Murdoch Mysteries S18 Episode 6
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00:00Detective Murdoch!
00:05Inspector, I'm surprised to see you here.
00:09Who wouldn't want to see the Milton Man?
00:11Isn't it incredible that such an artifact was found so close to Toronto?
00:15We still have so much to learn about continental drift and the migratory route.
00:19What nonsense!
00:21There is no missing link.
00:23We didn't descend from the apes.
00:25Read the Bible, you heathens.
00:27Everyone has an interest in this in their own fashion.
00:30I've always found that my faith and scientific curiosity can peacefully coexist.
00:35Try telling them that.
00:37Oh, I've received a call from Miss Cherry. She's a reporter at the Sentinel.
00:41I know Miss Cherry.
00:42She's starting a series of profiles of interesting Torontonians and wants to feature me.
00:47Oh.
00:48I'm sure she'll ask you next.
00:50It's not that. It's just that I've taken exception to some of Miss Cherry's reporting in the past.
00:56I'll refuse her offer, then.
00:58Oh, no, no. You should do it. You should do it.
01:00It's just that if Miss Cherry isn't armed with the facts, she tends to make up her own.
01:14So what happened after they tied you up?
01:16I was facing the wall, but I heard them load the crates of whiskey onto the back of their motor wagon.
01:21Can you give a description of the men?
01:23They had bandanas covering their faces.
01:25That's convenient.
01:28I'm telling the truth.
01:31Uh, you say they had a motor wagon. Did you get a good look at it?
01:34Yeah. It was a Galloway. It had yellow spokes.
01:39What kind of thieves can afford a motor wagon?
01:42You think I'm making all this up?
01:45I'll show you. I'll find these men and teach them a lesson myself.
01:49Sir, please leave that to us.
01:52We'll be off for now.
01:56Why'd you have to doubt him?
01:58The whiskey could be in that man's garage.
02:01Then we'll take a look.
02:03But until then, we'll accept that man's story.
02:08In the case of the Heidelberg skull, which was of early Feistein date,
02:13the symphysial region of the jaw was essentially human in its markings and in its characteristics.
02:21Whereas the features of the mandible on the Milton specimen are simian,
02:26which, of course, is of an earlier date.
02:29This hominid, one can only conclude that this is the best and only proof we have
02:36that the leap that we took from ape to man occurred right here in Canada.
02:43Thank you. Thank you.
02:46Now, I would be too kind to ask you,
02:50Now, I would be pleased to take some learned questions.
02:53Yes, the young man in front.
02:55Are you a God-fearing man, Mr. Tink?
03:00I don't want any trouble, please.
03:02Oh, I agree. Eve gave the Lord a little trouble,
03:06and we were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Isn't that right, everybody?
03:12I'm sure these honest people have questions I'd like to answer.
03:15Then answer me this.
03:16Why should we believe in this abomination that the devil himself placed here to lead us astray?
03:24I retrieved this from the ground. This is not the work of the devil.
03:29This is proof of man's evolution.
03:32Poppycock, that is the only response fit in this mockery.
03:38Detective William Murdoch, Toronto Constabulary.
03:40Mr. Wilde, please exit the stage.
03:42Detective, I was wondering if the good Lord would put you in my path once again.
03:46It seems he has seen fit to do so.
03:51You haven't seen the last of me, you charlatan.
04:01Thank you very much.
04:05And thank you, Detective, for all your help.
04:07You're most welcome.
04:08Would you mind if we took a closer look at the Milton Man?
04:11Yes. I would like to see how the eye teeth compared to a specimen I saw in Luxembourg back in 19...
04:17I'm sorry, gentlemen. The skull is with Mr. Hudson for safekeeping.
04:21Mr. Leopold Hudson?
04:23Do you know him?
04:24Yes. He's an adventurer and a relic hunter.
04:28The last time we crossed paths, he was taking a lost treasure that we found back to Peru.
04:34Sir!
04:39Sir, are you all right?
04:48Where is it?
04:49Where is what?
04:52My skull!
04:54Someone stole my skull.
05:09What brings you back to Toronto, Mr. Hudson?
05:12Mr. Tinkton hired me to guard the Milton Man.
05:15Now it's missing.
05:17What's happened?
05:18I was taking the skull back to the hotel right after the lecture.
05:22I turned down a passageway, then felt a blow on the back of my head.
05:25When I awoke, it was gone.
05:27Mr. Hudson, you really should be out looking for it.
05:29I know you want me out there chasing down that skull, but let me tell you,
05:33No one could help me find it quicker than Detective Murdoch.
05:38It was likely a targeted theft, then, in which case it could be on its way out of the country.
05:42There's every chance it could still be in Toronto.
05:45Just find it.
05:47That skull is of the utmost importance to the entire human race.
05:50Did you see your assailant?
05:52No.
05:53Who else knew you were carrying the artifact?
05:56I bet you it was that man in my car.
05:59Who else knew you were carrying the artifact?
06:01I bet you it was that man in my lecture who was shouting about it being the work of the devil.
06:07Excuse me.
06:10Detective Murdoch?
06:12Yes?
06:15I see. I will, sir. Thank you.
06:20You'll have to excuse me, gentlemen. I'm needed at the Chief Constable's office.
06:23Is it about the skull?
06:24It is. I'll be in touch.
06:40Miss Cherry, I didn't expect to see you here.
06:42Ah, we meet in person. I'm Inspector Albert Choi.
06:45Inspector, have you given more thought to the Top Men of Toronto profile?
06:49Miss Cherry, please conduct your business on your own time.
06:53Murdoch, Choi, what do you know about this missing skull?
06:55I'd only just heard of the robbery when you telephoned.
06:58You haven't seen this morning's newspaper?
07:00I've had the president of the university call me furious.
07:03It's not their property.
07:04Well, they want it to be. The whole thing is a bloody malarkey.
07:08What do you mean, sir?
07:09We're not descended from animals, are we?
07:14You don't all believe that rubbish, do you?
07:16It's hard to argue with the evidence.
07:18How did you learn about the theft so quickly, Miss Cherry?
07:21A loyal reader. She found Mr. Leopold Hudson unconscious in the street.
07:25He was the one carrying the skull for Mr. Tinkton.
07:27How lucky this witness came right to you.
07:30Luck has nothing to do with it. The Sentinel is an excellent newspaper.
07:33You've already talked to Preacher Wilde.
07:35He was all too happy to talk.
07:37He says, thank the good Lord the abomination was stolen.
07:41I only pray that it is destroyed and forgotten.
07:44I wouldn't be surprised if he has something to do with that.
07:47Where is Mr. Wilde, Miss Cherry?
07:50Inspector Choi, you don't know me, but I have one rule.
07:53I don't give anything away without something in return.
07:57Fine. You can interview me for your newspaper.
08:00Excellent.
08:05Mr. Kane.
08:06Hello.
08:07Sit down here. I'll make your arrest report.
08:09Mr. Kane, what's the charge?
08:11Theft. It was a part of the whiskey robbery.
08:13I told you, I had nothing to do with it.
08:15Stay there and be quiet.
08:23I found out that Mr. Kane has criminal friends.
08:25He just came into a lot of money.
08:27You have some sales and he'll confess.
08:30Well, I'll still look into the robbery. We should try to find the rest.
08:33Don't waste your time.
08:35Whiskey's probably in America by now.
08:44Detective Murdock.
08:46Mr. Wilde.
08:48I'm surprised to see you back here in Toronto.
08:51Well, the good Lord called me back to the great white north once again.
08:55And I must say, the traveling life suits me just fine.
08:58Say, have you accepted Jesus into your heart?
09:02I go to church every Sunday, if that's what you're asking.
09:08Mr. Wilde, after you were escorted out of the lecture hall, did you leave the area?
09:13I stayed near the doors.
09:15I didn't see you.
09:17The back doors. I wanted another word with Mr. Tinkton.
09:21Did you see a man leave out those doors with a case carrying the skull?
09:26I did.
09:28I must confess, I wasn't kind.
09:30I told him that it was not too late to make his peace with God and rebuke that so-called missing link.
09:36But he just ignored me.
09:38Did you follow him?
09:40I did not.
09:42I found some other folks to converse with.
09:46Well, thank you for your time, Mr. Wilde.
09:50These sermons of yours, keep them peaceful. Understand?
09:54Of course, of course.
09:57I swear by all that is good and holy.
10:05I struggle to believe a single word that comes out of that man's mouth.
10:09If he did have the Milton Man skull, he would have made quite the spectacle of it by now.
10:14Good point.
10:16So what now, Detective?
10:18Mr. Hudson is a man of far too many talents to be a mere guard.
10:22I'd like to know why Mr. Tinkton is really paying him.
10:27You said it was a tectonic arrangement.
10:33Mr. Hudson?
10:34Oh, Detective Murdoch.
10:36Please, meet Daphne Fitzwilliam.
10:39Miss Fitzwilliam works in the geology department at the university.
10:43Oh. Pleasure.
10:45You must be very interested in the Milton Man.
10:47Of course. Mr. Hudson was asking if I had heard of anyone claiming to have the missing skull.
10:52I have not.
10:54Miss Fitzwilliam, if you'll pardon me, I need to tear Mr. Hudson away for a word of police business.
11:00Of course. I was just leaving.
11:04Goodbye, Leopold. I hope we will meet again soon.
11:08I will make sure of it.
11:17Your attention.
11:18Oh, sorry.
11:20Perhaps I should be spending more time in the halls of academia.
11:24Perhaps.
11:26How can I help?
11:28Is there something you should be telling me about the Milton Man?
11:31Like what?
11:33That you've been hired to guard the skull by Mr. Tinkton.
11:36But is there something more?
11:38No flies on you.
11:41I don't think he wants it to be public knowledge.
11:44But Mr. Tinkton hired me to broker a quick sale of the skull.
11:47Why keep that a secret?
11:49Maybe he thinks selling it for money rather than donating it reflects poorly on him.
11:55Why would Tinkton want to part with such a momentous find?
11:59I don't know.
12:01I had contacted a few institutions I knew would want it, but Tinkton told me he wanted to sell to a private buyer.
12:07And did you line one up?
12:09A man named Mr. Lionel Dawson.
12:11A very private man with very deep pockets.
12:15I'd like to have a word with this Mr. Dawson.
12:17Absolutely.
12:21You have an incredible collection, Mr. Dawson.
12:24I don't usually let anyone into my home.
12:27Please, don't touch anything.
12:29You've heard the Milton Man was stolen?
12:31Yes. Horrible.
12:33Do you know who took it?
12:35That's what we're here to find out.
12:37I was prepared to buy it.
12:39I certainly had no reason to steal it.
12:42I would presume Mr. Tinkton was asking a fairly steep price for his artifact.
12:47I would gladly pay any amount.
12:49More than Dr. Bethel would pay, I'd imagine.
12:51He was interested.
12:54This Dr. Bethel is also a private collector.
12:57He buys on behalf of the Natural History Museum in New York City.
13:00I wired him that Mr. Tinkton preferred a private buyer, but I never heard back.
13:07♪
13:27It's done.
13:29The worker's in the cells.
13:32Is he going to talk?
13:35No, I told him it was in his best interest to take his lumps.
13:38I told him that a year in jail was smarter than mentioning you.
13:41He agreed.
13:43Smart man.
13:47I don't know how much longer I can keep doing this.
13:50I'd stay as long as I can tell you to.
13:55See you around.
13:57♪
14:12I have never seen anything like Mr. Dawson's collection.
14:16His entire home was like a cabinet of curiosities.
14:19A wunderkammer.
14:21Indeed.
14:22Sprichst du Deutsch?
14:24No.
14:26Do you think he did steal the Milton Man?
14:28I'm not sure.
14:29He still seems keen to purchase it.
14:31I did learn of another potential buyer, however.
14:34A Dr. Bethel from the Natural History Museum.
14:37In New York City?
14:38Yes.
14:39I contacted his office and apparently Dr. Bethel was due to arrive in Toronto three days ago to purchase the skull for the museum.
14:46Maybe he didn't like the competition.
14:48Did his office know where he was staying?
14:50The Trenton Arms Hotel.
14:52You're taking me there right now, aren't you?
14:53I am.
14:57The concierge says he hasn't seen Dr. Bethel in three days.
15:01No phone calls, no room service.
15:03Did he do a moonlight flit?
15:05He's paid up to the end of the week.
15:07Dr. Bethel, Toronto Constabulary.
15:10Open up.
15:16Dr. Bethel?
15:17Dr. Bethel?
15:33Killed three days ago by a knife to the right carotid artery.
15:36Death would have been quick.
15:37Any defensive wounds?
15:38None.
15:39Just a stab wound.
15:41So the assailant could have come from behind.
15:44Possibly.
15:45Also, the cut was unusual.
15:46The blade would have been wide with an uneven edge.
15:49A serrated knife?
15:50No.
15:51The edges were too uneven and jagged.
15:53I would guess the blade was handmade.
15:56So this is him then?
15:57The fellow who stole the Milton Man?
15:59No, sir.
16:01Dr. Bethel here was killed three days ago, before the skull was stolen.
16:05Do you think his murder is connected to the theft?
16:08I'm heading back to the hotel to continue searching his room.
16:12Violet, what do you think about this missing link business?
16:16It's interesting.
16:17I was just reading Othniel Marsh's article on the 50 million year evolution of the horse.
16:22That's horses. I'm talking mankind.
16:24You don't believe that we descended from apes, do you?
16:27Darwin's theory of evolution seems sound to me.
16:30But everyone knows that mankind descended from Adam and Eve.
16:34I have some books I can lend you on the subject.
16:36They provide some contrary theories.
16:38Good day, Miss Ott.
16:42Detective, can I ask you a question?
16:45Of course.
16:46Do you think I should provide my own portrait?
16:49I beg your pardon?
16:50For my profile in the Sentinel.
16:52Oh. Well, I suppose that's up to you.
16:56Would you mind drawing that curtain for me?
17:09What is that?
17:11It's an ultraviolet light. It can detect blood spatter, footprints, that sort of thing.
17:16How does it work?
17:18Would you really like to know?
17:19Of course.
17:22Ultraviolet light can detect phosphors.
17:25Blood contains fluorescent molecules, and this light can show them to us.
17:31Like so.
17:33Ingenious.
17:35It's just basic.
17:36Genius.
17:37It's just basic science, really.
17:43I only see blood in the area we found him.
17:49No.
17:50What's this?
17:51It looks like a shard of black glass.
17:54It's glowing.
17:56That would be because of the phosphors on it from blood.
18:02Obsidian.
18:03Volcanic glass?
18:05Large pieces of obsidian were napped into incredibly sharp blades in the Neolithic period.
18:10Well, that would be a very odd murder weapon.
18:13But a fitting end for a paleontologist, wouldn't you say?
18:21I met Tony Petrucci at the Starbright Club last night.
18:24What are you doing investigating a fellow constable?
18:27I spoke to some of Mr. Kane's friends. From all accounts, he's an honest man.
18:31Are you saying Tucker arrested Mr. Kane to cover for Mr. Petrucci?
18:37I'm gonna release Kane.
18:39Tell him it would be wise to lay low for a while, visit some out-of-town relatives.
18:43Then I'll keep watching Tucker.
18:44I don't like where this is going.
18:46Neither do I.
18:52Dr. Bethel.
18:53Murdered.
18:56Did you know he was in Toronto?
18:57I knew he was in contact with Mr. Hudson and the museum was very interested.
19:02But Mr. Hudson had told me that he hadn't heard from Dr. Bethel.
19:07He didn't notify you when he arrived?
19:09No.
19:10And I wish he would. I would have loved to discuss this find with him.
19:13Dr. Bethel has a...
19:16Sorry.
19:17Had.
19:18A towering reputation in this field.
19:21And yet I understand you sought out a private buyer for the skull.
19:25I don't know anything about selling artifacts.
19:27That's why I hired Mr. Hudson.
19:29I see.
19:31You don't think I had anything to do with this grisly business, do you?
19:35This is a great loss to paleontology.
19:38I've read several of Dr. Bethel's books.
19:43Thank you for your time, Mr. Tinkton.
19:46Oh, um, would you happen to own any of Dr. Bethel's books?
19:50You happen to own any artifacts made of obsidian?
19:53No. Why do you ask?
19:55It might have to do with the case.
19:57Well, it's not my field of expertise.
19:59But I do believe that Leopold Hudson had some fine specimens.
20:07Why are you asking about obsidian?
20:09Answer the question, Mr. Hudson.
20:12I have had some in the past.
20:14I've sold some hand axes to collectors.
20:17I believe Dr. Bethel was killed with a napped obsidian axe.
20:22I never even met the man in person.
20:24I didn't even know he was in Toronto.
20:26Why would I have killed him?
20:28Perhaps Dr. Bethel was too insistent you sell to him and the argument got heated.
20:32And I told you I didn't even know he was in Toronto.
20:35I heard that. That doesn't mean I believe it.
20:37Detective, remind me.
20:39Were there any witnesses to the theft of the skull?
20:42No.
20:43You could have taken the skull with the intention of selling it yourself.
20:45I already told you I was hit on the head and the case was stolen!
20:48Detective Murdoch! Arrest Mr. Hudson.
20:52Maybe with some time in the cells he'll be more forthcoming.
20:55You're allowing this?
21:00I thought we were friends.
21:04We have no evidence linking Mr. Hudson to the crime.
21:07Not yet.
21:08But, like he says, you two are friends.
21:10With all due respect, sir, I am only considering the facts in this case.
21:15The fact is Mr. Hudson's dealings sometimes skirt the law.
21:19You told me yourself.
21:20He once stole evidence right out from under you.
21:23He had his reasons.
21:26I just... I don't believe Leopold Hudson is a killer.
21:30What do you propose?
21:32I will go to the university and see if they know of anyone who has an obsidian blade.
21:37And I'll take a photograph of Mr. Hudson to the Trenton Arms Hotel and see if anyone saw him there.
21:42I already spoke with the concierge. He saw no one.
21:45I'll offer a dollar to the bellboy. They see everything.
21:49Detective, I know you don't want me to be right.
21:53Sir, I want to catch a killer.
21:56Excuse me. Can you tell me where I might find the geology department?
22:00Detective. Lovely to see you again.
22:02Miss Fitzwilliam. Hello.
22:04How is your investigation progressing? Any leads on the Miltoman skull?
22:08I'm afraid our investigation has now grown to include murder.
22:12Who was murdered?
22:13Dr. Bethel of the Natural History Society.
22:16Oh, I see.
22:18I'm sorry.
22:19I'm afraid our investigation has now grown to include murder.
22:22Who was murdered?
22:24Dr. Bethel of the Natural History Museum three days ago.
22:28Oh, no.
22:30Did you know him?
22:32Just a little. Professionally.
22:34Did his murder have anything to do with the missing skull?
22:37I don't know. We believe he was killed with an obsidian axe.
22:42That's why I'm here. To find out who might have such a thing.
22:45We have three specimens of obsidian tools in the department.
22:49Oh. Well, I'll need to bring them into the station house for testing.
22:53Of course.
22:55Do you know of anyone else who might have obsidian tools?
22:58There are some tools in other collections outside of Toronto.
23:01A cache was found in British Columbia earlier this year and I heard one went missing.
23:05Is that right?
23:08Mr. Hudson also told me he sold some examples lately.
23:11That's the second person I mentioned. Mr. Hudson.
23:15Oh, but he couldn't have anything to do with the murder.
23:18You're certain of that?
23:22I know where he was three evenings ago.
23:26He was with me. Between you and I, we were together the entire night.
23:33I see.
23:35But if you say a word, I could lose my position here.
23:38I see no reason to make your activities public knowledge.
23:45Thank you. Come with me. The access is right this way.
23:52Daphne told you that?
23:54I understand you were trying to preserve a young lady's reputation.
23:58But that information could have saved you time in the cells.
24:01It would have saved me time if you had just believed me.
24:04I'm still looking for anyone who knew Dr. Bethel was in Toronto.
24:08Good luck with your case.
24:10I still intend on finding that Milton Mann skull for Mr. Tinkton.
24:13Goodbye, detective.
24:21You released Mr. Hudson.
24:24He has an alibi for the night of the murder.
24:27I've just been to the hotel.
24:29The night desk clerk told me that a man asked for Dr. Bethel's room number.
24:33Did he give you a name?
24:35No, but the clerk did remember the man.
24:37Fulbier, with an ostentatious silk cravat.
24:44Detective, it's quite late for a visit.
24:47This isn't a social call.
24:49Oh.
24:52Have you found the Milton Mann?
24:54I have not. I have been concentrating on the murder of Dr. Bethel.
24:58So perhaps you can tell me what you were doing at his hotel on the night of his death.
25:07All right, yes. I went to the Trenton Arms.
25:10Dr. Bethel had sent me a telegram he was coming.
25:13Why did he do that?
25:15I had gone up against him in his museum before.
25:17I suppose he wanted me to know the game was afoot.
25:20You led me to believe that you did not see Dr. Bethel.
25:24But I didn't. I went to his hotel and knocked on his door.
25:27But there was no answer, so I left.
25:30Are these Obsidian?
25:32Yes. I brought them back from New Guinea a few years ago.
25:37A rare find.
25:38Hmm. I'll need to take these to the station house with me.
25:42You can't.
25:44Either I take these with me now, or I arrest you for murder.
26:08I'm not in the blues no more.
26:14But weepers here, but weepers everywhere.
26:29Tucker. Can we talk?
26:31What do you want? I'm off duty.
26:34You'll want to hear what I have to say.
26:39How long have you been working for Tony Petrucci?
26:42You shut your dirty mouth.
26:44Tucker, I am giving you a chance to dig your way out of this.
26:47Henry the Magnanimous.
26:51You will tell the inspector what you've been up to, or I will.
26:56You can't.
26:58Tony will kill me.
27:00He'll kill my wife.
27:02The inspector can protect you and your wife.
27:05You should do the right thing.
27:28Oh, wow. You found the murder weapon.
27:31I've found several obsidian examples with Miss Fitzwilliam and Mr. Dawson, but none of them appear to be the murder weapon.
27:40What are you doing here, Mr. Hudson?
27:42Well, I've been thinking, Detective Murdoch.
27:45I'm going to give you the chance to apologize.
27:49I was doing my job.
27:51Yes.
27:53Well, I might have a lead.
27:56I was just with Mr. Tinkton, and he's very upset.
27:59What about? Having his artifact stolen?
28:02He was accosted by that preacher outside our hotel.
28:05Mr. Wilde?
28:07He said Mr. Tinkton was hellbound, and he'd hastened the departure himself.
28:11Did he harm Mr. Tinkton?
28:13No, but he shouted he might want to come to the university this morning.
28:16Why?
28:18He would be smashing the Milton Man.
28:19The theories that these so-called evolutionists spew are an insult to reason and a shock to the heart.
28:27Yeah, I've read Mr. Darwin's book.
28:30It's all animal, animal, animal, with never a thought of God or of religion.
28:36So, right here, right now, I am going to destroy that ape man for good.
28:43Should we stop him?
28:45I don't want to.
28:46I give you the missing link.
28:52Watch as I give him a taste of the hammer of God.
28:56Get back, creature. There was never kinship between me and thee.
29:01I am a man of God.
29:03All right, that's enough. Mr. Wilde, a word, please.
29:06Detective, I'm in the middle of a fight.
29:08Now.
29:10Mr. Wilde.
29:11Mr. Wilde, a word, please.
29:13Detective, I'm in the middle of a fight.
29:15Now.
29:17Take five.
29:20Mr. Wilde, did you have an argument with Mr. Tinkton earlier today?
29:26I may have had words with him.
29:29He is spreading darkness and depravity.
29:32Did you also have words with Dr. Bethel of the Natural History Museum?
29:37He and Tinkton are of the same mind.
29:39I don't know this Dr. Bethel.
29:41He's in his hotel room.
29:43Well, I wouldn't know anything about that.
29:45He was very interested in the Milton Man skull.
29:48That I was hit and left for dead for.
29:50Do you believe it's real, sir?
29:52Yes, of course.
29:54This certainly is a godless country in need of salvation.
29:58Why, just this morning, when I was spreading the news about this deception,
30:02a lady came up and kicked me right in the shin.
30:05She said that the missing link skull was real and that the world would see it soon enough.
30:09What did this lady look like?
30:11Uh, she was small.
30:14Wire glasses.
30:16Hair pulled back tight.
30:21Yes?
30:23Detective Murdoch, I'd like a word.
30:25Just a minute.
30:32Mr. Twilliam?
30:34What are you hiding behind your back?
30:36Step away from the desk.
30:38Now.
30:43Daphne, how could you?
30:51You were the one who knocked me out.
30:53I felt terrible about that.
30:55That's why I asked you out to dinner, to see if you were alright.
30:58Thank you for your concern.
31:00Why did you steal the skull?
31:02I overheard Mr. Tinkton talking to Mr. Hudson about selling it to a private buyer.
31:07But this needs to be in a museum, where it can be studied.
31:10So you stole it to give to the university?
31:13Eventually.
31:15I thought if I could have some time alone with it, to really study it, I would be the expert.
31:19I'm sick of Cambrian fossils. I want to study the dawn of man.
31:23I don't believe this.
31:25I just didn't understand.
31:27Donating it to a museum would have put Mr. Tinkton in the history books.
31:30It would likely be named after him.
31:32Uranthovist Tinktoni, perhaps.
31:35But no, I suppose he only cared about money.
31:37And what of Dr. Bethel?
31:39Did you want to keep the skull from him as well?
31:41I didn't have anything to do with Dr. Bethel's death.
31:45I didn't know he was even in Toronto.
31:47Murdoch, I have to come clean to you about something.
31:50Right now?
31:52When Miss Fitzwilliam told you I couldn't have killed Dr. Bethel as I was with her all night,
31:57she lied.
32:01We weren't together that night.
32:03And you went along with her lie?
32:05My alibi wasn't true. My innocence is.
32:08I know you trust that.
32:11Miss Fitzwilliam, you will accompany me to the station house
32:15where you will be charged with assault, theft, and quite possibly murder.
32:19What will happen to this?
32:21It's coming with me as evidence.
32:26So Miss Fitzwilliam stole the skull and lied to give herself an alibi
32:31the night that Dr. Bethel was killed?
32:32Yes, but I've tested all three of the obsidian axes that I took from her department
32:37and none of them had traces of blood on them.
32:39Nor did they match the fragment that was found at the scene.
32:42She must have had a fourth.
32:44But why would she kill Dr. Bethel? She admired him.
32:48Any comment on the paleontology murder?
32:50Miss Cherry, I will be releasing a statement in due time.
32:53Perhaps you should consider speaking now.
32:55I did see Detective Murdoch take Miss Fitzwilliam to the station a short time ago.
32:58No comments. But if you did want to talk, we could arrange a time for my interview.
33:04For my profile. In your newspaper.
33:07Oh. I've decided to profile Leopold Hudson instead.
33:11That man should be in films. Tall, rugged, a globe-trotting adventurer.
33:14I've trotted around the globe.
33:16Now, back to the murder case.
33:18I'm very busy, Miss Cherry. Goodbye.
33:22Good work on the Bethel murder, Murdoch. And you've recovered the Milton man.
33:26Part of me wishes it would have stayed stolen.
33:29This artifact will put Canada on the map.
33:32Well, I'm the bloody map. We don't need the help of this abomination. Half man, half ape.
33:36Honestly, I don't know what to make of it.
33:38Are you taking it back to Mr. Tinkton, Murdoch?
33:41Not quite yet. I need another word with Miss Fitzwilliam.
33:53Would you like to hold it?
33:54It's not every day you can touch a part of man's evolution.
33:58I'll leave you to it. I don't know where we came from or where we're going.
34:02But I'm quite content to live in the here and now.
34:04And that, Albert, is about to be the tipsy ferret. Good afternoon.
34:10Why did you lie earlier about spending the night with Mr. Hudson?
34:16I felt guilty, I suppose.
34:18I didn't know if my theft brought him under suspicion for Dr. Bethel's murder.
34:21Well, that falsehood gave you an alibi, which you now no longer have.
34:26That's not why I did it.
34:28Where were you really the night that Dr. Bethel was murdered?
34:32At home. Working on my book, Trilobites of the Americas. Alone.
34:38Miss Fitzwilliam, what do you think about this Milton Man skull?
34:44It's incredible. And to think it was found in a fairly high strata.
34:48Contravening the geological superposition theory.
34:51Exactly.
34:53Other similar specimens have been found in Germany and in the South Himalayas,
34:57but did you ever think one would be found here, in Ontario?
35:02No. Frankly, I'm amazed that a link between Simide and Hominidae was found in Canada.
35:09Right. You'll be taken back to the cells now.
35:13I've given you my finger marks. You'll see I was never in Dr. Bethel's room.
35:16And you can ask my colleagues. I could never hurt anyone.
35:20You managed to hurt Mr. Hudson for the artifact.
35:24That will be all for now.
35:47Keeping the Milton Man all to yourself?
35:50I keep thinking about something Miss Fitzwilliam said.
35:53Why would Mr. Tinkton not want a museum to have this?
35:58He wouldn't be the first to choose money over renown.
36:01But to have the missing link, Hominid, named after you.
36:06Your name would live on forever.
36:09Humility?
36:11Humility.
36:12What's this all about, then?
36:16Perhaps there's another reason that Mr. Tinkton doesn't want a museum to have it.
36:21Mind if I sit in?
36:23Not at all.
36:34This came for you.
36:36Starbright Club. Eight o'clock. Be there.
36:44Now you've observed the mandible.
36:47Now compare it to that of a modern orangutan.
36:51It looks very similar.
36:53Shouldn't it be?
36:55It should be.
36:57It should be.
36:59It should be.
37:01It should be.
37:02A modern orangutan.
37:04It looks very similar. Shouldn't it be?
37:06Look at the molars.
37:08They've been shaved down to be even, as if with a metal file.
37:13Hard to tell. We don't know the diet of this Hominid.
37:17If I swab a portion with alcohol...
37:22Observe.
37:28Looks like the bone now has a greenish tinge.
37:30That tells me that this bone has been artificially aged with bichromate of potash.
37:36Are you saying what I think you're saying?
37:38I've also conducted a fluorine analysis and it's definitive.
37:41This skull was never buried in the ground at all.
37:46Mr. Tinkton combined a modern human skull with the mandible of an orangutan.
37:51The Milton Man is a fraud.
37:53Mr. Tinkton lied.
37:56He did see Dr. Bethel when he came to Toronto.
38:00He was so confident in his fake artifact that he went directly to Dr. Bethel's room.
38:06Dr. Bethel likely grew suspicious.
38:08He's probably seen many fake artifacts in his time.
38:13So he threatened to expose Tinkton as a fraud.
38:17Any possibility of renown and riches gone in an instant.
38:22And in a moment of fury...
38:24He killed Dr. Bethel.
38:26That must be why he wanted to sell it so quickly to a private buyer.
38:28Yes.
38:30He wouldn't have likely gotten the glory, but he would have been rich nonetheless.
38:36We have to find him.
38:38Miss Cherry had another article in today's newspaper about the Milton Man.
38:42Here it is.
38:44Mr. Tinkton has gone back to the same site in Milton in the hopes of uncovering more of the missing link.
38:50Mr. Hudson will know where the excavation site is. I'll take him.
38:54And this?
38:56Keep it for now.
38:58It is evidence after all.
39:00Just not the kind we thought it was.
39:09Ah! Leopold! Detective! You showed up just in time.
39:14Look what I found.
39:18Now I was lucky enough to find one Milton Man skull, but two!
39:23Incredible.
39:25Yes.
39:26Now, what of my first Milton Man? Have either of you found it?
39:31I asked the missing link.
39:33You did take it to Dr. Bethel at his hotel prior to your lecture, didn't you?
39:38No, I never saw him.
39:40You had him examine it, and he discovered that it was a fake.
39:43Now, wait just a moment here.
39:45That's why you asked me to sell it to the highest private bidder and fast.
39:49That skull is not a fake.
39:51It most undoubtedly is.
39:53As is this one.
39:55Tell me, did you spend any time in British Columbia earlier this year?
40:00Yes, I was working with the Canadian Geological Survey on a Pleistocene-era excavation.
40:05Where you unearthed a cache of obsidian tools. One of them has gone missing.
40:10Up to your pockets, Tinkton.
40:12No. No. No.
40:25An obsidian hand axe. Do you carry it around for good luck?
40:30Mr. Tinkton, you're under arrest for the murder of Dr. Bethel.
40:40That Miss Cherry is persistent. She can't believe I turned down her profile.
40:45You did? Why?
40:47Just trying never to be guided by hubris.
40:50Besides, I'm not that man anymore.
40:52Not that man anymore?
40:54How do you mean?
40:56Well, I've done it all. Seen it all.
40:58Escaped caves, prisons, curses, women, the double crosses and dirty deals.
41:03I'm done with it.
41:05I think from now on I'm going to live a straightforward type of life.
41:09Settle down. Get a job. Maybe a dog.
41:12In Toronto?
41:14Well, the university's offered me a position sorting artifacts in the archaeology department.
41:18Considering all you've done, wouldn't that be a tad dull?
41:29There are benefits.
41:34Good day, gentlemen.
41:40It is disappointing. Science took a real blow at Tinkton's chicanery.
41:45Your path to knowledge does have some bumps along the way.
41:49You're a real optimist, detective.
41:52The truth is out there, sir. We may just not see all of it in our lifetime.
42:00Constable?
42:02Do you have a moment, Inspector?
42:07I appreciate your honesty.
42:10Thank you, sir.
42:11Your behavior is unpardonable. You should be charged.
42:16Just protect my wife, sir. She knows nothing about any of this.
42:20I said you should be charged. But I'm not going to do that.
42:24Instead, I'm going to fire you.
42:42I have a moment?
42:45Ladies?
42:53I said eight, not ten-thirty.
42:56I got fired.
42:58That's a shame.
43:00I need a job.
43:02Sorry, Tucker. We are as useful as teats on a boulder, ain't we?
43:05You gotta help me.
43:07I don't got to do anything.
43:09Ladies.
43:11Please.
43:21Tucker!
43:23Don't give these ladies a drink.
43:25Who knows?
43:27Maybe I need to have a good dog around.