(tense music)
(thudding)
- Hello? Is anyone there?
(thudding)
Someone home?
What's this?
(screaming)
(crying)
- The bullet entered her shoulder,
But it did not exit.
I imagine it is lodged somewhere in her chest.
- No other injuries?
- Not that I can see, no.
Seems the bullet wound is what killed her;
Arterial bleeding perhaps filling the lungs.
Of course, I will do a full postmortem.
(vera sobbing)
- As soon as you can, please, mrs. Hart.
- Gentlemen?
- Mm. Bit of a mess.
Possible indication of a robbery?
- Perhaps she interrupted the intruder,
He panicked, fired?
- All for a bit of silver.
- Oh, I beg your pardon.
Terribly sorry for your loss.
May I please speak with your daughter?
- What? Now?
- I promise I'll be brief.
Terribly sorry for your loss, miss chambers.
I'm detective murdoch.
Can you tell me what happened?
- I was out to dinner with albert.
And when I got home that's when I found opal...
Just lying there.
- Albert?
- A...
Gentleman friend.
- Was there anyone else home when you returned?
- No one.
My brother, eugene, came in shortly after me.
- Opal wasn't even supposed to be home.
She was supposed to meet with her best friend, henrietta.
- And she had cancelled this date?
- I haven't any idea what happened.
- Where were they meant to be?
- They were going to the moving pictures.
She was so looking forward to it.
- Isn't that quite enough, detective?
- I just have a few more questions.
- No, there's no need.
I know who killed my opal.
- You do? - Of course.
- Who?
(tense music)
(indistinct chattering)
- One of those vagrants out there.
We haven't had a peaceful night.
- Just last week, our neighbour's home
Was broken into by a vagrant.
Jewelry was stolen.
- I trust they called the police?
- Of course. They did nothing.
- I'm sure they looked into it thoroughly.
- "looked into it." some help that is.
- These are dangerous men, detective.
They come in on trains, cause trouble.
They are no good, none of them.
The-the back door's been broken into,
Have a look for yourself.
It is obvious one of them did it.
- And have you yourselves had cause to interact
With any of them?
- Only opal.
- She was a bleeding heart for the less fortunate.
She'd volunteer her time...
Feed them...
One of them must have...
I told her it was a bad idea!
- Mother, sit.
(sobbing)
- Do you know if anything was taken?
- Uh, not that I'm aware.
- There was this, on the sideboard.
It's obviously not one of ours.
- Right. If I could ask that none of you touch anything.
Our constables will be taking fingermarks.
- One of the frames is gone.
The one that held the photo we took on our trip
To niagara falls.
- Oh, no.
I adored that frame. It was a gift.
It was real sterling silver.
- Anything else?
- Well, uh, we'll have to look more thoroughly.
- They killed our daughter for a picture frame.
(sobbing)
- You best take care of this, detective,
Before another decent person is hurt.
- And living in the park makes these people indecent?
- No. It makes them indolent wastrels.
(birds chirping)
- I know these probably won't be up to your standards,
But I hope you like them.
- Oh! I'm sure they're wonderful.
So...
What do you want to talk to me about?
- Oh! How are you faring?
- Fine. Why do you ask?
- No reason. Ah...
The seasons are changing.
It can lower one's spirits.
- Yes.
- I-I know for myself,
In times of unrest,
There's nothing worse than staying home alone.
- Oh, well I don't...
I have plenty of social engagements on offer,
Should I choose to attend them.
- And have you been choosing to attend them?
I didn't ask you here
To talk about social calendars.
I have a proposal for you.
- Oh?
- Well, a favour of sorts.
As you know, I work at the dispensary,
A medical clinic for women.
And, well, in my condition,
I simply can't work the hours I used to,
And so, well, the long and the short of it
Is I need help.
- You want me to help you at a clinic?
- Nothing you wouldn't know how to do.
Organizing files, helping with new mothers,
Women who are with child.
You do have expertise in those areas.
- I suppose I do.
- It-it would be a volunteer position, of course.
You can work as little or as much as you'd like.
What do you think?
- Well...
Yes.
Yes, I think I'd like that.
- Oh, good! That's wonderful.
(phone ringing tone)
- Nobody home?
- Uh, apparently not.
- Problem? - No, just having trouble
Reaching a friend.
- Maybe your friend doesn't want to be reached.
- I considered this. But, firstly,
Nothing seems to have precipitated such a change
In attitude, and secondly,
One cannot tell who is telephoning
When one's telephone rings.
- I'm sorry I asked. - Then again,
Perhaps he's chosen to relieve himself
Of the burden of his telephone altogether.
- Sir!
I've spoken to the next-door neighbour.
Ah, she witnessed a vagrant going door-to-door
At around 8 p.M.
- Right then.
Let's have a sketch of this man made up straight away.
- Uh, she didn't get a good look at him, sir.
- Vagrant, was it?
- There seems to be an encampment
Near the chambers home.
It's been giving the neighbourhood
Some trouble of late.
- That place has been a thorn in the city's side for months.
Let's pay them a visit.
(indistinct chattering)
- Good day. Detective murdoch, toronto constabulary.
I wonder if you could answer some que--
- I beg your pardon.
I'm detective llewelyn watts.
- I didn't do nothing.
- I'd just like to ask you a few questions.
- ...Could answer a few-- - I got nothing to say.
- Goodness.
Oh! Hello.
Not exactly forthcoming.
- These type of people don't care for the law.
- Can I help you fellows? You lost?
- No. We're police.
- What do you want?
- Detective murdoch. We're looking for someone
Who visited a home last night, just over there.
- Why?
- It was the scene of a murder.
- A murder?
That's a hell of a thing.
And since we're down on our luck,
One of us must've done it, is that right?
- What's your name?
- Hank herman.
I'm sort of in charge around here.
- Oh, is that right?
So, you can make these people talk to us, can you?
- No one around here is talking to any coppers.
- We believe the killer may have stolen some items
From the scene of the crime,
Most notably a sterling silver frame.
- Don't know anything about that.
- Do you know of anyone here in possession of a gun?
- I don't allow guns in here.
- And these people listen to you, do they?
- Damn right they do.
- We need to toss this place.
Let's get back to the station and get the lads.
- Well, that will hardly endear us to the community.
- They're criminals. They don't need to like us!
- Their only crime we can prove is being without shelter.
- One of these people has bloody killed someone, watts.
I'm not going to wait around until they decide
To turn themselves in. - Sir.
Woman looks familiar.
- I think she works at scott's diner,
If I'm not mistaken. - Think you're right.
Adelaide?
Waitress from the diner?
- Yes. Yes, I am.
- Not been fired, have ya?
- Ah, no. No, I still work there.
- Ah. - Every day, actually.
- So, uh...
What are you doing here? Volunteering, I suppose.
- I, um...
I lost my home.
The diner doesn't pay enough.
But the people here are quite kind, so it's not so bad.
- We'll search every tent
Until we find those missing items.
- Are you sure we want to do that?
- Have you got a better idea, watts?
- This is like searching every house in a neighbourhood.
We have no cause to search any individual
Unless they are under suspicion.
- The killer is a vagrant. They're all under suspicion.
- Believed to be a vagrant.
- Perhaps the threat of a widespread search
Will motivate them to speak with us.
- You agree with this? - Well, no, watts.
But it's a means to an end. - Sirs?
Henrietta stiles is here.
She's the friend opal was going to see
The night of her murder.
- Miss stiles?
You and opal chambers were good friends?
- Best.
I've known opal my whole life.
She was so kind.
Always willing to help others.
- I'm very sorry for your loss.
- This never would've happened
If she'd just met with me that night.
- So, you never did meet up with opal?
- We were supposed to meet at seven.
Just as I was heading out,
She telephoned and cancelled.
- Did she give you an explanation?
- No.
- And your whereabouts that evening
Can be verified?
- Oh, yes, of course.
I was at home with my grandmother
Finishing my crochet piece.
- Did opal have a paramour?
Was anyone courting her?
- Nobody that I knew of.
- And did you know of anyone who might wish her harm?
- Never.
Opal was the kindest girl.
I can't imagine anyone holding a grudge against her.
- But she did frequent the vagrant encampment, correct?
- Yes.
She used to say they were good people,
Just a little down on their luck.
- Did she mention anyone in particular?
Anyone she felt might be dangerous?
- Only in good faith.
She was so trusting of them.
Look where it got her.
- Right then, lads.
Let's get in there and flip every tent
Until we find the missing items.
We're looking for a sterling silver frame,
Gold-plated comb and some silver cutlery.
- And if they resist, sir?
- We hold them back and then we search them.
Let's get to it.
(indistinct shouting)
(grunting)
Constable, go easy on the young lady.
- What is the meaning of this?
- I've tried to talk to you already.
We need to find those missing items
So we know we're on the right track.
- Please, stop.
I-I know where that frame is.
I know who took it. - Oh, do you now?
So, who was it? - I'll show you.
Just call off your men.
- Stand down, lads!
- Stand down!
- So, who am I looking for?
- Eddie stone.
He's known to be violent.
I saw him trying to sell a sterling silver frame.
His tent's over there.
You'll find him if you're lucky.
- Uh, hang on, sir.
- Niagara falls.
- "to mother with love."
- Sir, this is the frame we're looking for.
(constable): Hey! Hey! Get him!
- Someone stop him!
- Stop! Stop! Get him!
(grunting)
- We got the guy, eh?
- What do you want from me?
- Seems there are quite a few things we want from you.
- You leave my things alone!
- Your things? You stole this.
You took it from a murder scene.
- I did not!
- Just look on the bright side, sunshine.
At least tonight, you'll be spending the night
With a roof over your head.
- This was found in your possession.
Now, how did you acquire it?
- How am I supposed to know?
I've never seen it before in my life.
- You claimed earlier that these were your things.
Mr. Stone, I believe you stole this
From the chambers home just near the camp.
And after stealing it, you murdered opal chambers.
- I didn't steal anything.
And I definitely didn't murder anyone.
- All right.
Where were you two nights ago?
- Saturday?
I got in a bar fight.
- What time?
- I don't know. Like, eight?
Nine?
You can ask the copper who arrested me.
- You were arrested?
- Spent the whole night in the cells.
- I can confirm this by telephoning the station house.
- Go ahead.
Then you can strip me down
And I'll show you my bruised ribs.
It's the only reason I didn't put up more of a fight.
- It's true. He was in jail all night.
- So, we have the wrong person then?
- How did he come by that stolen frame?
- He says he has no idea how he got it.
- Perhaps he stole it from someone else
And doesn't want to admit it?
- Stole it from someone in that camp.
Someone in there is our killer.
Did you check stone's fingermarks?
- They aren't a match for any of the ones
Found in the chambers home. - What about the glove?
- I haven't been able to link it to anyone in that camp.
Whoever dropped it likely disposed of the other one.
- There is another possibility.
Someone may have intentionally placed that frame
In front of his tent.
- You mean he was set up.
- Well, he's a known criminal.
Easy to convince us someone like him would be guilty.
- Herman is the one who led us to mr. Stone.
You should have another word with him.
(birds chirping)
(indistinct chattering)
- Margaret. - Oh!
- This is all the paperwork for today to get through.
- I didn't realize you were so busy.
- You're going to be a great help to us.
- You must help me.
(baby crying)
I've been up all night.
She hasn't been feeding and she won't stop crying!
There must be something wrong.
- All right. We'll run some tests
And we'll see what's going on.
- She'll be okay, won't she?
- I'm sure there's nothing to worry about,
And we'll feed her some formula in the interim.
- Lying to the police is no small offence.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- Mr. Stone was in jail at the time
That that picture frame was stolen.
- Meaning there's a good chance that frame
Was placed amongst his belongings.
- And given that you pointed us to him,
It's either quite a coincidence,
Or you set it up yourself.
- It's time to tell the truth, mr. Herman.
- That man is violent.
Rolled in on the rails a few weeks ago,
Nothing but trouble since.
He attacked a man just last week,
Nearly killed him!
If you're looking for a murderer, he's your man.
- So, you presume him to be guilty
Based solely on his character.
- We are good people here.
Except for him!
- So, you did place that picture frame in front of his tent?
- I just wanted him gone.
- Where did you get it?
- What? - The frame!
- A man named reed.
He buys and sells all sorts of things
Outside that old butcher shop.
- Uh-huh.
So, like a pawn shop?
- Yes, except without the shop.
And when I saw the frame in his possession,
That's when I got the idea.
- Right. Well, we'll speak to him.
But, regardless, you falsified evidence
In a murder investigation.
You're coming with us.
- How long does it take to toss this place
And arrest somebody for murder?
- Please, let me do my job.
- Well, you're not doing your job fast enough!
My opal is dead.
And whichever one of these no-good vagrants did it
Is running around free.
Is this the one who did it?
- He's only a witness.
- How do you know the killer didn't hop on a freight car out of town?
- We don't. Mr. Chambers.
The best thing you could do at this time
Is go home and let us determine who did it.
- Lads.
Donuts?
Excuse me?
Do you run this place? - Yeah.
Did someone take your order already, sir?
- I'm not here to order.
I'm here to discuss the kind of wages
That you pay your workers that they can't even afford
A roof over their heads.
- And who said something like that?
- Never you mind.
- Well, that's not my concern.
I have mouths to feed at home.
- So, you don't care that the very people you employ
Can't even afford to eat at the diner that they work at?
- It doesn't matter if I care.
I can't afford to raise their wages and that's that!
- Mr. Reed, is it?
- Uh, who's asking?
- Detective llewelyn watts and detective william murdoch
Of the toronto constabulary. - I-I don't know anything, so--
- I didn't ask you anything.
- Actually, we'd like to know where you got this.
- Uh. It does look familiar.
Uh...
Um...
Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, that's mine.
Someone must've stolen it.
- Just tell us where you got it.
- Oh, yes. It was, uh...
Morris graves. I gave him a pair of boots for it.
(chuckling) got quite the deal.
- And where might we find this mr. Graves?
- Uh, usually stays by the alley,
Uh, behind the grocers around the way.
- Right. - Wha...?
Uh, now hold on! Th-that's my frame.
I traded for it fair and square!
- Mr. Graves?
- Listen,
If this is about the vegetable stand,
I only took what rolled onto the street.
- This is about a woman named opal chambers.
Do you know her?
- No.
- You recognize this?
- No.
- It was stolen from miss chambers.
And shortly thereafter, it came to be in your possession.
- I didn't take it. That woman gave it to me.
- You're telling us that a woman simply gave this to you.
- Yes. She said it'd be more useful to me than her.
Nice girl.
- Did she give you anything else?
- No.
- Where exactly did she give this to you?
- At her house.
- You were inside of her home?
On the 18th?
- I don't know. I guess.
- How did you come to be inside her home?
- I went looking for food and clothing,
Going door-to-door, like I always do.
That woman just happened to open the door to me.
- All right. What happened next?
- She gave me the frame and I left.
- She was still alive when you left?
- What?
- Miss chambers was murdered.
We believe whoever took this frame from her is her killer.
- She... She's dead?
Look, I don't know anything about any murder.
I didn't do anything!
- Let's take him to the camp and search his things.
- No. No, you guys have the wrong guy. I didn't--
- Well, then, you have nothing to worry about.
We found these items
In the tent of a mr. Morris.
Do you recognize any of these?
- I don't know. Mother?
- No. Those are not ours.
(breathing heavily)
- Miss chambers? - No, I... I...
- I'm sorry, detective.
She's rather overcome with emotion.
- And, uh, you are?
- Albert jones,
Vera's companion.
- Yes.
- That's her brush. (vera sobbing)
- It's all right, it's all right. Come.
- Her hair's still in it.
- Are you quite sure?
- Yes.
Uh, this means it's him.
You-you've found the man who did it.
- Well, we can't be certain of that just yet.
- He's the thief, he's the killer.
I gave this to her on her 16th birthday.
I should have been there. I...
I should have saved her.
- It's all right, father. It's all right.
- These cuffs are too tight!
- You'll have them off in a moment,
Soon as you're in the cells.
- Morris!
- Mr. Chambers?
- If you can't do it, I will. - No!
(gunshot)
- Hang on!
Someone get a doctor! (constable): Right, sir!
- What have you done?
- He's dead.
(tense music)
- Why would you do this?
- Can you really say you wouldn't have done the same?
- I absolutely would not have!
You cannot take the law into your own hands!
- You have to do right by your family.
- We were bringing him in!
- You were just going to ask him a few more useless questions.
- Building a case. - And then?
What if you couldn't prove it?
(sighing)
Now he's paid.
Now it's over.
- You'll likely hang for this, mr. Chambers.
- I don't care.
- It will be hard to convict him.
He'll have the sympathy of a jury.
- He shot a man in public
With no remorse.
- A man who killed his daughter.
The type of man that everyone fears.
- Still,
There are questions that remain unanswered.
- Such as?
- We've found no murder weapon.
- So, he dumped it somewhere.
- No one recalls him having a gun.
- It hardly changes anything.
Go figure it out and close the case.
- Your resistance will not help your case.
- Take your hands off me! I am not going anywhere.
- Oi, higgins. What's occurring?
- This woman was caught stealing from a fruit cart, sir.
- Is this true?
- I got fired.
Boss says I was causing trouble.
I had to eat. I-I promise, I won't do it again.
- Bloody hell.
Take her to my office, higgins,
Give her something to eat, then let her go.
- Sir.
- Right, you lot, listen up!
As of today, no one from station house four
Will be seen entering scott's diner.
- Uh, sir, it's turkey Tuesday.
- No one. Understood?
- Sir.
- I'm afraid your baby isn't taking the formula.
She's at danger of becoming malnourished.
- What do I do?
- Well, she has to eat,
So we may need to feed her forcibly.
(baby cooing)
You haven't held her in a while.
Would you like to before we feed her?
- It's fine. Just, please, help her.
- The bullet pierced his heart, killing him instantly.
- Thank you, mrs. Hart.
- You're lucky you weren't injured.
Slip of the hand...
- Yes, I suppose both watts and I
Have had our share of close calls.
Anything else?
- Nothing that struck me as odd.
He was fairly healthy, had all his teeth intact,
A few scratches here and there.
I did notice a red stain on his shirt.
I thought he had a pre-existing injury,
But it was just a food stain.
- What kind of food?
- A sauce of some sort? Maybe a soup.
- Soup?
- If I were to guess, I'd say tomato.
(tense music)
- A soup stain on mr. Graves
Matching the kind of soup
That was set out at the chambers home?
- Yes. - Meaning?
- Meaning he may have had soup in their home.
- So what?
- It's a bit unusual, sir.
A man robbing a house sits down to a bowl of soup.
- And he claimed she gave him the picture frame.
- Along with other items.
So, it's possible that it is true.
She invited him inside.
- Eating soup is not a tell-tale sign of innocence.
He could have killed her and then helped himself.
- His fingermarks were found here,
As well as on the dining table.
- What about the hallway where the shot came from?
- Uh, no.
- Is this really necessary?
I've lost my daughter and now my husband.
Please! I just want peace.
- This won't take long, I assure you.
- We're very sorry for your loss.
- The kitchen counter and then...
Again here on this moulding.
- The front door?
- Fingermarks were found on the outside doorknob
And the inside doorknob.
- Nothing else?
- No.
- If someone were to break in,
It would be presumably because the door was locked.
- Hm. - They would've smashed
The glass, reached inside,
And mr. Graves' fingermarks... - Should be on the deadbolt.
- They are not? - They are not.
- He didn't break in, the window was broken.
- That could also have happened after the fact.
- So, you think that she let him in,
Gave him some soup and then handed him
A pillowcase full of silver and sent him on his way.
- Well... - And then somehow she ended up
Being shot and the window ended up being broken.
How do you explain all that?
- Well, sir, I-I can't, yet.
- You really believe that someone else killed her?
- Possibly.
- Maybe they have the gun,
Because we still don't even have a bloody murder weapon.
- Detective?
- I think you'll agree something is missing.
So, I decided to revisit our evidence.
- And?
- I had a thought. About the murder weapon.
- We still haven't found it.
- No.
But we do have this.
- The gun mr. Chambers used to kill mr. Graves.
- Mr. Chambers' gun.
Ergo, it would have been inside mr. Chambers' home.
- At the time of opal's murder. But you don't think...
- The calibre was the same in both shootings.
Let's imagine, just for a moment,
That mr. Graves did not break into the chambers home
And did not commit the murder.
Would it then be possible...
- That the killer used the same gun.
- I need you to have a look at the striation marks
On these bullets.
- Uh. Uh-huh.
Yes, it's a match.
Same gun was used to kill them both.
- The killer is in that house.
Y did it?
- We believe so, yes.
- I still think the vagrant could have come in the house
And found that gun. It is possible.
It would've still been in the house at the time.
- Sir, it was hidden out of the way in a drawer.
Now, mr. Graves' fingermarks were found all over
The main floor, but not on the drawer in question.
Now, it is possible that he was invited inside, for a time,
But that the murder took place after he left.
- Whose fingermarks were on the drawer then?
- It was smudged, but only family members.
- I was going over the evidence and noticed something.
What looked to be a pendant that opal chambers wore
Around her neck is really a locket.
- What's significant about that? - Well, lockets usually
Have something inside of them.
This one has the letter "a" inside of it.
- Hm.
Who does that stand for, then?
- Her father's name is arnold. - Oof!
- Bloody hell, murdoch, it's a locket.
- More likely a paramour. - Thank you, watts.
- Her friend stated that she wasn't courting anyone.
- Huh. - Maybe her friend lied.
(indistinct chattering)
- Inspector!
I'm so happy to see you here.
- I'm not here to dine.
I'm just seeing if any of my men are wasting their money
In this establishment.
- Well, you can rest assured they haven't.
Since my regulars stopped coming in,
It's hurt my business tremendously.
- It's not a nice feeling, is it?
- I'll hire adelaide back, all right?
- She shouldn't have been fired in the first place.
- You're right.
Please.
- My men will return on one condition.
- What? - You raise adelaide's wages.
- Agreed.
- And the rest of your staff, as well.
- I don't think-- - I don't negotiate!
You're not paying your workers enough
That they can put a decent roof over their heads.
It's not right.
- It's a deal. - Good.
And good day to you.
- Miss stiles, the last time we spoke,
You weren't entirely honest with me.
- I am a very honest person. My family can attest to it.
- Who is "a"?
- "a"?
- This belonged to miss chambers.
- It could be anybody, really.
- Hm.
Well, I guess, as a best friend,
Miss chambers didn't really tell you everything.
I know that if I had an enemy, or a secret lover,
I surely would reveal that to my closest friend.
- If you really are to know...
The a is for albert.
Yes.
That albert.
Vera's lover.
- Miss chambers was seeing albert behind her sister's back?
- I swore I wouldn't tell a soul, but...
She's gone now.
- You were with vera chambers
The night of the murder, correct?
- Yes. Yes, we were at parkwood bowling and dining,
On the east side of town.
- Did you visit anywhere else that night?
- What do you mean?
- Did you meet with anyone else?
- No.
- No?
Not opal chambers?
- Why would I be meeting up with opal chambers?
That's, uh... It's just silly.
- Perhaps because you were seeing her.
Behind her sister's back.
- I don't know where you heard that,
But I can assure you it's a lie.
- Mr. Jones, we know it's true.
- I was in love with opal.
- So you did see her that night?
- I called opal earlier in the evening...
Told her to meet me at the park about 7 p.M.
I wanted to break it off with her because I just...
I couldn't do this anymore. I-I love vera.
- You said you loved her sister.
- Well, I love them both. I...
Obviously, I had to put a stop to it.
- So, instead of meeting with henrietta that night,
It was you she went to see?
- Yes.
After I broke it to her, then I went to meet vera.
Opal was so distraught.
She ran home crying. I...
- And you followed her?
- Follow? Why would I...?
If you're suggesting I had anything to do with her death,
You-you're mistaken.
- Perhaps she threatened to expose the affair?
You couldn't let that happen. - No. No, no, no.
She didn't. She was heartbroken, but I...
I could never hurt opal.
Please, I-I swear to you. I-I don't know what happened
After opal got home that night, but I-I wasn't there.
- I know this all seems quite overwhelming,
But it really will be a quick...
Is she feeding? - She is, indeed.
- Thank you. I was losing all hope.
- She's looking healthier already.
- Hm. Some babies don't take to the bottle.
They need the human touch.
(baby cooing)
Would you like to try holding her?
- She cries when I hold her.
I don't know what I'm doing.
- You're her mother.
You're all she needs.
Trust me. You'll be just fine.
Good girl.
These are the days you'll never forget.
Treasure them.
- Was it the two-timer?
- His alibi suggests he wouldn't have had time
To follow miss chambers home and kill her.
They were confirmed attending parkwood bowling and dining.
- Well, it was someone in the house.
What about fingermarks on the gun?
- Mr. Chambers used it to kill our suspect
Subsequent to the initial murder.
We only found his fingermarks.
- Maybe we check again? - No, we were thorough.
Any previous marks were smudged or wiped off completely.
- We checked the gun for fingermarks,
But not the bullets.
- Well?
- All of the fingermarks on these bullets
Are mr. Chambers'.
- No surprise. Perhaps he's the killer.
- Except for this one.
- Oh? Whose is it?
- Vera chambers. Opal's sister.
- Miss chambers.
We'd like to speak to you about the murder of your sister,
Opal chambers.
- What's going on? What are you doing here?
- We found your fingermark
On a bullet casing in your father's gun,
The same gun that was used to kill your sister, opal.
- You fired it once, killing her.
Then put it back in the hallway table drawer,
But not before replacing the fired bullet
So no one would be the wiser.
- Lies!
Why are you doing this? My daughter's innocent.
- Let it be, mother. - No!
- It was bound to come back to me eventually.
- Vera! No! - Mother.
- Th-th-this isn't proof.
Just because she touched a bullet?
- You believe someone else fired that gun?
- They must have! It can't be her.
- I agree.
Miss chambers was seen in the company of mr. Jones
At the time of the murder, and she didn't return home
Until at least one hour after it happened.
- So it was him, it was the vagrant.
- Yes!
- Possibly.
But I doubt very much he was able to find
That gun where it was hidden.
Furthermore, I don't believe
Miss chambers helped him find it.
- Of course she didn't help him. What are you talking about?
- You didn't fire that gun, did you, miss chambers?
But you did replace the one spent bullet.
- You were protecting someone?
- What are you saying?
Who killed my daughter? - Who are you covering for?
- I-I don't know what you're talking about!
- Vera? - I...
- It was me. It was me. She was covering for me.
- Tell us what happened.
- That night I came home early.
She wasn't supposed to be at home.
I heard noises.
I thought a vagrant was robbing us.
I got the gun.
With the neighbours' recent break-ins, I was frightened.
I was sure! I-I just--
I just wanted to stop him!
(gunshot)
(thudding)
When I finally went over to the dead body,
I realized it was opal.
I didn't even have time to think. Until vera arrived.
(screaming)
We tried to make it look like a break in.
She was just trying to protect me.
I'm sorry, mother.
(laughing)
- You really do seem to have the magic touch!
- Ah! It's not magic,
Just experience and common sense.
- Well, thank you, margaret. - Mm.
- Poor woman seemed unable to even hold her baby
Before you helped.
And to think I was about to perform a rather
Harsh medical procedure.
- Uh, it was my pleasure.
- I have to admit, I'm rather afraid
Of when this baby comes.
I know how to be a doctor, not a mother.
- Oh! Well, no one knows what to do.
You just do it.
- I suppose so.
- Well, if you need any help, I'll be right here.
- Thank you, margaret.
- Thank you.
(birds chirping)
- Looking for mr. Strange, are you?
- That's right. I haven't been able to reach him.
- Took off couple of days ago.
- Took off to where?
- Don't know.
Him and his friend loaded luggage into a carriage
And took off.
(clearing throat) - his friend?
- Sure, friend.
Young man.
Younger than yourself.
- Thank you.
(horse hooves pattering)
- Ah, there you are.
All's well that ends well.
- I can't thank you enough.
I may be able to save enough to get my own place soon.
- It's the least you deserve. (chuckling)
- The regular? - Oh, yes, please.
It's been a while.
- That'll be 25 cents. - Twenty-five cents?!
- Wages go up, prices go up. It's the way it works.
- Mm.
Topping of jelly.
On me. - Ah!
- This time.
- Hm.
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