The Shadow in the North Page #3

to our hostess,

the well-known medium Mrs Nellie Budd,

whose messages from the other side

so consoled us on our last visit.

We also have honoured

guests amongst us tonight.

Dr Herbert Semple, and his associate,

of the Royal Institution

are here to perform important research.

Thank you, Mrs Jamieson Wilcox.

For some time now

I have been studying the trance state

in relation to the electrical

conductivity of the skin.

This box is an advanced version

of the electro-dermagraph.

These wires are connected to the ankle

and the resistance

is shown on the dial here.

Mrs Budd, may we connect you up?

You can connect me to

your apparatus any time, dear.

Very artistic fingers, Mr Semple.

Fancy that! It doesn't even tingle.

It's a very...

mild current.

Join hands,

please, ladies and gentlemen.

Ella!

Ella, my dear.

Charles!

Charles, is that you?

Though the veil hath parted us,

let not our love grow cold.

Oh, never.

Tell Perkins in the shop

to mind his cheese

and be more careful with the napkins.

Mind the cheese and napkins, yes.

Ella, the blessed light

is shining and I must depart.

Farewell, beloved.

One spark and the ship is gone.

Such a pretty ship and everyone dead.

Bells... Bells...

The Bellmann...

Keep it in the shadows.

There's a shadow in the north.

A sword in the forest.

Blood on the snow.

He's still there.

All in a glass coffin.

The regulator.

300, 400...

The North Star.

A mist full of fire.

Steam packed with death,

packed in pipes.

Death, death, everywhere!

A physical manifestation.

Keep still, everyone.

The spirits will not harm us.

A wonderful result, beyond

all expectation. Unparalleled reading.

Mrs Budd, this is a turning point

in the history of psychicical research.

Miss Lockhart.

My name is Windlesham.

I represent Mr Axel Bellmann.

He's aware that you've been

making unfriendly enquiries about him.

He sent me to convey his displeasure

in person

in order to spare you

the pain of a legal threat.

That is very considerate of him.

Provided these allegations

cease immediately,

he's willing to overlook

the inconvenience caused.

I suspect Mr Bellmann is responsible

for the collapse of Anglo-Baltic.

If so, he owes a financial

and moral debt to my client.

Perhaps you've not fully understood.

I understand your employer is frightened

and now he's trying to frighten me.

Well, I don't respond to bullying,

you may tell him that.

You may also wish to tell him

that before your visit today, I wasn't

entirely sure he'd done anything wrong.

But now I'm quite certain of it.

Does MacKinnon really believe

that someone would try to kill him

at Lady Harvard's charity performance?

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