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today's episode of Sherlock Holmes. This
one is called Murder on a Wager.

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From New York City, the makers
of clipper Craft clothes for men and more

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than twelve hundred leading retail stores from
coast to coast present Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's

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immortal character, the world's most famous
detective, Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley.

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This week's story Murder on the Wager. There's the dead body, homes

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washed up on the beach. Yes, obviously drowned. I should say,

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that's yet the death is not as
simple as if it seemed Watson, I

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should say. Our two visitors to
Montecuo two brilliant criminals have concocted a special

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rue forde. I should think,
quick, mind a tree, What do

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you see a shadow with a gun? Get down. I'm sure you've overheard

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people say who is that handsome man? Well, now, of course everybody

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can't be handsome, but every man
can look his very best, and it

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does not cost you a lot of
money. The secret is this, Get

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a perfectly styled Clippercraft suit and topcoat
and you're the best dressed man in any

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group. A clipper Craft all worsted
suit in smart spring patterns at only forty

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five dollars makes your shoulders look broader, your waist trimmer gives you that taper

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down athletic appearance, makes you feel
important. And then topped off with a

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beautiful all wool covert cloth or caberdine
Clippercraft top coat at forty two fifty Well,

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people will say who is that handsome
man? Clippercraft clothes looked like they

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should cost much more, and they
would too, except that more than twelve

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hundred independent merchants have cooled their tremendous
buying power to make clipper crafts low prices

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possible. Compare clipper craft yourself with
clothes costing many dollars more. Doctor Watson,

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you've titled this evening's adventure murder.
I'm a wager, but who would

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commit such a murder? It does
seem an extraordinary motivation, doesn't mister heuse

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Well, it was a summer evening
in the late eighteen ninets. We were

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at our flat to two twenty one
B Baker Street. We had a call.

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You won't represent the bank at Monte
Carlo, Monsieur Gillere. I do

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most your homes the most remarkable spot
Monte Carlo. I'm terribly curious to know

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what prompts this visit, Guillette.
I am extending an invitation to you,

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doctor Watson, and fromus your homes, to visit Monte Carlo, at our

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expense, of course, for whatever
he wish to name. Surely not to

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admire the scenic beauties. Nor Monsieur
Holmes, we anticipate double. What sort

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of trouble do you expect? Are
you acquainted with the names of Roger Douglas

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and dral Anatrios. Roger Douglas renowned
gambler, isn't it? Yes? Watson?

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As for George and Nicktrias, He's
an incredible character, a Greek Douglas's

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counterpart in the Near East, given
to wagers of gigantic sums. Oh,

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not always upon cards or dice or
schmand affair, rather on curious events and

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feats of daring. We maintain a
secret service for the fact. Monsieur Holmes

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and they told us that for the
very first time, these two treacherous gentlemen,

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Douglas and an Atrius, will meet
and at Monte Carlo, each of

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course with his entourage of double dealers
and professional killer. Exactly I should enjoy

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the spectacle. Both gentlemen are experts
at every conceivable form of gambling. We

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wonder, therefore, when the two
meet, what game they will play?

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Might they make a way jo of
some sort that would endanger the interest of

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the bank. Might they join forces
against us? We feel that the meeting

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of these two may lead to a
disaster. We implore you to join us

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for as your home hay necessary to
employ me, sir, since this is

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a meeting of supremely sharp minds,
it'd be hard to keep me away.

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Let us prepare our luggage for a
trip to Monte Carlo. Watson, mister

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Douglas, Yes, mister Nhel,
I am delighted to meet you. More

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than I heard you were coming here
to Monte Carlo. I was more stanist

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to see you. Thank you.
You know miss Deborah Stevens. I believe

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I know George very well. We're
all fen we meet your Devora. Devorah

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lived in Athens and Constantinovu for some
time. She and I were very close.

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I first met her when she was
dancing professionally. We'll all miss her

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soon she's to be married. I
thought you wouldn't mind my bringing Deborah at

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this meeting. We required a witness
for whatever wager we shall make, or

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whatever game you choose to play.
Oh, I am so pleased you did

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bring her. Mister Duglars Sai closed
the door and begin most considerate of the

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management to provide this private room for
our game. As you may see,

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mister and Atriosk, the management has
provided us with equipment to play whatever we

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choose. Your life day arming,
Mister Duglard Wight, you say that we

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would be extremely dull for either of
us to indulge in a contest of an

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ordinary sword, who would merely exhaust
ourselves only to end with a negligible gain.

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Of a few thousand pounds by one
or the other. Then what on

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earth did you expect to play,
George? I do not know, Deborah.

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Perhaps together mister Douglas and I may
conceive of a game or wager of

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truly fabulous state of infinite excitement.
I have a suggestion that might intrigue you.

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Yes, did you know that at
this moment, mister Sherlock Holmes is

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on his way here to Monte Carlo? Certainly, mister Holmes has a magnificent

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reputation as a criminologist. Well,
Roger, what of it? Mister Holmes's

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mission is undoubtedly to prevent either of
us from committing a crime. Mister a

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natrios, I will wager whatever sum
you wish on the fact that you cannot

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commit a crime of whatever nature you
specify and delude mister Holmes, in short,

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that you cannot commit a crime while
he is in the city and go

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scott free. Wonderful suggestion, I
accept, witness deborough. Yes, Roger,

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to make the wager even more alluring, I shall allow you to name

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the sum and the crime fifty thousand
pounds, one hundred thousand agreed, and

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the crime no pedestrian crime. Will
do. It must be a major crime,

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arson on a gigantic scale, embezzlement
for an enormous sum, or better

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yet, murder whatever you like.
I control a great and efficient organization.

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I have years of experience in this
matter. My performance should be inspired sufficiently

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to baffle mister Sarloc Holmes. Yes, and atrios, murder Roger. You're

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going too far. I thought you
two would play a very exciting game of

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cards or or way to battle together
against the bank for your one hundred thousand

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pounds. You have a potential,
Yes, I believe I do. Have

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you heard of Leslie Dixon Dixon Dixon, Yes, magison, I've seen him

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at cabarets. He is no longer
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more valuable talent for manufacturing. Manufacturing. Yes, he had designs for wheels,

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birdcages, marked packs of cards where
the results would always be in my

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favor. I placed him in business. But why do you want Leslie killed

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Roger? He wants considerably more money. He's threatened to go to the newspapers.

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Of course I can't thought that,
nor could you, an Atrios.

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It would keep the public away from
our houses. It's Leslie Dixon is a

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very tent victims. He's here now
in Monte Carlo. Leslie Dixon will be

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dead by midnight of one week from
tonight, which sir our Combs fails to

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identify the murderer and returns to London
defeated. I shall meet you on the

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evening of his departure in the same
room where you will pay a hundred thousand

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pounds to me cash, of course, agreed, agreed, ready before your

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evening swim mister Dixon. Yes,
rods have my dressing gown and towns.

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That is usual. Yes, they're
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fetch them lovely to night here on
the beach, isn't it Yes, mister

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Dixon. I should return within the
customing half hours. Fine, Ranalds,

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how is it fair? Wallace?
Wonderful? I see you later. I'm

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swimming. I thought that I ah
legs, cramp back legs. Get Reynolds.

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My head dizzy, dizzy, my
legs. I can't swim. Reynolds

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head up. Bro there is the
body of Minsheer Dixon. Mis your holmes

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washed ashore here on the beach,
just as the police founded bewildering your homes

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they say Dixon was in perfect physical
condition, superb swimmer. She was very

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calm, no signs of violence.
What do you make up? You've very

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interviewed the back Clamberg the police did
he is he failed to hear anything.

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He digs and called for help that
he found. The butler was out of

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your shot. He might simply have
developed a sudden cram. I rather doubt

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for what's in A thoroughly experienced swimmer
would not enter the water immediately after having

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eaten anything that might cause a cramp, especially miss your Dixon. He was

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most careful about food er gold.
May I see now, Watson, I'd

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say this is directly concerned with a
visit to Monte Carlo of Messrs Douglas and

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Antrios. Would appear that the two
geniuses of crime have concocted a special route

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for me. I'd think Rick behind
us trees. When you see a shadow

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with a gun, get down.
But it's amazing what people can do working

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together. For instance, more than
twelve hundred independent merchants who their tremendous buying

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power and thus make possible Clipper Cram, America's greatest clothing bag. These friendly

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hometown business men know that to get
and keep your friendship, they have to

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give you more for your money.
And when you get a new spring Clippercraft

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worsted suit for only forty five dollars, an all wool covert cloth top coat

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for forty or an all wool Clippercraft
gabbothine top coat or forty two fifty,

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you're getting the most for your mummy. Clippercraft clothes take their name from the

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famous Clipper ships that established honest New
England quality everywhere in the world. Yet

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they're as modern as the clipper planes
that fly around the world today. Yes,

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you can trust clipper Craft clothes and
you can trust the men who sell

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them. That's why men who know
insist on Clippercraft clothes bearing the Clippercraft label.

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So be sure to visit the clipper
Craft store in your city. These

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leading stores in the metropolitan area are
proud to add their names to Clippercraft in

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your suits and top coats. In
Manhattan, John Wanna make Her Men's Stores

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Broadway at eight and sixty seven Liberty
Street, Zack thirty fourth Broadway at thirty

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fourth in Brooklyn, Abraham and Strous
in New York, New Jersey, Boulevard

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Men's Shop, Krasgy Noork and in
Jamaica the B and B Clothes Shop,

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one sixty four oh eight, Jamaica
Avenue, Doctor Watson, Doctor Watson,

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shall we return to the murder committed
on a waiting Yes, mister Harris,

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and to Monte Carlo, where on
the beach, in the moonlight we stood

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beside the dead body of Leslie Dixon. As homes bent over to examine the

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body, shots rang out from behind
the tree. We fell flat upon our

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faces in the sand. When the
firing ceased, I ran toward the trees

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from where the bullets had come.
And as I returned, see anyone Watson,

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the escaped just vanished through the doctor
very, said Douglas. There after

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humors your home. They are afraid
you will solve the murder. Yes,

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their pairs are well grounded. I
just the body be removed. I should

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be interested in the results of an
autopsy, Yes, but it is obvious

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addictions. I died of dog harning. Nevertheless, I urge an autopsy.

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I have good reason I should join
his plugly police. They are most cooperative

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with request made by debate, And
as for me, I shall discuss this

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case with someone well qualified in these
matters, mister Natriars. But he has

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just attempted to kill you. Now
you would walk into his hands. Physical

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defeat has never frightened this arm.
It's the danger of mental defeat that lures

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me to whatever Natrios is flanned Cumming
Watson dazzling crowded homes, princes, millionaires,

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cabinet officials, diplomatic see the Indian
Raja and the ruby trim headdressler irrelevant

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Wompson business with mister Natriars, troupiers
said table three h Yes, wouldn't that

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be he, mister Netleos, even
mister Holmes. Oh, I'm complimented at

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my pieces internationally the media. I've
been expecting you, say, step into

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that private room. I wouldn't if
I were you home. You're upset by

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something, doctor Watson. I certainly
answer if I were you homes, I

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accept your invitation, mister Netleos.
Oh, before we step into the room,

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would you like to hold my gun? Doctor Watson, Well, you're

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here, perhaps it would put you
at ease. By jove, I will

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take excellent after you, mister Holmes. Thank you. I shall save a

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great deal of time for you.
Mister Holmes. I did not kill Leslie

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Dixon, didn't you. I was
in the gambling rooms at the time of

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his death. For two hours.
Previous to that, I enjoyed dinner at

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the Hotel Maurice. I can produce
a dozen witnesses to that effect. Yes,

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I'd no doubt you have a flawless
explanation. Previous to dinner, I

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attended a lawn party again, as
many on pizza witnesses as you like.

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See. I'm curious, mister Netrias
about the game you played or the wager

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you made with Roger Douglas last night. Could it in any way have been

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connected with the death of Leslie Dixon. Very directly, I wagered, mister

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Douglas that I could murder Leslie Dixon
in such a way that you, yes

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you Holmes, would never succeed in
proving I had committed the homicide. That

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this som one hundred thousand pounds astunphing
of all the effrontery. Throwing the gauntlet

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in your face Homes now is very
amusing. Well, there's the motive,

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Homes, there's a man. I
say, no reason for concealing the wager.

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Besides, it would be unjust of
me to collect. I did not

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kill Dixon. I intended to,
yes, but I was late. I

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hadn't even started my plans when I
had had the news of his death,

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hadn't you? Perhaps it's a move
by Roger Douglas. He wanted Dixon to

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die. He suggested the wager.
He might eliminate me. That way,

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as a competitor his own men execute
the crime in their own manner, being

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sure it's done properly, the guilt
would seem to be mine. Ah,

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mister Douglas, you know, mister
Holmes, said doctor John. We were

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discussing the late mister Dixon. Really, I was at the theater when he

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died. Can you prove that,
sir? Of course, doctor Watson,

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I can prove my whereabouts throughout the
entire evening. I had told mister Holmes

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about our wager. You did,
Why shouldn't I aren't you writing an invitation

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to the gallows for yourself? Not
at all? Mister Holmes must produce concrete

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evidence before I lose. Evidently he's
finding it impossible. Oh, quite the

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contrary. We're leaving, Watson.
May I offer my carriage, mister Holmes,

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thank you. No, I don't
believe it's much of a walk to

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the morgue. The morgue, yes, Watson, if you'll excuse us,

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gentlemen, I must visit the morgue. The dead, you see, are

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often more articulate for the living.
Well, there's the body on that slub

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hose. The police surgeon said you
could examine whatever you wished. Yes,

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I see they've already performed the autopsia. Dixon drowned hers What the dickens are

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you probing about? For his lungs
there show clearly that he was drunk.

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Yes, why did he drown?
As I thought? What'd you see?

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I see that I must pay a
visit to the late mister Dixon's cottage,

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or Holmes, if you insist upon
being secure. Watson returned at the casino.

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Keep an eye on a Natrios and
his associates. I shall meet you

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at the casino very shortly with a
thorough explanation of the murder and the identity

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of the killer. Thank you driver, That was indeed fast enough. Holmes,

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I've been waiting for you here on
the steps of the casino for two

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hours. Did you go to Dixon's
cottage speak to the butler? What have

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you found? Where are a Natrios
and Douglas and their crew. Well,

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they're having cigars and brandy on the
terrace. It's a terrace on the cliff

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overlooking the sea. Harry Watson,
we must find them. I have the

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evidence. Yes, where is it? Here in my hand? In your

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hand? What is it? This
small bottle of salad oil? There they

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are, Holmes, with that girl
the table of the railings. I regret

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disturbing you, gentlemen, mister Holmes, and you've met mister Douglas. This

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is Debora Stephens. I presume,
mister Holmes, you have some sort of

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evidence you believe will prove killed Leslie
Dixon. And no, mister Natrios,

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your remarkable instincts are wrong. For
once, then, I'm sure, mister

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Holmes, you are prepared to accuse
me believing I carried out the crime,

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having engineered it so that a Natrios
would suffer upon it. No, mister

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Douglas Holmes, one of them can. Neither of them, my dear Watson,

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the butler, nor the butler.
Mister Leslie Dixon was killed by you,

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miss Stephens, with this innocent looking
small bottle of salad oil. Where

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did you find that? You know
you are talking about home. It was

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obvious someone had contrived for Dixon to
drown, but how there was no external

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evidence of violence. Know, the
sole possibility was that he'd been given something

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internally, in all likelihood, something
that would cause him to lose control of

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his arms and legs, that would
cause unconsciousness, so that when he set

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off on his knightly swim alone,
he drowned. Stay where you are,

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Miss Stevens. I've had my service
Revolver along this trip. I knew i'd

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have use for it go on,
so I insisted upon an autopsy. It

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revealed to me that Dixon's stomach lining
was affected by an extreme irritant. It

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confirmed my suspicion Dixon was subtly poison
I won't listen to this. You'd better,

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miss Stephens. It's your death warrant. I raised to Dixon's cottage.

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I spoke with the butler about what
mister Dixon had ham for dinner prior to

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his swim. His dinner included a
salad prepared with a small bottle of oil.

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This bottle, which had been presented
that afternoon as a gift to mister

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Dixon by Miss Deborah Stephens, This
oil contains an overdose of camphor. Camper,

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What sort of diabolical looke? Camphor? As you know Watson, is

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soluble in oil but not in water. The salad oil was a magnificent idea.

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The minute amounts of camphor could easily
be blended with other flavors and odors,

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so its presence might not be detected. Camphor, Miss Stevens, is

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obtainable easily at a chemists, isn't
it. There's no suspicion of poison when

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you purchase camper? Is that?
And just a bit too much of it

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will cause leg cramps and dizziness,
will it not, Miss Stevens? And

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an autopsy might well be a routine
drowning report without evidence of poisoning? Am

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I correct? Miss Stevens? Yes, yes, you're quite right. At

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one time or another, She's been
associated with all kinds of men. Lord

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knows what sort of mess she was
in with Dixon. I was to be

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married next week. Dixon knew about
where I've been and what I've been.

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He was very much in love with
me ever since we met. When I

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was dancing in cabarets and he did
his magic act, I lowed him.

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Every time I had a chance to
marry, he would speak to my fiance

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and break it up. He was
going to do it again. So you

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couldn't wait, could you, miss
Stevens. You couldn't wait for mister and

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Natrios to eliminate Dixon. Besides,
it was an ideal circumstance. If there

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were any suspicion of murder, it
would point to a natriosis. Homes the

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shots on the beach hired by you, miss Stevens, to create the impression

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that an organized gang would rescribe.
I won't got a prison, think them,

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won't have another victory over me.
I won't allow his death to send

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me to even more misery. No, I won't go. Let's go.

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Let's do it. My revolver from
you. And she's tripped. She's falling

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back over the road. Fisherman down
below said, Missteven's body struck the rocks

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floated out to see her. Yes, a more satisfactory finished for her,

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Watson, I dare say, avoiding
the long, painful trial and inevitable execution

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now, mister Atrios, mister Douglas, excuse me returning to London, mister

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Halls, Yes, and to Baker
Street. But before I go, gentlemen,

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I propose a toast. A toast, sir, Yes, the George

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and Atrios Roger Douglas, two surprisingly
pleasant scoundrels. You are next meeting your

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next fantastic wager. Well, doctor
Watson, that was a very gripping adventure.

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Indeed it was, mister Harris.
And what adventure have you for us

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Clobes the Mutual Broadcasts, welcome back. Well, I don't think these late

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It makes my workday go by that much

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I usually listen to the radio through
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listen to Coast to Coast AM,
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spectacular with into the world momentary and
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want to listen to while hoping for
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sure. Yeah, there are certain
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Johnny Doller has truly opened my eyes
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usually don't only listen for half an
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off, these programs are great alternative
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forward to the Sherlock Holmes episode tonight
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It's also available for people you can
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