All In Good Time – The episode opens in 1890 at a church service, with Alfred Hillinghead (Kyle Soller), Polly Hillinghead (Synnove Karisen), and Charlotte Hillinghead (Amy Manson) in attendance. Later, Henry Ashe (George Parker) watches as they emerge. Alfred tells the ladies that he has business with Henry. Polly complains about him working on Sunday. Alfred leads Henry to Longharvest Lane where they delve into the crime scene of a nude male. Two men whistle at a man wearing a dress. Henry sarcastically asks if he is going to arrest them as well. Ignoring him, Alfred discovers a medical cane imprint on the ground. He says the suspect’s left-sided limp means the cane is right-handed and the hexagonal shape is a sign of value.

Dalrymple & Sons Canes & Umbrellas – Alfred and Henry meet with Dalrymple (David Birrel) under aliases, Archie and Eustace Cartwright. After Henry greets him with the Mason handshake, Dalrymple gives them the address of a client who acquired a custom hexagonal, swan neck cane. Later, Alfred and Henry are at the address when Julian Harker (Stephen Graham) and Lady Agatha Harker (Anna Calder-Marshall) arrive at the entrance. Henry describes Julian as one of the wealthiest men in Whitechapel.

2023 – A photo of Elias Mannix (Gabriel Howell) appears on the screen. Barber (Michael Jibson) suspects Elias is responsible for the Longharvest Lane murder and caravan park blast that claimed the life of DC Rick Williams (Anton Cross). Shahara Hasan (Amaka Okafor) informs Barber of Jawad (Oscar Coleman) being threatened by Elaine Morely (Kate Ashfield). He says police have been assigned to secure her home. Later, Ishmael (Nitin Ganatra) confronts Shahara for not telling him that Elias has a gun. Shahara wakes to find Elias in their house. She takes him down until he is apprehended by the two officers. Elias denies having any involvement in his death.

2053 – Iris Maplewood (Shira Haas) escorts Gabriel Defoe (Tom Mothersdale) into a room where the man discovered at Longharvest Lane is kept alive on a respirator. Defoe looks at his wrist to see it free of a tattoo before approaching the table when the man begins to shake violently. A crash alert screams across the intercom. The crash team rushes in to administer adrenaline and do CPR. Defoe watches as the man is declared dead.

1941 – Chief Inspector Calloway (Derek Riddle) asks Esther Jankovsky (Chloe Raphael) why she brought a flyer seeking information for the murder of the man discovered at Longharvest Lane. Esther tells Charles Whiteman (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) that she will talk to him alone. Kathleen (Emily Barber) stands up but Calloway orders Whiteman to question the girl. In Yiddish, Esther threatens to tell Calloway about him putting the body in the boot at Longharvest Lane if he refuses to give her 10 pounds. Whiteman threatens to break her neck. She says, “Ice cream.” Calloway says she knows English. Whiteman agrees to pay her the money. Calloway demands to know what Esther is telling him. Whiteman claims she doesn’t have any information on Farrell (Jonny Coyne).

Whiteman pays Esther 2 pounds. She threatens to tell Calloway everything when the payphone rings. He rushes to answer it to hear a woman ask if the murder investigation is closed. He assures her that Esther is no threat. The woman orders him to get rid of Esther. He reminds her that she is only 11. He vows to pay Esther when he returns from Essex.

1890 – Henry gives Alfred a newspaper clipping about Julian Harker who resurfaced after he reportedly died on the battlefield in Burma. He says Agatha’s staff claimed when Julian returned he did not look like Agatha’s son but she had his old photos updated to look like him. Alfred questions why Julian wasn’t found out. Henry tells him that Julian is a big-time investor with powerful connections. He attributes Julian’s accurate stock predictions to his acquisition of a private bank. Alfred vows to arrest Julian if he committed the murder. A messenger arrives with a summons for Alfred from Agatha. Alfred accepts the invitation in hopes of obtaining Julian’s fingerprints. Henry suggests a tie but Alfred refuses to let him tie it.

2023 – Attorney Philip Dust (Kurt Egylawan) tells Shahara and Barber that Elias will confess to the Longharvest Lane murder and bombing. Shahara confronts Elias about his previous claim of innocence. Elias claims to want answers before saying he lied. She asks if he can tell her the victim’s name and what role Syed Tahir (Channell Kular) played in the murder. Outside the interrogation room, she questions why Elias cannot answer her questions. Barber says once his fingerprints are confirmed on the bomb fragments, the investigation can be closed.

1941 – Whiteman collects a handgun from his mother’s house. Later, he passes his flax to Esther while driving. She complements his handsomeness when he sees a car pull in behind them. She mentions her mum and brother but refuses to speak further. He accelerates to escape the following vehicle. She discovers a bottle of chloroform in the floorboard. When she tries to flee, he subdues her with chloroform. After placing her in a makeshift grave, he shoots her.

2023 – Shahara tells Elias that it is his right to replace Morley’s attorney. Elias orders Dust removed from the room before ripping up his unsigned confession. Barber vows to find him another lawyer. Elias refuses to talk further until Barber leaves. Once alone, he claims Andrew Morley (Mark Lewis Jones) and Elaine Morley (Kate Ashfield) took photos of her.

1890 – Alfred arrives at the Harker mansion. Julian escorts Alfred by the arm to meet Agatha, Baroness Antonia Garner (Sheila Reid), and Reverend Kneale (Christopher Godwin). Agatha asks his view on the spirit world. Alfred needs to be convinced. Julian hands Alfred a glass of sherry before they toast the spirits. Alfred tells Julian about the murder at Longharvest Lane on September 10, at 6am. Julian admits to reading Henry’s piece in the newspaper. When Julian leaves, Alfred puts the sherry decanter cap in his pocket. During the séance, Agatha grasps Alfred’s hand but he pulls away. He asks her to call the spirit of the man shot on Longharvest Lane. He places photos of the nude man and a photo of Julian’s reflection in a window on the table. Agatha claims to see the man standing in the room. Alfred asks the spirit to identify himself. An Ouija is utilized to spell out Defoe.

Kneale asks the spirit if Defoe can identify his killer. In 2053, Defoe says, “No.” In 1890, the Ouija spells out yes. Alfred asks if Julian is his killer. The Ouija spells out no. In 2053, Defoe denies any connection to the Chapel Perilous, a terrorist group. Iris asks him to explain how his DNA matches his doppelganger’s. In 1890, the Ouija spells out Ma when Alfred orders the charade to end. He tells Agatha that Julian was hiding in the alcove near the body. He tries to leave but collapses to the floor. Julian orders him stripped and positioned beside a nude man. They snap their photo together.

2023 – Shahara gets underneath the table to hide from the camera. Elias joins her. He denies he or Syed murdered the man. He claims Elaine and Andrew told him that the body appeared before at Longharvest Lane and will arrive again. He says they said that she will force him to activate a bomb that will kill thousands of people. Later, Barber charges Elias with the murder of Rick and Elaine with accessory to the murder at Longharvest Lane. She urges him to detain Andrew for another 24 hours but he refuses.

1941 – Whiteman receives a call from a woman asking if Esther is gone. Irate, he asks if she wants Esther’s heart before saying they are done. Esther wakes up on the sofa. He tells her that she is in Whitechapel. He explains why he staged her murder and gives her 10 pounds. Grabbing his gun, she aims it at it and pulls the trigger several times. When she tries to flee, he restrains her. Whiteman warns that they will be killed if they learn she is alive. Calmed down, she describes his homemade borscht as taking like “rat piss”.

1890 – Alfred wakes up in a graveyard. Henry is working on a sketch when Alfred arrives. Alfred believes Henry is one of them. Henry tells him that he has been drugged. Alfred pleads with Henry to hold him. Later, Alfred wakes up beside Henry. They get intimate.

2053 – Iris tells Commander Mannix (Stephen Graham) that Defoe became distressed when he witnessed the death of his doppelganger. Mannix claims it is Defoe’s body in the morgue, not his doppelganger. She questions the legitimacy of his claim. He assures her that Chapel Perilous can accomplish anything if they can send someone back in time. He orders her to track Defoe to Chapel Perilous.

2023 – Shahara watches as Elias climbs into a police van. In 1890, Alfred etched his name into a wall inside the alcove. In 2023, Shahara discovers the etching as the episode ends.

 

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