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Detective: All right, come on, come on, what's going on? Come on, what is it? Come on!
Clergyman: Please, sir, I beg of you, there's a dead man here.
Detective: All right, no one move!
[long pause while he realizes it's a church burial]
Detective: Finsbury?
Michael Finsbury, Julia Finsbury, Masterman Finsbury, Joseph Finsbury, Morris, John Finsbury: Yes?
Detective: MORRIS Finsbury!
John Finsbury: [turning Morris around and pointing at him] Yes.
Detective: Morris Finsbury, I arrest you for stealing £100,000.
Lawyer Patience: But the money has been returned, sir.
Detective: Who are you, sir? Some sort of accomplice?
Lawyer Patience: Certainly not: I am his solicitor.
Detective: Oh, you've brought your solicitor with you, have you? Yes, I've met your type before.
Lawyer Patience: No, no, no. I mean, I, I, I'm the administrator of the tontine.
Detective: Tontine?
Joseph Finsbury: Named after Lorenzo Tonti, a Neapolitan banker.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Joseph Finsbury: I...
Masterman Finsbury: [interrupting] He's nobody. He's my young brother.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Masterman Finsbury: None of your business, sir!
Detective: I shall have you arrested for indecent exposure!
Julia Finsbury: Oh!
Michael Finsbury: My grandfather was recently buried, sir.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Julia Finsbury: He is Michael Finsbury.
Detective: And who are YOU, madam?
Michael Finsbury: She is Julia Finsbury, shortly to become... Julia Finsbury!
Detective: Young man, did you know there was a body in the piano?
Peacock: I did it.
Detective: Who is he?
Michael Finsbury: He is the butler, sir.
Detective: The butler did it?
Michael Finsbury: No, sir. I put the body there.
Detective: Is this true?
Michael Finsbury: Yes sir.
Detective: In that case, you are entitled to a reward of £1,000. You are responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just end.
Michael Finsbury: A, a thousand pounds? Oh, but I-I-I don't, I don't deserve it. The body just arrived in a barrel.
John Finsbury: I sent it.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Morris Finsbury: He is of diminished responsibility, officer. It was all my doing. If there's any justice in this naughty world, the reward is mine.
Detective: And WHO are YOU?
[falls into open grave]
Morris Finsbury: You remember me - Morris Finsbury. I was falsely accused of stealing a hundred thousand pounds, whereas in fact it was me, and me alone, who was responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just desserts
Detective: All right, come on, come on, what's going on? Come on, what is it? Come on!
Clergyman: Please, sir, I beg of you, there's a dead man here.
Detective: All right, no one move!
[long pause while he realizes it's a church burial]
Detective: Finsbury?
Michael Finsbury, Julia Finsbury, Masterman Finsbury, Joseph Finsbury, Morris, John Finsbury: Yes?
Detective: MORRIS Finsbury!
John Finsbury: [turning Morris around and pointing at him] Yes.
Detective: Morris Finsbury, I arrest you for stealing £100,000.
Lawyer Patience: But the money has been returned, sir.
Detective: Who are you, sir? Some sort of accomplice?
Lawyer Patience: Certainly not: I am his solicitor.
Detective: Oh, you've brought your solicitor with you, have you? Yes, I've met your type before.
Lawyer Patience: No, no, no. I mean, I, I, I'm the administrator of the tontine.
Detective: Tontine?
Joseph Finsbury: Named after Lorenzo Tonti, a Neapolitan banker.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Joseph Finsbury: I...
Masterman Finsbury: [interrupting] He's nobody. He's my young brother.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Masterman Finsbury: None of your business, sir!
Detective: I shall have you arrested for indecent exposure!
Julia Finsbury: Oh!
Michael Finsbury: My grandfather was recently buried, sir.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Julia Finsbury: He is Michael Finsbury.
Detective: And who are YOU, madam?
Michael Finsbury: She is Julia Finsbury, shortly to become... Julia Finsbury!
Detective: Young man, did you know there was a body in the piano?
Peacock: I did it.
Detective: Who is he?
Michael Finsbury: He is the butler, sir.
Detective: The butler did it?
Michael Finsbury: No, sir. I put the body there.
Detective: Is this true?
Michael Finsbury: Yes sir.
Detective: In that case, you are entitled to a reward of £1,000. You are responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just end.
Michael Finsbury: A, a thousand pounds? Oh, but I-I-I don't, I don't deserve it. The body just arrived in a barrel.
John Finsbury: I sent it.
Detective: And who are you, sir?
Morris Finsbury: He is of diminished responsibility, officer. It was all my doing. If there's any justice in this naughty world, the reward is mine.
Detective: And WHO are YOU?
[falls into open grave]
Morris Finsbury: You remember me - Morris Finsbury. I was falsely accused of stealing a hundred thousand pounds, whereas in fact it was me, and me alone, who was responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just desserts
Full Transcript
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All right come on come on What's going on What is it Come on
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Please sir I beg of you There's a dead man here
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All right no one move
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Finsbury Yes
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Morris Finsbury Yes
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Morris Finsbury I arrest you for stealing 100 000
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But the money has been returned sir And who are you sir
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Some sort of accomplice Certainly not I am his solicitor
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You've brought your solicitor with you have you
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Yes I ve met your type before No I m the administrator of the tontine
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Tontine Named after Lorenzo Tonti
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a Neapolitan banker And who are you sir
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I He's nobody He's my young brother
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And who are you sir None of your business sir
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I shall have you arrested for indecent exposure
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My grandfather was recently buried sir
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And who are you sir
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He is Michael Finsbury
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And who are you madam
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She is Julia Finsbury shortly to become
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Julia Finsbury
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Young man did you know there was a body in the piano
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I did it
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Who is he He is the butler sir
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The butler did it No sir
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I put the body there ls this true
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Yes sir
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In that case you are entitled to a reward of 1 000
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You are responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just end
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1 000
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Oh but I I don't deserve it
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The body just arrived in a barrel I sent it
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And who are you sir He is of diminished responsibility Officer
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It was all my doing If there's any justice in this naughty world the reward is mine
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And who are you
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You remember me Morris Finsbury
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I was falsely accused of stealing 100 000
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whereas in fact it was me and me alone
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who was responsible for bringing the Bournemouth Strangler to his just deserts
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Movie Summary
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.