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00:00selection an intruder broke in through the window and abducted me hours later the intruder cast me
00:05down from the carriage dissembled and exposed upon piccadilly street crowds gathered round
00:10pointing and murmuring my reputation is ruined and forever lost wretched girl you have defiled
00:16our family's honor take your own life no father please no
00:24felix ashburton begs for the hand of lady isolid i shall honor her for all the rest of my days
00:29i was married to felix my half-sister cecilie took my place in the royal consort selection
00:36she gained the most coveted position within the court of the prince of wales chief lady's maid
00:41you ruined her reputation and yet married her the hamiltons have become the laughing stock
00:46of london's high society she bears seven parts of resemblance to cecilie that is enough
00:51furthermore the family's crippling debts require her status and watching
00:57i died in childbirth my child did not survive i had been reborn back to the night before the royal
01:05selection
01:08none of you will escape me this time good evening sister cecilie what brings you here so late at
01:15night i made this myself it is a farewell gift for you after all tomorrow is the royal consort selection
01:22chloroform how familiar this scent is
01:28i am not afraid i am just doing my utmost to stop myself from wringing her neck right now
01:34won't you drink it isolid is something wrong i was just thinking it feels odd to drink alone
01:40have a drink with me cecilie
01:44tomorrow's your big day sister this wine it was made just for you indulge me this once
01:47since it is a farewell toast we ought to drink together the wine has turned cold let me pour
01:52us two fresh cups no need let me do the pouring for you
01:58every detail of this night is etched deep into my bone
02:06the cloacroform is real and i will use it just not on myself
02:16enjoy your new life dear sister
02:25the time has come
02:40hurry go faster take her away
02:52this is the personal ignea of the hamilton air
02:55a one-of-a-kind peace across the whole country in my past life felix lied that he dropped it
03:02during
03:02a visit and my foolish father believed every word
03:07help
03:10miss what has happened a man took sassy away
03:13he climbed in through the east window and carried my sister off
03:16i saw him escape over the wall with my own eyes
03:20scandals within noble families are always buried in secret never to be spread
03:23if i send for the authorities the earl will surely have my skin
03:28if my sister suffers harm because of even one second of your delay you will answer directly to the earl
03:33what's more tonight is the royal curfew decreed by her majesty the queen
03:37if you dare to cover up a violent crime against a noble lady during curfew
03:40you will face not only the gallows of scotland yard but also the wrath of the royal family
03:44tell me which do you prefer i'll get the horses at once i'll go straight to scotland yard
03:53lyla
03:53come here
03:55miss what are your orders
03:57go to the bull tavern find the correspondent from the times give him this
04:00and tell him
04:01the personal insignia of the hamilton air was found at the crime scene in the thorn manor tonight
04:06miss this will stir up public opinion across all of london
04:08that is exactly what i want do not say another word let that scandal chasing hound sniff out the
04:13truth and draw his own conclusions understood miss i leave now
04:18by early morning tomorrow this scandal will spread everywhere
04:23such reckless behavior what has happened cecilia has been abducted a man broke in through the east
04:27roof window last night and took her away the servants have already sent word to scotland yard
04:31you sent for scotland yard without consulting me the head of this house at all a life is at stake
04:35there was no time to waste there is always time to think do you have any idea what this
04:39means for the family reputation i know exactly what you are going to say
04:44listen the royal consort selection is held today both the prince of wales and queen victoria will
04:50attend in person if word gets out that the heir of the hamilton family committed such a heinous
04:54crime of drugging and assault and the thorn family covered up evidence to protect him
04:56we will become more than just a laughing stock across london we will be utterly destroyed
05:00your title of earl your valued seat in the cabinet everything will be revoked by the queen
05:06but think differently if our family takes the initiative and brings the criminal to justice
05:12then the thorn family will be seen as loyal subjects who uphold her majesty's laws even
05:17under strict curfew it will be a perfect tale to go down in history my lord men from scotland
05:24short have arrived inspector arthur rowe is leading the team show the inspector in
05:32the hamiltons three years ago they framed my father and let him die in newgate prison i have
05:37waited for this opening for three long years inspector the thorn household reported the second
05:40young lady has been abducted the situation is complicated just the usual tricks of the nobles
05:44let's go take a look no hysterics no tears this miss thorn is far too calm mrs lead thorn i'm
05:51inspector arthur rowe from scotland yard inspector rowe thank you for coming late at night i will show you
05:56the scene the cordial has an odd odor these are signs of a struggle and dragging scuff marks left
06:01by hard objects the culprit escaped through this window you are extraordinarily calm hardly the
06:05demeanor of a delicate noble lady who has just faced mortal danger panic changes nothing rather
06:08than weeping i would sooner see the criminal hang inspector the culprit seems to have dropped something
06:14do you recognize this miss thorn i saw an identical one at villic pembroke's ball last month on whom
06:20on felix ashworth the heir of the hamilton family though i might be mistaken she is not mistaken
06:27we both know it this is a perfect trap handed right to me
06:34seal off hamilton manor not so much as a sparrow takes wing from these grounds send forth the coroner
06:39post haste
06:45inspector the overnight report from the public alitic laboratory rush through urgently
06:50residue in the wine glass contains high concentration chloroform enough to keep an
06:54adult woman unconscious for over six hours such dosage may trigger respiratory this wine
06:59was brought to me by my sister cecily herself she lied and said she brewed it with her own hands
07:04too flawless every tear every pre-arranged accusation she is making use of me yet i am exactly in need
07:11of
07:11this knife your two accomplices have fully confessed all promises from cecily were nothing but a scam
07:15will you keep hiding and condemn yourself to felony charges i only followed orders miss cecily forced
07:20me to pass word to felix i watched her pour the drug into the sweet wine with my own eyes
07:24i truly knew nothing else
07:27miss thunch
07:29we hold physical evidence two witness statements plus ella's signed confession
07:32alongside the family crest the case is iron land beyond dispute
07:40that is excellent news inspector one matter to confirm you stated cecily's left the room temporarily
07:45and you returned in time to spot the abductor escaping through the window that is correct
07:52she lied she personally handed her sister over to that brute this woman is as cold and calculating as a
07:59ruthless politician and i admire it launch a city wild manhunt arrest felix ashworth on site detain ceci
08:07thorne immediately once located extra extra hamilton air arrested shocking scandal on the eve of royal
08:14selection good heavens felix got himself mixed up in this the night before the royal selection
08:20the hamiltons are finished for good the marquise may not live to see tomorrow's sunrise
08:24that's the illegitimate daughter of earl thorne the kidnapped lady from last night's scandal
08:28she's dragged the whole nobility's reputation through the mad cecily thorne you're arrested
08:32on suspicion of conspiracy to abduction let go of me i am the earl's daughter father save me felix
08:38save me israel you ruined me you witch i'll never forgive you when i was abandoning on this very
08:45street in my past life no one came to save me all you endure now is the fruit you planted
08:50yourself
08:52pick up the pace we must not be late for the royal selection
08:56my dear miss thorne we've all heard of your dreadful family incident last night
09:01your half-sister was abandoned like trash on piccadilly street will your father resign from
09:06the cabinet voluntarily or will her majesty dismiss him lady evelyn royal selection prioritizes personal
09:13impegrity last night's crime falls under scotling yard's jurisdiction they already have solid evidence
09:17suspects in custody as for my family standing her majesty will make her own wise judgment
09:22after all she always has impeccable discernment shall we head inside
09:28miss isolette thorne we've heard endless rumors about you since early morning i expect so your
09:33highness most of them seem to work entirely in your favor i would never presume to say so myself
09:38you are most intriguing
10:02dancing is concluded all candidates tidy your appearance and line up for her majesty's
10:07inspection in the audience chamber
10:16hollow bows greedy eyes hidden plots nothing but shallow pretentious fools
10:30this is a trial of composure screaming or weeping right now would cost me everything
10:38no harm done be more careful on your way back
10:42miss isolette thorne keep her appoint her as senior lady in waitering immediately
10:48i thank your majesty for your grace
11:00it was you you planned everything you devil
11:08miss thorne you will be given your turn to speak maintain your dignity it was felix
11:12he tricked me and manipulated all of this he made me lace the wine with the drug you lie you
11:17envied
11:17your sister and came on to me of your own free will your confession proves you leaked the manor's
11:21security details
11:23you lowborn bastard you dare frame my air with such despicable tricks
11:27you pack of lying vipers you promised me advancement now you want to throw me under the carriage
11:34silence the petitioner miss isolo thorne may now address the court
11:39cecily thorne obtained restricted chloroform to incapitate me and passed over the household's
11:43defense of intelligence to felix in exchange for court favor all evidence and witness statements
11:48filed before this court confirm every detail i have but one question for mr ashworth
11:54if your affection for miss cecily was genuine
11:58why did you abandon her like trash on the streets of piccadilly
12:08read out the verdict by her majesty's royal decree judgment is passed on the hamilton scandal
12:14case as follows felix ashburn is disinherited from all hamilton succession rights confined
12:18permanently to the family's country estate and banned from london and all royal jurisdictions in
12:22perpetuity cecily thorne shall forfeit her family name and all noble privileges placed under royal
12:29restraining order to live alongside felix in lifelong rural confinement neither may leave
12:33the estate without dual approval from the crown and scotland yard are you satisfied you ruined your
12:44sister and dragged our centuries-old family honor into filth my lord empty reputation cannot prop up
12:49a decaying household if you truly valued your dignity you would never have allowed a greedy
12:53illegitimate daughter to poison me under your own roof you are a cold-blooded monster thank you for
12:59the compliment in dog-eat-dog london monsters outlive the dead the false affection of my blood
13:03family was torn to pieces in my past life i need no weak and selfish father from today onward i
13:08walk
13:08only by my own strength the hamilton household hid far more than a fallen insignia these ledgers were
13:15smuggled out by a distant clan member to bypass noble privilege protection for 10 years they've
13:20systematically embezzled funds withheld servants wages and erected tenants without compensation
13:24rotten to the core there is far more look at these private correspondents between the marquee and
13:30colonial trading firms in the eyes of the queen's legal council these financial arrangements amount
13:34to treasonous incipitation exactly what will you do with them this is the ultimate weapon to ruin their
13:40house entirely i leave them to you using the queen's preliminary temporary inspection warrant submit all
13:46evidence directly to the royal and parliamentary inspection committee in scotland yard's official name
13:50it is time to strip their ancestral privileges from the empire's register it will be my pleasure
14:16miss this letter is posted from thorn manor it is written by the earl
14:20they squandered and overdraft the manor's funds and now that they're strapped for cash they suddenly
14:25remember they have a daughter like me lila all future deliveries coming from thorn manon shall be
14:31burnt directly no need to bring them to me ever again as you wish miss two years have passed and
14:38the
14:38ashes of the past have settled it's time to step into a more splendid yet deadly battlefield ahead
14:44the french engvoort core guest of tonight's state dinner has been relegated to seat seat for
14:49impoverished barrazans and minor peripheral lords this is a ducted spare copy swapped in secret
14:55a clumsy vicious ploy she aims to ruin me with noble underhanded trick
15:02lila instruct servants to set name plates strictly per this list no single alteration permitted
15:07as you command miss
15:16is if lancy monsieur de la roche envoy of france arriving
15:24is this how the british empire treats france an unforgivable national insult
15:33a la france a votre excellence permettez-moi d'expliquer cette place spΓ©cialement rΓ©servΓ©e
15:38pour vous spΓ©cial est-ce une humiliation dΓ©libΓ©rΓ©e de me relΓ©ger au fond de la salle la
15:44marque du mécris britannique nous apprendons que la flotte française a conclu une victoire diplomatique
15:51dΓ©crissive sur le canal de souhaitxierre les places aux deux tables suivent les conventions banales de la
15:56depuis ce poste vous embrassez d'un seul gars tout le banquet et derrière vous s'étendent
16:00les Γ©toiles et les routes de marignales du monde ce sigge symbolise la france timoneur
16:04inconcourgeable des nouvelles routes europΓ©ennes nous ne jugeons pas les honneurs par la hauteur
16:08des chaises l'empire britannique vous honneur d'une place unique de timoneur magnifique raisonnement
16:14mademoiselle ferne votre esprit et votre grΓ’ce surpasse toutes les roses de paris Γ nos futurs
16:18accords commercial santΓ©
16:24un masterful interpretation of the helmsman seat even the shrewiest diplomats would applaud your wit
16:29your highness flatters me it was merely a desperate improvisation to save myself from ruin
16:34you were never merely surviving isolette you relish out manoeuvring them turning those conceded
16:39norbles into ut you fools
16:43du cavenday will submit an official impeachment and against you to her majesty first thing tomorrow morning
16:50your majesty the thorn household is tainted by scandal this disgraced noble's daughter fooled
16:55foreign envoys with cunning sufferer at the state dinner overstepping her official bounds
16:59a scheming woman like her staying beside your majesty will bring ruin to the british empire
17:03after discussion with cabinet ministers princess of denmark is the ideal bride for the prince of wales
17:09to safeguard royal dignity we beg your majesty to dismiss isolette from court at once
17:16the duke claims you are crafty and malicious miss thorn the empire needs no useless blank paper yet
17:22neither will it keep a dull blade that cuts its own master prove you deserve your place here
17:30as you command your majesty
17:33my foes have risen from petty lobel girls to powerful cabinet dukes this is an all or nothing power
17:39struggle leila leave via the secret side exit contact inspector arthuru immediately use my royal
17:44inspection warrant to access confidential official archives the duke has overseen army and navy
17:48funding appropriations for 12 years i need every file recording abnormal fund flows under his name
17:52understood miss
18:00miss inspector rowe retrieved all confidential records per your royal warrant everything you requested is inside
18:06tens of thousands of pounds in unexplained gaps so they are the real parasite straining the royal
18:11treasury shall we submit these documents directly to her majesty simply handing evidence to the queen
18:16would only make me a common informer what her majesty values is not blind loyalty but capable political
18:21tactics to top a towering noble never check its tranq poison its hidden roots instead simply handing
18:28evidence to the queen would only make me a common informer what her majesty values is not blind loyalty
18:32but capable political tactics to top a towering noble never hack its tranq poison its hidden roots instead
18:43your tea party is elegant miss thorne yet cabinet affairs keep us occupied we can only stay a short
18:48while naturally my lord billet the lumber procurement for hms royal ark at portsmouth stock card surely
18:53demands all your attention royal navy business is far beyond a lady in waiting's concern i know nothing of
18:58shipbuilding but i can count all proof is laid right here 15 000 pounds worth of premium indiantique
19:03through a private dock at southampton yet officially recorded as low-grade scottish ply in value at
19:07merely 3 000 pounds one wonders where the missing 12 000 vanished perhaps carried on coastal winds into
19:14the duke cavendale's newly built west end townhouse and you lord earl 30 000 pounds allocated for winter
19:20uniforms for troops stationed in the crime for the signature of your wife's nephew last fiscal year
19:24i've heard countless soldiers perished from bitter cold at the front does the parisian man and your
19:29nephew purchase stay warm enough through harsh winters you you slander me outright whether it
19:34is slander or truth is fully documented within scotland yard's classified archives with verified
19:38excerpts in my possession her majesty tossed that impeachment writ to me a clear sign she has entrusted
19:44me the authority to root out treasury in meslas with complete evidence in hand i may submit the case
19:49to parliamentary inspection committee anytime duke cavallish may deliver impash speeches before the throne
19:54yet you three will bear all punishment when judicial judgment falls the tea has gone cold gentlemen
20:00you may take your leave i happen to have a poor memory should several names vanish from that
20:04impeachment menu by tomorrow morning all these tedious financial figures may slip entirely from my mind
20:11cowardly turnstrikes all of you useless fools if legal means cannot drive her from court erase her from
20:18this world entirely eliminate any backer shielding her as well the audit investigation must never reach my
20:23household reborn from the brink of death i've grown sensitive to the stench of mortal danger this
20:30seemingly impenetrable royal hunt is shrouded in uncary oddities these hands do not belong to stable
20:35attendants they are fugitives who fight in underground rings and carry blades for blood money the girth and
20:40stulla will snap the moment the stallion sprints into the thick woods a suicidal ploy cornered by
20:45irrebutable corruption evidence duke cavanbish would kill the prince to reshape the whole power structure
20:48drop your silk handkerchief then slip away to find inspector roo on perimeter guard tell him mad dogs lurk in
20:52the
20:52net seal all exits without waiting for higher approval oh dear the wind is really strong i'm going
20:58to fetch my cloak once this hunt ends i shall present you something vital tied to both my royal future
21:05and yours your highness your state is ready protect his royal highness seize him inspect the horse harness at once
21:24scotland yard all suspects under arrest
21:33miss thorne are you unharmed i'm quite well inspector search their persons for evidence to present to her majesty
21:44exclusive stag decree of the cavanbish family
21:53what explanation have you left duke miss thorne you bear grudges against my daughter evelyn yet you
21:59dare frame a hereditary perv for capital crimes over a random trinket a random trinket what if we had this
22:05your majesty these are full embezzlement accounts of the cavendish family over five years with his
22:10signed vouchers attached already submitted to parliament inspection committee assassination
22:14treasury for be tried in the house of law's peer court confiscate implicated furs and illicit assets
22:19strip his noble title confine the chief cop to royal manor for lifelong detention
22:27all of you leave us
22:36this ring is my private collection fully filed and registered in royal jewelry archives kept in storage
22:42for far too long to sustain the empire's glory we need no innocent lambs
22:48we require a shrewd resolute strategist who uncovers hypocrisy
22:52and brings assassins and corrupt nobles to justice amid peril
22:58isled you have not only saved my life but also stolen my whole heart
23:02marry me and become the future mister of this empire
23:09as you wish your highness very well starting tomorrow the whole empire shall prepare for this
23:16unprecedented royal wedding
23:20miss all transfer procedures for half revenue of thorn manor based on the old contract have been
23:26finished file it for archiving understood miss
23:32the game is over
23:37do you swear to remain faithful to one another in sickness and in health till death do you part
23:43i do i do
23:50her majesty queen victoria arrives
23:54you have done excellently you've fulfilled the true purpose of the royal selection
23:59the empire needs steady hands to secure order and secure the royal line by royal warrant you are
24:06awarded the royal victorian order with formal incitation to be held on a designated date
24:12i am grateful for your majesty's grace
24:16i shall take my lead
24:18i rose from the mild and plotted every step
24:22no longer anyone's pawn all moves on this chessboard rest under my control