1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,960 This episode from The Life of Sherlock Holmes will be 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,280 transmitted to our men and women overseas by shortwave and 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,880 through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:17,080 Service. Petri Wine brings you Basil 5 00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:20,120 Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in The New Adventures of Sherlock 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:29,480 Holmes. 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It's in full color, and it tells 17 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,080 you all you have to know about cooking with Petri wine, right 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:10,040 to Petri wine, Petri, Petri wine, San Francisco, 26, 19 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,400 California San Francisco 26, California. 20 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,400 But better hurry so we can get your recipe calendar to you 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:30,120 immediately. And now let's drop in on our 22 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,240 good friend Doctor Watson. Good evening, Doctor. 23 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:33,720 Good. Evening, Mr. Forman. 24 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,960 Where are the puppies tonight? Well I I found them playing with 25 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:40,200 a dead seagull, so they've been sent up to bed in disgrace. 26 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,720 You certainly look comfortable yourself, Doctor. 27 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,360 What's that small blue book you're reading? 28 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,040 The latest bestseller? No. 29 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,160 No, no, indeed not. This book was never a 30 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,280 bestseller, my boy. It's entitled Practical Handbook 31 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,360 of Bee Culture. There's some observations on the 32 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,400 segregation of the queen. Quite a catchy title. 33 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,400 Who's the author followed. By the name of Sherlock Holmes, 34 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,680 he was engaged in writing it when the adventure I'm going to 35 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,400 tell you about took. Place Well, you told us last 36 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,000 week, doctor, that a pair of Canaries played an important 37 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,840 part in the story that's. Quite right Mr. Foreman. 38 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,840 It was in the summer of 19108, I remember, and I had persuaded 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,160 Holmes to leave his Sussex Bee farm for a few weeks and to join 40 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,720 me in a holiday the little fishing village of Kingsgate in 41 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,120 Kent. We were staying at a charming 42 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,080 little inn called the Fisherman's Arm and for the 43 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,040 first few days our holiday was delightful. 44 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,880 And then? And then I suppose Doctor 45 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,480 Strange things began to happen. They did indeed, Mr. Foreman, 46 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,400 they did indeed. That is strange thing. 47 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:46,040 One afternoon we just finished a late tea, I remember, and we're 48 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,680 sitting outside on the lawn sunning ourselves and enjoying 49 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,720 our pipes. Holmes laid back with his long 50 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,200 thin fingers cast behind his head, gazing thoughtfully at the 51 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,960 multi colored fishing boat bobbing at anchor in the 52 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:03,560 harbour. After a moment or two, he spoke 53 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,200 to me. Wasn't You're really a splendid 54 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,920 companion. I can't think of anyone else who 55 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:11,160 would let me smoke my pipe in silence for half an hour without 56 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:12,240 asking me what I'm thinking about. 57 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,480 That's. Not very surprising homes, after 58 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,280 all the years that we've been together. 59 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,920 Nevertheless, the gift is a rare 1 old chap and I appreciate. 60 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:20,720 It. Oh, thank you. 61 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,280 By the way, since the half hour's up, what have you been 62 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,440 thinking about? Lack of enterprise. 63 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,240 I'm a modern criminal. Audacity and romance seemed to 64 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,000 have passed forever from the criminal world. 65 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:34,480 Read this note I received this morning. 66 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,960 Old fellow, give yourself how low I have sunk. 67 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:44,720 Mr. Holmes, I am staying in the same inn as yourself and as I 68 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:49,600 have had a very frightening experience, I thought perhaps 69 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,280 you would help me. Please do it, signed Mary Victor 70 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,680 An. Exciting document, isn't it? 71 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,720 Written on lavender. Newspaper reeking of perfume and 72 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,040 the handwriting is obviously that of an adolescent girl. 73 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,560 You haven't bothered to answer the course. 74 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,960 Oh yes I have. I sent a message back by our 75 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,560 good landlord that I would glad to see you. 76 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,360 Why home? You came down here to complete 77 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,120 your handbook on bee farming. Oh. 78 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:17,640 Confound it 2 Richard Canaries are getting their sunbath on the 79 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,640 window sill above it. Oh, I think it's rather jolly to 80 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,440 hear little fellows chirping away up. 81 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,400 I find the sound most distracting. 82 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,720 Let's go inside. You know Holmes, those birds are 83 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,680 owned by a charming couple, a Mr. and Missus Wainwright. 84 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,080 I was chatting with them on the stairs this morning. 85 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,240 I'm afraid that charm will escape me as long as their pets 86 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,320 continue to tweet in that irritating manner. 87 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,600 You've spoken of a peace and quiet of the country in Watson, 88 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,400 and yet I find that. Come in. 89 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,120 Ah, this Mary Victor, I presume? Yes, Mr. Holmes. 90 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,240 Please come in. close the door, won't you? 91 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,160 Thank you. This is my old friend, Doctor 92 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:53,520 Watson. You may speak quite fairly in 93 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,360 front of him. How do you do miss Victor? 94 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,800 How do you do, Doctor? Now sit down, young lady, and 95 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,240 tell me what's troubling you. Mr. Holmes, I came down here 96 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,280 from London to get away from someone, but I've been followed. 97 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:06,960 I've been afraid to leave the inn until last night. 98 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,120 I thought I couldn't stand being cooped up any longer, so I went 99 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,760 for a walk in the seashore. Someone followed me. 100 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,320 Mr. Holmes I ran back here as fast as I could, but now he 101 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,600 knows where I live and I'm frightened. 102 00:05:18,840 --> 00:05:20,560 Please help. Me, my dear Miss Victor, I'm 103 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,200 afraid you must be much more specific before I can help you. 104 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,560 Who has followed you down here? And why are you afraid of him? 105 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:30,280 I'll tell you the whole story. It'll sound strange to you, but 106 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,760 I swear it. Oh, there he is, getting down by 107 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,560 the gate. I'm going to my room now. 108 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,400 Now, now, now. Don't you be frightened, Miss 109 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:37,640 Victor. I'm sure we'll be. 110 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:42,520 Why? So I don't see. 111 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,280 Anyone outside who might might have fightened her, or two or 112 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:48,240 three fishermen lodging about. Wait a minute. 113 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:50,680 Here's a young fellow walking up the park. 114 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,600 Come on Watson, answer the French windows. 115 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,440 Who? Gracious me, Here we go again. 116 00:05:55,280 --> 00:05:56,800 I think we'll take the liberty of accosting him. 117 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,160 Excuse me, Sir. Yes. 118 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,320 Are you looking for Miss Mary Victor? 119 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,760 Is he young and pretty? Yes, Sir, she is extremely Sir. 120 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,680 And I'm looking for her. Where can I find her? 121 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,400 I can see you're being facetious, Sir. 122 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:09,880 Well, there's no harm in that, is there? 123 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,680 But away. Who are you gentlemen, may I 124 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,360 ask? My name is Holmes, and this is 125 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,680 my friend Doctor Watson. I'm Basil Carter. 126 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,640 You're not Sherlock Holmes, are you? 127 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:18,480 That. Is my name. 128 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,480 I thought you seemed familiar. I know your brother, Mycroft. 129 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,600 Indeed. Then I presume you're connected 130 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,720 to the fallen office. Yes, I'm in the consular 131 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,800 service. Are you staying at the inn, 132 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,520 young man? For a few days. 133 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,240 It's funny that I should run into the great Sherlock Holmes. 134 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,040 Why may I ask? I was planning a murder, but 135 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,280 with the gentleman here, I see that I shall have to be very 136 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:40,960 discreet. Who is your intended victim, may 137 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,640 I inquire? There are two of them. 138 00:06:42,840 --> 00:06:44,440 The two. Canaries in the room next to 139 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,200 mine. The moment I felt that you, you 140 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,440 were really serious. But I am serious. 141 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,200 The wretched criticism is driving me mad. 142 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,880 I quite sympathise with you Sir, I've been thinking of committing 143 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,440 a slight kiss of mayhem under myself. 144 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,160 We can take 1 apiece, Mr. Holmes. 145 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,040 Well, I'm glad. To have met you both. 146 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,080 I'll probably see you again. Goodbye. 147 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:03,240 Goodbye, Sir. Goodbye. 148 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,800 I don't like that fellow home. If you ask me, he's the man 149 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,840 who's been frightening the poor girl that came to this cute 150 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,160 little look on his face when you asked me. 151 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,800 He was looking for Mary Victor. There's only one person who can 152 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,560 settle the question, and that's the young lady herself. 153 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,480 Come on old fella, let's go back indoors here. 154 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,760 Comes Wainwright, the owner of the Canaries. 155 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,560 Good evening, Mr. Wainwright. Good evening, gentlemen. 156 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,920 This is my friend. It's the Sherlock Holmes. 157 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,720 I'm honoured to meet you, Sir. How do you do, Mr. Wainwright? 158 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,600 Beautiful evening, isn't it? I just took a stroll down to the 159 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,400 store to get some more bird seed. 160 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,560 By the way, Mr. Holmes, I hope our Canaries don't bother. 161 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,760 You little fellows are such a comfort to my wife and me. 162 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,520 Oh no, no, not at all, Sir. I find that chirping very 163 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,720 soothing. I I'm so glad. 164 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,040 Good night, gentlemen. Good night, Good night. 165 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,760 Mr. Wilson not. Wilson, Mr. Holmes, Wainwright. 166 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:54,800 Your partner. I'm so sorry. 167 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,400 I thought you said Wilson. Good night. 168 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,160 Not like you to mix up names home. 169 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,720 I didn't mix them up old fellow. I never forget a face. 170 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,280 Mr. Wainwright is in reality Wilson, the notorious Canary 171 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,960 trainer whom I had the pleasure of sending to prison for a 7 172 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,160 year stretch of 95. Some years later, he made one of 173 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,920 the most spectacular escapes from prison in the history of 174 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,400 crime and has since managed to evade all efforts to recapture 175 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,080 him. It's got he seems the sweet 176 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:23,800 over. Well, possibly he's reformed, 177 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,080 but I doubt it. Our stage is set for an 178 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,800 intriguing problem old chap, and our cast is an interesting 1A 179 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,000 frightened young girl, a diplomat of uncertain integrity 180 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,080 and a noted criminal, Watson. I have a feeling that once again 181 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:50,930 the games are put. Holmes, why are we strolling 182 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:52,730 along the pier instead of staying at the inn? 183 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,280 I thought you said that you were expecting trouble. 184 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,120 I am old Jeff and I'm sure it will find us out. 185 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,000 You know, Holmes, I'm still completely mystified by the 186 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,640 behaviour of that girl, Mary Victor. 187 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,920 I knocked at her door last evening, again this morning. 188 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,920 I couldn't get any answer. And the landlord told me that 189 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,640 she was not seen at dinner last night, nor at breakfast this 190 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,000 morning, and yet her room has not been vacated. 191 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:14,480 Curious. Hello. 192 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,880 There's the village constable sunning himself at the end of 193 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,400 the pier. Good morning, Sergeant Blake. 194 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,560 Mr. Al, Doctor Watson, how are you, gentlemen? 195 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:24,920 Splenda, Thank you, Sergeant, and very appreciative of the 196 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,360 weather that you've provided for us. 197 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:27,040 I. Don't think nothing. 198 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,000 I would say we always arranged it for our really distinguished 199 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,440 visitors. By the way, Mr. Holmes, I was 200 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,120 reading one of your friend's stories about you last night, 201 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,440 the one called The Adventure of Mysterio Lodge. 202 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,400 That was Wisteria Lodge. You, you foolish. 203 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,280 Fellow maybe it was. Anyway, I was reading it aloud 204 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,760 to me, old woman. And if you don't mind my saying, 205 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,520 Sir, Mr. Holmes, we both thought you made a bad mistake, though 206 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,360 of course you come out all right in. 207 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:54,960 The end. Dear me, Sergeant, I stand 208 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,880 reproved. Serious, Sergeant Holmes, 209 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,400 Holmes, look with that figure standing by itself right at the 210 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:03,080 end of the pier. Our friend Wilson, the Canary 211 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,600 trainer, he's got a revolver. Here, here. 212 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,320 We don't want any of these going on in Kings. 213 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,640 Come on here, you. What are you doing leaving that 214 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,360 revolver? About keep back the three of 215 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:12,840 you. On the law here. 216 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:14,440 Don't you tell me what to do Keep. 217 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,160 Back I say I'm not. Afraid of fire? 218 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,520 Better do as he says, Sergeant. You don't want to trifle with 219 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:22,800 just exactly what are you up to, Wilson? 220 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:24,840 You. Caught up with me once again, 221 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,560 Sherlock. Holmes, but this? 222 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:29,920 Time You're not going to send me back to a prison again, and 223 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,960 maybe the gallows if I can't escape you and I'll take my own 224 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,120 way out. With this what and Thunder are 225 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,160 you talking about A murder at the end last night? 226 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,720 I did it murder. I'm confessing in front of the 227 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,920 three of you. Oh, you leave my wife alone. 228 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:44,440 She didn't know anything about it. 229 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,960 Now, I hope you're satisfied, Mr. Sherlock. 230 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:50,640 Holmes, he's putting the revolver as he has you. 231 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:55,200 Fools, stop it. Start me pink. 232 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,280 He done it over the pier and into the. 233 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,120 Sea, get help, Sergeant. It's possible. 234 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,880 Isn't dead right here. Come on, Watson. 235 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,000 We're going back to the end, I suppose, of. 236 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,720 Course we are. We've just heard a murder 237 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,640 confession, but we don't know who has been murdered. 238 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,560 Holmes Umm what was the telegram that you you sent off just. 239 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:29,760 Now a message to my brother Mycroft, the innkeeper, informed 240 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,280 me that Dansel Carter, the young diplomat we met yesterday, let 241 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,280 me in rather hurriedly in the early hours of this morning. 242 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,240 Come on, let's go upstairs. Well, we'll have to break the 243 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:39,840 news to Missus Wainwright, I suppose. 244 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,640 Before we do that, I think we'll see it. 245 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,280 Miss Victor's in her room. Which one is it? 246 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:50,960 Here, top the stairs. We'll take the liberty of 247 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,120 looking in. Victor hasn't been seen since 248 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,520 last night. Uh huh. 249 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:03,080 I'm locked. Lord, what a mess those two are 250 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,000 all over the place. Open suitcases. 251 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,800 Look at this, that the young lady had been planning an 252 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,480 immediate departure. Where could you? 253 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,960 Be no one's seen her since last night. 254 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,360 Mr. Mary, I Oh, oh, I beg your pardon, gentlemen. 255 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,160 I thought I heard Mary Victor come in. 256 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:23,440 I'm Mrs. Wainwright, Missus Wainwright, I'm afraid we have 257 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,520 some other bad news for you. Your husband shot himself 1/4 of 258 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,760 an hour ago at the end of the pier and his body fell into the 259 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,200 sea. Is he dead? 260 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,840 We must presume so, Madam. I'll let the police Sergeant 261 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,160 there searching for him. Sergeant Blake should be back 262 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:41,040 here any moment now. So he did it after. 263 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,320 All you don't seem that a surprise, Madam. 264 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,040 He threatened to do it. This is Wainwright. 265 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,240 Before your husband shot himself, he confessed to 266 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,680 committing a murder in this inn last night. 267 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,280 A murder? Who is murder? 268 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,040 At the moment, we're not quite sure. 269 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:55,800 Oh, he must have been out of his mind. 270 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,720 Wainwright, I'm afraid I must ask you some rather painful 271 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,440 questions. Are you aware that your husband 272 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,560 was a criminal, but he served a prison sentence under the name 273 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:04,080 of Wilson? Yes, I knew that. 274 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,400 He told me when we were married two years ago. 275 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,600 But he said that he'd gone straight ever since he'd come 276 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,120 out of prison. That's why I changed his name. 277 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,400 He was trying to make a fresh start. 278 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,240 You know no reason for his planning to kill anyone at this 279 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,800 inn. None, and unless you find 280 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,320 someone murdered, I wouldn't give too much thought to it. 281 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:22,840 Yes, if you'll forgive my thanks for Madam. 282 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,240 You seem remarkably unmoved by your husband's tragedy. 283 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,480 Why should I pretend we were very unhappy together. 284 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,240 This might be the best way out of it for both of us. 285 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:38,200 My husband came quite a large amount of life insurance in the 286 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,680 event of suicide. Would that be payable? 287 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,640 And on a policy, Madam. Then I must say that from your 288 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,440 attitude I begin to doubt whether your husband is dead. 289 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,560 What do you mean? I mean that if Mr. Wilson, or if 290 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:51,280 you prefer it, Mr. Wainwright wished to disappear in 291 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,000 spectacular style. What could be simpler than to 292 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,880 pretend to shoot himself? Drop into the scene. 293 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,560 I'm up here, Sergeant. Ah, did you find him? 294 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:03,840 Yes, Mr. Ames, he fished him out right away. 295 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,120 Dead, is he? Door knife shot himself to the 296 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:06,720 end. He did well. 297 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,200 That disposes of your last theory home. 298 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,280 Did you find the revolver, Sergeant? 299 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:12,840 Yes, man. Got it right here with me. 300 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,640 One bullet missing. Have you found out if anyone 301 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:16,840 here has been murdered, Mr. Ames? 302 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,640 I found out very little yet. Wait a moment. 303 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:24,480 Listen. I don't hear anything. 304 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,080 Exactly. You hear nothing yet. 305 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:28,800 We're within a few feet of the Wainwright's room. 306 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,200 What do you mean, Mr. Harris? I mean that there is one sound 307 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,200 we should be hearing very clearly at the moment. 308 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,800 Why did I think of it before? The sound of your Canaries 309 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,920 chirping. You've heard little else for 310 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:41,800 days. Come on, Watson. 311 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:47,040 Where are you going? Your room, Madam. 312 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:55,080 I'm afraid I must dispense with asking your permission already 313 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,680 in my room it seems a little light even to mention the 314 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,560 subject. Here's the bird cage and the 315 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:03,320 willows of Holy. Birds are gone. 316 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,920 No chap. If you look more closely, you'll 317 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,640 see them on the bottom of the cage. 318 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:13,720 Let me open this door and get one of them out, Joe Holmes. 319 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,080 They did, and yet when we entered the inn a few minutes 320 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:18,200 ago, they were still chillipping. 321 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,680 But who on? Earth would want to kill a 322 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,040 couple of birds. That, my dear fellow, is one of 323 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,440 the things we have to find out. So far, I must admit I'm 324 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,640 puzzled. We have a self contested 325 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,000 murderer and the nearest thing we can find to a corpse is a 326 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:41,520 pair of dead Canaries. We'll bring you the rest of 327 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,320 Doctor Watson's story in just a second. 328 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:46,600 A second I'll take if you don't mind to ask you if you've ever 329 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,800 had a glass of Petri California Sherry. 330 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,480 Because if you haven't, boy, you want to remedy that situation 331 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,040 pronto. Try that Petri Sherry before 332 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,200 dinner some evening. Look at its clear amber color, 333 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:01,600 smell the fragrance of those luscious grapes, and get a 334 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:06,680 sample of that Petri flavor. That Petri Sherry can turn the 335 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:11,040 usual before dinner low into a main event and say, if you like 336 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:15,120 your Sherry dry as I do, wait till you taste Petri Pale Dry 337 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:16,920 Sherry. Is that ever good? 338 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:21,240 But after all, when it's a Petri wine, it's always a good wine. 339 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,240 And now back to tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure. 340 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,280 Strange events are taking place in the Kentish fishing village 341 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,680 of Kingsgate. A self confessed murderer has 342 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,320 committed suicide, but his victim cannot be found. 343 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,040 As we rejoin our story, the great detective and his old 344 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,440 friend Doctor Watson are once again examining the room of Mary 345 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,480 Victor, one of the missing. Guests, you know, Holmes, the 346 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,160 murder that Wilson confessed to before he committed suicide 347 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,640 might have been the the killing of those two Canaries. 348 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,280 I think not. Old chap Wilson obviously loved 349 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,480 the creatures and get them in spite of the fact that they were 350 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,400 dangerously apartment to identify him with his criminal 351 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,760 past. Uh huh. 352 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,640 Interesting. Very interesting. 353 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,240 Huh. What have you found? 354 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,440 This note lying on this Victor's dressing table? 355 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:18,560 Yeah. So we look you think you can 356 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,200 hide from me, Mary, but you can't. 357 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,240 Wherever I go, I shall follow you. 358 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:29,960 So why not get wise to yourself and stop running away? 359 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,040 Sounds as if the poor girl was in danger, all right. 360 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,200 Possibly, but the writer of that note was certainly obliging. 361 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,800 So the letter is unsigned. He at least gives us a clue to 362 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:41,880 his identity. Oh, what clue? 363 00:17:42,120 --> 00:17:44,160 The phrase Get wise to yourself is very UN English. 364 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,040 It's American. Come on old chap, where are we 365 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:47,840 going now? The envelope to this letter has 366 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,600 the Kingsgate postmark on it. I should be surprised at that 367 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,520 point of all knowledge. The village postmistress can't 368 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,160 help us find an American visitor. 369 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,160 Yes, I know the young man you must be looking for, gentlemen. 370 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,240 His name's Walter C Bunker. He's been in here to send 371 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,400 telegrams and his accents are strong. 372 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,680 You could cut the truth and knife. 373 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,760 It's just like one of the big Indian fellows you read about. 374 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:15,000 Can you tell me where he lives, Madam? 375 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,640 There he can, Sir. He's been ruined at Missus 376 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,240 Bell's house. 15 Laburnum Grove. Down behind the guest. 15 377 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:22,960 Laburnum Grove, Missus Bell. Thank you. 378 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:32,600 Thank you very much. I'm very much obliged you, you 379 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,240 Missus Bell. Yes, Sir. 380 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:36,240 What can I do for you gentlemen? Well. 381 00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:39,760 We understand that Mister Walter Bunker has been staying with 382 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,680 you, Madam. That he has a nice young 383 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,400 American gentleman is. He at home may. 384 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,920 I ask. No, Sir, nothing worried about 385 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,360 him. This morning when he goes out, 386 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,760 he asks me where the nearest cemetery is. 387 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:57,560 Cemetery, I tell him, and then he gives a quick kind of laugh. 388 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,360 I'm not sure I'll see you anymore, he says. 389 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,960 And then he walks off and I haven't seen him since. 390 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,960 I'll tell you I'm worried about him, gentlemen. 391 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,160 And where is the nearest cemetery, Missus Bell, The one 392 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,880 you directed him to? About 3 miles from here, just 393 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,600 this side of Branson Woods. Thank you, Madam. 394 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:25,320 Come on. Watson Cemetery seems deserted. 395 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:27,800 Usually come from. The church you. 396 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,880 Lord it, it's a funeral. Or a wedding? 397 00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:40,200 Come on. Hi Julie, It is a wedding home. 398 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,880 I'm. Afraid we're on a false trail? 399 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:49,920 That we'd better make sure. Quiet gentlemen, please. 400 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,000 The ceremony is just ending. Just one question, tell me the 401 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,320 names of the couple who've just been married. 402 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:59,080 Miss Mary Victor from the Inn and the young American by the 403 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:04,640 name of Bunker. Thank you as we have been 404 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,840 following a false trail. Confounded, the frightened young 405 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,480 lady was merely frightened by her persistent American fiance. 406 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,120 Threatening letter that he sent her. 407 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,520 Ambiguously worded when you come to think of it. 408 00:20:14,360 --> 00:20:16,680 Anyway, we can cease to worry about Miss Victor. 409 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,160 She is now Missus Bunker. I think we can assume that she's 410 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:19,840 out of old. Danger. 411 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,280 We've got to start all over again. 412 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,560 Oh no, no, my dear fellow, my field is narrowing. 413 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,480 We'll head back to. The inn now. 414 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,560 And I have a feeling that we're on the last lap of our strange 415 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:43,960 adventure. Yeah, she has another suspect 416 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,520 eliminated. This telegram is from my brother 417 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,400 Mycroft, and I telegraphed him earlier on today to check on the 418 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,440 movement of Nazel Carter, the young man who left the inn so 419 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,200 mysteriously in the early hours of this morning. 420 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,280 His answer informed Smith that the gentleman in question was 421 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,880 recalled to the Foreign Office suddenly and arrived quite 422 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,920 safely a few hours ago. Well, now I'm completely. 423 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:04,040 Puzzled, and I hope alone at last sea daylight. 424 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,680 Wish I did, Mr. Alan, go upstairs and get the dead man's 425 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:07,880 widow and bring it to my room, please. 426 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,360 And then I think I can give you the solution to this problem. 427 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,720 What do you want with me, Miss Jones? 428 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,840 Mr. Town, Madam, you and Sergeant Blake make yourself 429 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,640 comfortable now in the 1st place. 430 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,760 The murder occurred this morning and not last night. 431 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,400 I know what you're hinting at. The Canaries, I admit I killed 432 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:35,800 them. But you can't do anything to me 433 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,160 for that. Why did you kill those birds? 434 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,320 I hated them as much as my husband loved them. 435 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,400 When I knew he was dead, their singing drove me mad, so I 436 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:45,920 killed. Them. 437 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,960 But they must have been already dead when we told you of your 438 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,000 husband's suicide, Joe Watson. But the lady was fully aware 439 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,120 that her husband was dead when we informed her of the fact. 440 00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:58,400 You see, she murdered him. You're talking rubbish. 441 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,600 Yes, Mr. Holmes, How could she have murdered him? 442 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,880 We saw him shoot himself before our eyes. 443 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,240 Because when Wilson raised that revolver to his head, he was 444 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,320 convinced that it contained blank cartridges. 445 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,920 Unfortunately for him, his wife had deliberately replaced the 446 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:11,920 blanks with. Live cartridges. 447 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:13,280 Great heavens. Why? 448 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:14,920 How? Let me reconstruct the case for 449 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,600 you. Wilson, with the connivance of 450 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,800 his wife here had conceived a disappearance plot. 451 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,480 He knew that I had spotted his real identity and so he planned 452 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,520 this rather dramatic exit, confessed from a non existent 453 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:28,400 murder and then well had his plan materialized. 454 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,360 He was to shoot himself with a blank all from the pier and 455 00:22:32,360 --> 00:22:34,600 apparent suicide it. Was a fantastic team. 456 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,640 And how did he plan to get away? Well he would have swum under 457 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,040 the water safe distance and so made his escape his. 458 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,360 Plan couldn't work possible. Probably not. 459 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:44,320 Probably not, but at least it was ingenious. 460 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,160 He would have destroyed his two identity that had his revenge on 461 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,840 me by making the search for a murder that had never been 462 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,920 committed. Unfortunately for him, his wife 463 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,080 was his accomplice and saw in the scheme an excellent way of 464 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,800 killing her husband. You think you're so very clever, 465 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,960 Mr. Holmes, But even if it were true, how could you prove it? 466 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,080 Observe this revolver, Missus Wilson. 467 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,760 It's the one your husband shot himself with. 468 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:10,320 What can you prove from that? Ever hear of fingerprint tests? 469 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:14,200 I've heard of them, but that revolver's been underwater. 470 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,080 True. Quite true. 471 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,200 But thanks to the researchers of my excellent friend Doctor John 472 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,920 Klondike, an infallible test has been discovered for recording 473 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,080 fingerprints even after immersion in seawater. 474 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,840 I applied the test to the prints on the revolver and the bullets 475 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:31,080 and compared them with some that we found on the water glass in 476 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,440 your room. They are the same, Mrs. Wilson. 477 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,040 Now, does a man let his wife load his suicide weapon? 478 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,280 Sergeant Blake, I think it's obvious that the time has come 479 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,120 for you to take over the case. All right, all right, So I did 480 00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:43,480 change the billets. I hated him. 481 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,360 I'm glad he's dead. What's why I do it again? 482 00:23:58,080 --> 00:23:59,400 Mr. Rounds, Yeah. It's hard to Blake. 483 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,080 Now that I've taken Missus Wilson to the station and booked 484 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,280 her on a murder charge, I wonder if you'd mind answering a 485 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:06,280 question. With pleasure. 486 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:11,760 This fingerprint I'd like to know about that I've I never 487 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,400 heard of of being able to take prints after a revolver has been 488 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,240 handled two or three times and soaked in salt water. 489 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,000 Homes and I'd like to know when you perform the test and took 490 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:22,480 the prints off the glass in her room. 491 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:23,680 I thought that I was with you all the. 492 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,200 Time you were, my dear fellow. Well then I. 493 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:27,560 Can give you the answer in one word. 494 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,640 Bluff. There is no such test, my dear 495 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,600 Watson. It would be almost impossible to 496 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,920 expect core prints after so much handling, and totally impossible 497 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,600 after submersion. Fortunately for us, though, Mrs. 498 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,800 Wilson was gullible enough to believe me and give me a 499 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,520 confession. And there's no such person as 500 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:44,720 Doctor John Fonda. Oh. 501 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,600 Yes, yes, indeed, there is a great success last year in the 502 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:48,840 case of the red thumb mark, you didn't. 503 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:50,960 Tell me about that case. No, no, I didn't. 504 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:51,840 It was deliberate. Oh, yeah. 505 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,400 With your taste for writing sensational stories, I was 506 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:57,000 afraid you might publish The Affair. 507 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:58,800 Would it have matter that I heard? 508 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,600 Oh, yes, it would. You would have given away, what 509 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,320 should I say, professional secrets. 510 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:05,440 You would have provided the public, and in particular the 511 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,840 criminal public, with a complete education on fingerprints. 512 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,320 And when that happens, my dear Watson, we shall have no tricks 513 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,520 left. That will be a sad day for 514 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:37,160 detectives. Tonight Sherlock Holmes 515 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,000 adventure is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher and is 516 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,800 based on an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story The 517 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,800 Adventure of Wisteria Lot. Mr. Rathbone appears to the 518 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,720 courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Mr. Bruce to the courtesy of 519 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,360 Universal Pictures, where they are now starring in the Sherlock 520 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:58,880 Holmes series. The Petri Wine Company of San 521 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,680 Francisco, CA invites you to tune in again next week. 522 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,400 Same time, same station. This is Bill Foreman saying 523 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,720 goodnight for the Petri family. Sherlock Holmes comes to you 524 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,600 from our Hollywood studios. This is the mutual. 525 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:09,720 Broadcasting System.