Murdoch Mysteries S18 Episode 4 - Gimme Shelter
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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.
01:10Excuse me, kids.
01:14I commend the quality of living conditions.
01:16It's rare to see such respect given to the working class.
01:19Well, I think housing is second in importance only to preserving law and order.
01:24Don't you agree, Inspector?
01:25Mr. Byers, I could not agree more.
01:28If this is successful, hopefully it will encourage the government to pitch in and help out.
01:32That is my hope.
01:34Excuse me.
01:37Ladies and gentlemen, one of our tenants, Miss Misha Boyko, came to Canada as a young maiden
01:44and now works as a bookkeeper at the esteemed Eaton's Department Store.
01:48She has a new lease on life by moving into Spruce Court and kindly allowed us a tour of her new apartment.
01:57Shall we say hello?
02:00Miss Boyko?
02:03Miss Boyko?
02:04Miss Boyko!
02:13Not the new lease on life she'd hoped for.
02:19Miss Boyko?
02:37Time of death is between two and eight p.m. yesterday.
02:39I'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 as much of a surprise.
03:26I told the council that housing these people in one place was a recipe for disaster.
03:32What are you insinuating, Counselor?
03:34I mean immigrant workers.
03:36I'm not happy they'll be roaming the streets of my neighborhood, raid alongside children.
03:40Surely you must want this building shut down.
03:43With all due respect, Counselor, I recommend that an investigation take place first.
03:48And you're a police inspector?
03:50Indeed I am.
03:52I must say I prefer a traditional inspector.
03:54Counselor, did you know Miss Misha Boyko?
03:58The dead woman.
03:59Of course not.
04:00Why would I have anything to do with her?
04:02Man, 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 and volunteered 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.
06:00Do you live here?
06:02No, I just stopped in to see my friend.
06:05By a strange twist of fate, I run into an old friend as I lose another.
06:10You mean...
06:11I knew, Misha.
06:13I can't believe what happened.
06:15I'm so sorry.
06:17May I ask you an impolite question?
06:20Go ahead.
06:22Did she ever mention her drug use?
06:24Not at all.
06:26She didn't so much as take a sip of whiskey
06:28Now, may I ask you an impolite question?
06:31Sure.
06:33How did you become a police detective?
06:35Oh, you find that surprising.
06:37You were always scrawny and awkward.
06:40Not much of a fan of authority as I recall.
06:42Well, they don't seem to mind my nature.
06:46And how about you?
06:48Have you finally gotten your paintings exhibited at the Society of Artists like you'd always imagined?
06:53Well, unfortunately, ambition alone doesn't bring you fame and fortune.
06:57I should continue, but would you like to meet me for lunch tomorrow?
07:02Scott Steiner, 12 o'clock?
07:04A starving artist would never say no to a free lunch.
07:06All right.
07:13I told Mrs. Penn she should plant tulips in her yard.
07:16Look at that lawn.
07:18Nothing but weeds.
07:20Look at that lawn.
07:22Nothing 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.
07:35We've just walked past the vacant lot with your sign on it on Barnard 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?
07:48Yes, nothing compared to my previous development.
07:50That had 32 units.
07:52You've heard of Sussex Court?
07:54What good will an apartment building do around here?
07:56Well, provide quality residences for those who can't afford houses in what I believe is the choicest residential district in Toronto.
08:03Oh, really?
08:04Yes, indeed.
08:05Construction will take at least a year, but it'll be worth it.
08:09A year?
08:10Well, hopefully sooner, but these things take time.
08:12I just wanted to inform you as to what's coming.
08:15Good day to you.
08:16Dust, noise, and lowlifes.
08:18Bloody hell.
08:19Mother!
08:23There's peritracheal edema and a small tear to the artery in her neck.
08:27She died of strangulation, not an overdose.
08:30A murder.
08:31I found blood and skin under the fingernails of her right index and middle fingers.
08:35A result of an altercation with her killer.
08:38I also found a piece of lavender-coloured fibre that got caught in the fingernail.
08:43From what I observed under the microscope, I'd say it was silk.
08:46Fibre from her own clothing?
08:48No, detective.
08:49Then likely from something the killer was wearing.
08:53I didn't notice this cut at the scene of the crime, because it was covered under a dress.
08:57It's fresh.
08:58Any idea what could have caused that?
09:01Something like the head of a pin or a nail.
09:04It's quite a deep cut, but there's no blood.
09:06The cut was made after lividity began?
09:09Yes, detective.
09:10The cut would have been made some time after death.
09:12So the body was moved?
09:14Seems likely.
09:16Is there anything else, Miss Hart?
09:17Yes.
09:18This is the oddest thing I found.
09:21A pair of wood splinters.
09:23They were difficult to spot, but there are plenty of them.
09:25Trapped 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.
09:41Oh!
09:43Take a look.
09:45Very capable of snagging a body being dragged.
09:59Nothing seems out of the ordinary here.
10:03Are you sure about that?
10:11This looks similar to the wood shavings we found in Miss Boyko's hair.
10:17So she was killed here?
10:19Seems likely.
10:30There's something back here.
10:41Cocaine.
10:42Someone left something behind?
10:44And two cots could mean two people were in here.
10:49Miss Boyko had two accomplices.
10:51The three of them used the stolen cocaine here,
10:56dragged her body up the stairs, past the nail,
10:59and posed Miss Boyko's body at the front door to make it appear as though she were to blame.
11:04You mean they turned on her?
11:06Or she had no part in the theft at all.
11:09The two criminals simply stashed the cocaine here.
11:12They moved in and out through those doors there.
11:16Miss Boyko discovered this den and walked in on two strangers who strangled her,
11:21then dragged her body upstairs to prevent drawing attention to this place.
11:26Whether or not she was an accomplice,
11:28the people that were staying in this room,
11:30or Miss Boyko herself,
11:32Whether or not she was an accomplice,
11:34the people that were staying in this room,
11:36are the killers.
11:44Did you find anything?
11:46This space is unique to this apartment. No other cellars have similar partitions.
11:50Have a look at this.
11:54Graffiti of some kind?
11:56Any idea what it is?
11:58Looks almost like spectacles.
12:02The 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,
12:16find out who worked on this apartment and built these partitions.
12:23Mr. Hawes, do come in. Have a seat.
12:25Now, since our conversation, I've been thinking.
12:29I don't want to walk up apartment.
12:31Oh? And why is that?
12:33I have my reasons.
12:35I would like you to build a house instead, for a single family.
12:38Is this an official request?
12:40No, no, no, no, no.
12:42I'm just a concerned citizen who enjoys the peace and tranquility of his neighbourhood
12:46after a long day catching criminals.
12:48Mr. Brackenreid, I'm a businessman.
12:50I can't afford to take a loss in this land.
12:52Give me the bottom line.
12:54How much would it cost me to buy the entire lot?
12:59As you can see, no partitions were ever part of the plans.
13:04Here are the original architectural drawings.
13:09Oh.
13:11Right.
13:13Do you have the names and addresses of all of the people who worked on this project?
13:17You can call into my office and check,
13:19but many manual labourers don't have fixed addresses.
13:22Tracking them down would be no small feat.
13:24Indeed.
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.
13:43City Council no longer considers housing a priority.
13:47Immanuel Kant would say housing is a prerequisite to human flourishing.
13:51It's a matter of principle, not just the consequence.
13:54I'll pass that to Barry Tallow.
13:56He's the one that led the movement to put the kibosh on any further development.
14:02Watts, Mr. Byers has a list of labourers in his office.
14:06We need to have a look at that list.
14:08We'll look at that list after lunch.
14:11Oh.
14:12Trust me.
14:14Thank you for coming in, Mrs. Robinson.
14:17What is it, Detective?
14:19Some construction workers may be involved in our case.
14:24So we're asking some of the neighbours.
14:27Have 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.
14:49Do you have any 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?
15:09All right, so I was told by the man at the art supply store that these are his finest watercolours.
15:16Thank you, Llewellyn.
15:20So, have you made any progress on Misha's case?
15:24Do you know where she got the cocaine?
15:26We do know it wasn't an overdose.
15:30We believe she was murdered.
15:32Murder?
15:34That's ridiculous. Who would kill Misha?
15:38I was hoping you might have some insight into that.
15:41Did you spend any time with her in her new place?
15:44No.
15:46Are you sure?
15:48Of course I'm sure. Why are you asking me that?
15:51There's, in the cellar, on the wall, some graffiti, a painting. I was wondering...
15:58I told you that I was never in her place.
16:02Right.
16:03I can't believe this.
16:04I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Please, don't leave.
16:08It's just...
16:12When I get on the case, I...
16:15You get obsessed.
16:18I remember that about you.
16:20Right, right.
16:22Well, thank you for the meal and for the supplies, but I had nothing to do with Misha's death.
16:27And if you find anything, please...
16:29Yes, I will let you know.
16:31Sorry.
16:33If you find anything, please...
16:35Yes, I will let you know.
16:37So, where are you living now?
16:41Here and there.
16:43I'm actually having tough luck finding a roof over my head, Luella.
16:47I've got to make do with what I have, I suppose.
16:49These new art supplies, they are a luxury, especially when living on a dime.
16:55I...
16:57I am grateful for it.
16:59You're welcome.
17:00You know, I could look and see if I could find some sort of job, something promising.
17:06Well, promises are like ropes of sand.
17:09But one can find gold in the sand.
17:16Where have you been?
17:18Just chasing a suspicion, but it was nothing.
17:23Mrs. Robinson gave us the description of two construction workers she saw lurking behind the building.
17:28They could be in the ward.
17:30Well, it seems that trip is in order.
17:31This might interest you.
17:33Just received a report from Station House One.
17:35They confiscated some of the mixing cocaine three days ago.
17:38No arrests, though.
17:40The thieves fled before the police arrived.
17:42Were the drugs found?
17:44Inside a shed behind 5100 Baldwin Street.
17:48Well, we're heading that way now.
17:59I know nothing.
18:01There were stolen drugs in the shed just next door to you.
18:04News to me.
18:05We're investigating a murder in Spruce Court. Do you know anything about that?
18:09I don't know anyone at Spruce Court.
18:11I have no interest in that place.
18:13Why's that?
18:14People who run the place.
18:16They only want to rent to those who have proven themselves to be morally upright.
18:19They want reference letters from someone who's a homeowner.
18:22They only want to rent to those who have proven themselves to be morally upright.
18:25They want reference letters from someone who's a homeowner.
18:28If I knew any homeowners, you'd think I'd be living here?
18:31I haven't seen anyone around that shed.
18:34Not recently, anyway.
18:36Oh? When, then?
18:38Let me think.
18:40Maybe a couple of months ago?
18:42No, it was last week.
18:45Excuse me a moment. Detective Watts, Toronto Constabulary.
18:49Good for you. What do you want?
18:51Did you two work on the construction of Spruce Court?
18:54For a while. Quit a couple months back.
18:56Why?
18:57Why do you want to know?
18:58We quit because that Frank Byers is a cheap bastard.
19:01And you say you quit months ago?
19:03You're calling me a liar.
19:04A neighbor recalls seeing two construction workers that match your description,
19:08and they say they're from the same neighborhood.
19:11A neighbor recalls seeing two construction workers that match your description,
19:14and we found a cap that matches this shirt at a crime scene.
19:18Underground dead. Know anything about that?
19:26Detective Murdoch, they're heading your way!
19:29Excuse me.
19:35I just washed those.
19:37Please have them cleaned and send the bill to station house number four.
19:41Gentlemen, let's have a chat.
19:50Vincenzo Timonini and Jerry Lynn.
19:55The two of you worked for Frank Byers?
19:58Your finger marks match those we found in the underground den.
20:01They had nothing to do with drugs or murder.
20:04You 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.
20:12The two 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.
20:28We haven't stepped foot in the damn place since winter ended.
20:34The graffiti in the den was fairly fresh, and the workers said they haven't been there since winter.
20:38But they're only alibis each other.
20:40Apparently they've been working on a job outside of the city.
20:44I highly doubt they've been near Spruce Court recently.
20:47So you believe them?
20:48I think someone else knew about that place.
20:50I would tend to agree.
20:52Detective Murdock, do you mind explaining this laundry bill?
20:57Ah, that is the cost of arresting our current suspects.
21:09Ah.
21:15Chief Constable?
21:16Ah, Mrs. Crabtree. What brings you here?
21:18I just need to check on some arrest reports filed by Station House One.
21:21Anything I need to be concerned about?
21:23No, no, just routine.
21:24And how's Mr. Crabtree faring?
21:26He's, um, well, he's on Chapter Two, so it's a slog, but he's happy.
21:34Have you heard about this apartment building on Bernard Avenue?
21:37No. That's just a couple blocks away from where I am.
21:40I know, but don't worry about it.
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.
22:07A building will bring in hordes of strangers all at once.
22:11Think of the traffic.
22:13Well, I think apartment buildings are an apt solution as Toronto becomes more cosmopolitan.
22:19Apartment buildings are fine, just not in our neighborhood.
22:23Right.
22:25Apt solution.
22:27Libels.
22:30I 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.
22:51Oh.
22:53These are beautiful.
23:02graffiti of some kind?
23:10Why did you lie to me?
23:12What do you mean?
23:14This.
23:16It's yours?
23:17Yes.
23:19They're olives. It's a signature of mine, if you will.
23:23Signature also found in a concealed underground den in your friend's flat.
23:27We found cocaine there.
23:29That's a funny coincidence.
23:31That's also where we suspect Mischa was killed.
23:34What were you doing there?
23:36Don't lie.
23:41I was staying there.
23:44Last week, Mischa offered me lodging until I found a place to live.
23:48She found the extra space in the cellar and thought that it would be perfect.
23:52And you didn't tell anyone?
23:54Spruce Court has strict rules in place.
23:57The flat is to be occupied by one person only.
24:00And I enjoyed the privacy.
24:02Because you didn't want other tenants to see you using cocaine?
24:06I indulge in the stuff.
24:09And Mischa knew this. She understood. She was once in my shoes.
24:14Why didn't she tell me this before?
24:16Because I was embarrassed.
24:18I was worried what you'd think.
24:21Cocaine was found planted on your friend's body.
24:24Not by me. I may not be perfect,
24:26but you must believe that I would never kill one of the only people who was ever kind to me.
24:34You say you want us to believe you,
24:36but this vial that we found on your person
24:39is an exact match to the stolen drugs from Mixon's
24:43at 91% cocaine and 9% epinephrine.
24:48Judging by your reaction or lack thereof,
24:51you 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.
24:59All right. Tell us who else was behind the theft. You could be given leniency.
25:05Dan Cranchuk and Malcolm Welch.
25:08They're pals from the streets.
25:10So you assisted them in the theft?
25:12Hardly. I let them in the den for just a few hours.
25:17But I had no idea that they had stolen drugs with them.
25:20So you let them in and helped yourself to the drugs?
25:24They gave it to me.
25:26Said that I earned it. I never asked for it.
25:30But you didn't refuse it either,
25:32which could make you an accessory to the theft after the fact.
25:36Did the thieves murder Misha Boyko?
25:39I would have told you if they had. She was my friend.
25:42Maybe they went back to Misha's place without telling me.
25:47They went back to Misha's place without telling me.
25:51So where are Cranchuk and Welch now?
25:55I have no idea. And that's the truth.
25:58Is there anything else you can tell us, Olivia?
26:01She was your friend. You owe it to her.
26:06Maybe.
26:09What?
26:11The day before her body was found, Misha and I got into a quarrel.
26:16She found out about the two that I'd let in and she was livid.
26:20She kicked me out of the house.
26:21So you had motive then?
26:23But I didn't do it.
26:26So what relevance does this quarrel have?
26:29I went to see Misha later that day to apologize.
26:32And did you?
26:34No.
26:35Why not?
26:36I saw a gentleman enter Misha's flat through the front door.
26:42What did this gentleman look like?
26:45I can show you.
26:47She seems to have remembered this gentleman at just the right time.
26:51Convenient.
26:52She was afraid of mentioning what she saw because 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 Cranshaw, Malcolm Welch, and this unidentified gentleman.
27:08This is the man I saw.
27:14Are you sure?
27:15I'm certain.
27:16I have a good memory for faces.
27:18That'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 own good 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,
28:30a ribbon-cutting at the opening of a public park in Riverdale,
28:33and a meeting with a charity orphanage.
28:36Charity orphanage? Interesting.
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?
29:08It may be they worked together?
29:11Uh, no 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.
29:47And how did you get this much money, Thomas?
29:50Being chief constable provides considerable sway.
29:53You went to our neighbours. Like a beggar.
29:57Like a concerned citizen. And they were willing to help.
30:00There's enough there to buy that lot.
30:05What's wrong?
30:07I've been thinking.
30:09Maybe it wouldn't be so awful to have different neighbours.
30:13What do you mean?
30:14Some of the most well-known businessmen that we respect started off as machine operators.
30:19And didn't you tell me that Detective Murdoch started off as a logger?
30:23Fine. The job does not make the man.
30:26But what about our view?
30:28Well, that's true. But the view doesn't belong to anyone.
30:33Ah, come in. Change of heart?
30:35Hardly. But I thought you might be interested in something I found out about the Bernard development.
30:40Aha! There will be no developments on Bernard Avenue.
30:43We have the money to buy the land.
30:45Then you are making a mistake.
30:47I highly doubt that.
30:49A mistake? What do you mean?
30:51Plain and simple. Mr. Hawes is a fraudster.
30:55What are you talking about?
30:57Look at this.
30:59It says Redding Construction is to begin work on the lot in the next two weeks.
31:03But I know from an old case that Redding went out of business years ago.
31:06So what's Hawes playing at?
31:07Mr. Hawes has done this before.
31:09He buys an empty plot of land in a residential neighbourhood and threatens to fill it with undesirables.
31:15And then people like yourselves buy it to stop it from happening.
31:20I'll take that check, Thomas.
31:22And I'll need a list of all the neighbours you got money from.
31:25For land's sakes.
31:27Lovely to see you.
31:28Pleasure.
31:32People like yourselves.
31:38These are the bank records for the Jubilee Children's Home.
31:41There are a number of transfers totaling $3,250 made to a trust fund identified by number only.
31:48Upon cross-referencing, I found that this fund is registered under Barry Tallow's home address.
31:55Embezzlement. And from an orphanage, no less. Great 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, the Benevolent Association, and 11 other Toronto charities, all of which went to Mr. Tallow.
32:17And Miss Boyko's accounts.
32:18Oh, I've looked up her bank records. List poverty as a crime. She did nothing wrong.
32:24Miss Boyko must have discovered that Mr. Tallow was siphoning off funds.
32:28She found out, so he killed her.
32:31Time to make an arrest.
32:33No need. He's already on his way in.
32:37I've never been so humiliated in my life.
32:40Well, I'm aware that a strip search isn't traditional, but it seemed a good way to find any defensive wounds Miss Boyko may have left.
32:48I didn't touch her.
32:49So you've said.
32:51What goes around comes back around, Mr. Tallow.
32:54What?
32:55You embezzled from charities, committed murder to cover it up, then planted drugs on an innocent woman to cover that up. For all this, you'll be hanged.
33:04I will not.
33:05Ha ha ha! I'd like to see you try to convince me that's so.
33:11I've dealt with men like you my entire life, and I'm prepared to hold you in the cells for as long as it takes.
33:19You can't hold me without charging me.
33:22I certainly can.
33:23I'll deny you're even here. Tell us the truth.
33:36Fine. Last week, Miss Boyko came to see me in my office. She 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.
33:49Did she take it?
33:50No. She threw the money back at my face. A few days later, I received a letter from her that said she intended to come forward with the truth.
33:59And so you killed her.
34:00No. I only wanted to speak to her in private.
34:04You went into her home the day that she died. What happened?
34:09She didn't answer the door, so I went inside and looked for her. The front door was unlocked. I found the body in the cellar.
34:19Did you also find a bottle of cocaine there?
34:22I did. I dragged the body upstairs and I covered her face in the powder.
34:26Because you knew the unveiling ceremony was the next day, and 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. I shut and locked the back door so it looked like no one was ever there.
34:46Making it appear to the entire world that Miss 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.
35:02And we will be adding all of these embezzlement charges as well.
35:09No. The counselor would have walked into Miss Boyko's immediately after she was murdered.
35:14His story doesn't completely exonerate him. I do wonder why he mentioned that the back door was open.
35:22When I surveyed the flat after the body was found, the back door was locked.
35:27I hate to say this, but what if Mr. Tello is telling the truth? That might mean the real killer fled through the back door.
35:34We should have another look.
35:36Ah, Mr. Hawes.
35:38Ah. I'm here to pick up the check.
35:40Take a seat. The check's there.
35:44This check says just $100.
35:46Yes, it does. You'll take it and you'll thank me.
35:50What's going on?
35:51We know about your love affair.
35:54I don't know.
35:56I don't know.
35:58I don't know.
36:00I don't know.
36:02I don't know.
36:03What's going on?
36:04We know about your little scam.
36:06And we've done our homework to back it up.
36:08We've tracked your land purchases over the last 12 months.
36:13You purchased three parcels of land, but didn't build anything on them, and then sold them within months at nearly double the cost.
36:21You're cheating on its residents. Trying to get us to stump up wads of cash.
36:25No, please. I never committed any fraud. Locals 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. You're always so delicate about seeing fresh faces in the neighborhood.
36:37You shouldn't take advantage of honest people. I've a good mind to run you out of town.
36:41I would still be the legal deed holder even if you did force me out of town.
36:45You'll accept that check or I'll find a way to charge you.
36:47I doubt that.
36:49Try me.
36:56Very well.
36:58Good day.
37:02So, you've bought yourself an empty plot of land. What 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.
37:19I wonder where the killer went from here.
37:23Perhaps we should speak with that neighbor. She may have seen something unusual.
37:30Excuse me, ma'am.
37:32Hello.
37:34Oh, Mrs. Robinson. I didn't realize you lived just here.
37:39Hello, detective. What are you doing here?
37:41We're just following up on the death in Spruce Court.
37:45Did you happen to see anything unusual at Miss Boyko's back door on the day she was killed?
37:51Was killed? I thought she died overindulging in cocaine.
37:55That 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. Who are 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?
38:46We found in your study this letter from Misha Boyko requesting a reference for her tenancy application.
38:53And you gave one.
38:55And?
38:56You told us you didn't know her at all. But this letter would suggest you've known her for years.
39:02You knew Miss Boyko from your work as a relief worker.
39:06You even helped her overcome a drug habit years ago.
39:09I suspect Miss Boyko confided in you that she was letting Olivia Leeming stay in her spare room in her cellar.
39:18You deduced that Miss Leeming must be a drug user.
39:23I'll admit, I was upset that Misha offered to take someone in who could be a drug addict.
39:30But all of a sudden, Miss Leeming said she was going to do it.
39:34I'll admit that Misha offered to take someone in who could be a drug addict.
39:38But all I did was tell her to send her friend away.
39:42But you didn't believe that she would send her friend away.
39:46So you went back to see her again.
39:51You wanted to check for yourself.
39:54When 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.
40:24Misha was only alive and healthy in the first place thanks to me.
40:28I brought her to redemption.
40:31I was so proud of myself.
40:33And I trusted her.
40:34Yet there she was, about to undo my work.
40:38She had been proof that I had God's touch.
40:43This isn't about God.
40:45It's about control.
40:47You tended to those in need and cared for their welfare.
40:50But Misha chose to do something you didn't agree with.
40:53So you deemed it acceptable to take her life.
40:57They're all the same.
40:59Drug addicts and coke fiends.
41:02I thought Misha was better, but she was just one of them.
41:07She was going to have drug addicts crawling in and out of that place.
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,
41:33Miss Boyko might still be alive.
41:35Misha had already kicked Olivia out when Robinson discovered the den.
41:39Good news from the Crown Attorney's office.
41:41Counselor Tallow will be going to trial on his embezzlement charges.
41:44What of his plan to scrap government investment in housing?
41:47From 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. Well...
42:31And I have something for you, too.
42:35Oh. It's unusual.
42:38I don't know. You are a man of many facets.
42:41Oh, indeed. But I don't think I'm that handsome.
42:45Call it creative license.
42:51Till next time.