WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:11.759 Missus Orson Wells, speaking from London. Here in the Grimstone 2 00:00:11.800 --> 00:00:14.880 structure on the Thames, which houses Scotland Yard, is a 3 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:20.760 warehouse of homicide for everyday objects. A woman's purse, a 4 00:00:20.839 --> 00:00:27.719 man's glove, a child's shoe, all are touched by murder. 5 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:38.159 That is silent. He made to fit an army rifle, 6 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:43.600 made for a killer, for striking, unseen and unheard in 7 00:00:43.719 --> 00:00:44.119 the dark. 8 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:48.479 Perhaps interesting little instruments of scientific gadget to absorb sound. 9 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:52.840 A change's sharp cracking report into a muffled gasp. 10 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:56.479 I suppose I am being rather subjective about this, Sergeant, 11 00:00:57.039 --> 00:01:00.320 but I find myself hating that's silence on here. I 12 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:04.480 understand how you feel, inspector a science here, Well, it's 13 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:09.239 it's filth, he says me. It's something like a rattles snake. No, Sergeant, 14 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:13.400 you're similarly is wrong. The rattlesnake gives warning before he strikes. 15 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:15.079 He plays fair. 16 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:34.120 Today That silencer can be seen here in the Black Museum. 17 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:37.159 From the annals of the Criminal Investigation Department of the 18 00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:40.680 London Police, we bring you the dramatic stories of the 19 00:01:40.760 --> 00:01:44.640 crimes recorded by the objects in Scotland Yards. Gallery of 20 00:01:44.760 --> 00:02:03.840 Death the Black Museum. 21 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:04.560 From you. 22 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:10.400 We are in the Black Museum, Scotland Yards, Museum of Murder, 23 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:17.439 ellis death, violent death and many guises, the long history 24 00:02:17.439 --> 00:02:22.159 of a great number of very murderous deeds on the shelves, 25 00:02:22.159 --> 00:02:23.439 on the tables. 26 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:26.439 In the very air itself. This elephant come here. 27 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:29.919 This was once used for hunting by a sportsman bread 28 00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:33.520 in the very best tradition, later used to shoot a 29 00:02:33.599 --> 00:02:34.960 friend in the back. 30 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:36.439 Uh. 31 00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:37.520 Here we are a. 32 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:44.039 Silencer, metal tubes within tubes, small and stubby, designed to 33 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:47.400 swallow sound. There was a weapon too, of course, but 34 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:51.080 no unthought of a weapon or of a silencer. The 35 00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:54.280 Knight Herbert and Josie Martin, who turned from a party 36 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:58.080 to their new home in the equally new residential development 37 00:02:58.120 --> 00:02:59.319 in the suburbs of London. 38 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.639 Oh it was a fine party, Joseph. But I don't 39 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:05.879 mind telling you. I'm gad for sleeping. 40 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.800 Oh. I like the new neighbors. 41 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:11.680 But business, there's no time perhause warmings. 42 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:14.159 The great these new houses are renting, will be going 43 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:16.759 to house parties for weeks on end. Might as well 44 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:18.120 make up our minds to it. 45 00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:20.639 A man and his wife tired in a pleasant sort 46 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:23.240 of way pleased a meeting their new neighbors and preparing 47 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:26.400 for sleep. Normal, quiet, nice people in a new hole. 48 00:03:26.479 --> 00:03:32.159 Nothing spectacular, no hint of headlines, no thought of death. 49 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:34.960 Show the doors are locked herbit. 50 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:39.680 Yes, oh dear, please pull down the blind because if 51 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:41.639 he blows up during the night, didn't flap out the 52 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:43.680 window A wakeners like last night? 53 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:44.479 All right? 54 00:03:46.360 --> 00:03:49.560 If you didn't insist on opening the window some the top, Josh, 55 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:58.919 the blinds wouldn't blow. What is it? 56 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:02.520 What is it? What's taking you? 57 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:04.159 Oh? 58 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:13.280 A man reaches up to pull down a window blind. 59 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:17.800 The lighted lamp is behind him. A bullet stars the 60 00:04:17.879 --> 00:04:18.480 window pane. 61 00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:21.199 The man is dead. 62 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:24.360 A short while later, a telephone rings in an office 63 00:04:24.439 --> 00:04:25.480 in Scotland. 64 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:29.480 Yard Inspector Foster. 65 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:33.480 Here Sonty william speaking, Sir, does a call come through 66 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:38.000 from himpstad Oble Herbert Martin short as he was pulling 67 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:39.759 down the blind in his bedroom. 68 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:41.959 Anyone with him? Why? 69 00:04:42.079 --> 00:04:46.519 Said any other witnesses up at the moment? Oh, well, Williams, 70 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:48.120 bring a car, run and we'll have a look at 71 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:48.600 the situation. 72 00:04:53.519 --> 00:04:56.399 I realized this has been a terrible shock, missus Martin, 73 00:04:57.079 --> 00:04:58.240 but we need your help. 74 00:04:58.079 --> 00:05:02.399 At once anything insteact, anything at all. Did your husband 75 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:03.759 have any enemies that you love? 76 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:06.199 Oh no, no one, no one. 77 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:10.160 Any trouble in his business, no nothing, No what was 78 00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:10.800 his business? 79 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:12.439 Insurance accident? 80 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:14.879 Mostly he was going on so well, that's how we 81 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:16.240 could have thought to move out here. 82 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:19.600 Then you've only come here recently, few months ago. We 83 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:21.639 were one of the first tenants. 84 00:05:22.160 --> 00:05:23.480 It seemed such a nice place. 85 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:29.439 Everything so new questions and more questions. There was obviously 86 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:32.920 nothing missus Martin could tell the inspector. All she knew 87 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:37.399 was what she'd seen one point. Puzzlive. The inspector came 88 00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:40.639 back to it several times. And you're certain, Missus Martin, 89 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:42.279 that you heard no shot. 90 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:45.879 Nothing, just the sort of noise of the glass. 91 00:05:49.519 --> 00:05:55.240 Well, it's possible, certain extreme range, the sound of a 92 00:05:55.439 --> 00:05:59.439 shot might have followed the arrival of the bullet. Missus Martin. 93 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:04.800 Now I'm sure i'd have noticed, as only seemed so strange. 94 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:08.800 There wasn't any sound, just the hole in the window 95 00:06:08.839 --> 00:06:12.680 and my husband's sort of crumpling up and falling. 96 00:06:13.800 --> 00:06:17.480 Well, that's not much to go on. Perhaps the bullet 97 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:21.800 will tell us something. Meanwhile, we'll do our bet. Misters Martin, 98 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:27.439 we'll try to do our bet. There was very little 99 00:06:27.519 --> 00:06:31.319 for the police to start on. The close scrutiny of 100 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:36.439 Herbert Martin's life brought nothing to light. Martin's manner of living, 101 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:39.839 the conduct of his business were exemplary. His friends, his 102 00:06:39.959 --> 00:06:43.319 business associates, his new neighbors all had nothing but praise 103 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:44.319 for Herbert Martin. 104 00:06:45.399 --> 00:06:47.040 Death had come out of the dark. 105 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:52.480 This alone was ground for speculation, particularly among the neighbors. 106 00:06:52.920 --> 00:06:56.639 Sydney and Elizabeth. Davis brother and sister were no exceptions. 107 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:04.319 I can't help, thinks Sydney. It's so peaceful here that 108 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:05.160 poor man. 109 00:07:05.160 --> 00:07:07.279 Barely in his grave real it is present. 110 00:07:08.079 --> 00:07:08.839 It would be a fit. 111 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:14.040 Only Do you suppose his poor wife will keep the 112 00:07:14.120 --> 00:07:14.680 house now? 113 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:18.399 I doubt it, but perhaps if you offered to help 114 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:19.360 Elizabeth I. 115 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:21.879 Have it'll take her quite a while to make up 116 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:24.079 in mind, since she's all alone. 117 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:24.680 For Sir. 118 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:33.720 Sydney, I can't help Randa, and I can't what oh 119 00:07:34.560 --> 00:07:39.680 I had the strangest strangers, what it shoped, Sydney. 120 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:51.399 Death had come to Hamstead Over once again? 121 00:07:52.519 --> 00:08:00.680 And you're absolutely sure you had no shot, mister Davis, absolutely, inspector. 122 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:04.040 My moment, my sister was speaking to me about missus Martin. 123 00:08:05.199 --> 00:08:08.519 The next moment she was dying in my arms. There's 124 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:13.000 no sound, only the blood I see. Mister Davis. 125 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:15.439 Do you know the people who live in this development? 126 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:20.720 Nearly all of them. We well, we felt rather like pioneers. 127 00:08:20.759 --> 00:08:23.759 I suppose we've been developing. Being so new, we all 128 00:08:23.800 --> 00:08:24.480 became friendly. 129 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:27.759 And perhaps you can tell me. Are there any ex 130 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:29.079 servicemen living here? 131 00:08:29.480 --> 00:08:29.680 Yes? 132 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:33.440 There are two nice chaps, wives and children, you know. 133 00:08:34.879 --> 00:08:36.679 And I asked why you inquire. 134 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:39.279 Because the bullet which killed mister Martin came from an 135 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.919 early issue rifle, and I suspect the same thing will 136 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:43.440 be found true in your sister's case. 137 00:08:44.279 --> 00:08:46.559 If it is true, we'll love that much at least 138 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:47.679 to go more. 139 00:08:47.840 --> 00:08:51.480 The markings on both bullets were identical. The same weapon 140 00:08:51.559 --> 00:08:56.679 had been used. Inspector Foster sent Detective Sergeant William's visiting. 141 00:08:57.519 --> 00:08:59.879 Yes, and are you Thomas? 142 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:05.000 I am excuse me saying I'm a detective of Sergeant Williams. 143 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:06.600 The idea HAIRMC credentials. 144 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:10.879 Oh coming, will you coming to the living room? I 145 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:13.879 don't keep your moments, Larkin. I want to speak about 146 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:17.799 the Martin and Davis murders. Yes, yes, of course. Do 147 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:19.759 you happen to have a rifle in. 148 00:09:19.840 --> 00:09:22.320 Your possession, sir? No, I gave all that would. I 149 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:24.399 was discharged. If I never see a weapon again, it 150 00:09:24.399 --> 00:09:25.120 will be too soon. 151 00:09:29.639 --> 00:09:33.360 I believe your husband is an ex serviceman, missus Goodson. 152 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:37.360 Yes, he is five years of service Eighth Army and 153 00:09:37.519 --> 00:09:40.639 the General Montgomery I see, and tell me. 154 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:44.080 Did he buy any chance to retain any weapon when 155 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:44.960 he left the service? 156 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:49.240 No? Is there any weapon in your house that you 157 00:09:49.360 --> 00:09:49.559 know of? 158 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:50.679 Yeah? 159 00:09:51.519 --> 00:09:57.120 Probably, Well, Frankie, my husband insists we keep it. 160 00:09:58.039 --> 00:09:59.279 He's got a license for it. 161 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:02.159 It frightens me after death just to have it in 162 00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:03.120 the house, work with. 163 00:10:03.200 --> 00:10:07.039 The children around in all. Oh, sergeant, are all of 164 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:07.960 us in danger here? 165 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:08.840 I needn't worry. 166 00:10:08.919 --> 00:10:11.000 Don't you have any idea who or what may be 167 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:12.799 behind these dreadful shootings? 168 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:27.960 Nothing except I drew a complete blank. 169 00:10:28.279 --> 00:10:29.399 I rather thought you would. 170 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.559 Incidentally, a pathology found the Davis bullet and ballistic reports 171 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:36.320 it's identical with the one that recovered from Martin's body. 172 00:10:36.759 --> 00:10:37.720 Well where he is. 173 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:41.360 He's a fabulous shot, sir, and he uses a silence up. 174 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:44.240 That's the only explanation I have for the absence of sound. 175 00:10:44.480 --> 00:10:49.279 It's not very much to go on, Inspector Foster, help. 176 00:10:49.879 --> 00:10:53.279 This is missus Thomas Larkin, Inspector. My husband and I 177 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:54.480 live on Hempstead Over. 178 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:57.720 Yes, Missus Larkin, I know what can I do for you? 179 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:00.879 Well, mister Larkin and I have a meeting at our 180 00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:04.559 house for this evening. We hoped you and Sergeant Williams 181 00:11:04.639 --> 00:11:05.279 could be with us. 182 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:07.559 What's the purpose of your meeting, ma'am? 183 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:07.799 Oh? 184 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:11.440 The entire development is living in fear, Inspector. We want 185 00:11:11.480 --> 00:11:14.480 to try to find some way to protect ourselves. We 186 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:17.440 thought you might have some advice to offer. 187 00:11:17.799 --> 00:11:21.639 I'm somewhat doubtful about the advice, Missus Larkin, but Sergeant 188 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:23.159 Williams and I will be at your meeting. 189 00:11:23.960 --> 00:11:24.960 Have you set a time for it? 190 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:25.399 As yet? 191 00:11:26.080 --> 00:11:28.480 They came that evening to the Lark in the living room. 192 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:32.440 Inspector Foster waited in the hallway with the larkins Is 193 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:34.000 everyone here, mister Larkin? 194 00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:36.879 I think so, sir. Mister Maundy said he'd be over. 195 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:38.919 His wife wanted to stay with her little boy. 196 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:41.080 Well he's the only one missing then, Yes, that's right. 197 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:44.120 How did you reach these people by telephone? It's not 198 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:46.440 much trouble to do that. We're all on party lines. 199 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:47.399 I see. 200 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:51.320 Someone's at the back door. Tom must be Monday, and 201 00:11:51.320 --> 00:11:54.440 I'll get it if you excuse me, Missus Larkin, Yes, 202 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:57.000 of course, go ahead, Inspector funny. 203 00:11:56.840 --> 00:11:59.240 Coming to the back door. I told his wife, particularly 204 00:11:59.240 --> 00:12:02.320 about the front door precaution. No matter at least, I 205 00:12:02.399 --> 00:12:07.799 don't believe it will matter here we are hell on, Mandy, Yeah, 206 00:12:07.879 --> 00:12:08.360 you can make it. 207 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:09.639 Sorry, I'm late, Larkin. 208 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:12.480 I rather thought the back way would present less opportunity 209 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:14.039 for this unknown marksman to it. 210 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:17.399 Mandon. 211 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:18.440 Good grief. 212 00:12:18.519 --> 00:12:22.159 Up that door, Larkin, you're a perfect target yourself standing up. 213 00:12:26.039 --> 00:12:26.320 Today. 214 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:30.279 That silencer can be seen here in the Black Museum. 215 00:12:38.039 --> 00:12:42.200 Neighbor London was dead, the rifle bullet neatly placed in 216 00:12:42.279 --> 00:12:46.000 the back of his head. The silent marksman was another 217 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:49.480 story entirely. Who he was, where he was, why he 218 00:12:49.639 --> 00:12:54.600 struck With the unanswered questions which Inspector Foster had to 219 00:12:54.679 --> 00:12:58.360 face as he stood before the terror stricken residence of 220 00:12:58.480 --> 00:12:59.159 Hempstead Ov. 221 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:03.440 All I can say is the police are doing anything 222 00:13:03.519 --> 00:13:04.039 and everything. 223 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:07.960 They'll find this killer. In the meantime, Inspector. 224 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:09.960 I'll answer that in the meantime, it can all get 225 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:12.519 picked up as my sister was, or Martin or Monday. 226 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:17.039 He's write, Inspector, I for one won't leave my children 227 00:13:17.080 --> 00:13:19.120 open at the risk of being orphaned or worse. No, 228 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:23.840 moving away, giving up your homes won't find a murderer. 229 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.600 I'm asking you, all of you, to do something quite 230 00:13:26.679 --> 00:13:28.519 difficult under present circumstances. 231 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:31.320 I want you to stay here for another few days. 232 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:35.720 He fashions, remain indoors at night, stay away from doors 233 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:36.320 and windows. 234 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:37.440 If it's possible to. 235 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:39.720 Find him, then that is always possible. 236 00:13:40.120 --> 00:13:40.639 We'll do it. 237 00:13:41.240 --> 00:13:44.799 I promise you that the entire machinery of the London. 238 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:47.759 They watched him, the good neighbors who henced it over 239 00:13:47.919 --> 00:13:49.759 with doubt and fear in their eyes. 240 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:52.399 What they did is Inspector Foster ask. 241 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:57.200 They stayed in their homes and waited the welcome light 242 00:13:57.279 --> 00:13:59.879 of morning found the Inspector and his sergeant with tom 243 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:02.080 Arkin in the kitchen of his home. 244 00:14:03.639 --> 00:14:05.840 You're about the same height as Mandon, aren't. 245 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:06.120 You, Larkin? 246 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:07.440 Just about? Good? 247 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:11.200 Targeant set up the transit here where Mandon was standing 248 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:14.840 when he was hit, and adjusted height to mister Larkins. 249 00:14:14.879 --> 00:14:18.039 Some byers changed it in my kitchen. I don't understand 250 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:21.519 and stick that you will shortly almost ready as harden ef. 251 00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:23.120 The men work quickly methodically. 252 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:25.320 The transit was set up the lens of its telescope, 253 00:14:25.360 --> 00:14:29.159 placing the open backyorder. Inspector Forster adjusted the eyepiece and 254 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:33.279 then slowly scan from Lindall to Lindell through the open 255 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:37.200 doorway back. He moved the instant, adjusting it vertically as 256 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:43.200 well as horizont returning the brass thumbscrewed carefully precisely stepped 257 00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:44.159 away from the transit. 258 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:47.480 That seemed to be the best possibilities, Ardant, pleavor yourself. 259 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:52.480 Yes, it lines up well. 260 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:55.279 The angle seemed to be right, so we have. 261 00:14:55.279 --> 00:14:58.360 A look at it. Yes, yes, care to come with us? 262 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:00.919 Ka, Yes, I was a three with a clear line 263 00:15:00.919 --> 00:15:03.639 of fire right through your back door. The distance seems 264 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:05.279 to be about five hundred yards. 265 00:15:05.399 --> 00:15:07.039 So that's what the transit was for. 266 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:07.799 Exactly. 267 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:16.840 Let's go, shall we? Two? 268 00:15:16.960 --> 00:15:18.759 Bad as beings of dryer light Later there might have 269 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:22.799 been footprints marks on the tree trunk, sir. Well here 270 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:27.000 here notices are straight in on this box, sir, as 271 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:29.759 if someone in heavy brute had climbed the tree. 272 00:15:29.919 --> 00:15:31.759 That's wheat and too, you know for a boost up 273 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:38.159 charging here? Said, there are marks up here? 274 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:40.039 Is there quite a comfortable perch? 275 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:40.799 He? 276 00:15:41.519 --> 00:15:47.639 Hello? The lim faults here, scratches on the bark could 277 00:15:47.679 --> 00:15:49.000 have been a rifle rested here. 278 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.519 Very good, Come on down, sargant, All. 279 00:15:51.519 --> 00:15:56.600 Right, instead done. I may have found something over here. 280 00:15:56.879 --> 00:15:58.759 Under this branch. Don't touch anything. 281 00:15:58.840 --> 00:16:01.679 Markin right, Yeah, in the weeds. 282 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:05.559 Looks like a rifle corpage to me. Brass. The sun 283 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:09.919 caught it, good man, good eyesight. Take care of that, sergeant. 284 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:12.639 Once we find the rifle and the owner that bit 285 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:15.480 of brass, may well send him up thirteen steps early 286 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:22.279 one morning, starting from nothing. 287 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:26.279 The facts were coming together one by one in the 288 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:27.879 quiet office of the yard. 289 00:16:28.679 --> 00:16:31.360 The bootmarks and the tree trunk. Sergeants that were rather 290 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:33.759 close to the ground. I noticed your first jump was 291 00:16:33.799 --> 00:16:37.720 at least two feet higher. Yes, I wasn't caring a rifle, sir, No, 292 00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:40.559 but a man of average weight in good condition would 293 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:43.919 have made markings closer to yours. I'd say this fellow 294 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:47.840 was either very heavy or not exactly young past middle age, at. 295 00:16:47.840 --> 00:16:50.639 Least the beginnings of a description. 296 00:16:51.480 --> 00:16:54.279 Either military or hunting experience. To be able to shoot 297 00:16:54.399 --> 00:16:55.440 like that at night. 298 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:58.399 The beginnings of the background. 299 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:02.159 Whoever it was, must have lived in that area for 300 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:04.440 some time to know the position of that tree relation 301 00:17:04.559 --> 00:17:08.160 to Larkin's back door. Start a quiet house to house 302 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:10.839 check Williams. Have the men watch for anyone who fits 303 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:14.240 these points. Yes, then find me a detailed ordnance map 304 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.039 of Hempstead Oval. The builder of the renting agent will 305 00:17:17.039 --> 00:17:21.279 have one. We find one sniper's touch. I'm curious about 306 00:17:21.319 --> 00:17:35.759 the other interesting layout Architecturally, according to the contour of 307 00:17:35.799 --> 00:17:38.279 the land, the main line of the houses seemed to 308 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:41.480 curve around this rise just off center. It must have 309 00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:44.880 been quite a place in the old age in the 310 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:49.559 building tell me and estates so for Texas family named 311 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:54.640 was the Wardman old line. The grant went back nearer 312 00:17:54.720 --> 00:17:55.240 to the first. 313 00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:56.480 Queen Elizabeths history. 314 00:17:56.920 --> 00:17:59.519 Fascinating anymore, here's. 315 00:17:59.240 --> 00:18:04.119 Quite atyp seems the land was soul on condition that 316 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:07.519 the soul survivor of the family be given a house 317 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:09.400 rent free for the rest of his life. 318 00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:11.519 And this person is still there. 319 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:15.079 It seems to be he's an elderly gentlemen, keeps very 320 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:18.720 much to himself. This is Hou's here on the end 321 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.319 of the main line. I see now, then this would 322 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:25.400 be the Martin place and this is the David Yeah, 323 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:28.640 that's right there. The Martin bedroom and the Davis porch 324 00:18:28.759 --> 00:18:30.519 faced the same way along. 325 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:32.480 That curve of the hill. Yes, that's it. 326 00:18:33.200 --> 00:18:36.480 It seems they didn't originally intend to build on the hill, 327 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:39.680 but they they've started a new house right here. They 328 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:42.839 fella stitched in for me. The demands being very high. 329 00:18:43.119 --> 00:18:46.599 They wouldn't mind them with them after we get this killer. 330 00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:49.400 Oh yes, I have to ask me that ruler will 331 00:18:49.480 --> 00:18:50.200 in all right? 332 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:50.759 Thank you. 333 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:55.960 Here, Williams, the Martin window and the Davis porch are 334 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:57.160 in direct clear. 335 00:18:57.079 --> 00:18:58.319 Line with the new building. 336 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:03.559 I wonder now, I assume the contractor isn't working his 337 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:04.240 men at night. 338 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:06.960 I wonder now. 339 00:19:14.759 --> 00:19:18.119 This is the top floor, inspective. Hard wood isn't in here, 340 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:21.319 but that floor will take your weight. That's the dorm 341 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:25.920 the window you asked about. Look around, Willis Addams. It's 342 00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:29.359 about the progress of this building. Here said how long 343 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:30.720 has this top floor been. 344 00:19:30.680 --> 00:19:31.799 In this half finished? 345 00:19:31.839 --> 00:19:35.599 Their a fortnight, sir, crazy is a due end of 346 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:36.119 this week. 347 00:19:36.759 --> 00:19:39.000 Carpenters will get the flooring right after that. 348 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:40.559 Anyone here at night. 349 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:44.119 She's a watchman for the old development. One of these 350 00:19:44.240 --> 00:19:47.160 stations is just across the road. You can see it 351 00:19:47.279 --> 00:19:51.839 through the window. There, I see I have them saying here. 352 00:19:52.599 --> 00:19:56.119 They were lying along the wall under the window. Now, 353 00:19:56.200 --> 00:20:00.640 oh go this tenpany nails in the window sill. Someone 354 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:01.759 will catch it for this. 355 00:20:02.359 --> 00:20:03.720 No doubt someone will. 356 00:20:04.319 --> 00:20:06.880 Someone put those nails in to help steady a rifle, 357 00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:10.279 the same someone who left those two brass cottage cases 358 00:20:10.359 --> 00:20:10.839 behind him. 359 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:21.839 How do you catch a killer who strikes silently in 360 00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:22.559 the darkness. 361 00:20:24.039 --> 00:20:28.079 How do you match his craftiness? Perhaps you say to 362 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:32.400 Tom Larkin that may be dangerous. Larkin, will you cooperate? 363 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:35.079 We'll have you under five before now, inspector very well. 364 00:20:35.799 --> 00:20:39.240 No, then, I believe someone told me the telephones hereabouts 365 00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:40.359 are on party lines. 366 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:43.440 A telephone call is made on the party lines. 367 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:46.359 I want to talk to you, goodson about this killer. 368 00:20:46.720 --> 00:20:47.799 I think I know who it is. 369 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:50.519 I'll walk over in half hour with a friend of 370 00:20:50.599 --> 00:20:52.960 mine and I'm picking up Sit Davis on the way. 371 00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:55.519 No mention, of course, that the friend is search at 372 00:20:55.559 --> 00:20:59.480 Williams c ID. Will walk alongside Tom Larkin, staying between 373 00:20:59.599 --> 00:21:01.000 him and the files on the hill. 374 00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:02.400 No mention of the. 375 00:21:02.440 --> 00:21:05.559 Inspector, crouched on the hillside in the dark shadow of 376 00:21:05.640 --> 00:21:06.599 the half built house. 377 00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:18.039 Sorry, you are certain the men are the orders mission? 378 00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:21.119 Yesip paid anyone into the cordon, but no one gets out. 379 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:23.920 He kept the watch the god. Now let's see. 380 00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:27.480 Yes, time, Williams and Larkin were starting on the wall. 381 00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:30.279 Let me have the glassy massion through the night glasses. 382 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:35.160 The inspector watch almost tif a mile away. Two men 383 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:39.559 left the Larkin house started slowly along the road. 384 00:21:42.680 --> 00:21:46.680 On the hillside. The shadow slipped quietly toward the half 385 00:21:46.759 --> 00:21:47.400 finished house. 386 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:52.279 The inspector whispered, yeah, that not a sound. 387 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:58.079 Now, unsuspecting, a shadow moved through the line of police, 388 00:21:59.000 --> 00:22:02.039 past the hidden and space into the building. 389 00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:07.720 Come along, Mason, He's gone into the. 390 00:22:07.759 --> 00:22:12.359 House, into the empty building, empty except for a killer 391 00:22:13.839 --> 00:22:19.160 climbing steadily, no lights, only the vague outline of the 392 00:22:19.319 --> 00:22:24.200 unpainted banister and the clean smell of new wood. Suddenly, 393 00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:29.039 the footsteps ahead stop. The inspector and his companion pause. 394 00:22:29.119 --> 00:22:33.960 At the head of the stairway, the glassless window shows 395 00:22:34.000 --> 00:22:38.880 the night sky right with stars. Her black shadow kneels 396 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:42.559 at the sill, places a long, heavy object between the 397 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:43.920 two tendeny nails. 398 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:51.119 Alright, Mason take him, ok, No, you shall take me. 399 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:51.640 No. 400 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:54.039 I have a right here than anyone. 401 00:22:55.319 --> 00:22:56.200