WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:02.799 This episode from the Life of Sherlock Holmes will be 2 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:05.519 transmitted to our men and women overseas by short wave 3 00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:09.240 and through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. 4 00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:15.720 Petrie Wine brings you Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce the 5 00:00:15.759 --> 00:00:27.359 new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Petrie family that took 6 00:00:27.399 --> 00:00:30.199 time to bring you good wine. Invite you to listen 7 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:33.039 to Doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure he shared 8 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:38.200 with his old friend that Master Detective Sherlock Holmes. Well, 9 00:00:38.240 --> 00:00:40.840 right about now you're probably taking a little breather in 10 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:43.200 your last minute rush to get everything ready for the 11 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:46.399 big day tomorrow. Children have to be put to bed 12 00:00:46.439 --> 00:00:49.399 to wait for Santa Claus, and is the tree waiting 13 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:52.240 to be decorated? And four a million and one things 14 00:00:52.280 --> 00:00:55.039 which must be done before morning. I sure hope you 15 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:58.560 got all your Christmas shopping done. It's pretty hectic rushing 16 00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:00.600 off at the last minute to take care of Uncle 17 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:04.680 Charlie or Aunt Bertha, cousin Sam. But if you must 18 00:01:04.719 --> 00:01:07.719 get something, just remember that you can always dash over 19 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:09.519 to your wine merchant and get a bottle or two 20 00:01:09.560 --> 00:01:12.239 of Petrie Wine. Oh Betty, you had a whole case 21 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:15.480 of Petry wine. Petrie wine is a swell gift, and 22 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:17.920 I just thought a little latinate suggestion might be of 23 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:33.879 some help. And now I'm sure, good friend doctor Watson's 24 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:35.920 waiting for us, So let's go and join. 25 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:38.120 It in it. 26 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:42.519 Oh there you are, say doctor. 27 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:44.599 I can see you're gonna have yourself quite a Christmas 28 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:47.400 big tree in the corner with colored lights on it. 29 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:51.280 Where'd you get those table covered with presents? You must 30 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:52.480 be mighty popular. 31 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:53.599 For me, my boy. 32 00:01:53.640 --> 00:01:56.239 You see, I'm heaving a Christmas body tomorrow for my 33 00:01:56.319 --> 00:01:57.879 housekeeper's little nieces. 34 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.000 Oh, I'm going to dress up a clause for him. 35 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:03.640 Well, I'm sure you look very convincing in the park. 36 00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:07.200 By the way, doctor, I brought you a little present. 37 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:08.400 Here it is. 38 00:02:08.599 --> 00:02:12.960 I hope you'll like it. But I got one for 39 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:16.919 you too years or you mustn't open it until tomorrow. 40 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:17.840 Here, I'm a boy. 41 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:21.599 Thanks a lot, doctor, And now has about tonight's story. 42 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:24.080 Last week you told us you had chosen an adventure 43 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:25.599 with a lot of Christmasy apples. 44 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:30.039 Yes, my story begins on another Christmas Eve, many many 45 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:33.319 years ago, the exact in eighteen hundred and eighty six, 46 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:37.039 time the adventure occurred, I must confess I didn't quite. 47 00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:38.479 Understand what was going on myself. 48 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:41.360 In fact, I never did quite make head of tails 49 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:43.560 of it until till Holmes took pity on me later 50 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:47.039 and explain the whole thing. But I shan't try to 51 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:50.599 confuse you, mister Bartel. I'll tell you the story exactly 52 00:02:50.680 --> 00:02:51.759 that happened, write you aire. 53 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:52.120 Doctor. 54 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:55.879 Let's go very well. On that Christmas Eve in eighty six, 55 00:02:56.560 --> 00:02:59.400 I was standing in our Baker Street rooms, dressed in 56 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:05.360 the costume Santa Clause Holmes is long, thin fingers pressed together, 57 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:07.800 lay back in an arm chair and daze let me 58 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:12.400 while our housekeeper, missus Hudson stood by the door. 59 00:03:12.599 --> 00:03:18.560 And you make a grand Santa Clause. 60 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:27.439 Uncomfortable. How does it look? 61 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:28.080 Oh? 62 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:30.479 You look just like the old man on the Christmas cards. 63 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:35.039 Doctor, it really becomes you, Jerry twinkle of the eyes, 64 00:03:35.199 --> 00:03:39.520 the ready complexion and the appropriate girths A shame we 65 00:03:39.560 --> 00:03:43.000 can't obtain some snow and a sleigh and reindeer for you. However, 66 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:46.120 I'm sureing Missus Hudson's nieces will be very much impressed. 67 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:49.000 The will that, sir, And it's very kind of you 68 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:50.960 doctor to offer to come over to that house with 69 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:54.560 me father in the hospital and my sister at his bedside. 70 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:58.159 It would have been a very miserable Christmas without enjoy myself. 71 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:00.240 But I think I'll take this pud of for we 72 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:05.000 get there. That's it? Are you ready to leave, missus Hudson? 73 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:06.960 I am, sir. Will I get a cab? 74 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:08.240 How far do we have to go? 75 00:04:09.039 --> 00:04:12.599 Oh, Lexington Gardens number twenty eight. It's just off the 76 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:14.280 Edgeway Road far. 77 00:04:14.439 --> 00:04:17.040 But bearing in mind my costume, I sters we'd better 78 00:04:17.079 --> 00:04:17.720 take a cab. 79 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:19.160 Hi, sir, I'll get one. 80 00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:20.839 Holmes. 81 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:23.040 What are you going to do with yourself? I hate 82 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:24.879 leaving you alone on Christmas Eve? 83 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:27.759 Oh no worry, old Chap. I shall spend a profitable 84 00:04:27.839 --> 00:04:30.399 evening writing on my new monograph what just went about? 85 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.560 An analysis of teeth marks on pipe stems and with 86 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:36.040 particular regard to indicated character. 87 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:39.000 Which is very how exciting well I must be going. 88 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:43.040 Don't forget your sack of presents over on. When you 89 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:44.959 come to distribute them, you will find the diet at 90 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:47.120 the liberty of adding a few trinkets on my own behalf. 91 00:04:47.480 --> 00:04:51.120 That's very thoughtful of your excuse me, mister Holmes. 92 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:53.360 But there's a gentleman to see you, says he's an 93 00:04:53.399 --> 00:04:55.560 old friend of yours. Here's his cab sat. 94 00:04:55.639 --> 00:05:00.800 Oh, thank you, it's all wady. Come splendid ask him 95 00:05:00.800 --> 00:05:03.920 to come up with bus, miss Hudson, and I hope 96 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:05.839 you Our party is a great success. Missus Hudson. 97 00:05:06.000 --> 00:05:08.079 Thank you, sir. Are you sure you don't want me 98 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:10.160 to stay now that you have a visitor? 99 00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:12.480 Oh no, no, no, no, indeed no, Missus Hudson. I can 100 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:14.759 show the gentleman out myself. You go off in a 101 00:05:14.759 --> 00:05:15.959 good time, Thank you, sir. 102 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:19.120 I wonder what lord would you want? Pepsize should stay? 103 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.040 Please, my dear fellow, certainly not, you know you far 104 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:24.319 more important work do where he can probably wants his 105 00:05:24.439 --> 00:05:28.439 revenge at chess or something equally innocuous. Off with you, 106 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:30.000 all right, my dear felone, and enjoy yourself. 107 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:32.879 Just to say I wish you were coming with me. 108 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:37.439 I'll I'll see you later there, come on up when 109 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:37.759 he come. 110 00:05:38.040 --> 00:05:42.560 Hello, evening Watson. Do you make a very convincing sand 111 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:43.720 because are you leaving? 112 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:47.600 Good night? Then? 113 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:53.120 How are you home all alone on Christmas eve? Eh? Yes? Well, 114 00:05:53.439 --> 00:05:56.040 I'm glad you came over to see me. What's it 115 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:58.560 be an evening of chess? Or have you won earth 116 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:01.199 some recent treasure of meat or pottery that we can 117 00:06:01.199 --> 00:06:04.839 discuss neither homes. I'll come to you in your professional capacity. 118 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:09.279 I need help, Come now, will it come? Don't tell 119 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:11.639 me that after all these years of quiet friendship, you're 120 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:13.959 going to become a client. And I'm afraid their homes. 121 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:16.879 Though, I doubt if my problem will problem will interest 122 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:20.279 you very much. It's hardly up to your rather colorful standards. 123 00:06:20.560 --> 00:06:28.240 Careful us a girl. Thanks now, my dear Willigham. What 124 00:06:28.439 --> 00:06:28.879 your trouble? 125 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:29.399 Well? 126 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:31.959 When I decided this year to have a little Christmas 127 00:06:31.959 --> 00:06:33.800 party at my townhouse. 128 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:35.759 I'm quite comfortably office. You know only to call me 129 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:37.959 that I have several relatives and friends who are not 130 00:06:38.040 --> 00:06:40.800 as well off. I'm having a party for them tonight, 131 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:44.399 homes and I hope you'd attend it disguised as Santa Claus, 132 00:06:44.519 --> 00:06:47.279 My dear fellow. I've adopted many of these guys as 133 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:49.439 my time that Father Christmas has never been one of them. 134 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:51.240 Why do you want me to attend your party and disguise? 135 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:54.360 In any case? You ashamed if your friendship were a 136 00:06:54.439 --> 00:06:58.240 private detective, or do you consider my features more acceptable 137 00:06:58.279 --> 00:07:00.639 when buried beneath the depths of a we'd be Oh, 138 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:02.879 my dear homes to take me seriously. I'm not joking. 139 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:03.639 I assure your. 140 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:06.199 Caution not a caution. Aren't you you want me to 141 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:09.519 attend your party in disguise? Why I'm giving you some. 142 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:13.199 Very valuable presents A diamond and onyx cuff links in 143 00:07:13.399 --> 00:07:14.879 platinum and ruby earrings. 144 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.600 And and such like. And I've wrapped each of the 145 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:17.800 presents in banknotes. 146 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:18.639 Me. 147 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:22.399 Well, aren't these presents now in a sack in charge 148 00:07:22.399 --> 00:07:23.000 of my butler? 149 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:24.759 I am was going to dress up a Santa Clause 150 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:27.639 and give him out myself until I got the warning letter. 151 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:31.360 That's why I have come to you. Warning letter. Eh, yes, 152 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:34.000 I received it by this evening's post. Listen to this, 153 00:07:35.439 --> 00:07:39.680 my dear lord WHITTICKMB. Your generosity with Christmas presents borders 154 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:43.879 on ostentation. We do not approve either. We receive five 155 00:07:43.959 --> 00:07:47.720 thousand pounds in sovereigns at Post Restaurant Box three seventy 156 00:07:47.800 --> 00:07:50.800 nine by six o'clock on Christmas Eve or I'm afraid 157 00:07:50.839 --> 00:07:54.120 a Christmas party will be conspicuous by its absence of 158 00:07:54.160 --> 00:08:01.319 presents here thanks m plain paper one from a penny notebook. 159 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:07.800 The writing is obviously disguised quite George, Yes, Whittikeam, I 160 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:10.240 accept the case. I'll come with you to your party 161 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:13.079 at once, and furthermore, I shall follow your suggestion regarding 162 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:15.959 the disguise dressed as Santa Claus, and I shall be 163 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:19.879 less likely to attract suspicion and delighted homes. But what 164 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:22.720 made you decide so suddenly? This writing, my dear fellow, 165 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:26.319 this writing, Oh, it's in a false hand. I'd know 166 00:08:26.399 --> 00:08:30.800 that characteristic m in my dear whittigm I've seen it 167 00:08:30.839 --> 00:08:35.799 too often at the beginning of the signature Mariatti Mariotti Whoucci, Oh, 168 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:39.360 one of the cleverest and most unscrupulous criminals in England. Whdtigam. 169 00:08:39.559 --> 00:08:41.360 There's no time to be last. It slipped me see 170 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:45.480 now six thirty half an hour on the deadline given 171 00:08:45.480 --> 00:08:47.279 you in this letter, Wimascuria house once. 172 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:05.080 This is as far as the cab can take us, 173 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:06.320 Doctor keb. 174 00:09:06.159 --> 00:09:09.240 It there's five qay Christmas. 175 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:13.279 Pleasureody Christmas to you said you wanted to get into 176 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:15.159 the house through the back way so that you could 177 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:15.759 surprise the. 178 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:19.120 Children come down the kitchen chimney. 179 00:09:19.559 --> 00:09:21.120 Oh, you can get to the back of the house. 180 00:09:21.159 --> 00:09:23.120 But going up the alley here, I'll go in the 181 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:26.840 front door, spend which is the house number twenty eight. 182 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:29.559 It's the third one down the alley. Doctor, I'll have 183 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:32.080 the back window opening no time, and you can slip 184 00:09:32.120 --> 00:09:33.879 in without any of the beard and see. 185 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:41.639 Very well, gloomy little street. That where's the music coming from? 186 00:09:41.639 --> 00:09:44.600 Oh it's from that temple across the street, doctor, The 187 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:47.799 Disciples of the Octagonal Square they call themselves. 188 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:50.120 What on earth I suppose that means. 189 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:53.000 Oh, some new fangled colt heathens most likely. 190 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:57.159 Oh hello, I'm not the onlyess to close abroad tonight. 191 00:09:57.720 --> 00:09:59.519 Look at that far across the street over there. 192 00:09:59.559 --> 00:10:02.279 Oh, today's just like yourself adopted and carry in a 193 00:10:02.399 --> 00:10:05.159 sack too. He's running up the steps to the temple. 194 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:07.440 It's god he he slipped on the eyes. 195 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:14.799 How he was here him adopted trip for yourself. 196 00:10:15.519 --> 00:10:19.320 Give me your hand, Thank you, sir, felly of me, 197 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:22.759 wasn't it close to help me? Tell you know? 198 00:10:23.519 --> 00:10:28.480 You come racious? 199 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:30.559 Doctor, I told you to be careful. 200 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:31.679 Now you fall. 201 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:33.759 Into it's just confounded red coat of on it it 202 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:34.440 tripped me up? 203 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:35.600 Did you have yourself? 204 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:35.720 So? 205 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:38.919 I think? How about you? 206 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:39.200 It? 207 00:10:39.399 --> 00:10:42.559 Well, I'm all right, thanks felly of me to run, 208 00:10:42.799 --> 00:10:43.240 wasn't it. 209 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:44.960 Here's your sex? 210 00:10:45.559 --> 00:10:47.120 Thank you, good night. 211 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:50.360 And marry Christmas. Who knows who. 212 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:55.799 Temple must be? The tagonal square? 213 00:10:55.960 --> 00:10:57.399 You're sure you know how to doctor? 214 00:10:57.639 --> 00:11:01.039 No course, give me my sex? Thank you. 215 00:11:01.039 --> 00:11:03.639 Your sister's house is the third one down the alleyway, Sir. 216 00:11:04.039 --> 00:11:06.039 I'll harry you up in the back window. 217 00:11:06.919 --> 00:11:11.759 So I'll be waiting for you, missus Hudson. Rather fun 218 00:11:12.320 --> 00:11:13.960 for the shame homes, isn't with us? 219 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:14.639 Well? 220 00:11:14.960 --> 00:11:18.720 Probably happier having a good game of chess with Lord willikem. 221 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:37.759 This is my house, Homes number thirty nine at an 222 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:40.759 I'm conson square eh and dear Old Watson is just 223 00:11:40.799 --> 00:11:43.600 around the corner in Lexington Gardens and hasn't any idea 224 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:46.720 that I've left Baker Spears here you are, Caddy, Thank 225 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:52.000 you sir. Have merry Christmas, sir, Uh huh, there's no 226 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:55.000 man Carol singers. Yes, we'll probably have our fill of 227 00:11:55.039 --> 00:11:56.279 them before this evening's over. 228 00:12:06.240 --> 00:12:07.240 Good evening, Milde. 229 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:12.399 Have have the guests arrived? 230 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:14.840 Ha read most of them are they're in the library. 231 00:12:15.480 --> 00:12:17.039 You brought another Santa Claus with you. 232 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:19.879 I see, Milord, another Santa Claus. What do you mean? 233 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:22.559 The gentleman arrived three quarters of an hour ago, sir, 234 00:12:22.679 --> 00:12:25.240 dressed to Santa Claus. I took him to your study 235 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:27.679 in the Lord and showed him the sack present unfounded. 236 00:12:27.879 --> 00:12:29.919 He's got here be for us? Where's this study in 237 00:12:29.960 --> 00:12:30.320 this way? 238 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:33.039 I hope I didn't do gong, Milord, who told me 239 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:35.440 that a gentleman dressed to Santa Claus would be coming here? 240 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:40.320 Dear me, the gentleman appears to have gone. 241 00:12:40.120 --> 00:12:42.200 Yes, and the sack containing the presence with him. 242 00:12:42.200 --> 00:12:44.399 But he can't have left the house, MILORDA. I've been 243 00:12:44.440 --> 00:12:45.559 watching the front door. 244 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:47.200 Yes, and while you were doing that, he slipped down 245 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:50.559 through the window. Here. The catch is, I'm done. I'm 246 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:53.519 grave describe this man. I can't tell you much about 247 00:12:53.559 --> 00:12:56.840 his appearance. I'm afraid, sir. He was dressed to Santa Claus, 248 00:12:56.879 --> 00:13:00.159 just like yourself. But I didn't notice one thing about him, sir, Oh, 249 00:13:00.360 --> 00:13:03.360 what was that? He lists just quite pronounced? Of course, 250 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:06.360 Lou the Lisper on Earth is Lu the Lisper, one 251 00:13:06.399 --> 00:13:09.960 of Mariati's most trusted accomplisses. Fortunately, though I've had news 252 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:12.720 of him later through my underworld grapevine. You you know 253 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:15.360 where he lives. He's reputed him have some connections with 254 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:17.679 a new cut that calls themselves the Disciples of the 255 00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:20.799 Octagonal Square. The headquarters are just around the corner from here. 256 00:13:21.080 --> 00:13:23.799 Let's go there, of course. And yes, sir, get a 257 00:13:23.799 --> 00:13:26.120 message to Scotland Yard as fast as you can. Ask 258 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:28.840 for inspectless child until him join me at the Temple 259 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:32.080 of the Octagonal Square in Lexman Gardens as soon as possible. 260 00:13:44.080 --> 00:13:45.759 For the children are awfully excited. 261 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:49.200 Doctor. I told them you just came township the bed 262 00:13:49.240 --> 00:13:49.960 on and then I'll. 263 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:50.360 Go into them. 264 00:13:52.480 --> 00:14:01.440 Will I announce you do your no children, clients, Santa 265 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:03.399 Claus is coming to see it, and he's brought your 266 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:08.639 own pleasance. Hello, Hello, Lanny Jasey. 267 00:14:09.039 --> 00:14:10.919 Did you bring me a pregnant. 268 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:18.080 Say I look at second minute they. 269 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:16.600 Call me Bertie. 270 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:20.080 Did you come down at chilly Yes, that you had 271 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:20.840 a time doing it. 272 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:24.559 You're so fast. Santa Claus won't. 273 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:25.159 Give you your present? 274 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:26.240 And what's your name? 275 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:26.759 Little man? 276 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:27.320 My? 277 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:33.320 Though I've got a cold, you have, will children. 278 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:35.559 Gather around men I'll see what present I got for you? 279 00:14:38.480 --> 00:14:44.159 The first present is I'll be right, it says for 280 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:47.120 her grace, the doctor Duchess of. 281 00:14:47.279 --> 00:14:50.039 Bul Do you suppose mister Holmes has been playing a 282 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:51.200 practical joke? And you don't. 283 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:54.200 Do you suppose that I can't see the but he 284 00:14:54.279 --> 00:14:56.480 did say that he'd added a few trinkets of his own. 285 00:14:56.840 --> 00:15:00.480 I want my present, then, supposing you take the sells it? 286 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:04.480 Thank you? And this one is mark for the reverence 287 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:07.360 off for Carter. What Holmes is up to? 288 00:15:08.320 --> 00:15:12.159 Here your baty saying? And this is for you, Donad, 289 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:14.360 because you've been a good little boy. 290 00:15:14.519 --> 00:15:17.480 It's a very big is it. I wanted the dog, 291 00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:18.679 the dog. 292 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:20.360 Because before bring you a dog next year? 293 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:22.200 Larnad doctor watching? 294 00:15:22.919 --> 00:15:26.000 Yes, look at the rapping in these presents or the 295 00:15:26.159 --> 00:15:27.799 twenty five notes cut? 296 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:34.360 Oh look what I can let me see? Why tough things? 297 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:37.000 And unless I very much was. 298 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:40.639 Taken heart having let me. 299 00:15:40.639 --> 00:15:44.440 See, gracious, I swear that these are tasment roobes. 300 00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:46.080 What in thunder's going on? 301 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:48.840 I'm wand maing f give me that? 302 00:15:49.159 --> 00:15:52.360 Mind you well? Here here you are here wat who 303 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:55.039 do you suppose us? After you? I do know missus hutsonps. 304 00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:56.720 My toys are still at the bottom of the sack. 305 00:15:56.799 --> 00:15:59.720 I can't understand it. I was homes of here instead 306 00:15:59.720 --> 00:16:02.759 of using in front of our far in Baker Street. 307 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:15.480 Where are you homes. 308 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:17.960 Here with the bed? This is the only room in 309 00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:20.519 the temple that gives any signs I been living. My 310 00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:23.039 bird has been here. But I'm afraid bone inspect less 311 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:25.559 strip will get Here's track a match, Wally wim right, 312 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:31.919 here's a candle on the table, just as I feared. 313 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:35.519 Look on the bed, a red coat and a beard. Yes, 314 00:16:35.639 --> 00:16:38.240 Lul the lispers discardage is disgust and gone, and with him. 315 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:40.519 I'm afraid you are valuable. Wait a minute, here's a 316 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:43.840 sack lying on the floor. Oh no, this isn't mine. 317 00:16:43.879 --> 00:16:48.039 Look what's in it? A toy dog, large box of chocolates. 318 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:52.039 Little girls do worry thunder, but this is watson sack. 319 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:54.080 But how on earth could Lu the Lisper have got 320 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:56.440 hold of it? Somewhere? Somehow he Watson must have made 321 00:16:56.480 --> 00:16:58.440 an accidental change, and Lul the Lisper has no doubt 322 00:16:58.480 --> 00:16:59.960 trying to track Wat's and downe At this very moment, 323 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:03.320 you just worth fast Wickham, my friend's wife and those 324 00:17:03.360 --> 00:17:05.119 are Missus Hudson and our relatives won't be worth I 325 00:17:05.200 --> 00:17:06.039 Thinker's damn. 326 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:16.319 Doctor, you can't break your story there. 327 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:19.480 But before I go on, I thought we'd never lost 328 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:21.920 Port just to the freshness up. 329 00:17:22.319 --> 00:17:26.920 Oh well, that's that's something different. Of course, instead of 330 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:30.079 talking about Port as I something still. It'll be my 331 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:31.119 drink some change. 332 00:17:34.279 --> 00:17:35.640 Christmas the same to you. 333 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:37.759 And now what happened next? 334 00:17:37.839 --> 00:17:38.119 Doctor? 335 00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:41.200 We left you at the children's Christmas party and Sherlock 336 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:43.519 Holmes and Lord Weddick around the corner at the Temple 337 00:17:43.559 --> 00:17:44.680 of the Octagonal Square. 338 00:17:44.799 --> 00:17:47.319 Yes, though at the time, of course, I had no 339 00:17:47.440 --> 00:17:50.720 idea what was going on there. I was cheerfully handing 340 00:17:50.759 --> 00:17:53.640 out gifts worth will not at King's at least to 341 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:57.119 baron its ransoms outside the Temple of the Octagonal Square 342 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:00.440 homes Lord Wickham were talking to inspect. 343 00:18:05.319 --> 00:18:07.640 Yes, it seems to me, Lord Whittigam, you'd have been 344 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:09.920 wiser to get in touch with Scotland Yard when you 345 00:18:10.079 --> 00:18:12.640 first got the warning note if we could have nabbed 346 00:18:12.680 --> 00:18:14.640 him when he came to your house and pinch the 347 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:15.839 sack of presence. 348 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:17.440 Starb is no time for post botins. We've got to 349 00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:19.359 reach Lou the Lisp before he finds Dr Watson. I 350 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:21.680 suppose he can do that at homes. It wouldn't be difficult. 351 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:24.119 Lu the Lisper is nearly as clever as his master, 352 00:18:24.200 --> 00:18:27.440 professor Bodaty. The chances now that you were followed when 353 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:29.319 you came to bigg the Street tonight Wittigham, and pequally 354 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:31.519 likely that Watson and missus Hudson were followed as they 355 00:18:31.559 --> 00:18:34.440 left it. Mariati Is seldom leaves anything to pants. Well 356 00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:37.359 where did doctor Watson go and get Lexington Gardens? It's 357 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:39.240 just on the corner from here. Work in this goo 358 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:42.000 there it once might not quarry away? No, no, no, no, strive. 359 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:44.200 We must use a little subtle game, now, lu the 360 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:46.960 Lisper wishes to recover that sack of presence from Watson. 361 00:18:47.480 --> 00:18:49.480 How would he invade the party with the least possible 362 00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:52.480 trouble by dressing up a center close again? Oh no, 363 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:54.799 I think he's over played that role for one evening. Well, 364 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:56.839 then I would he try to get in Miss Jones? 365 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:57.119 Oh? 366 00:18:57.240 --> 00:18:59.039 Come now, as drive, A group of people can enter 367 00:18:59.079 --> 00:19:02.720 any house on Christmas Eve about invitation without creating suspicion, Carol, 368 00:19:04.039 --> 00:19:06.079 I shouldn't be all surprised. If at this moment Ruther 369 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:08.480 Lispur and some of his gang are singing carols outside 370 00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:11.119 twenty eight Lexington Gardens, then what are we going to do? 371 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:13.680 Former rival cardl Society? How many of them men to 372 00:19:13.759 --> 00:19:14.160 bring with you? 373 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:18.960 Three sergeant and two constable wearing great coats? Yes, misses 374 00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:21.039 the boy they. 375 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:23.599 Can hide their helmets and pretend to be singers. Come on, 376 00:19:24.319 --> 00:19:26.559 let's go over there, and while we're walking we'll rehearse 377 00:19:26.599 --> 00:20:04.960 our carols. He must appear reasonably convincing. Sander leastart sanerat. 378 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:50.640 You back, said class. No, no, you mustn't begun to 379 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:59.799 close to childson hop on becoming signing for. 380 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:04.799 Of course they can ask them to come in. Missus Hudson, come. 381 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:06.880 And let me get you back to Oh no, no, 382 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:10.519 take it, see your reindeer, saying. 383 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:14.359 To see my reindeer stop on the roof, I time 384 00:20:14.440 --> 00:20:16.000 not to see him. No, no, no, you must do that. 385 00:20:16.079 --> 00:20:18.880 They're asleep. Food. Here are the carol singers. If you 386 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:21.079 get children, that's it. 387 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:25.480 Good evening, gentlemen, Good evening, and marry Chrisma. Would you 388 00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:28.279 like to sing some carols for the children after that? 389 00:20:28.400 --> 00:20:30.519 I'm sure you'd like to drop of the some of 390 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:32.880 the women, but thank you, sir, we chair like that. 391 00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:35.599 Let you before somewhere my month. 392 00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:37.960 Oh there, I'm sure you haven't. 393 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:39.759 Come on man, let's sing. 394 00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:41.240 Good King went for it. 395 00:20:41.960 --> 00:20:44.000 God l. 396 00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:03.759 Well, here we are outside the ursemist room. Now listen, 397 00:21:05.240 --> 00:21:07.640 uh huh Lugla Lisper and these men are already there. 398 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:10.240 Are we going to eat at home moment? Amen, you 399 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:13.000 will have your truncheons handy, Yes, miss Drones, we're ready, splendid. 400 00:21:13.039 --> 00:21:16.279 Now remember when we're inside and I yelled Christmas at 401 00:21:16.319 --> 00:21:18.119