WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:04.080 Good evening, doctor, good evening, mister Bartow, draw up your 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:07.799 usual chair mix of at home. How about the glass 3 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:08.640 the shirt had of me? 4 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:12.160 Very nice already for tonight's story, doctor. 5 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.120 Yes, my boy, here's your shirt, Thank you, sir. My 6 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:19.000 story begins on a June night in eighteen hundred and 7 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:21.920 eighty nine. My wife and I had spent a quarky 8 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:24.280 evening at home. I remember it was just about the 9 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:27.039 hour that a man gives his first yawn and glances 10 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:29.879 at the clock, and the tranquility of the scene was 11 00:00:29.920 --> 00:00:33.600 broken by the discordant jangling of our front door bell. 12 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:36.479 An emergency call for you, I suppose, doctors, Not exactly, mister. 13 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:39.439 It turned out to be a certain missus Iso Whitney, 14 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:41.799 an old friend of my wife's who'd come to us 15 00:00:41.799 --> 00:00:45.119 in trouble. Her husband, she told us, had been missing 16 00:00:45.119 --> 00:00:48.079 for forty eight hours, and knowing him to be the 17 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:51.399 victim of the shocking habit of taking opium, she was 18 00:00:51.399 --> 00:00:54.399 convinced that he was lying drugged and stupefied in some 19 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:57.119 foul den amid the London waterfronts. 20 00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:59.000 And I suppose you went out to try to find him. 21 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:01.640 Yes, mister Bartell, I did. She told me that her 22 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:04.079 husband had mentioned frequenting a place called the Bar of 23 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:07.200 Gold in Upper Swandham Lane, so naturally that's where I 24 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:11.079 began my search. I quickly located it, and after ordering 25 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:14.159 my cab the wight, I entered the place. A strange 26 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:18.000 sight met my eyes. Through the smoke ridden, gloomed I 27 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:21.040 could catch a glimpse of bodies lying in strange, fantastic 28 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:25.079 poses as they smoked the pipes of death. Most of 29 00:01:25.079 --> 00:01:28.319 the unhappy creatures lay silently, but some muttered to themselves, 30 00:01:28.319 --> 00:01:32.040 and others talked together in strange, low, monotonous voices, their 31 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:35.599 conversation coming in gushes and then trailing off into silence, 32 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:39.439 each mumbling his own thoughts and paying little attention or 33 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:42.599 heed to the words of his neighbor. As I entered, 34 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:44.719 an attendant hurried up to me with an opium pipe 35 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:47.079 and a supply of the drug and beckoned me to 36 00:01:47.120 --> 00:01:54.599 an empty bird, Master, may lie here. I haven't come 37 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:56.840 to stay here, my good man. I'm looking for a friend, 38 00:01:56.920 --> 00:01:58.200 mister Isa Whitney. 39 00:01:58.560 --> 00:01:59.599 No, and by that name. 40 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:01.959 Now I'm going to search this place just the same. 41 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:07.719 Please not to make trouble, Man Watson, is that your. 42 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:11.280 Watson Whitney, Thank heavens, I've found you. Man. For what 43 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:14.840 time is It's nearly eleven of what day? What day? Friday, 44 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:17.080 June the nineteenth, Good Lord, I thought it was Wednesday. 45 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:18.159 It is Wednesday. 46 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:19.000 You're trying to confuse me. 47 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:20.919 Hi, tell you it's Friday. Your wife has been waiting 48 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:22.759 two days for you. Mixed up in your days, Watson, 49 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:25.680 I've only been here a few hours. Three pipes, four pipes? 50 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:28.039 I forget how many are I'll go. 51 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:33.159 Home much here, I'll keep your help. That's it. I 52 00:02:33.199 --> 00:02:36.240 have a cab waiting. I'm at the some money, will 53 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:37.000 you set up for me? 54 00:02:37.400 --> 00:02:37.560 God? 55 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:42.360 Yeah, wait here for me. Stop pulling up my Steve, 56 00:02:42.439 --> 00:02:44.599 my good fellow. Who are you? And what do you want? 57 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:46.080 A word in your ear? 58 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:47.960 Please? Any well? What is it? 59 00:02:48.400 --> 00:02:50.719 Get rid of your friend and join me outside. 60 00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:54.039 Holmes, What on earth are you doing here? Understand? 61 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:55.400 Be you a cab waiting? 62 00:02:55.639 --> 00:02:55.879 Yes? 63 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:58.479 Then please use it to send you the futtal friend hormone, 64 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:00.319 and if you fill up to it, I should also 65 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:02.120 recommend that you sent a note for the captain telling 66 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:03.919 your wife that you have thrown in your lot with me. 67 00:03:04.719 --> 00:03:07.280 I'd be exceedingly glad to having a little talk with you. Yes, 68 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.479 of course I'll spend it then consuter a business yellow 69 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:11.120 chat on me to outside in about ten minutes. 70 00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:30.000 Well, earth, PHYSI, it's it's nearly. 71 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.319 That your house as whats it's me. Your disguise is 72 00:03:34.360 --> 00:03:34.840 wonder plot. 73 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:36.759 Never recognized you if you haven't spoken to me, just 74 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:37.759 last posed a good friend. 75 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:40.159 Yes, here's cold. Let's start walking out. A horse and 76 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:43.879 trap waiting for me on the next street. What on 77 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:46.120 earth were you doing in the bar of gold homes 78 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:48.560 trying to get news of a missing man, you, simon. 79 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.479 I'm in the midst of a better remarkable inquiry, and 80 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:53.840 I'd hope to get a clue from the incocurrent ramblings 81 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:57.080 of those poor devils back there. Ah, there's the horse 82 00:03:57.120 --> 00:03:59.520 and trap under the street lamp on the corner. You'll 83 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:01.319 come with me, of course, if I can be in 84 00:04:01.319 --> 00:04:03.439 any use, I trust a comrade is always ab use. 85 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:06.639 My room at the Cedars has two bids in it. Yes, 86 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.599 that's mister Neville, Saint Clair's house and our present destination. 87 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:11.560 It's near Lee in Kent, about seven miles in the year, 88 00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:14.400 and I'm using it as a headquarters while I conduct. 89 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:16.800 My inquiries avening mister Rounds. Everything all right? 90 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:20.839 Yes, thank you John, I get in Watson. I shan't 91 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:22.240 need you any more tonight. John, he has have a 92 00:04:22.279 --> 00:04:25.079 crown for you. Look out for me tomorrow about eleven. 93 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:28.399 My charms stroums could not gentlemen, can I John? Get up. 94 00:04:32.720 --> 00:04:35.279 Well? Homes If we have a seven miles drive ahead 95 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:37.519 of us, perhaps you'll tell me about the case that you're. 96 00:04:37.319 --> 00:04:39.399 Working on with pleasure old chat. But first take the 97 00:04:39.519 --> 00:04:40.560 range for a few minutes, will you. 98 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:43.800 I want to remove my makeup and take off my 99 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:44.800 wig and be comfortable. 100 00:04:45.439 --> 00:04:47.480 After that, I'll tell you why we are headed to 101 00:04:47.480 --> 00:05:06.160 the Kentish countryside at this hour of the night. What's mean? 102 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:08.839 You have a grand gift of silence? It makes you 103 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:11.319 invaluable as a companion. We've driven four miles and you 104 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:12.160 haven't doned a word. 105 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:15.160 It was easy. I've been dying to question to you, 106 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:17.199 but I could see that you will preoccupy and. 107 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:19.480 I shall reward you with a clear and concise statement 108 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.160 of my problem. And mister Nevil Saint Claire, aged thirty seven, 109 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:25.199 the father of two children and an affectionate husband, is missing. 110 00:05:25.800 --> 00:05:28.439 He left his house the Cedars near Lee, our present. 111 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:30.199 Destination, last Monday, four days ago. 112 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:33.680 Yes, Now, why should an affectionate husband of a happy 113 00:05:33.720 --> 00:05:36.839 father disappear in any money trouble? 114 00:05:36.879 --> 00:05:37.240 I think not. 115 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:40.839 His entire debts at the moment amount to eighty eight pounds, 116 00:05:40.879 --> 00:05:42.639 while he has two hundred and twenty pounds standing to 117 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:44.279 his credit at the Capital and County's Bank. 118 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:46.959 Who is the last person to see him on Monday? 119 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:50.399 His wife? But let me tell you the story. He 120 00:05:50.480 --> 00:05:52.560 left his house for London rather earlier than usual. 121 00:05:52.639 --> 00:05:54.839 He was a businessman then, yes, he has. 122 00:05:54.720 --> 00:05:57.600 An interest in several companies in London, but his wife 123 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.439 doesn't know exactly what he does. But to continue in 124 00:06:00.519 --> 00:06:02.360 at for London, saying that he would bring his little 125 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:04.920 boy home a box of toy bricks now, but the 126 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:07.519 middest chance. His wife received a telegram shortly after his 127 00:06:07.600 --> 00:06:10.319 departure saying that a parcel of considerable value was waiting 128 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:13.040 for her at the offices of the Aberdeen Shipping Company. 129 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:16.160 Aberdeenshire, their officers in Fresno Street. I drove by them tonight. 130 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:17.920 Zack in Fresno's Street branches out of. 131 00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:21.319 Upper Swandon Lane where the bar of Gold is. Situation ah, 132 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:22.759 Now I'm beginning to understand. 133 00:06:22.759 --> 00:06:24.759 Gone home, Gone and missus Saint Clair took a train 134 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:27.040 for London, and at exactly four point thirty five on 135 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:29.639 Monday last planted herself walking past the Bar of Gold. 136 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:32.959 Suddenly she heard a cry, and, looking up, was horrified 137 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:35.199 to see her husband affecting to her from a second 138 00:06:35.199 --> 00:06:35.879 story window. 139 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:38.879 Prisoner Was he there of his own free will? 140 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:40.680 Usper Undoubtedly he was a prisoner. 141 00:06:41.560 --> 00:06:44.519 The window was open, and she distinctly on his face, 142 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:48.360 which he described as being terribly eduitated. He waved his 143 00:06:48.399 --> 00:06:50.279 hand to up frantically, and then vanished from the window, 144 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:52.319 so suddenly that it seemed to her that he had 145 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:57.279 been dragged back by some irresistible force from behind. One 146 00:06:57.279 --> 00:06:59.720 singular point which struck her quick feminine eye was. 147 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:02.360 That although he wore the coat he had left for London, 148 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:05.079 and he wore neither collar nor time. 149 00:07:05.680 --> 00:07:06.480 What did she do? 150 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:08.360 Rushed down the steps into the Bar of Gold and 151 00:07:08.360 --> 00:07:10.680 attempted to go up the staircase leading to the second floor. 152 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:13.480 I suppose that oriental fellow that I talked to tonight 153 00:07:13.519 --> 00:07:14.480 stopped her exactly. 154 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:16.519 In fact, he pushed her out of the daw and 155 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:19.560 swammed it after her. She rushed down the lane and 156 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:21.279 a few moments later was lucky enough to meet a 157 00:07:21.319 --> 00:07:22.519 sergeant and two constable. 158 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:24.120 She took them back with her to the bar of Gold. 159 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:26.560 Of course, yes, I mean whether to the room in 160 00:07:26.600 --> 00:07:29.680 which Neville Saint Clair at last been seen, And of 161 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:31.759 course there was no sign of him. In fact, on 162 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:33.959 the whole floor there was no one to be found 163 00:07:34.040 --> 00:07:37.360 except a hideous, deformed beggar who seemed to live there. 164 00:07:37.839 --> 00:07:40.000 And what Missus Saint Clair told me, it appears that 165 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:42.920 the sergeant conducted the examination of quite utility. 166 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:45.720 Saw your asmad up this window, Missus Sinclair. 167 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:49.279 I'm positive, sergeant and Alescus, where's no one's been upstairs 168 00:07:49.279 --> 00:07:49.959 this afternoon? 169 00:07:50.199 --> 00:07:53.439 He's probably lying. Let's see what this crippled fellowes to 170 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:54.199 say for himself. 171 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:56.720 Here, you what do you want with me? 172 00:07:56.839 --> 00:07:57.800 I t nothing. 173 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:00.240 You heard what this lady said? Did you see your 174 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:02.279 husband go in this room a few minutes ago? I 175 00:08:02.279 --> 00:08:04.720 didn't see nobody. And I've been here all the afternoon, 176 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:07.360 you lil, Yes, and you swear on oath that no 177 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:09.680 one's been in this room for the last few hours. Yes, 178 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:12.720 I do, Missus s Clear, I know that you think 179 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:13.600 you saw your husband. 180 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:15.000 But don't you suppose. 181 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:18.120 Look on the table, just a wooden boxman. 182 00:08:18.279 --> 00:08:20.800 But I know what's incited head the see. 183 00:08:23.519 --> 00:08:25.199 What it's a lot of a lot of wooden bricks 184 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:26.000 like kids place. 185 00:08:26.079 --> 00:08:28.399 If my husband came to London today, especially to buy 186 00:08:28.399 --> 00:08:31.600 the flour suns. You can't just believe me now, sergeant, 187 00:08:31.720 --> 00:08:32.440 don't think I can. 188 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:34.919 And I'll take another look around. Where does this door 189 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:38.559 lead to my bedroom? You won't find nothing in there. 190 00:08:38.480 --> 00:08:39.679 And we'll look just the same. 191 00:08:43.720 --> 00:08:43.960 Hello. 192 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:47.960 Bloodstains on this window, ledge, fresh bloodstains? 193 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:49.200 How do you account for that? 194 00:08:49.320 --> 00:08:50.720 Well? I don't know nothing about it. 195 00:08:50.799 --> 00:08:53.120 And the window overlooks the river, just where the water's 196 00:08:53.159 --> 00:08:53.679 good and deep. 197 00:08:53.720 --> 00:08:56.279 Too nice place to tip a body at here? Come 198 00:08:56.399 --> 00:08:58.159 are you? I ain't done nothing. 199 00:08:58.200 --> 00:09:00.200 You've got bloodstains on your right sleeve? What a you 200 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:01.080 gotta say about that? 201 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:02.639 To my fingers? 202 00:09:02.679 --> 00:09:05.120 See? And then I went and opened the window. Letter, 203 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:07.759 that's how the bird got this? You think I was 204 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:14.360 born yesterday? Let's have a look in his chest of drawers? Hello, Hello, 205 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:19.039 those clothes are these? A pair of trousers, socks, shoes, ets, 206 00:09:19.320 --> 00:09:22.639 everything except the coat, eh, missus Sinclair will you come 207 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:25.840 in here, priestman, what if your partner started these clothes? 208 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:28.240 Are they your husband's mom? Yes? 209 00:09:30.200 --> 00:09:31.480 What's happened to ring Sergeant? 210 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:34.159 I'm afraid he's met with foul playmer And this man 211 00:09:34.200 --> 00:09:37.159 knows what happened, and he won't talk. I don't know nothing. 212 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:39.240 I'll tell you, don't you when I arrest you in 213 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:39.759 the name of the. 214 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:41.879 Law, And I warn you that anything you say. 215 00:09:45.759 --> 00:09:48.480 And so Watson the sergeant arrested this crippled beggar. 216 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:51.279 I'm not surprised. What have they been able to find 217 00:09:51.279 --> 00:09:51.840 out about him? 218 00:09:51.879 --> 00:09:52.679 Surprisingly little? 219 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:56.360 His name is Hugh Boone and he's a professional beggar, 220 00:09:56.440 --> 00:09:59.879 quite as successful when I gather his pathetic appearance attracts 221 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:03.360 great sympathy, the shock of orange hair and a pale 222 00:10:03.399 --> 00:10:06.000 face that is disfigured by a horrible scar which has 223 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:07.080 twisted the outer. 224 00:10:07.080 --> 00:10:08.120 Edge of his upper lip. 225 00:10:08.240 --> 00:10:09.759 And he was the last man to see Nevil some 226 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:10.399 Turil alive. 227 00:10:10.720 --> 00:10:14.080 So it would seem the Laska downstairs has been cross examined. 228 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:15.799 Relentlessly, but he swears that he has no knowledge of 229 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:16.159 the crimes. 230 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:18.159 There have been any furtive. 231 00:10:17.919 --> 00:10:21.159 Old chap Yes, indeither have the ebbing tide gave. 232 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:23.919 A fresh clue humans, and Clare's body was washed out. 233 00:10:24.039 --> 00:10:27.080 No, his coat with every. 234 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:29.799 Pocket stuck with pennies and haphenies four hundred and twenty 235 00:10:29.840 --> 00:10:32.159 one pennies and two hundred and seventy haphenies to be exact, 236 00:10:32.639 --> 00:10:35.080 there's no wonder that it had not been swept away 237 00:10:35.120 --> 00:10:35.679 by the tide. 238 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:37.399 But human body is a different matter. 239 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:40.320 Yes, there's a strong eddy between the house and the wall. 240 00:10:40.679 --> 00:10:43.600 It seems likely that the weighted coat had remained when 241 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:45.840 the stripped body had been carried away into the river. 242 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:47.639 The other clothes were found in the room. And why 243 00:10:47.639 --> 00:10:49.519 would the body be dressed in a coat? Love? 244 00:10:49.679 --> 00:10:51.360 We can only summarize old chaff. 245 00:10:51.399 --> 00:10:55.559 But supposing that this man boon a trusted levels Sinclaire 246 00:10:55.600 --> 00:10:57.600 through the window and into the river, what would he 247 00:10:57.679 --> 00:11:00.320 do then try and disppose of the tewtail garments. Yes, 248 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:02.759 that would be logical, wouldn't it. He would seize the 249 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:03.799 coat and be in the act of. 250 00:11:03.799 --> 00:11:05.480 Throwing it out of the window when it would occur 251 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:06.000 to him. 252 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:07.240 That it would quote and not sink. 253 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:09.120 So we loaded the puppets OF's coins to make it sink. 254 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:13.759 Quite so, But he has little time but he has 255 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:16.039 heard this couple downstairs. When Missus Saint Clair tried to 256 00:11:16.080 --> 00:11:18.840 pass her way up, he only succeeded. 257 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:20.360 In getting as far as throwing the coat out. 258 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:21.519 When the police arrived on the scene. 259 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:23.279 Oh, it seems perfectly feasible. 260 00:11:23.440 --> 00:11:26.000 Well I thought it was a working hypothesis anyway. 261 00:11:25.799 --> 00:11:28.679 Nevil Sincaire disappeared on Monday. Yet we still don't know 262 00:11:28.799 --> 00:11:31.759 what but he was doing in the Opium den what happened? 263 00:11:31.759 --> 00:11:34.480 Too many? He was not there or were he is? 264 00:11:34.559 --> 00:11:36.279 Now? What Humbourne, the beg. 265 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:38.200 Over the fisted lip, had to do with his disappearance? 266 00:11:38.440 --> 00:11:45.480 Ah, here we are. Our destinations were light, Bernie. 267 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:47.360 Missus Claire must be waiting up for her. 268 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.080 Yes, poor woman. I hate to return here with no 269 00:11:50.200 --> 00:11:50.960 news of her husband. 270 00:11:51.240 --> 00:11:54.000 But she's being brave. What's some extremely brave. We might 271 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:55.360 do everything we can to comfort her. 272 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:13.200 Dr Watson, I'm so grateful that you were able to 273 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:13.919 come down and help you. 274 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:15.960 Afraid. Oh, I only hope that I can be of 275 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:17.240 some help Missus and Clare. 276 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:19.200 I say that you have no good news for me, 277 00:12:19.279 --> 00:12:24.120 Mister Homes, I'm afraid not no, no thank heaven for dead. 278 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:29.240 Mister Holmes tell me honestly, do you think that never 279 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:30.000 is still alive? 280 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:30.399 Well? 281 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:32.759 Thankly, no, thank you. 282 00:12:32.840 --> 00:12:35.759 Then I don't think he's murdered. Well I don't say that, 283 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:38.240 but perhaps you And on what day did he. 284 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:39.720 Meet his death? On Monday? 285 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:42.799 Then perhaps, mister Holmes, you can explain how I received 286 00:12:42.799 --> 00:12:43.879 a letter from him today? 287 00:12:44.440 --> 00:12:45.480 Who is all madam? 288 00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:49.879 Let me see it. This is very crude writing on 289 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:52.480 the envelope. Surely it's not your husband's hands. 290 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:53.639 Hope the writing in the letter is? 291 00:12:55.159 --> 00:12:56.720 There's letter contained an enclosure. 292 00:12:56.879 --> 00:12:58.679 Yes, there was a ring, his dignitt ring. 293 00:12:58.919 --> 00:12:59.720 What is the letter say? 294 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:01.519 There is? 295 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:02.559 Do not be frightened. 296 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:06.759 All will come Well. There is a huge error which 297 00:13:06.840 --> 00:13:08.639 it may take some little time to rectify. 298 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:13.559 Waiting patience and its signed Neville written in pennsylvani fly 299 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:14.519 leaf of a notebook. 300 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:15.840 No water mark. 301 00:13:16.240 --> 00:13:18.519 Posted today, engraves in by a member. The dirt it's 302 00:13:18.559 --> 00:13:21.919 coming black has been gummed. If I'm not mistaken by 303 00:13:21.960 --> 00:13:24.159 a man who has been chewing tobacco. 304 00:13:23.960 --> 00:13:25.919 My husband must be alive, mister Hilmes. 305 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:28.159 This might be a clever forgery to put us off 306 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:31.360 put us off the track. But the signet rings as 307 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:33.080 it may have been taken from him. But the hand 308 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:35.919 writing and then the first mark might have been written 309 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:38.159 on Monday and only posted today. I won't be the 310 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:41.480 scared missus Claire. I have no wish to discourage you. 311 00:13:41.720 --> 00:13:43.960 I'm just trying to be practical. If your husband is 312 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:46.320 alive and able to write letters, why should he remain 313 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:46.840 away from you. 314 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:50.600 I can't admit he made no special remarks before leaving 315 00:13:50.679 --> 00:13:51.399 on Monday. 316 00:13:51.240 --> 00:13:53.480 No, none, except to say that he was going to 317 00:13:53.519 --> 00:13:54.679 buy the wooden blocks. 318 00:13:55.519 --> 00:13:58.159 When you saw him at the bar of Golden Swandam Lane, 319 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.279 was the window open, Yes, then he might have called you. 320 00:14:01.799 --> 00:14:05.080 He might, as I understand it, he gave an inarticulate cry, 321 00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:05.799 a call for help. 322 00:14:05.840 --> 00:14:07.519 You thought, yes, he waved his hands, but. 323 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:08.840 It might have been a cry of surprise. 324 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.759 Astonishment of the unexpected sight of you might have caused 325 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:12.679 him to throw up his hands. 326 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:16.159 And you thought that he was pulled back from the window. 327 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:18.399 Yes, because he disappeared so abruptly, he might have leaped 328 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:21.200 back Mande. He might have, though I can't think why. 329 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:25.279 One last question? Had your husband ever shown signs of 330 00:14:27.080 --> 00:14:27.840 taking oakium? 331 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:28.159 Why? 332 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:31.480 No, never, mister Holmes. I'm certain the idea would have 333 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:32.159 revolted him. 334 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:36.519 Thank you, Missus Sinclair. As were the principal points I 335 00:14:36.600 --> 00:14:38.559 wanted to be clear on. And now what's my suggest 336 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:40.279 We retire for the night. We may have a busy 337 00:14:40.320 --> 00:14:41.200 day ahead of us to morrow. 338 00:14:41.399 --> 00:14:42.720 I hope you both sleep well. 339 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:45.840 Good night, mister Holmes, doctor Watson, good night, missus. 340 00:14:46.879 --> 00:14:47.759 Keep up your courage. 341 00:14:47.799 --> 00:14:50.120 Good night, Missus Sinclair. We must hope for the best. 342 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:53.720 The cloud seemed lighter, though I should not venture to 343 00:14:53.759 --> 00:14:54.919 say that danger is over. 344 00:15:06.200 --> 00:15:08.360 You'll hear the rest of doctor Watson's story in just 345 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:11.320 a second. So I'm just going to remind you that 346 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:15.080 when you buy Petrie California sherry, you have a choice 347 00:15:15.120 --> 00:15:18.840 of two kinds of sherry. You can choose Petri regular sherry, 348 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:22.320 or if you prefer your sherry dry, you know, not sweet, 349 00:15:22.799 --> 00:15:26.600 ask for Petree Pale dry sherry. They're both fine wines. 350 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:29.960 And if you don't know which you'd prefer, don't buy one, 351 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:33.240 buy two, buy them both and try them both. 352 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:36.159 And remember this Petri sherry. 353 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:39.879 Is the perfect all round, all occasion wine. It's good 354 00:15:39.960 --> 00:15:44.799 before dinner, after dinner, at cocktail time, in any time. 355 00:15:45.519 --> 00:15:50.039 Just be sure you'll get Petrie pet Tree Sherry. Well, 356 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:52.720 Dr Watson, you and the great Sherlock Holmes certainly deserved 357 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:53.519 a good night's rest. 358 00:15:53.799 --> 00:15:54.320 Did you get it? 359 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:57.159 I did, mister Bell to Herbert Holmes, made no attempt 360 00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:59.799 to sleep. As soon as we retired upstairs. You'd donned 361 00:15:59.799 --> 00:16:02.679 the blue silk dressing gown, and then wandered about the room, 362 00:16:02.759 --> 00:16:05.759 collecting pillows from his bed and cushions from the sofa 363 00:16:05.840 --> 00:16:08.759 and the armchairs. With these he constructed a sort of 364 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:12.840 Eastern divan, and which pursed himself cross legged, with an 365 00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:15.240 ounce of shag tobacco and a box of matches laid 366 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:16.000 out in front of him. 367 00:16:16.200 --> 00:16:17.879 He was all set for a session of thinking. 368 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:19.039 I guess yes, my boy. 369 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:21.080 In the dim light of a lamp, I saw him 370 00:16:21.120 --> 00:16:23.840 sitting there, an old braw pipe clenched in his teeth, 371 00:16:23.919 --> 00:16:27.000 his eyes fixed vacantly on a corner of the ceiling, 372 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:32.159 the blue smoke curling up from him, silent, motionless. So 373 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:34.480 he sat as I dropped off to sleep, And so 374 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:36.519 he sat when I wake into the morning to find 375 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:39.159 the summer sun shining into the room. The pipe was 376 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:42.480 still between his lips, the smoke still curled upward, and 377 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:45.120 the room was full of a dense tobacco haze, but 378 00:16:45.240 --> 00:16:46.360 nothing remained of the heap of. 379 00:16:46.399 --> 00:16:51.679 Shag which I had seen on the previous night, Watson, 380 00:16:52.679 --> 00:16:53.240 Wake Watson. 381 00:16:58.879 --> 00:17:04.359 Twenty minutes at the World, Chap, I had to think. 382 00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:07.599 I couldn't allow my brain the luxury of sleeping you 383 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:08.640 game from morning drive. 384 00:17:09.400 --> 00:17:10.680 Well, i'll get dressed. 385 00:17:10.799 --> 00:17:13.680 Good, No, I'm stirring yet, but I know where the 386 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:15.839 stable boy sleeps. I'll have the horse and trap up 387 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.200 no time at all. Oh where we go to prison 388 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:21.359 to visit Hugh Boon? The man with a twisted lip. 389 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:25.000 Homes your You're unusually excited. What's what's on your mind? 390 00:17:25.400 --> 00:17:26.680 I want to test a little theory. 391 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:28.119 I think what's in that you are not standing in 392 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:30.200 the presence of one of the most absolute fools in Europe. 393 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:32.880 I deserve to be kicked from here to Chatting Cross. 394 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:35.839 But I think I have the key to the affair 395 00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:37.920 in the bathroom. 396 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:39.880 You're joking. 397 00:17:40.279 --> 00:17:42.839 No, I've just been there and removed it to my 398 00:17:42.920 --> 00:17:45.240 coat pocket. Now I didn't get dressed, old Chap, and. 399 00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:47.319 We'll drive over to the prison and see whether my. 400 00:17:47.480 --> 00:18:04.640 Key fits the lock. Well, good morning, mister Elms. Doctor 401 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:07.759