WHOA.
JASPER!
JASPER, YOU'VE GOT A FIRE!
SULPHONIC ACIDS, AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS,
ALCOHOL BASE.
YOU'VE GOT A FIRE!
NO, NO, IT'S ACID, SULPHURIC ACID...
M-M-MISCALCULATION.
JASPER!
POST OFFICE HAD
THESE PACKAGES FOR YOU.
FIGURE I'D DROP THEM OFF,
SAVE YOU A TRIP.
GOOD, GOOD. FORMALDEHYDE, COPPER WIRING...
YOU'RE WELCOME.
ONE LUMP OR TWO, MISS?
AHA! I AM SIR DAVEY OF THE ROUND TABLE,
AND I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL.
GO AWAY, DAVEY.
YOUR DISGUISE DOESN'T FOOL ME, MORDRID.
TAKE THAT!
[ GASPING ]
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT.
DAVEY KEITH.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, HONEST.
MY FAVOURITE POT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M A KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE, LIKE IN MY BOOK.
WELL, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION
TO THE PARTS PERTAINING TO COURTEOUSNESS AND GOOD DEEDS.
I'M REALLY SORRY, MISS KING.
BEING SORRY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
NOW, IF YOU'RE THAT ENAMOURED OF KNIGHTS, YOUNG MAN,
THEN I SUGGEST YOU BEHAVE AS ONE.
BY WAY OF AMENDS, THEN, YOU'LL PERFORM
THREE GOOD DEEDS -- THREE -- ONE FOR EACH
OF THE ITEMS YOU'VE DESTROYED.
THREE?
THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT.
GO ON, FETCH A BROOM AND CLEAN THIS UP.
WILL THAT COUNT AS MY FIRST GOOD DEED?
IT WILL NOT.
AND, UH...
WHEN YOU'RE DONE, TAKE YOUR BOOK,
AND WE'LL BEGIN YOUR READING LESSON.
YES, MISS KING.
THERE -- THREE GOOD DEEDS.
THAT SHOULD KEEP HIM BUSY AND OUT OF TROUBLE.
[ HUMMING ]
AHHH!
OH, UH, MR...DAVEY.
SORRY, MR. DALE.
OH, UH, N-N-NEVER MIND.
NEVER MIND. IT'S FINE.
MRS. DALE SAID YOU NEEDED HELP.
HELP? OH, YES, WELL, UM--
AND I NEED TO DO THREE GOOD DEEDS, SO HERE I AM.
WELL, ALL RIGHT, UH...
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
THE INCORRECT RATIO.
THE, UM...
PHENOLS AND THE SULPHONIC ACID...
OH! UH... MR. DALE?
...AND THE PERCENTAGE OF,
THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FORMALDEHYDE...
AND THE SULPHURIC ACID IS, UM--
MR. DALE?
OH, RIGHT, YEAH. OH, GOOD.
WELL, UM, YES, LET'S GIVE IT A GO ANYWAY.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
GOOD, GOOD IDEA.
NOW, I'VE TRIED THIS COMBINATION
AT LEAST 27 TIMES.
NEVER Q-Q-QUITE GOT IT RIGHT...
BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW.
GOOD, THANK YOU.
[ MUTTERING ]
GOGGLES, SHOULD WEAR GOGGLES.
MR. DALE!
OH, MY GOGGLES, THANK YOU, YES.
MR. DALE!
READ THE PAPER, THE NUMBERS ON THE TOP PART OF THE PAPER.
WELL, LET'S, UH, SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
IT'S A CUP?
WELL, IT'S NOT JUST ANY C-C-CUP.
I THINK IT'S, UM... YES, I THINK IT'S, UM...
I DIDN'T MEAN TO RUIN
YOUR EXPERIMENT, MR. DALE.
WHAT?
OLIVIA, IT WORKED, IT WORKED!
JASPER, SIT DOWN!
WHOA.
THE, UH...IT WORKED!
UH, DAVEY HAS, UH...
BYE, MR. DALE.
DAVEY, UH...
IT WORKS, IT WORKS!
OH, IT'S A LOVELY CUP.
UH...WHAT'S IT MADE OUT OF?
IT'S UNBREAKABLE BUT PLIABLE RESIN, SEE.
AND HIGHLY RESISTANT TO HEAT.
OH, YES.
AND IT DOESN'T BREAK.
HA! OH, MY GOODNESS!
UH, MR., MR. DAVEY ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLED
ON A C-C-CHEMICAL COMBINATION
THAT SEEMS TO WORK.
JASPER, I'LL BET YOU COULD MAKE
ALL SORTS OF THINGS OUT OF THIS MATERIAL.
WELL, YOU COULD SELL THESE CUPS
IF YOU COULD MASS PRODUCE THEM.
OH, I DON'T THINK... IT NEEDS MORE TESTING.
HEAT THRESHOLDS... AND DURABILITY STUDIES.
NO, NO, IT'S NOT READY.
I-I-I REALLY JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING FOR MONTGOMERY.
WELL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, SWEETIE.
SO, I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SOMETHING BAD,
BUT IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING GOOD.
DO YOU THINK THAT COUNTS?
IN YOUR CASE, DAVEY, YOU SHOULD TAKE ANYTHING YOU CAN GET.
THEN I ONLY HAVE TWO MORE GOOD DEEDS TO DO.
WELL, YOU COULD HELP ME FINISH LOADING THESE COFFEE BEAN SACKS,
AND THEN YOU'D ONLY HAVE ONE.
HOW COME YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT DOING GOOD DEEDS, FELIX?
WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT THE HOTEL.
MR. TREMAYNE TELLS US IT'S OUR SWORN DUTY
TO BE HELPFUL, COURTEOUS AND POLITE AT ALL TIMES.
YOU DON'T SAY.
SOUNDS LIKE AN EASY WAY TO DO A GOOD DEED.
DO YOU THINK THAT MR. TREMAYNE WOULD GIVE-- OH!
GOSH, FELIX, I'M SORRY.
WELL, DAVEY, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE BACK
TO NEEDING TWO GOOD DEEDS TO DO.
YOU KNOW, JASPER, I THINK YOU OUGHT TO TAKE OUT
A PATENT ON YOUR DISCOVERY.
TOO SOON FOR THAT -- BESIDES,
IT'S NOTHING VERY SPECIAL.
WELL, YOU COULD SEE A LAWYER FOR SOME ADVICE.
I'M NOT SURE LAWYERS
ALWAYS GIVE THE BEST ADVICE.
WELL, THEN SOMEONE WHO'S HANDLED THIS SORT OF SITUATION BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I WISH WE KNEW SOMEONE, OR THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY
WHO HAD THE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE TO PROTECT OUR INTEREST.
THERE'S NO ONE IN MY FAMILY
EXCEPT J-J-JEREMIAH.
JEREMIAH?
JEREMIAH DALE.
WHO IS JEREMIAH DALE?
I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU SPEAK OF HIM BEFORE.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE DALE FAMILY
DON'T SPEAK OF HIM.
HE'S MY COUSIN -- HE'S
THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, JASPER, YOU HAVE A PRETTY UNUSUAL FAMILY.
IT WOULD BE HARD TO BE AN OUTCAST.
WHAT DID JEREMIAH DO THAT WAS SO HEINOUS?
HE BECAME A BUSINESSMAN.
OH.
WHAT KIND OF A BUSINESSMAN?
OH, HE M-MAKES INVESTMENTS.
YOU KNOW, HE FINANCES THINGS.
WELL, THAT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT WE NEED.
WHERE DOES HE LIVE?
WELL, LAST TIME I HEARD,
HE MOVED TO CHARLOTTETOWN,
BUT I'M NOT GOING THERE.
BESIDES, IT'S TOO SOON FOR THAT.
NEEDS MORE TESTING.
THIS IS JEREMIAH DALE'S OFFICE?
YES, MAY I HELP YOU?
GOOD, I HAD AN AWFUL TIME FINDING IT.
WE JUST MOVED.
DO YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT?
NO.
MR. DALE IS IN A
BUSINESS MEETING AT THE MOMENT.
BY MY STARS, JEREMIAH DALE,
YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND.
McBEAN, I WISH ALL MY FELLOW INVESTORS
WERE AS PLEASANT AND THOROUGH AS YOU.
WHEN DO YOU THINK WE'LL START PRODUCTION?
OH, UH, WITHIN THE MONTH.
EXCELLENT.
WELL, HELLO.
DUNCAN McBEAN AT YOUR SERVICE, MISS...
MRS...MRS. JASPER DALE.
MRS. JASPER DALE?
YES, I WAS IN THE CITY, MR. DALE, AND I STOPPED BY
ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MEET WITH ME.
OH, BUT OF COURSE.
I BETTER BE ON MY WAY.
GOOD DAY, JEREMIAH.
MRS. DALE.
REGARDS, McBEAN.
PLEASE, JUST COME THIS WAY.
THANK YOU.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SURPRISED I AM TO MEET MY COUSIN'S WIFE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN, GOSH, 20 YEARS.
WELL, I AM EQUALLY SURPRISED.
I HAD NO IDEA YOU TWO
LOOKED SO MUCH ALIKE.
SO, TO WHAT DO I OWE THE PLEASURE OF THIS VISIT?
SWEET?
OH, NO, THANK YOU.
IT'S ABOUT ONE OF JASPER'S NEW INVENTIONS.
HMM.
HE'S DESIGNING CHINAWARE NOW, IS HE?
WELL, NO, NOT EXACTLY.
UNUSUAL MATERIAL.
THAT'S WHAT JASPER INVENTED.
GO AHEAD, TRY AND BREAK IT.
[ GIGGLING ]
THIS IS REMARKABLE.
JASPER THINKS I'M MAKING TOO MUCH OF THIS.
BUT JASPER HIDES HIS LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL.
NOW, I THINK THAT SOMEONE COULD DESIGN AND MAKE
ALL SORTS OF PRODUCTS FROM THAT MATERIAL.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE LACK
THE EXPERTISE TO HANDLE THE PROJECT,
TO PATENT IT PROPERLY, AND TRY TO SELL IT.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.
BUT I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
WELL, SETTING UP A PRODUCTION OF THIS KIND
WOULD COST A PRETTY PENNY.
OH, WELL, WE DO HAVE SOME MONEY.
WE OWN A CANNERY IN AVONLEA.
A DALE RUNNING A BUSINESS, AND THEY HAVEN'T
KICKED YOU OUT OF THE FAMILY YET?
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD SOME DIFFERENCES WITH YOUR FAMILY,
BUT IF YOU COULD JUST SEE FIT TO LET BYGONES BE BYGONES,
JASPER AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR HELP.
WHEN PUT AS CHARMINGLY AS THAT, HOW CAN I REFUSE?
MY CARD.
OH.
THANK YOU.
OH, DID YOU FINISH YOUR ARTICLE?
MM-HMM.
YOU SEEM VERY PLEASED. OH!
YOU'RE ACTING LIKE THE CAT WHO S-S-SWALLOWED THE CANARY.
MAYBE I DID.
OLIVIA?
COULD BE THAT I HAVE
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
WHAT? WHAT?
WELL, IF I TOLD YOU,
IT WOULD NOT BE A SURPRISE,
WOULD IT, JASPER?
WHEW, WELL, THAT'S NOT VERY FAIR.
NO, BUT YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT.
WELL, I COULD MAKE YOU TALK.
HOW?
IF I DID THIS...
[ GIGGLING ]
AND THIS...
AND THIS.
WELL, DON'T STOP.
OH, NOW I KNOW HOW TO MAKE YOU TALK.
YES, WELL, THAT'S A GAME
TWO CAN PLAY -- LOOK OUT.
[ LAUGHING ]
HERE, DRIVER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING DRESSED LIKE THAT, JASPER DALE?
HA, HA, YOU RUNNING FROM THE LAW?
I AM DRESSED LIKE THIS BECAUSE I AM NOT MR. JASPER DALE.
I AM HIS COUSIN.
HA, HA, WELL, I'LL BE.
YES, I'M SURE YOU WILL.
NOW, I WOULD BE EVER SO GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD
DIRECT ME TO MR. DALE'S HOUSE.
IT'S JUST DOWN THE ROAD, PAST THE BRIDGE A QUARTER OF A MILE,
ON YOUR RIGHT.
EVER SO GRATEFUL.
WELL, I'LL BE.
[ KNOCKING ]
ENTER.
JASPER?
OH, OLIVIA, JUST IN TIME.
LOOK, UM--
ARE YOU READY
FOR YOUR SURPRISE?
COUSIN.
C-C-COUSIN.
OH.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
WELL, IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
W-WHAT ARE YOU D-D-DOING HERE?
WELL, I'VE COME TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR NEW PRODUCT.
YOUR CHARMING WIFE SOUGHT ME OUT FOR MY ASSISTANCE.
OLIVIA?
Y-- I LOOKED HIM UP WHEN I WAS IN CHARLOTTETOWN.
IS THIS YOUR SURPRISE?
WELL, YES.
COULD I S-S-SPEAK WITH YOU FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?
DON'T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME THIS WAY.
I SAID DISTINCTLY THAT I DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK WITH HIM.
HE IS YOUR COUSIN, JASPER!
A FACT WHICH, FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE,
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FORGET.
DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
HE MADE MY LIFE MISERY WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.
JASPER, SWEETIE, EVERYBODY DOES SILLY THINGS
WHEN THEY'RE CHILDREN.
IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD HOLD IT AGAINST
HIM THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
I DON'T WANT HIM IN MY WORKSHOP OR MY HOUSE.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS, JASPER!
I MEAN IT.
WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD GET YOU SETTLED IN
AT YOUR HOTEL, JEREMIAH.
I DO LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH YOU LATER, JASPER.
I AM SO TERRIBLY EMBARRASSED.
OH, NO, YOU NEEDN'T BE.
OH, IT WAS TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR THAT JASPER
WOULD HAVE FORGIVEN ME BY NOW.
I MEAN, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND,
I WAS A-- I WAS RAMBUNCTIOUS AS A CHILD.
I'VE LEARNED TO BETTER DIRECT
MY ENERGIES SINCE THEN, THANK HEAVEN.
BUT AS I SAID, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I HAVE COME,
IS TO MAKE UP FOR THE WAY
THAT I BEHAVED TOWARDS HIM ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.
WELL, I WANT TO TRY AND MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND THAT.
OH, PLEASE BE PATIENT AND STAY WITH US ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.
OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
AND IT STILL SEEMS LIKE
AN EXTREMELY PROMISING BUSINESS VENTURE.
OH, THANK YOU.
AND I MUST SAY, JASPER IS AN EXTREMELY LUCKY MAN
TO HAVE YOU.
I CANNOT FATHOM YOUR RUDENESS TOWARD JEREMIAH.
YOU INVITED HIM HERE WITHOUT ASKING ME.
I INVITED HIM TO HELP.
BEHIND MY BACK.
BECAUSE YOU WON'T STAND UP FOR YOURSELF, JASPER.
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR IDEA.
YOU DON'T.
WELL, IF IT'S MY IDEA,
THEN I SHOULD HAVE A SAY ABOUT WHO IS INVOLVED.
YOU WON'T GET ANYONE INVOLVED.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT SOMEONE LIKE J-J-JEREMIAH INVOLVED.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW JEREMIAH.
YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HIM IN 20 YEARS.
AND I'D HOPED TO GO AT L-L-LEAST ANOTHER 20.
JEREMIAH TRAVELS ALL THE WAY TO AVONLEA,
TAKES TIME OUT OF HIS SCHEDULE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A HELPING HAND.
YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND HALF AN HOUR TO ACTUALLY
LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
I DON'T CARE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
WELL, YOU MIGHT AT LEAST CONSIDER
HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE SITUATION.
YOU DIDN'T TAKE MY FEELINGS INTO C-C-CONSIDERATION
WHEN YOU ASKED HIM HERE.
FINE.
19.
11.
DAVEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
A GOOD DEED.
WELL, DO IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
BUT YOU SAID THAT YOU SPEND
ALL DAY HERE DOING GOOD DEEDS.
CAN'T I JUST DO TWO?
THIS IS MY JOB YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE OVER.
YOU'VE DONE A FINE JOB, YOUNG MAN.
NOW, HERE'S A DIME.
NOW TAKE MY BAGS INTO MY ROOM.
I'M GOING TO GET SOME TEA.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU COULD
MAKE MONEY BEING GOOD.
NO, I'LL TAKE THOSE.
IT DOESN'T COUNT AS A GOOD DEED IF SOMEONE PAYS YOU FOR IT.
IT DOESN'T?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE BILL FOR OLIVE OIL?
WHAT IS PIERRE DOING?
BATHING IN IT?
HE'S COOKING, AU NATUREL.
GOOD MORNING.
JASPER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
GOOD GRIEF!
WHEN DID YOU GROW THE MOUSTACHE?
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO,
AND IT'S MR. JEREMIAH DALE.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
OH, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I'M MR. JEREMIAH DALE.
I'M JASPER DALE'S COUSIN.
OH, YOU ARE?
YES, AND YOU ARE?
HETTY KING, OLIVIA DALE'S SISTER.
OH, MY, MY, MY, THIS IS,
INDEED, THIS IS A PLEASURE.
IS IT?
WELL, JASPER DALE'S WIFE IS
A MOST DELIGHTFUL WOMAN,
SO I AM EQUALLY DELIGHTED
TO MEET THE SISTER.
UH, NOT TO BE FORWARD.
I'M ABOUT TO ORDER BREAKFAST.
PERHAPS YOU WOULD, YOU KNOW,
CARE TO JOIN ME?
OH...WELL, UH...
YOU'RE H.E. LEROI?
ONE AND THE SAME.
OH, MY GOSH, I'VE READ YOUR NOVELS.
MARVELLOUS.
THANK YOU.
I THINK WRITERS ARE A SPECIAL BREED.
I FIND ENORMOUS SENSITIVITY IN YOUR NOVELS.
I MUST SAY, YOU'RE NOT REMOTELY LIKE
ANY DALE I'VE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
THANK YOU. MORE TEA?
I DO HOPE YOU FIND TIME, OH, AMIDST ALL YOUR MANY PROJECTS,
TO SOJOURN HERE A WHILE.
I MEAN, IT WOULD BE NICE
IF SOME OF YOUR WIT AND EXPERTISE
WOULD RUB OFF ON MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.
I IMAGINE IT MUST BE
A TERRIBLE TRIAL FOR YOU
TO HAVE YOUR SISTER'S FATE LINKED
TO THE VAGARIES OF MY COUSIN.
WELL, UH--
NO, NO, DON'T BOTHER TO DENY IT.
JASPER IS A DALE AND ALL THAT THAT
IMPLIES.
I THINK THAT HE IS ON TO SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW, WITH THIS RESIN MATERIAL.
AND IF WE COULD BACK HIM UP ON THIS,
WHO KNOWS -- HE MIGHT BE TURNED AROUND,
BECOME THE MAN THE KINGS COULD BE PROUD OF.
JEREMIAH.
OH, HETTY!
OH, MRS. DALE,
HOW LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
WE WERE-- PLEASE JOIN US.
WE WERE JUST HAVING BREAKFAST.
UH, JEREMIAH WAS EXPOUNDING
ON SOME OF HIS IDEAS
FOR THE MARKETING OF JASPERON.
WHAT'S JASPERON?
IT'S JASPER'S CREATION.
I THINK IT'S ONLY PROPER THAT IT BE NAMED AFTER HIM.
INGENIOUS -- OH, IF YOU FOLLOW
HIS ADVICE, YOU'RE SURE TO REAP SUCCESS, OLIVIA.
WHERE IS JASPER?
WELL, I'M AFRAID HE'S NOT COMING.
OH, HE'S STILL ANGRY WITH ME, IS HE?
OH, HETTY.
NO, NO, IN ALL FAIRNESS, AS I SAID,
JASPER HAS REASON TO HARBOUR RESENTMENT.
WELL, THEN HE MUST PUT THE PAST BEHIND HIM.
COME ON, OLIVIA.
LET'S SPEAK TO JASPER TOGETHER, SHALL WE?
OH, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
NO, NO, NO, ONE MUSTN'T ALLOW PAST INDISCRETIONS
TO CLOUD PRESENT-DAY JUDGEMENT, MUST ONE?
WE MUST MAKE HIM SEE THE LIGHT.
HE WON'T LISTEN.
THEN AGAIN, MAYBE HE WILL.
OH, AHEM...COUSIN,
UM...
OLIVIA POINTED OUT
TO ME YESTERDAY
THAT I WASN'T VERY GRACIOUS TO YOU.
UM, AND FOR THAT I'D LIKE TO...
...APOLOGIZE.
APOLOGIZE.
I'M THE ONE WHO OWES YOU AN APOLOGY.
TRUCE, COUSIN?
TRUCE, COUSIN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I THINK
THE FUTURE APPLICATIONS OF JASPERON ARE LIMITLESS.
IT SEEMS A BIT ODD TO CALL IT JASPERON.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
SO DO I.
IT'S REALLY VERY SIMPLE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF DESIGNING THE APPROPRIATE MOLDS, YOU KNOW,
AND FINDING A FACTORY TO CONVERT FOR PRODUCTION.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD START WITH A COMPLETE LINE--
[ BREAKING ]
...OF CUPS AND DINNERWARE.
OH!
WE COULD CONVERT THE CANNERY INTO A FACTORY.
JASPER COULD DESIGN THE CONVERSION.
EXCELLENT IDEA. JASPER.
UH, YES, YES.
GOOD, NOW,
I AM NOT GOING TO BUFFALO YOU.
THIS WILL NOT BE CHEAP.
CAKE -- BUT I HAVE A VERY STRICT POLICY
WHEN IT COMES TO PROJECTS THAT I AM INVOLVED IN.
ALL PARTNERS MUST INVEST SOME OF THEIR OWN MONEY.
IF YOUR MONEY IS INVOLVED, THEN YOU ARE INVOLVED.
AND I WOULDN'T WANT YOU
TO LOSE INTEREST IN YOUR INVENTION,
COUSIN.
NO, I WOULDN'T W-W-WANT THAT.
IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO THE OTHER INVESTORS.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED?
OH, A VENTURE OF THIS SORT USUALLY REQUIRES INVESTMENT
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF $15,000.
15,000?
OH, NOT TO WORRY THOUGH.
I SHALL PUT IN THE FIRST 7,000 MYSELF.
OH.
AND THEN I SHALL FIND THE REST
FROM YOU OR OTHER INVESTORS.
NOT TOO MANY.
A FEW WELL-HEELED VISIONARIES SHOULD DO THE TRICK.
WELL, I'M PREPARED TO BE ONE OF THEM.
I HAVE $500 I'D BE HAPPY TO PUT AT YOUR DISPOSAL.
ALL RIGHT, UM, I'LL BET THAT WE COULD RAISE $1,000
BY PUTTING THE CANNERY UP AS COLLATERAL.
THEN I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE ENTERPRISE,
HENCEFORTH KNOWN AS JASPERON INCORPORATED.
JASPERON.
I'M, I'M SORRY I WAS, I WAS SO STUBBORN.
I'M SORRY I WAS SO ANGRY.
NO, NO, NO, YOU, YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BE.
NO, I WAS WRONG GOING BEHIND YOUR BACK THAT WAY.
NO, I'M GLAD THAT YOU DID,
BECAUSE I AM, I AM BACKWARD ABOUT BEING, YOU KNOW, FORWARD.
I, I, I NEED A BODY TO YANK ME UP BY MY BOOTSTRAPS.
[ NEIGHING ]
I'LL GET SAM.
I'D LIKE TO PLACE A TELEPHONE CALL, PLEASE.
YES, SIR, RIGHT HERE.
A DIME FOR YOUR TROUBLE.
THANK YOU, SIR.
OPERATOR?
YES, I'D LIKE TO PLACE A CALL TO MY OFFICE IN CHARLOTTETOWN.
THE NUMBER IS MONTCLAIR 7571.
♪ THAT BIRD SANG A SONG TO THE BEES, MAGGIE ♪
[ PHONE RINGING ]
JEREMIAH DALE'S OFFICE.
AH, MISS GORDON, JEREMIAH HERE.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU FROM THE LOVELY HAMLET OF AVONLEA.
HAVE THE SHEEP BEEN LED OUT TO PASTURE?
YEAH, INDEED THEY HAVE.
I THINK THERE'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY HERE.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
UH...CONTACT THE BANK, HAVE THEM SET UP A NEW ACCOUNT
FOR JASPERON INCORPORATED; TRANSFER 7--
7,000 OF MY PERSONAL FUNDS INTO IT.
I'LL FORGE A BANK SLIP AND SEND IT OUT RIGHT AWAY.
UH, A CAPITAL IDEA.
KEEP THIS CONFIDEIAL.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SELECT INVESTORS ONLY.
IMAGINE IF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE ORIGINAL INVESTORS
OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY.
YOU'D HAVE MADE A HUNDRED TIMES YOUR ORIGINAL
INVESTMENT -- I MEAN, MARK MY WORDS,
JASPERON INCORPORATED WILL BE EVERY BIT AS BIG AS THAT.
DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED
OF USING THAT SAME OLD SPEECH TO THE SUCKERS?
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, NOT AT ALL.
THIS IS THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
ALL FOR NOW.
THANK YOU, LAD.
YES, WELL, MR., UH, GILLIS, YOUNG MR. FELIX KING DID HEAR ME
CALL IT THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME BUT--
I'VE GOT A FEW SAVINGS I'D BE PREPARED TO THROW IN.
I HADN'T THOUGHT OF SEEKING INVESTORS IN THIS TOWN. I--
I'VE GOT $50.
I USUALLY DON'T DEAL WITH AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT SMALL.
I COULD, I COULD MANAGE A HUNDRED.
I ALWAYS KNEW THAT JASPER HAD IT IN HIM.
WELL, AS A SHOW OF FAITH BY A FELLOW TOWNSMAN,
I'LL ACCEPT THIS ON JASPER'S BEHALF.
100?
A HUNDRED.
YES.
63, 64, $65.
I'D BEEN SAVING TO BUY A BUGGY,
BUT I FIGURE THIS IS A BETTER USE OF MY MONEY.
INDEED.
21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 28, 29, 30, $31.
EXCELLENT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
76, 77, 78, 79, 80.
45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.
THERE YOU ARE, A YEAR'S WORTH OF HARD-EARNED TIPS.
RARE TO FIND A LAD WITH SUCH A KEEN SENSE OF A GOOD INVESTMENT.
YOU'LL LEARN A GREAT DEAL FROM THIS EXPERIENCE, I'M SURE.
THANK YOU, MR. DALE.
♪ TA-DA-DA ♪
OH!
LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL.
[ HUMMING ]
GOOD AFTERNOON, KATHERINE, JANE.
'AFTERNOON, OLIVIA.
I MUST SAY THE WHOLE TOWN IS ON ABOUT JASPERON.
OH?
WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO START PRODUCING THIS DINNERWARE?
OH, WE?
I BOUGHT FIVE SHARES OF STOCK FROM JEREMIAH.
WHAT A LOVELY MAN.
JEREMIAH SOLD YOU FIVE SHARES?
HE SOLD ME 10.
OH, YOU BOTH OWN SHARES
OF JASPERON INCORPORATED?
PRACTICALLY EVERYONE IN TOWN DOES NOW.
IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
[ HUMMING ]
I'VE ALMOST FINISHED THE PLANS FOR THE FACTORY CONVERSION.
OH, GOOD.
WE SHOULD BE READY TO START THIS TIME NEXT MONTH.
THIS TIME NEXT MONTH?
YEAH, GOOD NEWS FOR THE TOWN.
FULL EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CANNERY WORKERS
INSTEAD OF SEASONAL.
I SUPPOSE.
JASPER?
HUH?
WHAT WAS IT THAT JEREMIAH USED
TO DO WHEN YOU WERE CHILDREN
THAT WAS SO AWFUL?
OH, HE'D PROVOKE TROUBLE, THEN SAY HE WAS ME.
AND THEN I WOULD GET THE LICKING.
OH.
STICKY FINGERS, CONSTANTLY STEALING.
BORROWED MY BEST FISHING POLE, SAID HE'D LOST IT.
THEN, UH, HE SOLD IT.
HE ALWAYS POKED FUN AT ME FOR HAVING A MICROSCOPE.
THEN HE STOLE IT...SOLD IT TO THE LOCAL APOTHECARY.
I USED TO THINK THAT HE WAS JUST JEALOUS,
BUT MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT, MAYBE PEOPLE CHANGE.
MAYBE YOU ARE RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP MR. MCBEAN.
MRS. DALE, I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN JEREMIAH.
BUT IF IT WILL PUT YOUR MIND MORE AT EASE,
I'M SURE HIS SECRETARY CAN GIVE YOU THE NAME
OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HE'S DONE BUSINESS WITH.
UH, HELLO?
ARE YOU SURE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TODAY?
OH, YES.
JEREMIAH TOLD ME I COULD PICK UP MY FIRST DIVIDEND CHEQUE TODAY
FROM OUR TIMBER MILL VENTURE IN VANCOUVER.
UH, MISS GORDON?
GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING.
OH, HE DIDN'T TELL YOU HE WAS MOVING, DID HE?
NO, HE DID NOT.
OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME,
MY EYE.
OH, JEREMIAH.
I'M JUST-- I'M WORKING ON THE PLANS
FOR CONVERTING THE C-C-CANNERY.
OH, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.
WELL, I'LL NEED THESE DRAWINGS
FOR MY MEETING IN HALIFAX.
HALIFAX?
AS I TOLD YOU, I HAVE
A NUMBER OF INFLUENTIAL INVESTORS WHO'D JUMP AT
THE CHANCE TO BUY INTO THE COMPANY.
OH, YEAH, YEAH. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
I HATE TO MENTION THIS, COUSIN, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT?
OH, YES, I WENT BY THE BANK THIS MORNING
AND...THE $1,000
IS ON THE DEAL.
I GUESS WE'LL BOTH REMEMBER THIS DAY FOR A
LONG TIME TO COME 'CAUSE-- IT'S CAUGHT.
THIS IS IT, IS IT?
UH, UH, UH, THE FORMULA,
YEAH.
I, I'LL NEED A COPY OF THIS, UH, FOR THE PATENT OFFICE,
THE BANKS AND THE GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT?
YES, THEY'LL WANT TO INVEST IN THIS, TOO.
IN A YEAR'S TIME, YOUR NAME WILL BE ON EVERYONE'S LIPS.
YOU WILL BE UP THERE WITH THE GIANTS --
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, FORD, EDISON, DALE, HMM?
OH, I WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
DON'T BE MODEST.
I'LL NEED THESE...
NOTES FOR THE PATENT OFFICE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CLAIM.
IT WILL TAKE ME SOME TIME TO MAKE SOME SENSE OF THEM.
SO I'LL BRING THEM TO YOU AT THE WHITE SANDS THIS EVENING.
PERFECT.
JASPER.
HETTY, HAVE YOU SEEN MY C-C-COUSIN?
HE SHOULD BE DOWN ANY MOMENT.
WE'RE MEETING FOR DINNER.
SEE, I BROUGHT THE... MY P-P-PAPERS.
I MIGHT AS WELL WAIT HERE.
JASPER...JASPER...
I KNOW WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS SEEN EYE TO EYE ON THINGS.
BUT I MUST TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM
OF WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED HERE.
OH, THANK YOU, HETTY.
AS FOR YOUR COUSIN...WELL, I SHOULD NEVER CAST ASPERSIONS
ON THE DALE NAME EVER AGAIN.
WHY, JEREMIAH IS--
I WANT THAT TWO-FACED,
SWINDLING CHEAT BEHIND BARS.
I DEMAND TO SEE THE PROPRIETOR
ABOUT JEREMIAH DALE'S WHEREABOUTS.
LET ME HANDLE THIS. IS MR. TREMAYNE IN?
HE'S ON HIS DINNER BREAK.
CAN I BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE?
OLIVIA?
THERE HE IS.
YOU NO-GOOD CHEAT.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK
FOR THAT BOGUS SHIPMENT OF...
THIS IS THE WRONG DALE.
THIS IS MY HUSBAND, JASPER.
THAT'S JEREMIAH'S COUSIN.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, DEAR?
WHAT IS THIS? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HETTY, JEREMIAH DALE IS A COMPLETE FRAUD.
WHAT?
FRAUD, WHAT IS THIS?
THE MAN STOLE ALL MY MONEY.
AND I WANT IT BACK.
SPEAK TO THE PROPRIETOR.
ARE YOU JOKING, OLIVIA?
MY DEAR, SWEET C-C-COUSIN IS A CON MAN?
WELL.
HOW DREADFUL!
JEREMIAH DALE IS UPSTAIRS.
I'LL GET A PASS KEY.
A PASS KEY WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
JASPER, LET'S HURRY.
I'D REALLY RATHER NOT.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAY DOWNSTAIRS TO MANAGE THE DESK.
YES, SIR.
OH, DAVEY, DAVEY, YOU WANT
TO DO A GOOD DEED?
SURE.
STAY HERE AND HELP ANYONE WHO
NEEDS HELP WITH THEIR LUGGAGE.
ALL RIGHT.
[ SHOUTING ]
SHH, SHH.
MR. TREMAYNE.
HE'S NOT HERE.
BUT HIS THINGS ARE, WHICH MEANS HE'S STILL ON THE PREMISES.
SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE HOTEL, KNOCK
ON EVERY DOOR, SEARCH EVERY ROOM.
WHEN I FIND HIM, IT WILL BE
TOO LATE TO THROW HIM IN JAIL.
YOU'LL TURN HIM OVER TO ME...
A COMMON THIEF.
JASPER, I FEEL SO AWFUL.
IT'S TERRIBLE.
OH, DEAR.
OH, DEAR!
[ GROANING ]
YOU, YOU!
HOW C-C-COULD YOU, COUSIN?
WELL, WE ALL HAVE TO EARN A LIVING, C-C-COUSIN.
NOT CHEATING GOD-FEARING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY.
YOU THINK THIS HASN'T BEEN
HARD WORK?
YOU'RE A DISGRACE
TO OUR...F-F-F-F-F-F-FAMILY.
I BEG TO DIFFER.
THE VARIETY OF TALENTS THAT GO INTO THE PRACTISING
OF MY CRAFT ALL COME FROM THE DALE SIDE OF THE F-F-F-FAMILY.
I MUST BE A WRITER TO COME UP WITH A BELIEVABLE STORY
FOR THE GULLIBLE TO SWALLOW.
I MUST BE AN ACTOR TO PLAY THE PART...
CONVINCINGLY.
MINT SWEET?
OH, YES.
[ CHUCKLING ]
I MUST BE AN ILLUSIONIST TO MAKE THE UNREAL APPEAR REAL.
I AM THE QUINTESSENTIAL DALE.
YOU WILL NOT G-G-G-G...
GET AWAY WITH THIS.
WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
GOSH, THIS TIME YOU'RE A BETTER MAN, JASPER.
YOU ALWAYS, YOU WERE
A BETTER MAN, AND I'M SORRY FOR
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE TO YOU.
GAME'S NOT OVER YET, COUSIN.
JASPER, WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THERE?
UH, SEARCHING FOR THE M-M-M--
MONEY! DID YOU FIND IT?
NO, I'M GOING TO TAKE HIS THINGS
DOWNSTAIRS SO HE CAN'T SNEAK BACK
UPSTAIRS AND GET THEM.
OH, JASPER, I'M SUCH A NINNY.
I TRUSTED THAT MAN.
I MIGHT HAVE TRUSTED HIM WITH MORE.
GO ON.
SHE ADORES ME.
HAVE YOU S-S-SEEN HIM YET?
NO.
I JUST MISSED HIM UPSTAIRS.
ONE OF THE HOTEL CLERKS JUMPED ME BECAUSE JEREMIAH TOLD THEM
HE WAS JASPER, AND THAT I WAS JEREMIAH.
JEREMIAH HAD JUMPED HIM AND TAKEN HIS C-COAT.
OH, VERY CLEVER, VERY CLEVER, INDEED.
CLEVER, SO WHY DON'T YOU CHECK BACK UPSTAIRS,
AND I'LL CHECK BACK DOWN HERE.
RIGHT.
OH!
DO YOU NEED ANY HELP
WITH YOUR BAGS, MR. DALE?
YES, INDEED.
WHY DON'T YOU MAKE SURE THAT THESE GET ON THE COACH?
AND THERE'S A DIME
FTHAT'SR ALL RIGHT.
IF I GET PAID FOR IT, IT DOESN'T COUNT AS A GOOD DEED.
EVEN BETTER.
NOW, YOU SWINDLER, PREPARE TO MAKE GOOD.
I'M JASPER.
JEREMIAH IS GETTING AWAY.
A LIKELY STORY.
I'M THE WRONG DALE.
OH!
COME BACK HERE, YOU SWINDLER!
COME BACK HERE, YOU.
PHILLIPE, HAS ANYONE COME THROUGH HERE?
NO.
JASPER, ANY LUCK?
STILL L-LOOKING.
HE'S NOT COME THROUGH HERE.
I'LL GO OUT BACK OUTSIDE AND L-L-L-LOOK.
THERE HE IS.
UH-HUH.
AH.
NOW I'VE GOT YOU,
JEREMIAH.
DON'T LET HIM ESCAPE.
MR. McBEAN, HELP ME.
HE'S NOT THE REAL JASPER!
I AM. HETTY, TELL THEM.
WHICH ONE'S WHICH?
DON'T TRY TO FOOL US, JEREMIAH.
THAT ONE,
THAT ONE'S JEREMIAH.
I KNEW IT.
JASPER?
OLIVIA, WE'VE CAUGHT HIM.
NO!
THAT IS JEREMIAH DALE.
IT IS?
[ GROANING ]
UP THE STAIRS.
FAREWELL, MY LOVELIES!
OH, DEAR, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
QUICK, AFTER HIM, AFTER HIM.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THIS WAS JASPER?
OH, I'D KNOW JASPER ANYWHERE.
HE'S GONE. THERE'S NO TRACE OF HIM OR THE MONEY.
OH, DEAR.
MR. DALE.
WHAT IS IT, DAVEY?
I'M SORRY, HONEST.
I MADE A MISTAKE WITH ONE OF YOUR BAGS.
I GOT MIXED UP, AND I DIDN'T GET IT TO THE COACH BEFORE IT LEFT.
THAT'S JEREMIAH'S B-BAG.
THE MONEY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE, MR. KEITH.
YOU MEAN I DID A GOOD DEED?
MOST DEFINITELY.
OH, DAVEY!
THE TOUGHEST PART ABOUT DOING A GOOD DEED
IS KNOWING WHEN YOU'VE DONE ONE.
YES, MY BOY.
OH, OH!
WHAT IS IT, JASPER?
HE DIDN'T GET AWAY WITH THE MONEY.
HE'S GOT THE FORMULA AND ALL THE P-PAPERS.
OH.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
THIS FORMULA IS REMARKABLE, ISN'T IT?
OH, YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THE HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE
THIS KIND OF INVENTION REPRESENTS.
IT WILL MAKE MILLIONS.
REALLY? THAT'S WONDERFUL.
IF IT HELPS MANKIND TO A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING,
THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY MONEY THAT IT EARNS.
THAT'S, THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT,
BECAUSE I'M AFRAID YOU'RE A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT.
I BEG PARDON.
IT SEEMS THIS PARTICULAR FORMULA FOR THIS HERE JEREMIAN,
AS YOU WANT TO CALL IT, HAS ALREADY BEEN PATENTED
BY A MR. LEO HENDRIK BAEKELAND.
SORRY.
NEXT.
"MR. BAEKELAND CLAIMS THIS UNBREAKABLE BUT PLIABLE"
"SYNTHETIC RESIN IS HIGHLY RESISTANT TO HEAT"
"AND CAN BE MOLDED INTO A VARIETY OF OBJECTS"
"SUCH AS ELECTRICAL PLUGS, HANDLES FOR FRYING PANS"
"AND UNBREAKABLE DINNERWARE."
"HE CALLS THE SUBSTANCE BAKELITE PLASTIC."
BAKELITE, WELL.
OH, JASPER, YOU MUST BE SO DISAPPOINTED.
YOU WERE REALLY ON TO SOMETHING.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN RICH.
BUT I AM RICH.
[ SIGHING ]
I HAVE YOU.
OH, JASPER!