1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:04,400 Section 7 of the casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Sir, Arthur 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,400 Conan Doyle. This leg arm has recording may 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,300 be distributed and adapted freely for any purpose. 4 00:00:12,300 --> 00:00:18,200 The adventure of the three garridebs It may have been a 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:23,000 comedy or it may have been a tragedy it cost one man. 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,400 His reason it cost me a bloodletting and it cost yet 7 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:32,299 another man, the penalties of the law yet, there was certainly 8 00:00:32,299 --> 00:00:36,300 an element of Comedy. Well, you shall judge for 9 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:40,200 yourselves. I remember the date very well 10 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:43,900 for it was in the same month that Holmes refused A Knighthood 11 00:00:43,900 --> 00:00:46,700 for services which may perhaps someday. 12 00:00:46,900 --> 00:00:51,900 A be described, I only refer to the matter in passing for in my 13 00:00:51,900 --> 00:00:54,400 position of partner and Confidant. 14 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:57,800 I am obliged to be particularly careful to avoid any 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,900 indiscretion. I repeat, however, that this 16 00:01:01,900 --> 00:01:07,800 enables me to fix the date which was the latter end of June 1902 17 00:01:08,100 --> 00:01:10,200 shortly. After the conclusion of the 18 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,800 South African War. Holmes had spent several days in 19 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:19,200 bed as was his habit from time. To time, but he emerged that 20 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,800 morning with a long foolscap document in his hand and a 21 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,200 twinkle of amusement in his austere gray eyes. 22 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,100 There is a chance for you to make some money friend. 23 00:01:32,100 --> 00:01:38,800 Watson said, he have you ever heard the name of garrideb I 24 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:43,900 admitted that I had not. Well, if you can lay your hand 25 00:01:43,900 --> 00:01:46,600 upon a, garrideb there's money in it. 26 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:51,500 Why? Ah, that's a long story. 27 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:58,100 Rather a Whimsical 12, I don't think in all our explorations. 28 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:02,100 Of human complexities. We have ever come upon anything 29 00:02:02,100 --> 00:02:05,800 more singular. The fellow will be here, 30 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,000 presently for cross-examination. So I won't open the matter up 31 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,300 till he comes. But meanwhile, that's the name 32 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:18,500 we want. The telephone directory, lay on 33 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:22,600 the table beside me and I turned over the pages in a rather 34 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,600 hopeless Quest. But to my amazement there was 35 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,500 this strange name in its do place. 36 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:34,500 I gave a cry of Triumph. Hey you our homes, here it is. 37 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,300 Holmes took the book from my hand. 38 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:45,600 Garrideb n, he read 136 little Riders, Street West. 39 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:51,400 Sorry to disappoint you, my dear Watson but this is the man 40 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,300 himself that is the address upon his letter. 41 00:02:55,900 --> 00:03:00,900 We want another to match him. Mrs. Hudson had come in with a 42 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:04,600 card upon a tray, I took it up and glanced at it. 43 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:06,600 Why? Here it is. 44 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:12,200 I cried in amazement this is a different initial John garrideb 45 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,900 counselor at law morville. Kansas USA. 46 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,800 A Holmes smiled. As he looked at the card, I am 47 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,100 afraid. You must make yet another 48 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:27,200 effort. Watson said, he this gentleman 49 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,700 is also in the plot already though. 50 00:03:30,700 --> 00:03:34,100 I certainly did not expect to see him this morning. 51 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:39,200 However, he is in a position to tell us a good deal, which I 52 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,800 want to know. A moment later, he was in the 53 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,600 room mr. John garrideb counselor at law 54 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:53,000 was a short powerful man with the round fresh clean shaven 55 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,200 face. Characteristic of so many 56 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:00,000 American men of Affairs. The general effect was chubby 57 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,200 and rather childlike so that one received the impression of quite 58 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:09,600 a young man with a broad set smile upon his face, his eyes. 59 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,900 However, were Sting seldom in any human head. 60 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:18,399 Have I seen a pair which bespoke a more intense inward life. 61 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:21,700 So bright were they? So alert. 62 00:04:21,700 --> 00:04:27,400 So responsive to every change of thought his accent was American 63 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,100 but was not accompanied by any eccentricity of speech. 64 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,900 Mr. Holmes, he asked glancing from one to the other. 65 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,100 Yes, you're a pictures. Are not unlike you sir. 66 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,100 If I may say so, I believe you have had a letter from my 67 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:46,400 namesake mr. Nathan garrideb. 68 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,700 Have you not? Pray. 69 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:53,700 Sit down said, Sherlock Holmes. We shall I fancy have a good 70 00:04:53,700 --> 00:04:57,500 deal to discuss. He took up his sheets of 71 00:04:57,500 --> 00:05:01,500 foolscap. You are, of course, the mr. 72 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:06,900 John garrideb mentioned in this document, but surely you have 73 00:05:06,900 --> 00:05:09,000 been in England? Some time. 74 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,300 Why do you say that mr. Holmes, I seem to read sudden 75 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:17,200 suspicion in those expressive eyes. 76 00:05:18,100 --> 00:05:22,000 Your whole outfit is English, mr. 77 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Garrideb, forced a laugh. I have read of your tricks. 78 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,700 Mr. Holmes. But I never thought I would be 79 00:05:28,700 --> 00:05:32,000 the subject of them. Where do you read that? 80 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:37,400 The shoulder cut of your coat, the toes of your boots. 81 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:42,500 A could anyone doubt it? Well, I had no idea. 82 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:46,700 I was so obvious, a britisher, but business brought me over 83 00:05:46,700 --> 00:05:52,000 here some time ago and so as you say, my outfit is nearly all 84 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:56,200 London. However, I guess your time is a 85 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:01,000 value and we did not meet to talk about the cut of my socks. 86 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,500 What about getting? Down to that paper, you hold in 87 00:06:04,500 --> 00:06:09,100 your hand. Holmes had in some way ruffled 88 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:12,000 our visitor. Who's chubby face had assumed a 89 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:16,400 far less amiable expression. Patience. 90 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,000 Patience, mr. Garrideb said, my friend in a 91 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,400 soothing voice. Dr. Watson would tell you that. 92 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:29,400 These little digressions of mine, sometimes proving the end 93 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,500 to have some bearing on the matter. 94 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:36,100 But why did mr. Nathan garrideb, not come with 95 00:06:36,100 --> 00:06:39,400 you. Why did he ever drag you into it 96 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,000 at all? I'll start visitor with a sudden 97 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,000 out flame of anger. What in Thunder I'm you to do 98 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,700 with it. Here was a better professional 99 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:53,000 business between two gentlemen and one of them must need call 100 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,100 in a detective, saw him this morning and he told me this pool 101 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:02,200 trick, he had played me and that's why I am here. 102 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:05,600 But I feel bad about it and all the same. 103 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,700 There was no reflection upon you or mr. 104 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:15,800 Garrideb, it was simply Zeal upon his part to gain your end, 105 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:21,400 an end, which is, I understand equally vital for both of you. 106 00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:26,500 He knew that I had means of getting information and 107 00:07:26,500 --> 00:07:31,700 therefore it was very natural that he should apply to me, our 108 00:07:31,700 --> 00:07:36,600 visitors angry face gradually cleared well that puts a 109 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:41,000 different city when I went to see him this morning and he told 110 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,800 me he had sent to a detective, I just asked for your address and 111 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,500 came right away. I don't want police button into 112 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:52,700 a private matter, but if you were content just To help us 113 00:07:52,700 --> 00:07:55,400 find the man. There can be no harm in that. 114 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:00,700 Well, that is just how it stands said Holmes. 115 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:06,700 And now sir, since you are here we had best have a clear account 116 00:08:06,700 --> 00:08:10,900 from your own lips, my friend here knows nothing of the 117 00:08:10,900 --> 00:08:14,800 details. Mr. Garrideb surveyed me with 118 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:21,400 not too friendly against need. He now he asked we usually work 119 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,800 together. Wow there's no reason it should 120 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:29,200 be kept a secret, I'll give you the facts as short as I can make 121 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,000 them. If you came from Kansas, I would 122 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,900 not need to explain to you. Who Alexander Hamilton garrideb. 123 00:08:35,900 --> 00:08:40,500 Was he made his money in real estate and afterwards in the 124 00:08:40,500 --> 00:08:45,300 wheat Pita chick ago, But he spent it in buying up as much 125 00:08:45,300 --> 00:08:47,600 land as would make one of your account. 126 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:52,400 He's lying along the Arkansas. River West of Fort Dodge, it's 127 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,500 grazing land and lumber land and arable land and mineralized 128 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:58,800 land. And just every sort of land that 129 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,400 brings dollars to the man that owns it. 130 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:07,700 He had no kistner kin or if he had, I never heard of it, but it 131 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:11,400 took a kind of pride in the queerness of his name. 132 00:09:11,700 --> 00:09:13,700 That was what Brought us together. 133 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:19,700 I was in the Lord Topeka and one day I had a visit from the old 134 00:09:19,700 --> 00:09:22,900 man and he was tickled to death to meet. 135 00:09:22,900 --> 00:09:28,400 Another man was his own name. It was his pet fat, and he was 136 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,700 dead set to find out. If there were any more garridebs 137 00:09:31,700 --> 00:09:37,800 in the world find me, another said, he told him I was a busy 138 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,200 man and could not spend my life, Hawking around the world in 139 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:46,200 search of garridebs. It's nonetheless said he that is 140 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:50,100 just what you will do if things pan out as I planned them. 141 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:55,200 So I thought he was joking but there was a powerful lot of 142 00:09:55,200 --> 00:10:00,100 meaning in the words as I was soon to discover for he died 143 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:03,800 within a year of saying them and he left a will behind him. 144 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:08,000 It was the clearest will that has ever been filed in the state 145 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,600 of Kansas. His property was divided into 146 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,500 three parts. So now I was to have one on 147 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:17,700 condition that I found two garridebs who would share the 148 00:10:17,700 --> 00:10:21,900 remainder. It's five million dollars for 149 00:10:21,900 --> 00:10:26,700 each if it is a cent but we can't lay a finger on it until 150 00:10:26,700 --> 00:10:31,900 we all three stand in a row. It was so big a chance that I'll 151 00:10:31,900 --> 00:10:36,000 just let my legal practice slide and I set forth looking for 152 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:40,200 garridebs, there is not one in the United States. 153 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:42,300 I went through it sir with a fun. 154 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:47,000 Into Tome and never a garrideb, could I catch then? 155 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:50,700 I tried the old country. Sure enough. 156 00:10:50,700 --> 00:10:54,100 There was the name in the London telephone directory. 157 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,400 I went after him two days ago and explained the whole matter 158 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:04,400 to him but he is alone man like myself with some women relations 159 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:11,100 but no man, it says three adults men in the will so you see, we 160 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:12,700 still have a vacancy. See. 161 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:17,400 And if you can help to fill it, we will be very ready to pay 162 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:22,800 your charges. Well, Watson said, Holmes, with 163 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,800 a smile, I said it was rather Whimsical. 164 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,400 Did I not? I should have thought sir, that 165 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:34,000 your obvious way was to advertising the agony Columns of 166 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,800 the papers. I have done that. 167 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Mr. Holmes. No replies. 168 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,900 Dear me. Well, it is certainly a most 169 00:11:43,900 --> 00:11:48,000 curious, little problem. I made take a glance at it in my 170 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:52,900 leisure, but By the way, it is curious that you should have 171 00:11:52,900 --> 00:11:57,600 come from Topeka. I used to have a correspondent. 172 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,500 He is dead now. Old dr. 173 00:12:00,500 --> 00:12:06,000 Elias and a star who was marinating 90 good. 174 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:10,900 I'll Dr. Starr said our visitor his name is still honored. 175 00:12:11,900 --> 00:12:15,300 Well mr. Holmes I suppose all we can do 176 00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:18,900 is to report to you and let you know how we progress. 177 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:22,100 I and you will hear within a day or two. 178 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:27,300 With this assurance, our American bowed and departed. 179 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,400 Holmes had lit his pipe and he sat, for some time with a 180 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:39,200 curious smile upon his face. Well, I asked at last, I am 181 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:46,000 wondering what sun' just wondering at what Holmes took 182 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:51,000 his pipe from his lips. I was wondering what sun', what 183 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:55,700 on Earth could be the object of this man in telling us, such a 184 00:12:55,700 --> 00:12:59,900 rip Merle of Lies? I nearly asked him. 185 00:12:59,900 --> 00:13:04,400 So for there are times when I brutal frontal attack is the 186 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:08,900 best policy, but I judged it better to let him think he had 187 00:13:08,900 --> 00:13:13,100 fooled us. Here is a man with an English 188 00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:17,500 coat, frayed at the elbow and trousers, bagged at the knee 189 00:13:17,500 --> 00:13:22,300 with a years were. And yet by this document and by 190 00:13:22,300 --> 00:13:26,800 his own account, he is a provincial American lately. 191 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:31,500 Landed in I didn't, there have been no advertisements in the 192 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:34,700 agony columns, you know, that I miss nothing there. 193 00:13:35,300 --> 00:13:39,400 They're my favorite cover for putting up a bird and I would 194 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,800 never have overlooked such a cock pheasant as that. 195 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:50,000 I never knew a doctor Lysander star of Topeka touch him. 196 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:55,500 Where you would, he was false. I think the fellow is really an 197 00:13:55,500 --> 00:14:00,500 American, but he has Sworn his accent smooth with years of 198 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:04,100 London. What is his game then? 199 00:14:04,900 --> 00:14:09,000 And what motive lies behind this Preposterous search for 200 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:14,200 garridebs. It's worth our attention for 201 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,600 granting. That the man is a rascal. 202 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,500 He is certainly a complex and ingenious one. 203 00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:25,800 We must now find out if our other correspondent is a fraud. 204 00:14:25,900 --> 00:14:31,600 Also just ring him up Watson. I did so. 205 00:14:31,700 --> 00:14:34,700 And heard a thin, quavering voice at the other end of the 206 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:37,200 line. Yes. 207 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:38,600 Yes. I am mr. 208 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:44,100 Nathan garrideb, is mr. Holmes, there I should very much 209 00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:49,100 like to have a word with mr. Holmes, my friend took the 210 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:52,900 instrument and I heard the usual syncopated dialogue. 211 00:14:53,500 --> 00:14:58,400 Yes, he has been here. I understand that you don't know 212 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:05,700 him how long only two days. Yes yes of course. 213 00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:08,300 It is a most captivating Prospect. 214 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,700 A will you be at home this evening? 215 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,900 I suppose your namesake will not be there. 216 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,900 Very good. We will come, then for I would 217 00:15:19,900 --> 00:15:24,700 rather have a chat without him. Dr. Watson will come with me. 218 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:30,200 I understand from your note that you did not go out often. 219 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,600 Well we shall be round about six. 220 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,800 You need not mention it to the American lawyer. 221 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:39,900 Very good. Goodbye. 222 00:15:42,100 --> 00:15:46,100 It was Twilight to the lovely spring evening and even Little 223 00:15:46,100 --> 00:15:50,300 Rider Street, one of the smaller offshoots from the edgeware road 224 00:15:50,300 --> 00:15:54,200 within a stone cast of old tyburn tree of evil memory. 225 00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:58,400 Looked golden and wonderful in the slanting Rays of the Setting 226 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,500 Sun. The particular house to which we 227 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:04,200 were directed was a large old-fashioned. 228 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:08,900 Early Georgian edifice with a flat brick face broken only by 229 00:16:08,900 --> 00:16:13,000 to deep bay windows on the ground floor. it was on this 230 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:17,400 ground floor that our client lived and indeed the low Windows 231 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,500 proved to be the front of the huge room in which he spent his 232 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:25,400 waking hours Holmes pointed as we passed to the small brass 233 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:31,300 plate, which bore the Curious name, Up some years Watson, he 234 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:35,700 remarked indicating, it's discolored surface, it's his 235 00:16:35,700 --> 00:16:37,300 real name. Many ha. 236 00:16:37,300 --> 00:16:42,400 And that is something to note the house had a common stare, 237 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,900 and there were a number of names painted in the hall. 238 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,700 Some indicating offices and some private Chambers. 239 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,900 It was not a collection of residential Flats, but rather 240 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:57,400 the Abode of Bohemian bachelors. Our client opened the door for 241 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:01,300 us himself and apologized by saying that the woman in charge 242 00:17:01,300 --> 00:17:05,400 left at 4:00 mr. Nathan garrideb. 243 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:09,200 Proved to be a very tall. Loose-jointed round backed 244 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:13,700 person gaunt and bald some 60-odd years of age. 245 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:18,500 He had a cadaverous face with the dull dead skin of a man to 246 00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:23,500 whom exercise was unknown. Large round spectacles and a 247 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:27,000 small projecting goats beard combined with his stooping 248 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,700 attitude to give him an expression of peering curiosity. 249 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,600 The general effect. However, was amiable though 250 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:39,300 eccentric, the room was as curious as its occupant, it 251 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:44,300 looked like a small Museum, it was both Broad and deep with 252 00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:48,300 cupboards and cabinets, all around crowded with specimens 253 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:53,200 geological and anatomical. Cases of butterflies and moths 254 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,600 flanked each side of the entrance, a large table in the 255 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,400 center was littered with all sorts of debris. 256 00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:03,200 While the tall brass tube of a powerful microscope, bristled 257 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,700 up, among them. As I glanced round, I was 258 00:18:06,700 --> 00:18:11,500 surprised at the universality of the man's interests here was a 259 00:18:11,508 --> 00:18:15,500 case of ancient coins. There was a cabinet to Flint 260 00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:19,600 instruments behind his Central, table was a large cupboard of 261 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,100 fossil bones. Above was a line of plaster 262 00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:27,100 skulls with such names as neandertal Heidelberg, Chrome 263 00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:31,100 anyon, printed beneath them. It was clear that he was a 264 00:18:31,100 --> 00:18:36,000 student of many subjects as he stood in front of us, now he 265 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,300 held a piece of Chamois leather in his right hand with which he 266 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:46,600 was polishing a coin. Sigh rikuson of the best period, 267 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:51,600 he explained holding it up the, a degenerated great blue towards 268 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:56,500 the end at their best. I hold them Supreme, though. 269 00:18:56,500 --> 00:19:01,600 Some prefer the alexandrian school you will find a chair 270 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,300 here, mr. Holmes, allow me to clear these 271 00:19:05,300 --> 00:19:12,100 bones and you sir. Yes Doctor Watson if you You 272 00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:16,300 would have the goodness to put the Japanese vows to one side 273 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:21,300 and you'll see around me and my little interests in life. 274 00:19:21,700 --> 00:19:26,100 My doctor lectures me about never going up. 275 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:31,400 But why should I go out when I have so much to hold me here? 276 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,100 I can assure you that the adequate cataloging of one of 277 00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:41,900 those cabinets would take me three good months, Holmes looked 278 00:19:42,100 --> 00:19:46,200 Found him with curiosity. But do you tell me that you 279 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,700 never go out? He said, no. 280 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:53,800 And again, I drive down to Sotheby's or Christie's, 281 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,400 otherwise, I very seldom. Leave my room. 282 00:19:58,100 --> 00:20:03,700 I am not too strong and my research is a very absorbing but 283 00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:08,400 you can imagine mr. Holmes, what a terrific shock 284 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,900 pleasant, but terrific. It was for me. 285 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,800 Me when I heard this, unparalleled Good Fortune. 286 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:21,200 It only needs one more garrideb to complete the matter and 287 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:27,000 surely we couldn't find one. I had a brother, but he is dead 288 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:32,200 and female relatives are disqualified, but there must 289 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:37,700 surely be others in the world. I had heard that, you handled 290 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:44,400 strange cases, and that was why I sent To you of course, this 291 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,300 American gentleman is quite right. 292 00:20:47,700 --> 00:20:52,500 And I should have taken his advice first but I acted for the 293 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:57,000 best. I think you acted very wisely 294 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:02,700 indeed said Holmes but are you really anxious to acquire an 295 00:21:02,700 --> 00:21:08,300 estate in America? Certainly not nothing would 296 00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:14,400 induce me to leave my collection but this gentleman has assured 297 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:18,200 me that he will buy me out too soon as we have established our 298 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:25,200 claim 5 million dollars with the some named There are a dozen 299 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:29,300 specimens in the Market at the present moment, which fill gaps 300 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:34,100 in my collection and which I am unable to purchase for want of a 301 00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:38,400 few hundred pounds. A just think what I could do 302 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:43,600 with five million dollars. Why I have the nucleus of a 303 00:21:43,608 --> 00:21:50,100 National Collection, I shall be the hand Sloan of my age, his 304 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:54,800 eyes gleamed behind his great, spectacles it I was very clear 305 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,100 that no, pains would be spared by mr. 306 00:21:57,100 --> 00:22:02,700 Nathan garrideb in finding a namesake, I am merely called to 307 00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:05,800 make your acquaintance and there is no reason why I should 308 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,300 interrupt. Your studies said, Holmes, I 309 00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:13,100 prefer to establish Personal Touch with those with whom I do 310 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:16,400 business. There are few questions I need 311 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,300 ask for. I have your very clear narrative 312 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:22,100 in my pocket and I have filled up the blanks. 313 00:22:22,100 --> 00:22:26,700 When this American gentleman. Man called, I understand that up 314 00:22:26,700 --> 00:22:29,700 to this week, you were unaware of his existence. 315 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:34,200 That is so he called last Tuesday. 316 00:22:35,300 --> 00:22:37,700 Did he tell you of our interview today? 317 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,700 Yes, he came. Straight back to me. 318 00:22:41,700 --> 00:22:46,200 He had been very angry. Why should he be angry? 319 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:52,400 He seemed to think it was some reflection on his honor, but he 320 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:58,300 was quite Awful again, when he returned, did he suggest any 321 00:22:58,300 --> 00:23:01,100 course of action? No. 322 00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:05,900 Sir. He did not has, he had asked for 323 00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:08,700 any money from you. No sir. 324 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,500 Never see or see, no possible object. 325 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:16,700 He has in view, none. Except what he is stage? 326 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,500 Did you tell him of our telephone appointment? 327 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:22,800 Yes, sir. I did. 328 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:28,200 Holmes was lost in thought I could see that he was puzzled. 329 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,900 Have you any articles of Great Value in your collection? 330 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:36,800 No, sir. I am not a rich man. 331 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:41,800 It is a good collection but not a very valuable one. 332 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,000 Lll, have no fear of burglars. Not the least. 333 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,300 How long have you been in these rooms? 334 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:55,600 Nearly five years homes? His cross-examination was 335 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,100 interrupted by an imperative knocking at the door. 336 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:01,900 No. Sooner had our client, unlatched 337 00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:05,600 it than the American lawyer. Burst excitedly into the room. 338 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,600 Here you are. He cried waving a paper over his 339 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,200 head. I thought I should be in time to 340 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,000 get here. You mr. 341 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,200 Nathan garrideb my congratulations. 342 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:21,800 You are a rich man. Sir, our business is happily 343 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,500 finished and all is well as to you mr. 344 00:24:25,500 --> 00:24:27,600 Holmes. So we can only say, we are 345 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,800 sorry. If we have given you any useless 346 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:34,300 trouble, he handed over the paper to our client who stood 347 00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:38,400 staring at a marked advertisement homes and I leaned 348 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,500 forward and read it over his shoulder. 349 00:24:40,900 --> 00:24:45,800 This is how it ran. Howard garrideb, Constructor of 350 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:51,600 agricultural, Machinery, binders Reapers, Steam and hand, plows 351 00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:56,100 drills, Harrows Farmers, carts buckboards, and all other 352 00:24:56,100 --> 00:25:00,200 appliances estimates for Artesian Wells. 353 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:05,100 Apply, Grosvenor buildings, Aston glorious. 354 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,400 Gospel. Our host. 355 00:25:06,700 --> 00:25:13,600 That makes our third man, I had opened up inquiries in Pam said, 356 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,400 the American and my agent. There has sent me this 357 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,600 advertisement from a local paper. 358 00:25:20,300 --> 00:25:23,400 I've written to this man and told him that he will see him in 359 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,300 his office. Tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. 360 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:31,400 You want me to see him? What do you say, mr. 361 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,100 Holmes, don't you think it would be wiser here? 362 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:39,300 Am I wandering American with a wonderful tale? 363 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,300 Why should he believe what? I tell him about You are a 364 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:47,800 britisher with solid references and he is bound to take notice 365 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,900 of what you say, would go with you, if you wished. 366 00:25:51,900 --> 00:25:55,700 But I have a very busy day tomorrow and I could always 367 00:25:55,700 --> 00:25:58,100 follow you, if you are in any trouble. 368 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,200 Well, I have not made such a journey for years. 369 00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:08,200 It is nothing. Mr. Garrideb, I figured out our 370 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:12,600 connections, you leave at 12 and should be there soon after. 371 00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:15,700 To then you can be back the same night. 372 00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:20,500 All you have to do is to see this man, explain the manner and 373 00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:25,100 get an Affidavit of his existence by the Lord, he added 374 00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:27,200 hotly. Considering I have come all the 375 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:30,900 way from the center of America. It is surely a little enough if 376 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:36,400 you go 100 miles in order to put this matter through quite so 377 00:26:36,500 --> 00:26:39,600 said, Holmes. I think what this gentleman 378 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:44,200 says, it's very true. Mr. Nathan garrideb Shrugged, 379 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:48,400 his shoulders with a disconsolate are well, if you 380 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:54,900 insist I shall go said he it is certainly hard for me to refuse 381 00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:57,600 you. Anything considering the glory 382 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,400 of hope that who have brought into my life. 383 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,800 Then that is a greed said Holmes and no doubt you will. 384 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,300 Let me have a report as soon as you can. 385 00:27:09,500 --> 00:27:12,900 Our Cedar that said, the American Wow. 386 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:16,200 He added looking at his watch. I have to get on. 387 00:27:16,500 --> 00:27:19,400 I'll call tomorrow, mr. Mason, and see you after 388 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,700 Birmingham coming my way, mr. Holmes. 389 00:27:23,300 --> 00:27:27,000 Well then, goodbye. And we may have good news for 390 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:32,100 you tomorrow night. I noticed that my friend's face 391 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:35,600 cleared when the American left the room and the look of 392 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,100 thoughtful perplexity had vanished. 393 00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:41,700 I wish I could look over your collection. 394 00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:47,400 Mr. Garrideb said he in my profession, all sorts of odd 395 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,100 knowledge, comes useful. And this room of yours is a 396 00:27:51,108 --> 00:27:55,100 storehouse of it. Our client shown with pleasure 397 00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:58,500 and his eyes gleamed from behind his big glasses. 398 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:04,700 I had always heard that you were a very intelligent man said he, 399 00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:08,600 I could take around now. If you have the time, 400 00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:14,300 unfortunately, I have not but these specimens are so well, 401 00:28:14,300 --> 00:28:18,200 labeled and classified that they hardly need your personal 402 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:22,600 explanation if I should be able to look in tomorrow. 403 00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:27,200 I presume that there would be no objection to my glancing over 404 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:32,300 them, none at all. You are most welcome the place. 405 00:28:32,300 --> 00:28:34,900 Well, of course, be shut up. But mrs. 406 00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:38,500 Saunders is in the basement up to 4:00 and would let you in 407 00:28:38,500 --> 00:28:42,900 with Key. Well, I happen to be clear 408 00:28:42,900 --> 00:28:46,500 tomorrow afternoon, if you would sir word to mrs. 409 00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:51,600 Saunders, it would be quite in order by the way, who is your 410 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:55,500 host agent? Our client was amazed at the 411 00:28:55,500 --> 00:29:01,500 sudden question Hollow end still in the edgeware road but why? 412 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:07,400 And a bit of an archaeologist myself when it comes to houses 413 00:29:07,700 --> 00:29:11,600 said Holmes laughing. I was wondering if this was 414 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:17,300 Queen Anne or Georgian Georgian Beyond doubt, really. 415 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:21,700 I should have thought a little earlier however it is easily 416 00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:24,900 ascertained. Well goodbye mr. 417 00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:27,500 Garrideb. And may you have every success 418 00:29:27,500 --> 00:29:34,300 in your Birmingham Journey The house agents was close by but we 419 00:29:34,300 --> 00:29:38,000 found that it was closed for the day so we made our way back to 420 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,100 Baker Street. It was not till after dinner 421 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:46,200 that Holmes reverted to the subject, our little problem 422 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:51,900 draws to a close said he no doubt you have outlined the 423 00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:57,100 solution in your own mind. I can make neither head nor tail 424 00:29:57,100 --> 00:30:00,700 of it. The head is surely clear enough 425 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,300 and Tail. We should see tomorrow. 426 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,500 Did you notice nothing? Curious. 427 00:30:06,500 --> 00:30:11,800 About that advertisement. I saw that the word plow was 428 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,900 misspelled. Oh, you did. 429 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:19,500 Notice that. Did you come Watson, you improve 430 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:24,100 all the time? Yes, it was bad English. 431 00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:29,700 But good American, the printer had set it up as received. 432 00:30:29,900 --> 00:30:36,400 Then the buckboards that is American also and artesian wells 433 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,700 are commoner with them than with us. 434 00:30:39,300 --> 00:30:44,200 It was a typical American advertisement but purporting to 435 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:49,000 be from an English firm. What do you make of that? 436 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,900 I can only suppose that this American lawyer, put it in 437 00:30:53,900 --> 00:30:57,300 himself. But what his object was, I fail 438 00:30:57,300 --> 00:31:01,600 to understand. Well, there are alternative, 439 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:06,100 explanations, anyhow. He wanted to get this. 440 00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:10,100 Good old fossil up to Birmingham that is very clear. 441 00:31:10,900 --> 00:31:14,500 I might have told him that he was clearly going on a wild 442 00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:19,300 goose chase, but on second thoughts, it seemed better to 443 00:31:19,300 --> 00:31:24,000 clear the Stage by letting him go tomorrow, Watson. 444 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,700 Well tomorrow will speak for itself. 445 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:34,500 Holmes was up and out early when he returned at lunchtime. 446 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:37,200 I noticed that his face was very grave. 447 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,900 This is a more serious matter than I had expected. 448 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:47,200 Watson said he it is there to tell you so though, I know, it 449 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,100 will only be an additional reason to you for running your 450 00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:54,300 head into danger. I should know my Watson by now, 451 00:31:54,900 --> 00:31:58,800 but there is danger and you should know it. 452 00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:02,500 Well, Well it is not the first we have shared homes. 453 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,600 I hope it may not be the last, what is the particular danger 454 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:10,900 this time? We are up against a very hard 455 00:32:10,900 --> 00:32:14,100 case. I have identified mr. 456 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:20,100 John garrideb counselor at law, he is none other than killer 457 00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:24,400 Evans of sinister and murderous reputation. 458 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:30,600 I fear, I am none, the wiser. Oh, it is not part of your 459 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:34,200 profession to carry about a portable nougat calendar in your 460 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:38,000 memory. I have been done to see friend 461 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:42,700 lestrade at the yard. There, maybe an occasional want 462 00:32:42,700 --> 00:32:47,400 of imaginative intuition down there but they lead the world 463 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:51,900 for thoroughness and Method. I had an idea that we might get 464 00:32:51,900 --> 00:32:55,400 on the track of our American friend in their records. 465 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:00,600 Sure enough. I found his chubby face, smiling 466 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,300 up at me from the Rogues Portrait Gallery. 467 00:33:04,300 --> 00:33:09,100 James winter. Alias moorcroft Alias, killer 468 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:15,100 Evans was the inscription below Holmes, Drew an envelope from 469 00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:19,100 his pocket. I scribbled down a few points 470 00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:25,900 from his dossier aged 44, native of Chicago known to have shops. 471 00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:30,200 Three men in the state's escaped, from Penitentiary 472 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:36,300 through political influence, came to London in a 1893 shorter 473 00:33:36,300 --> 00:33:40,900 man over cards in a nightclub in the Waterloo Road, in January, 474 00:33:40,900 --> 00:33:47,300 1895 man died, but he was shown to have been the aggressor in 475 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:51,500 the Rara dead. Man was identified as Roger 476 00:33:51,500 --> 00:33:56,400 Prescott famous says, forger and coiner in Chicago. 477 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:02,200 Killer Evans released in 1901 has been under police 478 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:06,400 supervision since. But so far as known has led an 479 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:11,100 honest. Life very dangerous man, usually 480 00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:14,400 carries arms and is prepared to use them. 481 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:21,100 That is our bird Watson a sporting bird as you must admit. 482 00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:27,000 That what is his game? Well, it begins to Define 483 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,500 itself. I have been to the house agents, 484 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:35,000 our client as he told us has been there five years. 485 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:40,600 It was unlit for a year before. Then the previous tenant was a 486 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:46,500 gentleman at large named Waldron Waldron is appearance was were 487 00:34:46,500 --> 00:34:50,699 Remembered at the office. He had suddenly vanished and 488 00:34:50,699 --> 00:34:52,699 nothing more. Being heard of him. 489 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:57,600 He was a Tall Bearded man with very dark features. 490 00:34:58,500 --> 00:35:04,200 Now Prescott the man whom killer Evans had shot, was according to 491 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,000 Scotland Yard a tall dark man with a beard. 492 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:13,500 As a working hypothesis. I think we may take it that 493 00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:16,700 Prescott. The American criminal used to 494 00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:20,200 live in The Very Room, which I innocent friend. 495 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:25,600 Now devotes to his Museum. So at last we get a link, you 496 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:32,600 see and the next link well we must go now and look for that. 497 00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:37,100 He took a revolver from the draw and handed it to me. 498 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:44,300 I have my old favorite with me, if our Wild West friend tries to 499 00:35:44,300 --> 00:35:47,700 live up to his nickname, we must be ready for him. 500 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:53,000 I'll give you an hour for a siesta Watson and then I think 501 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,300 it will be time for our Riders Street Adventure. 502 00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:02,900 It was just four o'clock when we reached the Curious apartment, 503 00:36:02,900 --> 00:36:06,000 of, Nathan, garrideb mrs. Saunders. 504 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:10,100 The caretaker was about to leave, but she had no hesitation 505 00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:13,700 in admitting us for the door shut with a spring lock and 506 00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:15,900 Holmes promise to see that all was safe. 507 00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:20,100 Before we left shortly afterwards, the outer door 508 00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:22,900 closed her Bonnet past the bow window. 509 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:26,400 And we knew that we were alone in the lower floor of the house. 510 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:30,300 Holmes made a rapid examination of the premises. 511 00:36:30,700 --> 00:36:34,600 There was one cupboard in a dark corner, which stood out a little 512 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,700 from the wall. It was behind this that we 513 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:41,700 eventually crouched while homes in a whisper outlined his 514 00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:46,300 intentions. He wanted to get our amiable 515 00:36:46,300 --> 00:36:51,800 friend out of his room. That is very clear and as The 516 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:56,500 Collector never went out, it took some planning to do it. 517 00:36:57,300 --> 00:37:01,200 The whole of this garrideb invention was apparently for no 518 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,800 other end. I must say Watson that there is 519 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,800 a certain devilish Ingenuity about it. 520 00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:13,600 Even if the queer name of the tenant did give him an opening. 521 00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:18,100 Knowing that he could hardly have expected, he wove, his plot 522 00:37:18,100 --> 00:37:23,100 was remarkable cunning, but what did he want? 523 00:37:23,500 --> 00:37:27,200 Well, that is what we are here to find out. 524 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,100 It has nothing whatever to do with our client. 525 00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:35,300 So far, as I can read the situation, it is something 526 00:37:35,300 --> 00:37:39,200 connected with the man. He murdered the man who may have 527 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:45,100 been his Confederate in crime. There is some guilty secret in 528 00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:49,600 the room, that is how I read it at first. 529 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:53,200 I thought our friend might have something in his collection more 530 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:58,000 valuable than he knew something worth the attention of a big 531 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:03,500 criminal, but the fact that Roger Prescott of evil memory 532 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:07,700 inhabited, these rooms points to some deeper reason. 533 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:14,600 Well, Watson we can but possess our souls in patience and see 534 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:20,000 what they are. May bring That I was not long in 535 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:24,300 Striking, we crouched closer in the shadow, as we heard, the 536 00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:29,300 outer door, open, and shut, then came the sharp metallic snap of 537 00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:34,000 a key, and the American was in the room, he closed the door, 538 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,500 softly behind him, took a sharp, glance around him to see that 539 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:40,300 all was safe. Threw off his overcoat and 540 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:44,100 walked up to the central table, with the brisk, manner of one, 541 00:38:44,100 --> 00:38:47,400 who knows exactly what he has to do and how to do it. 542 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:52,000 He pushed the table to one side, tore up, the square of carpet on 543 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:55,200 which it rested rolled it to completely back. 544 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,200 And then drawing a Jamie from his inside pocket. 545 00:38:58,300 --> 00:39:01,400 He knelt down and worked vigorously upon the floor 546 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,800 presently. We heard the sound of sliding 547 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:09,800 boards and an instant later, a square had opened in the planks. 548 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,300 Killer Evans struck a match litter stump of candle and 549 00:39:14,300 --> 00:39:18,700 vanished from our view. Clearly I'm A moment had come 550 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:22,300 Holmes touched my wrist as a signal and together. 551 00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:25,100 We stole across to the open trap door. 552 00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:29,800 Gently as we moved. However, the old floor must have 553 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:33,900 creaked under our feet for the head of our American peering 554 00:39:33,900 --> 00:39:37,900 anxiously round emerged suddenly from the open space. 555 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:42,500 His face turned upon us with a glare of baffled Rage which 556 00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:47,000 gradually softened into a rather shamefaced grin as he realized 557 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,500 that too. Two Pistols were pointed at his 558 00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:52,500 head. Wow. 559 00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:56,200 Wow said he coolly as he scrambled to the surface, I 560 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,600 guess you have been one too many for me. 561 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:03,100 Mr. Holmes saw through my game I suppose and played me for a 562 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:07,900 sucker from the first. Well sir I hand it to you. 563 00:40:07,900 --> 00:40:11,900 You have me beaten in an instant, he had whisked out a 564 00:40:11,900 --> 00:40:14,900 revolver from his breast and had fired two shots. 565 00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:18,400 I felt a sudden hot sear as if her red-hot iron, had been 566 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:20,900 pressed to my thigh there was a crash. 567 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,100 As Holmes's pistol came down on the man's head. 568 00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:27,800 I had a vision of him sprawling upon the floor, with blood 569 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:30,600 running down his face while Holmes, rummaged him for 570 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:35,800 weapons, then my friends wiry arms were around me and he was 571 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:40,500 leading me to a chair. You're not hurt Watson for God's 572 00:40:40,500 --> 00:40:45,300 sake, so that you are not hurt. It was worse a wound. 573 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:48,700 It was worse. Many wounds to know the depth of 574 00:40:48,700 --> 00:40:53,000 loyalty and love, which lay behind that cold mask. 575 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:58,100 The clear hard eyes were dimmed for a moment and the firm lips 576 00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:03,600 were shaking for the one. And only time I caught a glimpse 577 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:08,700 of a great heart as well as of a Great Brain, all my years of 578 00:41:08,700 --> 00:41:13,100 humble but single-minded service culminated in that. 579 00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:17,700 Moment of Revelation, it's nothing homes. 580 00:41:17,900 --> 00:41:21,400 It's a mere scratch. He had ripped up my trousers 581 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:24,400 with his pocketknife. You are right. 582 00:41:24,500 --> 00:41:27,300 He cried with an immense sigh of relief. 583 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:33,500 It is quite superficial his face set, Like Flint as he glared at 584 00:41:33,500 --> 00:41:36,400 our prisoner who was sitting up with a dazed face. 585 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:42,200 By the Lord. It is well for you if you had 586 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,300 killed. What's, and you would not have 587 00:41:44,300 --> 00:41:49,400 got out of this room alive. Now, sir, what have you to say 588 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:53,100 for yourself? He had nothing to say for 589 00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:57,200 himself. He only sat and scowled I 590 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,700 leaned, on homes, his arm and together, we look down into the 591 00:42:00,700 --> 00:42:04,400 small Cellar, which had been disclosed by the secret flap. 592 00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:07,300 It was still illuminated by the candle. 593 00:42:07,300 --> 00:42:09,300 Which Evans had taken down with him. 594 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:14,400 Our eyes fell upon a massive rusted, Machinery, great rolls 595 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:19,100 of paper, a litter of bottles and neatly arranged upon a small 596 00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:25,700 table and number of neat little Bundles. our printing, press a 597 00:42:25,700 --> 00:42:31,300 counterfeiters outfit said, Holmes, yes, sir said our 598 00:42:31,300 --> 00:42:35,100 prisoner staggering slowly to his feet and then sinking into 599 00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:41,200 the chair, the greatest Carla Federal London ever saw, that's 600 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:45,400 Prescott's machine and those bundles on the table are two 601 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:50,100 thousand of Prescott's notes, worth a hundred each and fit to 602 00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:56,300 pass anywhere help Selves gentleman, call it a deal and 603 00:42:56,300 --> 00:42:59,500 let me beat it. Holmes laughed. 604 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:06,000 We don't do things like that. Mr. Evans there is no boat over 605 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:10,000 for you in this country. You will shot this man. 606 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:15,200 Prescott, did you not? Yes, sir, and got five years for 607 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:16,500 it though. It was healed. 608 00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:21,400 Pulled on me five years, when I should have had a metal, the 609 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:25,500 size of a soup plate. No living man, could tell a 610 00:43:25,508 --> 00:43:28,800 press card from a bank of England and if I hadn't pulled 611 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,600 him out, he would have flooded London with them. 612 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:35,500 I was the only one in the world who knew where he made them. 613 00:43:35,900 --> 00:43:39,700 Can you wonder that? I wanted to get to the place and 614 00:43:39,700 --> 00:43:44,200 can you wonder that when I found this crazy boob of a bug Hunter 615 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:48,500 with the queer name squatting right on the top of it, to never 616 00:43:48,500 --> 00:43:52,900 quitting his room, I had to do the best I could to shift him. 617 00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:57,600 Maybe I would have been wiser. If I'd put him away, it would 618 00:43:57,600 --> 00:44:02,100 have been easy enough. But I'm a soft-hearted guy that 619 00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:05,100 can't begin shooting. Unless the other man has a gun 620 00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:10,200 also, That's a mr. Holmes, what have I done? 621 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:11,100 Wrong? Many? 622 00:44:11,100 --> 00:44:16,900 How I've not used this plant. I've not heard this old stiff. 623 00:44:16,900 --> 00:44:22,500 Where do you get me? Only attempted murder so far as 624 00:44:22,500 --> 00:44:27,200 I can see, said, Holmes. But that's not our job. 625 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:30,600 They take that at the next stage. 626 00:44:31,300 --> 00:44:35,100 What we wanted at present was just your sweet self. 627 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:40,600 Please give the yard a call Watson, it won't be entirely 628 00:44:40,600 --> 00:44:46,300 unexpected. So those were the facts about 629 00:44:46,300 --> 00:44:49,900 killer Evans and his remarkable invention of the three 630 00:44:49,900 --> 00:44:54,100 garridebs. We heard later that our poor old 631 00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:56,400 friend. Never got over the shock of his 632 00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:00,600 dissipated dreams. When his castle in the air fell 633 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:03,200 down, it buried him beneath the ruins. 634 00:45:03,700 --> 00:45:06,900 He was last heard of at a nursing home in Brixton. 635 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:11,500 It was a glad day at the yard when the Prescott outfit was 636 00:45:11,500 --> 00:45:14,600 discovered for though. They knew that it existed they 637 00:45:14,600 --> 00:45:18,400 had never been able after the death of the man to find out 638 00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:23,500 where it was Evans. Had indeed done great service 639 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:27,900 and caused several worthy. CID meant asleep to Sounder for 640 00:45:27,900 --> 00:45:31,800 the counterfeiters stands in a Class by Himself as a public 641 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:34,500 danger. They would willingly have 642 00:45:34,500 --> 00:45:38,300 subscribed to that soup plate, medal of which the criminal will 643 00:45:38,300 --> 00:45:43,400 had spoken but an unappreciative bench took a less favorable View 644 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:47,600 and the killer returned to those Shades from which he had just 645 00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:52,200 emerged. End of the adventure of the 646 00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:53,800 three garridebs.