Razzle Ratzone and Nigel Bruce in The New Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes. This rebroadcast is especially
for the. American armed forces and their
allies. Now let's join Doctor Campbell.
As he enters. Doctor Watson's.
Study. Well, here we are once again in
Doctor Watson's study. Come in, Mr. Campbell, come in
here, sit down and relax. You.
Look a bit. Rooted.
Though for us. Oh yes, it's such a beautiful
spring evening I I thought I'd walk over.
In fact, it's so beautiful I dawdled most of the way,
drinking in the warm air and the smell of things growing, until
suddenly I realized I was blamed.
We're going to be late if I didn't hurry.
So I ran the last three blocks. Yes, I know how it is.
This lovely spring weather is that they're.
Conducive to indolence. My household claim that when I
go out to do the spring planting, I spent most of my
time leaning on the spade, sniffing and listening to the
birds of an unpleasant way to pass the time of day.
Incidentally, yes, the day, like today is almost as relaxing as
it's perfect path. It reminds me of a curious and
gory experience, the homes that I had in just such an
establishment some years ago. It sounds suspiciously like the
gentleman who said Bang now Mr. Campbell, you must never
complain about the way that the storyteller begins is yarn.
Anything is better than an abat. Beginning now with me all out
where? Where?
Was. I in a Turkish bath if I'm not.
Mistaken Turkish bath You were not mistaken.
Well, now to to begin at the beginning, it was in the hectic
hair raising and I might even say the.
Glorious days. Of the great.
Battle of Wits. Between Sherlock Holmes and the
notorious Professor Moriarty. What you might call a real
battle of the Titans. Indeed, it was Mr. Campbell
things. Had been unusually hectic for
Homes for several months. Moriarty had been particularly
active and Homes had had many sleepless.
Nights. Finally things had calmed down a
bit and I tried to persuade him to take a badly.
Needed. Holiday the net result?
Being that he. Finally did agree to have an
afternoon off and accompanied him into a Turkish fast.
As a matter of fact, both the Holmes and I had a weakness for
the Turkish path over the smoke in the present latitude of the
drying room. I've also found him less
reticent and more human than at any other time.
The heat melody is cast iron. Reserve, eh Doctor Watson?
Slightly, Mr. Gumbel, Only slightly.
Well, as I was saying, on the upper floor of the South
Northumberland Ave. Establishment There is an
isolated corner where 2. Couches lie.
Side by side, and it was on these that we were lying.
Ohms had just shot his long, sinewy arm out of the towers
which enveloped him and was fishing about in the inside
pocket of his. Coat, which hung.
Beside. I put it.
Where on earth did I? Put it all.
Compounded things, Watson. I forgot to bring my tobacco.
Relax home. Just relax.
Forget about tobacco. Forget Moriarty and relax.
That's what we came in here for. Burble, burble, burble.
Burble I am relaxed, my dear fellow, I want to smoke you.
Want about the burble? Burble.
Something like the peace and seclusion of a of a Turkish bar.
Mr. Horne? Mr. Sherlock Horne.
Hello Gussie, the steam room attendant.
Oh my goodness, now what? Has anyone seen Mr. Sherlock
Holmes? Here I am.
Guys here I am. What?
Do you want? Come on, Mr. Holmes, it's good.
I find you. There has been an accident, Mr.
Holmes. A bad accident.
It's Lord Canterbury. He's in his stretching room.
Covered it back. Oh, in that case, I can't see
you once, Doctor Watson. You're not me.
I'll. Be with you in a minute, guys.
Oh no, not Doctor Watson. It's.
Too late for you? He's dead dead.
In six places. Come and look at it, Mr. Holmes,
please. Dead.
You're me. All right.
Now come at 1:00. Good gracious me, what's all the
commotion? Why can't we have a little piece
and part? What's the meaning?
Of this gut, why are these two persons talking at the top?
Of their voice, my dear Mr. Mr. Well, whoever you.
Are I was never under the impression that the Olympia bars
were at. Church.
Furthermore, my dear Mr. Oh well, never mind the name
Tunbridge. Friedrich Gilbert Sunbridge, the
Liberal leader of the present Parliament, which everyone knows
will keep the breast of. The time I don't miss Tunbridge,
I do not concern myself with trivialities.
Furthermore, as I was saying before being so rudely
interrupted, you may be interested to know that you're a
hitted rival, Lord Campbellbury, the Conservative leader with
whom you are known to have publicly locked horns on several
occasions. Oh oh.
What if I have? Oh, what you done now, the old
fool. If you mean Lord Campbell, he's
done, absolutely yes. He hasn't done anything and
probably never will again. Oh, what are you blivering
about? Well, it seems that Gus.
Has just discovered your shall. We say Political visa V Dead in
his dressing room 0. You mean he's?
Had a heart attack? No, I don't mean anything of the
kind. He's been stabbed in how many
places did you say Gus? In six places, Mr. Hope.
But that's impossible. I we, that is, I talked to him
not half an hour ago. We had a little conference.
Sub rows you. Understand, but while he was
waiting. For Gus to come in and give him
his better, he was quite all right.
I left him. Oh really?
Are you sure? What do you mean?
Of course, I'm sure Campbell he was alive and cursing like a.
Trooper when I left him I. Passed the Gus in the corridor.
I came out of Campbell's treasure.
He'll tell you the old boy was. Alive on ticket Nobody, Gus.
It is true, I hear swearing, but from which dressing room it
comes I could not be sure. The walls are so thin, you
understand. Yes indeed, it's quite true.
The dressing room walls are pimps.
And Guts, who is this person and why is he asking all these
stupid questions? But Mr. Tunbridge, this
gentleman is Mr. Sherlock Holmes this.
Famous detective. I've never heard of him.
Not even with you there. Well.
Sent for Scotland Yard. This is a matter of national
importance. Right, yes, I think you're quite
right. You may as well temper inspector
the stride guard. Scotland Yard will have to be
informed in any case. In the meantime, however, well I
I think. I'll take a look in the
meantime, Mr. Whoever you are. I insist that everything be left
strictly. Alone.
Very well then, Mr. Thingamabob, if you insist.
But you'll be losing valuable time.
I most. Emphatically do insist.
Well, I'm getting out. Of you just.
A moment, gentlemen. Just a moment, if you please.
I don't. Think it's only fair to point.
Out you all, but suspicion is bound to fall on anyone who
leaves before the authorities have had a chance to search and
question him. Touch me you.
Mean I have to be searched. We didn't have stared up quite a
hornet's nest. They wasn't.
And I brought you in here for a rest.
Nasty mess, say Mr. Holmes. Not from the back.
Hairs not once, but six times. Deep, Ferocious thrusts, quite
unnecessarily brutal and, if I may say so, bloody.
Yeah. Place looks like.
A Charles Hairs. Whoever did the deed must have
been drenched in blood. Might tell your men to search
for blood stained towels or garments.
Will you stand? Yes, well, I don't pick up
anything that's got blood on it. Never you fear, Mr. Owens.
I've ordered a search of everybody and everything on the
premise. That's that's not going to be be
very popular with with Mr. Tunbridge J.
Holmes, I wouldn't care if he was the Archbishop of
Canterbury. When Scotland Yard says search
everybody, we search everybody. Besides, everybody knows he and
the corpse here are bitter enemies.
They fought like. Cat and dog.
How long would you say you've been dead, Mr. Allen?
Oh, I don't know about, let me say an hour and a half to 30-40
minutes to get you here. The side and Canterbury had been
dead that we see over half an hour when God found them.
Did the. Doorman notice who left the
establishment during the. Half hour before the body was
found. Yes, Sir.
Only all Mr. Velford and his Toshiba and decided to do a
crime like this. Was the door to Lord temple but
his blessing room locked? Oh, no, Sir.
And how does it happen that he lay here for over half an hour
before anyone found? Particularly as it was done on
the books for the massage half an hour before he was found, you
see. I I thought he was asleep.
Lord Canterbury. Sometimes he like a little nap
after he was in the steam room and he didn't want I should
disturb him. Oh, that's pretty interesting
then. You did come in this room once,
before you realized Lord Canterbury was dead.
Yes, Mr. Holmes. But.
He was lying. There so.
Peaceful. So peaceful.
Yes, on his back. Yes Sir, just like to refound
him. It was until the second time I
come in I see he has his eyes. Open and the place is, shall we
say. All scattered with blood.
It was so dark the shades were. Drawn it was.
Not easy to see anything. If you don't look.
Close. Even then, some people are
unable to observe the most obvious facts.
And. What might you?
Mean by that? All just an observation list and
just a gratuitous observation. Come in.
Well, Willis, what's up? The place.
From top to. Bottom, they're just like you
said, Inspector, and there's no blood stains, nowhere except on
this. What's?
That and pocket knife Sir. Large size the.
Handle's been. Wiped off, but there's still
some blood. Stains on the.
Fly. We found it in the locker.
Of a bloke name of Tumbridge. Just a minute.
Let's try. Don't go off the deep end, will
it? Yes, Sir.
You will. Say there were no blood stains
anywhere except on this knife. Not a.
Sign of a blood stain? Nowhere.
You will search. The Dirty linen hampers, towels
and lockers for the customers of their.
Clothes. Oh yes Sir, we searched
everything. There's not a sign of blood
anywhere, but unless they're a weapon.
Amazing. Fair enough.
For me, this seer is the murder weapon and it was found in
Tumbridge's locker. Ring him in the ear, will
listen. We'll have him on the carpet.
Yes, Sir. Right away.
He knew he was the murderer from the beginning.
Who wears the motive for killing Canterbury?
This chap. Tumbridge.
Who has the? Opportunity of this.
Chap. Tumbridge he admitted Sophie had
a talk for the deceased and and they had.
Words and where. Did they?
See a blood stained knife found. Nowhere but in.
The Air 5th. Mr. Tumbridge.
'S locker. Stupid face for a murderer to
hide the fatal weapon in his own locker.
Tumbridge isn't as stupid as that first.
Right. No, no.
Then why was it there? Look here, this, this is an
outrage. Keeping me here like this.
We're going to realize I had influence on what?
At least I'd be put on my clothes instead of pouring them
about. I'll complain to the
authorities. I'll have you dismissed all of
your. Home.
Maybe you will, Sir. And then again, maybe you won't.
But first of all, you'll answer some questions.
Have you ever? Seen this knife before?
Knife or a knife? Yes, of course.
It's mine. I've had it all the life.
I used to take it fishing when I was.
A boy? No, indeed.
Never explain its size. Then no, I use it to open my
letters. Oh, you too?
Are you sure? That's all you use it for?
Yes, of course. Then why are the easier blood
stains on it? Yeah, don't.
You touch it. We don't want to destroy any
possible. Fingerprints.
But if it's mine, my fingerprints are already on it.
Yeah, she's right there to start.
Furthermore, that stain doesn't doesn't look like blood to me.
It's it's not red enough. It looks like rust, as a matter
of fact. If a stain is a nice blood red,
it's fairly certain it's not blood.
Now this particular stain you found like a.
Particular stain to Scotland Yard Mr. Yes, don't forget, my
dear Lestrade, I invented the first infallible test for blood.
Stains that's. Quite true style you did.
Yes, indeed, my test and my test is infallible.
It works on blood that is new or on blood that is old.
I discovered the. First free agent.
Which is precipitated by hemoglobin.
I'm sorry, Mr. I'm sorry, but Scotland Yard hasn't any time
for lectures. We believe in action now, Mr.
Tambridge. It's my duty to take you into
custody and it's also my duty to warn you.
That anything. That, you may say, may be used
in evidence against. You anything I say to realize
whom you're arresting. I'm a leading figure in British
politics over this fellow Lazia Stand.
With your knife, which has still.
Got blood stains on it and. Asad, if you would pardon me
saying so, in this case, it's not the blood stains that are in
evidence, but the blood stains that are not.
In evidence. Which is the significant?
Factor. What do you mean by that?
Simply that it would have been rather difficult for Mr. Tumbish
to have committed a murder of Gory as this one without having
blood stains on the towel he's wearing or on the clothes which
are still in his locker. What was to prevent him from
dropping his towel outside Lord Canterbury's, letting them going
in and knifing him in the back? Then.
Sneaking down to the shower rooms.
Not more than. 20 feet down the corridor and washing away the
evidence. Me going round about it.
In the nude. Certainly not, no.
Certainly not, Sir. Remember, my dear Estrada, you
dragged one of Britain's leader is away to jail that it might
have been possible for him to stab his enemy in a fit of
temper, but he would never have dreamed of running up and down
the corridors. In his birthday suit, let me.
See, I'm afraid I should have to look for another explanation of
the missing blood stains. Holmes, it's too late.
Everyone else who's left? The Turkish power.
Everyone but the faithful guts. Oh, I don't.
Mind tonight we have by my house sauerkraut.
I don't like sauerkraut. Besides, I've got to.
Stay and. Lock up then you'll have to wait
till we find the bloodstains here somewhere.
That's why I sent home for my famous benzidine peroxide
mixture. Somewhere on the premises there
is a towel or linen or something that has blood stakes.
Oh, but. We've been through the towels
and the linen a dozen times. No silent blood.
Furthermore, according to establishment checklist, there
are no towels or any linen. Misty even gas which he his
linen, which he washes himself is is hung here on on the line.
You don't wash anything but your own, do you guys?
No, Mr. Holmes. Everything go.
Out to the laundry I. I wash my.
Own because. I'd like to be fresh and clean.
Twice a day I wash. Noon and evening.
Yes, the evening. 'S job.
Hasn't been done yet, eh? No, this one, I I watched this.
Noon, it's my towel. From this morning.
This morning's towel watched this noon, Yes.
But was it? Canterbury was murdered in the
middle of the afternoon, about 3:30 now.
It's now after 7. O'clock, don't you see, Watson?
This towel, don't you see? No, I don't miss the blasted
thing. It sells as clean.
As a whistle. But not dry.
If it had been washed at noon, washed at noon, it would be dry
now, but it's still damp. Yes, it was washed after
Camperberry's death caused to. Remove the blood.
Stains Gus. It's the whole.
That's why you didn't report the death until half an hour after
Camperberry had died. No, and I'd have time to remove
the blood stains. But.
That's not true. Besides, you can't prove
anything the. Towel is clean now, there are no
masks. No stains.
But the fact that there were no stains on it, Gus.
First made me. Suspect you, Lord.
Canterbury was found. Lying on his.
Back And yet when you informed us that he had been stabbed, you
were quite definite about the number of times that he'd been
stabbed in the back. How did you know that, Gus?
Well, I I lift him up. And I look.
Constantly what you're getting at home.
He couldn't have done that. No one could examine the cops
with us getting blood all the wind so.
I get one. Gus appeared to tell us that
Canterbury's death, there wasn't a pot of blood on him.
But if I can prove that the towel which you so carefully
washed once had blood stains and that you were very careful to
remove those. Stains that you will never.
Prove I have scrubbed. I have.
I have used soap, I have even boiled that towel.
There is not even a. Suspicion of a.
Blood stain less. That is why you're wrong, my
friend. And Watson will run the water
into this towel, will you? No matter how thoroughly you try
to remove a blood stain, it will never out damned spot.
Yes, we only need enough. Moisten the clock now.
I'll drop a few drops of my famous pollution onto the clock.
There we are. All I can see is a lot of spare
blood streak. Yes, yes, it's undoubtedly
blood. Blood.
Yes, the curious flu speaks proof infallibly that there was
blood on the towel. And now, Gus, are you going to
explain why you were so anxious to remove these blood dates?
No, no, I, I I did not do it. He, it was Mr. Tunbridge.
He did it. The knife.
Watch his knife. There was blood on it.
Let me. Out of here it's not.
My fault. I don't want to have some some.
She's running away. Watson, you can't get in the
Cape. Well then he goes down the
corner. You can't get to the Steamboat,
don't worry. I'll get him.
The seams thick in here. I can hardly see my hand before
my face. Must.
Be in here, but under the benches.
Watson, Watson. Leave the door open.
That's. Some of this blasting steam out
of here, will you? Hansen.
Shut the door, Holmes. You hear that?
The door. Someone's locked the door.
Hey, come here. Let us go.
Let us go here. We're locked in.
We've been locked in. My mistake.
No. You're wrong.
It was no mistake. My friend, he's here with us.
No, that's the voice. Through the ventilator.
Though you were. Behind this murder too.
Professor, of course, perhaps. You would like to know why I had
to kill Lord Canterbury? Yes.
Indeed, that would be very interesting I found.
It necessary to start a feud between the two great political.
Parties. Because they're in danger of
forming a coalition to pass. Certain housing reforms.
That would have proved very expensive to me.
Well, what better way to break up an incipient collaboration
and by killing one year having the other hand for his murder?
Many ingenious money out here. Pity you should have chosen for
the clumsy tool of God. Comes, perhaps, but he pulls.
Got the yard, Mr. Holt. It was just my ill luck that you
should be on the premises when the accident occurred.
Thank you for the compliment. Not at all.
However, it's a mistake, which I'm sure Gus will be.
Able to rectify. Gus, OH.
Very simple. I have sent him to put more
coals on the fire. Any moment.
Now there should be more steam. Yes, gentlemen, much more steam.
I'm afraid when you finish with a steam bath you will never need
enough. No.
You will be foiled a lot. It's right there.
There comes the steam pouring out the opening over our head.
Only if we could reach that opening, we could cut some of
these towels into the pipeline and.
Cut off the pro it's. Getting very hot.
Wait, I have it. One of the long benches I'll
stand on the end that's a balance until I turn on the top.
Top box, make a noise. Anything to cover up the moving
of the bench. Really.
Well, Oh, getting hot. This has gone far enough.
We've become so much more is. City Holmes.
And we have a towel quick. Marianti, turn the steam off.
You're here, Marianti, can't you here?
The heat is. It's becoming unbearable.
There's more towels home. Is it getting hot enough in
there, gentlemen? Boil, I'm sure.
Here. Boiled nice and pink.
Boiled and steam. Live steam.
Goodbye, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Now what happened?
You can't. Stand up there all night, homes.
Come on, have two Pressure is terrific, huh?
Then it lucky this one becomes so grateful it may burst.
The boiler. That's dangerous.
Buildings will be not collapsed because of bursting.
Boilers. Nevertheless, it's now one
chance one of the confounded boiler first before my arm is
snapped in the. Room.
Your arm isn't as tall as the boilerplate.
Pressure. Pressure, my dear Watson,
measured per square foot of air surface.
Quite a bit of service to a pilot.
The opening of this pipe is fairly.
Small all the. Same.
I'm afraid I I can't hold up much longer, Watson.
Hold on, hold on. It must burst soon.
It. Must the pleasure my hands my?
Hands. And you came through the
explosion all right, Doctor. Well.
I had a gnostic crack where Holmes and the bench fell on me,
and Holmes had the wind knocked out of him, but we were even in
fairly good shape by the time the fire brigade pulled us out
from the wreckage. Well Yard, he wasn't by any
chance trapped or killed or something.
Unfortunately no, but they found gas, however quite dead.
I suppose the exploding boiler did for.
Him no there. Was a bullet wound in the back
of his head? I'd rather imagine that Moriarty
wanted to make sure that he would never appear in court.
Doctor, if I had to go through what you went through in that
Turkish bath episode, I think I'd never want to work on
another case with Holmes again. Mr. Gamble, I, I certainly did
feel like that for a couple of hours, but by the time we got
back to Baker Street and sat down to 1 of Missus Hudson's
good meals, well, I was ready for anything that Holmes had in
mind. You know there's.
Nothing like a. Good dinner to make you feel a
new man. You have been.
Listening to an adventure in crime with Basil.
Rathbone as Sherlock. Holmes and Nigel Bruce.
As Doctor Watson.