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THE SARUSSI PEA and THE MAN WHO CAME IN   STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

THE SARUSSI PEA and THE MAN WHO CAME IN STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

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THE SARUSSI PEA and THE MAN WHO CAME IN STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

THE SARUSSI PEA and THE MAN WHO CAME IN   STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

THE SARUSSI PEA and THE MAN WHO CAME IN STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

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0:06

Anything in the

0:08

newspaper of interest, Holmes? I'm

0:11

rather worried about the floods in Scotland.

0:14

Oh, the floods? No, not much about it. Water

0:17

appears to be subsiding. Torrential

0:19

rains abating. Local people stoic in

0:21

the second century. Well, thank heavens,

0:24

there seems to be an end to it all. I

0:27

have old friends who are farming in

0:29

that area. That's interesting. I'm

0:31

sorry to interrupt your train of thought, Watson, but I just

0:34

spotted something rather intriguing. Lady

0:37

Jane Beresford has had

0:39

the famous Sorousse pearls tolem whilst

0:42

giving a house party. And who do

0:44

you think is in charge of the case? I

0:46

can't imagine. Our old friend Inspector Thorne from Scotland,

0:48

the other. What's the

0:50

better thing, that he'll be around here before lunch?

0:52

Oh, not to ask advice. Of course, Mount Huber.

0:54

Nearly to drop in for a cup of coffee,

0:57

swapping storage, you know, that sort of thing. And

1:00

they tend to find that we find ourselves involved, what

1:03

you say. We

1:12

are Lady Ojibwur. For the

1:14

lads of our lives. Happy

1:17

parties! Happy parties! Happy

1:22

parties! Happy parties!

1:26

We present the stories

1:28

of Sherlock Holmes. Tonight,

1:42

the Sorousse pearls. Suddenly,

1:59

it was a spring and one of the

2:01

most beautiful springs we'd seen for many years.

2:04

It was the more appreciated as it followed

2:06

a severe winter with serious flooding in the

2:08

north. The parks and gardens

2:10

began to stir with life. Overnight

2:13

the air became warm and soft.

2:15

Blossoms filled the trees and shrubs.

2:18

In the city, children were bowling

2:20

their hoops and playing hopscots in the

2:22

alleyways. In the country, fast

2:24

parties could now be arranged with tennis

2:27

and croquet for the guests. I

2:29

was always happy at this time of year.

2:32

There would be fewer cases of illness

2:34

owing to the winter cold. Even

2:37

Sherlock Holmes, who professed never to

2:39

care jots about the weather, appeared

2:41

to respond cheerfully to the changed

2:43

conditions. On

2:45

this particularly bright morning, we'd

2:47

hardly finished breakfast before there was a

2:49

ring at the doorbell. Some minutes

2:52

later, Mrs. Hudson showed an inspector

2:54

form at New Scotland Yard, and

2:57

his assistant, Detective Sergeant

2:59

Pollock. You're bright and early form.

3:01

Enjoying the change in the weather? I pray

3:04

you do take a seat. Will you have

3:06

some coffee? Oh, thank you. Yes,

3:08

Sergeant. Thank you. Don't mind if I do. Yes, will

3:10

you allow me? Tell me all

3:12

about it, Thorn. You cannot have called here

3:14

just because you want to share our coffee. I

3:17

see from the newspaper that you're engaged upon

3:19

the case of Lady Beresford's soap and pearls.

3:21

Is it proving interesting? It's

3:23

always difficult when one's dealing with the aristocracy. It

3:26

can be rather embarrassing. It's uncomfortable

3:28

to question a lord or a baronet,

3:31

and, oh, this case is nearly

3:33

a dozen of them. Here you are. Did

3:35

you copy? Well, you can just sort of

3:37

imagine. Yes, pray to you. But first, let

3:39

me refresh my memory regarding your central character,

3:41

Lady Jane Beresford. She is a widow,

3:43

is she not? Lord Beresford died some

3:45

six years ago, leaving her

3:47

the ancestral seat of Ashwood Hall

3:49

in Oxfordshire. She's an extremely

3:52

rich lady who entertains labishly and

3:54

owns the famous Cerusi pearls. It's

3:58

something from this collection that is missing. Tiara.

4:01

It seemed she opened the country season with

4:04

a house party. 12 house

4:06

guests. All top to all

4:08

naturally. Guest list reads like who's who. I

4:11

was sent to Oxfordshire the moment the yard was called in.

4:14

Lady Barrisford insisted that the local police

4:16

should not be called in. She wants

4:18

her whole matter handled with the utmost

4:20

discretion. As little publicity as

4:23

possible. While the morning papers got hold

4:25

of the news I can't think. Anyhow,

4:27

Pollock and I went up there and of course

4:29

we were granted an audience with Lady Barrisford at

4:31

once. She was extremely upset. This

4:35

is very considerate inspector. I

4:37

do appreciate it. It's a

4:39

most delicate matter you see. And I'm

4:41

sure you'll be most discreet. You can

4:43

be sure of that my lady. Now

4:45

please tell us all the facts right

4:47

from the start. Leaving nothing out however

4:50

insignificant. Well a month ago I sent

4:52

out invitations to a dozen or so friends of

4:54

mine. The delicious air on the side

4:56

table. I've had my secretary prepare it for you.

4:59

Thank you. I

5:01

see there are 14 names here.

5:04

Did they all come to the house party? Two were

5:06

unable to. The Earl of Varensne and his

5:08

wife. They were stranded in Scotland in all

5:10

that terrible flooding. The others

5:12

all came and stayed here naturally. On

5:15

a Sunday evening we had a recital. A

5:17

string quartet from Oxford. It was a great

5:20

success and the guests all retired around

5:22

midnight. It was quite formal evening dress

5:24

of course. I wore a

5:26

lavender gown and the tiara. Any

5:29

other jewellery? With

5:31

the Cerusi pearls inspector any other

5:34

jewellery would be quite out of place. Quite.

5:37

Well please carry on. I keep my

5:39

jewels in the set in my late husband's

5:42

bedroom. It's the very latest in set. Very

5:44

secure. Nobody but my secretary and myself know

5:46

how to open it. But

5:48

it's my own fault. I was

5:50

simply careless. It had been

5:52

a wonderful weekend and I was exhausted when I

5:55

retired. Foolishly I did not return

5:57

the tiara to the safe unless it

5:59

is in the end. said in a jewelry case in my

6:01

dressing room. In the morning it

6:03

wasn't until after all the guests had departed

6:05

that I remembered that the tiara was still

6:07

out of the place. I went

6:10

to the dressing room, the jewelry box was still

6:12

there in the same place, but the

6:14

tiara was no longer inside. It

6:16

had been stolen during the night. I immediately

6:19

reported the matter to Scotland Yard. Many

6:21

servants have access to your dressing room, Lady

6:24

Beresford. Three of my

6:26

maids, the housekeeper and the chambermaids,

6:28

but they all swear that they were never in the room.

6:31

You wish to question them, of course, but

6:34

they've all been with my household since

6:36

before my husband's death. All

6:38

my staff are 100%

6:40

trustworthy. Oh,

6:42

you do see what this means,

6:44

Inspector. If no one living here sold the tiara,

6:46

then it must have been one of the guests. The

6:49

cream of British aristocracy is on that guest list.

6:51

How can I let any one of them believe

6:54

that I think them to be a cheap feast?

6:56

It's unthinkable. And

6:58

yet the staff talk place. I

7:01

don't know how you're going to investigate this,

7:03

Inspector, without bringing shame and humiliation to all

7:05

of us. It's quite

7:07

dreadful. Dreadful. Of

7:11

course, I questioned all the servants. The

7:14

impression I got was that they were totally loyal

7:16

to Lady Beresford and quite horrified that this should

7:18

have happened. I made an

7:20

examination of the rooms and the grounds. The

7:23

dressing room in question is corner room. Outside,

7:25

there's just one floor and then the ground floor.

7:29

There's a large creeper growing along the wall. Clear

7:32

evidence that it had recently been climbed. There

7:35

were marks made to cover up the ground

7:37

at the roots, which may have shown footpits.

7:39

So your very certain that entry was made

7:41

from the outside during the time Lady Beresford

7:43

was sleeping, by a person

7:45

or person on them? That's right. Now

7:48

we can discount casual robbery. How

7:51

would the thief know that the pros were being born on

7:53

that particular night and that they were to be

7:56

found in a Ladyship dressing room? I

7:58

indeed. So her Ladyship... The spaceship spheres are

8:00

confirmed. It was one of her

8:02

guests who turned thief. I'm not

8:04

looking forward to questioning all those titled people.

8:07

The impossible not to cause offense. May I

8:09

see the list? New Armidows. Oh, thank

8:12

you. Ah, the

8:14

Earl of Newport, Marchioness, Zendabry,

8:17

a speech from Lady Courtney,

8:19

Count Shukut, on parents, the honorable

8:21

Eso Kief, Sir

8:23

James Lady Ford Wallace, Wright

8:25

Count, McFadden. He's

8:28

quite a celebrity. Start of

8:30

the spring season. Well, now, it

8:32

doesn't seem to be a poor difficult point. It

8:34

doesn't? No. Of the twelve

8:36

names we have here, five are women, who are,

8:39

after all, unlikely to go scampering up creepers during

8:41

the night. Of the other

8:43

seven, four of men are hardly able to climb a flight of

8:45

stairs. They're so old. By

8:47

Count McFadden lost a leg in a shooting

8:50

accident last year. Therefore, we're left with two

8:52

young suspects. Earl of Newport

8:54

is known to me, and I should say he would never be

8:56

a thief. The other, the

8:58

honorable Eso Kief. I've

9:01

never heard of him. The name

9:03

has a decidedly false ring to it. Watson,

9:05

please pass me the large blue book at the end of

9:07

the third book shopping. This one?

9:10

Yes, that's it. Yes, thank you. Yes,

9:13

I already have a suspicion going in my mind, but

9:16

one must verify everything. I'm

9:19

sure you will agree, Thorne. Thank

9:21

you, Eso Kief. I

9:25

thought no such person listed. That's

9:28

right, no doubt about it. The course

9:30

is clear. Find out who the man is, how long Lady

9:32

Berresford has known him, and why he happened

9:34

to be in such an old gust company. Well,

9:37

that's a very useful suggestion, Holmes. May I

9:39

make another? Of course. There are

9:41

very few men in England who would dare to commit such a

9:43

crime. An ordinary crook could never hope to

9:45

carry it off. To start with, he

9:47

has to fool some of the oldest bred families in the

9:49

land. He'd have to be extremely

9:52

well-read, well-traveled, and

9:54

well-educated. In short,

9:56

a black sheep from the upper classes would

9:58

search a crime through force of second. circumstances, or

10:00

maybe just sheer boredom. That

10:03

narrows it down even further, wouldn't you say? Got

10:06

anyone in mind, Holmes? Yes, one in

10:08

particular. Slim Buxton,

10:11

public school background, married twice for money,

10:15

he's several aliases, and he's

10:17

known in the London underworld as the

10:19

Duke. Now don't try and look him up at Scotland

10:21

Yard, he's too clever to have a criminal record. If

10:24

you like, I'm making queries through my own context. They

10:28

would know who could locate a buyer for rare

10:30

and famous pearls. Yes, that might be just as

10:32

well. Yes, I doubt, however,

10:34

if the Duke would risk trying to dispose

10:36

of the Cerussi pearls in England, certainly

10:39

not so soon after the theft at any rate. The

10:42

collection was designed for the Cerussi family, the

10:44

famous Italian bankers. The collection

10:46

came into the hands of the Berisso family, when

10:48

Alberto Cerussi disposed many

10:51

of his assets in order to finance his vast Middle

10:53

East concerns. Yes, well,

10:56

I'd have a watch place on all ports, and

10:58

check all continental shipping. Pick up the

11:00

Duke, pin a crime on him so you can hold him, and

11:02

then get to work. Well, as I say,

11:04

it's worth following that. Got that

11:07

call? Yes, Inspector. Well, thank

11:09

you very much, Holmes, for the chats

11:11

and the coffee. We're

11:14

beginning in touch. Good morning to you. Morning,

11:16

sir. Good morning. Good morning. Good

11:19

morning. While

11:26

Thorne and the Detective Sargent had been

11:29

with us, Holmes seemed to view the

11:31

whole matter with an air of slight

11:33

amusement. But once they'd gone about

11:35

their business, he became very

11:37

thoughtful. This is a very puzzling

11:39

affair, Watson. Simply does not make

11:41

sense. It's far more to it than Thorne thinks.

11:43

Oh, if he does take her advice and manages

11:46

to catch the slim Buxton fellow, then it'll be

11:48

entirely due to you, Holmes. It's like a smart

11:50

amount of Thorne to catch the Duke out. Oh,

11:53

well, I should be out all day, but if you're here this

11:56

evening, I expect to have news. You're going

11:58

to pursue the case. You're going out to this man. stem

12:00

bucks than you saw. Oh no, don't tell

12:02

Marshall that. I expect him to

12:04

be successful, up to a point. No,

12:06

I shall be tracking down the real criminal. I'll

12:09

see you this evening. Sherlock Holmes' attitude

12:11

of being one step ahead of

12:13

everyone else could be extremely irritating,

12:16

but he was so sudden wrong that I'd

12:18

learned to live with it, and I must

12:20

admit that I looked forward to hearing the

12:22

progress both he and Thorne had made during

12:25

that day. When

12:27

I returned to Baker Street that evening, I

12:29

found Holmes seated by the open window, a

12:32

sheaf of telegrams on his lap. He

12:34

looked up cheerfully and said, Listen

12:36

to this, Watson. Your supposition is

12:39

entirely correct. Slim Buckson identified as Honorable

12:42

S. O'Keefe, booked under his

12:44

own name, passage on SS Emerald Isle from Portsmouth

12:46

to Dublin this evening.

12:49

Pollock and I will be on board. Hope

12:51

for catch red-handed before stop

12:54

at Liverpool tomorrow, the Garth's Thorn. I

12:58

must say things are moving, Holmes, but while

13:00

Thorne Pollock boarding the ship, they know the

13:02

man's guilty. Why don't they hold him on

13:04

suspicion until it's all been cleared up? Quite

13:06

simple. They hope to catch him on board with the

13:08

pearls. If they move in too

13:10

soon, they might get their man, but they will have no proof.

13:13

Thorne thinks he's doing a very clever game. Well,

13:15

it sounds astute enough to me. I just hope

13:17

he can pull it off. Very surprised

13:19

if he does. A trip to

13:21

Liverpool might prove most interesting. How you placed Watson for

13:24

a couple of days? Yes, I suppose that'd be all

13:26

right. I could, well, I

13:28

think it might take longer. If we go over to

13:30

Dublin, if you could spare the time and

13:33

the interest, I promise you will not be out of pocket at

13:35

the end of the trip. Shall I

13:37

make the necessary arrangements? The

13:39

SS Emerald Isle will be at Liverpool tomorrow, so

13:42

we must take the first train. Will that be all right

13:44

for you? By

13:52

this time, I was too intrigued to

13:54

want to miss a minute of any further

13:56

developments, and I simply agreed. I will

13:58

say I want to. I wondered what was

14:00

about to happen. I also

14:03

wondered about Thorne Pollock aboard the

14:05

SS Emerald Isle. How exactly would

14:07

they go about it? Is

14:10

this how you'll go about it, Pollock? Watch

14:12

the men like a whore. We've got to

14:14

have a clue who we are. One of us

14:16

must be with him all the time. The

14:18

only time he'll be alone is when he goes to his

14:21

cabin. Then we watch the gangway. Notice

14:23

if he talks to anyone, makes friends with people, or

14:25

engages anyone in what looks like a business transaction.

14:28

But our man, I'm sure, will that. And

14:31

he must have the pause, either in his

14:33

luggage or about his person. From that chair?

14:35

Yes, Inspector, I understand. Good. Then

14:37

we must not appear to be too friendly. Look,

14:39

he's getting up from the table over there. He's finishing

14:42

his drink, he's heading for the deck. All

14:44

right, get out, Fred. Keep your

14:46

ears and eyes open and report back when I can take over

14:48

from you. Now, off you go. Oh, that's it. I'm

14:51

not going to be able to get

14:54

away with anyone else's murder. You

15:04

wouldn't happen to have a match on you, would

15:06

you, old chap? Yes,

15:09

yes, I think so, sir. Thank

15:12

you. You're

15:16

a reduced rule of men. Would you care to

15:18

smell? No, no, thank you, sir. No, thank you,

15:20

sir. Yeah. Calm sea, lovely

15:23

night. Should be a good crossing

15:25

tomorrow, though, going far on this trip. Well,

15:28

no, that is a... Well,

15:31

I don't think so. Oh, like that, is

15:33

it? You know, you really

15:35

should make up your mind. After all, it is the

15:37

public's money you're spending, is it not? What? What

15:41

do you mean? I don't understand. I don't

15:44

know what you're talking about. Oh, come on. Now,

15:46

credit me with a little more discernment. Perhaps it is

15:48

just as well that we can have this little chat,

15:50

and it saves so much time, you know. My

15:53

name, as you know, is Slim Buxton. I

15:55

don't know yours, but you really should cut

15:58

along to your superior, the worthy inspector. And

16:00

tell him that this trip is a complete

16:03

waste of time and money. I

16:05

rather object to a nice sea-crossing being spoiled

16:07

by being treated as a common criminal. I

16:10

have not committed a crime, and you will never be able to

16:12

prove that I have. So be a

16:14

good man, and leave me alone with you. Now,

16:17

I think I will retire for the night. Good

16:20

night. I hope you sleep as well as I know I

16:22

shall. I've

16:26

thought all that bastard in front of me, the

16:28

flaming chick! How dare a man take such liberties.

16:30

I have him arrested immediately. I

16:32

have the caps and got a close image in his cavity. He

16:35

be dragged off this ship at Liverpool and held for

16:37

a... For what, Inspector?

16:39

We haven't got a thing on it. He

16:41

gained entry to Lady Paris at home at Ashwood

16:44

Hall by impersonation. That's good enough for Stoma. She

16:46

invited him. We

16:48

haven't got a thing on him, and he knows

16:50

it. Don't stop raising objections, Pollock. I'm

16:53

holding that man tomorrow morning. In a moment, we tie

16:55

up at Liverpool. Let her back! Stoma

16:58

and I boarded the night train for Liverpool, having

17:01

been lucky enough to secure a double berth at

17:03

short notice. We are expected

17:06

to arrive at Liverpool at 6 o'clock the

17:08

following morning in good time to meet up

17:10

with the S.S. Emerald Isle from Portsmouth later

17:12

today. The next day, as

17:15

the packet was being mowed at the dock,

17:18

we saw a police carriage

17:20

standing outside the portmaster's office.

17:23

Inspector Thorn was already at work upon his

17:25

victim. Ah, it's no

17:27

good, Inspector. It's no good. There's nothing here. Been

17:30

through this case half a dozen times. Well,

17:32

take the handle off. Take the bottom off the

17:34

case. I do hope that you're going to replace

17:36

all this, Inspector. I regard it

17:39

as willful damage to private property. I

17:41

know you carry a wadam to search, but

17:43

not to destroy. May I

17:45

get dressed, no? You

17:48

may, but you're not leaving England. I could

17:50

detain you on the most special part, and I shall do

17:52

so now. I knew you're

17:54

at the root of all this trouble, and I... I have

17:56

now stick at it until I approve. Well,

17:58

the best of luck to you. Since

18:00

I have been deprived of my rights of travel

18:02

and my belongings are in tatters, I

18:05

take it you will be good enough to escort

18:07

me back to my London home, where I can

18:09

at least change into decent clothes before taking

18:12

this appalling business any further.

18:14

Very well. Come with

18:16

me. Sergeant, get all this stuff together. Come

18:19

along there. Hurry, man. Hurry. To

18:25

my surprise, Holmes seemed little interested

18:27

in forms and delegation of Slim

18:29

Buxton. He merely requested that

18:32

the Sergeant stay with us at Liverpool,

18:34

when the official police party took the

18:36

impeccably cool suspect away to London. Holmes

18:39

bordered the SSM old aisle and had

18:41

a word with the person. The

18:44

caveat allocated to Mr. Slim

18:46

Buxton, I'm afraid, has been given

18:49

to somebody else, sir, he just isn't

18:51

free. No, that is a pity. Mr. Buxton, don't

18:53

just flip the ship. I'm a bad sailor and

18:55

I thought I'd like a cabin for the crossing.

18:58

Sorry, sir. You see, there was a lady

19:00

and she had her name on the list

19:02

for cancellation. This is Sinora

19:06

Claudia Gembowley. So you see, you're just too

19:08

late. Oh, very well, I understand. Not all

19:11

that important, sir. Can you point the

19:13

lady out to me among the passengers already above?

19:15

Why, yes, sir. Yes, sir. Oh,

19:17

well, there she is. There. There, in the dark

19:19

brown coat with a brown hat and veil. That's

19:23

her. That's Sinora Gembowley. Oh, good. Thank

19:25

you. Thank you. Now,

19:27

Sergeant, do you see the lady we've been talking about over

19:29

there? She's about to go below.

19:31

Yes, sir. I got her. Well, just stay well

19:33

out of her way until we've reached Dublin. I

19:35

don't think there'll be any difficulty. She will

19:38

go below, I imagine. And

19:40

we shall spend most of pleasant crossings smoking our

19:42

pipes and enjoying the calm seas. What do you

19:44

say, Watson? I can't think of a

19:46

more enjoyable way of spending the day. Good.

19:48

Then let's go and get ourselves a decent spot by

19:51

the way. Crossing

19:58

was delightful. like

20:00

a milk pond and just sufficient

20:02

breeze to be invigorating. I

20:05

thoroughly enjoyed myself and asked for Holmes.

20:08

I think he almost forgot the purpose of our journey.

20:11

However at Dublin he asserted his authority

20:13

and was the first off the ship.

20:16

An Irish official came aboard and

20:18

Holmes led our small party down

20:20

to the cabin where Señora Camboli

20:22

was sitting with luggage packed. Señora

20:25

Camboli? I am Señora

20:27

Claudia Camboli. What can I do for you?

20:29

This is Inspector McEnroe of the

20:32

Dublin Conservatory. This is Detective Sergeant Pollock

20:34

of Scotland Yard. Oh yes. What

20:36

can I do for you gentlemen? I

20:38

think you already know Sergeant Pollock. Do you not? No

20:40

I have not had the pleasure. I think you have.

20:43

The day he called on you at your

20:45

ancestral seat Ashford Hall in Oxfordshire in

20:48

connection with your missing tiaro. What

20:50

are you talking about? Are you people crazy?

20:52

What kind of rubbish are you coming here

20:54

with? Would you please mind removing your hat and

20:56

a thick black veil? I'm sure the sergeant

20:58

will confirm all the time saying come

21:01

now David Be It's

21:22

more like your own voice and now the pearl

21:26

tiara. Here is the beauty. What's

21:29

nothing you better take you out of this for the

21:32

moment? Yes very well Holmes. Just

21:34

where did Flimbuxon hide this tiara my

21:36

lady? Behind the water

21:38

pipes perhaps? Oh yes very clever of

21:40

you. A neat plan. Too

21:43

neat a plan in many ways. You've

21:45

been extremely heavily in debt for some time

21:47

and so you arranged the entire affair. You

21:49

got in touch with Flimbuxon who

21:51

seemed eminently suitable for the kind of tricky

21:53

operation you had in mind. You

21:56

promised him half the insurance money if he would steal your

21:58

jewels. The idea was

22:00

to make it obvious that he was the crook, and

22:03

I've scuff him you all follow him on board this boat. Ah,

22:06

you both knew that he would be taken off, and when

22:08

he was, you would come aboard,

22:10

occupy the same cabin, collect

22:13

the tiara from a safe hiding place, and

22:15

proceed to Dublin, where you could dispose of it for

22:17

a fortune. I'm

22:19

familiar, my lady, with the notorious circle of

22:21

des amis, whose headquarters are

22:24

in Dublin, and who specialize in trading

22:26

in hot collector's items. A

22:28

piece from the exquisite Cerussi Collection would

22:31

not only bring in a handsome sum, but

22:33

it would be quite prized or choir. The

22:36

money from the sale, combined with the insurance claim, would

22:39

certainly get you out of debt and also prevent

22:41

you from losing faith in society. Now

22:44

is that not so? Give or

22:46

take a few details. Everything,

22:48

you say, is quite correct. But

22:51

I have nothing further to say. Neither

22:53

have I. I shall leave

22:55

it all to Scotland Yard to handle as they think fit. Only

22:58

one more thing. You did

23:00

offer a reward to whoever found the

23:02

tiara. What? I

23:05

found it. So there we are. I

23:09

told you we would not be out of pocket regarding this little

23:11

clip. It's an unknown problem. I

23:15

decided

23:17

to stay in Dublin for a few days, as

23:20

Holmes pointed out, it was a freak. Why

23:23

not enjoy ourselves? Dublin

23:25

proved to be, indeed, the fairest

23:27

of cities. And, as

23:29

we sat drinking sherry early in

23:31

the evening in a delightful public house

23:34

overlooking Dublin Bay, Holmes explained, I've

23:37

always said that when all other factors have been

23:39

discounted, the remaining one, however implausible it

23:41

may seem, must be the cause of the problem.

23:45

In this case, no one on that guest list

23:47

would have been prepared to rob Lady Berries, but

23:49

not even Slim Buckley. Therefore,

23:51

the instigator of the crime had to be M'lady

23:53

herself. She

23:56

was just too clever. She left too many obvious cues for

23:58

Holmes to pick up. I'm

24:01

looking forward to the crossing back, Martin. Such

24:04

a soothing journey it was coming here. But

24:07

as, anyhow, not

24:09

so for Lady Barrisburg, I couldn't think. Would

24:12

you, Martin? Listen

24:22

again next Sunday to the stories

24:24

of Sherlock Holmes, with

24:26

Grandma Maticius Holmes and Kerry

24:28

Jordan as Dr. Woss. I'm

24:50

bored, Martin. I'm bored, bored, bored.

24:54

Three days now, three days, and I've done

24:56

everything here at home. I've filed it up to date,

24:58

my correspondence and all that. I've

25:00

got nothing to occupy my mind. I could suggest that

25:02

you clean the room up a bit. It's a real

25:05

mess. You know, Mrs. Hudson can't deal with it all.

25:07

I've managed to find everything that I want. Oh,

25:10

if only this weather would improve. Well, you know

25:12

what November is like. It's always foggy. It's never

25:15

quite as bad as this. A real peace

25:17

super. You know what? If

25:19

I were a criminal and not the best detective in Europe,

25:22

I'd consider this an ideal time to commit a crime.

25:25

A man can get away with murder, and this

25:28

weather would be really good. We

25:37

present the stories

25:41

of Sherlock

25:45

Holmes. Tonight,

26:08

the man who came in from the farm.

26:12

You're a whole

26:14

week now. The

26:21

farm had enshrouded London like a thick

26:24

white black, and it was quite impossible

26:26

to get out and about. In

26:28

these circumstances, Sherlock Holmes was not

26:31

an easy person to share rules

26:33

with. Quite extraordinary, Watson.

26:36

Even the newspapers have little to report? Oh,

26:39

wait a minute. There is something here.

26:43

Strange as it should be hidden away like this. Oh, what

26:45

is it, Holmes? The

26:47

convict has escaped. It's butts with infirmity. Well,

26:50

it's not a hospital or a prison.

26:52

It's a mental institution, isn't it? I

26:54

distinctly remember it as a place where

26:56

they put prisoners who they think are

26:58

unbalanced, a sort of criminal asylum. It

27:01

is situated just outside of Winchester. I remember

27:04

now I had a patient who ran foul

27:06

of the law and was sent there. Mm,

27:08

a miserable fate. Oh, what does it say,

27:10

Holmes? I'll try to be brief. It's

27:13

reported that Conrad Muller, an

27:16

Austrian convict, made a doting escape from Spotsford

27:18

Infirmary a few days ago. It's

27:20

believed that he is now in London. Reliable

27:22

sources say he's been seen in the district of

27:25

Paddington Station two nights ago. He's

27:27

a large man, six foot two in height,

27:30

fur hair, blue eyes, bushy mustache.

27:33

Speaks good English. He's

27:35

reported to be dangerous, and anyone seeing this

27:37

man is requested to report his whereabouts to

27:39

the nearest police station. Well, doesn't it

27:41

say what he was convicted for, or

27:44

how long the sentence was? No, that's

27:46

all. Curious. Well,

27:49

I have to guess I should be extremely puzzled as to how to

27:51

go about placing that man, as I've said. In

27:53

these public conditions, it's practically hopeless. Of

27:56

course you mean hiding. You'll Seek the

27:58

company of men who speak his own language. I've

28:01

got a very large percentage of jenna thinking

28:03

people. Are trying

28:05

to cheap restaurants in that area but. Oh

28:08

hi, I'm not in charge of the case. I

28:11

saw people are offended. Focus on. Something

28:14

voted for to settle down by the fire smoke a

28:16

pipe or two in Texas on my violin. Lessons

28:19

You take it as a gift. Mean.

28:24

News of another Austrian the same

28:26

as pianist greater blame style. The

28:29

stockholders cycle of the kings were

28:31

so program a shutdown roms and

28:33

must. Be

28:36

quite delightful. Usually

28:38

try to take tickets, help me find

28:40

out that something look for. Excuse

28:44

me sir, that would it be possible to

28:46

send me a few. Minutes. this is

28:48

of course mister have some and was

28:50

is this is something that smoke weed

28:52

me say my pelvis let him and

28:54

that you've met him several times. He

28:56

runs a source of supporting not as

28:59

a little bumps and road, but he

29:01

smokes year. Olds away in the

29:03

sun. Could you see him for a minute?

29:05

Flounder. She's worth remembering. How can I say

29:07

never gets sent him to come And exciting

29:09

Seven so. You

29:12

can. Roger

29:14

on. Ah good

29:17

morning mister I was just silversmith. I'm

29:19

sorry to disturb your life is don't

29:21

fret not at all something must be

29:23

very view some sexy by the fact

29:25

that would you like some coffee to

29:27

corporate are no no no no thanks

29:29

are just as much in a kitchen

29:31

well out here thing is that. Gentlemen

29:36

signs matter how be done

29:38

says when you're finished Article

29:40

synopses it I think some.

29:46

Fun I've had was as if it's you

29:48

must oprah where it? where it is a

29:51

bit awkward larger. I don't quite know if

29:53

it's worth wasting your time, but the fact

29:55

is that. Where. Are on this building

29:57

as as you know is is of a risk.

30:00

The About Blaze the Losers started

30:02

it when she passed on our

30:04

roster so I took over there.

30:06

Have been at it for some

30:08

years now so it's me. Ah,

30:10

no longer young and a tease.

30:12

Me Something to do and it

30:14

pays me why here. A

30:17

couple of nights ago as a do.

30:20

It. Was a young man standing there?

30:23

You. Say that you have no vacancy.

30:25

So sorry we're for rapper have been

30:27

for semites. Put

30:30

your arms and mean what is the

30:32

can say At the end of the

30:34

road they said you talking about us

30:37

where I'd like to be able to

30:39

help you with effect is where you

30:41

can use seem and rather a bad

30:44

why I am that and predecessors I

30:46

have money I contain advance I will

30:48

accept anything test for few days when

30:51

the is a top Rumor is a

30:53

sort of attica or can't say is

30:55

all that comfortable but I suppose I

30:57

could put excess of asia. Asia

31:00

and not my space to a new

31:02

things like have finished it is it's

31:04

just as one suitcase in my violin

31:06

that is all my luggage Saw that

31:09

musician? Are you Yeah, that is correct.

31:11

Then I can get an infringement. cease

31:13

to consider renting me that attic room

31:15

for wear them. In look at

31:18

some says that that four hundred and

31:20

a cup of tea with me your

31:22

candles on when if you larger take

31:24

a deco at the attic summer of

31:26

others right? thank you very much You

31:28

as a kind of society arctic small

31:30

but it's clean enough with a one

31:33

night in the rain and will give

31:35

you plenty of places as authentic. Ah

31:38

Laura, you're already getting the T

31:41

Are you good girls and stuff

31:43

is this is our star. Buddha,

31:45

Learn a night. She

31:47

gives me and aura time

31:50

real treasure. She is Laura

31:52

This is. Ah,

31:54

Ah does a new guy me your name

31:56

is your young fella. Only a pretty com

31:58

or. Mannheim, Carl

32:01

Hulse month home. In

32:03

the pleased to meet you can slide

32:05

come in and have friends. He says

32:07

that I defy since you'll be ready

32:09

any minute a cause looking for president

32:11

or is it for a bit lower

32:13

as I've told him they were full

32:15

up it. On gotta take a

32:17

look at the arctic sea of we can't

32:20

fix and have a job they're just temporary

32:22

like spotify can happen anywhere on on how

32:24

now just you stay here and give him

32:26

since he and times since ourselves on out

32:28

and see what can be done might have

32:30

to ask you to give me and was

32:32

a bit call but we're in this whether

32:34

you're you're simply comes out in the streets

32:37

can you. Show. Up we all that

32:39

long? Just make yourself his arm. Round.

32:42

Hamster, Amazon or just left them

32:44

there and went about me Business

32:46

owners aren't a strange feeling, you're

32:48

a premonition I suppose you could

32:51

call it it was the sounds

32:53

those too young people admit each

32:55

other before or hawthorne explain. Anyway,

32:58

to cut a long story short

33:00

it this fellow cards of the

33:02

Attic room and everything seemed fine.

33:05

Other voters don't set most notice

33:07

of in perhaps on a terms

33:09

of him being a we're far.

33:11

Enough that then I am from

33:14

to pick out a newspapers were

33:16

on our roads about this fellow's

33:18

escape from a loony bin. It

33:21

is really odd but you see

33:23

the description as a man from

33:25

Spots With Infirmary in this Austrian

33:28

bloke. Well thanks Fit. Com.

33:30

Is large and blonde Eliza

33:32

well as I know perhaps

33:34

I shouldn't be thinking this,

33:36

but he worries me. is

33:39

has affected your to say something i

33:42

guess i tell me is are no

33:44

other means that identifying the spent with

33:46

not that i can tell is he

33:48

is paid out money and advances quiet

33:50

and will be eyes are really have

33:52

no complaints but where it if he

33:55

is this bloke conrad moon as a

33:57

and escaped convict when i don't want

33:59

him live in my house and I

34:01

don't want him hanging around a masked girl like

34:03

Laura Knight. Now, what

34:06

do you think I should do? I think

34:08

you should leave the matter in my hands. Now go home

34:10

and carry on as though you had no suspicions. I'll

34:12

see to the best. Yes, of course. The

34:18

room's appear not so if Fritz visits the struggle,

34:20

but it's yet to give him something

34:22

to think about. He

34:25

relaxed in his comfortable chair with

34:27

his favorite pipe unlit clenched between

34:29

his teeth. And Inspector

34:31

Thorne of Scrutland Yard was shown

34:33

in. Thorne was obviously upset

34:36

and came straight to the point. We almost

34:38

got him home. Split second

34:40

time in. Then we've got this blasted

34:42

fog. We should have got him. I take it

34:44

that you were talking about the escaped convict, comrade

34:46

Mueller. That's right. We had a

34:48

tip-off from the Bolton's near Rose Court. A

34:51

foreigner answering to Mueller's description was

34:53

acting very fluidly. I got some

34:55

men down there and the fellow made a dash for it. One

34:58

of our fellows caught up with him. He picked a brick out

35:00

of the gutter and clobbered him over the edge. Blood

35:02

all over the place. I

35:05

don't doubt that it was Mueller. Big

35:07

and blonde. So near and yet so

35:09

far. That's right. Well, that's

35:11

the old court, isn't it? That's right.

35:14

Well, at least you know that he is in London

35:16

and in that area. Yes. But

35:18

he must know now that we're on to him so

35:20

he'll be extra careful. You got

35:22

any ideas, Mr. Holmes? Not at the moment, Pawn. There's not

35:24

enough data. I cannot work without facts. I do not

35:26

go on vague impressions. I've told

35:28

Watson that the

35:30

area I should search will be

35:33

that of Earl's Court on the Old Brompton Road. You

35:35

know that that is where this man must be hiding. Now,

35:38

get your men down there and hope for the best. That's

35:40

all I can advise at the moment. Sherlock

35:44

Holmes never worked on instinct. That's

35:46

lots of people do. More

35:49

than men. And one woman who realized

35:51

that things were not as they appeared

35:54

was Laura Knight, Fred's favorite

35:57

boy. Oh,

35:59

Laura. What are you doing in

36:01

my room? I

36:04

came to put this so-and-hot water bottle in your bed,

36:06

Carl. You've

36:08

been out all evening. I was worried

36:10

about you. I have

36:12

been working. Saying violin, I got a

36:15

job for the night at a restaurant. Is

36:17

that the truth? Carl,

36:19

you need a friend, don't you? I know you

36:21

do, and there is something wrong,

36:23

dreadfully wrong. Won't you

36:25

tell me what it is, Carl? Won't you

36:27

tell me everything? The

36:30

fog lifted slightly overnight. It

36:33

was too cold, Bethany Cowd. The traffic

36:35

managed to quicken, and I was able to

36:37

make my morning calls. When

36:39

I returned about midday, I found

36:41

Sherlock Holmes hard at work. His

36:44

desk was covered with paper, journals

36:46

and timetables. He appeared

36:49

quite unconcerned about the mess he was making.

36:52

Mrs. Hudson bustled in with a luncheon tray.

36:55

Dr. Watson, I didn't know you'd be back. I've

36:58

just got Mr. Holmes' sun-white lunch. Liver and bacon.

37:00

You want some? It won't take a minute. He

37:02

can have mine, Mrs. Hudson. I'm not hungry. Oh,

37:05

well, that's very enough for the two of you. Here you are. Oh,

37:08

and there's a gentleman to see you, Mr. Holmes

37:10

and Mr. Cartwright. Wouldn't state his business,

37:12

but he's in a bit of a hurry. Oh, don't show

37:14

him in. Mrs. Hudson, show him in. Very good. But I

37:16

do think food comes first in this sort of

37:18

weather. So, hold on a minute. Come

37:23

this way, please, sir. Thank you. Thank

37:25

you very much. Thank you. I

37:29

must apologize for this intrusion. You are Mr.

37:31

Holmes? That is right.

37:33

This is my trusted friend and colleague, Dr. Watson.

37:35

How do you do? Pleased to meet you. I'm

37:38

Basil Cartwright. I know I should

37:40

have made an appointment, but... Well, the fact

37:42

is that I acted on the square of the moment. I

37:45

have a problem and I think you may be able to

37:47

advise me. Well, please, do sit down. I'll throw those books

37:49

onto the floor. That chair is really

37:51

quite comfortable. Thank you. I'll

37:54

come straight to the point. You have

37:56

heard of Greta Bremstad. The Austrian pianist.

37:58

Yes, yes, of course. She's

38:01

due to give her the sample here. A watson

38:03

and I hope to go. That is correct. Well,

38:05

I'm her manager. I'm promoting

38:07

the season and I hope to take full-line

38:09

Bremstad to the States later on. Now,

38:12

I don't know how much you're aware of

38:14

the difficulties in looking at the famous personalities,

38:16

Mr. Holmes. But it is indeed

38:18

easy. Temperaments, that sort of

38:20

thing. They can be one handful. Yes,

38:22

so I believe. They do carry on.

38:25

Well, I just can't afford anything to

38:27

go wrong. I don't want

38:29

Greta upset in any way. But

38:31

just recently, we've been having some disturbing correspondence.

38:33

Here, take a look at this.

38:37

It's the usual type of anonymous note. Pasted

38:40

letters stuck on a plain paper. But it's

38:43

a nasty note. This

38:45

would be your final performance. You will not play

38:47

again. For tonight, you die. Have

38:50

you had other notes

38:52

like this? A couple. They

38:54

were sent to the Kingsway Hall. I

38:56

open all correspondence, like all the others up.

38:58

Thought it was just a silly joke, but...

39:02

Well, I guess it's better to be careful, so I

39:04

came to you. I just can't afford

39:06

to take chances. Why didn't you go straight to the police? I

39:08

don't want any unwelcome publicity. The

39:10

British police are rather more taxable than

39:12

you think, Mr. Cartwright. I

39:14

would advise you to go to my friend Inspector Thorne of Scotland Law. I

39:16

am just a private investigator.

39:19

What you need is the protection of the law. Froline

39:23

Prenston, master for personal bodyguard day and night. Only

39:26

the police can provide that. I see. So

39:28

you judge that this is a serious matter.

39:30

Yes, yes I do. Very serious. There

39:33

is a telephone on the wall over there. Those streets

39:35

at the nearest office, they will give

39:37

you all the information you need. I advise you

39:39

to act at once. Holmes

39:48

never ceased to surprise me. The

39:51

moment Cartwright had made his call, Holmes

39:53

ushered them out of our rooms, and

39:55

then began to dress as warm as

39:57

things. He urged me to join them,

39:59

and we'll see. were lucky enough to get a handsome

40:01

at the sleep corner. I guess

40:03

we were gay to the boarding house

40:05

at Old Hampton Road. But

40:07

Fred Smith was out and it

40:09

was Lord Knight who answered the

40:12

door. Sorry

40:14

about Mrs. Miss Bart at the moment. I can't

40:16

say when he'll be back. Ah, well we are

40:18

friends of yours you see. We

40:20

wanted to know if there were any vacancies. I

40:23

understand that he's even renting out the top attic.

40:25

Is that occupied? Oh yes. A young

40:27

Austrian man has it. His name is

40:29

Karl Manheim. But he isn't

40:31

here at the moment either. Oh I see. Well thank you.

40:33

Well I've got a message. Good day. Good day to you.

40:38

Where do you hope this was an abortive visit?

40:40

Was it quite necessary you'd drag me all the

40:43

way down here in this weather just for this?

40:45

Now things are considerably more complicated than I thought

40:47

Watson. Oh? It's necessary that I get into this

40:49

house. I observe there's

40:51

an iron fire escape at the east side of

40:53

the block. Just step back

40:55

Watson. The front door is

41:01

open. There's

41:03

my thief. Young woman no more. And

41:06

a kickback by the railing's last. She's

41:10

looking around. And uh,

41:13

someone is coming out. And I'll

41:16

try to. I'm going apart in case. I

41:19

hope that must be him. I don't think I'll

41:22

take a cat. Don't attempt for stopping. Just get

41:24

as near to him as you can and observe

41:26

everything that he does. Now is my chance to

41:28

get him to the house. Now hurry Watson. Sorry.

41:36

I did exactly as I was expected. I hurried

41:38

forward for some time. I managed to keep him

41:41

in sight. He was an easy man to follow.

41:43

And the only one in the speech was carrying

41:45

a violin case. But

41:48

at the call of Bronson Way he

41:50

suddenly disappeared. I couldn't be sure if

41:52

he'd taken a horse bus or vanished

41:55

out of sight. I lost him. I

41:57

wandered around hopelessly. and

42:00

then realized that I'd failed once again.

42:04

I returned to Baker Street. When

42:06

Holmes came home, I fully expected him to

42:08

be annoyed with me, but he wasn't. Ah,

42:11

it's a no real consequence, Watson. I

42:13

could hardly be expected you to get up the rest of your day

42:15

tramping about in the park, but did you

42:17

get a good look at the man? Oh,

42:19

not really, just his size. Well, he was

42:21

all muffled up, hats, scarf, the cape, but

42:25

he didn't behave in the ordinary manner, Holmes.

42:27

It was as though he knew he was

42:29

being followed. He kept dancing over his shoulder.

42:33

Holmes, Holmes, I know I'm

42:35

just guessing, but I'm sure

42:37

this is the wanted man. I'm sure

42:39

this is Conrad Muller. Are you Watson?

42:43

Well, you have your theories and I have mine.

42:45

That's about one thing I'm sure we agree. We

42:47

shall both enjoy the recycle at the Kingsbury Hall this evening.

42:50

Yes, I have tickets. It'll be very entertaining, I'm

42:52

sure of it. I

42:55

have never been able to understand the

42:58

strange changes of roles which Holmes has

43:00

indulged in. I find you better than

43:02

to question him. I

43:04

finished all my work and was happy to

43:06

join him at Kingsbury Hall. There

43:09

was a vast crowd outside. Holmes,

43:13

there's a vast crowd here. We have

43:15

our tickets. Why wait outside? They're

43:18

queuing right down to the stage door. If I

43:21

know what's in here, that's what I'm interested in.

43:23

Yes, listen. Well,

43:27

here's what I wanted to know. See what? What's

43:29

the risk of us going to take the cue? I

43:32

wish you don't think everything will be all

43:34

right now till afternoon for the patients. Then,

43:37

Mr. Jones, I really do.

43:46

We tend to enjoy ourselves in

43:48

greater times than the eccentricists have.

43:52

So have I known the piano player

43:54

with such sensitivity as she was not

43:57

only technically perfect, but was able to

43:59

judge each... composer with the

44:01

correct emotional strength. I

44:03

forgot my worries. Became absorbed

44:05

in the performance, and eventually

44:07

joined in the rapturous applause

44:09

with the greatest enthusiasm. The

44:13

hones took my arm. He swiftly,

44:15

leaping out of the wall, ran to the

44:17

stage door. It seemed

44:19

that we waited for hours. The

44:21

crowd was excited, exposed. The

44:24

doors opened, and David bled down the

44:26

piano. Here

44:28

she is, huh? Here she is.

44:30

Stand back. Let the lady get your

44:32

chair, and stand back. Thank you. Thank

44:35

you, everyone. Thank you. I'm

44:37

sorry. No autographs. Sorry. Please.

44:40

Please, please. No autographs. Let the

44:42

lady get her hands. What was it?

44:44

What was it? What was it?

44:46

Oh, well, don't wrap up on one of my

44:48

walls. What was it? What was it? What

44:51

was it? What was it? What

44:53

was it? What was it? What was it?

44:56

Seems that the Newman

45:01

was hitting the greater

45:06

breaks down. Now, Hank Pixie was bustled,

45:08

and door waiting for wiIach. I

45:10

lost Holmes in the sudden confusion. A speak

45:13

of porn and plain-coaf men tried to control

45:15

the mob. But

45:17

it was a long bit or died way, and

45:20

the remainder of the crowd dispersed, in

45:23

an orderly fashion. Holmes appeared from the mist.

45:25

I mustn't. The tragedy has been averted.

45:28

There's still much to do. I have

45:30

handsome cab waiting. The end of the

45:32

story must be back at the boarding house in O'Bompton Street.

45:34

On. It

45:42

was clear that an attempt to be made

45:44

on the life of the famous Austrian pianist,

45:46

who was responsible, was not known. I

45:49

followed Holmes quite blindly, but realized that

45:51

Inspector Thorne's men were also with us.

45:54

When we reached the house, Fred

45:56

Smith seemed quite permused. But,

45:58

but, everyone's asleep. Mr. Holmes forced

46:00

to sleep. There was a

46:03

deal of trouble a little earlier but

46:05

nothing to bother about. The man Karl

46:07

Mandheim and Laura Knight, they are in

46:09

their rooms. Yeah, yeah I suppose so.

46:11

Look, I don't want no trouble. You

46:14

won't get any, just do as I

46:16

say. Now let's go up to the

46:18

top attic, you understand? I promise you there will be no

46:20

trouble. Oh Karl, Karl

46:23

is everything going to be all right? Yes, it's

46:25

no need to worry. Oh, I'm

46:28

so sorry. I have

46:30

tried to help. But you have been wonderful to me,

46:32

Laura. I shall not have been able to

46:35

repay you. Oh, you don't have even to think about it.

46:37

But how is it that you knew? You

46:40

guessed didn't you? I think so. I

46:42

don't know, I just knew that you were in

46:44

trouble and that you needed someone.

46:46

Thank you. Thank you, Laura.

46:51

He is waking. There will be no

46:54

more trouble tonight. And in the morning,

46:56

you must leave that to me. I've got

46:59

your own room. Try to sleep. We'll

47:01

come again later. Please, please go. I'm

47:04

so sorry to interrupt. But leave

47:06

me, Mr. grasping. You

47:08

have to face that. Your brother must be handed

47:10

over to the police. You realize

47:13

that? Bonk of gee.

47:19

Inspector Thorn and his men came in quietly

47:22

and took Karl Muller for

47:24

that was his right name and his

47:26

brother Conrad away. Holmes

47:28

managed to calm Laura Knight and assured

47:30

Fred Smith that his boarding house would

47:32

be kept out of the news. Later,

47:35

back in our rooms in front of

47:37

the fire, he explained. You see, Watson,

47:40

I had an idea that the two Austrian cases

47:42

were linked together. I knew

47:44

they were connected in some way, and so I investigated

47:46

both. In the case of

47:48

Karl, I established he couldn't have been the escaped convict.

47:51

He had a bushy mustache for one thing. There's

47:53

the home, so did Conrad. That was a

47:55

description that was kept of the man. Quite so,

47:57

quite so. But a guilty man in

48:00

on the run would make shaving off his moustache the very

48:02

first thing to do. Karl didn't

48:04

and his twin brother did. I knew

48:06

I was right from the moment I got

48:08

up that fire escape and into the attic room. There

48:11

were papers there that showed that Karl had

48:13

come from Austria before his mother came back,

48:15

escaped from that infirmary. So

48:17

he couldn't have been the man we wanted. But

48:20

his real name was Muller and not Mantine. The

48:23

inference was clear. But

48:26

why did he journey to England? Because

48:28

he had a twin brother and because a

48:30

new froline Greta Bremston was about to perform

48:33

here. Is he at all fits? Every

48:35

little link. You'll find

48:37

that many years ago Greta Bremston was engaged to

48:40

be married to Conrad Muller. She

48:42

left him because of her career. At least

48:44

that's what the embittered neurotic man

48:46

thought. He had brain fever.

48:49

He came to England and drifted into a world of crime.

48:53

Somehow he heard of Greta's visit to this country. He

48:56

escaped and set out to gain revenge on the

48:58

woman he thought that ruined his life. His

49:01

twin brother came over to try and help and

49:03

he did. Well thank goodness that no one

49:05

has been hurt by all this. Perhaps

49:07

some good may come out of it. Lord

49:10

of knights may help. If

49:13

she and Karl find happiness then these

49:15

foggy days that we've been through won't

49:17

be so bad after all. Listen

49:27

again next Sunday to the stories

49:29

of Sherlock Holmes with Graham Armitage's

49:32

Holmes and Kerry Jordan as Dr.

49:34

Watson.

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