:58:00
Now, it's me own dear brother
who lost his life...
:58:02
tryin' to put out in a small boat
to save some of the crew.
:58:05
- It was shockin'.
- All right, Osborne. Pay 'em off.
:58:07
- Very good, milord.
- Thank you, lordship.
Much-- Much obliged.
:58:10
- I don't wanna see any more.
- Very good, milord.
:58:12
Look at that!
Ridiculous! Preposterous!
:58:15
How can the same ship go down
in a dozen different places, sometimes
500 miles apart? Answer me that.
:58:20
Ah, confounded wharf rats! Lie to you,
take your money, cut your throat
if you give 'em half a chance.
:58:25
How the dickens can I tell
where to start, eh? What do you want?
:58:28
- Mr. Frederick Ayrton
to see you, milord.
- I told you I didn't want
to see anybody else.
:58:32
- This is a gentleman, your lordship.
- I do hope I haven't arrived
at an awkward moment.
:58:35
I'm sorry I couldn't get here sooner.
I would've warned you not
to offer a reward.
:58:38
- Well, as a matter of--
- I'm afraid you'll find very little
integrity...
:58:41
among some of the men
who frequent our waterfront.
:58:43
And it so happens that
I have the very information you require.
:58:47
- About my father?
- Ah, so this is the daughter
of Captain Grant.
:58:51
Well, if I can reunite this delightful
child and her gallant father...
:58:55
that is the reward I'm interested in.
:58:57
Were you ever in Plymouth?
:58:59
Plymouth, England?
No, I haven't had that pleasure.
:59:03
May I inquire, sir, as to the nature
of your information?
:59:05
Oh, well, two years ago,
I was caught in a violent storm
in the Tasman Sea.
:59:10
We picked up a poor fellow,
badly battered and halfdrowned...
:59:13
- just off the coast of New Zealand.
- New Zealand?
:59:16
He said he was from the Britannia
and that she'd gone down with all hands.
:59:19
He died during the night, and our ship
combed the area the following day.
:59:22
You know, until I read that piece
in the paper about the message...
:59:25
in the bottle, I had no idea that
there were any survivors.
:59:27
But why wasn't the sinking reported
when you reached your destination?
:59:30
Well, I assumed that it was. I was only
a passenger on the ship, you know.
:59:34
Heavens. If he landed in New Zealand,
he must've been captured by the Maoris.
:59:38
I'll report this to the authorities
at once. Osborne!
:59:40
- I'm afraid it isn't as easy as that.
- Why ever not?
:59:43
You haven't had my experience
in dealing with our colonial government.
:59:46
Eventually, you learn to get along
in spite of them.
:59:49
They talk endlessly,
and they need authorization from London.
:59:53
You'll be lucky
if they're ready in a year.
:59:56
But anything could happen
to him in a year. What do you suggest?