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Watson. Come he come here. There you are, mister boutelling doctor,
just in time to join him in a cup of coffee. Grow up your
cheery, young filmlad. Thank you. That's it well doctor. You told
us last week that tonight's new Sherlock Holmes Adventure takes us to the South of
France. That's right, the South of France and the nineteen hundred, a
beautiful playground, bordered by the bluest of blue seas, and populated with an
extraordinary cross section of cosmopolitan europe rich man, poor man, beggar, man
thief, all of them attracted by that riviera paradise, all of them drawn
by the magical spell of a small white ball spinning round the rim of a
rolet wheel. Don't tell me that you and the great Sherlock Horns were there
on a gambling spray. We were not, mister Bartow. At the time
my story begins we just can kill an extremely delicate mission, A mission I
may say that h concerned the safety and good name of a very prominent member
of the royal family. Say doctor, you don't mean one story at times,
mister Bartow. In any event, my boy, I'm afraid that's the
case about which my lips are sealed for all time. But to return to
tonight's adventure, one June evening, I preceded Holmes to accompany me to the
gambling casino at Fragus, not far from Cannes, where we were staying.
It wasn't quite as fashionable as axino at Monte Carlo, but as I intended
to do a little modest gambling myself, it seemed an establishment more suited to
my means. As we stood there at the green bays covered tables, the
chatter voices and the melodic chanting of the coupiers as they called the results of
each tin of the wheel formed a background to a quiet conversation that Holmes and
I were heavy. I see very fast lost ten Watson number ten must come
up soon when I cut your losses. Offer on comfort, a stove with
me on the wall, just a big wing, A couple more bets Homes,
I have a big ten is bound to come up in a watson.
I believe the blood of a gambler crosses through your veins. No harm in
taking a little flatdow once in a while. Why don't you risk a few
francs? Oh? Thanks you, my dear chap. The lore of averages
convinces me that my money is safer in my pockets. In any case,
I'm a little dubious as to the integrity of this particular casino. What made
you say that? Well, you will observe that this roulette wheel has a
double zero. Most continental wheels have only a single one, but indicate that
this house is extremely concerned with its percentage. Gonna fake Oh, just two
more turns of the wheel, Homes, and I'll take that walk with you.
This is a Here's feeling. Why do you not on the other side
of the taborite? I must always stand next to me? Hello, go
trouble up there. I've placed my bet, so so let's go and see
yes you? So, why do you play here beside me? I have
afraid I don't see any reason why I can't play wherever I squish you.
You've broken my luck ever since you conser the table. Life done nothing but
lose. Please to move away, I'll move away yourself. You don't like
my company, Heinrich, Why do you not stop now? You've already lost
more than we can A part one more will suck. I can win it
all back if only the young men will move away? Why should my husband?
We've had a bad one of not too We've last again, wat.
You must stop now. I must stop inside because I've lost every sea.
I hope you're set to spite. It's American. You're walking my luck in
Woin. I hope that you and your friend will be wool. I've never
heard such rubbish in my life. Were you listening to him, sir?
I heard his last few remarks, mister Gilbert, Roger Gilbert, and this
is my wife, Hella, how do you do? My name is Holmes,
and this is my friend, doctor Watts, how do you do?
How do you do? Didn't think his remarks were in a lot of places,
Doctor, I said they did, missus Gilbert, I don't see how
I can possibly blame your husband for his run of bad luck. I didn't
like to look on his face as he left the table, though he's the
only idea who he is. His name is Schnaemer. He's staying at the
same hotel as we are. I've never spoken to him, but I've heard
it being Paige there. Well, you shouldn't gamble unless you can afford to
Loo. I'm losing, Darling, and I can't afford it. Oh that
I can let you have more money. You know that. No, Hell
and I may have married an arrest, but I'm not going to use her
fortune to gamble with. Oh, I lose my own money and then I'll
quite last, said Watson. Yes, Holmes, this time, I know
that number ten is going to come up. It's got or you know a
piece I've lost again, Donald telling this is my bad night. Why don't
you stop? Daddy. Homes have made three hundred and fifty francs on this
throw of the wheel, old fellow. But as you've lost some five hundred
francs doing it, I can't say that you're a prot stuck at me,
mister Holmes, I can see that you're no gambler. I'm afraid not,
missus Gilbert and say at Homes or you may not like Roulette. You've taken
a good many chances in your life with long odds against you too. I'll
never the left chap in the sense missus Gilbert means that I am not a
gambler. Where's the commotion over there around? Yes? Yes, the wife
of that man that said I ruined him. I caught your us the trouble.
He's asking for doctor. Doctor, come along then? Will you excuse
me? Beaus? Thank you excuse me that i'm when I'm your doctor?
But you so DNA What happened? Madam? It is my husband? Is
he? I just found him lying out in the garden. Please come with
me at once, gentleman, of course, will will madam? What seems
to be the matter with him? Hey, doctor, I think she is
dead. He's lying by that tree. Doctor, please see if you can
help him. Somebody else seems to be on the scene before us, who
use her? I am monsieur safe door at the casino. Do any of
you noticed poor man? I am his wife? Is he? Is he
dead? I am afraid so, madam, let me look at him.
I'm a doctor. What's your husband gambling in tonight? Madam? Yeah?
He was poor. He loves everything that we have. I'm afraid he's dead.
Madame shot to the heart, so is hide Watson looks like it.
Yeah, powder burns on the shirt front. Revolver cluched in the right hand,
fingers in a natural position. The angle of the wound settles it.
Obviously self inflicted. I misuse you slipped out of casino. What's wrong with
him? I'm afraid he's dead, mister Gilbert. Yes, he committed suicide.
I hope, young man, that you are satisfied. All night you
brought me bad luck. He asked you to move away from him, to
change his luck, but no, you could not do it all flush Naeman.
I'm terribly sorry, but I really don't see how you can blame me.
I do blame you, and I also blame you, Monsieur chevrin He.
But what have I done? Madam? Why do you let a man
lose all his money at your tables? His life so cheap to you on
money is so important that you cannot close the tables to somebody before he's going
done. I am a sympathy for you in your tattit loss, but the
casino can't be her responsible. If your husband could not afford to gamble,
then he should not come here. However, we to know the financial limitations
about customers. You said your husband lost everything you had tonight, madam?
Yeah? Everything? Then how do you account for the sheaf of banknotes in
his breast pocket? It must be several thousand francs? Then he wasn't ru
and his suicide therefore cannot be blamed on his losses at my tessina, Madam,
how do you count this money for us three months? I do not
understand. I really kept nothing from me. I know that he had not
so much money on him that he started tonight. Well, why do you
all look at me like that? Is it what you think? You think?
Quite? You stainted? I've got her. Please just get into her
room. You can take her to my suite in the Tsino. No,
let's take her to the hotel. My wife will look after poor a woman.
She's had a dreadful shock. She can probably do with another woman's companies
that are considered. It of you, mister Gilbert. Where you staying at
the hotel Creon. It's quite near here. I get a cabin while I'm
doing that. Watson, see if you can revive her. William. They're
gona take her to the Hotel Creon. It kind of you, missus Gilbert
to let us bring the poor lady into your suite. But the least I
can inspider what she said about Roger bringing her husband bad luck. I'm sure
she'll need your help when she wakes up, Helen Is. I think you
will find that you'll sleep for summers. I gave her a strong sedative.
We were just about to have a drink. Gentlemen, do you care to
join us? Oh? Thank you, sir Gilbert. Roger was just telling
me that quite a large summer money was found on here shaman's body. Mister
Holms, yes, missus Gilbert, several thousand francs puzzling home. So why
should a man commit suicide with so much money on him? I think the
answer is obvious. He didn't. What on earth do you mean? Well,
the money was placed there after he had shot himself. The banks were
in his breast pocket, if you remember, And that's the useful place to
carry money though it is the easiest pocket for someone to insert it without disturbing
the body. But why are should someone places money on it after his suicide
to prevent the casino from getting a bad name. I've heard of it being
done on several similar occasions. Gives the impression that the unfortunate victim had other
motives than gambling losses to a country suicide. Scott, you mean that one
of the casino employers found the body lying there and slipped the money in his
burst pocket before we arrived on the sea. As you know, my dear,
what's not a gambling man. But I'll lay you one hundred to one.
That is what happened. Well that's a new one. Well, here
are your drinks, gentlemen. Drink, say Helen. Mister Holmes has given
me a brain wave. Another one. What is it this time? Roger?
Now I've been losing very heavily tonight, Roger, I've told you if
you need money, I'll be only But I don't. I've got a scheme
for making some. I'm going to gamble again tonight after dinner. If I
lose. Here's what I'll do. I'll stain my shirt front with ready,
walk out in the grounds, fire a shot, and lie down as I'm
dead. I wait for someone to come along and stuff my pockets full of
banknotes. Not a bad idea, mister Gilbert. I think it's a dying
good one. What are you saying, mister Holmes. He it's a whimsical
won at any rate. Who knows you might even be successful? Roger,
you're not really going to do it. I'm sure perhaps I'll get some of
my losses back that way. Well, let's drink to a gentleman. At
least I may have been upon an idea of making money very bad, My
dear Watson, you will have to work hard at your practice when you get
back to England. Your infallible system appears to be extremely infallible. You have
the fellow told me about it, said it's good, and miss it's just
a matter of doubling who's takes each time. You'll look and then, my
dear fellow, I've been studying your system, but I can tell you a
really infallible way of making money at roulette. You care, what is it?
Well own the gambling house and operate the tables yourself. The arts would
be all in your favor. Would a brilliant suggestion? Not gambling to the
night Watson near eleven the clow, I think, so, let's take a
stroll around the other table other way, old fellow. The American mister Gilbert
was losing heavily again tonight. He was. I wonder if you'll try that
trick that he threatened, the one with a read ink shot in the night.
I should be at all surprised. As a matter of interest, I
saw him leave the tables about half an hour a girl. Here comes his
wife on the arm of Mossu Chevret, the director of the casino. Agree
with believing Missus Gilbert Monsieur, Hello, mister Holmes, doctor Watson. Monsieur
Chevay is giving me a personally conducted tour of the casino. It's quite fascinating,
and it is quite fascinating for me to have so beautiful a woman on
my arm. My, myselle, I know that I am the envy of
all the men in the room. I will stop flattering me so much.
I'm not used to it. Missus Gilbert, how is a rush? Naiman?
She seems much better. She wakened an hour ago and insisted on going
back to her own room. I wanted her to spend the night with us
in our sweet but you wouldn't here. You think I should drop in,
and silfore I go to bed at home. You have finished the temping fortnight,
perhap stopped her? Perhaps about it, Monsieur Chevy I've had a bad
run at the tables. I am so sorry. Has anyone seen Roger?
He left the tables about half an hour ago, Missus Gilbert, after doing
as I did and losing quite heavily. I lost again today. I wonder
if you'll try that new system he was talking about. We were just discussing
that possibility ourselves, Missus Gilbert, Missus Gilbith, Missus Gilpet's rush name.
And you shouldn't have left charge tub. It is too late to worry for
me here, doctor, it is for Missus Gilbert now that you should worry.
What do you mean, madam Well? I went back just now to
be a poor hurry tide. There lying in the grass, I saw another
body. I was too shocked to go too close, but I am quite
sure that I recognized your husband, Missus Gilbert. Oh, doctor Watson,
she's ruined Roger's trick. You have taken fright and bolted. By the time
we get blast, and maybe let's go at once and find out, shall
we, he hasn't gone. He's still lying now. It's the most convincing
spectacle that reddink really does look like blood, Yes, and blood sometimes looks
like read ink. Mister Gibbert, Roger, get up. The joke's spoiled,
Roger, get up. I'm afraid that's impossible, Missus Gubbert, He's
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good wine. Well, that is so. The young American's joke turned out
to be another tragedy. Yes, the poor fellow was lying there dead with
a bullet wound in the heart, the great spresh of blood stating the whiteness
of his shirt front. What happened next the su Chevre, director of the
casino, took the distort widow away from the scene while Holmes and I examined
the body closely. Within a few minutes we were joined by Inspector Ganivet of
the French police. As we stood there in the moonlight, the sounds of
music could be heard from the casino. It was hard to believe that two
men had died in that lovely garden since the moon had risen. Monsieur Holmes,
you and doctor Watson have concluded your examination. Yes, Inspector gannav you
favor me with your observations. You say that you are certain that this is
not enough the suicide. I'm sure of, an inspector, look at the
wound. The bullet entered the body at a direct right angle, whereas a
self inflicted shot is always found of brick claim years that is so. Then
you suggest that this man was shot from above as he lay on the ground
pretending to be dead. I'm convinced of it. Why, Monsieur Well for
two reasons, though it's impossible to be sure without elaborate retest. I'm certain
beneath those bloodstains are stains of red ink. Look for your self, Inspector.
Hmm, yes, indeed he does look like it. What is your
other reason for being certain that this man was shot as he lay here pretending
dead? I showed the bank notes, Watson, you are, Inspector.
We found them stuffed in his breast pocket, so that notes with a bullet
hole through the middle of them very illuminating. They tell me, gentlemen,
how many people knew of this, this little plot you have told me about
this plan of the dead man's to pretend to be shot? Just three people,
Inspector, Dr Watson, myself and missus Gilbert All. Then the answer
is obvious. You and your friend are innocent. It must be the wife
who killed him. No one else knew of the plan. I'm not too
sure that flash name and the dead German's widow was in the next room when
Gilbert told us about his plan. She might have heard that. I could
swear that she was asleep. I gave her a very strong sleeping draft.
From what you have told me of her husband's suicide, she might easily have
had a motive for murdering Miss cam Come, come, gentlemen, surely gets
obvious who murdered mister Gilbert. Oh, monsieur, certainly one of the two
windows. Since there seems to be some doubt in your minds, I suggest
we returned to the casino. I can promise you the answer to your question
within a very few minutes. Well, Monsieur chev, now that we're all
assembled in your office, I shall sit down quart and let Inspector Gannaway conduct
his examination. No, no, no, Monsieur homes No, you have
handled the case so far. Please to continue it to the end, Yester
Holmes, I should appreciate it. Be happy to car very well, gentlemen,
it won't take me long. Fashman, your her homes? And what
time did you leave your hotel tonight? Well? I do not know what
time it was? Well what made you leave it? I could not sleep.
I knew that they had taken poor Heinrich's body away, but I felt
that I must walk back there. It was the last place I saw him
alive. How close did you come to mister Gilbert's body when you saw it
lying back? Oh? Close enough to see who it was? Then I
went into the casino to tell his wife. I knew what had happened.
How did you know? You didn't come close? To the body. I
could tell by every line of the body as it lay there. I could
tell because I knew that poor heinrichstat would not be avenged. Thank you,
fash Man. That would be all you, my girl, Miss your Holmes,
she has no alibi. Surely you take anaway. If I'm to conduct
this investigation, I must do it in my own way, bird old,
Miss you Holmes, please continue, you may go, Fashnaman, Missus Gilbert,
Yes, mister Holmes, where were you plied to? I'm meeting in
the casino tonight. Just before we discovered your husband's body, I left the
hotel. I walked over here along the seafront. Can anyone verify that statement?
I suppose not. I didn't meet anyone that I knew. And what
did you do when you arrived at the casino? I played a little Chamande
fair. A few months later, Misie Chevn came over to the table and
asked if you had escort me over the club. Ten minutes after that,
we walked into you and doctor Watson. That is quite soon, Miss your
Holmes, I can swear to it. Thank you, Missus Gilbert. I'm
sorry to distress you with these questions. You may go. I'll wait outside,
mister Holmes, I must know what happened. Wait for me, then,
madam, I shall join you in a few minutes. And that's got
your home. Hu well, another suspect for the poor alibine, Hey gunibete.
They must say, miss your Holmes, your methods puzzled me. It
seems to me that both those women should be watched. Yes, I agree
with the inspector Holmes. He's a budding inspector. And I've asked two of
your playing clothes men to keep an eye on the ladies. And now,
Monsieur Chpree, I'd like to ask you a few questions. Ask me any
question you wish, Missie Holmes, thank you. You will agree either that
it is the custom of the casino to put money on the bodies of suicides
after their death. The impression that gambling and gambling losses were not responsible for
the tragedy, well, I do not think. Come now, Chevre,
I know that is a fact as well as you do exactly now on those
rather grucive occasions. Whose responsibility is it to secrete the money yours? Or
do you entrust the matter to an underling? I do it myself. I
see. Did you place the money on her Schneman tonight? Yes, monsieur,
I did. And did you also perform the same service on the body
of mister Gilbert? Nor? I knew nothing of that death until the German
lady foul Schneman turning into the casino. Excuse me interrupting, monsieur a cross
inspector, what is it? I think that you are wasting time? It
is obvious that Madame Gilbert committed the crime. She knew of her husband's plood,
She had no alibi, and she had the motive for it is not
marriage itself, the greatest of all motives for murder. Or, my dear
inspector, how very sen ale, Madame Debert did not kill her husband.
I know it. And what is your opinion? What's It's a German woman?
She had no alibi either, and remember she was half mad with grief.
Mister Chevrey, you say that you know missus Gilbert is not guilty.
How do you know? I was with her myself at the time the murder
was committed. Oh, indeed, how very interesting? And what time was
the murder committed? Well, it was it was. Our investigations have never
established what time the murderers committed, Monsieur Schvrey, I'm afraid you've walked into
my trap. You've given yourself away. Y it Scott Chevret. It was
you, Chevrey. I have known you a good many years, and this
is going to be a hard thing to do. I am going to arrest
you. Oh no, you're not jeevy, but revolves do not be fighting
data. I am not going to shoot you, Jefrey. Why did you
murder Roger Gilbert tonight? Surely you know that too, miss your Holmes,
because I am in love with his wife. She's young, beautiful and rich.
It did not occur to me until I saw the young fool lying there
tonight, pretending to be dead. In my profession, it is natural that
I should carry a revolver. What was simpler? Mister Dipper gave me the
perfect opportunity. I could not resist it to turn that revolver. Chevrey,
Why are you also frightened? Truly? You know how I am going to
use it this time? I think so, monsieur. But it's a cowards
way out. What an unperceptive remark for such a perceptive man. No,
No, all my life, I have been a gambler. I gambled tonight
for the highest takes of all, and I lost. No, No,
I am not afraid to pay for my losses or reformers. An extraordinary dishermes
I never suspected, and I already have respected him from the beginning. Well,
I wasn't the only one who was stupid away the inspector ganiwa thought it
was the wife. True, but it passing conclusion for a detective inspector to
arrive at it seemed logical enough to me at the time. No, no,
no, my dear Watson, cold logic should have told you otherwise.
Roger Gilbert had been losing Gibolt and had planned this hoax. He obviously had
no money on him. Therefore the money was planted in his pocket by Chevret
after he shot him. No madyphono before before the bullet hole through the banknotes
provided that now, had the money been put there innocently, Gilbert would have
well, you know, come back to life as soon as the person placing
it there had left. He would not have remained lying on the ground for
a murderer to find him, and Chevy must have bent over him as he
lay there, placed the money in his breast pocket. And then fired precisely.
Watson, I must say you solved it very neatly. You've told Inspector
Ganiway that you wanted no credit in the case. Naturally, publicity would be
unfavorable. If you remember, no one is supposed to know that we're in
the south of fraft. The inspector learned a few tips about detections tonight as
possible, Fellow, and I hope that you have learned a few road gambling.
How do you mean you're backing the wrong color? A gambler is usually
superstitious and superstition Well, I should have told you what color to follow tonight.
I still don't understand your homes I was playing number ten exactly. Number
ten is black. Who should have followed a red color tonight, Old Fellow?
The color of red ink, red ink, and blood? Say,
doctor, that was a swell story. I didn't know you like to play
roulette. You know, I figured out a system for roulette. It's like
yours. Every time you lose, you double your money and keep doubling until
you went. It's a great system, mister Buckle, Is any one thing
wrong with it? What's that you lose? A go broke? For we
wi my advice, don't gamb You can't beat the laws of chumps. But
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Watson, what new Sherlock Holmes story to tell us? Next week? Next
week, mister about tell I'm going to tell you of a strange adventure that
Sherlock Holmes and I had when we were in Stretford on even many years ago.
It concerns an actor, a mysterious voting accident and s who dead butterflies.
This sounds good baking. I'll see you then we'll find me, Nana.
Don't forget. Next week we're going to broadcast our program from the Pedamount
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Let's finish the job tonight. Sherlock Holm's Adventure is written by Dennis Green
and Anthony Boucher and was suggested by an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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