"A Pauper's Grave" Leaves Eliza on the Run on 'Miss Scarlet and the Duke'
Given that Eliza Scarlet has been arrested so many times on Miss Scarlet & the Duke that you could make a reasonably extensive montage comprised solely of her various trips to prison and judge's benches, perhaps the biggest surprise about the events of Season 2 episode "A Pauper's Grave" is the fact that she hasn't been directly accused of a significant crime before.
That changes this week, as Eliza is accused of burglary and theft after several files and maps of local cemeteries were stolen from the local mortuary office (and several graves were robbed immediately afterward). Of course, she's innocent — Eliza is many things, but she is not a thief — but she did break into Mr. Potts's office (with a key she stole) to read the files he regularly refuses to share with her about the cases she's working, and left her mother's ring behind.
It's enough for Scotland Yard, where the Duke's new boss (under pressure from London's Chief Coroner) is finally ready to throw Miss Scarlet in jail for a good long stay. But we wouldn't have much of a show if that happened, would we? Eliza slips out of the police station and disappears, leaving William holding the proverbial bag of proving her innocence.
