第18話: ベニンガートン教授がトラヴィスとガラデの詐欺師を退け、ウィリアム・ステファーンからランベス・カレッジを救う

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The frail Professor Benington accidentally crashes his car into Travis. After learning from Galade that Travis's right leg and arm are supposedly paralyzed, Benington vows to repay his debt to Travis. However, Travis and Galade secretly are con men who staged the car accident, hoping to swindle Benington. At Lambeth College, Benington talks to Keaton about his candidacy for chancellor against the son-in-law of the current Chancellor, the snarky Professor William Stephane, who plans to sell off the grounds and move the school to the suburbs. Galade later tells Keaton and Benington that Travis's atlas is supposedly fractured. Fellow con man Webb informs Travis and Galade that Benington took out an expensive second mortgage. Keaton becomes suspicious when he accidentally spills hot tea on Travis's right hand. All three con men eventually realize that Benington should win the election against Stephane. Benington is surprised that he will be endorsed by the Chancellor, who had received an anonymous letter from Webb containing accusations of improper conduct. The Chancellor coincidentally is hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Keaton finds an unusual pill behind a potted plant, and Benington accuses Stephane of switching the Chancellor's heart medication. The con men stage a publicly seen hit and run against Stephane, who then crashes his car into a lamppost. Keaton visits a genuinely injured Travis at the hospital, where Travis admits to being a con man. Benington is elected as the new chancellor and the school is saved. (Source: Wikipedia)