The Elms Plot Deepens as Potts Faces Coercion
In an English country house Peterson and Lakington pressure the American magnate Potts to sign a coercive agreement to join their secret cause. A skylight crash interrupts the scene as a warnings voice suggests countering the intimidation.
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Peterson
Lakington
Potts
Hugh Drummond Outwits Lakington On Rooftop Escape
Hugh Drummond stages a risky rooftop ruse to mislead Lakington and Peterson as Potts escapes with a crowd watching. The mastermind uses a staged concert to distract pursuers, then plans a rapid move to Paris while mobilizing a network of allies to safeguard Potts and pursue the getaway.
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Hugh
Peterson
Lakington
Henry
Hugh Drummond
Drummond
Algy
London
Ted
Carl
Paris
Toby
Peter
Miss Benton
Phyllis
Toby Sinclair
Malf Moon Street
Tye
Jerningham
Peter Darrall
Potts
England
Victoria
Jerry Seymour
Jerry
Norfolk
Lsten
Dicky
Mullings
Green Street
Hoxton
Darrell
Feter
Airdrome
Origin of the treadmill in British prisons
The treadmill used for discipline in British prisons was invented in prison form by Sir William Cupit of Ipswich. The device powered grinding of corn and flour to feed prisoners, illustrating the origin and purpose of the early apparatus.
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William Cupit
Ipswich
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