WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:07.440 Vy she capital, my dear Watson, let us return to 2 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:09.800 our humble a two. 3 00:00:09.599 --> 00:00:12.480 To one b Baker eight carin. 4 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:22.879 From London. We present The Reigate Squires, A day for 5 00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:26.199 Radio by Michael Hardwick, based on a short story by 6 00:00:26.239 --> 00:00:33.359 Sir Arthur Kernan Doyle, The Reigate Squires. 7 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:35.759 I see from my notes that it was on the 8 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:39.039 fourteenth of April eighteen eighty seven that I received a 9 00:00:39.079 --> 00:00:43.479 telegram from Lyons telling me that Sherlock Holmes was lying 10 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:44.079 ill there. 11 00:00:45.119 --> 00:00:47.719 Within twenty four hours I was in his sickroom. His 12 00:00:47.920 --> 00:00:50.799 iron constitution had broken down under the strain of a 13 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:51.920 two month's investigation. 14 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:54.759 And when I got him back to two to one Bee. 15 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:57.920 Baker Sweet three days later, it became obvious to me 16 00:00:58.039 --> 00:01:00.600 that for all his love of London, you will be 17 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:07.040 better off for a change in the country. 18 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:09.319 Well, how are we. 19 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:14.200 Feeling today, eh, I don't mind admitting it's left me 20 00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:15.560 feeling a bit knocked up. 21 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:17.640 A bit knocked up. 22 00:01:18.239 --> 00:01:22.959 You'll be working on fifteen hours day average through Watson through. 23 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:24.519 And now you're paying a penalty. 24 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:29.959 Exhausted Still, I speard, all this is some compensation work there, 25 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:34.079 all these telegrams. Congratulations still coming in by the bucket 26 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:36.920 for those now really homes. 27 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:39.719 You succeed where the police of three continents have failed. 28 00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:42.480 You outl over the most, the country's swindler in Europe 29 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:45.680 at every point, and all you can say is oh though, 30 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:50.239 let the politicians and the financiers do the rejoicing. The 31 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:53.439 Netherlands Sumatra Company and its affairs are things of the 32 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:57.040 past for me now. All I want, Watson, is a 33 00:01:57.120 --> 00:01:57.959 good rest. 34 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:01.159 Well, I uh, a matter of homes. That's just what 35 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:03.879 I wanted to have a word with you about Colonel 36 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:08.800 Hayn old friend Deana mccre in Afghanistan. Well, he's taking 37 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:11.439 my house down there, right it. He keeps asking us 38 00:02:11.479 --> 00:02:13.159 to go down for a bit of a break anytime 39 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:15.560 we like. He's just reinge the invitation. 40 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:17.840 And I thought a week or self springtime in the 41 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:20.280 country might be just the thing on about it. Eh. 42 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:25.560 I'm sure your friend means very well, Watson, springtime and 43 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:30.800 sorry delightful. But can you see me lounging about on 44 00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:34.639 sofas being fussed to death by will meaning. 45 00:02:34.680 --> 00:02:39.960 It's a bachelor establishment home. Well, then hit of the 46 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:41.879 final soda in the world. 47 00:02:42.879 --> 00:02:45.080 Talk whole night if you want to go Oh my, 48 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:47.039 but loads when to keep out of the way and 49 00:02:47.120 --> 00:02:47.759 leave a man in. 50 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:49.520 Pieces, that's what he prefers. 51 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:54.439 How are you say, homes, you suppose his breakfasts come 52 00:02:54.520 --> 00:03:00.919 up to my standards? Oh, homes, Well, you'll come with 53 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:04.240 Pavier Watson, just as soon as you can arrange to 54 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:08.479 transport these weary old burdens of mind between baker streets. 55 00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:14.599 And ragged ah. What about this Dellinger Watson? 56 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:19.000 A beauty here, one with a magnificent thing. 57 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:23.800 He isn't it? I don't, I say? Hither you gather 58 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:28.240 quite an armory bushel heavy hum. Yes, the most impressive 59 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:31.840 collection I think, so, eh, well, never know when it 60 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:34.360 might come in handy in these parts. I mean. Well, 61 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:36.759 we've been having quite a scare lately. 62 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:40.680 Watson, oct, one of our local squires, had his house 63 00:03:40.759 --> 00:03:43.599 burned into last Monday. No great damage, you know, but 64 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:44.840 the fellers are still at. 65 00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:48.319 Clark, no clues. Colonel her not so. 66 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:52.120 Far renton sect his library, turn the whole place upside down. 67 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:54.879 Didn't get much of their pains though. What then? Well, 68 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:57.560 if I can remember, and it'll. 69 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:01.840 Make your love is two? Play did candlesticks and I 70 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:05.800 will let her wait? Small operometer. 71 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:11.759 A board of twine. Who is a volume of Pope's Homer? 72 00:04:12.120 --> 00:04:15.719 Well, the county police ought to be able to make 73 00:04:15.800 --> 00:04:16.600 something of that. 74 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:20.879 What surely it's of no, No, you're here for a risk, 75 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:25.279 remember dear me, Watson. Well, I suppose I've got to 76 00:04:25.319 --> 00:04:28.040 do what you tell me for a change. Yes, that's right. 77 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:29.759 Holmes had this treatment for. 78 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:35.160 Him in the front eary. You know regular Martinez is Watson. Well, 79 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:37.040 thanks Bickness. Things were shifted. 80 00:04:37.240 --> 00:04:40.319 Then I'll see your left in peace. It's going to 81 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:45.560 be a lovely yes, Charles, A big parton, sir, I 82 00:04:45.639 --> 00:04:48.519 was just going to ring for you. Well, what's a 83 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:49.040 mether man? 84 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:53.199 Have you heard the US at the cunninghams Not another 85 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:55.120 burglary murderer? 86 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:01.519 Jo? Who the JP is so on? Neither sir? It 87 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:05.480 was William the coachman shot through the art. Who shot him? Oh? 88 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:08.680 It was a burglars got clean away. It just fought 89 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:11.920 the country window, they say, when William disturbed him, shot 90 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:15.160 him dead and made of it was his Charles. Well, 91 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:18.120 last night, sir, somewhere about twelve. 92 00:05:18.759 --> 00:05:22.600 Dead business all right, Charles, these things were now I 93 00:05:22.759 --> 00:05:29.759 ring for you later, very good, sir. Poor Cunningham leading 94 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:33.879 squire about here. Decent fellow can be cut up about this. 95 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:36.439 You know the men have been in hisself a year 96 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:38.240 might be one of the same times that broke into 97 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:38.839 the other place. 98 00:05:39.000 --> 00:05:41.480 Yes, I defended some local chapmans off. 99 00:05:42.199 --> 00:05:45.000 Ecton's and Cunninghams are just the places he would go 100 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:47.040 for largest in these parts, you know. 101 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:50.199 And the riches, well they ought to be. They've had 102 00:05:50.199 --> 00:05:51.759 a lot of the blood suck out of him in 103 00:05:51.839 --> 00:05:53.040 recent years. Oh, how's that. 104 00:05:53.560 --> 00:05:55.639 Well, they've had a law suo gragging on for no 105 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:58.680 end of time. Old Exton has some claim on half 106 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:01.800 of Cunningham's. His take, the lawyers have been heated with 107 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:05.560 both heads. Well, if it's a local man, there shouldn't 108 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:11.079 be much difficulty in running into her. Inspector follister, Oh, 109 00:06:11.160 --> 00:06:14.879 come in, inspector the morning knd of hate morning. I 110 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:18.160 hope I don't intrude her. But we hear mister Holmes 111 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:19.240 of Vegas streets here. 112 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:22.800 Yeah, there he is inspector, and this is doctor Watson. 113 00:06:22.839 --> 00:06:24.279 I know he's the major. 114 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:28.279 Gentlemen, we we wondered if we could ask you to 115 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:29.720 step across, mister Holmes. 116 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:32.759 You've heard the news, I expect. Now look here inspector. 117 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:34.920 As a medical man, I must tell you that my 118 00:06:35.040 --> 00:06:36.800 friend is far from haha. 119 00:06:37.279 --> 00:06:40.480 The fates are against Gill Watson. We were chatting about 120 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:43.600 the matter and you came in, inspector. Perhaps you'd care to 121 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:44.600 let us have a huge. 122 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:46.879 Detail, ye won't you take a sitar, inspector. 123 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:50.360 Oh, thank you sir. Well, mister Holmes, we had no 124 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:53.199 clue in the acton affair, but we've plenty to go 125 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:53.839 on this time. 126 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:56.480 Uh. The man was seen ah. 127 00:06:56.720 --> 00:06:59.319 When the alarm broke out, mister Cunningham had just got 128 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:03.319 into bed, and mister Alick Conningham, that's his son, was smoking. 129 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:05.560 A pipe in his dressing room. They both heard. 130 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:08.480 William the coachman called to help, and mister Alick ran 131 00:07:08.519 --> 00:07:08.879 down in. 132 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:09.480 His dressing gown. 133 00:07:10.079 --> 00:07:12.279 The that door was open, and as he got the 134 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:14.160 foot of the stairs he saw the two men wrestling 135 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:17.560 together outside. One of them private shot, the other dropped 136 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:19.480 to the ground, and the murderer was off across the 137 00:07:19.519 --> 00:07:23.279 garden over the hitch. Mister Cunningham saw him too from 138 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:26.000 his bedroom window as he reached the road. Couldn't young 139 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:26.920 Erick catch him? 140 00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:27.319 No? 141 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:28.879 It stopped to. 142 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:31.399 Do what he could for William, so the followed got 143 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:35.360 clean away a middle sized man dressed in some dark stuff. 144 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:39.360 That's the description we've got. E did William sailing before 145 00:07:39.399 --> 00:07:39.839 he died? 146 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:40.680 No, not a word. 147 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:44.480 I suppose he walked up from the lodge to make 148 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:45.800 sure everything was all secure. 149 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:50.560 Frightful fellow, you know, sir, Yes, yes, this acton business 150 00:07:50.600 --> 00:07:51.680 certainly had us all. 151 00:07:51.560 --> 00:07:54.279 On our guard, and he called the chepard handed. 152 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.120 It seems like it dot there. But one thing we 153 00:07:57.160 --> 00:08:01.120 did get was this inspector. I see that for these certainly, 154 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:03.720 mister Holmes. It seems to be. 155 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:06.879 A fragment of paper torn from a larger sheet. It 156 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:10.240 was between the dead man's finger and thumb. So either 157 00:08:10.279 --> 00:08:12.480 the other chef tore the wrist of the paper out 158 00:08:12.519 --> 00:08:15.560 of William's head, or William tore this bit from a 159 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:16.680 sheet he was holding. 160 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:17.839 It. 161 00:08:17.920 --> 00:08:21.439 Can't see what Eiram was doing waving sheets of paper about. 162 00:08:21.879 --> 00:08:22.480 All right. 163 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:25.519 If you look at the words, though, it reads as 164 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:29.879 if it's been some sort of appointment. Looks her at 165 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:34.679 quarter to twelve. Then down here it says, learn what. 166 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:38.840 This writing is of extraordinary interest? 167 00:08:39.960 --> 00:08:43.240 These are much deeper waters than I've thought. How's that, 168 00:08:43.399 --> 00:08:44.120 mister Holmes? 169 00:08:44.799 --> 00:08:45.279 Do you reckon. 170 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:48.080 There was some sort of understanding between William and the burglar. 171 00:08:48.679 --> 00:08:51.080 William was to let him in, but they had a 172 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:59.320 quarrel instead. It's not entirely impossible, but this writing, no, 173 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:04.320 there's something about it that fascinates me. Hey, colonel, if 174 00:09:04.320 --> 00:09:06.480 you will permit me, I'll leave Watson and you will 175 00:09:06.519 --> 00:09:08.240 step dound to the inspector to put one or two 176 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:09.679 little senses of mind of the test. 177 00:09:10.039 --> 00:09:11.759 You'll do nothing of the sort. I shall let you 178 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:13.000 never fear Watson. 179 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:15.480 Now deliver myself up to you in half an hour precisely, 180 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:16.559 not a minute longer. 181 00:09:16.840 --> 00:09:18.919 Come along, Inspector. Let's be getting along. 182 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:27.519 Well. And about time, Inspector half an hour mister Holmes said, 183 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:29.840 that was exactly an hour and a half ago. 184 00:09:30.879 --> 00:09:31.480 Where is it? 185 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:33.600 I have a few words to say to him, Well, 186 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:35.399 doctor Watson as an actress. 187 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:37.440 Fact, he's not come back when you was anything, sir, 188 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:38.879 And mister Holmes. 189 00:09:38.639 --> 00:09:40.759 Sent me back here to ask you gentlemen to join 190 00:09:40.840 --> 00:09:43.360 him in the field outside. He was walking up and 191 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:45.720 down there when I left him. He wants us all 192 00:09:45.799 --> 00:09:47.519 to go up to mister Cunningham's house together. 193 00:09:47.919 --> 00:09:48.679 What on earth for? 194 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:52.440 Well, I have no idea Colonel between ourselves, Dr Watson, 195 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:55.399 I think you're right to be concerned about mister Holmes. 196 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:59.360 He seems to be well all excited. I don't like 197 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:00.559 him with it all. 198 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:03.679 I've seen him behaving some pretty odd ways at times 199 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.080 when there's generally been some method behind his madness. Come on, 200 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:14.279 hayd let's go to you mout this lunatic of ours. 201 00:10:15.960 --> 00:10:19.679 What my dear, Hello, I've had a charming morning this conflict. 202 00:10:19.720 --> 00:10:21.759 That idea of yours was a capital suggestion. 203 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:24.440 Yeah, you've been up with to see the crime. I understand. Yes. 204 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:27.200 Indeed, Colonel the inspector here and I made quite a 205 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:30.879 little reconnaissance together as we did any luck way over. Well, 206 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:34.480 we saw some very interesting things. I'll tell you what 207 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:35.399 we did as we walked. 208 00:10:36.679 --> 00:10:37.919 Oh, I don't walk too far us. 209 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:42.279 First of all, we saw the body of the unfortunate William. 210 00:10:42.639 --> 00:10:45.240 There's no doubt that he died from a revolver. I 211 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:47.000 didn't know there was any question about that. 212 00:10:47.240 --> 00:10:49.279 Oh, it's as well sub test everything, Colonel. 213 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:54.399 Our inspection wasn't wasted. Well, then we had an interview 214 00:10:54.440 --> 00:10:57.080 with this Cunningham and his son. They were able to 215 00:10:57.120 --> 00:10:59.399 point out the exact spot that the murderer broke through 216 00:10:59.440 --> 00:11:00.080 the garden here. 217 00:11:00.120 --> 00:11:03.480 In his flight. That was of great interest. So what 218 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:05.399 your investigation dared up to them? 219 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:08.360 The conviction of the crime is a very peculiar one. 220 00:11:09.039 --> 00:11:11.200 Perhaps our visit now may do something to make it 221 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:14.799 less obscure. Well, let's hope so inspect that. I think 222 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:16.840 they both agreed that the fragment of paper in the 223 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:20.159 dead man's hand is of extreme importance. Well, mister Holmes, 224 00:11:20.279 --> 00:11:22.440 it has got the very hour of death written. 225 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:24.840 On it precisely? Whoever wrote that note of the man 226 00:11:24.879 --> 00:11:26.639 who brought William out of his bed at dead Are? 227 00:11:27.639 --> 00:11:29.840 But where's the rest of that sheet of paper? I 228 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:32.759 examine every ench of the ground nearby for it. It 229 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:36.080 was pawn out of the dead man's hands. Why was 230 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:38.440 someone so anxious to get possession of it? Because it 231 00:11:38.679 --> 00:11:42.480 incriminated him just so? And what would he do with it? 232 00:11:43.000 --> 00:11:45.720 Thrust it into his pocket, most likely never noticing that 233 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:47.240 the corner had been left in the rip. 234 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:50.879 Of the corpse. Then again, the man who wrote it 235 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:53.159 wouldn't have written it if he could have delivered the 236 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:56.440 message by word of mouth. So who brought it or 237 00:11:56.519 --> 00:11:57.679 did it come through the post? 238 00:11:57.879 --> 00:12:00.759 Now that I can tell you, sir, we found out 239 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:03.000 that William did get a letter by the afternoon post. 240 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:06.039 It seems to have thrown the envelope away, though, Capital 241 00:12:06.600 --> 00:12:08.360 inspect that it's a pleasure to work with you. 242 00:12:08.600 --> 00:12:10.480 Well, thank you, mister Holmes. 243 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:15.720 Ah and here's the house here a Cunningham and other 244 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:19.279 Cunningham nasty business, nasty. 245 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:23.799 Business, good day hate ah Dr? What's my presumer? This 246 00:12:23.919 --> 00:12:25.840 is my son Eric? How do you do sir? How 247 00:12:25.879 --> 00:12:27.480 do you know they're still? Edit? 248 00:12:27.600 --> 00:12:30.240 Mister Holmes, it's me for you London as I could 249 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:32.320 have a player. Oh, you must give us a little. 250 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:35.120 Time, you know. Well, mister Cunningham, we have found one 251 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:46.879 thing there was he think it right away? You feeling 252 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:52.840 all right now? Jack? I can't apologize enough mister Cunningham. 253 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:58.120 I'm afraid it's another of these confounded nervous attacks. Yes, Dr, 254 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:00.960 what has been telling us? How ill you'll be? Wanted 255 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:03.919 to call my tat for you? Well, perhaps in a 256 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:07.480 little while you'd better be getting back homes. Since I 257 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:09.759 am here, there's one little point i'd like to be 258 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:13.320 sure about. We can easily verify. Oh very well, I. 259 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.399 Should like to ask mister Ellick Cullingham where he was 260 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:18.240 sitting when he heard William. 261 00:13:17.960 --> 00:13:21.559 Call for help. I was smoking in my disting room. 262 00:13:22.200 --> 00:13:25.320 The lamps were lit, the yes, And doesn't it strike 263 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:27.720 you as extraordin that the burglar should break into a 264 00:13:27.799 --> 00:13:29.639 house at a time and he could see from the 265 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:32.039 lights that the family was still at foot. A bit 266 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:36.960 of a cool customer, perhaps, possibly, Well, we'll leave their 267 00:13:37.039 --> 00:13:38.240 speculation for the moment. 268 00:13:38.840 --> 00:13:41.799 There's something I'd like you to do, mister Cunningham, anything 269 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:44.200 at all. Mister Holmes, I should like you to offer 270 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:44.840 a reward. 271 00:13:45.399 --> 00:13:47.960 I've jutted down the bording here if you wouldn't mind 272 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:51.919 reading it and sinning, fifty pounds would be quite enough. 273 00:13:51.759 --> 00:13:53.639 I think, certainly. I'll let me see it. 274 00:13:53.960 --> 00:13:57.879 Yes, thank you, I tell you, mister Holmes, I'd willingly 275 00:13:57.919 --> 00:14:01.200 make it five hundred for that bumpinesss No, this is fine. 276 00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:03.279 But there's one little mistake. 277 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:08.279 Oh, I scribbled into the hurry you begin, whereas at 278 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:11.200 about quarter to one on Tuesday morning, and a tempt 279 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:12.600 was made, et cetera, et cetera. 280 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:15.320 Will as a matter of fact, it was a quarter 281 00:14:15.320 --> 00:14:19.080 of the twill. Yeah me, of course, you're right. 282 00:14:19.799 --> 00:14:22.039 I don't allow myself to make elementary mistakes like that, 283 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:24.480 mister Cunningham, do forgive me. 284 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:27.360 Oh, quite all right, I'll correct it. No, no, no, no, 285 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:29.919 I have a pencil here, Thank you Holmes. I must 286 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:33.960 instid know, my dear Watson, I still have a few reserves. Letter. 287 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:39.519 Now I suggest we all go over the house together. No, 288 00:14:39.759 --> 00:14:43.879 I feel much better, oh, mister Cunningham. I'll just have that. 289 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:46.399 Note from my pocket book. This is, of course, of course, 290 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:49.639 thank you. And now let us take a good look 291 00:14:49.720 --> 00:14:58.399 right well now, mister Holmes, this is my big here. 292 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:00.759 I see my son the next all with the dressing 293 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:04.919 room in between. Ah, yes, I should like to glance 294 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:07.879 into the dressing room if you please. Of course, if 295 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:09.759 you like, I should just like to see where the 296 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:18.519 windows fast. Now with your permission, very well, m yes, 297 00:15:20.320 --> 00:15:22.159 I see, thank you. 298 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:25.919 Now I think that is all. Yes, we can go 299 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:31.679 down up. Oh, no, after you, my dear sir, thank you, Oh, 300 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:35.679 my Colmes, it thank here. 301 00:15:35.759 --> 00:15:38.639 I'm afraid but you must have swept that the can't 302 00:15:38.639 --> 00:15:41.039 hold for the quick man before the carpet. 303 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:43.919 Stay here, I use my hand, No no, no, I 304 00:15:44.440 --> 00:15:47.679 use mine. I can't think how it happened. I'll help 305 00:15:47.720 --> 00:15:50.360 you never mind, never mind, I'll ring for one of 306 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:53.720 the servants to mop it up. What up? I think? 307 00:15:53.759 --> 00:16:05.279 Went home to the pair room? What's going down? The 308 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:10.279 General's gentlemen. 309 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:17.799 Restrect hollow murder of that coachman, I say, home, don't 310 00:16:17.799 --> 00:16:20.960 you get too far? No, colonel, Hater, if they who've 311 00:16:21.000 --> 00:16:24.159 gone to par this piece of paper will assure you 312 00:16:24.360 --> 00:16:25.559 that it's. 313 00:16:25.240 --> 00:16:27.679 A missing piece where you find it? It was where 314 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:30.519 I was certain it must be. Look how he's gonna do? 315 00:16:30.799 --> 00:16:38.799 Drop that ad better? Ho, Miss Holmes says that something 316 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:41.679 in what you say. I'll be able to make the 317 00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:45.879 home appelear you in a little while. Colonel, I suggest 318 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:47.559 you and Watson go home now. 319 00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:50.559 Suddenly inspect them and I need a few words with 320 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:52.440 our prisoners, and then i'll rejoin you. 321 00:16:53.159 --> 00:16:55.799 If it's quite convenient. You may expect me that for luncheon. 322 00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:04.680 There's glass a shady waiting boy. Oh stay too right anyway? 323 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:07.440 Can I knows you? Good day, Hater? I hope you 324 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:09.119 don't mind. Holmes asked me to come. 325 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:11.559 I wanted mister Ax and a bit present while I 326 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:13.519 demonstrated this small method to you. 327 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:16.160 He has some call to be interested in the detail. 328 00:17:16.440 --> 00:17:20.079 I must say with all eager for this demonstration, homes Watson, 329 00:17:20.079 --> 00:17:22.640 and I was just agreeing with Haven't some destin different 330 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:23.359 clue between us? 331 00:17:24.880 --> 00:17:25.359 To begin with? 332 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:28.319 I must remind you that it is the highest importance 333 00:17:28.359 --> 00:17:30.759 in the arts of detection to be able to recognize 334 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:34.240 which facts are incidental and which I'll vite quite close. 335 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:37.000 Now I haven't the slightest dust, but the key of 336 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:39.400 this whole mathe must be looked for in that scrap 337 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:41.039 of paper from the dead man's hands. 338 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:45.599 I have it here. Now I have another look at it, gentlemen, 339 00:17:46.759 --> 00:17:49.720 don't you observe something very were dealing about it? 340 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:54.359 I can't say that I can. It's a pretty regular 341 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:57.799 sort of hand exactly. Of course he's better at in 342 00:17:57.880 --> 00:17:58.359 my method. 343 00:18:00.039 --> 00:18:01.920 No, No, there cannot be the. 344 00:18:01.960 --> 00:18:04.000 Least start in the world that the note was written 345 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:06.559 by two persons doing alternate words. 346 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:06.920 Eh. 347 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:10.240 Now, look at the torn portion of the note bearing 348 00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:13.319 the words at quarter of the twelve. Observe the strong 349 00:18:13.480 --> 00:18:17.359 teas of act and two. Compare them with those in 350 00:18:17.599 --> 00:18:19.279 quarter and twelve. 351 00:18:20.440 --> 00:18:22.599 By jove, I see what you mean. 352 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:25.519 But why should two men write a letter like this? 353 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:29.160 Obviously one of them distrusted the other. The idea was 354 00:18:29.200 --> 00:18:31.000 that each of them should have an equal hand in 355 00:18:31.079 --> 00:18:31.480 the business. 356 00:18:31.599 --> 00:18:31.799 Ah. 357 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:34.359 Of the two, i'd say the one who wrote Act 358 00:18:34.480 --> 00:18:37.240 and two with the ringleader. However, can you say that 359 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:38.400 we might did you. 360 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:41.039 Sit familiar character the one hand as compared to the other, 361 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:44.000 if we had more assured reasons than that. 362 00:18:44.640 --> 00:18:48.200 Now, if you examine the scrap with attention, he will 363 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:49.759 come to the conclusion that the man. 364 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:52.400 With a stronger hand wrote all his word first and 365 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:55.240 left blanks for the other. That they're love. I see 366 00:18:56.079 --> 00:19:00.880 the blank spent always big enough. No, look here, the second. 367 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:03.400 Man had squeezed, you see, to get the word quarter 368 00:19:04.160 --> 00:19:07.440 in between the act and the two. So we conclude 369 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:10.240 that the man who wrote his words first planned the 370 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:10.839 whole affair. 371 00:19:11.119 --> 00:19:16.279 Ahvo home. Magnificent bit of deduction, but very superficial. We 372 00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:18.519 come down to a point which is of real importance. 373 00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:21.200 You may be aware that the deduction. 374 00:19:21.119 --> 00:19:23.480 Of a man's age from his writing is one which 375 00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:26.640 has been brought to considerable accuracy by expert No indeed, 376 00:19:26.880 --> 00:19:30.119 oh yes, mister Acton. In normal cases one can place 377 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:33.720 a man in his true decade with tolerable confidence. Remarkable, 378 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:37.319 I say normal cases because ill health and physical weakness 379 00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:38.880 reproduced the signs. 380 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:41.000 Of old age, even when the invalid is young. 381 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:44.839 In this case, looking at the bold, strong hand of 382 00:19:44.920 --> 00:19:46.920 the one and the rather broken backs appearance of. 383 00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:49.039 The other, we can say that the one was a 384 00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:52.200 young man and the other was advanced in years without 385 00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:56.160 being positively decretic. Well, I never heard anything to touch this. 386 00:19:56.880 --> 00:19:59.400 Did you read anything else in the hand writing? Oh? 387 00:19:59.559 --> 00:20:02.759 Yes, we were at least twenty three other dedas, but 388 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:05.319 they'd be a voyant as to experts from the you colonels, 389 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:08.480 except perhaps that some of them revealed quite clearly that 390 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:12.160 the two writers were blood relative early. Oh, I've no 391 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:14.759 doubt at all that the family mannerism can be traced 392 00:20:14.799 --> 00:20:16.200 in these two specimens of writing. 393 00:20:16.839 --> 00:20:19.039 It may be obvious to you in the Greek ease, 394 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:21.640 but to me there are many small points which indicate 395 00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:22.240 the same thing. 396 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:26.079 Did you connected with the cunninghams inn? They naturally came 397 00:20:26.119 --> 00:20:29.640 pretty quickly too my mind, Watson. Well, then I went 398 00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:32.119 up to the house for the inspector and saw all 399 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:33.079 that was to be seen. 400 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:35.559 The start brill, there was. 401 00:20:35.599 --> 00:20:37.960