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Well, it's time for today's episode. We're going to get into it
quickly as we wrap up The Elusive Agent. It's time for The Elusive Agent
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Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley. This week's story, The Adventure of the
Elusive Agent, Part three, the concluding episode, mister Holmes. Before long,
Gustav Pill, Doctor Button. If you do not talk Petime, I
warn you if anything happens to Watsonah, but it will. You do not
know, Gustav, A man with this smoothness of silk but hard as stone
beneath you only can save doctor Butts. I am quite aware of my dilemma.
But what you and Gustave have failed to observe is that you get back.
Get back, you British. Fine, I'll kill you here and now.
Now. I'd like my listeners to see if they can make a correct
deduction like Sherlock Holmes. I'll set the scene for you. An alert,
well dressed young man is counting out some money. He says, forty one,
forty two, forty three, forty four, forty five. That's right,
forty five. Now what is this young man doing well, I'll tell
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in relating the adventure of the Elusive Agent, you arrived in Berlin reached the
house of Amiel Marco, a phantom German secret agent you'd been pursuing over half
account. Yes, mister Harris, but unfortunately we found ourselves and enemy hands.
Shall I recall the circumstances for our audience by all means dock towards.
As you know, it was the year nineteen thirteen, a year when Germany
and Britain were striving for mastery, a year when ominous war clouds were already
gathering. Holmes's brother Sir Macroft, who was head of British Intelligence, had
called us in to recover some plans for the new and top secret British tech
which German intelligence had stoke well up to a series of desperate circumstances, Holmes
and I managed to obtain half of the plans, of which only one copy
exist. Without the other half, the entire set was useless, you may
recall, mister Harris. We pursued Marco de Petis and there we almost lost
our lives in a bomb exposure. Our luggage was rifled and German agents managed
to steal the half of the plans we kept, but they were only clever
imitations. Then we picked up Amil Marco's trail to Berlin, and what finally
happened In Berlin, Doctor Watson, we'll the British secret agent posing as a
newsbender. A man named Collins, directed us to Marco's heart. There we
were trapped by Marcos Hensman Gustav and a brute of a man named Peter.
Peter had seized Hose as Gustav saving as their holms. I once said,
we never kill our opponents, and an ordinary man and we torture them to
death. I want to know the truth about the paper's holms. Perhaps it
will require a bit of persuasion. Go on, Peter, Yeah, Gustave,
I will make Colmes answer. That's it, Peter, go on a
Swede. Surely, Gustav. You must know I wouldn't be carrying our heart
at the genuine plans. They are, of course somewhere in England, safely
in the custody the Admiralty, where you will never lay hands on that.
We thought of that, Holmes. It's possible you're telling the truth, But
there is another possibility. Tool Are you as patriotic as you've seen mister Holmes.
You are not an official employee of the British government. I believe you
may not be cooperating with England either. But playing this game alone, trying
to collect both halves of the real plan yourself fantastic nonsense. It would be
so profitable for you to have both halves and sell them to the highest bidder.
Isn't that what you're attempting? Holmes? I repeat the ideas of sir,
answer me help and granser me. Peter. If you have deceived the
British I will be glad to work with your homes, but you must tell
me the truths tell me exactly what you're doing. I must see the weather
here in Berlin's rather chilly for this time of year. Who won't keep this
up for long? Holms again, Peter, good lord, come Watson,
don't look so agitated. I I have no doubt I should survive the efforts
of this butcher. It's only to make the brain the master of the body,
to concentrate, to divorce it from its physical functions, a trick I
learned in the East. Watson speak, you fine, speak no no better?
Good staff. This man Holmes is iron he will not speak all right,
Lason, Peter, so you still won't disclose the truth? Alms.
I was marking to Watson here that your climate in Berlin usually much warmer at
this I've had enough of your stupid English Hu my mister Holmes. I have
a better idea. Really, Doctor Watson and I are going on a little
trip together to my private retreat. You, Peter will stay here and guard
mister Holmes. Sounds like some new deviltry. Holmes, Just what is this
proposition, Goostan? Very simple, very simple. Indeed, I shall be
in touch with Peter you're by telephone. If mister Holmes, you do not
disclose the truth about the plans in twenty four hours, my hostage and your
friend doctor Watson will die newspaper for a line afternoon newspaper. Now go away.
I do not want any newspaper, but you will find it interesting.
Courage for your lunch hour. The Kaisa has told the British go away.
Stop following me, and if you persist, I shall call the police.
Step into this alley here, what do you want Collins? After two British
intelligence the peat rides higher Scapa flow. Quick identify and give me the counterpast
Greater Bruner Telephone employee Berlin Central Exchange G nineteen counterpast. The Dahlias grow high
in Devonshire. Good move back further into the Allies. Yeah, you can't
be seen. Yes now listen. Friend of ours has been spirited from a
house at twenty seven Littleish Classes. Another friend is being held there also under
custoday. Telephone has been installed at the house. Yes, go on.
It's possible that a call will come to the house from the German agent who
is lifted. Can you tap that call and find out where it came from?
Yes? Yes, I think so. Another girl works the switchbod on
that line comes Ill has to go home, you know, how gol comes
through. Get in touch with me at once. I'll be waiting at this
number. Your number, please, it's so eight eight three four. IT'SO
eight eight three four. Thank you, zah. Yeah, who is see
that? This is stuff as home as we can get. No, the
spine will not talk. I see. Tell him that I am cutting the
time to twelve hours. I will continue to hold his friend he at the
floss until then. After that it will be all over. Well, mister
Holmes before a long Gustav will kill doctor Watts if you do not talk.
I am quite aware of my dilemma. I'm also aware that if I gave
your superior of the information which are open up open the door? Who is
that? Oh do you? Thank you? Poor? I couldn't wait.
I've done away with Watson. Now we'll give the same statement to Horror.
Open the door. Yeah, Gustave. One moment, I was just trying
again to get Holmst to talk. And oh, thank you Collins. I
must compliment you on your faculty for appearing in the right place at the right
moment. Thank you, sir. I think I've located doctor Watson with the
cooperation of one of our agents of the Berlin telephone exchange capital man capital well
is he he's being held in the deserted castle at Spandau. Sir, it
belongs to the man Gustav's and Cetral family. Excellent Collins, Yes, sir,
you're not abump. Taking a day risk dangers my vocations, good fellow.
First, you will dress in dead Peter's clothes. Here, his cap,
overcoat, everything. They'll fit you a trifle loosely, perhaps bit well
enough. In short, you will impersonate Gustav's dead henchman Understan Collins. Yes,
was to Holmes. Then I take it. We're going to Spandau with
all possible haste. Time is already running short in the life of my good
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Avenue. Doctor Watson, Doctor Watson, mister Holmes and Collins, the British
agent, were oft to rescue you at the castle in Spandau where Gustav held
you as his prisoner. This, mister Harris. The castle in Spandau was
a huge deserted spot the dead of night. Homes stood with Collins before the
entrance. Gusta Holmes vulters flying over the castle. Instinct Collins, they expect
a human den Could Gustav have killed Watson? Are we too late? Perhaps?
Now you will walk to the main gate. Yes, in your disguise
as Peter, you'll ring. You'll keep Gustar occupied at the front door.
I understand. If Gusta becomes at all suspicious, shoot to kill I shall,
I will dash the rear of the castle. Are proud about till I
find the room where Watson's being held captive and free him. Then we shall
attack Gusta while he's talking to you. Excellent, good luck you come back
Gusta. Also, Watson, it's homes homes by Joe. How did you
get in here? All? By time? Later to explain? Come on,
Collins of intelligence is downstairs in this castle, chatting with Guddar. I
see right, don't take this revolver. You sh'll steal downstairs. Surprise guds
Dar his way stairs as cautiously as you can. Right, What on earth
something's gone wrong with Colin's terribly wrong, Harry Watson. Run down these stairs.
Wait, look staggering up these stairs toward us. Her it's Gustav his
face is covered with blood. He is covering Collins with disguise. They exchange
shops. Gusta has been hit two or three times, you see it is
holding his side. Blood from his chest too. He's classed the real,
doctor Watson. Where one German falls, many more will Rice. We will
yet have the plans. You seem successful now, but any victory over us
isn't well. He is falling down the stairs. Let him fall to the
death. He's so eminently deserved, Watson. But whereas our own agent,
where's Collins? This way thought the front of the building where he and Gustav
shot it out there he is lying on the floor. Is he dead?
Yes, Watson, poor devil shomped through the head. Thank Heaven, the
first bullet from Gustav's revab entered it for him. He didn't suffer. I
shall inform my brother Mycroft at Whitehall that agent Collins died valiantly in the performance
of his assigned UTYA Well to nows. We still not found Germany's half of
the plans for the new tank. We still not found the master spy mil
Markov. The answer to those crucial questions, Watson lies in London. When
we left London days and days ago. We thought our way here to Berlin
to find Marko and retrieve the papers Wherevertheless, the answer is in London.
We must get out of Germany. How we surround. We shall aboard the
very next train from Berlin to the French border and meet whatever awaits us.
Well, so far we're doing welhood. We've caught the trend. We're on
our way to the French border, if we can remain alive to reach it
once. And and why are we returning to London? Homes an doctor?
He gets, please, Oh here you are, sir, e you man
air. I presumed there an order, d'm an heir? Just one more?
Im? I I do ten do, and I don't think the wheels
up. Here's the buck be on a barbo box and strike him down it,
Oh good work. When did you see him home? He's hardly reached
through his ticket punch. When you pounced upon him the bulge in his coat
pocket, I realized it might be a revolver as indeed it is. No
he's another of Marco's endless supply of killers. He was assigned a murderous sky.
We can't leave him here. There'll be an him quiet. Oh,
yes, we can leave him. You see, we are leaving this trade
the first start, No immediately, and maybe other German agents are board.
Got to just two of us. Can't take the risk. My intention,
you see, Watson, was to do just this, even before the conductor
arrived. We bought at the train ostentatiously, so they'd make plans for us
all along the route. Now we shall spring the trap. Come the corridor
open at door, Watson. Those we can't believe off the train at this
speech. Not only chance. We shall wait for a run of what is
a parent's soft earth. Our alexis You go, Watson, arms and legs
loose, to try to roll over easily as you strike the earth. You're
ready, ready, after me? What's a job? It's wonderfull be back
on the streets of London. Ah, yes, right, But why will
we run here to serve her? We haven't even reported a white hole,
jns Watson. We must visit the shop where this gigantic and gruesome trip began,
the shop of Grimsby, the Tobacconist Grimsby Shop. But because we've journeyed
to foreign cities, eluded death and fought the greatest spiring of our day,
all because of a few sentences spoken by the shy, friendly tobacconist here in
the shop. Shall we speak to him just once more, back in Londons,
to Holmes and doctor Watson. Yes, Grimsby, wasn't mister Emil Marco
at his hotel here in London? I described him to tall, thin and
nervous abbot of pitching his mouth. Yes, you did describe in Grimsby.
But he was not at the hotel in London, nor was he in Paris,
nor was he in any of the dark and bloody corners of the continent
where we sought him. Do you know why, sir, I can't imagine,
because that isn't an Emil Marco. There never was an Emil Marco.
This master of the German spineap that Watson and I and all of British Intelligence
have been pursuing is an illusion created by you, Grimsby. I can't believe.
When Watson and I first visited your shop, Grimsby, I asked about
your client because I deticted the odor of a rare tobacco in the room where
we found a dead agent. I wanted the man who smoked that tobacco.
He was the chief, He had the missing half of Britain's plans. You
are that man, Grimsby. You didn't expect us, did you. You're
smoking at brand of tobacco at this very moment. Yeah, I had hoped
it creating Marco to attract you to Germinate. I could learn the truth from
you there. Then I could dispense with you. Dearly advisable. You could
operate with ease in Germany rather than here in Britain. I simply inform my
associate to pass the lion of trying you to Berlin with the phantom mark of
at a magnet. I cannot wait to bargain with you for your half of
the plan. I shall just destry my half, reducing both my honors to
an equal states Again, you're half being with without mine. I shall burn
my heart. It's here in my pocket. Britain will never have the weapon
its seats. Yeah, set a match to these papers I hold in my
hand. Go I'm doctor Watson, or I shall blow your head off with
his rebother. I can't do it. Do as he says. Watson will
kill you. I will thank you. I must leave lockers door from the
outside will not attempt to shout or leave until I disappeared down the street,
or I will shoot ave it as a gentleman. He's gone homes burnished into
the crowd, the burned to a chriss quickly Watson and pick up that chair.
The Blues time trying to force the lock on that door. Smash the
glass with that chair. Now, Cap Watson, Grimsy will try to leave
London instantly, the Cap to Waterloo Station. Why should Gruseby be here at
Waterloo stations? Because he realizes Whitehall would turn London topsy turvy to find him.
He must return to Germany. All aeroplanes in this area are in British
hands. In mus travel by boat train for the Channel, and this is
where he bought the next train. There he is by that data. Stop
stay where you are. God, I'm afraid we had the upper hand.
Now, sir, Now before we turn you over to the authorities, where
are your half of the plans? Starve its title Burton before you're on island,
Ela Grinsby, you've played card after card by which we have been debuted.
I say you still have the missing half of the plans for Britain's new
weapon on your person. This last ruse of yours is quite transparent, and
you've burnt an ordinary piece of paper. All right, put up your hands,
guns away. Oh, he wouldn't carry the papers openly in his pockets,
Watson, Not in his wallet. He would conceal them in a spot
where no one might think to look, except, of course, to your
humble servant. I'll find them. The search isn't necessary, Watson. One
must always analyze a personality in its own me year, within itself, it
contains the answer to its mysteries. Now where would a tobacconist be likely to
conceal a few small papers? Why beneath the tobacco and his tin. Let's
have a look at that chin, hell, lopen it still the tobacco,
and beneath the very same rare tobacco which first launched us on this great adventure,
Watson, the plans, the plans, well, doctor Watson, the
Adventure of the Elusive Agent was really one of the most exciting adventures you and
mister Holmes have ever had, and a crucial point in the history of World
War One. May I add is indeed, mister Harris, because you know
the British didn't succeed in keeping their plans for the tank of secret. It
proved to be a very decisive weapon. Well, where was mister Holmes half
of the plans you have vault at White Holmes to Harris under special guard of
the Royal Miny. Well, doctor Watson, these past three weeks have been
very exciting and memorable ones. Yes, but do you think, mister Harris,
our audience is in favor of these longer stories you see er, some
of our more colorful stories are too long to compress into one short program.
Well, and doctor Watson, or a letter or a postcard from our listeners
will give us the answer. Just address clipper Craft and care of the station
to which they are listening, and tell us what they think. I presume,
doctor Watson, that your next memoir is just as scripting as this one.
Well, next week, mister Harris, I should a late us about
Holmes and myself that I have called the Mad Miners of Cottage. It occurred
in will at an abandoned cool mine. It concerned a miner's jacket, a
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Mutual Broadcasting System welcome back. Well. I, for my part, I
truly enjoyed this series. I enjoyed it the first time I'll listen to I
went back when I read some remarks about the John Stanley run of Sherlock Holmes
episodes, many of them which I think had legitimate points. But I listened
to that and I thought, you know, this is definitely something people should
be able to enjoy. So I hope that whatever this, whatever difficulties and
issues we've had, that this full series is made up for it. I
think a wonderful story, not necessarily in the Sherlock Holmes traditional Sherlock Holmes main
but I really action packed thriller here, spy story with a great twist.
I love the tobacconist actually being the villain here. Of course, this was
actually the only serial of the sort with these multiple part episodes. Earlier in
the run back in the thirties and forties, some of the novels were serialized
in multi part stories, but all of the original Sherlock Holmes, not i
should say new Sherlock Holmes stories were kept strictly in the one episode, and
really at this point, this episode was the thirtieth of the season, so,
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Well, I hope you've enjoyed the Elusive Agent story. Join us back
here tomorrow for yours truly Johnny Doller, and next Thursday we will get back
into our regular order. We have seven episodes of Sherlock Holmes that star John
Stanley left, so I hope you will be listening next week. In the
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