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of foul play.

I don't know what this absurd

little man is trying to prove,

but he's making a mockery

of our profession.

I want him removed.

It is you, sir who is making a mockery

ofthe medical profession.

And if there is one single shred

of truth in this man's allegations,

we shall all have to pay the price.

His Majesty

has asked to see my work.

I intend to fulfil I his wish.

Good day.

Either you hand over the evidence,

Doctor Knox,

or I'll be forced to arrest you!

You're not touching it.

How many cadavers were used

to create the portfolio?

-- 16.

-- 16?!

And who provided

the 16 cadavers?!

Edinburgh Militia!

Nobody moves!

Oh,

for the love of Lord Jesus!

I beg your pardon.

Mr. and Mrs. Hare.

I'm arresting you both on suspicion

of murder in the first degree!

We did terrible things, William.

A man has a right

to scratch out a living.

Nobody's gonna blame us for that.

Ginny can.

Ah.

She's gonna find out, isn't she?

She'll know everything.

I won't lie to you, Willy,

it is a possibility.

This is unbelievable.

"Macbeth accused of murder."

You really have no idea, do you?

Captain,

you've no right to keep us here.

I have every right.

Will you please sit down?

Now, Mrs. Hare, I have

some questions I'd like to ask you.

I'm not saying anything,

especially not to a Presbyterian.

I'm half Jewish.

I'm being persecuted

by a heathen!

This is an outrage.

I demand to speak to the...

Solicitor-General!

-- I demand to be released immediately.

-- Immediately!

I demand to speak to a Catholic.

Miss Hawkins and Mrs. Hare,

either you keep quiet,

or I'll have you both shot!

"Wee Captain Tam McLintoch

ofthe Edinburgh Militia

"has apprehended the perpetrators

ofthe notorious West Port murders.

"The list of victims include

Mrs. Mary O'Toole ofthe New Town...

"Daft Jamie ofthe West Port...

"the freed slave

John Martin of London...

Mrs. Susanna McCorkindale

of Aberdeen!"

In the name ofthe law!

I demand you disperse immediately!

Let's get the bastards! Come on!

Stand fast, men.

Kill the bastards!

I can't live

with this on my conscience.

All right?

I've got to confess.

The minute we're out ta here,

we'll find you a priest.

There's no way I will ever be redeemed

in the eyes ofthe Lord Almighty.

I've gotta confess to the proper

authorities here on earth.

That's not such a, a good idea,

Willy.

'Cause you'd be putting a noose

around your own neck.

It's no more than I deserve.

Not to mention putting a noose

around my neck.

And Lucky's.

And Ginny's.

Let me handle this.

Ahh, pleasure to see you again,

Captain.

All right.

Can you tell us

what we're supposed to have done?

Sixteen counts

of first-degree murder.

That does sound serious.

And do you have any ofthe bodies?

Do you have any eyewitnesses?

In fact, do you have

a single shred of evidence?

It's all in there, laddie.

Captain,

a message from Lord Harrington, sir.

He wants to see you, sir,

at your earliest convenience.

His Lordship also said to bring

Doctor Knox's portfolio with you.

Captain.

Take a seat.

Oh, thank you, my Lord.

-- Chocolate?

-- Uh, thank you, my Lord.

The Lord Provost and I are very

interested to know

how we're doing on this case.

Well, at present, I have Mr. Burke

and Mr. Hare under lock and key.

They're not admitting anything,

but I'm sure by the time

I have finished with them,

they will crack, I'm sure ofthat.

But is that really what we want,

Captain?

Excuse me, sir?

This city is renowned

for its medical facilities.

Students come from all over the world

to train in our anatomy schools.

They bring a great deal of money

with them.

We're rightfully proud of our status

and of our traditions.

It would be a pity to sully them

with a scandal such

as a high-profile murder trial.

Especially a murder trial

that might compromise

the reputations of our esteemed

teaching hospitals.

You're surely not suggesting

that I let these two men go free?

No, no, we need someone to swing

for these crimes, but no trial.

The city will gladly show its gratitude

for your delicate handling

ofthis affair.

In fact, in a city ofthis standing,

surely the militia

should be commanded by a-a Major.

Or even a Colonel. Hmm?

Indeed.

Rest assured, my Lord, my Lords,

that the city can rely on me.

That's settled, then.

We'll look after that, Colonel.

Thank you, my lord.

My lord.

So let me get this straight,

Captain.

Colonel.

Colonel?

If one of us confesses

to having committed these crimes

the others will walk free?

Precisely.

But that is outrageous!

We're all innocent!

Nobody's gonna confess to a crime

they didn't commit

just to make you popular

with the mob out there!

It's all right, William!

This is the chance for one of us

to do the decent thing.

You call that decent?

What kind of man

would do such a thing?

I will.

Thank you, God.

On one condition.

I know what you did.

I am so sorry, Ginny.

I-I don't expect you to forgive me.

It's just so romantic.

Confessing to save the life

of your lover.

It's like Shakespeare.

For never was there a story of--

of such woe,

as of Ginny and her Romeo.

William Burke ofthe West Port,

formerly of County Donegal

in Ireland...

Irish scum!

You are convicted ofthe heinous crimes

of grave robbery and multiple murder.

Do you have anything to say

before you are consigned to hell?

Only this.

I did it for love.

I know he seemed like

a nice guy and all that.

And I suppose

you have to respect the fact

that he made the ultimate sacrifice

for love.

But he did kill all those people

just for money.

And that's just evil.

Thank you.

As for the rest ofthem...

The Doctor ended up

in the New World.

After all,

anything goes over there.

Rat catcher!

Rat catcher!

Fergus took protection to a new level

and made a fortune

selling life insurance.

As for our French friend here,

he also became a minor celebrity.

He returned to Paris

and continued his work.

Allez, allez, allez.

Vite, vite, vite.

Ah, come here.

I can't live without you.

You're beautiful.

Ah, arrt! Arrt!

Say "cheese"!

Fromage!

Nicephore is widely credited as one

ofthe inventors of photography.

Parfait. Bravo.

Lord Harrington, having weathered

the storm ofthe West Port murders

was later forced to resign

after Colonel wee Tam McLintoch's

racy private memoirs

were a publishing sensation.

But the real star turned out to be

Professor Monro's young assistant,

Charles Darwin.

He went on to write a book that sold

almost as well as the Bible.

It said only the fittest survive.

And living proof ofthat

is young Ginny.

She finally overcame her grief

and became a popular actress.

She's terrible!

Get her off!

Well, not that popular.

As for our two heroes,

William Hare followed his dream.

In the end,

only Hare got the Royal Seal.

And William Burke ended up

in the same place as his victims.

Where shall I start?

I think the feet.

When I wake up

Well, I know I'm gonna be

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