32:48So you've said.
32:49So you've said.
32:51What goes around comes back around, Mr. Tallow.
32:54What?
32:55You embezzled from charities, committed murder to cover it up,
32:58then planted drugs on an innocent woman to cover that up.
33:01For all this, you'll be hanged.
33:04I will not.
33:07I'd like to see you try to convince me that so.
33:11I've dealt with men like you my entire life,
33:14and I am prepared to hold you in the cells for as long as it takes.
33:19You can't hold me without charging me.
33:22I certainly can.
33:23I'll deny you're even here.
33:26Tell us the truth.
33:36Fine.
33:37Last week, Miss Boyko came to see me in my office.
33:40She pointed out the discrepancy in accounts payable for the children's home.
33:44And then?
33:45I gave her all the money in my wallet for her to keep this a secret.
33:48Did she take it?
33:50No.
33:51She threw the money back at my face.
33:54A few days later, I received a letter from her that said she intended to come forward with the truth.
33:58And so you killed her.
34:00No.
34:01I only wanted to speak to her in private.
34:04You went into her home the day that she died.
34:08What happened?
34:09She didn't answer the door, so I went inside and looked for her.
34:12The front door was unlocked.
34:16I found the body in the cellar.
34:19Did you also find a bottle of cocaine there?
34:22I did.
34:23I dragged the body upstairs and I covered her face in the powder.
34:26Because you knew the unveiling ceremony was the next day,
34:29and reporters would be tripping over each other trying to snap photographs.
34:34And what did you do after you posed the body?
34:37On my way out, I saw the back door open.
34:40I shut and locked the back door so it looked like no one was ever there.
34:44Making it appear to the entire world that Miss Boyko took her own life.
34:48You let a killer go free.
34:50I closed a door.
34:52And hindered a police investigation.
34:55You are under arrest for obstruction of justice.
34:59For obstruction of justice.
35:01And we will be adding all of these embezzlement charges as well.
35:09No, the counselor would have walked into Miss Boyko's immediately after she was murdered.
35:13His story doesn't completely exonerate him.
35:17I do wonder why he mentioned that the back door was open.
35:22When I surveyed the flat after the body was found, the back door was locked.
35:27I hate to say this, but what if Mr. Tello is telling the truth?
35:31That might mean the real killer fled through the back door.
35:34We should have another look.
35:49Ah, Mr. Hawes.
35:51I'm here to pick up the check.
35:53Take a seat. The check's there.
35:57This check says just $100.
35:59Yes it does. You'll take it and you'll thank me.
36:02What's going on?
36:04We know about your little scam.
36:06And we've done our homework to back it up.
36:08We've tracked your land purchases over the last 12 months.
36:13You purchased three parcels of land, but didn't build anything on them.
36:18And then sold them within months at nearly double the cost.
36:21You're cheating on its residents.
36:23Trying to get us to stump up wads of cash.
36:25No, please. I never committed any fraud.
36:28Locals talk business to me of their own will and they are always happy to offer me money.
36:32You lot are the ones at fault.
36:34You're always so delicate about seeing fresh faces in the neighborhood.
36:37You shouldn't take advantage of honest people.
36:40I've a good mind to run you out of town.
36:42I would still be the legal deed holder even if you did force me out of town.
36:45You'll accept that check or I'll find a way to charge you.
36:47I doubt that.
36:49Try me.
36:56Very well.
36:58Good day.
37:02So, you've bought yourself an empty plot of land.
37:06What are you going to do with it?
37:07Maybe I'll donate it to the city.
37:09Turn it into a park.
37:10You should name it after Margaret. Get back into her good graces.
37:13You're very astute.
37:15A woman's gift.
37:19I wonder where the killer went from here.
37:22Perhaps we should speak with that neighbor.
37:25She may have seen something unusual.
37:29Excuse me, ma'am.
37:32Hello.
37:34Oh, Mrs. Robinson. I didn't realize you lived just here.
37:39Hello, detective. What are you doing here?
37:41We're just following up on the death in Spruce Court.
37:46Did you happen to see anything unusual at Miss Boyko's back door on the day she was killed?
37:52Was killed? I thought she died overindulging in cocaine.
37:56That was not the case. Did you see anything unusual?
37:59No.
38:00Nobody going in or out the back door?
38:03No. I don't make it a habit to spy on my neighbors.
38:06Mrs. Robinson, may I see your hands?
38:09My hands? What for?
38:11If you would, please.
38:16Hmm. Where were those wounds from? They look quite recent.
38:21Oh, it was a stray cat. I was just trying to feed the poor thing.
38:26You do have to be careful with strays. They carry all sorts of disease.
38:31Is that your lavender scarf, Mrs. Robinson?
38:39Yes.
38:41And did you use it to strangle Miss Boyko?
38:46No.
38:51We found in your study this letter from Misha Boyko requesting a reference for her tenancy application.
38:58And you gave one.
39:00And?
39:01You told us you didn't know her at all.
39:04But this letter would suggest you've known her for years.
39:07You knew Miss Boyko from your work as a relief worker.
39:10You even helped her overcome a drug habit years ago.
39:16I suspect Miss Boyko confided in you that she was letting Olivia Leeming stay in her spare room in her cellar.
39:25You deduced that Miss Leeming must be a drug user.
39:30I'll admit, I was upset that Misha offered to take someone in who could be a drug addict.
39:38But all I did was tell her to send her friend away.
39:42But you didn't believe that she would send her friend away.
39:46So you went back to see her again.
39:51You wanted to check for yourself.
39:53When you got downstairs in the cellar that day, you saw evidence that Miss Boyko had indeed offered lodgings to Miss Leeming.
40:02You saw cocaine in that room.
40:05And you were furious.
40:08The two of you had a physical altercation.
40:12She gave you those scratches.
40:15But that didn't stop you.
40:18Anger took a hold of you.
40:21And you strangled her to death.
40:29Misha was only alive and healthy in the first place thanks to me.
40:33I brought her to redemption.
40:36I was so proud of myself.
40:38And I trusted her.
40:40Yet there she was, about to undo my work.
40:43She had been proof that I had God's touch.
40:48This isn't about God.
40:50It's about control.
40:52You tended to those in need and cared for their welfare, but Misha chose to do something you didn't agree with.
40:58So you deemed it acceptable to take her life.
41:02They're all the same.
41:04Drug addicts and coke fiends.
41:07I thought Misha was better, but she was just one of them.
41:12She was going to have drug addicts crawling in and out of that place.
41:17Come on.
41:18That can happen elsewhere, not in my backyard.
41:23The End
41:30If Mrs. Robinson hadn't been so blinded by fury and prejudice, Miss Boyko might still be alive.
41:35Misha had already kicked Olivia out when Robinson discovered the den.
41:39Good news from the Crown Attorney's office.
41:41Counselor Tallow will be going to trial on his embezzlement charges.
41:44What of his plan to scrap government investment in housing?
41:48From what I hear, the other counselors in his little coalition will be picking up that mantle.
41:53So the only winners are the landlords.
41:55It's not usually the way.
41:57I'm off, gentlemen. I'm in need of some hopeful news.
42:04Guess what?
42:05They hired you?
42:07They did. And they actually asked me to design some advertisements.
42:11I'm not surprised. You have a talent.
42:15And how are you doing otherwise?
42:20I haven't given into the craving in over a week now.
42:26If you need help, you know where to find me.
42:28Thank you. You're welcome.
42:31And I have something for you, too.
42:40Oh. It's unusual.
42:42I don't know. You are a man of many facets.
42:45Oh, indeed. But I don't think I'm that handsome.
42:49Call it creative license.
42:55Till next time.