Murdoch Mysteries

Woof, woof!

Meow!

Woof, woof!

Meow.

Gentlemen, thank you so much for coming.

It's simply terrible.

You are the lady of the house?

Yes, deborah anderson. Uh, I was the one who telephoned.

We were having a party for my husband when one of the guests -

Our neighbour - walked in here and...

-Well, saw this. -Afternoon, gentlemen.

It was my wife who found him. Isn't that right, sue?

Yes.

What did you see, mrs...?

Ah, billingsley.

He was... Dead.

Just lying there. Just like that.

You didn't see what happened?

Did anyone see what happened?

We didn't see a thing.

I didn't even arrive until after it happened.

Ah! An army man.

Yes, sir.

Your undershirt's showing. Very sloppy!

A soldier is only as fine as his uniform.

-Keep an eye on that, son. -Mm-hm.

Who was the deceased? A guest?

Yes. Mr. Albert waxworthy.

A bachelor, so he came alone, of course.

He works for my husband, lyle anderson.

Of anderson insurance?

And where is your husband?

Oh! Honey? Here he is.

- Tere-- - Terrible!

Terrible business. I know.

Gentlemen, thank you so much for coming.

I'm lyle anderson.

And you are?

Why did it have to be you two?

What the bloody hell's going on, meyers?

Who is lyle anderson?

I am lyle anderson.

Terence meyers is my spy name.

You've unfortunately stumbled into my civilian life.

Who is the dead man?

Waxworthy.

He worked for me.

As a spy?

No. As an insurance salesman.

You actually own an insurance company?

Yes, I do.

-Anderson insurance. -Ah...

I think margaret bought an annuity from you.

And that is a fine investment, tom.

Ah.

So, that's really your wife?

And those are your children?

Yes, they are.

Who killed waxworthy then?

I have no idea.

-Well, must have been a spy. -Certainly not.

I am exceedingly cautious.

Nobody that knows terence meyers knows about lyle anderson.

And nobody that knows anderson knows about meyers.

Mrs. Hart is on her way here now.

No. Call her off.

Someone needs to examine the body.

Your wife, then. She can be trusted.

If no one in this house knows you're a spy,

Then why is there a man lying on your living room floor

With a knife stuck in his back?

People kill for all kinds of reasons, tom.

But this most certainly

Is not a matter of national security.

Oh! Uh, I know it's not an appropriate time for cake,

But we have to eat something and, uh,

I'm hardly able to cook.

Leave it on the table for me, will you please, dear?

Junior!

What'd I tell you about touching my train set?

I didn't even do anything.

You're such a stick in the mud, you know that?

You're getting that hair cut, young man!

Yes, sir.

Right, then.

We need to know where everyone was

The moment that mr. Waxworthy's body was found.

Ah, well we were all over the place, weren't we dear?

I'm afraid so. We were playing cats and dogs.

Cats and dogs?

It's a parlour game, murdoch.

Margaret loves to play it all the time.

You hide playing cards all around the house.

One team searches for red cards, the other for black.

Two cards per player.

My husband and I were team captains, so we hid the cards.

You search all over and when you find one,

You bark or meow, depending on what team you're on.

The last time I saw mr. Waxworthy was in the back garden.

You were searching for cards in the back garden?

You're permitted to hide them anywhere.

I was in the kitchen and could hear them through the window.

I overheard them talking about birds.

Mm-hm. We spotted some lovely warblers.

I was in the garden, as well.

Waxworthy went inside, but deborah and I remained.

That was only a minute or two before I

Came in here and saw him.

We need to track all of the guests' movements.

We should interview them separately.

Right. Do you want the cats or the dogs?

Hello, youths. You wanted to speak with a detective?

We'd like to report a missing person: Coach keen.

What did he coach?

Basketball. We're the carlton street stallions.

And when did you see him last?

Two hours ago.

He was meant to be back in 30 minutes.

We found this in the alley.

It's his hat.

-Looks like blood. -Ah.

Where was he off to?

He was just going down the street to buy uniforms.

We all chipped in and gave him seven dollars.

You paid for them yourselves?

Yeah. We have money.

-You can't prove we stole it. -Oh.

Right. So, this coach keen went off to buy uniforms

And then never came back?

Is there anything you can tell us about him?

-He's short. -Hm.

-And dirty. -And he has a mustache.

An ugly one.

How long have you lads known this chap?

Since yesterday.

You need an adult to sign up for the basketball league,

So we saw one and we asked him.

Right, well, we'll...

We'll see what we can do, lads.

: Hello?

Oh.

Ah, julia!

Thank you for coming.

Well, it was a treat to get out of the house.

But why did you need me here instead of miss--

It's a bit of a delicate situation, actually.

Dr. Julia ogden, allow me to introduce you to

Lyle anderson.

Lyle anderson?

You're lyle anderson, are you?

Yes, I am.

Oh.

Of course, you are.

I believe what julia is trying to say is that

She recognizes your name from purchasing

Your insurance products.

-Oh! -I see. Yes.

Oh, yes!

that's right.

Anderson insurance.

Well, why don't I get down to work?

Hm.

Strange people.

Right, then.

Mrs. Anderson stated that the murder weapon

Came from the kitchen.

Did anyone report being in there?

I was there earlier in the afternoon.

And your wife, after that.

Everyone was in there at some point.

Well, whoever it was,

The circumstances of this suggest that it was premeditated.

Did anyone you spoke with suggest a reason why

Someone would want to kill mr. Waxworthy?

-No one. -Everyone loved the old fella.

Same with everyone I spoke to.

Something isn't right.

Oh, it's just a bloody sketch. Here we go.

Your daughter was in the cloakroom.

Bud kitterman had not yet arrived.

Junior was upstairs.

Mrs. Anderson was in the garden with mr. Billingsley.

I was here,

Coming out of the water closet.

Mrs. Billingsley discovered mr. Waxworthy's body in the living room.

Now, if we assume that mr. Waxworthy was killed

Moments before his body was discovered,

The only person who could have slipped

Into the living room unseen was your daughter.

Lorraine anderson.

I was in the kitchen when I heard mrs. Billingsley scream.

Where were you right before that?

Um, I was in the cloakroom searching for playing cards.

I'd been there, maybe, a few minutes.

So, a few minutes before the body was found,

You'd also been in the living room.

-Was anyone there? -No one.

Mr. Waxworthy had not yet entered the room.

So, while you were in the cloakroom

Did you hear anything happening in the living room?