1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:02,443 -Stay with us, friend. -Colonel Despard. 2 00:00:02,445 --> 00:00:05,678 -My name is Catherine Despard. -Ned's wife? 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,118 Will you take on his case? It may be the rashest thing you ever do. 4 00:00:08,120 --> 00:00:09,718 When do we leave? 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,478 Mr Ralph Hanson Of the Mosquito Shore Mahogany Company. 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,398 My daughter, Cecily. 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,958 Heaven save me from upstart Irishmen. 8 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,358 In Honduras, I was plagued by a most vexatious specimen. 9 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:23,838 If you work for me, 10 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,238 there must be trust. 11 00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:27,118 -Did you do this? -I did not. 12 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,318 -To my mother. -To Elizabeth. 13 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:29,598 GUESTS: Elizabeth! 14 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,878 We should make arrangements for your investiture by the King himself. 15 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,158 I'll remind Elizabeth! It must have slipped her mind. 16 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:37,358 His Majesty's Government can always find a covert role 17 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,758 for a person of your... 18 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:40,118 ..talents. 19 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,158 What might the Government be willing to do in return? 20 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:43,758 What do you recommend? A quiet life? 21 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,558 My head down and my mouth shut? 22 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:46,960 Where would be the fun in that? 23 00:01:22,604 --> 00:01:27,604 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 24 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,520 Oi! 25 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:36,640 Oi! 26 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,200 Give us a penny? 27 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Look, Jeremy! 28 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,760 Mama, why are there so many soldiers? 29 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,200 -'Ey! -Papa! 30 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,118 Thank you, sir. 31 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:00,800 We have guests. 32 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,238 Here he is! The root of all evil! 33 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:09,440 Devil incarnate. 34 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:12,880 At your service, ma'am. 35 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,438 I'm afraid you have a houseful! 36 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:17,720 Yes, I see that! 37 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,918 -What's the name of this soldier? -Jeremy. 38 00:02:20,920 --> 00:02:22,800 Pleased to meet you, Jeremy. 39 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,718 What are you reading? 40 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,158 Poetry? 41 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,400 Romance? 42 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,918 A Vindication Of The Rights of Woman? 43 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:42,918 What "rights" could a girl possibly want 44 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:45,758 that a well-connected husband could not supply? 45 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,078 Mrs Wollstonecraft touches on that subject, papa. 46 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,478 Perhaps you should read her? 47 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:50,918 I have no time to waste on reading 48 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:52,440 the ravings of an educated woman. 49 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,480 And soon, I hope, nor will you. 50 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,960 George Warleggan has been invited to call. 51 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:03,998 Will you join us? 52 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,398 Tomorrow he will be SIR George Warleggan. 53 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,320 May I defer that pleasure? 54 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,318 There'll be a reckoning when I discover 55 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,078 who's responsible for my disgrace. 56 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:15,598 Do nothing in haste. 57 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,118 -They've no evidence of treachery. -Because none exists. 58 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,758 But evidence of loyalty, to present to those who can influence 59 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,758 the matter and restore you to your post, 60 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,478 THAT I'm keen to procure. 61 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,878 Do you know anyone who could speak in your favour? 62 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,598 Bannantine, my secretary. 63 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,958 But I've no notion where he went after I was recalled. 64 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,678 I'll make enquires. 65 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,598 If he could help us discover who falsely accused you... 66 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,720 My money's on that bastard Hanson. 67 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,118 But he alone could not have had me recalled. 68 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,158 Someone here, with vested interests 69 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:50,878 and no mean powers 70 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,718 and connections, even up to the Mad King himself, 71 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,798 must have done that. 72 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,360 But they'll pay for it. 73 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,918 These areas here, here, here and here 74 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:09,038 have yielded riches beyond measure for upwards of 30 years. 75 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,558 But now demand outstrips supply 76 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,838 so there is a need to push to regions more remote, 77 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,358 extraction thus more difficult, 78 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,920 more labour thus required... 79 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,120 Slave labour. 80 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:30,200 Would that be a concern? 81 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,560 Why would it? 82 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,998 Now, one is naturally reluctant to invite new investors to take 83 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,480 a slice of the pie. 84 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,638 But, due investment being required 85 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,798 and the rewards being bountiful... 86 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,400 All parties win. 87 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,160 I've never heard of the man. 88 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,720 Bannantine...? 89 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:09,798 I have no idea where he might be. 90 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,798 Mm, no. 91 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,360 I've heard no word of Bannantine in months. 92 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,678 It would appear that Bannantine has vanished. 93 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,198 What's it taking so long?! 94 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,720 Ned, you need to have patience. 95 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,600 A veritable Nelson! 96 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,398 And all on credit! 97 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,278 As will be my training... 98 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:40,318 ..unless I can secure a wealthy benefactor. 99 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,598 Perhaps you could sell your charms to an elderly duchess? 100 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,638 Good thought! Do you know of any? 101 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,518 Oh, Vauxhall is threshing with them! 102 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,318 You should try your luck tonight. 103 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,200 SERVANT CLEARS HER THROAT 104 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,438 You seem quite yourself again. 105 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,078 Why would you think otherwise? 106 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,438 Because, in the days before our departure, 107 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,238 you appeared a little... 108 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,920 ..disordered with talk of Elizabeth. 109 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,558 Yes? 110 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,720 As if she was still with us. 111 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,800 Are you sure it's not YOU who is disordered? 112 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:34,240 BABY CRIES 113 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,560 When will Papa return? 114 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,678 See'd Morwenna by the quay. 115 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:22,720 Is there news? 116 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,038 What manner of news? 117 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,398 She looked so delicate and pale, 118 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,358 I thought maybe there was...? 119 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,838 What? 120 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,160 A child coming? 121 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,600 Not unless it's a fairy child. 122 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,440 She does keep her distance, still? 123 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:43,760 She's yet so broken... 124 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,320 ..and may never mend. 125 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,558 MERRY HUMMING 126 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,038 Right, impudence! 127 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,118 Get up and whitewash yon wall ye burnt! 128 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,438 And wipe that smirk off, 'fore this besom do! 129 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,438 I can't help it, missus. 130 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,678 Thinking how I'd take a strap to 'ee, 131 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,278 were I mistress here. 132 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,560 Thee? Mistress here? 133 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,720 Stranger things have happ'd. 134 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,878 SHE HUMS AGAIN 135 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,238 No-one can tell me where Bannantine is, 136 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,518 but there is someone I think we should meet. 137 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,960 The King declines to intervene on my behalf... 138 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:44,080 ..while I sit caged in a lodging house, twiddling my thumbs. 139 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:46,638 Put 'em to use, then! 140 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:48,678 Tomorrow we have an appointment with Joseph Merceron. 141 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:50,118 Tonight we promenade. 142 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,758 Thank you, no. 143 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,958 Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens hold few attractions for me! 144 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,038 Does Kitty not deserve a night on the town? 145 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,958 If she's anything like my wife... 146 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:01,320 Which she is. 147 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,358 Were you not all set to marry some Irish countess after the war? 148 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,958 And you some Cornish heiress? 149 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,440 She preferred my cousin. 150 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:13,520 Lucky for you. 151 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,518 Do you think we made the right choices? 152 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,398 Yes. 153 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,040 But not the easy ones! 154 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,320 MUSIC AND LAUGHTER 155 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,358 BYSTANDER: Where did he pick THAT up? 156 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:37,760 Tasty. 157 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,038 Why do they look at her so? 158 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:52,598 Do they think she's...? 159 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:53,800 -A courtesan. -What?! 160 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,040 Dear Lord, Ross, how dare they?! 161 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,520 Isn't that Despard...? 162 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,240 Shame on you! 163 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,360 Shame on you, Despard! 164 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,118 Traitor! 165 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:20,160 A SLOW CLAP BEGINS 166 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:23,960 Colonel Despard. 167 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:28,080 Mr Hanson... 168 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,438 ..of the Mosquito Shore Mahogany Company. 169 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,478 Now returned to English soil. 170 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,358 You remember my wife, Catherine. 171 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,478 It's brave of you to venture out, ma'am, 172 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,958 in view of your husband's fall from grace. 173 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,758 But then, perhaps, you're not... 174 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,560 ..unfamiliar with contempt? 175 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,358 You'll be familiar with my fist if you don't apologise to my wife. 176 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,398 Ned, I'm sure Mr Hanson meant no offence. 177 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,480 I can assure you none was taken. 178 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,958 As ever, we are redeemed by the fairer sex. 179 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:16,160 No, I think it will take a lot more than that... 180 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:19,840 ..to redeem you, sir. 181 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,560 Ma'am. 182 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:27,758 Shall we? 183 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,078 You go crawl back under your stone, Hanson! 184 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,318 Rest assured, you'll be made to pay! 185 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,558 Ned! Be calm. 186 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:35,998 Come away, now. 187 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,718 It's time we go. 188 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,318 She's a better woman than I. 189 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,878 -I'd have let him crown the man. -I would've helped. 190 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:43,838 -How does that serve his cause? -Dwight... 191 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,918 In fairness, the man was to blame for his demise. 192 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:47,758 KITTY: Ned's agreed to take me home now. 193 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,118 I think Kitty would feel safer indoors. 194 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,518 CAROLINE: Then we'll all go. 195 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,278 No, please, we'd prefer to have time by ourselves. 196 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:55,880 Of course, my dear. 197 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,480 And this is our new century? 198 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:19,920 Cecily...! 199 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,558 Did I not say you'd be spoilt for choice? 200 00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:39,518 The honourable Miss DeVere? Countess Hathersage? 201 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,998 The more frightful the specimen, the better your chances! 202 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,520 I'm flattered! 203 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,238 And you? Seen anyone to your liking? 204 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,078 No-one of whom Papa would approve. 205 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,398 You have no choice in the matter? 206 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,838 Did your mama choose her mate? 207 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,598 I expect she was somewhat directed. 208 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:58,000 And mine. 209 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:00,520 And it cost her. 210 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,998 All the more reason for you to be mistress of your fate. 211 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:05,358 Tell that to Papa. 212 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,160 I shall, if I ever meet him. 213 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:10,478 Now's your chance. 214 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:11,760 He's over there. 215 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,598 Go on. 216 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,360 I dare you. 217 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,360 Very well. 218 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:37,758 What are you doing? 219 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,638 Miss Hanson dared me 220 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,158 to tell her papa she should marry as she chooses. 221 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,038 Miss Hanson's papa is not one to take advice. 222 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,678 You know him? 223 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:48,238 I know he's a man you should avoid. 224 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:49,880 -But... -Just trust me. 225 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,678 So, what's to be done for Ned? 226 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:01,440 My hope is on Joseph Merceron. 227 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:10,918 ROSS BANGS HIS HEAD 228 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:12,360 THEY BOTH GIGGLE 229 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,358 -Gentlemen. -Mr Merceron. 230 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:18,798 You wished to see me... 231 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:19,878 Please. 232 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,318 ..in my capacity as patron of our local charities...? 233 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,678 No, sir, as magistrate who presided over 234 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,398 Colonel Despard's hearing. 235 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,600 And his subsequent unlawful detention. 236 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,678 At the time of the hearing, 237 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,998 was there ever mention of a man named Bannantine? 238 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,438 Bannantine? 239 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,398 My secretary in Honduras. 240 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,398 We believe he's been in London for some time 241 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,478 and wondered why he was not called upon 242 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,398 -to give evidence in his master's defence? -Now, I recall. 243 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,158 The man was, indeed, sought but could not be found. 244 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,438 His testimony could have made all the difference. 245 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,080 In fully restoring my reputation and enabling me to return to my post. 246 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,078 -Is that your intention? -Why, man, what else would it be?! 247 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,958 This conspiracy has robbed me of my name and my position 248 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,840 -and I want them restored! -Colonel... -It is my right! 249 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,080 And I'll not rest till it's been granted. 250 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,278 Well, gentlemen, if I can be of any assistance 251 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,238 in your search for Mr Bannantine... 252 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:19,358 We'd be most grateful. 253 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,958 And should you yourself discover him, please do let me know. 254 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,000 Of course. 255 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,680 -Well, I wish you luck, colonel. -Huh! 256 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:47,520 I'm a little out of practice. 257 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,398 You were never up to my standard. 258 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,838 Somebody must fight you, if only to prevent you fighting all the world. 259 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,998 Joseph Merceron was trying to help. 260 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,918 I suppose I should thank you. 261 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:00,238 But what help can he bring? 262 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,440 I know you cannot bear inaction. 263 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,398 Or favours. 264 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,760 Or not being permitted to fight your own battles. 265 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,438 I scarce know what those battle are. 266 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,040 I'll tell you when they're won. 267 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,640 How can one win against an invisible enemy? 268 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,480 -Enough! Enough! -Sir. 269 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,440 Would you like me to do that, my dear? 270 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,758 After all... 271 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,878 ..it would not do to be late for the king 272 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,720 when one is receiving a knighthood. 273 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:21,398 Ladies, gentlemen, fellow members of the Royal College of Surgeons, 274 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,798 may I welcome you to this lecture in which I will attempt to articulate 275 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,638 my own - perhaps controversial - views 276 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,880 of the causes and treatment of insanity. 277 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:45,838 I have come to consider insanity not as a moral failing, 278 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,520 nor an inherited one... 279 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,680 ..but an affliction which may happen to the best of us. 280 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:58,278 I am, of course, aware of 281 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,278 the plethora of conventional treatments - 282 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:05,160 many and varied, but alike in their brutality and lack of humanity. 283 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,878 Sir, are you suggesting that the mad man - or woman - 284 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,878 does not benefit from a firm hand? 285 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:18,358 From my own observation and experience, I suggest that 286 00:18:18,360 --> 00:18:23,280 patience and simple kindness can yield equal, if not better, results. 287 00:18:24,360 --> 00:18:27,398 But what of the man who attempted to assassinate His Majesty? 288 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,358 I do not know his history, ma'am, but... 289 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:31,918 He is a soldier, sir, 290 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,398 who sustained severe sabre wounds to the head in the service of the King. 291 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,438 I'm no lawyer, but I venture to suggest that a man who has been 292 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,998 bludgeoned across the skull might not be entirely of sound mind. 293 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,158 And if he's not of sound mind, 294 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,358 how can he be held accountable for his actions? 295 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:49,878 Oh, come now... 296 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,238 The man was a assassin. 297 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,278 What you say intrigues me, sir. 298 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,318 -And you are...? -Thomas Erskine. 299 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:56,440 Lawyer. 300 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,838 I will prove that the world isn't fit to receive the Lamb - 301 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:08,918 I will prove it. 302 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,158 Is this agitation usual for him? 303 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,638 Countless testimonies say so. 304 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,400 There is no other way. I alone was chosen. 305 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,118 I alone could herald the second coming of the Lord. 306 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:24,120 Remind me - the legal definition of insanity...? 307 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:29,918 The defendant must be lost to all sense, incapable of forming 308 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,838 a judgment upon the consequences of the act he is about to commit. 309 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,398 And his careful planning of the assassination, 310 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,358 the purchasing of pistols - the lucid reasons given in advance - 311 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:41,518 all seem to contradict such a claim. 312 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:42,998 To die a martyr - for that... 313 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,118 It is too much to ask? 314 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:47,720 Would you consider taking the stand in his defence? 315 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:51,920 May I examine Mr Hadfield? 316 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:54,080 Of course. 317 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,160 Butter please, Jeremy. 318 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:13,878 Clumsy! 319 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,838 It's so squashed in here. 320 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,158 I think perhaps we should think about other lodgings. 321 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:19,280 Absolutely not. 322 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:21,838 Demelza enjoys a crush. 323 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,118 When you've lived in one room with a father and six brothers, 324 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:25,478 anything is spacious. 325 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,200 KNOCK AT DOOR 326 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:29,840 Thank you, sir. 327 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,080 I must go out. 328 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,518 I'll come with you. I need the air. 329 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,438 No, no, it's a private matter. 330 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:48,720 I won't be long. 331 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,398 Mr Bannantine? 332 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:09,440 Ross Poldark. 333 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,558 How did you know I was seeking you? 334 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,838 I have friends who frequent certain inns, 335 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,200 make it their business to see and not be seen. 336 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,958 As I have made it my business. 337 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:32,078 So, you know that Ned - Colonel Despard - has lately been released? 338 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,558 Will you tell him it was not indifference which kept me 339 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,238 -away from his hearing? -Of course, but... 340 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,638 And if there's anything I can now do to make amends... 341 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:41,038 There is. 342 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:42,240 Ned is free, but... 343 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:45,118 ..there was no trial, 344 00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:49,120 so there's still a cloud that hangs over his reputation. 345 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,198 I was hoping you could help me dispel it. 346 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,518 When Ned was governor in Honduras, 347 00:21:56,520 --> 00:22:00,558 as his secretary, you would have observed him at close quarters. 348 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,238 These accusations against him - acting against the interests 349 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,038 of the Crown - I'm assuming they were without foundation? 350 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,678 Utterly. 351 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,238 So, what prompted them? 352 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,918 Well, the Colonel could be challenging, but... 353 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,358 ..his opposition to slavery? 354 00:22:16,360 --> 00:22:21,798 Housing, feeding, educating, allocating land to slaves? 355 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,438 Marrying one? 356 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,438 The old colonists' and planters' worst nightmare. 357 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:32,438 Undermines the entire structure on which their fortunes are founded. 358 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,678 Would you be willing to testify to this? 359 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:39,078 Do you have any idea who Hanson's associates are here in London? 360 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:44,638 You must be aware, sir, that the vested interests 361 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:49,438 which have conspired to crucify our friend... If I, or you, 362 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:52,198 attempted to go against them... 363 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,320 ..you've no idea what they're capable of. 364 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:57,880 So, a wasted journey? 365 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,000 What he told me would vindicate Ned, but... 366 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,638 ..he'll never set it down, for fear of reprisals. 367 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:07,720 Will you tell Ned? 368 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:10,560 What would be the point? 369 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,680 Perhaps it's for the best. 370 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,840 If such forces do exist... 371 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,280 ..is it not wise to avoid 'em? 372 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,918 Ross... 373 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,920 That man who bid you spy for him...? 374 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:39,838 Wickham? 375 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,320 If nought's been heard, perhaps he's forgot you. 376 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,598 I seriously doubt it, Demelza. 377 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,878 All the more reason for you to keep your head down, 378 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,798 keep clear of Ned's battles and go about your business. 379 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:51,960 My business is Ned. 380 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,680 I am in his debt. You know that. 381 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,280 What can you do for him? 382 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,880 This is information which would clear Ned Despard's name. 383 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,478 I cannot get Bannantine to set it down, 384 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:12,238 but what he reports points to a conspiracy, at the highest level, to silence and defame. 385 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,358 The highest level. 386 00:24:14,360 --> 00:24:16,278 Which you would do well to avoid. 387 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,198 But when a man's reputation is at stake... 388 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,238 Need I remind you, Captain, of our present crisis? 389 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,758 A populace on the verge of a revolt every bit as bloody as that of France. 390 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,518 -Mob violence. -But Ned is not... -Attempts on the King's life... 391 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,158 But Ned is not part of this violence. 392 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,118 It could be argued he's part of a radical tide 393 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:33,518 -which is threatening to swamp the nation. -Who says so? 394 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,480 Those whose greed and corruption he threatened to expose? 395 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,078 You'll forgive me, Captain. 396 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,318 The Crown and I have more pressing matters to attend to. 397 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:46,118 Not least of which is your friend, Doctor Enys, agreeing 398 00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:48,480 to take the stand for James Hadfield. 399 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,158 Good day. 400 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:10,598 See? 401 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,278 Not everyone's as vile as they were at Vauxhall. 402 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,840 That's because they think I'm your maid. 403 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,558 I told you. 404 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:36,758 I'm invincible. 405 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,278 Nephew? 406 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:39,320 Aunt Demelza! 407 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,158 May I introduce Miss Hanson? 408 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:44,758 Ralph Hanson's daughter? 409 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:46,158 My Aunt Demelza. 410 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,358 We escaped my chaperone. 411 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:49,598 You won't tell on us? 412 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:53,118 Of course not! Aunt Demelza's a regular sport. 413 00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:54,840 In truth, I feel a little uneasy. 414 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:57,798 Without your parents' permission... 415 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,398 My mother's dead and I care not what my father thinks. 416 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,600 Yet I think he'd not care to have you gallivanting about together. 417 00:26:06,360 --> 00:26:08,398 We're but common acquaintances. 418 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,120 Uncommon acquaintances. 419 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:14,078 Will you not be our trusted friend? 420 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,920 We'd esteem it the greatest favour. 421 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,118 Very well. But be discreet. 422 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:23,360 -Thank you! -You're the best of aunts. 423 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,120 Another game? 424 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:36,478 RUSTLING 425 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,760 TWIG SNAPS BIRD TAKES FLIGHT 426 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,438 Are you sure you're not wishing we had the place to ourselves? 427 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:04,480 No. 428 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,120 Just... 429 00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:12,158 I keep thinking someone's watching us. 430 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,478 I know you'll say it's just my imagination, 431 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,638 and why would anyone wish to follow us. 432 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,640 It's as if I have any proof, I just... 433 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:23,600 I know I'm bein' foolish. 434 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,558 Perhaps I should not have asked you here. 435 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,798 -Are you wishin' me gone already? -No! 436 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,598 I'm wishing London were not so strange and so full of shadows. 437 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,200 Is Cornwall not so, too? 438 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:42,520 Indeed, is anywhere truly free of those who wish us ill? 439 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,558 And we do not even know who they are. 440 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,400 Then let us hold fast to those we know we can trust. 441 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:53,840 Then hold fast to me, my love. 442 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,958 DOG GROWLS 443 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:25,160 I know who it belong to - but I think it suit me better. 444 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:30,640 And tis maybe not the only thing of hers sit better on me. 445 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,718 What you have in that knapsack, Samuel Carne? 446 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,638 Slice o' my heavy cake? 447 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,878 Back to yer hoein', Miss Impudent! 448 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:03,720 Maybe we two should hoe together? 449 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:09,078 Get off! 450 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,120 Now! 451 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,718 # There was an old couple and they were poor 452 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,318 # They lived in a house with only one door 453 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,678 # Oh, what a poor couple where they where they 454 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:28,920 # What a poor couple... # 455 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,318 Is that... 456 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:04,360 ..Valentine? 457 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:09,998 Valentine? 458 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,040 Morwenna. 459 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:14,438 Are you alone? 460 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:15,720 Is your maid not with you? 461 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,118 I escaped. 462 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:20,558 What would your papa say? 463 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:21,998 He's gone. 464 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,760 -Where? -To find Mama. 465 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,318 But sweetheart... 466 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,198 ..your mama, she... 467 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:33,600 Went away? Yes. 468 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,160 And Papa told me he'd bring her back. 469 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:39,800 I... 470 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,120 -I don't think he can have meant that, my love. -He did. 471 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,080 He promised me. He will bring her back. 472 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:52,640 Master Valentine! 473 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:56,400 Where have you been? 474 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:25,118 In the words of Governor Colonel Edward Despard, 475 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,558 "Man's inhumanity to man 476 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,078 "manifests in its worst form in the obscenity 477 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:32,638 "which is the slave trade." 478 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:33,958 ALL SHOUTING 479 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,198 Order! 480 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:40,278 "Arguments in favour of slavery are abominable 481 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,400 "in the ingenuity of their twisted reasoning." 482 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,318 Colonel Despard has been alone in his attempts to ease 483 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,678 the plight of these men and women. And how long...? 484 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,678 How long will we turn a blind eye 485 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,880 to the suffering of these poor souls? 486 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:01,400 Order! 487 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:05,880 This came for you. 488 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:28,038 "Against my better judgment, I have done as you asked. 489 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:29,520 "Do not entreat me further". 490 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,360 Bannantine? 491 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,278 Ross, it says Ned was faultless in his duty, devoted to his workers 492 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:45,920 fiercely loyal to the Crown. 493 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:49,438 Does he name Ned's accusers? 494 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:50,480 He said he dared not. 495 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,718 Then what can you do with it? 496 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:56,120 Take it to Joseph Merceron. 497 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,918 As presiding magistrate, he might have means to make a public 498 00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:01,640 exoneration of Ned's character. 499 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,758 Ross... 500 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,838 ..is it wise to take up Ned's cause so publicly, 501 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:13,398 with magistrates and the like? 502 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:16,278 And Ned being so fiery, he's not a man to hold his tongue. 503 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,718 Perhaps... 504 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,240 -..there is a better way. -What? 505 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:23,760 I will return later. 506 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,278 Are you certain? 507 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:39,758 I am resolved. 508 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,078 The establishment will not thank you. 509 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,478 Mr Hadfield's wellbeing is my concern, 510 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,200 not spurious notions of justice. 511 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:19,878 "Colonel Edward Despard - A True And Impartial Account." 512 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:21,318 And what will you do with them? 513 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:25,278 Circulate them amongst MPs I deem sympathetic to Ned's cause. 514 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:26,480 Not that there are many! 515 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,038 But I must begin somewhere. 516 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:33,838 Ned, Dwight is due to take the stand. 517 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:35,960 This will put the cat amongst the pigeons. 518 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:50,200 Dr Dwight Enys to the stand. 519 00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:04,000 My Lord. 520 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,118 We have heard the defendant plead not guilty 521 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,518 on the grounds of insanity. 522 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:12,120 But how do we define insanity? 523 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:17,518 As one who has treated many such cases, I have observed 524 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:20,798 that the true character of insanity is not wild frenzy 525 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:22,838 or raving madness, 526 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:23,960 but delusion. 527 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:28,078 I suggest, therefore, that if a man's accountability 528 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,158 rests upon his reason, 529 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:34,398 then the loss of that reason renders him not accountable. 530 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,278 CROWD MURMURS 531 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:37,560 Order! 532 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,358 James wrote this? 533 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,158 Ross had 'em printed. 534 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,838 He means to circulate 'em amongst a few sympathetic MPs. 535 00:35:57,840 --> 00:35:59,120 But I have a better idea. 536 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,878 The defendant served with the Duke of York's bodyguard 537 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:05,718 at the Battle of Tourcoing, 538 00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:08,158 where he sustained eight sabre blows to the head, 539 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:09,878 four of which are sufficient 540 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:13,838 to cause permanent and irreversible brain damage. 541 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:15,798 It cannot escape the Court that these injuries, 542 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,278 which have deprived the defendant of his reason, 543 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,320 were sustained in the service of the Crown itself. 544 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:24,800 Order! 545 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:36,600 Thank you, sir. 546 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:39,918 Thank you very much. 547 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:44,718 I have spoken with fellow officers, who attest to the bravery 548 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:47,478 and loyalty of the defendant prior to his injuries. 549 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:51,438 His sisters confirm this marked transformation. 550 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:52,558 His landlady... 551 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:54,438 Are there many more examples? 552 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:55,798 Yes, my Lord. 553 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,480 At least 30 more have testified in the same vein. 554 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:14,798 Since it can no longer be doubted that when the act was committed, 555 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,078 the defendant was not of sound mind, 556 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:21,798 the Court has no option but to halt the trial 557 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:26,078 and acquit the defendant on the grounds of insanity. 558 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:27,120 Thank you, My Lord. 559 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:30,518 He is... 560 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:34,198 He is, however, an extremely dangerous 561 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:41,160 member of society, who, for his own sake, must not be discharged. 562 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:44,920 All rise! 563 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:03,038 If he's not to be released, does that mean committal 564 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,558 to an institution? 565 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:06,238 Bedlam, I imagine. 566 00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:08,558 Then I'm sorry I intervened. 567 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:10,320 Execution would have been kinder. 568 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,478 Bannantine came forward, sir. 569 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:20,918 -He agreed to share his evidence. -Did he, indeed? 570 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:22,920 Are you convinced by its veracity? 571 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,118 Utterly. 572 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,078 Do you think I should doubt it? 573 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,920 In these uncertain times, shouldn't we doubt everyone? 574 00:38:37,240 --> 00:38:40,038 Ralph Hanson and George Warleggan. 575 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:43,278 What could they possibly have in common? 576 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,720 Perhaps I should give them one of these. 577 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:52,998 This is tremendous! 578 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,040 Where did you...? 579 00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:58,798 Is Bannantine in London? 580 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:00,518 Come with me. 581 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:02,600 Let's see if this has the effect I intend. 582 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:10,118 Gentlemen, may I beg your indulgence 583 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:13,518 and ask you to read these pamphlets? Thank you. 584 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:14,718 Though I say it myself... 585 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:19,038 Mr Burdett, I believe this subject will find sympathy with you, sir. 586 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:20,120 Good day to you. 587 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:24,558 Sir George! 588 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:26,318 I observed you with Ralph Hanson. 589 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:27,560 A new business venture? 590 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,198 George, I wonder...? 591 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,798 Geoffrey Charles is resolved to serve his country 592 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,798 as an officer - but that he cannot do without sufficient means. 593 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:41,638 I believe we've exhausted this subject. 594 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,038 Why would I wish to revisit it? 595 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,720 Because we both know it's what his mother would want. 596 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,158 Oh. 597 00:39:51,160 --> 00:39:52,840 We both know, do we? 598 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,198 What do you know of my wife? 599 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,158 You were nothing to her. 600 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:00,200 An irrelevance. 601 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:02,560 And to me. 602 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,958 So, that night, when you said, 603 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,800 "See what we have brought her to..." 604 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,840 What did you mean? 605 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:27,440 That we had been the death of her. 606 00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,558 Between your inability to let her go, 607 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:36,520 and my unfounded suspicions, we hounded her to an early grave. 608 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:42,000 I take my share of the blame. Take yours. 609 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:34,200 Ambushed! 610 00:41:37,720 --> 00:41:39,000 Tears? 611 00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:41,880 Most unbecoming in a cadet. 612 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:50,520 Your mama... 613 00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:54,680 I expect she was adorable. 614 00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:59,120 Would you like to see her picture? 615 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:11,798 A beauty! 616 00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:13,678 Of course! 617 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,280 How else would her son be Adonis? 618 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:27,960 I'd almost forgot how to laugh. 619 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:32,238 For months I've had no humour. 620 00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:33,878 No company. 621 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:35,440 No purpose. 622 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,400 What if I make it my mission to entertain you? 623 00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:43,878 Then I should do the like for you! 624 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:47,280 Are we not both motherless pups, in need of diversion? 625 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:03,958 Lord, what are we to do? 626 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:06,638 Please don't tell me they've formed an attachment. 627 00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:08,240 It will not end well, I fear. 628 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:12,358 So, we nip this in the bud, return to Cornwall, 629 00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:14,118 and take Geoffrey Charles with us. 630 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:17,480 It will at least keep him away from that odious man, Ralph Hanson. 631 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:20,720 I pity his daughter. 632 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:31,158 A momentous day! 633 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:34,358 When our Empire spreads beyond these shores to the very 634 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,200 edges of the New World! 635 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:39,880 Have you read this travesty? 636 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:43,358 Glanced at it. 637 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,038 It defames, without cause, 638 00:43:46,040 --> 00:43:50,158 certain persons - not by name, but by implication - 639 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,758 which could endanger their interests in Honduras. 640 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:53,800 And ours? 641 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:57,198 Regrettably. 642 00:43:57,200 --> 00:43:58,598 Can anything be done? 643 00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:01,278 Well, the obvious route is to discredit Despard, 644 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:02,920 along with his friend, Poldark. 645 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:06,318 Ross? Interesting. How? 646 00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:09,078 In the present climate, not difficult. 647 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:12,440 What the Crown fears above all else is revolution. 648 00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:16,678 Poldark was present when Hadfield tried to kill the King. 649 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:18,158 But intervened to prevent it. 650 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:19,878 Did he? 651 00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:22,800 Or was he merely there to cover up his own involvement? 652 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:29,118 Then, note how his friend, Enys, helped to free the assassin. 653 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:31,398 Well, the connections are somewhat tenuous... 654 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:34,518 Ah, but cleverly managed, 655 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:37,438 they could create the impression... 656 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:38,878 ..of a conspiracy. 657 00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:44,798 Poldark, Despard, Enys - three men with known Jacobin sympathies. 658 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,838 Could be seen as hostile to the Crown. 659 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:49,080 Precisely, Sir George. 660 00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:51,960 But... 661 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:54,640 ..to more pleasant matters. 662 00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:08,158 ELIZABETH: Are you sure, George? Is this really what you wish? 663 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:09,560 Is it what I wish? 664 00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:14,878 -What? -The investment is high, but so, I'm told, are the rewards. 665 00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:17,038 Oh, the rewards! 666 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:19,678 Rewards are never guaranteed. 667 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:22,798 And how well do you know this man? Can he be trusted? 668 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,598 Can he be trusted? 669 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:25,838 Nephew...? 670 00:45:25,840 --> 00:45:28,798 My uncle will say we have proceeded with all care and due diligence. 671 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:30,318 Of whom are we speaking? 672 00:45:30,320 --> 00:45:32,238 But is this something Ross would entertain? 673 00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:34,958 Do I care what Ross would entertain? Have I not a mind of my own? 674 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:36,758 Sir, I beg your indulgence, 675 00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:42,118 but I cannot allow my nephew to sign this document. 676 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:43,358 What...? 677 00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:47,478 Not being sufficiently confident of the merits of the deal. 678 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:48,878 Sir, I assure you... 679 00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:52,678 Sir George and I will confer and report our decision in due course. 680 00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:53,720 Good day to you, sir. 681 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:10,118 -Do we dine at home tonight? -The Golden Hind, at Bedfont. 682 00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:12,878 We must hurry if we're to reach Trenwith by Sunday. 683 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:14,678 We're going to Trenwith? 684 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:17,320 Ah! Is this not good news, my dear? 685 00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:24,120 Thank you for your kind words. 686 00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:30,960 Well done, Colonel. True patriot. 687 00:46:33,240 --> 00:46:36,038 We seem to be very popular here today. 688 00:46:36,040 --> 00:46:37,518 Mission accomplished. 689 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:38,840 Tomorrow, Honduras! 690 00:46:40,360 --> 00:46:43,878 Well, my dears, let the gentlemen have their small victories! 691 00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:47,078 For today, it was we ladies who made the difference! 692 00:46:47,080 --> 00:46:49,558 I leave tomorrow. My credit has run out. 693 00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,238 Returning to Cornwall? 694 00:46:51,240 --> 00:46:53,158 How dismal! 695 00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:54,880 -Will you miss me? -Not in the least! 696 00:46:56,240 --> 00:46:57,320 Nor I you. 697 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:02,518 So, the pamphlets were a triumph. 698 00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:04,838 And there was I, thinking you might not approve! 699 00:47:04,840 --> 00:47:08,080 Well, in truth, I was not altogether convinced. 700 00:47:09,800 --> 00:47:11,160 And then I bethought me... 701 00:47:12,440 --> 00:47:14,760 ..what is a marriage if we stand not together? 702 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:19,438 Must I not trust your judgment, as you must trust mine? 703 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:22,438 I admit, even did not dare to hope 704 00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:26,478 -for such a rapid and widespread response. -Yes. 705 00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:28,320 I may have had a hand in that. 706 00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:30,718 Oh? 707 00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:35,798 I may have given out a few pamphlets at Hyde Park - 708 00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:38,280 and encouraged Kitty and Caroline to do the like. 709 00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:42,680 Did I do wrong? 710 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:46,718 Ross, I only thought that the more folk who know the truth, the better. 711 00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:47,760 Yes, but... 712 00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:54,918 ..a discreet circulation to sympathetic colleagues is one thing. 713 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:57,238 A wholesale papering of all of London, it... 714 00:47:57,240 --> 00:47:58,638 What? 715 00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:00,758 It does leave the Government with nowhere to hide. 716 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:04,040 Do it need to hide? Ought it to? 717 00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:08,280 You're right, my love. 718 00:48:09,640 --> 00:48:11,280 It deserves to be exposed. 719 00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:15,678 And whatever consequences there may be... 720 00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:16,720 Will there be? 721 00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:20,600 Probably not. 722 00:48:34,080 --> 00:48:36,600 -KNOCK AT DOOR -Come. 723 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:40,440 You wished to see me. 724 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:50,838 So, Ned Despard has been repositioned as the heroic victim 725 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:52,358 of a vile conspiracy. 726 00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:55,118 He is the victim of a vile conspiracy! 727 00:48:55,120 --> 00:48:57,238 Take care you do not become embroiled in one. 728 00:48:57,240 --> 00:48:59,558 -I? -Since your reconnection with Despard, 729 00:48:59,560 --> 00:49:03,718 you've begun to associate with other Jacobins - Despard's wife, 730 00:49:03,720 --> 00:49:06,598 -the assassin who tried to kill the king... -The man I disarmed? 731 00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:09,758 And now your friend, Enys, is the scourge of the Attorney General. 732 00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:13,078 In isolation, these connections would not be troubling. 733 00:49:13,080 --> 00:49:15,958 Put them together and a pattern emerges. 734 00:49:15,960 --> 00:49:18,400 I've done nothing to merit mistrust of any kind. 735 00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:23,640 Except for this. 736 00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:28,518 Had you been patient, Despard may have returned to his post. 737 00:49:28,520 --> 00:49:30,798 Your intervention has done the very thing 738 00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:32,078 the Government wished to avoid - 739 00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:34,278 it's drawn attention to an unfortunate situation. 740 00:49:34,280 --> 00:49:35,518 A miscarriage of justice. 741 00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:38,638 Which has embarrassed the Crown and its ministers. 742 00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:41,000 Now, the Crown requires you to make amends. 743 00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:48,440 At least, they do not specifically name me. 744 00:49:49,680 --> 00:49:53,958 Though anyone familiar with my methods would guess at its target. 745 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:56,398 But Despard could not know for certain 746 00:49:56,400 --> 00:49:58,520 who led the campaign for his recall. 747 00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:02,920 Bannantine should pay for this treachery. 748 00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:12,880 Spy on Ned and Kitty? 749 00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:19,798 Can you refuse? 750 00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:22,720 I can remove us from this place and take us all to Cornwall. 751 00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:26,518 Will you tell Ned what you've been asked? 752 00:50:26,520 --> 00:50:28,038 Why would I? 753 00:50:28,040 --> 00:50:29,560 I've no intention of doing it. 754 00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:34,198 -Dear Lord, Ross... -We're going home. Are you not glad? 755 00:50:34,200 --> 00:50:36,278 Of course - but like this? Under such a threat? 756 00:50:36,280 --> 00:50:38,600 There'll be no threat once we're in Cornwall. 757 00:50:43,120 --> 00:50:45,638 Cecily, I have a journey to make. 758 00:50:45,640 --> 00:50:47,838 I'm leaving for Cornwall. 759 00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:49,600 You will accompany me. 760 00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:53,320 Pray, do not trouble me with your objections. 761 00:50:56,200 --> 00:50:57,680 I would not dream of it, Papa. 762 00:51:09,080 --> 00:51:11,800 A few weeks of Cornish air will do us all the power of good. 763 00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:44,918 Ah, Valentine! 764 00:51:44,920 --> 00:51:46,680 Look who I've brought home with me. 765 00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:31,838 When I saw you that day, 766 00:52:31,840 --> 00:52:33,200 with young Valentine... 767 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,840 ..seeing you comfort and talk to him... 768 00:52:42,560 --> 00:52:46,798 ..made me desire to have you comfort and talk to a child of our own. 769 00:52:46,800 --> 00:52:47,918 Drake... 770 00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:50,520 And maybe that day will never come. 771 00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:55,878 But dare we not hope? 772 00:52:55,880 --> 00:52:58,438 If something is broken beyond recall... 773 00:52:58,440 --> 00:52:59,480 But is it? 774 00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:03,600 Truly? 775 00:53:05,800 --> 00:53:06,920 Beyond recall? 776 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,078 Mama, I'm starving! 777 00:53:41,080 --> 00:53:43,678 So you've said, my love - every five minutes since we left Plymouth. 778 00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:44,998 Shall we see if they have any cake 779 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:47,118 -while we wait for the horses to be changed? -Yes, please! 780 00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:48,520 Go on, go and sit down there. 781 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:54,918 Miss Hanson? 782 00:53:54,920 --> 00:53:56,640 A welcome surprise. 783 00:54:09,840 --> 00:54:11,158 Easy, boy. 784 00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:14,398 Let's not treat our fellow diners to displays of martial arts. 785 00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:15,718 No, indeed. 786 00:54:15,720 --> 00:54:17,840 A cup of tea would be far less distractin'. 787 00:54:21,160 --> 00:54:23,000 Are you staying in Truro, sir? 788 00:54:24,360 --> 00:54:25,998 Yes, I am. 789 00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:30,680 Well, perhaps you'd appreciate some reading matter for the evening. 790 00:54:37,480 --> 00:54:38,920 Cecily, go to your room. 791 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:42,040 Yes, Papa. 792 00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:46,160 "A True And Honest Account by James Bannantine." 793 00:55:07,160 --> 00:55:11,398 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 794 00:55:11,400 --> 00:55:12,800 Mr Bannantine? 795 00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:25,560 Is she here? 796 00:55:27,080 --> 00:55:29,038 She said she'd be here. She promised. 797 00:55:29,040 --> 00:55:31,678 Sit, nephew - take some refreshment. 798 00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:33,358 But where is she? 799 00:55:33,360 --> 00:55:35,718 She'll, er, she'll be here presently. 800 00:55:35,720 --> 00:55:38,440 -But she did say so? -Yes. She said so. 801 00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:43,720 Ah, there she is! 802 00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:47,678 My dear, would you take a little port? 803 00:55:47,680 --> 00:55:49,678 Thank you, my dear. 804 00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:51,360 How good it is to be home again. 805 00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:39,398 Are you happy now? 806 00:56:39,400 --> 00:56:41,160 With our feet back on Cornish soil. 807 00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:43,760 All's right in the world. 808 00:56:58,000 --> 00:56:59,998 London cannot touch us. 809 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:01,478 No. 810 00:57:01,480 --> 00:57:02,520 It cannot. 811 00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:08,878 Accident! Accident at Wheal Plenty! 812 00:57:08,880 --> 00:57:11,238 Up to 20 miners missing - some of them children. 813 00:57:11,240 --> 00:57:13,278 For a man of Sir George's stubbornness, 814 00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:15,718 a more robust approach is required. 815 00:57:15,720 --> 00:57:19,678 I see no reason to account to you for the welfare of my grandson. 816 00:57:19,680 --> 00:57:22,518 -Clear the way! -No! No! Ned! 817 00:57:22,520 --> 00:57:25,480 Is it not a slave's duty to perform as directed? 818 00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:30,120 Where did you get that? 819 00:57:33,186 --> 00:57:38,186 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org