Murdoch Mysteries (2004) s19e06 Episode Script

(LIGHT PIANO MUSIC)
Where've you been?
I still don't understand
what the point of geodesy is.
What do you mean?
I only came because I thought I
might get a nice map of England,
- specifically Yorkshire.
- Oh,
there is so much more
to it than that, sir.
Using mathematics to measure the Earth
is the foundation of modern cartography.
All one needs to know
is that the sun never
sets on the British Empire.
(CHUCKLING)
Who are these chaps?
Ah. They're visiting scholars, sir.
Uh, this is Mr. Henry Calder
from the United States;
Professor Hisashi Yamada
from the Empire of Japan;
and, uh, Professor Joseph
Morgan from the United Kingdom.
Huh. Sounds like the
start of a good joke.
We are all familiar with the
natural fluctuations of Earth's axis.
But astronomers from
my country have observed
a variation of polar motion
that even the wobble can't explain.
Wobble? What does he mean by that?
The Chandler wobble, sir,
refers to a slight
shift in the Earth's axis
every 14 months or so.
That might explain
why it takes me so long
- to get home from the pub.
- (CLEARS THROAT)
We have named this variation the z-term.
Taking this into account
has led to absolute precision
in measuring latitude.
If I may interrupt.
I've heard of that theory,
but it's nothing more than an error.
Sorry, I'm not sure I follow.
Your data is incorrect.
After all, it wasn't long ago
your people were still
using land-based surveys
over the much-superior
European triangulation methods.
Excuse me, Professor Morgan.
I believe that the data is sound.
I'm sure there are
others here who do, too.
(CROWD MURMURING)
Well,
it's a pity that
educated men are seduced
by the backward fallacies of the Orient.
(BRACKENREID): That Morgan
fellow didn't think much
- of the Japanese chap.
- You're not wrong, sir.
I actually found
Professor Yamada's research
the most compelling of all.
And there was murmurings
in the audience over that?
Oh! The z-term, sir,
it-it could change measurements
by up to plus or minus
0.05 arc-seconds.
That's nearly a metre and a
half on the Earth's surface.
Hm. Oh.
I'll need to update my
Geographic Probability Sensor.
Where are you going?
The next lecture, sir. It
starts in less than ten minutes.
I'll see you in the bar.
Suit yourself.
Oh. How was the conference?
Inspiring.
You should have presented your GPS.
Your idea could change the world.
Oh. I'm not sure
that's worth presenting.
Its precision range
is still quite broad.
- Hm.
- (PHONE RINGING)
Inspector Choi speaking.
It's Henry Calder. I need
to see you right away.
(TENSE MUSIC)
- Thank you for coming.
- (MURDOCH): Professor Calder.
I was at your panel at your
conference this morning.
Uh, Detective Murdoch, Inspector Choi.
Then you already know Mr. Yamada.
- You believe he was abducted?
- Yes.
Mr. Yamada and I agreed to have
drinks in the parlour this evening.
Oh. You're both staying
in this boarding house?
That's right. While
I was waiting for him,
I heard him scream.
When I got here to
his room, he was gone,
uh, except for all this mess here.
Did anyone else see anything suspicious?
Uh, a few of the other
boarders heard the scream,
but no one saw anything.
Unfortunately, Mr.
Yamada's assistant was away
and returned only a few minutes ago.
- (DOOR OPENS)
- Ah, here he is.
(TENSE MUSIC)
- Inspector!
- (CALDER): Goodness!
What on earth?
Do you know this man?
At one time,
I called him my brother.
(THEME MUSIC)
(SPEAKING KOREAN)
D'you miss me?
Samuel Choi, you bastard.
I go by Samuel Saijo now.
Sir,
I thought you said
your brother was dead.
You said I was dead?
You are to me.
And you're a police inspector?
I am. What of it?
You must have had to
do a lot of toadying.
(SCOFFS)
Says the lapdog.
You're aware that Japan annexed Korea,
- my motherland, a few years ago?
- I am.
Shortly before the annexation, this fool
declared himself a sympathizer
for the Japanese Empire.
He used to be for Korean independence,
but he switched sides for personal gain.
You see how he prefers to be called
by his adopted Japanese name.
He's a traitor.
Mr. Saijo,
you went out before the
abduction took place.
My boss ran out of tobacco, so
I had to go out and get some.
So you saw him before you went out.
Yes. In fact, I was
with him the whole day.
After the panel, he had
lunch with colleagues,
then returned here for some study
before getting ready to meet Mr. Calder.
Professor Calder,
Mr. Morgan and Mr.
Yamada had words today.
Had they ever met
prior to the conference?
No. We all met for the
first time yesterday.
But this isn't the first time my
boss has been insulted by biased men.
- (KNOCKING AT DOOR)
- Sirs.
We checked under the open windows,
but there were no tracks.
The owner of the boarding
house said she saw a man
she didn't recognize trying to
enter the house earlier this evening.
Did she let him in?
He refused to give her his name,
and so she told the man
to leave, and he did.
Right. Did she give you
a description of this man?
Yes, sir. He had a moustache,
brown hair, and wore gold spectacles.
That could be Mr. Morgan.
(CHURCH BELL RINGING)
Professor Morgan?
Professor Joseph Morgan?
- I haven't got all day.
- Uh,
Detective Murdoch and Inspector
Choi of the Toronto Constabulary.
We'd like to ask you a few questions.
Were you at Mr. Yamada's
boarding house last night?
- Why are you asking me that?
- He was abducted.
And I had something to do with it?
We know you aren't exactly
an admirer of Mr. Yamada's.
We have a witness account of
you trying to enter the building.
What were you doing there?
Fine. I was there.
But I just wanted to speak to him.
Yesterday, he humiliated me
in front of a roomful of men,
thanks to his little presentation.
- I wanted to have a word.
- And did you?
No, the owner of the
house shooed me away
before I could see him.
Why did you refuse to give your name?
I knew Yamada would never
agree to speak with me.
So, you know nothing
about the abduction.
Well, now that you mention it,
when I was leaving, I heard some voices
on the south side of the building.
It sounded like a few people
were hiding in the bushes.
(UPBEAT JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING)
(APPLAUSE)
Can I get you another drink, Llewellyn?
Please.
What would you like?
Oh, surprise me.
I'm in the mood for something
rich and smooth, like this music.
- I've got just the thing.
- Ah.
This place is jumping
tonight, Miss Hart.
Well, thanks to my bar manager.
- (CHUCKLING)
- Hey, sir.
This isn't scotch in my Rob Roy.
It's nothing but bug juice.
- Bug juice?
- Junk liquor.
Go ahead, taste it for yourself.
I would, if you hadn't finished it.
- Give me my money back!
- I'm sorry. I can't.
You will have to leave.
- Everything all right?
- It is now.
Thank you, Ephraim.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Well, I've got a new
whisky, Gille Easbaig.
It's supposed to be the
best that you can buy.
Aged for 25 years.
Well, I'm always eager to
try anything you recommend.
What's wrong?
It tastes off.
What That man was complaining
about his whisky cocktail.
Could there actually be
something wrong with this?
Mm.
This tastes like gasoline,
but maybe that's how
all whisky tastes to me.
I think we need to consult an expert.
I have an idea.
(INTRIGUING MUSIC)
(BRACKENREID): Oh, it's a little bit
early for this, isn't it, Miss Hart?
Uh, Detective Watts thinks
that your refined palate
may help confirm my suspicions.
You're a scotch aficionado,
aren't you, Chief Constable?
There isn't a fine
scotch I haven't tried.
(SNIFFS) Mm.
(CLEARS THROAT)
That isn't scotch. Far from it.
- Enlighten me.
- If I must.
It lacks the subtle hint of oak barrels
and the nuanced interplay of flavours.
A Gille Easbaig should taste like a
an adventurous walk through the
apple orchards of Aberdeenshire,
and smell like the nectar
of wild cornflowers.
Whereas this tastes like regret.
The man's a poet.
I suggest you throw this away.
I bought six whole cases of this.
Oh, well, then Miss Hart,
I'm afraid you've been had.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(HOOVES CLOPPING)
Sir, if Mr. Morgan heard
multiple voices outside,
then perhaps a group of some sort
- is behind Yamada's abduction.
- Mm.
Sirs.
I just found this by the window.
Let me see.
What is it, sir?
Constable Higgins, go
fetch Samuel immediately.
- Samuel, sir?
- Mr. Saijo,
- the personal assistant.
- Right.
Detective Murdoch,
this is a Korean flag,
a significant political
symbol that has been banned
by the Japanese Empire.
Would this be something Mr. Yamada
- would have in his possession?
- It would not.
What is a pro-Korean independence symbol
doing in your boss's room?
I-I don't know.
He was kidnapped for the cause.
What are you talking about?
Mr. Yamada is the Japanese
Emperor's fourth cousin, and
only someone committed to Korean
independence would have this pin.
Why would independence activists
be so far away from the real fight?
I've heard of Korean
communities in America
with men who are bent on
fighting for the cause.
You mean to say Korean men
would travel all the way here
from the United States
to abduct Mr. Yamada?
They are very committed.
After all, some of the
first Koreans in the U.S.
are those fleeing Japanese persecution.
I haven't encountered
any such people here.
Not yet. But you better start looking.
(SCOFFS)
I don't need to be told to do my job.
You were responsible for
him, and now he's missing.
Sir, I've got your list of names here.
Thank you, Higgins.
Detective, we'll start by
speaking to Christian missionaries
who have spent time in Korea.
You believe the abductors were aided
by missionaries here in Toronto?
Many of them were sympathetic to Koreans
in the years before the annexation.
It could be someone
helped them out of pity.
- Let's go.
- I'll get my hat.
Inspector Choi.
I've just seen McNabb
outside lolling around.
Shouldn't he and the rest of your men
be out searching for Mr. Yamada?
I'd like to find the culprits myself.
You should be putting the city on
high alert about these suspects.
With all due respect, Chief Constable,
I fear that'll set off a witch hunt.
What do you mean?
Instructions to look for Korean men
may bring about hostile sentiments
towards all men of Asian origin.
You do realize how this
will look if he's not found?
You can't just sit on your hands
hoping the man will turn up.
I don't plan to. Give me a day.
Ah. Murdoch told me about your brother
and how you two are at odds.
I hope that this has
nothing to do with that.
I know what I'm doing, so let me do it.
Fair enough. Carry on.
(INTRIGUING MUSIC)
Choi's just told me he's going
after the kidnappers himself.
Sir.
He should be announcing a city-wide
search. What's he playing at?
Well, I think it should
have something to do
with the sensitive nature
of international insurgency.
No. He's distracted by whatever
row he's had with his brother.
I don't think he's in the right
frame of mind to handle this case.
Sir, the Inspector has more insight
into the culprits' motive than
anyone in the constabulary,
possibly the country.
- Make sure he stays on the right track.
- Yes, sir.
Oh, and everyone at that
map-making conference
has their eyes on this case.
I do not want us looking like fools
in front of an international
audience. Got it?
This is a list of missionaries.
We'll start with the one
closest to the boarding house,
a Scott Radcliff.
Looks like he lives at the
rectory at St. Peter's Church.
Mr. Saijo?
I need to know what's
going on with the case.
You think a missionary
might be involved?
This is my business, not yours.
I propose we work together.
I can give you any information that
might be helpful. What do you say?
It was I who determined
the abductors' motive,
and as an assistant to
a traveling dignitary,
I've had to pick up
knowledge on the minds of
international Korean insurgents.
Using what I know,
you find the abductors, I
find my boss and we both win.
All right.
Samuel and I will speak
to Father Radcliff.
Detective, you stay
here. Let's be on our way.
Head back to the boarding
house, search my brother's room.
You think he may be involved?
I think he's not telling
me everything he knows.
(INTRIGUING MUSIC)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(FATHER): What can I do for you?
I'm aware you used to
work as a missionary
in Korea some years back.
Hm. Not exactly a crime.
No, of course not.
But we're looking for
some men of Korean descent.
We need to speak to them
about a police matter.
You wouldn't happen to know any
who've travelled here recently?
I spread the word of God
and brought some of the most
destitute people to salvation
while I was there, but, uh,
I'm not in contact with anyone now.
Hm. Thank you, Father Radcliff.
Ah, Inspector Choi.
I still pray for your people.
They've gone through a lot.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
- Not sure if I trust him.
- You too?
I noticed him fidgeting precisely
- when you mentioned Korean men.
- Hm.
I knew I smelled a liar.
What are you doing?
I want to see what this priest is up to
now that we've spoken to him.
What?
Mr. Yamada's jacket is in there.
- You're sure?
- Yes. I noticed the buttons.
A liar, indeed.
Fine, I admit it.
I let three Korean men
stay here for a night,
but they're not here anymore.
- Where are they now?
- I don't know.
They said they were
staying just one night.
When I got home last night,
I noticed they took
their bags with them.
- Who are they?
- Youths from Nebraska.
- Two lads and a lass.
- Nebraska?
A Youth Military School set up
by an independence
activist is located there.
Did you help them with this abduction?
- What do you mean?
- A Japanese dignitary
was abducted, and this is his jacket.
Clearly, the people you helped
dropped by here after the kidnapping.
I had nothing to do with that.
These cadets wrote me months ago
with their plans to travel here, but
I didn't know they were
going to kidnap anyone!
Did they leave anything
behind besides this coat?
No.
Is there anything else you need
to tell me about these cadets?
Well
when they first arrived,
I briefly overheard them talking about
causing a spectacle at the
civic square near King Street.
They might be taking
Yamada there. Let's go.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Samuel!
I don't trust you.
I found Mr. Yamada's jacket.
Would I tell you that if
I wasn't trying to help?
- I don't know.
- Come on.
It's not a stretch to imagine that
a man who betrays his own country
would betray his own brother.
(SIGHS)
Inspector Choi's brother appears
to be a light traveller, sir.
Hm.
For someone who travels light,
he carries an extensive stationary set.
What's this?
(CHOI): One newspaper, please.
Thank you.
You take that vantage point over there.
- And you?
- I'll be over here.
That way, we can cover the whole square.
This could be a long wait.
I don't mind.
(DISTANT TRAIN HORN BLARING)
If you hate the Japanese so much,
why are you doing this?
I'm a policeman.
I do my duty.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Every single bottle is counterfeit.
You're sure the tests are accurate?
I'm certain.
Ferric chloride detects
phenolic compounds found in oak.
Those compounds are what
gives the whisky that flavour
- Chief Constable mentioned?
- Exactly.
If the spirit reacts, it
would turn the colour black.
But as the results
show, there's no change.
Meaning no such compounds are present.
I need to go speak
with my liquor supplier.
- I'll accompany you.
- Hm.
(PHONE RINGING)
Violet Hart.
Yes, he's right here.
Detective Murdoch would like
to borrow you for an hour.
Ah-ha.
Any idea on Yamada's
whereabouts yet, Murdoch?
Not as yet, sir.
Inspector Choi had me
search Mr. Saijo's things.
You mean his brother?
Well, they share a relation, but
not the bond, it would seem.
Tell Choi to bury the hatchet.
The last thing we need
is a family squabble.
Well, sir, in this case the
Inspector could be right.
In Mr. Saijo's things, I
found this white powder.
And
(CURIOUS MUSIC)
It is
- it's starch.
- And?
Well, sir,
starch boiled in water can be
used as invisible ink, you see.
Uh, we also found this letter,
which appears to be mail
that he had yet to send.
I had Detective Watts
translate a few words.
(MUFFLED MUMBLING)
They're addressed to his
aunt. They appear to be just
greetings and benign expressions.
But appearances can be deceiving.
So, with a light iodine wash
should reveal
any invisible ink.
Ah.
So it's not a howdy-doo
note to his aunt.
This symbol matches the one on the pin
that was on the lapel of the abductor.
So his brother could be one of them?
Well, it's possible.
I need to have a word
with the Inspector.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(HORN HONKING)
(HOOVES CLOPPING)
(DOG BARKING)
Detective.
No sign of the abductors.
This surveillance may be a lost cause.
Ah, yes, I've asked
constables to come keep an eye
on the square instead.
Sir, I fear your brother may
be involved in the abduction.
Why would he abduct his own boss?
I have no idea.
But I have found evidence
that could strongly link him
to the independence movement.
Uh, that can't be.
Samuel is a Japanese sympathizer.
Amongst his written letters,
I found the same Korean flag symbol.
What's more,
it was written in invisible ink.
Your brother may not be what he seems.
(TENSE MUSIC)
- (CHOI): Where is Mr. Yamada?
- I don't know.
Mr. Saijo, it's time
to explain yourself.
Speak!
I'm a covert freedom fighter.
I started working for
Yamada a couple years ago
to collect confidential information.
So you're not a Japanese sympathizer?
I never was.
I'd rather die than
sell out my motherland.
(MURDOCH): Being a
freedom fighter does not
excuse you from crime.
I've no connection to these cadets.
They're fools to believe that
using force will solve anything.
I find it difficult to believe
that you just happened to be
in town when a Japanese
dignitary was abducted.
- All I'm after is a letter!
- What letter?
Last month, Yamada
received a formal request
from the Japanese Emperor to provide
geodetics advice to the military.
It intends to draw up precise
maps of the Philippines.
Why are you after this letter?
It also says Japan plans to
strike American naval ports there.
If I can get my hands on this letter,
our country can use it as
leverage during talks with America.
What do you mean, leverage?
Back home activists like myself
are trying to appeal to America
to recognize Korea
as a sovereign nation.
And you think that will prompt Japan
to relinquish control over its colony?
The United States has been
gaining great influence in Asia
since it won the Spanish-American
War and took the Philippines.
So, it's your belief, then,
that Japan wants all
of the Americans out
in order to have Asia to itself.
He's a quick study.
Where's this letter now?
Yamada keeps it on his
person in his money belt.
That's why you wanted to find him.
- (MURDOCH): Mr. Saijo
- My name is Choi.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Mr. Choi, uh, if you've known
of this letter for over a month,
why only go after it now
that Mr. Yamada has been abducted?
I only learned a few days ago that
Yamada's new friend is an advisor
to the American government.
- You mean Mr. Calder?
- Yes.
I've realized how close
I am to showing the letter
- to a high-ranking statesman.
- Right.
Well, the cadets have not yet
publicly humiliated Mr. Yamada
as we thought they would.
Do you think they're
aware of this letter?
No.
Even if the dolts find it,
it's written in royal court Japanese
and would be hard to decipher.
Could they have killed Yamada?
In my experience with insurgents,
they're more likely to
torture Yamada than kill him.
We're planning a full-scale search.
I don't want to tell
you that I told you so,
but I told you that from the very start.
I had hoped it would not come to this.
This is the proper course of action.
What do you have here, Detective?
Oh. Uh, these are successive
aerial photographs of Toronto
taken at sixty-percent overlap.
This is a recent
stereoscopic imaging technique
developed by Frederick Laws.
If we fuse these two images together,
it greatly reduces distortion,
something that's present
in every photograph.
It's called relief displacement.
And this gives us a more
accurate depiction of elevation.
With that,
I have made a scaled map of Toronto
that is more precise than any other.
Clever.
I believe this will
be a very useful tool
for our constables in this search.
Gather the men.
Finally.
They have a hostage, so
they'll be hiding out.
Search every empty building for a
two-mile radius of St. Peter's Church.
These three cadets are
military trained, likely armed.
I want all three of them in
cuffs and the hostage safe.
- Understood?
- Mm-hmm.
I never imagined I'd be giving the order
to arrest my fellow
countrymen here in Toronto.
Speaking of countrymen,
what about your brother?
What about him?
He's still in the interview room.
(CHOI): You're free to go.
Took you long enough.
Let me ask you something,
brother to brother.
Why didn't you tell me
you were a secret agent?
Why would I trust someone who
saw no future in his motherland,
fled overseas, and abandoned his people?
You know I went to America
before Korea was annexed.
You knew what was going on back home,
- you stayed away. You should be ashamed.
- What was the point?
You were already a traitor.
Well, you should have known me better.
When I left for America,
it was not my intention
to leave for good.
But life found its own course.
I couldn't drop everything to come back.
You turned your back on our country.
On me.
And for what?
- A badge and a fancy desk!
- (SHOUTING): This badge
(NORMALLY): This badge has
allowed me to bring justice
and order to the community I live in.
You told me I was a traitor
for working for Japan.
But maybe that's what
you see yourself as,
work for the West.
No matter where I am,
I'll always want freedom for my people.
Right.
(SNIFFS) Maybe you and that, uh,
priest can pray for our people together.
(TENSE MUSIC)
You said I was free to go.
(PHONE RINGING)
Inspector Choi.
Thank you, Constable.
Detective Murdoch and I will head there.
Have the cadets been found?
A witness spotted three Asians
heading into the abandoned
Don Brewery building.
We think they might be hiding there.
I'm coming with you.
We're fighting the same fight.
We could see this one through together.
- I could handle this, Llewellyn.
- I'm sure you can, but
the force of law might make it easier.
Mr. Harry Sink.
Miss Hart. What can I do for you?
Mr. Sink, I've been
calling you all morning.
Ah, my apologies. Business
has been terribly busy.
I'm Detective Watts,
the Toronto Constabulary.
Are you aware that the Gille Easbaig
that was delivered to the
Star Bright is anything but?
What are you talking about?
The scotch is counterfeit.
I wonder if you're
cheating your customers.
- I cheated no one.
- You cheated me!
- I did not.
- Well, let's check for ourselves, shall we?
What the hell are you doing?
Mm.
I sense the apple
orchards of Aberdeenshire.
- It's real.
- Of course it's real.
These are my last two cases to deliver.
The whisky was switched
after it left this warehouse.
Mr. Sink, who makes the
deliveries to the Star Bright?
The drivers are Lenny
Mackie and Tom Owen.
If they're swindling me,
they better hope that you
get to them before I do.
Where do you think they are?
(TENSE MUSIC)
(SIGHS)
They were here.
Hm.
(WHISPERING): Sir,
may still be here.
- (CLATTERING)
- (SAMUEL): Watch out!
Stop right there! Toronto Constabulary.
(GRUNTING)
You're under arrest.
- Where is Professor Yamada?
- He's not here.
- Where is he?
- I don't know, I swear!
Matthew took him.
The third cadet.
Jacob Lee and Lara Kim.
You two have travelled
quite a distance to get here.
Four trains at least.
Where did your friend take Yamada?
All he said was that he
was taking him to the woods.
It's likely by the Don
River, north of the brewery.
I would agree. Please
go alert the constables.
I want some confessions.
Start at the beginning.
We're students of the Youth Military
School in Hastings, Nebraska.
We arrived with the goal of
publicly humiliating Hisashi Yamada
and leaving a threatening
note for the Japanese Emperor.
- Who put you up to the abduction?
- No one.
We're here of our own free will.
Is your school leader
aware that you're here?
No.
Our academy founder
was ousted from his role
when factions formed in the
Korean National Association.
The new leader is critical
of armed resistance.
He says diplomacy with the West
is the only path to independence.
He's abandoned the aims of the school,
but we didn't.
And that is why you'll be dealt with
in accordance of the law.
The law might bring peace, but
resistance brings liberation.
(SCOFFS) Do you really believe
that stirring up trouble here in Toronto
has any place in
achieving our independence?
You're Korean.
I am.
Then you should understand.
I agree with your new leader.
Many back home would
say that independence
can only be gained through
strategic alliances.
Positioning ourselves
as a minion of the West
won't achieve true freedom!
Even if being the White man's
lackey works for some people.
Why didn't you go to the
woods with your friend?
We argued about what to do with Yamada.
Matthew wanted to take it farther
than publicly humiliating him.
He told us not to follow them
and that if we did,
he'd shoot.
Friends turned into enemies overnight.
You're so young.
Yet I'm willing to
sacrifice for my country.
What about you?
Where's Yamada's money belt?
They say they don't
know anything about that.
They seem to be telling the truth.
Sir, I'm about to join the search.
We believe that the rogue cadet
is somewhere between the Don Valley
and Riverdale Park basin.
Let's go. We need to find Yamada.
And you suspect the third
cadet is hiding in this area?
Given the witness
accounts and the elevation,
it's the only logical direction.
Sir.
(MAN GRUNTS)
Stop right there!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Are you all right?
(PANTING)
He slipped through our fingers.
And Yamada's fingers were broken.
I actually feel sorry for the chap.
It was likely a symbolic rebuke
for Yamada having made
imperialist maps of Korea.
Right. I'll have the
constables keep up the search.
I'll send a telegram to
notify the Japanese Consulate
in Vancouver that he's been found.
(LIGHT INTRIGUING MUSIC)
So the rogue cadet's been found?
Yes, sir. We searched the ravine
all night, but found nothing, but
a member of St. Peter's called
in this morning and, well,
not a pretty sight, sirs.
Good God.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
Is that a
compass?
It appears Father Radcliff
is no friend of Korea.
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
Who is it?
Inspector Choi.
The body of a young Korean
cadet that you housed
was just found a stone's
throw from your door.
Oh, good gracious.
Do you deny that this is yours?
You were angry that he
abused your hospitality,
and when he sought you
out, you murdered him.
This isn't mine. I give you my word.
I know I've lied before.
I swear, this is the truth.
Is that so?
Then who does this belong to?
Sir, I believe I may know.
We're almost there.
Mr. Sink said we would find
the drivers at a warehouse
at the end of this block.
- Hold on.
- What is it?
Oh!
Violet, perhaps you'd best hang back.
These men may be dangerous.
And I'm not?
(TENSE MUSIC)
Excuse me, are you Mr. Lenny Mackie?
Who the hell are you?
And you must be Tom Owen.
Detective Watts, Toronto Constabulary.
You two are drivers for Sink & Brothers.
Know anything about counterfeit
luxury whisky being delivered?
No, never heard of it.
Then what are these crates
of booze doing here in a shed?
We're storing it.
I wouldn't advise trying anything.
- (GLASS SHATTERING)
- Where's my scotch?!
- You see?
- We-we sold it.
- To whom?
- On the black market.
They went like hotcakes.
So you sold the real stuff and
filled the Gille Easbaig bottles
with your sordid moonshine? Scammers!
Well, it was too easy.
The silk-stocking crowd
will drink anything
as long as it has a fancy label.
They had no idea they were
drinking distilled chicken feed.
- Chicken feed?
- It's the poor folks
who have discerning palates.
Mr. Mackie and Mr. Owen,
you two are under arrest for fraud and
violation of public health.
Thank you for coming in, Mr. Yamada.
Again, we'd like to apologize
for what you went through.
- Hope you're on the mend.
- I am, thank you.
Have you caught the culprits?
We have. But one of
them was found murdered.
Do you recognize this?
Why-why, this is mine.
I always keep it inside my money belt.
Did you find that too?
Unfortunately, we did not.
That belt is very important to me.
I do wish it be found
before I leave Toronto.
We understand, Mr. Yamada.
I'll notify the whole
constabulary to keep an eye out.
Thank you.
Speaking of missing,
have you seen my assistant, Mr. Saijo?
I expected to see him at the hospital.
You didn't see him?
(SOFT TENSE MUSIC)
The murder weapon was
in Yamada's money belt
and we know that Samuel
was after that belt.
He must have taken the compass,
then killed the cadet to get rid of him.
(SIGHS) I still can't
believe it was Samuel.
We'll have the constables
search all of the ports,
but he has had half a day's start
and he could be long gone.
(GRUMBLING)
(SOFT TENSE MUSIC)
Samuel!
I know you killed that boy.
- You don't understand.
- I understand you're a murderer.
I saw that he had the money belt,
so I went after him
to get the letter, but
I'm not a murderer.
They found that boy dead
with Yamada's drafting compass
sticking out of his neck.
You took the money belt and killed him.
I only knocked him unconscious
to get the belt off of him.
But before I could get
away, he came to and he
he attacked me with a knife.
And when I saw the compass,
I used it to-to stop him
from killing me, but I swear to you,
I had no choice. It was
purely out of self-defence.
You need to go to a hospital.
I've got the Emperor's letter.
I'm not going to stop until
I take it to the Americans
and have them hear me out.
You're a criminal.
I'm a freedom fighter.
And I want our country back.
Don't you?
(SOFT MUSIC)
(UPBEAT JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING)
Mr. Currant. How's business doing today?
Fine and dandy, Miss Hart.
The counterfeit whisky
was quite the setback.
We lost a lot of money.
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
What's this?
Took a little doing,
but I convinced Mr. Sink
you deserved a full refund.
Why would he do that?
I mean, he was swindled, as well.
Do you want me to give it back?
Not quite.
(SOFT EERIE MUSIC)
(CHOI): Honourable Chief
Constable Brackenreid.
Sir,
I tender my resignation of my commission
as Inspector of Station House Four.
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(SPEAKING KOREAN)
I don't believe it.
You came back.
What are you doing here?
I can't let you take the fall for me.
How did you know I'm resigning?
I had a feeling.
Despite what I said earlier,
I know you're an honourable man.
When I let you leave,
I chose not to do my
duty as a policeman.
I'm prepared to sacrifice my career.
It's not your sacrifice to make.
What?
You gave me your trust.
You allowed me to complete my mission.
Now I'm here.
I'll face the consequences.
You're going to turn yourself in.
Yes.
Justice and order will be restored.
I'm not sure about my heart.
No matter what happens to me
it'll keep beating.
So will the drums of revolution.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(THEME MUSIC)