[Music] foreign this story takes place in a made-up town called Brumley in the English Midlands where a wealthy family the burlings are celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila to a man named Gerald Croft the years 1912 so think Downton Abbey for the time period Arthur Burling Sheila's father is especially pleased about the engagement since the croft's own arrival business so he believes their Union will mean more money for them both he is also set to receive a Knighthood shortly and it is quite clear that the Berlin societal image and reputation means everything to them this might be why everyone seems to ignore the fact that Eric the burling's son acts strangely throughout most of the evening and drinks more than he should while the women are away trying on wedding clothes Mr Burling makes a pompous speech to Eric and Gerald about the importance of looking after oneself rather than getting caught up worrying about the needs of others in society he is interrupted however by an ominous message that an inspector named ghoul has called and wants to speak to him Mr Burling is not at all concerned about the inspector's visit even when he reveals that he is there because a young woman named Eva Smith had killed herself that night by drinking disinfectant and that she left behind a diary which involved the burlings in her death he shows Mr Burling a picture of the girl who eventually remembers that she used to work at his Factory but was fired for instigating a strike for higher wages he's not really sorry about the part that he's played in her death though and refuses to take responsibility as he is more concerned about protecting his profit margins than giving people a decent living wage it turns out that Mr Burling is not the only one in the hot seat as when Sheila enters the room the focus of the investigation switches to her once she has shown the picture of Eva Sheila becomes visibly upset and admits that she knows the young woman from a clothing store that she often goes to because Sheila was jealous of her beauty however she used her influence to have her fired saying that she gave her a funny look when she was trying on a dress unlike her father Sheila does feel very guilty about her actions and blames herself for causing her death at this point the inspector casually mentions that Eva went by a second name Daisy Renton and Gerald's face immediately gives away that he knows her spotting this recognition Sheila privately accuses him of having an affair with her and Gerald caves pretty quickly begging her not to tell the inspector but Sheila just laughs she knows that the inspector has been several steps ahead of them this whole time and that no one's secrets are safe [Music] sure enough inspector ghoul targets Gerald next in his line of questioning and it doesn't take long for him to admit his affair with the young woman who he knew as Daisy Renton Sheila understandably hands back her ring after this Revelation and Gerald sculpts away to clear his head the drama is not over yet however as the inspector's attention now turns to Sybil Burling Mr burling's wife only two weeks earlier she had turned away an unmarried pregnant woman from her charity because she was offended that she used the fake name Mrs Burling when asking for help this woman of course was Eva Smith like her husband's Sybil Burling refuses to take any responsibility for causing her death claiming that it was the father's fault for not supporting her financially although Eva had taken money from him at first she eventually turned to a charity for help because she realized that the money was stolen and that he was an alcoholic Sheila can see now what is about to be revealed and begs her mother to stop talking but it is too late only now does Mrs Burling realize that the young man in question whom she has blamed this whole situation on is none other than her own son Eric [Music] confirms with the room already knows he is the father of Eva Smith's child and to make things worse he got her pregnant by taking advantage of her while in a heavily drunken state although he had no intention of marrying her he made a feeble attempt at supporting her financially by stealing 50 pounds from his father's business when she discovered where the money came from however she refused to take any more and went to Mrs burling's charity for help instead now that the final piece of the puzzle is in place inspector ghoul gives them one last lecture reminding them that they have all played a part in Eva Smith's death and condemning them for their selfish actions Society he says are members of one body and that we are all responsible for each other's welfare he leaves them with a final ominous warning that if this lesson is not learned Society will be taught the hard way in Fire and Blood and anguish once the inspector leaves the Burling parents are very upset but for all the wrong reasons Sheila points out that Mr Burling still does not feel remorse for having caused the death of the young woman but is only distraught about the loss of his public reputation as they discuss the events of the night further they begin to have doubts about whether the inspector was really a police officer at all a suspicion which is confirmed by the re-entry of Gerald who says he spoke to a sergeant that had never heard of the name ghoul what's more he reasons since the inspector insisted on only showing the picture of the deceased girl to one person at a time Eva Smith and Daisy Renton might be completely different people in fact they might have all interacted with different girls that had no connection whatsoever hardened by this thought Gerald brings up the morgue and discovers that there have been no recent reports of suicide the children remind their parents that they have still done horrendous things to people whether or not they resulted in suicide and public Scandal but it seems that Mr and Mrs Burling have learned nothing from the whole evening they simply do not care as long as their Public Image is safe at the last moment however the telephone rings and Mr Burling learns to his horror that a woman has just died from suicide and an inspector is on his way to question the family [Music] thanks for watching guys stay tuned for follow-up analysis videos soon to come see you next time [Music] [Music] thank you [Music]