WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:03.640 This episode from the life of Sherlock Holmes will be transmitted to our men and 2 00:00:03.680 --> 00:00:08.519 women overseas by short wave and through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio 3 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:15.359 Service. Petrie Wine brings you as a rat Bone and Nigel Bruce and the 4 00:00:15.400 --> 00:00:27.519 new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Petrie family, the family that took time 5 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:31.079 to bring you good wine. Invites you to spend the next half hour listening 6 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:35.000 to doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure he shared with his old friend, 7 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:39.679 that master Detective Sherlock Holmes, and say, let me tell you something I 8 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:44.600 found out just the other day. Steaks are really back again. Good thick, 9 00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:50.079 juicy Porterhouse steaks. 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And now let's look in on our good friend and host, doctor 19 00:01:34.439 --> 00:01:41.599 Watson. Come he come here. There you are, mister boutelling doctor, 20 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:45.359 just in time to join him in a cup of coffee. Grow up your 21 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:49.719 cheery, young filmlad. Thank you. That's it well doctor. You told 22 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:53.439 us last week that tonight's new Sherlock Holmes Adventure takes us to the South of 23 00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:57.840 France. That's right, the South of France and the nineteen hundred, a 24 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:01.680 beautiful playground, bordered by the bluest of blue seas, and populated with an 25 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:07.159 extraordinary cross section of cosmopolitan europe rich man, poor man, beggar, man 26 00:02:07.199 --> 00:02:12.840 thief, all of them attracted by that riviera paradise, all of them drawn 27 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:17.000 by the magical spell of a small white ball spinning round the rim of a 28 00:02:17.080 --> 00:02:21.479 rolet wheel. Don't tell me that you and the great Sherlock Horns were there 29 00:02:21.479 --> 00:02:23.439 on a gambling spray. We were not, mister Bartow. At the time 30 00:02:23.439 --> 00:02:28.560 my story begins we just can kill an extremely delicate mission, A mission I 31 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:34.400 may say that h concerned the safety and good name of a very prominent member 32 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:38.800 of the royal family. Say doctor, you don't mean one story at times, 33 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:40.479 mister Bartow. In any event, my boy, I'm afraid that's the 34 00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:45.520 case about which my lips are sealed for all time. But to return to 35 00:02:45.560 --> 00:02:50.520 tonight's adventure, one June evening, I preceded Holmes to accompany me to the 36 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.319 gambling casino at Fragus, not far from Cannes, where we were staying. 37 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:58.479 It wasn't quite as fashionable as axino at Monte Carlo, but as I intended 38 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:01.520 to do a little modest gambling myself, it seemed an establishment more suited to 39 00:03:01.599 --> 00:03:07.919 my means. As we stood there at the green bays covered tables, the 40 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:12.400 chatter voices and the melodic chanting of the coupiers as they called the results of 41 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:16.199 each tin of the wheel formed a background to a quiet conversation that Holmes and 42 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:31.199 I were heavy. I see very fast lost ten Watson number ten must come 43 00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:34.759 up soon when I cut your losses. Offer on comfort, a stove with 44 00:03:34.759 --> 00:03:37.080 me on the wall, just a big wing, A couple more bets Homes, 45 00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:39.840 I have a big ten is bound to come up in a watson. 46 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:44.199 I believe the blood of a gambler crosses through your veins. No harm in 47 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:46.240 taking a little flatdow once in a while. Why don't you risk a few 48 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:50.759 francs? Oh? Thanks you, my dear chap. The lore of averages 49 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:53.919 convinces me that my money is safer in my pockets. In any case, 50 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:57.919 I'm a little dubious as to the integrity of this particular casino. What made 51 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:00.080 you say that? Well, you will observe that this roulette wheel has a 52 00:04:00.120 --> 00:04:04.960 double zero. Most continental wheels have only a single one, but indicate that 53 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:10.680 this house is extremely concerned with its percentage. Gonna fake Oh, just two 54 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:12.919 more turns of the wheel, Homes, and I'll take that walk with you. 55 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:15.879 This is a Here's feeling. Why do you not on the other side 56 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.720 of the taborite? I must always stand next to me? Hello, go 57 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:21.720 trouble up there. I've placed my bet, so so let's go and see 58 00:04:21.879 --> 00:04:25.279 yes you? So, why do you play here beside me? I have 59 00:04:25.360 --> 00:04:28.800 afraid I don't see any reason why I can't play wherever I squish you. 60 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:30.920 You've broken my luck ever since you conser the table. Life done nothing but 61 00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:35.000 lose. Please to move away, I'll move away yourself. You don't like 62 00:04:35.079 --> 00:04:39.720 my company, Heinrich, Why do you not stop now? You've already lost 63 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:42.519 more than we can A part one more will suck. I can win it 64 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:45.600 all back if only the young men will move away? Why should my husband? 65 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:53.680 We've had a bad one of not too We've last again, wat. 66 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:58.199 You must stop now. I must stop inside because I've lost every sea. 67 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:00.920 I hope you're set to spite. It's American. You're walking my luck in 68 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:06.000 Woin. I hope that you and your friend will be wool. I've never 69 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:09.879 heard such rubbish in my life. Were you listening to him, sir? 70 00:05:10.319 --> 00:05:13.920 I heard his last few remarks, mister Gilbert, Roger Gilbert, and this 71 00:05:14.040 --> 00:05:15.360 is my wife, Hella, how do you do? My name is Holmes, 72 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:16.920 and this is my friend, doctor Watts, how do you do? 73 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:19.720 How do you do? Didn't think his remarks were in a lot of places, 74 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:23.319 Doctor, I said they did, missus Gilbert, I don't see how 75 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:26.839 I can possibly blame your husband for his run of bad luck. I didn't 76 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:29.040 like to look on his face as he left the table, though he's the 77 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:30.560 only idea who he is. His name is Schnaemer. He's staying at the 78 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:33.199 same hotel as we are. I've never spoken to him, but I've heard 79 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:35.920 it being Paige there. Well, you shouldn't gamble unless you can afford to 80 00:05:35.959 --> 00:05:40.040 Loo. I'm losing, Darling, and I can't afford it. Oh that 81 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:42.519 I can let you have more money. You know that. No, Hell 82 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:45.240 and I may have married an arrest, but I'm not going to use her 83 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:47.800 fortune to gamble with. Oh, I lose my own money and then I'll 84 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:54.639 quite last, said Watson. Yes, Holmes, this time, I know 85 00:05:54.720 --> 00:06:09.680 that number ten is going to come up. It's got or you know a 86 00:06:09.800 --> 00:06:16.759 piece I've lost again, Donald telling this is my bad night. Why don't 87 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:20.199 you stop? Daddy. Homes have made three hundred and fifty francs on this 88 00:06:20.439 --> 00:06:24.000 throw of the wheel, old fellow. But as you've lost some five hundred 89 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:26.319 francs doing it, I can't say that you're a prot stuck at me, 90 00:06:26.720 --> 00:06:29.600 mister Holmes, I can see that you're no gambler. I'm afraid not, 91 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:32.480 missus Gilbert and say at Homes or you may not like Roulette. You've taken 92 00:06:32.480 --> 00:06:35.319 a good many chances in your life with long odds against you too. I'll 93 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:38.879 never the left chap in the sense missus Gilbert means that I am not a 94 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:46.160 gambler. Where's the commotion over there around? Yes? Yes, the wife 95 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:50.399 of that man that said I ruined him. I caught your us the trouble. 96 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:54.240 He's asking for doctor. Doctor, come along then? Will you excuse 97 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:58.319 me? Beaus? Thank you excuse me that i'm when I'm your doctor? 98 00:06:59.199 --> 00:07:02.839 But you so DNA What happened? Madam? It is my husband? Is 99 00:07:02.879 --> 00:07:05.879 he? I just found him lying out in the garden. Please come with 100 00:07:05.959 --> 00:07:10.399 me at once, gentleman, of course, will will madam? What seems 101 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:13.120 to be the matter with him? Hey, doctor, I think she is 102 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:28.360 dead. He's lying by that tree. Doctor, please see if you can 103 00:07:28.399 --> 00:07:30.560 help him. Somebody else seems to be on the scene before us, who 104 00:07:30.639 --> 00:07:35.560 use her? I am monsieur safe door at the casino. Do any of 105 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:40.040 you noticed poor man? I am his wife? Is he? Is he 106 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:43.920 dead? I am afraid so, madam, let me look at him. 107 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:47.040 I'm a doctor. What's your husband gambling in tonight? Madam? Yeah? 108 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:53.240 He was poor. He loves everything that we have. I'm afraid he's dead. 109 00:07:53.279 --> 00:07:58.920 Madame shot to the heart, so is hide Watson looks like it. 110 00:08:00.199 --> 00:08:05.160 Yeah, powder burns on the shirt front. Revolver cluched in the right hand, 111 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:09.759 fingers in a natural position. The angle of the wound settles it. 112 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:13.240 Obviously self inflicted. I misuse you slipped out of casino. What's wrong with 113 00:08:13.319 --> 00:08:16.920 him? I'm afraid he's dead, mister Gilbert. Yes, he committed suicide. 114 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.360 I hope, young man, that you are satisfied. All night you 115 00:08:20.480 --> 00:08:24.279 brought me bad luck. He asked you to move away from him, to 116 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:26.120 change his luck, but no, you could not do it all flush Naeman. 117 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:28.959 I'm terribly sorry, but I really don't see how you can blame me. 118 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:33.559 I do blame you, and I also blame you, Monsieur chevrin He. 119 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:35.240 But what have I done? Madam? Why do you let a man 120 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:39.559 lose all his money at your tables? His life so cheap to you on 121 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:43.399 money is so important that you cannot close the tables to somebody before he's going 122 00:08:43.639 --> 00:08:48.200 done. I am a sympathy for you in your tattit loss, but the 123 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:52.080 casino can't be her responsible. If your husband could not afford to gamble, 124 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:54.879 then he should not come here. However, we to know the financial limitations 125 00:08:56.440 --> 00:08:58.600 about customers. You said your husband lost everything you had tonight, madam? 126 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:03.840 Yeah? Everything? Then how do you account for the sheaf of banknotes in 127 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:07.919 his breast pocket? It must be several thousand francs? Then he wasn't ru 128 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:13.080 and his suicide therefore cannot be blamed on his losses at my tessina, Madam, 129 00:09:13.960 --> 00:09:16.919 how do you count this money for us three months? I do not 130 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:20.159 understand. I really kept nothing from me. I know that he had not 131 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:24.360 so much money on him that he started tonight. Well, why do you 132 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:28.200 all look at me like that? Is it what you think? You think? 133 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:31.320 Quite? You stainted? I've got her. Please just get into her 134 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:33.559 room. You can take her to my suite in the Tsino. No, 135 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:35.960 let's take her to the hotel. My wife will look after poor a woman. 136 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.320 She's had a dreadful shock. She can probably do with another woman's companies 137 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:41.440 that are considered. It of you, mister Gilbert. Where you staying at 138 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:45.240 the hotel Creon. It's quite near here. I get a cabin while I'm 139 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:46.279 doing that. Watson, see if you can revive her. William. They're 140 00:09:46.279 --> 00:10:01.320 gona take her to the Hotel Creon. It kind of you, missus Gilbert 141 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:03.639 to let us bring the poor lady into your suite. But the least I 142 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.159 can inspider what she said about Roger bringing her husband bad luck. I'm sure 143 00:10:07.159 --> 00:10:09.240 she'll need your help when she wakes up, Helen Is. I think you 144 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:11.399 will find that you'll sleep for summers. I gave her a strong sedative. 145 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:13.759 We were just about to have a drink. Gentlemen, do you care to 146 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:18.120 join us? Oh? Thank you, sir Gilbert. Roger was just telling 147 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:22.279 me that quite a large summer money was found on here shaman's body. Mister 148 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:26.519 Holms, yes, missus Gilbert, several thousand francs puzzling home. So why 149 00:10:26.559 --> 00:10:30.919 should a man commit suicide with so much money on him? I think the 150 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:35.639 answer is obvious. He didn't. What on earth do you mean? Well, 151 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:39.240 the money was placed there after he had shot himself. The banks were 152 00:10:39.279 --> 00:10:41.679 in his breast pocket, if you remember, And that's the useful place to 153 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:46.000 carry money though it is the easiest pocket for someone to insert it without disturbing 154 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:50.039 the body. But why are should someone places money on it after his suicide 155 00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:54.240 to prevent the casino from getting a bad name. I've heard of it being 156 00:10:54.279 --> 00:10:58.519 done on several similar occasions. Gives the impression that the unfortunate victim had other 157 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:01.679 motives than gambling losses to a country suicide. Scott, you mean that one 158 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:05.919 of the casino employers found the body lying there and slipped the money in his 159 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:09.240 burst pocket before we arrived on the sea. As you know, my dear, 160 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:13.159 what's not a gambling man. But I'll lay you one hundred to one. 161 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:16.480 That is what happened. Well that's a new one. Well, here 162 00:11:16.480 --> 00:11:20.919 are your drinks, gentlemen. Drink, say Helen. Mister Holmes has given 163 00:11:20.919 --> 00:11:22.879 me a brain wave. Another one. What is it this time? Roger? 164 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.559 Now I've been losing very heavily tonight, Roger, I've told you if 165 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:28.919 you need money, I'll be only But I don't. I've got a scheme 166 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:33.600 for making some. I'm going to gamble again tonight after dinner. If I 167 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:37.440 lose. Here's what I'll do. I'll stain my shirt front with ready, 168 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:41.120 walk out in the grounds, fire a shot, and lie down as I'm 169 00:11:41.120 --> 00:11:43.200 dead. I wait for someone to come along and stuff my pockets full of 170 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:48.320 banknotes. Not a bad idea, mister Gilbert. I think it's a dying 171 00:11:48.399 --> 00:11:50.600 good one. What are you saying, mister Holmes. He it's a whimsical 172 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:54.600 won at any rate. Who knows you might even be successful? Roger, 173 00:11:54.879 --> 00:11:58.840 you're not really going to do it. I'm sure perhaps I'll get some of 174 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:01.440 my losses back that way. Well, let's drink to a gentleman. At 175 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:22.639 least I may have been upon an idea of making money very bad, My 176 00:12:22.759 --> 00:12:24.200 dear Watson, you will have to work hard at your practice when you get 177 00:12:24.200 --> 00:12:28.080 back to England. Your infallible system appears to be extremely infallible. You have 178 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:31.600 the fellow told me about it, said it's good, and miss it's just 179 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:33.399 a matter of doubling who's takes each time. You'll look and then, my 180 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:37.200 dear fellow, I've been studying your system, but I can tell you a 181 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:41.240 really infallible way of making money at roulette. You care, what is it? 182 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:45.159 Well own the gambling house and operate the tables yourself. The arts would 183 00:12:45.159 --> 00:12:52.799 be all in your favor. Would a brilliant suggestion? Not gambling to the 184 00:12:52.840 --> 00:12:54.480 night Watson near eleven the clow, I think, so, let's take a 185 00:12:54.559 --> 00:13:01.159 stroll around the other table other way, old fellow. The American mister Gilbert 186 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:03.519 was losing heavily again tonight. He was. I wonder if you'll try that 187 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:07.480 trick that he threatened, the one with a read ink shot in the night. 188 00:13:07.600 --> 00:13:11.279 I should be at all surprised. As a matter of interest, I 189 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:13.639 saw him leave the tables about half an hour a girl. Here comes his 190 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:16.799 wife on the arm of Mossu Chevret, the director of the casino. Agree 191 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:22.039 with believing Missus Gilbert Monsieur, Hello, mister Holmes, doctor Watson. Monsieur 192 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:26.759 Chevay is giving me a personally conducted tour of the casino. It's quite fascinating, 193 00:13:26.799 --> 00:13:31.120 and it is quite fascinating for me to have so beautiful a woman on 194 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:33.519 my arm. My, myselle, I know that I am the envy of 195 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.200 all the men in the room. I will stop flattering me so much. 196 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:39.519 I'm not used to it. Missus Gilbert, how is a rush? Naiman? 197 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:43.000 She seems much better. She wakened an hour ago and insisted on going 198 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.799 back to her own room. I wanted her to spend the night with us 199 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:48.000 in our sweet but you wouldn't here. You think I should drop in, 200 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:52.759 and silfore I go to bed at home. You have finished the temping fortnight, 201 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:56.360 perhap stopped her? Perhaps about it, Monsieur Chevy I've had a bad 202 00:13:56.440 --> 00:14:00.399 run at the tables. I am so sorry. Has anyone seen Roger? 203 00:14:00.559 --> 00:14:03.240 He left the tables about half an hour ago, Missus Gilbert, after doing 204 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:05.960 as I did and losing quite heavily. I lost again today. I wonder 205 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:11.320 if you'll try that new system he was talking about. We were just discussing 206 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:15.480 that possibility ourselves, Missus Gilbert, Missus Gilbith, Missus Gilpet's rush name. 207 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:18.120 And you shouldn't have left charge tub. It is too late to worry for 208 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:20.240 me here, doctor, it is for Missus Gilbert now that you should worry. 209 00:14:20.240 --> 00:14:22.639 What do you mean, madam Well? I went back just now to 210 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:26.159 be a poor hurry tide. There lying in the grass, I saw another 211 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:30.639 body. I was too shocked to go too close, but I am quite 212 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:33.919 sure that I recognized your husband, Missus Gilbert. Oh, doctor Watson, 213 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:37.919 she's ruined Roger's trick. You have taken fright and bolted. By the time 214 00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:39.000 we get blast, and maybe let's go at once and find out, shall 215 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:54.960 we, he hasn't gone. He's still lying now. It's the most convincing 216 00:14:54.000 --> 00:15:01.919 spectacle that reddink really does look like blood, Yes, and blood sometimes looks 217 00:15:01.960 --> 00:15:05.799 like read ink. Mister Gibbert, Roger, get up. The joke's spoiled, 218 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:13.919 Roger, get up. I'm afraid that's impossible, Missus Gubbert, He's 219 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:26.799 dead. Doctor Watson's story will be continued in just a second, which is 220 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:28.639 all the time. I need to tell you that the easiest way I know 221 00:15:28.799 --> 00:15:33.879 to transform a simple meal into a feast is to serve that meal together with 222 00:15:33.919 --> 00:15:39.519 Petrie California so Turn. Petri So Turn is a delicate white wines the perfect 223 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:45.879 companion for chicken or turkey. Turkey, Yes, turkey and Petri so Turned. 224 00:15:46.399 --> 00:15:50.639 That's the heart any Thanksgiving dinner. Look, why not make this Thanksgiving 225 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:52.879 dinner the best one you ever had. Give it the air of a banquet. 226 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:56.840 Serve it with Petri so Turn. And when you buy that so Turn, 227 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:02.000 or any wine for your Thanksgiving dinner, whatever you do, look for 228 00:16:02.039 --> 00:16:07.639 the letters P E t R I, because a Patry wine is always a 229 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:11.360 good wine. Well, that is so. The young American's joke turned out 230 00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:15.320 to be another tragedy. Yes, the poor fellow was lying there dead with 231 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:19.039 a bullet wound in the heart, the great spresh of blood stating the whiteness 232 00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:22.759 of his shirt front. What happened next the su Chevre, director of the 233 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:26.360 casino, took the distort widow away from the scene while Holmes and I examined 234 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:32.759 the body closely. Within a few minutes we were joined by Inspector Ganivet of 235 00:16:32.840 --> 00:16:36.960 the French police. As we stood there in the moonlight, the sounds of 236 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:40.879 music could be heard from the casino. It was hard to believe that two 237 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:52.039 men had died in that lovely garden since the moon had risen. Monsieur Holmes, 238 00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:55.840 you and doctor Watson have concluded your examination. Yes, Inspector gannav you 239 00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:59.440 favor me with your observations. You say that you are certain that this is 240 00:16:59.519 --> 00:17:02.159 not enough the suicide. I'm sure of, an inspector, look at the 241 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:06.839 wound. The bullet entered the body at a direct right angle, whereas a 242 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:10.279 self inflicted shot is always found of brick claim years that is so. Then 243 00:17:10.880 --> 00:17:14.160 you suggest that this man was shot from above as he lay on the ground 244 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:17.279 pretending to be dead. I'm convinced of it. Why, Monsieur Well for 245 00:17:17.359 --> 00:17:21.279 two reasons, though it's impossible to be sure without elaborate retest. I'm certain 246 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:26.640 beneath those bloodstains are stains of red ink. Look for your self, Inspector. 247 00:17:26.920 --> 00:17:29.880 Hmm, yes, indeed he does look like it. What is your 248 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:33.079 other reason for being certain that this man was shot as he lay here pretending 249 00:17:33.160 --> 00:17:36.920 dead? I showed the bank notes, Watson, you are, Inspector. 250 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:41.039 We found them stuffed in his breast pocket, so that notes with a bullet 251 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:45.839 hole through the middle of them very illuminating. They tell me, gentlemen, 252 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:48.640 how many people knew of this, this little plot you have told me about 253 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:52.240 this plan of the dead man's to pretend to be shot? Just three people, 254 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:56.279 Inspector, Dr Watson, myself and missus Gilbert All. Then the answer 255 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.319 is obvious. You and your friend are innocent. It must be the wife 256 00:17:59.359 --> 00:18:00.920 who killed him. No one else knew of the plan. I'm not too 257 00:18:02.039 --> 00:18:04.599 sure that flash name and the dead German's widow was in the next room when 258 00:18:04.599 --> 00:18:08.519 Gilbert told us about his plan. She might have heard that. I could 259 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:12.039 swear that she was asleep. I gave her a very strong sleeping draft. 260 00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:15.680 From what you have told me of her husband's suicide, she might easily have 261 00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:19.119 had a motive for murdering Miss cam Come, come, gentlemen, surely gets 262 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:23.119 obvious who murdered mister Gilbert. Oh, monsieur, certainly one of the two 263 00:18:23.119 --> 00:18:26.000 windows. Since there seems to be some doubt in your minds, I suggest 264 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:30.079 we returned to the casino. I can promise you the answer to your question 265 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:45.200 within a very few minutes. Well, Monsieur chev, now that we're all 266 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:48.119 assembled in your office, I shall sit down quart and let Inspector Gannaway conduct 267 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:51.680 his examination. No, no, no, Monsieur homes No, you have 268 00:18:51.759 --> 00:18:55.599 handled the case so far. Please to continue it to the end, Yester 269 00:18:55.720 --> 00:18:59.680 Holmes, I should appreciate it. Be happy to car very well, gentlemen, 270 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:03.640 it won't take me long. Fashman, your her homes? And what 271 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:07.039 time did you leave your hotel tonight? Well? I do not know what 272 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:10.279 time it was? Well what made you leave it? I could not sleep. 273 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:12.680 I knew that they had taken poor Heinrich's body away, but I felt 274 00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:15.880 that I must walk back there. It was the last place I saw him 275 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:19.039 alive. How close did you come to mister Gilbert's body when you saw it 276 00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:22.680 lying back? Oh? Close enough to see who it was? Then I 277 00:19:22.720 --> 00:19:25.720 went into the casino to tell his wife. I knew what had happened. 278 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:30.000 How did you know? You didn't come close? To the body. I 279 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:33.119 could tell by every line of the body as it lay there. I could 280 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:37.440 tell because I knew that poor heinrichstat would not be avenged. Thank you, 281 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:38.640 fash Man. That would be all you, my girl, Miss your Holmes, 282 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:42.079 she has no alibi. Surely you take anaway. If I'm to conduct 283 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:45.599 this investigation, I must do it in my own way, bird old, 284 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:52.920 Miss you Holmes, please continue, you may go, Fashnaman, Missus Gilbert, 285 00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:56.400 Yes, mister Holmes, where were you plied to? I'm meeting in 286 00:19:56.400 --> 00:20:00.319 the casino tonight. Just before we discovered your husband's body, I left the 287 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:04.319 hotel. I walked over here along the seafront. Can anyone verify that statement? 288 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:08.079 I suppose not. I didn't meet anyone that I knew. And what 289 00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:11.480 did you do when you arrived at the casino? I played a little Chamande 290 00:20:11.559 --> 00:20:15.720 fair. A few months later, Misie Chevn came over to the table and 291 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:18.680 asked if you had escort me over the club. Ten minutes after that, 292 00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:22.000 we walked into you and doctor Watson. That is quite soon, Miss your 293 00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:25.359 Holmes, I can swear to it. Thank you, Missus Gilbert. I'm 294 00:20:25.400 --> 00:20:27.720 sorry to distress you with these questions. You may go. I'll wait outside, 295 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:30.599 mister Holmes, I must know what happened. Wait for me, then, 296 00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:33.119 madam, I shall join you in a few minutes. And that's got 297 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:40.359 your home. Hu well, another suspect for the poor alibine, Hey gunibete. 298 00:20:40.400 --> 00:20:42.359 They must say, miss your Holmes, your methods puzzled me. It 299 00:20:42.400 --> 00:20:45.599 seems to me that both those women should be watched. Yes, I agree 300 00:20:45.599 --> 00:20:48.400 with the inspector Holmes. He's a budding inspector. And I've asked two of 301 00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:52.519 your playing clothes men to keep an eye on the ladies. And now, 302 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:56.400 Monsieur Chpree, I'd like to ask you a few questions. Ask me any 303 00:20:56.480 --> 00:21:00.279 question you wish, Missie Holmes, thank you. You will agree either that 304 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:03.680 it is the custom of the casino to put money on the bodies of suicides 305 00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:08.559 after their death. The impression that gambling and gambling losses were not responsible for 306 00:21:08.559 --> 00:21:11.559 the tragedy, well, I do not think. Come now, Chevre, 307 00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:15.480 I know that is a fact as well as you do exactly now on those 308 00:21:15.559 --> 00:21:19.640 rather grucive occasions. Whose responsibility is it to secrete the money yours? Or 309 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:22.839 do you entrust the matter to an underling? I do it myself. I 310 00:21:22.920 --> 00:21:26.839 see. Did you place the money on her Schneman tonight? Yes, monsieur, 311 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:30.079 I did. And did you also perform the same service on the body 312 00:21:30.119 --> 00:21:34.000 of mister Gilbert? Nor? I knew nothing of that death until the German 313 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:37.960 lady foul Schneman turning into the casino. Excuse me interrupting, monsieur a cross 314 00:21:38.000 --> 00:21:41.000 inspector, what is it? I think that you are wasting time? It 315 00:21:41.079 --> 00:21:45.839 is obvious that Madame Gilbert committed the crime. She knew of her husband's plood, 316 00:21:45.920 --> 00:21:48.039 She had no alibi, and she had the motive for it is not 317 00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:53.119 marriage itself, the greatest of all motives for murder. Or, my dear 318 00:21:53.200 --> 00:21:56.680 inspector, how very sen ale, Madame Debert did not kill her husband. 319 00:21:56.920 --> 00:22:00.599 I know it. And what is your opinion? What's It's a German woman? 320 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:04.359 She had no alibi either, and remember she was half mad with grief. 321 00:22:04.759 --> 00:22:07.400 Mister Chevrey, you say that you know missus Gilbert is not guilty. 322 00:22:08.400 --> 00:22:11.759 How do you know? I was with her myself at the time the murder 323 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:17.480 was committed. Oh, indeed, how very interesting? And what time was 324 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:22.599 the murder committed? Well, it was it was. Our investigations have never 325 00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:26.279 established what time the murderers committed, Monsieur Schvrey, I'm afraid you've walked into 326 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:29.880 my trap. You've given yourself away. Y it Scott Chevret. It was 327 00:22:29.920 --> 00:22:32.000 you, Chevrey. I have known you a good many years, and this 328 00:22:32.039 --> 00:22:33.400 is going to be a hard thing to do. I am going to arrest 329 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:37.319 you. Oh no, you're not jeevy, but revolves do not be fighting 330 00:22:37.359 --> 00:22:42.400 data. I am not going to shoot you, Jefrey. Why did you 331 00:22:42.480 --> 00:22:47.599 murder Roger Gilbert tonight? Surely you know that too, miss your Holmes, 332 00:22:48.319 --> 00:22:52.920 because I am in love with his wife. She's young, beautiful and rich. 333 00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:57.319 It did not occur to me until I saw the young fool lying there 334 00:22:57.359 --> 00:23:02.480 tonight, pretending to be dead. In my profession, it is natural that 335 00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:07.920 I should carry a revolver. What was simpler? Mister Dipper gave me the 336 00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:12.240 perfect opportunity. I could not resist it to turn that revolver. Chevrey, 337 00:23:12.279 --> 00:23:15.319 Why are you also frightened? Truly? You know how I am going to 338 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:18.480 use it this time? I think so, monsieur. But it's a cowards 339 00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:26.480 way out. What an unperceptive remark for such a perceptive man. No, 340 00:23:26.640 --> 00:23:30.119 No, all my life, I have been a gambler. I gambled tonight 341 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:37.519 for the highest takes of all, and I lost. No, No, 342 00:23:37.640 --> 00:23:53.759 I am not afraid to pay for my losses or reformers. An extraordinary dishermes 343 00:23:55.559 --> 00:23:59.359 I never suspected, and I already have respected him from the beginning. Well, 344 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:03.400 I wasn't the only one who was stupid away the inspector ganiwa thought it 345 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:07.799 was the wife. True, but it passing conclusion for a detective inspector to 346 00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:10.799 arrive at it seemed logical enough to me at the time. No, no, 347 00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:12.240 no, my dear Watson, cold logic should have told you otherwise. 348 00:24:12.599 --> 00:24:17.160 Roger Gilbert had been losing Gibolt and had planned this hoax. He obviously had 349 00:24:17.200 --> 00:24:19.759 no money on him. Therefore the money was planted in his pocket by Chevret 350 00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:25.839 after he shot him. No madyphono before before the bullet hole through the banknotes 351 00:24:25.880 --> 00:24:30.519 provided that now, had the money been put there innocently, Gilbert would have 352 00:24:32.359 --> 00:24:36.000 well, you know, come back to life as soon as the person placing 353 00:24:36.039 --> 00:24:38.039 it there had left. He would not have remained lying on the ground for 354 00:24:38.119 --> 00:24:41.000 a murderer to find him, and Chevy must have bent over him as he 355 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:45.640 lay there, placed the money in his breast pocket. And then fired precisely. 356 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:51.039 Watson, I must say you solved it very neatly. You've told Inspector 357 00:24:51.559 --> 00:24:55.880 Ganiway that you wanted no credit in the case. Naturally, publicity would be 358 00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:57.799 unfavorable. If you remember, no one is supposed to know that we're in 359 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:03.599 the south of fraft. The inspector learned a few tips about detections tonight as 360 00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:07.480 possible, Fellow, and I hope that you have learned a few road gambling. 361 00:25:07.799 --> 00:25:11.160 How do you mean you're backing the wrong color? A gambler is usually 362 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:15.480 superstitious and superstition Well, I should have told you what color to follow tonight. 363 00:25:15.599 --> 00:25:18.880 I still don't understand your homes I was playing number ten exactly. Number 364 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:22.720 ten is black. Who should have followed a red color tonight, Old Fellow? 365 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:38.960 The color of red ink, red ink, and blood? Say, 366 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:42.160 doctor, that was a swell story. I didn't know you like to play 367 00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:47.440 roulette. You know, I figured out a system for roulette. It's like 368 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:51.319 yours. Every time you lose, you double your money and keep doubling until 369 00:25:51.359 --> 00:25:53.039 you went. It's a great system, mister Buckle, Is any one thing 370 00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:56.920 wrong with it? What's that you lose? A go broke? For we 371 00:25:56.000 --> 00:26:02.799 wi my advice, don't gamb You can't beat the laws of chumps. But 372 00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:07.359 suppose I bet on a sure thing? What for instance, Oh like the 373 00:26:07.480 --> 00:26:10.839 fact that Petrie wine is always good wine? It is, you know, 374 00:26:11.480 --> 00:26:15.799 because the Petrie family has been making wine for generations. They've been hanged down 375 00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:19.680 from father to son, from father to son, the art of turning luscious 376 00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:26.279 sun ripened grapes into delicious, fragrant wine. Ever since the Petrie family started 377 00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:29.839 their business way back in the eighteen hundreds, They've been perfecting the art of 378 00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:33.960 wine making. That's why Petrie wine is always good wine. The Petrie family 379 00:26:34.119 --> 00:26:38.160 took time to bring you good wine. So no matter what type wine you 380 00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:41.960 prefer, why not take a few seconds of your time to look for the 381 00:26:42.039 --> 00:26:49.759 letters P E TRI They spelled delicious wine, Petrie Wine. Well, Doctor 382 00:26:49.799 --> 00:26:52.480 Watson, what new Sherlock Holmes story to tell us? Next week? Next 383 00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:56.480 week, mister about tell I'm going to tell you of a strange adventure that 384 00:26:56.599 --> 00:27:00.519 Sherlock Holmes and I had when we were in Stretford on even many years ago. 385 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:07.319 It concerns an actor, a mysterious voting accident and s who dead butterflies. 386 00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:10.400 This sounds good baking. I'll see you then we'll find me, Nana. 387 00:27:10.559 --> 00:27:12.880 Don't forget. Next week we're going to broadcast our program from the Pedamount 388 00:27:12.920 --> 00:27:18.119 thirteen Hollywood for the Victory Loan Drive. So if any of our friends are 389 00:27:18.160 --> 00:27:21.480 going to be in Hollywood, we'd love to see them there. Just buy 390 00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:25.720 a victory bond at any store or bank on Hollywood Boulevard, and in return 391 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:29.519 you will be given your ticket of admission. Better hurry up, though, 392 00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:33.240 before all the seats are gone. Let's really buy lots of those victory bonds. 393 00:27:34.200 --> 00:27:45.480 Let's finish the job tonight. Sherlock Holm's Adventure is written by Dennis Green 394 00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:48.359 and Anthony Boucher and was suggested by an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 395 00:27:48.480 --> 00:27:53.960 story. A study in scarlet music is by Dean Fossler. Mister Rathbond appears 396 00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:59.119 through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer and mister Bruce through the courtesy of Universal 397 00:27:59.200 --> 00:28:04.079 Pictures. They are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petrie Wine 398 00:28:04.119 --> 00:28:08.240 Company of San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week, 399 00:28:08.599 --> 00:28:12.680 same time, same station. This is Harry Bartel, saying good night for 400 00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:18.960 the Petrie family. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studio. This 401 00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:21.000 is the mutual broadcasting system.