0:00:02 > 0:00:04- You robbed this gentleman. - How long have you been a thief?
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Well, clearly some time longer than you've been a counsellor.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08The sentence is death.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10No, no!
0:00:10 > 0:00:13You're not so mistaken about your errand here.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Blast your eyes, you damned bitch.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Mr Garrow!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20ANGRY SHOUTING
0:00:20 > 0:00:24My client has been wrongly indicted and that any sentence be respited.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Mr Garrow saved an innocent man's life.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Famous for quality, infamous for price.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Of course I've heard of Van Butchell.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Five guineas each.- Each?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'd gladly pay ten. 20, even.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34I had brisket last night.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Brisket?
0:01:37 > 0:01:43I see the rouged fury of righteousness upon Garrow's apple cheeks... again.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49- This brief...- After incisive moral dissection he finds no opportunity for foppish speechifying
0:01:49 > 0:01:53or whoreish manipulation of the jury's emotions
0:01:53 > 0:01:55and must regretfully decline it.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- This does not concern you, sir. - Oh, but it does. I'm prosecuting.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06I know it's not a case to relish, it's vile in many aspects, but you either believe
0:02:06 > 0:02:09all who come to law deserve strong legal counsel or you don't.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15It's the cab rank principle. You take the first to arrive, regardless of how rickety the carriage may be.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Watch out for the potholes while riding that one.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Southouse.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Your "friend" is for the prosecution.- Yes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I maintain good relations with all.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- I will take the brief.- Why?
0:02:30 > 0:02:36Because you agree with the principle outlined or because Mr Silvester chafes at you?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I will take the brief.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45A gentleman cannot elect to be beheaded?
0:02:45 > 0:02:50No, sir. That privilege ended 20 years ago.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52And it was for the aristocracy.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54You are not lordly enough to have been given the choice.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02All that kicking around on a rope...
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- lacks dignity.- Mr Cole, you've hired me to avoid the drop.
0:03:06 > 0:03:12- Pray, tell me what happened.- She is an itchy, pock-ridden TROLLOP!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16The harpy minces all truth!
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Of course, sir. Of course. Clearly you're a man of honour.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22That is apparent to all.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25But for the benefit of a humble barrister such as myself,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29tell me, when this trollop is in court,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32what think you she will say you have done?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Lady Sarah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Judge Buller.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44I'm hoping you gracious ladies find much to divert you by this morning's cases.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46An exceptional spread of...
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Vice, depravity and stupidity?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53And evil... We shall see the devil's hand, I'm sure of that.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58There's vigour in your voice, Judge Buller, once could think we were about to enter the theatre.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Court and the theatre contain the extremes of man's behaviour.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05There is interest in that, would you not agree?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Or do you come to court so regularly only for improving purposes?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I come to see justice for Mary Tollin.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Ah yes...the servant.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19A courageous prosecution.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Very brave.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Mr Southouse.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Armed for court?- Hm-mm.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Mr Garrow.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Mr Forrester. Sill filling your pockets with blood money?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50He's prosecuting a burglary.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52They must be his witnesses.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Only two, no more?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Is that sufficient to win the case?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Probably... Just.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Fewer rogues to bribe, more blood money for him.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Even amongst thief-takers, Forrester is notoriously greedy.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I'd love to take him on again.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Are you ready?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Is there something different about your person?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Court shall rise.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Mr Silvester... Mr Garrow.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50Edgar Cole was indicted for that he, on 13th August last,
0:05:50 > 0:05:55with force and arms upon Mary Tollin, spinster, did
0:05:55 > 0:05:59make an assault, and her, the said Mary against her will,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03feloniously did ravish and carnally know.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05How do you plead?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Not guilty.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I call Mary Tollin.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Do you swear that you shall present the truth,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
0:06:39 > 0:06:40I do.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47I came out of Ealing Workhouse and went to Cranford Bridge as a servant.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Who for?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Edgar Cole.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55How long were you there?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58A week and three days.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I went there on the Friday night.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03The next Thursday, Cole began to serve me
0:07:03 > 0:07:06and I ran away on the Sunday.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11What happened on that Thursday?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I was stood by the door.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I believe it was between 11 and 12 in the daytime
0:07:20 > 0:07:22and Edgar Cole...
0:07:24 > 0:07:27took and dragged me upstairs.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31He threw me down on the bed...
0:07:33 > 0:07:34and he entered my body...
0:07:36 > 0:07:38..and he hurt me very much indeed.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I tried to halloo out, but he clapped his hands before my mouth.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48He told me if I made any disturbance he would cut my throat.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54After he had done,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58he said he wanted tea and sugar.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Was this done against your inclination?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Yes, it was against my will.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20My lord...
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Mr Garrow?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Do you have any questions for the witness?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42My little girl,
0:08:42 > 0:08:49has it ever happened to you to be ravished by any man other than Mr Cole?
0:08:50 > 0:08:55No, sir. I never was laid with by anybody but him.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58You have the foul disease?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Yes.- And who did you get it from?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Cole.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Is there nobody else who could have given it to you?
0:09:10 > 0:09:11No, sir.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19Cole lay with you on the Thursday, yet it was not until the Sunday that you ran away.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Why so long?
0:09:21 > 0:09:27On the Saturday night, another servant, a lousy boy, was put to bed with me.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31He was sent away by Mr Cole in a drunken argument on Sunday.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34I took my chance to get away then.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36And what was this boy's name?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- William.- William?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43William Johnson is his name.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Now, recollect yourself,
0:09:45 > 0:09:52and remember that there is no one in this court room who can hurt or harm you for telling the truth.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Upon your oath,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58how often did you lay with William Johnson?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Sir, I did not know the servant boy at all.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08You never lay with him once, twice, thrice?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10No, sir.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Never played with him nor toyed with him?- No.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16When was he sent away?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Sunday... night.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22And what for?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Drinking the gin.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Drinking the gin...
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Did you drink the gin, too?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- But a glass.- A glass.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- When was that?- Saturday.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47You drank the gin on the Saturday,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50the night that you were forced
0:10:50 > 0:10:52to go to bed with William Johnson.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Yes.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59And did he lie with you the whole night?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01No, sir.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Not to my recollection.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Not to your recollection?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12And did you catch lice from the lousy boy?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Yes, sir.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Did you catch anything else from him?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20No, sir.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23How can you tell?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26He was my friend. We...
0:11:26 > 0:11:28You what? Pray continue.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34I told him what Cole had done.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36He offered comfort.
0:11:36 > 0:11:43Now, you see my first question was whether or not you had been ravished by any man other than Mr Cole.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Not before then.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53But after?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55After?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26You have reached a verdict?
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Not guilty.- Prisoner is discharged.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Mr Garrow?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53I owe you an extra guinea.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Thought I was for the rope this time.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00When you are next of a mind to ravish a servant,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02spend the guinea on a harlot.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Next prisoner.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Drummond Clark is indicted...
0:13:12 > 0:13:17She met her match today. Your name will surely ring throughout the land.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Yes, of course,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35we shall have to see.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47There was doubt. There was ample doubt.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You think him not guilty, truly.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52That is not my concern.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Those brought before the law deserve counsel. I protected her as best I could.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59"My little girl."
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Settle her nerves then brand her a strumpet and a drunk.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07The rape was not even examined. Where is her justice?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09There was no prospect of conviction.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Men who ravish servants do not suffer guilty verdicts.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14He would have to lie with her in court!
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You are coarse, sir.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20You urged me to defend the Monster, Lady Sarah! A man who slashed women.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22On a principle.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28One man against a mob. You took her case to exercise your skill.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Sometimes it is right to be too busy or too expensive!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38You bested me there, Garrow.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I withdraw. Clearly I intrude on some intimacy.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46That is a foul insinuation.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Do you hear me, sir?!
0:14:49 > 0:14:53That is the second insult you have offered me today. I demand an apology.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I'm not in the habit of apologising for imagined slights.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Then I demand satisfaction.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Don't mock me, sir.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11- No. I am an advocate and I obey the law.- Will, do not...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14And I demand satisfaction.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Do not be noisome, "Will".
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Withdraw the challenge.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I shall not.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36My second shall contact you.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Do not think you defend my honour.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54There may be reasons for your actions
0:15:54 > 0:15:57but they are yours alone.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Your vanity and intemperate nature strain my sinews, Garrow.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12You conduct yourself in court with great maturity,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and then succumb to an argument that would disgrace a nursery.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20If he insults your conduct at the Bar, shrug it away!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23It's no reason to duel.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Truly, is that all you quarrelled about?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You have new teeth.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Yes.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Van Butchells. Five guineas each.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Each?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Mrs Southouse thinks me ten years younger.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Can I withdraw?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Not without dishonour.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- You should have done so when you had the chance.- Have you ever fought in a duel, Mr Southouse?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Of course not!
0:16:57 > 0:17:01I was a second once, in my extreme youth.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I've never even fired a pistol.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07And Silvester is a renowned shot.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Do you say that to frighten me?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I say it because it's so.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Gentlemen...
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Gentlemen like pattern.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Peacocks. - They want their lace flounced.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Old gents, perhaps, not the ones we sell to.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42All ground, no frills - have you anything like that?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44I do.
0:17:44 > 0:17:50If you're willing to stretch your guineas, this is French.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Fine ground.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Quality. How much?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Two guineas.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Buy five pieces and I'll shave the price.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- It's still too much for us. Good day. - Good day.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Grandma, I've put them up there. What's wrong?
0:18:09 > 0:18:15We've been robbed! That man and woman took a box of marl!
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Don't stand there dribbling.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18On your heels!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Go, go!
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Look where you tread!
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- That's swiped!- What?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36That box is stolen!
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- I know, I've retrieved it. I'm just about to seek the owner.- Thief!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- I'm not a thief, you're mistaken. - Thief, thief!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Are you ready?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Are you injured?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14No.
0:19:15 > 0:19:22Hair trigger refers to the amount of pressure required to discharge the pistol.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24The weight of a single hair will cause it to fire!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27This is a very simple idea, Garrow!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Shall I reload?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31If you shoot yourself before the duel,
0:19:31 > 0:19:37you'll be forever damned as a poltroon. Here, I'll do it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41A duel?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Are you certain? - I am Silvester's second.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Why would they fight?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Surely not a mere insult, they're professional men.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- A woman?- Possibly.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57No-one knows for certain.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02Sorry business. Will you send me immediate word of the outcome?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Will Lord Camden be here soon?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Lord Camden sends his apologies. He will not be joining us.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09But what of the admiralty?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11The position is filled.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15What? I was assured I would be considered.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17You were considered.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Lord Camden sends his apologies.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31See that?!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- See that?!- A palpable hit.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I thought we'd run out of powder and shot first.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Born with a pistol in my grasp!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40You have killed the mighty squash!
0:20:40 > 0:20:45I fear Hampstead Heath at dawn tomorrow will be all together more difficult.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Come, let's return to my office.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- There are other matters to attend to.- Other matters?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53You must draw a will.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58A man of the law dying intestate is the most heinous crime of all.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Mr Forrester?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24The lace is similar to this.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Quite distinctive.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32I require the return of my lace and the prosecution of the two thieves responsible.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I can't help you.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38There is a reward of 70 guineas...
0:21:38 > 0:21:42and £80 from the court for the conviction of the thieves.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44That's a lot of lace.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48One box, £50 worth.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50The reward is higher than the value.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57My grandson, Dan, chased the thieves.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03He was found head cracked... dead.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09If they will not hang for the boy, they will hang for the lace!
0:22:09 > 0:22:11I can't help you.
0:22:12 > 0:22:1780 guineas. I have no more!
0:22:23 > 0:22:24I'll see what I can find.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44BANGING
0:22:44 > 0:22:46What was that?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48What?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00What's this?
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Damn your eyes, Forrester.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Get up!
0:23:23 > 0:23:24KNOCKING
0:23:27 > 0:23:29You've heard of this duel?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Why did you not tell me? - It's absurd.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- I imagined they would cancel. - They're in earnest.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38How did you learn of it?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Hervey is Silvester's second.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42What was the quarrel?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- A petty misunderstanding. A nothing. - What manner of misunderstanding?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Professional, I assume -
0:23:50 > 0:23:54a legal slight coupled with mutual dislike, is all.
0:23:56 > 0:24:02You're sure about this? There's no taint, no...
0:24:02 > 0:24:03What?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Rest here tonight.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Why does it have to be so early?
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Were you sleeping?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Then what does it matter?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Try and broker peace with Mr Silvester.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I'll petition Hervey.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51It's a ridiculous ritual.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I suspected you would regret it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Is there a way that we could withdraw with honour?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00A full apology would be sufficient, I think. Don't you?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Very well, I will accept a full apology.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- You mock me.- Excuse me?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09You must apologise to me.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Ah... well then we remain in our quandary.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Thank you.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27These primitive rituals, they'd shame a painted savage,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29and all for nothing.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Our wives may disagree about nothing,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36but you have a point.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42There are measures we could take to ensure the safety of the duellists.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46We could undercharge the pistols.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49We could substitute peas for shot.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Mr Silvester was most adamant.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54The duel must have deadly intent.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59The shot, bite it.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Your word is sufficient.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Bite it, sir.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Damnation!
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Five guineas!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Ready to draw lots?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Short straw shoots second?
0:26:39 > 0:26:40- Mr Silvester.- You draw.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I insist.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54You shoot first. Good luck, Garrow.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Make it count.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Good luck, my friend.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Thank you, you been...
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Thank you.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34At the signal, Mr Garrow will fire.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38If able, Mr Silvester will then take his shot.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54I will not.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Commendable, Garrow.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- Late, but most commendable. - Garrow, where are you going?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I will not participate in this buffoonery any longer.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Oh, but you will. It's my turn to shoot.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Silvester, that's murder!
0:28:10 > 0:28:13He clearly didn't aim to harm you!
0:28:13 > 0:28:15There is a code of conduct.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Back to your place. Or run away to France like a cur.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Some regard shooting into the ground as a grave slight.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- It suggests I'm not even worth the lead.- That's not...- Quiet!
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Prepare yourself.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35You think you piss more than you drink, Garrow?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38It's time for you to embrace humility.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Shoot, damn you.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Keep still.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Very still.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46William!
0:28:47 > 0:28:50You will demand another audience with Camden?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53I'm not in a position to demand anything.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55They will see your worth eventually.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Mr Garrow has been shot.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10Some decorum, madam.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Is he dead? Is he dead?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17He's injured.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Am I a cuckold?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Am I a cuckold?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41No, sir, you are not.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03How fares the patient?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07I met that chiselling surgeon in the street.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I told him we'd pay no more.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- I know a nick on the arm when I see one.- A nick it may be,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14but it is a most painful nick.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18And expensive. I'll add the bill to your account.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Thank you. And thank you again.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- I've been rash, asinine...- Yes.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Silvester has shown me favour.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- How so?- He accused me of whore-ish manipulation of the jury's emotions.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I should have applauded instead of taking offence.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38He's absolutely right, it's my strength.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42It's one of your strengths. And one of your weaknesses is duelling.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Yes.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Here is a brief that may be of interest.- I am not fit for court.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Hmmm...
0:30:49 > 0:30:54- Forrester the thief-taker is the main witness.- I accept the brief.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56I had thought you would.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Well?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05No-one can help us.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09I know how thief-takers conduct their business.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Forrester orders you to rob, he then pays you for the stolen goods, then
0:31:13 > 0:31:15sells the goods back to the owner.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- We didn't do anything. - In this case, he also sold you.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Why?- Money.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24The shop owner's grandson gave chase and perished.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- We know nothing of that. - We saw no boy!
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Have the jury reached a verdict?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Yes, it's death by hanging.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Thank you.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Ah, well?
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- They are guilty, of course, but not the most guilty.- Exactly.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Jurors hate thief-takers as much as we do but there is a defence.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59- There always is.- Exploit the jury's sympathies and they may convict on a lesser charge.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01You remember when we saw Forrester last?
0:32:01 > 0:32:05How many witnesses did he have?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07He's complacent, arrogant.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Study his previous cases.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Compare, contrast.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14There are weaknesses to be probed.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Can you help?
0:32:16 > 0:32:21Presently. First, I must take action against Van Butchell.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- The denture maker?- Indeed.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- But you bit on lead. - Lead shot is found in partridge.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Am I not to eat partridge?
0:32:30 > 0:32:34For five guineas a tooth I expect to chew through my desk!
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- Lady Sarah. - Please do not get up, not while bearing such a mortal blow.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Crassly acquired.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Yes.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Are you in pain?
0:33:00 > 0:33:06A little. My behaviour at the court was...unacceptable.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- I thought you dead.- So did I.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19A thought that could not be borne.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43This is wrong! Forgive me.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Lady Sarah.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I came to enquire after Mr Garrow's health.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54I am pleased to find your wound not serious. Good evening.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04The duel...
0:34:04 > 0:34:06was over Lady Sarah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Do you dress for court?
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Mr Garrow defends again.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I thought it would be of interest, if you didn't know already.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I have heard of it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Thank you.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Many in the house hope he will lose.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- Why is that? - They don't care for him.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01They care that criminals meet justice. They need thief-takers.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06You greatly over-estimate Mr Garrow's influence.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22You are thieves.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25You are guilty and the jury will deduce this.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Tell them this first and you may gain their sympathy.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Forrester paid you 28 shillings for a 50 pound box of lace.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Is this the truth?
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- It is.- Well, then it is fortunate that the law states that selling
0:35:38 > 0:35:42goods worth less than 29 shillings is not a hanging offence.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Plead not guilty to the crime as charged.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Tell them what you did and why.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49If the jury hate the thief-taker enough and I
0:35:49 > 0:35:53can expose him as a liar, then there is a chance you may cheat the rope.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56What say you?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Ah, Garrow, how heals your graze?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Silvester, I have heard of cases where the life and death dance of the duel
0:36:10 > 0:36:14often leads to new respect, even affection or deep friendship.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Apparently this is so. - This is not one of those cases.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19The way you shot at me marks you as a loathsome cad.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Steady, Garrow, I could challenge you.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26I have learned my lesson and I shall only fight you in court.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28And I will win more times than I lose.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30I look forward to it.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Puncturing your pig-bladder pride.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38I would miss you, Garrow. It's the reason I aimed for your arm.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Mr Southouse.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51There are references here to files you will have read last night.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I should have told you the truth.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57I acted as your second believing your conduct to be honourable.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- You have made a fool of me. - My conduct was honourable.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Not to me.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05No, my apologies. I did not mean to deceive.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10There is no time. Judge Varley presides and dinner approaches.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11- Varley?- Yes.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12The acrid old tosspot.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16He could match Satan for malevolence after an hour at the swill-bowl.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Which is why you must be swift.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Finish the case before he eats.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23You have all your teeth?
0:37:23 > 0:37:27I wish all would quiver and cave before the law as Van Butchell does.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Including you.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Read that before you go into court.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Court shall rise.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Thomas Enoch and Phoebe Pugh, spinster,
0:37:52 > 0:37:57were indicted for stealing one box of lace, value 50 pounds,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00the property of Mrs Katherine Stanton,
0:38:00 > 0:38:05kept privately in the shop of the said Mrs Katherine Stanton.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08How do you plead?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Not guilty.- Not guilty.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- I believe you are close-sighted?- I am.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Go as near the defendants as you wish.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26They are the thieves.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I am most certain.
0:38:32 > 0:38:39This was recovered from their dwellings. Is this your lace?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Yes.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45No further questions.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Mr Garrow?
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Madam...
0:38:52 > 0:38:54How did you recover your lace?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57I am yet to recover it. It is there.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Mr Forrester found it, did he not?
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- Yes.- Tell me, how did Mr Forrester come to be looking for your lace?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- I begged him to look for it.- Why?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I wanted it back.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Why ask Mr Forrester?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Is it because he's a known thief-taker?
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Because he's notorious for finding stolen items?
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Yes.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- And did you offer him a reward for finding your lace?- Yes.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- How much of a reward did you offer him?- 80 guineas.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30JURY MURMURS
0:39:30 > 0:39:36Yet the lace is worth 50 pounds, is it not? Why such a reward?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Answer the question, madam.
0:39:37 > 0:39:43My grandson gave chase after the robbery.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46They say he tripped.
0:39:46 > 0:39:47He did not trip!
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- He was slain! By them!- Order, madam!
0:39:51 > 0:39:56They beat a young lad to death so they could flee!
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Heed this, when you consider a verdict.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04It is not lace, it is a fine, sweet boy's life!
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Madam, silence!
0:40:11 > 0:40:14The jury will disregard the statement.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- My condolences, madam, I grieve for your loss.- Thank you.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- No more questions, my lord. - Thank you, madam.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Call Edward Forrester.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46Do you swear that you shall present the truth, the whole truth
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- and nothing but the truth, so help you God?- I do.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Mr Forrester,
0:40:57 > 0:40:59why did Mrs Stanton come to see you?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I have a hard-earned reputation.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04You retrieve stolen goods?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06If I can.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08How did you find the lace?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I asked questions in public houses.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14I received word the defendants had made an attempt to sell lace. I was acquainted with them.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18I gained access to their abode and searched till I found the goods.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- And who was on the premises? - Both of them.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24No further questions.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Your witness, Mr Garrow.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Mr Forrester, we have met before in this court, have we not?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35As I recollect, we have.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- You have been here several times over this last year?- Four.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42How much money have you claimed in rewards over that year?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- I can't recollect.- Really?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Is it £220?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Well, if you tell me it's that...
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- I do.- And how did I spend it?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55LAUGHTER
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I remind you that you are on oath.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Now, can you tell the court, once again,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08where you found the box of lace.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- In a cupboard at the dwelling of the defendants.- You are certain?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13I am.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- And how much is the lace worth? - £50, according to Mrs Stanton.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19That is the price an honest person would pay for it.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22How much would a criminal pay if he was buying the lace off thieves?
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Well, I wouldn't know. - 28 shillings, perhaps?
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Is that a fair price for a rogue?
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Well, not being a rogue, I wouldn't know.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32LAUGHTER
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- No more questions, my lord. - Thank you, Mr Forrester.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44He can only be doing this for your benefit.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Getting drawn into an argument like this.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Who's the next witness?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Sam Steele, your honour.- Have we time enough to hear him before dinner?
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- I fear not, my lord. - Court is adjourned.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Court shall rise.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18I'm glad you came.
0:43:22 > 0:43:27- This is torment. - For now, yes. But given time...
0:43:27 > 0:43:30William, there is no hope.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32There is.
0:43:32 > 0:43:37No. No. I will remain true to my husband.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41I will not return to court. Pray, do not contact me.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- I would bear any disgrace for you. - I would not ask it.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51There is more. There is something you are not telling me.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Lady Sarah, I thought I saw you.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57- You must come with me. - Judge Varley, thank you, but...
0:43:57 > 0:44:00I will be offended. Dine with me now and be my guest on the bench.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04- I really can't. I... - I won't take no for an answer.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07Come, my dear. You too, Mr Garrow.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- Have you read my letter?- I have been much distracted of late.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15Yes.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19I specifically suggested that you restrict your
0:44:19 > 0:44:23cross-examination of Forrester, and concentrate your file on Sam Steele.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26Mr Southouse, I conduct the case.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28On my instruction!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30You are ill-prepared.
0:44:30 > 0:44:35Be reckless with your own life, not your client's! Prepare the case.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37I must dine with Judge Belly-God first.
0:44:37 > 0:44:41No, Garrow, you should have ended this case before dinner, as agreed!
0:44:41 > 0:44:47You read my letter and study the cases I suggest.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01So when he came into court,
0:45:01 > 0:45:04- I could see immediately... - You're late, Garrow.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- I was preparing. - It's too late for that too, I think.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11- You may have clipped my wings on the heath, but you will not do so in court.- Rapier wit.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13- I am paid back double. - Tell me, Mr Garrow,
0:45:13 > 0:45:17what system would you propose instead of the thief-takers?
0:45:17 > 0:45:19I am the proposer of no systems, your honour.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22But you disapprove, I can tell.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25Don't bite your tongue like a woman!
0:45:25 > 0:45:29I beg your pardon, ladies, Lady Sarah.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31- Speak your mind!- Do, Garrrow, do.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33I've been preoccupied with insults of late.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35What insults?
0:45:35 > 0:45:38I object when a man lies to the court under oath.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41It is an insult. It is an insult to the judge,
0:45:41 > 0:45:46- the court, to God and the King. - Who lies to the court?
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Those who would have an interest.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50Those who would earn money for it.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54Many of the thief-takers are fine and honourable men, but the perjurers...
0:45:54 > 0:45:57The perjurers will feel the cruel might of the law in my court!
0:45:57 > 0:46:00I will not have perjury!
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Call Sam Steele.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16Can you read, Mr Steele?
0:46:17 > 0:46:19- A little.- Read that.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24"A false witness shall not be imprisoned,
0:46:24 > 0:46:27"shall not be unpunished,
0:46:27 > 0:46:31"but he that speaketh lies, shall perish."
0:46:31 > 0:46:33How do you earn your living?
0:46:33 > 0:46:37- I'm a tanner.- A tanner. Can you show your hands to the court?
0:46:41 > 0:46:43A working tanner's hands are stained.
0:46:43 > 0:46:49- You just read that sign to me, did you not?- Perjury will be dealt with most severely, Mr Steele.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52- Most severely!- I ask again, how do you earn your living, sir?
0:46:52 > 0:46:54I did not intend to mislead.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56I am a tanner by trade.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02I earn my living working for Mr Forrester.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06Do not look to Mr Forrester, he must know he employs you.
0:47:06 > 0:47:10- What do you do? - All sorts. Anything I'm put to.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12I saw you in court last week.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- Were you a witness?- Yes.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17And how many times have you been a witness on Mr Forrester's cases?
0:47:17 > 0:47:21- Four, five times. - That is correct, five times!
0:47:21 > 0:47:23And how much have you been paid for your trouble?
0:47:23 > 0:47:25£25.
0:47:25 > 0:47:3025. Mr Forrester has earned over £200.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Did you know a Mary Taunton?
0:47:34 > 0:47:36No, sir.
0:47:36 > 0:47:41She testified on four of Mr Forrester's cases before being prosecuted for theft. Hanged.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45- Did you know Henry Lee?- I met him.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50Testified twice. Robbery. Hanged. Did you know Nathaniel Wallis?
0:47:51 > 0:47:55- Yes.- Three times. Deported. Catherine Fry? Twice. Flogged.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59Harold Collins, once, imprisoned. You've testified five times.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02- Do you think you might be next? - Is that a question?
0:48:02 > 0:48:05I think he's coming to the question, aren't you, Mr Garrow?
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Yes, Your Honour.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10Would you rather tell the truth now and walk free from court,
0:48:10 > 0:48:13or will you wait until Mr Forrester has no further use of you?
0:48:13 > 0:48:15What manner of question is that?
0:48:15 > 0:48:18A valid one. Answer it, Mr Steele,
0:48:18 > 0:48:22and remember what lies in store for perjurors!
0:48:27 > 0:48:32Mr Forrester has seen you pause. I wager he'll remember that.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39Now, did you see Mr Forrester find the lace box
0:48:39 > 0:48:41in the defendants' cupboard?
0:48:49 > 0:48:50No.
0:48:50 > 0:48:51JURY MURMURS
0:48:51 > 0:48:53- Turncoat, damn you!- Order!
0:48:53 > 0:48:58You, Forrester, silence! Runners! Don't let him leave the court!
0:49:00 > 0:49:01You bitch!
0:49:10 > 0:49:13What did you see, Mr Steele?
0:49:13 > 0:49:15I saw nothing.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Mr Forrester said he had found the box. I was keeping watch over Tom.
0:49:18 > 0:49:23And did you see Mr Forrester carry a bag as he went into the defendants' room?
0:49:23 > 0:49:25Yes.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29Was the bag large enough to contain a lace box?
0:49:29 > 0:49:31Now, I think on it,
0:49:31 > 0:49:33yes, it was.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37You called him Tom. Did you know the defendants?
0:49:37 > 0:49:40- Yes.- How?
0:49:40 > 0:49:46- They worked for Forrester too. - No more questions, Your Honour.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Thank you, Mr Steele.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53The prosecution rests its case.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55You have proved nothing.
0:49:55 > 0:50:00You have named your clients as thieves, they will surely hang.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Not unless you exert some sort of influence over the jury,
0:50:03 > 0:50:04I'm sure there is still some hope.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Mr Garrow, do you have any more witnesses?
0:50:09 > 0:50:11I would like to call Phoebe Pugh.
0:50:17 > 0:50:21- You understand the perjury laws? - Yes.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Why did you steal the lace?
0:50:23 > 0:50:28- We were ordered to.- Who by?
0:50:28 > 0:50:31Mr Forrester.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33And what did he tell you to do?
0:50:33 > 0:50:38He told us to "splice the half-blind old hag of her lace" and
0:50:38 > 0:50:41- hand it over to him. - And you did this?
0:50:41 > 0:50:43Yes.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45And how much were you paid?
0:50:45 > 0:50:4828 shillings.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Why did you agree to this plan?
0:50:50 > 0:50:52There is no choice with Forrester.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55If you don't do it, he makes things go badly for you.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57And did you see the boy in the shop?
0:50:57 > 0:50:59I saw A boy.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02- And where did you hand the lace to Mr Forrester?- In the alley.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04In the alley where the boy was laid?
0:51:05 > 0:51:08I swear, I didn't see the boy.
0:51:08 > 0:51:09I didn't see him!
0:51:09 > 0:51:13- It was him, he did it! I know he did!- You'll pay!
0:51:20 > 0:51:22What would Mr Forrester have done
0:51:22 > 0:51:24had you refused to commit this robbery?
0:51:24 > 0:51:28He would have seen us in court for something, something we would have dangled for too.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31- So to refuse would mean death?- Yes.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34And if found guilty of stealing the lace, you will hang?
0:51:34 > 0:51:37- Yes.- That is the law.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41There is no opportunity for the Judge to be merciful.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44And yet you did only receive 28 shillings for this crime, did you not?
0:51:44 > 0:51:48- Yes.- If goods are deemed by the jury
0:51:48 > 0:51:51to be worth less than 29 shillings, the crime is not capital.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Why does he ask the defendant this?
0:51:54 > 0:51:57Your Honour, he is addressing the jury.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Yes, yes, you must question the witness, Mr Garrow.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Do you throw yourself upon the mercy of the jury?
0:52:03 > 0:52:05I do.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08I rest my case.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11Gentlemen of the jury, consider your verdict.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45- You have reached a verdict?- We have.
0:52:45 > 0:52:49How do you find the prisoners? Guilty or not guilty?
0:52:49 > 0:52:53Guilty of theft of goods worth 28 shillings.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58I sentence you both to seven years transportation.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00Take them down.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Bring Forrester to the dock.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29CROWD JEERS
0:53:29 > 0:53:30Filthy murderer!
0:53:30 > 0:53:35Beast! Butcher! Murderer!
0:54:06 > 0:54:07William.
0:54:09 > 0:54:14- Madam.- Mr Garrow, thank you.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18Mr Forrester was sentenced for perjury.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22Judge Varley is swift. Was he as furious as he made pretence?
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Two hours in the stocks.
0:54:24 > 0:54:25Hardly sufficient.
0:54:27 > 0:54:34My final words to my last relative - my little chuck, my beautiful Dan -
0:54:34 > 0:54:35were harsh words.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38The words of a mean scold.
0:54:38 > 0:54:43Nothing could nor should suffice.
0:54:43 > 0:54:44Goodbye, sir.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Mr Southouse?
0:55:15 > 0:55:18I have come to throw myself upon your humble mercy.
0:55:18 > 0:55:23Alone? Not brought another man's wife with you?
0:55:23 > 0:55:27I have fought a duel for less than that.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29You would challenge me, would you?
0:55:32 > 0:55:36Yes, you won today, but only after my intervention.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40I mistook your recklessness for something rare.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44I'm arrogant, I don't apply myself, I ignore your crusted advice.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47- When will these lectures cease? - When you apply them!
0:55:47 > 0:55:51And realise the court is not a stage for your dangerous antics.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55I have trained you to the best of my ability.
0:55:55 > 0:55:59I fear I have failed to recognise the limits of the raw material.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03You have stifled me with your dust dry caution.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05It is not caution!
0:56:05 > 0:56:07It is instruction in the law!
0:56:07 > 0:56:11I recognise your good mind. After all, half of mine is in it.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14You cannot live a braver life through me!
0:56:16 > 0:56:17That is enough!
0:56:17 > 0:56:20You have trained me, but you do not own me!
0:56:21 > 0:56:24If this association is no longer beneficial...
0:56:28 > 0:56:29Very well.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03ANGRY SHOUTING
0:57:28 > 0:57:29Butcher!
0:58:01 > 0:58:05- All that I ask... - All that you ask is that I act as your puppet once more.
0:58:05 > 0:58:09You see your case, Joseph, is played out in the shadow of the guillotine.
0:58:09 > 0:58:10They fear you.
0:58:10 > 0:58:15Be aware that these are the men who will decide what charge you face.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19- Treason?- These desperate times call for serious deliberation.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Assure me that you have spoken on the side of reason?
0:58:22 > 0:58:25I trust you know that if you lose this, you will be reduced
0:58:25 > 0:58:28to defending cattle thieves in the provinces.
0:58:28 > 0:58:31I will get you your day in court or get you released.
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