Murdoch Mysteries - Season 18 Episode 16,
Murdoch Mysteries S18E16
Murdoch Mysteries S18E16
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00:00This establishment looks a bit better than the last shambles you booked us into.
00:07How did you manage that?
00:09You're welcome, father. The owner is a big supporter of the theater. He gave us a good rate. We should be grateful.
00:15He's the one who should be grateful. He's getting the cream of the crop for virtually nothing.
00:21Stop squabbling, you two. The new program is going to bring in more audience.
00:27Selections from Shakespeare. What a great idea, Alan. People will love it.
00:32What a world. People won't even sit through a whole play anymore.
00:38Times are changing. People don't want to spend their leisure hours watching Shakespeare.
00:43They want vaudeville. They want the moving picture.
00:46They want a set list.
00:48Nobody wants to hear somebody standing on the stage whistling.
00:53I mean, none of the things you suggest will last.
00:56So you say. Need I remind you, stepfather, that we all have a say in what happens.
01:02I am still the head of this company and I will decide the program.
01:06Please, you are giving me a headache. We must put our energy into the performance tonight.
01:12The real problem is you lot. None of you delivered the birds words properly.
01:18Everything depends on the rhythm of the line.
01:22Tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day.
01:30You must pronounce the lines properly.
01:36Connie, you need to speak up. People can't hear you. How many times have I told you?
01:42I've lost count.
01:43Don't be so hard on her, Donald. She is young. She'll learn.
01:48And one day she'll have the spirit of the bard inside her as well.
01:54Come on, get going.
02:01Here, let me help you.
02:03Thank you very much.
02:05Mr. Bond, how are the ticket sales so far?
02:09A little slow, but it's early.
02:12How many?
02:14Four. Three groundlings and one seat.
02:17It'll pick up.
02:19As long as we have enough money to pay for the tent.
02:28Thank you. Enjoy.
02:30Welcome, gentlemen. Would you like to sit or stand? It's 25 cents for a chair and 10 more cents for a cushion.
02:36And standing is?
02:37Ten cents.
02:38I'm happy to stand.
02:40I'm not.
02:41We'll take two seats with cushions.
02:42Play the young lady, my dog.
02:49Selection from Shakespeare.
02:51Oh.
02:52You haven't seen an entire play?
02:54We must be just getting the best bits.
02:56Won't we get some Falstaff?
02:59We have heard the chimes at midnight.
03:01He was a bit of a carouser, always out late night drinking.
03:04Is that the character you identify with, sir?
03:06We're off duty, Mayor. No need to be smart.
03:14Not much of a crowd.
03:16Not much culture in Toronto.
03:18Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our show.
03:23Tully's Troubadours at your service.
03:26And we have a show for you tonight.
03:29Our first presentation will be an excerpt from one of the most famous plays ever written.
03:36The tragedy of Prince Hamlet of Denmark.
03:40Why, of course.
03:42The incomparable William Shakespeare.
03:45Now, I'm sure you're all familiar with this story, but just to remind you...
03:49Get on with it. We don't have all day.
03:52Very well.
03:54I didn't realize I was speaking to so well-educated a group.
03:58Without further ado, as apparently you all know...
04:02Hamlet has set up a play to determine whether or not his uncle has murdered Hamlet's father, as the ghost says he has.
04:11Let the show begin.
04:29I can't hear what they're saying.
04:31That's because there's no speaking in this part. It's all done by mime.
04:34It's a mime? Mime?
04:36They pay for this?
04:58Help! Somebody help! This isn't an act!
05:26Someone call for an ambulance!
05:28Sir! Sir, are you all right?
05:32The beard! Please take care of my beard!
05:55The liquid poured into Mr. Tooley's ear was definitely poisonous. It was saturated with a tincture of hembane.
06:11He died quite quickly. That's unusual.
06:14Yes, Mr. Tooley was suffering from a minor tympanic membrane perforation.
06:20The poison would have entered his bloodstream quickly, with bad results.
06:25Are we saying this was death by misadventure, then?
06:28That's possible, but it seems strange that someone would use real poison for the act. Surely that seems unnecessary?
06:35As I recall in the play, the ghost of Hamlet's father declares that what kills him was Hibona.
06:42Sir, someone is taking the script literally?
06:45Come on, Murdoch. I think we should have a talk with Tooley's troubadours.
06:48That's not necessary, sir. I can take care of this.
06:51I know, but I've had enough sitting behind a bloody desk.
06:54Sound the trumpet, Murdoch. The old war horse is back in business.
06:57Sir?
06:58I thought you'd like that.
07:00Well, yes, of course.
07:05Our coroner has confirmed that Mr. Tooley's death was caused by the rapid influx into his system by way of his ear, the poison hembane.
07:16And that's what you did, was it not? Poured something into his ear?
07:20No. Why, that's ridiculous. It was all pretext. We were acting. There was no poison, no hembane.
07:29Dora, you take care of the props. Tell him.
07:31I filled the vial a half hour before curtain. It contained nothing more dangerous than water.
07:36Who else had access to this vial?
07:39It wasn't locked away, if that's what you mean.
07:42Why should it be? Alan had to pick it up just before his entrance.
07:48I just did what I was supposed to do. I carried it on stage and I acted as directed.
07:53You've done it before many times. Nothing like this has ever happened.
07:58The poison likely wouldn't have been fatal were it not for Mr. Tooley's existing condition.
08:03And what kind of condition are you referring to?
08:05He had a perforated eardrum.
08:08Were any of you aware that Mr. Tooley had a problem with his eardrum?
08:11Oh, he constantly complained about it. I told him to go and see a physician, but you know how men are.
08:18So everyone was aware of it?
08:20Painfully aware.
08:21So any one of you lot could have killed him?
08:23Yes, but none of us did.
08:26This troupe is like a family, Chief Constable. We have our disagreements and squabbles, but that is normal, is it not?
08:37Of course.
08:38Now, would you be kind enough to leave us? We've had a terrible loss.
08:45One more thing. Mr. Tooley, before his death, asked that you take care of his beard. What did he mean by that?
08:56He was referring to one of the props that we sometimes employ.
09:00Oh, right. I'll be needing that and the vial that was used the night of the performance.
09:07That's the thing, sir. They are both gone.
09:10Gone?
09:12The property box disappeared shortly after the performance.
09:24Ridiculous.
09:27What's that?
09:28The new serial Ruth is in. That's the script for it. The Adventures of Agnes and Arthur.
09:33And it appears you object to it.
09:35Have a look at page eight.
09:40And then Arthur kisses Agnes and leads her to the boudoir.
09:44The boudoir? Ruth is your wife, isn't she?
09:48She certainly is. And I'm the only one who gets to do the intimate things.
09:52They are just acting, Henry.
09:54And you're not an actor.
09:55Well, I could be. And how hard could it possibly be?
10:00Hold on. What if I were to apply for the part myself? Then Ruthie and I would be able to spend more time together.
10:06Right, you lot. Stop fanning around with the plants. I've got a job for you. Higgins, Roberts, you're off to the Wattling Inn.
10:11Of course, sir. Why?
10:13You're looking for a missing theatrical properties box.
10:17Are we looking for anything in particular?
10:19Yes. A false beard and a glass vial.
10:23Right away, sir.
10:24Seems you've got it all under control.
10:26Not so fast. We believe one of these people may have poisoned the victim with henbane.
10:33I need to know where someone would find such a thing.
10:35Henbane. I have an idea.
10:39Watts?
10:47No respect.
10:49No respect.
10:54Uh, Toronto Constabulary.
10:56What do you want?
10:58Sorry to bother you, ma'am. We're looking for a collection of missing plants.
11:02Well, I don't have them. But please find them. They are my late husband's most treasured possessions.
11:11I'm afraid we still need to have a look around your room.
11:13You don't believe me?
11:15We'll be as brief as possible.
11:27Mr. Travelle?
11:30Ah, Detective Watts. I'm sorry, your order of sage and bee balm has yet to arrive.
11:36I'm not here about that. I was wondering if you sell henbane.
11:41I do indeed. In fact, I sold a bottle of henbane tincture recently.
11:45Did you sell it to any one of these people?
11:51No, none of them.
11:53Are you sure?
11:54Mind's still sharp, son.
11:57Can you describe the person who purchased it?
12:00I'm not sure. He was all muffled up, said he had the grip, couldn't talk very well.
12:06He said he was a man then?
12:08Let's say he was trying to be a man. But to my mind, he was just a young sprat who wanted to look grown up.
12:14Had some sort of moustache and beard and tried to make his voice deeper.
12:18You know how it is, Detective. We've all gone through it. I know I did.
12:22Right.
12:23Did he say why he wanted it?
12:25Oh yes. I always ask. He was getting it for his mother, who was suffering from a severe toothache.
12:31She's also of a nervous disposition, and henbane can calm a person down if need be.
12:37But he would have known it was a poisonous substance, right?
12:41Of course he would have. I make sure to give the customer clear instructions as to how to use my medicines.
12:46Dosage and so on. I write it on the label. Like this.
12:56How much longer will you be?
12:58Almost finished.
13:02Why do you have this?
13:05My wife is a moving picture actress.
13:07You are married to Ruth Newsome.
13:11Her proper name is Ruth Higgins Newsome.
13:14And why do you have her script?
13:16I intend to play the role of her husband.
13:20Oh. Good for you. Do you have any acting experience?
13:27Why do you need experience?
13:29Believe me. You'll need it.
13:32Let me hear you read.
13:34Why don't you read this bit?
13:41Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
13:45Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
13:49Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.
13:53And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
14:00What do you think?
14:01I charge a very reasonable rate for lessons.
14:04I don't want to speak out of turn, but I think you should take him up on it, Henry.
14:10So, when do we start?
14:18Was I really that bad?
14:20I don't know. I could understand the words, but it sounded like you didn't.
14:27Well, I read them, didn't I?
14:29Yeah, but it was like...
14:31You didn't know what they meant.
14:33Have we found anything yet?
14:35Well, still two rooms to go.
14:37But nothing so far, sir.
14:39Nothing? Perhaps you could look under this desk.
14:43Oh, there it is. You missed that, Teddy.
14:46Oh, there it is. You missed that, Teddy.
14:51All right.
14:58Hey, what are you doing in my room?
15:01I think the better question is, what is this doing in your room?
15:12So you're a thief, then?
15:14Well, you have me dead to rights on that, so I won't deny it.
15:16I suppose the next question is, are you a murderer as well?
15:19I'm not!
15:20Raising your voice will not persuade us of your innocence.
15:22I was nowhere near Mr. Tooley when he was killed.
15:26Right. So, in the middle of the confusion, you absconded with this box. Why?
15:32Because it was valuable.
15:34Looks like a bunch of theatrical junk to me.
15:37Perhaps to the untrained eye, but it is far from that.
15:40Last year, Donald was on tour in England.
15:42He met an antique dealer who said he had in his possession several artifacts that had belonged to Shakespeare's own troupe, the Chamberlain's Men.
15:48And did he try and sell him London Bridge as well?
15:52Well, it all appears to be here, apart from the beard.
15:55Where is that?
15:56I don't know. It wasn't in the box when I took it. It's the most valuable of all.
16:03Well, then. If these items are genuine, then they would be worth a fortune, I'd say.
16:09Especially that beard. It is said it confers magical powers when used by an actor.
16:16Right. So you've confessed to the theft, but not the murder.
16:20Because I didn't kill him.
16:21Who, besides you and the troupe, would have reason to do so?
16:26At different times, everyone, I'd imagine. Donald could be a proper tyrant.
16:32Right. And where were you before the performance commenced?
16:38I'd rather not say.
16:42Right. Well, then. You'll remain in our cells.
16:49I was with Connie Corlin. In her room.
16:54The dead man's daughter?
16:56No one can know.
16:58Getting it on with the boss's daughter. That's one way to get ahead.
17:01Hardly. Connie and I hoped to marry.
17:04Did anyone else know about this?
17:06No. If her mother or father had found out, I would have been let go.
17:10Relationships between the performers are strictly forbidden.
17:16Can I go?
17:17Not yet.
17:21In previous days, in theatre, actors tended to use big gestures.
17:25For instance, if they wanted to convey fear, they would do this.
17:30Surprise, like this. Joy, like this.
17:36Now you do it. Fear!
17:41Now, surprise!
17:45As I said, that was back then. Now, we are tending much more toward naturalism.
17:51We rely on more subtle facial expression, often without words.
17:55You should be able to convey what you are thinking.
17:57And your audience should know what that is.
18:00So, give it a try.
18:07I give up.
18:08What are you thinking?
18:11I was thinking about some actor getting familiar with my wife.
18:14You certainly did not show it.
18:17I suppose I'm not a very expressive person.
18:20It is an actor's job to share their emotions with the audience.
18:24To let them feel what you are feeling.
18:28How would they know what I'm feeling?
18:30By allowing them a piece of your soul.
18:34I've marked a speech in this play. It's from The Tempest.
18:37The character, Caliban, is despised. Barely seen as human by his master.
18:42Then, he gets to say the most astonishing speech.
18:46Before our next session, I'd like you to start practicing the lines that I've underlined.
18:51This will help me get into the moving pictures.
18:53Of course. The best foundation for any acting work is to master the bard.
18:57Ahem.
19:00Be not afeard.
19:03The isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not.
19:13Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears.
19:20Huh? That's good for now.
19:23So, could you tell me, does Mrs. Newsome...
19:26Higgins Newsome.
19:27Higgins Newsome. Does she subscribe to the realist or expressionistic school of acting?
19:34Oh. Um...
19:38Both?
19:40I see.
19:42What's to say that Armin didn't slip out and poison the vial? It would take seconds.
19:46Or Connie for that matter. They could be colluding.
19:49And why was the beard the only item missing out of the properties?
19:52It's arguably the most valuable one.
19:55Someone took it before Armin stole the rest of them.
19:57Partly.
19:58Someone who actually believed it had magical properties.
20:02But that's bollocks. Who'd believe that rubbish?
20:04They're actors, sir. They're not like us.
20:07Take the next left around this corner here, Constable.
20:10Oh, Miss Kwan? A word?
20:14Of course. Have you found the missing props?
20:17Yes, we have.
20:19Can I have them back?
20:20They're evidence in a murder investigation.
20:22It's curious that you're more concerned about them than the death of Mr. Tooley.
20:27There's not much I can do about the fact he's dead, is there?
20:31Actually, there is, Miss Kwan. We've been able to recover all of the properties.
20:35With the exception of Shakespeare's beard. Why is that?
20:39How would I know?
20:40Well, taking charge of the properties is your exclusive responsibility, is it not?
20:45It is.
20:46But you don't know where the beard is. Did you steal it?
20:49Did you steal it?
20:51We do need an answer.
20:53We do have a nice dark and damp jail cell waiting.
21:04Earlier in the day, Connie asked if she could borrow it.
21:08Where is she now?
21:10I'm not supposed to say.
21:12You are also supposed to answer a policeman's question when asked.
21:19She said she had an audition. Something to do with Bardville.
21:41Next!
21:42Next!
21:49Miss Cortland, that was excellent.
21:54Really? No, thank you.
21:56Our show is looking for a host.
21:58Thank you, next!
22:00A host? I would rather be a performer.
22:04You would have five minutes between acts to whistle your little heart away.
22:08Many of our hosts move on to become headliners.
22:10Could I?
22:12Anything's possible.
22:14It all depends whether or not the audience likes you.
22:16I told you before, no fire acts!
22:18Next!
22:20That's a shame. I would have liked to have seen that.
22:22Miss Cortland, a word please?
22:25We're in the middle of something here.
22:27Carry on.
22:30What do you want?
22:32We have some questions.
22:34Then ask them.
22:36Not here. We'd prefer for you to come down to the station house, please.
22:39The station house? Why?
22:40You are under suspicion of killing your stepfather, Donald Tooley.
22:49By whose direction foundst thou out this place?
22:52By love, that first did prompt me to inquire.
22:57He lent me counsel, and I lent him eyes.
23:01Well, knowest the mask of night is on my face,
23:04else would a maiden blush but paint my cheek,
23:06for that which thou hast heard me speak to-night.
23:09Dost thou love me?
23:11I know thou wilt say aye.
23:14Oi! Enough of the bad Shakespeare. Knock it off.
23:17Miss Cortland, after you.
23:22What?
23:24Please find the owner of the apothecary and bring him here.
23:27No, I'm not.
23:29Henry, go back to the inn and conduct a more thorough search of Miss Cortland's room.
23:34Of course, sir. What am I looking for?
23:36The beard.
23:38What beard?
23:59Don't look like much.
24:09Be not afeard.
24:12The isle is full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs
24:16that give delight and hurt not.
24:19Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears.
24:39I would love to meet with you.
24:42Yes, I am now free of my previous obligations.
24:47Thank you, Mr. Devil Devil.
24:50I can meet with you at your earliest convenience.
24:52The motion pictures are of great interest to me.
24:55And I have heard that you are looking for a leading man for Ruth Newsom's new serial.
25:00Yes.
25:02Thank you so much.
25:03Yes.
25:05Thank you so much.
25:07Wonderful.
25:09Wonderful news. Thank you so much.
25:14Please stop that.
25:16You don't like my whistling?
25:18I like it. You're bloody good.
25:20Do you know Skybolt?
25:22Sir?
25:24You know, sometimes you just have to enjoy the performance.
25:26Both Detective Watson and Constable Higgins are back, sir.
25:29Thank the Lord for small mercies.
25:31Skybolt.
25:34Chief Constable.
25:39Here it is.
25:41There's something odd about it, sir.
25:43Why, yes, Henry.
25:45It possesses magical powers.
25:47Something like that.
25:49Is this the beard, then?
25:51Reminds me why I got rid of the old ginger growler.
25:53Magic powers or not, we're all grateful.
25:56Sir, there's one more thing.
25:58You may want to have a look at this as well.
26:00What is it?
26:01It's a contract of some sort.
26:03I thought it might be important.
26:05Oh, indeed.
26:07Keep hold of this.
26:12Mr. Truvelle.
26:14We're ready for you.
26:16It's about time.
26:18Right this way.
26:20And this can be used on plants as well as humans?
26:25Huh?
26:27I'm not sure.
26:29Please put the beard on.
26:39Yes!
26:41Yes!
26:43Sure enough, that is the very person who bought the henbane.
26:46Well, if I had known it was a person in disguise,
26:48I certainly wouldn't have sold it to them.
26:50Right.
26:52Thank you, sir.
26:54Miss Cortland.
26:56You purchased henbane tincture from Mr. Truvelle's apothecary.
27:02I did.
27:04Why?
27:06To kill your stepfather?
27:08No. I loved my stepfather.
27:10Then why the henbane?
27:12I had heard ingesting henbane can give you the sensation of flying.
27:17And why would you do that?
27:19Well, I was to play the part of Ariel in our next play.
27:21And she has to fly on a bat's wing.
27:23So I wanted to experience in my body what that would feel like.
27:27And what about the disguise?
27:29Well, I didn't want my stepfather to find out.
27:32He was strict about us not using any false stimulants, as he calls it.
27:36He insisted that our acting must not come from unnatural sources.
27:41He was a hard taskmaster.
27:46I suppose.
27:47And what about this?
27:49It's a contract between yourself and Donald Tooley.
27:54It binds your professional exclusivity for the next five years,
27:59and you are to remain single.
28:04All the members of the Truve had to sign the same contract.
28:08But only you and Armin were in a relationship.
28:13We are not.
28:14Are you sure?
28:16Because he seems to believe that you are to be wed.
28:20Something that had to be kept secret while your father was alive.
28:24Stepfather.
28:26But with him dead, you two could pursue your dreams.
28:30You could join the vaudeville, marry Armin, and bring him along.
28:34Or stay behind and be part of his dying dream.
28:40All that may be true.
28:41All that may be true, but we did not kill him.
28:44I swear, I loved my stepfather.
28:47Even though he stole your chance at happiness.
28:51Well, he's dead now.
28:54Do I look very happy to you?
28:57So do you think Romy and Juliet killed the stepfather so they could be together?
29:01I don't believe she was involved in that.
29:04He seemed sincere.
29:06One may smile and smile and be a villain.
29:08One may smile and smile and be a villain.
29:11Sir?
29:12It's from Hamlet.
29:14It's what Hamlet says when he discovered who killed his father.
29:17Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, pretended to be all sweetness and light, but...
29:22Constable Roberts, what have you?
29:25Pardon me, sir?
29:27What have you found for me?
29:30Right. It's an arrest report from the Hamilton police, three years ago.
29:34What's in it?
29:36I believe they call it motive.
29:38Maybe so, and so are you, Roberts.
29:40It's fine.
29:42Three years ago, you had a physical altercation with your stepfather.
29:46I did.
29:47Why?
29:48At the time, I believed he killed my father.
29:51What do you believe now?
29:54Answer the detective.
29:57I think there are still questions regarding his death.
30:02Your real father was a gentleman named John Cortland?
30:05He was.
30:06This file goes into some detail about your altercation with Mr. Tooley,
30:10but it says nothing of how your real father died.
30:13What happened?
30:15They say it was an accident.
30:17And you don't believe that?
30:19It was three years ago.
30:21Donald Tooley had just joined the troop.
30:23He was an accomplished actor, and my father believed he would be of great benefit to us.
30:27My real father was a trusting man.
30:30You feel this trust was misplaced?
30:33Tooley had eyes for my mother.
30:34I could see it. Everyone could.
30:37So you think he killed your father so he could take up with your mother?
30:40Mr. Tooley and my father went for a walk.
30:42They were going to discuss the future of my father's troop.
30:45But they didn't see eye to eye?
30:47Tooley believed in Shakespeare,
30:49but my father had become increasingly interested in other forms of entertainment.
30:52And you think Tooley had eyes for your mother?
30:55I could see the way he looked at her on more than one occasion.
30:59My father never returned from that walk.
31:01They found him dead at the bottom of the Scarborough Bluffs.
31:04You think Tooley pushed him?
31:07We'll never know, will we?
31:09Those two will have to face each other in another life.
31:12I assume your mother didn't share your suspicions?
31:16Well, Donald could be very charming when he wanted to be.
31:20It didn't take long to sweep her off her feet.
31:22Father would be dead only a few months when they married.
31:25That must have been hard to live with,
31:27knowing that the man who killed your father was now married to your mother.
31:29If I wanted to kill him, I would have killed him then.
31:35And what of your sister?
31:37You love her, yes?
31:39Of course.
31:41She wanted out of the troop, didn't she?
31:43She wanted to spread her wings, begin a new life.
31:47And Mr. Tooley wasn't about to let her do that.
31:50Well, she doesn't have to worry about that anymore, does she?
31:53No.
31:55And neither do you.
31:56You were also going to leave and take up the moving pictures.
32:03According to who?
32:05One of our constables overheard your conversation with Mr. Deverell Deverell,
32:09the moving picture producer.
32:11You arranged to meet with him.
32:14And now with Tooley's death,
32:16you and your sister can make your dreams come true.
32:19I'd be tempted to do the same thing, wouldn't you, my lord?
32:22Tis one thing to be tempted,
32:23another thing to fall.
32:25And I did not fall.
32:29So what do you think, Murdoch?
32:31Alan, Connie, Armin.
32:34One of those three did it.
32:36But not enough evidence to charge any of them.
32:38I will speak to him.
32:41Mrs. Tooley.
32:43You are holding my son and daughter in your cells,
32:47along with another member of my troop.
32:49I would like them to be released.
32:50Even though one of them more than likely killed your husband?
32:53None of those three did that.
32:56Charge them or release them,
32:58or I shall have a lawyer charge you.
33:00What happened to,
33:02let's kill all the lawyers?
33:04Sometimes the bard is wrong.
33:06Sometimes lawyers are not without their uses.
33:10So, do you intend to charge them?
33:15Not at this point.
33:17Then let them out.
33:18We have a show to perform.
33:21You're going to continue?
33:23Well, of course we are.
33:25It's what Donald would have wanted.
33:27I'm next in line to be in charge of this troop,
33:30and I intend to honor his legacy.
33:32The troubadours will not be disbanded.
33:35Not while I live and breathe.
33:38Tell me again, where are we going?
33:40I am telling Alan that he will not be leading my wife into the boudoir.
33:43Henry Higgins will not be played for a fool.
33:45Why do you need me?
33:46For the show that I won't be trifled with.
33:50Snakes!
33:54You're good. Call the fire department, now!
34:07What happened?
34:09I don't know. I can't think.
34:17It's all over.
34:19It's all done.
34:21Perhaps it's for the best.
34:24We never should have come to this wretched city.
34:27But I will not let our dream die.
34:31But Mother, I...
34:33Shakespeare is in our soul.
34:35Not our possessions.
34:37I don't know what happened.
34:39I've gone into the wagon to organize the backdrops for the next show.
34:43And then before I could get out,
34:44I was surrounded by a wall of fire.
34:48Your constable saved my life.
34:52And you saw no one else out?
34:54Not a soul.
34:56Do you require medical attention?
34:59No, no. I'm fine.
35:01But look at this.
35:03Everything is gone except for what was left in the tent.
35:06May I?
35:08Of course.
35:10You know who else is gone?
35:11Mr. Alan Cortland is nowhere to be found.
35:21Bit early in the morning for that, wouldn't you say?
35:24No.
35:26I wouldn't.
35:30Petrol.
35:32Did you set the fire?
35:35Tis pity, tis true.
35:38You don't deny it?
35:39Hm?
35:41You could have killed someone.
35:43I didn't know the door was inside the wagon.
35:46Look, I swear.
35:48I thank the Lord that your man got her out in time.
35:51And save you from a murder charge.
35:54Why did you do it?
35:56I thought that by destroying the troops' possessions,
35:59I could make my mother disband us.
36:01And for once and for all,
36:03I could be free to do what I want to do.
36:06But instead, she chose to honour your father's wishes.
36:09He was not my father.
36:11You're a grown man. Why didn't you leave?
36:14It would have destroyed her if she thought that I abandoned her.
36:17And killing a husband is fine in your book.
36:20I did not kill Tully.
36:22I did what I was instructed to do.
36:24I didn't know there was henbane in that vial.
36:27Why should we believe you?
36:29I will admit to crimes I committed,
36:32but not to the ones I didn't.
36:33Do your damnedest, sir.
36:36I don't care anymore.
36:38This world is stale and unprofitable to me.
36:43That's Hamlet.
36:46This is ridiculous.
36:48We have no props, no sets, no actors,
36:50not even the proper weapons.
36:52The world is our stage, Armin,
36:54and we perform with what is provided.
36:57It is our lot.
36:59Very good.
37:01But you look awkward.
37:07What are you doing with my brother?
37:09He admitted to setting the wagon on fire.
37:11Good lord, why?
37:13You're not the only one who wanted to be free of the troupe.
37:16We'd like to speak with your mother.
37:18Please do.
37:20Where is she?
37:22In the tent with Armin,
37:24practising the final duel from Hamlet.
37:26I don't want to see her.
37:27She's with Armin, practising the final duel from Hamlet.
37:30Bloody hell.
37:32What is it?
37:34Well, the final duel is between Laertes and Hamlet.
37:36They both die.
37:38Look like you belong.
37:40Look like you're an actor,
37:42not a clown and a baboon.
37:45A man who surely does not deserve the hand of my daughter.
37:49You knew?
37:51Of course I knew.
37:53And I cannot allow you to ruin my daughter's future.
37:58No!
38:08My husband's dream is dead,
38:11as mine is as well.
38:13But my daughter's life will not be destroyed by the likes of you.
38:17I love her.
38:19And she loves me.
38:21She's a child and you're a fool.
38:23No!
38:25Let me do it. Just please let me do it.
38:28That is enough.
38:35It wasn't just Donald's dream.
38:37It was mine.
38:39If the troop disbanded, I would lose both my son and daughter.
38:43And I'd already lost their father.
38:47You don't believe your daughter had the right to decide her own future?
38:51Not with a man unworthy of her.
38:52No woman deserves that.
38:55But we settle.
38:58We always settle.
39:00How do you mean?
39:02I married a man who was weak.
39:12I thought your daughter purchased this.
39:15She did. I found it in her room.
39:18Just shortly before the performance.
39:22Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our show.
39:26Thule's troubadours at your service.
39:30So you intended for this to happen.
39:33I only wanted time.
39:36Time for him to think. Time for him to reconsider.
39:42What do you mean?
39:45He told me he'd come to a decision.
39:48He was going to allow Alan and Connie to leave.
39:50He was going to disband the troop.
39:54You told me he was the one dedicated to this.
39:58Well, he was. I thought he was.
40:01But he was tired.
40:03Tired of half-empty houses.
40:05Tired of pursuing his dream with people who didn't share it.
40:10So you made the decision to kill him?
40:13I expected he would sleep for a few days.
40:16I didn't know the henbane would kill him.
40:17I swear, I didn't know.
40:24I will be seeking charges in the death of your husband.
40:30Well, do what you must.
40:33I have lost my family.
40:36My son and daughter will scatter in the winds.
40:41And chart their own course.
40:48I'll be petitioning for leniency.
40:51I don't believe your mother intended to kill your stepfather.
40:54And you say he was going to grant us our wishes?
40:57Yes. She said that Mr. Tooley intended to disband the troop.
41:01Yes. But we're not.
41:04We have decided to stay together for the foreseeable future.
41:08Form a new troop.
41:10We will be performing Shakespeare alongside other entertainments,
41:13like clowning, jigs, whistling.
41:16Where will you go?
41:18We're going to Stratford. Same as the Bard's home.
41:21Isn't that in the middle of farm country?
41:23How will you find a theatre in the middle of a load of fields?
41:26And who'll come?
41:28Well, we're planning to build one ourselves.
41:31They'll come.
41:33Until then, we'll satisfy ourselves with Mr. Bond's tent.
41:36Head on out. There's still lots to do here.
41:39Mr. Bond will be joining us.
41:41Ah, so the innkeeper has caught the theatre bug.
41:44Perhaps, but I believe it's Dora who's caught his eye.
41:48We'll be right behind you.
41:51Well, best of luck to you all.
41:53Thanks.
41:55Thanks.
41:57And ever thanks.
42:01When that I was a little tiny boy
42:05With the hay home, the wind and the rain
42:12You've given up your dreams of the silver screen, Henry?
42:16The motion picture studio has killed the project.
42:19Why?
42:21They say no one will want to watch the adventures of a married couple.
42:25You know, there are many things that Henry Higgins is very, very good at,
42:31but I don't think acting is one of them.
42:42It is said it confers magical powers when used by an actor.
42:57Our revels now are ending.
43:04These, our actors,
43:08These, our actors, as I foretold you,
43:14were all spirits
43:17and are melted into air.
43:22Into thin air.
43:37Into thin air.
44:07Into thin air.