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00:00Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being present on this very special occasion.
00:15As president of the Toronto Housing Company, I can confidently state that today marks a
00:21new era for the city of Toronto.
00:25I present to you Spruce Court, housing for the workmen of modest means that all can afford.
00:34Seems like quite a good idea.
00:36Hopefully it will cut crime down in the slums by half.
00:39Indeed.
00:40Hopefully disease and poverty as well.
00:41For our ribbon-cutting, I'll be joined by Lieutenant Governor Gibson, our philanthropists,
00:47and Chief Constable Brackenreed.
00:50That's my cue.
00:52I'll book the afternoon off and spend some time with the missus.
00:54Happy wife, happy life.
00:56I've heard that. Not sure I quite believe it.
00:59Anyway, you can take care of the rest of the tour, can't you?
01:09Arrivederci.
01:11Excuse me, kids.
01:14I commend the quality of living conditions.
01:16It's rare to see such respect given to the working class.
01:19Well, I think housing is second in importance only to preserving law and order.
01:24Don't you agree, Inspector?
01:25Mr. Byers, I could not agree more.
01:28If this is successful, hopefully it will encourage the government to pitch in and help out.
01:32That is my hope.
01:34Excuse me.
01:37Ladies and gentlemen, one of our tenants, Miss Misha Boyko, came to Canada as a young maiden
01:44and now works as a bookkeeper at the esteemed Eaton's Department Store.
01:48She has a new lease on life by moving into Spruce Court and kindly allowed us a tour of her new apartment.
01:57Shall we say hello?
01:59Miss Boyko?
02:03Miss Boyko? Miss Boyko!
02:13Not the new lease on life she'd hoped for.
02:19Miss Boyko?
02:37Time of death is between 2 and 8 p.m. yesterday. I'll let you know of my findings.
02:41Thank you, Miss Hart.
02:43Sniffing powdered cocaine seems to have become very popular lately.
02:48Interesting how things become popular when they're deemed illegal.
02:53Mixon and Company.
02:55They reported a shipment of cocaine stolen two weeks ago on its way to the hospital.
02:59This is likely from that shipment.
03:01I wonder if Miss Boyko was involved.
03:03Certainly possible.
03:12And who might you be?
03:13The police.
03:14Really?
03:15Well, wonders never cease.
03:17I'm Counselor Barry Tallow. This is my ward.
03:20Inspector Albert Choi, sir.
03:22Shame about the young lady, but I can't say it's much of a surprise.
03:26I told the council that housing these people in one place was a recipe for disaster.
03:32What are you insinuating, Counselor?
03:34I mean immigrant workers.
03:36I'm not happy they'll be roaming the streets of my neighborhood, right alongside children.
03:40Surely you must want this building shut down.
03:43With all due respect, Counselor, I recommend that an investigation take place first.
03:48And you're a police inspector?
03:50Indeed I am.
03:52I must say I prefer a traditional inspector.
03:54Counselor, did you know Miss Misha Boyko?
03:58The dead woman? Of course not.
04:00Why would I have anything to do with her?
04:02Then perhaps it's wise not to judge one's character by their origin or occupation.
04:14Despite his assumptions, one thing is true.
04:17Stolen drugs were found.
04:19We need to know if Miss Boyko was connected to the theft.
04:22Yes, a robbery like this would have taken some organization.
04:25She likely didn't work alone.
04:27Continue to interview the other tenants.
04:29Yes, sir.
04:30Are you a tenant here, Miss...?
04:33Mrs. Carol Robinson.
04:35No, I am a charity worker for St. Patrick's Relief Society.
04:39Presumably a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church?
04:42I live in the neighborhood.
04:44I've been asking tenants if they'd like the second-hand furnishings that were donated to the church.
04:49I like to look in on troubled people.
04:51Troubled people?
04:53Like narcotics addicts?
04:56Some are, some aren't.
04:58There's no shortage of reasons why people find themselves in distress.
05:02Indeed.
05:04Did you know the deceased?
05:06No, I had never met her.
05:08But I was saddened to hear what happened to the poor soul.
05:11No matter one's station, everyone is a child of God.
05:16Thank you, Mrs. Robinson.
05:23We'll be off.
05:25Anything of interest?
05:27Miss Boyko's neighbors never saw her with drugs.
05:30She worked a steady job in volunteering for the church.
05:33Hardly the character of a drug thief.
05:36I agree.
05:38The inspector and I are headed to the morgue.
05:40Finish up what you're doing here, and we'll meet you there.
05:48Llewellyn Marcus Watts.
05:50Olivia Leeming.
05:52In the flesh.
05:54It's been 20 years.
05:56At least.
05:5820 years.
06:01At least.
06:03Do you live here?
06:05No, I just stopped in to see my friend.
06:08By a strange twist of fate, I run into an old friend as I lose another.
06:13You mean...
06:14I knew, Misha.
06:16I can't believe what happened.
06:17I'm so sorry.
06:19May I ask you an impolite question?
06:22Go ahead.
06:24Did she ever mention her drug use?
06:26Not at all.
06:28She didn't so much as take a sip of whiskey.
06:32Now, may I ask you an impolite question?
06:35Sure.
06:37How did you become a police detective?
06:39Oh, you find that surprising.
06:41You were always scrawny and awkward.
06:44Not much of a fan of authority, as I recall.
06:46Well, they don't seem to mind my nature.
06:50And how about you?
06:52Have you finally gotten your paintings exhibited at the Society of Artists, like you'd always imagined?
06:57Well, unfortunately, ambition alone doesn't bring you fame and fortune.
07:01I should continue, but would you like to meet me for lunch tomorrow?
07:06Scott Steiner, 12 o'clock?
07:08A starving artist would never say no to a free lunch.
07:10All right.
07:16I told Mrs. Penn she should plant tulips in her yard.
07:20Look at that lawn.
07:21Nothing but weeds.
07:23Margaret.
07:24Well, it brings down the value of the neighborhood.
07:26Oh, moment of your time.
07:28We're not interested.
07:29Oh, you might be, sir.
07:31Alfred Hawes.
07:32You live around here?
07:33Hawes.
07:34We've just walked past the vacant lot with your sign on it, on Bernard Avenue.
07:38Indeed.
07:39I plan to build a walk-up apartment building.
07:42It'll accommodate at least 24 households.
07:4424 households?
07:46On this street?
07:47Well, that's nothing compared to my previous development.
07:49That had 32 units.
07:51You've heard of Sussex Court?
07:53What good will an apartment building do around here?
07:55It will provide quality residences for those who can't afford houses
07:59in what I believe is the choicest residential district in Toronto.
08:02Oh, really?
08:03Yes, indeed.
08:04Construction will take at least a year, but it'll be worth it.
08:09A year?
08:10Well, hopefully sooner, but these things take time.
08:12I just wanted to inform you as to what's coming.
08:14Good day to you both.
08:16Dust, noise, and lowlifes.
08:18Bloody hell.
08:19Margaret.
08:21There's peritracheal edema and a small tear to the artery in her neck.
08:25She died of strangulation, not an overdose.
08:28A murder.
08:29I found blood and skin under the fingernails of her right index and middle fingers.
08:33A result of an altercation with her killer.
08:36I also found a piece of lavender-coloured fibre that got caught in the fingernail.
08:40From what I observed under the microscope, I'd say it was silk.
08:44Fibre from her own clothing?
08:46No, detective.
08:47Then likely from something the killer was wearing.
08:50I didn't notice this cut at the scene of the crime, because it was covered under her dress.
08:54It's fresh.
08:56Any idea what could have caused that?
08:58Something like the head of a pin or a nail.
09:01It's quite a deep cut, but there's no blood.
09:03The cut was made after lividity began?
09:06Yes, detective.
09:07The cut would have been made some time after death.
09:10So the body was moved.
09:12Seems likely.
09:13Is there anything you can tell us about the body?
09:16Is there anything else, Miss Hart?
09:18Yes. This is the oddest thing I found.
09:21They're wood splinters.
09:23They were difficult to spot, but there are plenty of them.
09:26Trapped in her hair, like in a duster.
09:28How'd they end up there?
09:30Seems we'll need to take another look at Miss Boyko's flat.
09:42Take a look.
09:44Very capable of snagging a body being dragged.
09:59Nothing seems out of the ordinary here.
10:03Are you sure about that?
10:06This looks similar to the wood shavings we found in Miss Boyko's hair.
10:12So she was killed here.
10:14Seems likely.
10:25There's something back here.
10:28Cocaine.
10:29Someone left something behind?
10:31And two cots could mean two people were in here.
10:36Miss Boyko had two accomplices.
10:38The three of them used her as a scapegoat.
10:41The other three were used by the police.
10:44The police?
10:45Yes.
10:46The police?
10:47Yes.
10:48The police?
10:49Yes.
10:50The police?
10:51Yes.
10:52The police?
10:53Yes.
10:54The police?
10:55Yes.
10:56The three of them used the stolen cocaine here,
10:59dragged her body up the stairs, past the nail,
11:03and posed Miss Boyko's body at the front door to make it appear as though she were to blame.
11:08You mean they turned on her.
11:10Or she had no part in the theft at all.
11:14The two criminals simply stashed the cocaine here.
11:17They moved in and out through those doors there.
11:21There, Miss Boyko discovered this den
11:24and walked in on two strangers who strangled her,
11:27then dragged her body upstairs to prevent drawing attention to this place.
11:32Whether or not she was an accomplice,
11:34the people that were staying in this room are the killers.
11:44Did you find anything?
11:46This space is unique to this apartment.
11:48No other cellars have similar partitions.
11:50Have a look at this.
11:52Well, graffiti of some kind.
11:55Any idea what it is?
11:57Looks almost like spectacles.
12:01The paint is still malleable.
12:06You think Miss Boyko painted this?
12:09Well, someone else.
12:12Right.
12:13We need to speak with the Toronto Housing Company,
12:15find out who worked on this apartment and built these partitions.
12:20Mr. Hawes, do come in. Have a seat.
12:23Now, since our conversation, I've been thinking.
12:26I don't want to walk up apartment.
12:29Oh? And why's that?
12:31I have my reasons.
12:33I would like you to build a house instead, for a single family.
12:36Is this an official request?
12:38No, no, no, no, no.
12:40I'm just a concerned citizen who enjoys the peace and tranquility of his neighbourhood
12:44after a long day catching criminals.
12:46Mr. Brackenreid, I'm a businessman.
12:48I can't afford to take a loss in this land.
12:50Give me the bottom line.
12:52How much would it cost me to buy the entire lot?
12:57As you can see, no partitions were ever part of the plans.
13:02Here are the original architectural drawings.
13:07Oh.
13:09Right.
13:11Right.
13:13Do you have the names and addresses of all of the people who worked on this project?
13:17You can call into my office and check, but many manual labourers don't have fixed addresses.
13:22Tracking them down would be no small feat.
13:25Indeed.
13:27Thank you, Mr. Byers.
13:29I hope that you can bring this to a quick conclusion.
13:32We'll do our best, Mr. Byers.
13:34I was very close to having the council agree to co-fund my next development.
13:39Miss Boyko's unseemly death has put a halt to that.
13:42City Council no longer considers housing a priority.
13:46Immanuel Kant would say housing is a prerequisite to human flourishing.
13:50It's a matter of principle, not just the consequence.
13:53Tell that to Barry Tallow.
13:55He's the one that led the movement to put the kibosh on any further development.
14:01Watts, Mr. Byers has a list of labourers in his office.
14:05We need to have a look at that list.
14:07We'll look at that list after lunch.
14:09Oh.
14:10Trust me.
14:13Thank you for coming in, Mrs. Robinson.
14:16What is it, Detective?
14:18We believe some construction workers may be involved in our case.
14:23So we're asking some of the neighbours.
14:26Have you seen anyone matching that description around the Spruce Court project after its completion?
14:33I do recall a couple of workers who were around that flat.
14:38What did they look like?
14:40I remember a Chinese man with a goatee, and a short, dark-haired man was with him.
14:49Any idea where they came from?
14:51Odds are the ward.
14:53Most of the able-bodied men down there work as day labourers.
14:57That is, when they work at all.
15:04What could a Toronto police detective have for me?
15:09Alright, so I was told by the man at the art supply store that these are his finest watercolours.
15:15Thank you, Llewellyn.
15:22So, have you made any progress on Misha's case?
15:26Do you know where she got the cocaine?
15:28We do know it wasn't an overdose.
15:32We believe she was murdered.
15:34Murder? That's ridiculous. Who would kill Misha?
15:40I was hoping you might have some insight into that.
15:43Did you spend any time with her in her new place?
15:45No.
15:47You sure?
15:49Of course I'm sure. Why are you asking me that?
15:52There's, in the cellar, on the wall, some graffiti, a painting. I was wondering...
15:59I told you that I was never in her place.
16:03Right.
16:04I can't believe this.
16:05I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Please, don't leave.
16:14It's just...
16:17When I get on a case, I...
16:20You get obsessed.
16:24I remember that about you.
16:25Right, right.
16:27Well, thank you for the meal, and for the supplies, but I had nothing to do with Misha's death.
16:32And if you find anything, please...
16:34Yes, I will let you know.
16:36So, where are you living now?
16:40Here and there.
16:43I'm actually having tough luck finding a roof over my head, Llewellyn.
16:46I've got to make do with what I have, I suppose.
16:49These new art supplies, they are a luxury, especially when living on a dime.
16:56I am grateful for it.
16:58You're welcome.
16:59You know, I could look and see if I could find some sort of job, something promising.
17:05Well, promises are like ropes of sand.
17:08But one can find gold in the sand.
17:16Where have you been?
17:17I just seemed to be chasing a suspicion, but it was nothing.
17:21Mrs. Robinson gave us the description of two construction workers she saw lurking behind the building.
17:26They could be in the ward.
17:28Well, it seems a trip is in order.
17:29This might interest you.
17:31Just received a report from Station House One.
17:33They confiscated some of the mixing cocaine three days ago.
17:36No arrests, though.
17:38The thieves fled before the police arrived.
17:40Were the drugs found?
17:42Inside a shed behind 5100 Baldwin Street.
17:46Well, we're heading that way now.
17:48Well, we're heading that way now.
18:06I know nothing.
18:07There were stolen drugs in the shed just next door to you.
18:10News to me.
18:11We're investigating a murder in Spruce Court. Do you know anything about that?
18:15I don't know anyone at Spruce Court.
18:17I'm no interest in that place.
18:19Why is that?
18:20People who run the place, they only want to rent to those who have proven themselves to be morally upright.
18:25They want reference letters from someone who's a homeowner.
18:28If I knew any homeowners, you'd think I'd be living here.
18:32I haven't seen anyone around that shed.
18:34Not recently, anyway.
18:36Oh? Uh, when then?
18:38Uh, let me think.
18:40Maybe a couple of months ago?
18:43No, it was last week.
18:48Come on.
18:51Excuse me a moment. Detective Watts, Toronto Constabulary.
18:55Good for you. What do you want?
18:57Did you two work on the construction of Spruce Court?
19:00For a while. Quit a couple months back.
19:02Why?
19:03Why do you want to know?
19:04We quit because that Frank Byers is a cheap bastard.
19:06And you say you quit months ago?
19:08You're calling me a liar.
19:10A neighbor recalls seeing two construction workers that match your description,
19:14and we found a cap that matches this shirt at a crime scene in an underground den.
19:19Know anything about that?
19:26Detective Murdoch, they're heading your way!
19:29Excuse me.
19:35I just washed those.
19:36Please have them cleaned and send the bill to station house number four.
19:40Gentlemen.
19:42Let's have a chat.
19:50Vincenzo Timonini and Jerry Lynn.
19:54The two of you worked for Frank Byers?
19:57Your finger marks match those we found in the underground den.
20:01They have nothing to do with drugs or murder.
20:03You built the den in secret, stored stolen cocaine there,
20:07and when Miss Boyko stumbled upon it, you killed her.
20:10This is a cock and bull story.
20:12Two of us did build that place, but that's all we did.
20:16You built it for the purpose of hiding stolen drugs.
20:19No. We just needed a place to stay during the winter.
20:22We told you. Frank Byers underpaid us.
20:25We couldn't afford work boots, let alone proper rooms.
20:27We haven't stepped foot in the damn place since winter ended.
20:31The graffiti in the den was fairly fresh,
20:33and the workers said they haven't been there since winter.
20:35But there are only alibis each other.
20:38Apparently they've been working on a job outside of the city.
20:41I highly doubt they've been near Spruce Court recently.
20:44So you believe them?
20:45I think someone else knew about that place.
20:47I would tend to agree.
20:49Detective Murdock.
20:52Do you mind explaining this laundry bill?
20:54Ah. That is the cost of the laundry bill.
20:58That is the cost of arresting our current suspects.
21:15Chief Constable?
21:16Ah, Mrs. Crubtree. What brings you here?
21:18I just need to check on some arrest reports filed by Station House One.
21:21Anything I need to be concerned about?
21:23No, no. Just routine.
21:24And how's Mr. Crubtree faring?
21:26He's, um...
21:28Well, he's on Chapter Two, so...
21:31It's a slog, but he's happy.
21:34Have you heard about this apartment building on Bernard Avenue?
21:37No. That's just a couple blocks away from where I am.
21:40I know. But don't worry about it.
21:42The builder has told me that I can purchase the entire lot.
21:45I'm going to ask the neighborhood residents to take part in a fundraiser to help me out of it.
21:49You're buying an empty lot? Why?
21:51To protect the rights of our local community of respectable families.
21:54The rights to what?
21:56The rights to live in peace.
21:58A building like that will bring noise and clutter.
22:01It won't preserve the look of the neighborhood.
22:03The look of the neighborhood?
22:05I'm not sure what that has to do with peace.
22:08A building will bring in hordes of strangers all at once.
22:12Think of the traffic.
22:13Well, I think apartment buildings are an apt solution as Toronto becomes more cosmopolitan.
22:20Apartment buildings are fine.
22:22Just not in our neighborhood.
22:24Right.
22:26Apt solution.
22:28Libels.
22:31I found you a lead.
22:32Machine operator at Bryson Printing.
22:35It's the best I could do on short notice, but the pay should be sufficient for a rooming house.
22:40I'm not complaining.
22:42Thank you, Llewellyn.
22:45Let me show you something.
22:48Oh.
22:50These are beautiful.
23:00graffiti of some kind?
23:08Why did you lie to me?
23:10What do you mean?
23:12This.
23:14It's yours?
23:15Yes.
23:17They're olives.
23:18It's a signature of mine, if you will.
23:21Signature also found in a concealed underground den in your friend's flat.
23:26We found cocaine there.
23:28That's a funny coincidence.
23:31That's also where we suspect Misha was killed.
23:34What were you doing there?
23:36Don't lie.
23:40I was staying there.
23:42I was staying there.
23:45Last week, Misha offered me lodging until I found a place to live.
23:49She found the extra space in the cellar and thought that it would be perfect.
23:53And you didn't tell anyone?
23:54Spruce Court has strict rules in place.
23:57The flat is to be occupied by one person only.
24:00And I enjoyed the privacy.
24:02Because you didn't want other tenants to see you using cocaine?
24:06I indulge in the stuff.
24:07And Misha knew this.
24:08She understood.
24:09She was once in my shoes.
24:12Why didn't you tell me this before?
24:14Because I was embarrassed.
24:16I was worried what you'd think.
24:19Cocaine was found planted on your friend's body.
24:22Not by me.
24:23I may not be perfect, but you must believe that I would never kill one of the only people who was ever kind to me.
24:32You say you want us to believe you.
24:34But this vial that we found on your person is an exact match to the stolen drugs from Mixon's.
24:41At 91% cocaine and 9% epinephrine.
24:46Judging by your reaction, or lack thereof, you knew that this cocaine was stolen?
24:54We have every reason to believe that you were part of this theft.
24:57I never took part in it.
24:58All right.
24:59Tell us who else was behind the theft.
25:01All right.
25:02Tell us who else was behind the theft.
25:03You could be given leniency.
25:07Dan Cranchuk and Malcolm Welch.
25:10They're pals from the streets.
25:12So you assisted them in the theft?
25:14Hardly.
25:15I let them in the den for just a few hours.
25:19But I had no idea that they had stolen drugs with them.
25:23So you let them in and helped yourself to the drugs?
25:28They gave it to me.
25:30Said that I earned it.
25:31I never asked for it.
25:34But you didn't refuse it either.
25:36Which could make you an accessory to the theft after the fact.
25:39Did the thieves murder Misha Boyko?
25:42I would have told you if they had.
25:44She was my friend.
25:46Maybe they went back to Misha's place without telling me.
25:51So where are Cranchuk and Welch now?
25:55I have no idea.
25:56And that's the truth.
25:58Is there anything else you can tell us, Olivia?
26:01She was your friend.
26:02You owe it to her.
26:06Maybe.
26:09What?
26:11The day before her body was found, Misha and I got into a quarrel.
26:17She found out about the two that I'd let in and she was livid.
26:20She kicked me out of the house.
26:22So you had motive then.
26:23But I didn't do it.
26:25So what relevance does this quarrel have?
26:28I went to see Misha later that day to apologize.
26:31And did you?
26:33No.
26:34Why not?
26:35I saw a gentleman enter Misha's flat through the front door.
26:40What did this gentleman look like?
26:43I can show you.
26:46She seems to have remembered this gentleman at just the right time.
26:50Convened.
26:51She was afraid of mentioning what she saw.
26:54Because that would give away the fact that she'd been staying at Misha's flat.
26:57At least that's what she told me.
26:59Well, if she is telling the truth, that gives us three new suspects.
27:02Dan Crenshaw, Malcolm Welsh, and this unidentified gentleman.
27:08This is the man I saw.
27:13Are you sure?
27:15I'm certain. I have a good memory for faces.
27:17That's Counselor Tallow.
27:19Mr. Tallow was adamant he didn't know Miss Boyko.
27:22And yet he was seen going into her flat the day she was murdered.
27:33And what do you propose we do?
27:35Arrest him.
27:36Is your witness reliable?
27:37I've known her since childhood.
27:39That doesn't answer the question.
27:41How could this Miss Boyko and Counselor Tallow be connected?
27:44We don't know, but Mr. Tallow is leading a coalition of counselors to eliminate any future city-subsidized housing.
27:51And Miss Boyko's death at Spruce Court has served him well in that regard.
27:54So your theory is that Mr. Tallow killed Miss Boyko and staged an overdose to stir up controversy and bolster his stance?
28:02It's a possibility.
28:03A possibility I'm not willing to put in front of a judge.
28:06You're going up against a well-respected member of the council.
28:09And you only have one witness.
28:11Who, as far as we know, is an owned drug user.
28:13Doesn't mean she's lying.
28:14Well then bring us proof she isn't.
28:16We've already lost one case against a corrupt city counselor due to insufficient evidence.
28:20Let's not lose another.
28:26Last week, Counselor Tallow attended daily city council meetings, a ribbon-cutting at the opening of a public park in Riverdale, and a meeting with a charity orphanage.
28:36Charity orphanage?
28:37Mm-hmm.
28:38Interesting.
28:39How so?
28:41Miss Boyko was a volunteer bookkeeper at an orphanage.
28:45Right.
28:46I've been looking into Counselor Tallow's recent activities.
28:50Earlier this year, he became one of only five managers of the newly formed Toronto Social Service Commission.
28:57That commission was formed to streamline the efforts of local charities.
29:02So both Counselor Tallow and Miss Boyko worked in professions related to charities?
29:09It may be they worked together?
29:12No maybe about it.
29:13Look at this.
29:14Jubilee Children's Home, one of Tallow's responsibilities.
29:17Take a look at the bookkeeper.
29:18Miss Misha Boyko.
29:21At the very least, they knew each other from working with this orphanage.
29:25Perhaps he found errors in her bookkeeping?
29:28Or she was stealing?
29:30And he killed her for it?
29:32He might, if the situation was reversed.
29:35Perhaps Miss Boyko was aware of something Counselor Tallow was up to?
29:39Right. Tomorrow we look into the bank records of everyone involved.
29:46And how did you get this much money, Thomas?
29:50Being Chief Constable provides considerable sway.
29:53You went to our neighbours. Like a beggar.
29:56Like a concerned citizen. And they were willing to help.
30:00There's enough there to buy that lot.
30:05What's wrong?
30:06I've been thinking. Maybe it wouldn't be so awful to have different neighbours.
30:11What do you mean?
30:13Some of the most well-known businessmen that we respect started off as machine operators.
30:18And didn't you tell me that Detective Murdoch started off as a logger?
30:21Fine. The job does not make the man.
30:24But what about our view?
30:26Well, that's true. But the view doesn't belong to anyone.
30:31Ah, come in. Change of heart?
30:34Hardly. But I thought you might be interested in something I found out about the Bernard development.
30:38Aha. There will be no developments on Bernard Avenue.
30:41We have the money to buy the land.
30:43Then you are making a mistake.
30:45I highly doubt that.
30:47A mistake? What do you mean?
30:49Plain and simple. Mr. Hawes is a fraudster.
30:53What are you talking about?
30:55Look at this. It says Redding Construction is to begin work on the lot in the next two weeks.
31:00Redding Construction is to begin work on the lot in the next two weeks.
31:03But I know from an old case that Redding went out of business years ago.
31:06So what's Hawes playing at?
31:08Mr. Hawes has done this before.
31:10He buys an empty plot of land in a residential neighbourhood and threatens to fill it with undesirables.
31:15And then people like yourselves buy it to stop it from happening.
31:20Oh. I'll take that check, Thomas.
31:23And I'll need a list of all the neighbours you got money from.
31:26For land's sakes. Lovely to see you.
31:30People like yourselves.
31:37These are the bank records for the Jubilee Children's Home.
31:40There are a number of transfers totaling $3,250 made to a trust fund identified by number only.
31:47Upon cross-referencing, I found that this fund is registered under Barry Tallow's home address.
31:54Embezzlement. And from an orphanage, no less.
31:57Great work, Watts.
31:59There's more. I looked up the bank records for this trust fund.
32:03In the past three months, there were transfers from the Toronto Temperance Union, the Dominion Education Fund,
32:09the Benevolent Association, and 11 other Toronto charities, all of which went to Mr. Tallow.
32:16And Miss Boyko's accounts.
32:18Oh, I looked up her bank records.
32:20Unless poverty is a crime, she did nothing wrong.
32:23Miss Boyko must have discovered that Mr. Tallow was siphoning off funds.
32:27She found out, so he killed her.
32:30Time to make an arrest.
32:32No need. He's already on his way in.
32:36I've never been so humiliated in my life.
32:39Well, I'm aware that a strip search isn't traditional.
32:43But it seemed a good way to find any defensive wounds Miss Boyko may have left.
32:47I didn't touch her.
32:48So you've said.
32:50What goes around comes back around, Mr. Tallow.
32:53What?
32:55You embezzled from charities, committed murder to cover it up,
32:58then planted drugs on an innocent woman to cover that up.
33:01For all this, you'll be hanged.
33:04I will not.
33:06I'd like to see you try to convince me that so.
33:10I've dealt with men like you my entire life.
33:14And I'm prepared to hold you in the cells for as long as it takes.
33:19You can't hold me without charging me.
33:21I certainly can.
33:23I'll deny you're even here.
33:26Tell us the truth.
33:35Fine.
33:37Last week, Miss Boyko came to see me in my office.
33:40She pointed out the discrepancy in accounts payable for the children's home.
33:44And then?
33:45I gave her all the money in my wallet for her to keep this a secret.
33:48Did she take it?
33:50No.
33:51She threw the money back at my face.
33:54A few days later, I received a letter from her that said she intended to come forward with the truth.
33:58And so you killed her?
34:00No.
34:01I only wanted to speak to her in private.
34:04You went into her home the day that she died.
34:08What happened?
34:10She didn't answer the door, so I went inside and looked for her.
34:13The front door was unlocked.
34:16I found the body in the cellar.
34:19Did you also find a bottle of cocaine there?
34:22I did.
34:23I dragged the body upstairs and I covered her face in the powder.
34:27Because you knew the unveiling ceremony was the next day.
34:30And reporters would be tripping over each other trying to snap photographs.
34:36And what did you do after you posed the body?
34:39On my way out, I saw the back door open.
34:42I shut and locked the back door so it looked like no one was ever there.
34:46Making it appear to the entire world that Ms. Boyko took her own life.
34:50You let a killer go free.
34:52I closed a door.
34:54And hindered a police investigation.
34:57You are under arrest for obstruction of justice.
35:01And we will be adding all of these embezzlement charges as well.
35:06No. The counselor would have walked into Ms. Boyko's immediately after she was murdered.
35:12His story doesn't completely exonerate him.
35:15I do wonder why he mentioned that the back door was open.
35:20When I surveyed the flat after the body was found, the back door was locked.
35:25I hate to say this, but what if Mr. Tello is telling the truth?
35:29That might mean the real killer fled through the back door.
35:32We should have another look.
35:47Ah, Mr. Hawes.
35:49I'm here to pick up the check.
35:51Take a seat. The check's there.
35:55This check says just $100.
35:57Yes, it does. You'll take it and you'll thank me.
36:00What's going on?
36:01We know about your little scam.
36:03And we've done our homework to back it up.
36:05We've tracked your land purchases over the last 12 months.
36:10You purchased three parcels of land, but didn't build anything on them.
36:15And then sold them within months at nearly double the cost.
36:18You're cheating on its residents.
36:20Trying to get us to stump up wads of cash.
36:22No, please. I never committed any fraud.
36:24Locals talk business to me of their own will and they are right.
36:27I never committed any fraud.
36:28Locals talk business to me of their own will and they are always happy to offer me money.
36:32You lot are the ones at fault.
36:34You're always so delicate about seeing fresh faces in the neighborhood.
36:37You shouldn't take advantage of honest people.
36:40I've a good mind to run you out of town.
36:42I would still be the legal deed holder even if you did force me out of town.
36:45You'll accept that check or I'll find a way to charge you.
36:47I doubt that.
36:49Try me.
36:51PHONE RINGS
36:56Very well.
36:58Good day.
37:02So, you've bought yourself an empty plot of land.
37:05What are you going to do with it?
37:07Maybe I'll donate it to the city. Turn it into a park.
37:10You should name it after Margaret. Get back into her good graces.
37:13You're very astute.
37:15A woman's gift.
37:16COUGHS
37:18I wonder where the killer went from here.
37:22Perhaps we should speak with that neighbor.
37:25She may have seen something unusual.
37:29Excuse me, ma'am.
37:32Hello.
37:34Oh, Mrs. Robinson. I didn't realize you lived just here.
37:38Hello, detective. What are you doing here?
37:41We're just following up on the death in Spruce Court.
37:46Did you happen to see anything unusual at Miss Boyko's back door on the day she was killed?
37:52Was killed? I thought she died overindulging in cocaine.
37:56That was not the case. Did you see anything unusual?
37:59No.
38:00Nobody going in or out the back door?
38:03No. I don't make it a habit to spy on my neighbors.
38:06Mrs. Robinson, may I see your hands?
38:09My hands? What for?
38:11If you would, please.
38:17Hmm. Where were those wounds from? They look quite recent.
38:21Oh, it was a stray cat. I was just trying to feed the poor thing.
38:26You do have to be careful with strays. They carry all sorts of disease.
38:32Is that your lavender scarf, Mrs. Robinson?
38:40Yes.
38:42And did you use it to strangle Miss Boyko?
38:47No.
38:51We found in your study this letter from Misha Boyko requesting a reference for her tenancy application.
38:57And you gave one.
38:59And?
39:00You told us you didn't know her at all. But this letter would suggest you've known her for years.
39:06You knew Miss Boyko from your work as a relief worker. You even helped her overcome a drug habit years ago.
39:14She had nowhere to go. I didn't...
39:16I suspect Miss Boyko confided in you that she was letting Olivia Leeming stay in her spare room in her cellar.
39:25You deduced that Miss Leeming must be a drug user.
39:30I'll admit, I was upset that Misha offered to take someone in who could be a drug addict.
39:38But all I did was tell her to send her friend away.
39:42But you didn't believe that she would send her friend away.
39:46So you went back to see her again.
39:50You wanted to check for yourself.
39:53When you got downstairs in the cellar that day, you saw evidence that Miss Boyko had indeed offered lodgings to Miss Leeming.
40:01You saw cocaine in that room.
40:04And you were furious.
40:08The two of you had a physical altercation.
40:12She gave you those scratches.
40:15But that didn't stop you.
40:18Anger took a hold of you.
40:21And you strangled her to death.
40:29Misha was only alive and healthy in the first place thanks to me.
40:33I brought her to redemption.
40:36I was so proud of myself. And I trusted her.
40:39Yet there she was, about to undo my work.
40:43She had been proof that I had God's touch.
40:48This isn't about God. It's about control.
40:52You tended to those in need and cared for their welfare.
40:55But Misha chose to do something you didn't agree with.
40:58So you deemed it acceptable to take her life.
41:02They're all the same.
41:04Drug addicts and coke fiends.
41:07I thought Misha was better, but she was just one of them.
41:12She was going to have drug addicts crawling in and out of that place.
41:17Come on.
41:18That can happen elsewhere. Not in my backyard.
41:30If Mrs. Robinson hadn't been so blinded by fury and prejudice, Miss Boyko might still be alive.
41:35Misha had already kicked Olivia out when Robinson discovered the den.
41:38Good news from the Crown Attorney's office.
41:40Counselor Tallow will be going to trial on his embezzlement charges.
41:44What of his plan to scrap government investment in housing?
41:47From what I hear, the other counselors in his little coalition will be picking up that mantle.
41:53So the only winners are the landlords.
41:55It's not usually the way.
41:57I'm off, gentlemen. I'm in need of some hopeful news.
42:03Guess what?
42:05They hired you?
42:07They did.
42:08And they actually asked me to design some advertisements.
42:11I'm not surprised. You have a talent.
42:15And how are you doing otherwise?
42:20I haven't given in to the craving in over a week now.
42:26If you need help, you know where to find me.
42:28Thank you. You're welcome.
42:31And I have something for you, too.
42:40Oh. That's unusual.
42:43I don't know. You are a man of many facets.
42:45Oh, indeed. But I don't think I'm that handsome.
42:49Call it creative license.
42:55Till next time.
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