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00:00:00THE END
00:00:30THE END
00:01:00I won't forget that morning, not if I left to be a hundred.
00:01:18I counted the men as they marched out of the yard.
00:01:21They'd hardly slept for weeks.
00:01:23We of the CID had slept even less,
00:01:26but the nightmare that kept us awake was all the same nightmare.
00:01:30That's why we weren't surprised when the commissioner asked us up to the conference room for a bit of a talk.
00:01:36He'd talked to us plenty, we knew that.
00:01:38It didn't help any to know what was ahead of us.
00:01:40Must we have that window open, Gregson?
00:01:51Oh, shut it if you want to.
00:01:53See if we'll be in enough of a temper without having a ruddy blast down the back of his neck.
00:01:57Gentlemen, the commissioner.
00:02:09Stuffy in here.
00:02:09Be seated, won't you?
00:02:17Gentlemen, if you wish to know what able men you are,
00:02:21read any of the works of popular fiction that glamorize your achievements,
00:02:25but don't I beg of you, read the daily papers.
00:02:27Listen, they might give you an inferiority complex.
00:02:32I hate to mention it,
00:02:34but we are confronted with a series of the most atrocious murders since Jack the Ripper.
00:02:41And in the meantime,
00:02:43the CID might as well be playing at shove-hapenie
00:02:46for all the good we've accomplished.
00:02:49Now look.
00:02:53Here, here, and here.
00:02:55Each of these red flags scattered through the city
00:02:59stands for a woman brutally murdered,
00:03:01a woman's terror,
00:03:03a woman's death agony.
00:03:05These are no ordinary crimes.
00:03:08These are the works of a fiend who kills first
00:03:10and mutilates afterwards.
00:03:13A ghoul who hacks off a part of his victim body
00:03:15and carries it away with him,
00:03:17a loathsome souvenir of his butchery.
00:03:21Three women murdered so far,
00:03:23and you haven't turned in one clue.
00:03:26You haven't given me one lead.
00:03:29Here you sit
00:03:30and wait for news of a fourth victim
00:03:32with your arms folded.
00:03:40Well, we hadn't long to wait.
00:03:42It was down Lambeth Way
00:03:43where a young woman was hurrying home late last night.
00:03:46She saw something and stopped.
00:03:47It was a constable.
00:03:51He spoke to her,
00:03:53and he walked along with her,
00:03:54just in case.
00:03:58He saw her go down the stairway
00:04:00to the basement lodging where she lived.
00:04:03I can only surmise what happened after that.
00:04:05Well, I put my pride in my pocket
00:04:22and went to see the man
00:04:24that so often helped out
00:04:25Inspector Lestrade and myself in the past,
00:04:28Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
00:04:30If ever a man needed help,
00:04:39I did.
00:04:46This makes four, Inspector.
00:04:49Four defenseless women
00:04:50here in the heart of London.
00:04:52And everyone with the right forefinger hacked off.
00:04:54Not hacked, Inspector Gregson.
00:04:59Cleanly, expertly severed.
00:05:02The work of a skilled surgeon.
00:05:04That's her only clue.
00:05:05Much about the age of my sister's girl.
00:05:08Is there no way of stopping this, Mr. Holmes?
00:05:11Yes.
00:05:13There's a way, somehow.
00:05:16The fiend that did this.
00:05:19I promise.
00:05:21I promise.
00:05:22We have nothing to go on.
00:05:23That's the rotten part of it.
00:05:24We can't get far
00:05:25without knowing the motive.
00:05:27Well, at least we know
00:05:27what the motives were not.
00:05:28It wasn't robbery.
00:05:30Not passion, thanks be.
00:05:31Nor yet vengeance.
00:05:32Because they all came
00:05:33of totally unrelated families.
00:05:34Steady, Inspector.
00:05:35Steady.
00:05:37Sorry, Mr. Holmes.
00:05:39I don't turn a hair
00:05:40when it's a bloke
00:05:41who can look after himself.
00:05:43A little slip of a thing like that.
00:05:45Yes, it's horrible.
00:05:46Come on, let's get a drink.
00:05:54Good evening, Mr. Holmes.
00:06:10Good evening, Vincent.
00:06:11Miss Kinsoda, please,
00:06:12and a double for my friend here,
00:06:13Inspector Gregson.
00:06:14Thank you, sir.
00:06:14I think mine Irish.
00:06:16Least and nobody
00:06:17to give me a handle
00:06:17of this thing, Mr. Holmes.
00:06:19Always a pleasure
00:06:19to be of help
00:06:20to scuttle in the audience,
00:06:20but a little out of my line
00:06:22looking for a maniac
00:06:23and murder is just
00:06:25for the fun of a thing.
00:06:26Or perhaps just to get
00:06:29a human finger.
00:06:33In all four cases,
00:06:36a murderer risk capture
00:06:37by stopping to secure a finger.
00:06:43What for?
00:06:45Who knows?
00:06:46He's just a madman.
00:06:48Perhaps there's
00:06:49method in his madness.
00:06:51If we could just trace
00:06:52those missing fingers.
00:06:54If.
00:06:55If we could just try
00:06:56the English channel,
00:06:57we might find a penny.
00:06:58Huh?
00:06:59Oh, thank you.
00:07:02You may keep those,
00:07:03Mr. Holmes.
00:07:11Sir George Fenwick,
00:07:12isn't it?
00:07:12Yes.
00:07:13Daddy's daughter with him.
00:07:15Don't be so naive,
00:07:16Inspector.
00:07:19You know everyone,
00:07:20don't you, darling?
00:07:21Well, hardly.
00:07:23A week ago,
00:07:24I didn't know you.
00:07:25A week.
00:07:26How fast it's gone.
00:07:41I collect these things.
00:07:43How very quaint of you.
00:07:45Shall we go?
00:07:45Yes.
00:07:46What are you looking at,
00:07:52Mr. Holmes?
00:07:54Looking at a very
00:07:55handsome woman.
00:07:56Not drawn to the purple,
00:07:58but giving an excellent
00:07:59invitation.
00:08:00Would you like to come to my
00:08:01flat for a nightcap?
00:08:02Lovely idea.
00:08:03Yes, isn't it?
00:08:04I wonder where she's taking
00:08:13Sir George Fenwick.
00:08:14Don't be so
00:08:15naive,
00:08:17Mr. Holmes.
00:08:17what the vitamin
00:08:32So let's give her
00:08:33up.
00:08:36Bye.
00:08:37Bye.
00:08:37Bye.
00:08:37Bye.
00:08:38Bye.
00:08:38Bye.
00:08:39Bye.
00:08:39Bye.
00:08:39Bye.
00:08:40Bye.
00:08:40Bye.
00:08:41Bye.
00:08:41Bye.
00:08:42Bye.
00:08:42Bye.
00:08:43Bye.
00:09:14Good evening, Mum.
00:09:18Hello, Crandon. Any messages?
00:09:19No, Mum.
00:09:25Drinks, Crandon. One of your nice surprises.
00:09:27Yes, Mum.
00:09:28I say, you don't mean that...
00:09:29Crandon's a marvel. Aren't you, Crandon?
00:09:32Yes, Mum.
00:09:33You wouldn't believe the things she can do.
00:09:37Ah, charming place. Delightful.
00:09:40Really? Do you think so? I'm so glad.
00:09:42Come on. Do sit down.
00:09:46Do you mind?
00:09:47Do I mind?
00:09:48What a question.
00:09:52I don't mind anything, really.
00:09:55Except not being with you.
00:09:56Now, you really don't want me to believe that, do you?
00:09:59Not too seriously.
00:10:00Good.
00:10:01We're both quite grown-up, aren't we?
00:10:03Quite.
00:10:04You're a treasure, Crandon.
00:10:19And lower the lights a little as you leave.
00:10:21I prefer a more flattering light.
00:10:31In any light, you'd be...
00:10:33Would I?
00:10:34And don't you know it?
00:10:37Perhaps I do.
00:10:38Oh, that priceless woman.
00:10:50You wouldn't believe it, but she's absurdly romantic.
00:10:52She loves dreamy music, and she thinks that we...
00:10:56But, uh, we do, don't we?
00:10:58Do we?
00:10:59Well, it's rather soothing.
00:11:02Restful.
00:11:03Yes.
00:11:05And we all need rest at times.
00:11:07Like tired children who've played too long.
00:11:12You've played with wooden soldiers, I suppose.
00:11:15Hmm.
00:11:16Funny.
00:11:17Hadn't thought of that for years.
00:11:20Toy boats were my special joy.
00:11:22Anything I could set afloat anywhere.
00:11:26Like this.
00:11:28And this.
00:11:29Toy boats sailing into the never-never land.
00:11:34The land of beautiful dreams.
00:11:37Look.
00:11:39Look, odd, isn't it, how the light is reflected?
00:11:44Little specks of light that move and move.
00:11:48Like stars on a slowly moving stream.
00:11:53You know, Holmes, I'm very sensitive to atmosphere.
00:11:55Oh?
00:11:56Yes, I can tell by the feel of this room there's been a murder committed here.
00:11:58It may interest you to know, my dear fellow,
00:12:00it was the other side of that door at the foot of the stairs that the poor girl was murdered.
00:12:04If only I could find it.
00:12:05Find what?
00:12:07The one thing these unfortunate victims have in common
00:12:09that might give us a motive for these murders.
00:12:12There must be something.
00:12:13Another Jack the Ripper, if you ask me, a homicidal maniac.
00:12:16No, Watson.
00:12:16In the case of Jack the Ripper, there was one thing in common.
00:12:19His victims were all from one walk of life, living in the same section of the city.
00:12:22In this case, the murderer chooses his victims from all walks of life and from different sections of the city.
00:12:27No, my dear fellow, this is not the work of a homicidal maniac.
00:12:31It's something infinitely more sinister.
00:12:33You mean the creeps?
00:12:34What the earth are you talking about?
00:12:35Watson, I'm convinced that these murders are only incidental to some larger and more diabolical scheme.
00:12:42That may be, but why the severed fingers?
00:12:44The answer to that question, my dear fellow, is our only hope of solving these mysteries.
00:12:48Dear sister, I am so happy I had such a lovely holiday at Brighton with you and Alf.
00:12:53And I'm looking forward to being with you again.
00:12:56Poor little thing.
00:12:58Sort of raises a lump in your throat.
00:13:00I can picture her sitting here happily writing this letter.
00:13:03And I'm not bitter realizing that she's shortly going to her death.
00:13:07Hello?
00:13:09Gregson!
00:13:09Gregson!
00:13:09Gregson!
00:13:14Oh, there you are, Mr. Holmes.
00:13:15I've been looking for you everywhere.
00:13:16What's happened?
00:13:17Murder in Edgeway Road, not half an hour ago.
00:13:19Woman?
00:13:19Yes.
00:13:20On the right forefinger, cut off clean.
00:13:22Sound of music only takes him out.
00:13:28Oh, my God.
00:13:29Oh, my God.
00:13:33Oh, my God.
00:13:38Oh, I own.
00:13:42Oh, my God.
00:13:43Oh, my God.
00:14:14all about the murder
00:14:20morning paper
00:14:23all about the murder
00:14:25paper
00:14:25horrible murder
00:14:27you know the young woman found murder
00:14:30paper sir
00:14:31horrible murder
00:14:33paper
00:14:33read all about it
00:14:36get your paper
00:14:41murdering next to our rope
00:14:43horrible finger murder
00:14:45shocking murder
00:14:50murdering edgeware rope
00:14:52horrible murder
00:14:55of a young woman
00:14:56only fancy mum
00:15:08has been another of those horrible murders
00:15:11dear dear how shocking
00:15:12yes mum
00:15:13I really don't feel quite safe here myself
00:15:17oh dear
00:15:19why sir george
00:15:33I must see miss marlowe at once
00:15:34I don't know if she
00:15:35I must see her
00:15:35where is she
00:15:36Lydia
00:15:41why sir george
00:15:43what is it
00:15:44what happened
00:15:45I don't know
00:15:46you'll have to help me
00:15:47you've got to help me
00:15:49but I don't understand
00:15:50listen
00:15:50I woke up a few minutes ago
00:15:52in a cheap boarding house
00:15:55off edgeware road
00:15:56I don't know how I came there
00:15:58I don't know when
00:15:59the last thing I remember
00:16:00is being here with you
00:16:01calm yourself sir george
00:16:02when did I leave here
00:16:04well it was about
00:16:06it was 1045 mum
00:16:10precisely
00:16:11you seemed
00:16:15forgive me
00:16:16just a little distressed
00:16:17detached
00:16:19not interested
00:16:20I thought I'd said something
00:16:22to offend you
00:16:23I don't remember
00:16:25I can't remember
00:16:33tell me
00:16:35has this happened to you before
00:16:36before
00:16:38well there is such a thing
00:16:40as amnesia you know
00:16:41if it was 1045 when I left you
00:16:45it was nine this morning when I woke
00:16:48over ten hours lost
00:16:51ten hours that I can't account for
00:16:55and in my pocket when I woke
00:16:58I found
00:16:58here in my pocket
00:17:00that isn't
00:17:05oh it's not for you of course
00:17:06it can't be
00:17:07excuse me mum
00:17:10but there's a man asking
00:17:12to see the gentleman
00:17:13send him away
00:17:14yes mum
00:17:15no no no no
00:17:16no please
00:17:17I'll see him
00:17:18well
00:17:28delightful room
00:17:30not much like the place
00:17:33you woke up in this morning
00:17:34you followed me here
00:17:36yes
00:17:37are you a detective
00:17:41oh no
00:17:42quite the contrary
00:17:44don't be afraid Sir George
00:17:46you know my name
00:17:48oh yes
00:17:49a very old
00:17:50and highly honoured name
00:17:52and being the bearer
00:17:54of such a name
00:17:54and also a very wealthy man
00:17:56I thought
00:17:58you might care
00:17:59to possess yourself
00:18:00with this trifle
00:18:01rather than let it fall
00:18:05into the hands of the police
00:18:06it is yours
00:18:08if I'm not mistaken
00:18:09the initials
00:18:10GF
00:18:10where did you get this
00:18:15it came out of your pocket
00:18:17I saw it fall
00:18:19but you never noticed
00:18:21you were very busy
00:18:25bending over something
00:18:27with a knife
00:18:29then you put something
00:18:34in your pocket
00:18:34come along Holmes
00:18:46come along
00:18:46come along
00:18:47how many more times
00:18:48must I tell you
00:18:48you're missing a treat
00:18:49this is delicious
00:18:50little jam tarts to follow
00:18:52aren't you tempted
00:18:53you and your flesh pots
00:18:58they tell me that
00:19:02fish is good
00:19:03for the brains
00:19:04brains haven't any
00:19:06you realise that
00:19:08a day
00:19:08a whole day
00:19:09and a night
00:19:10have gone by
00:19:10since that best
00:19:11of affair
00:19:11in Edgewell Road
00:19:12I'm as much
00:19:13in the dark as ever
00:19:15hello
00:19:23here comes a client
00:19:23to me
00:19:24I'm very much mistaken
00:19:25well attractive
00:19:35very attractive
00:19:36obviously she left home
00:19:44under the stress
00:19:44of some very great emotion
00:19:45how do you know that
00:19:47she isn't wearing any gloves
00:19:48a startling omission
00:19:49on a young lady of fashion
00:19:50no she didn't put her coat on
00:19:52open car too
00:19:53well the more
00:19:59there's something
00:19:59in that bag
00:20:00she wants to show me
00:20:01what makes you say that
00:20:02bag doesn't match her dress
00:20:04indicating it was
00:20:05picked for size
00:20:06rather than style
00:20:07to accommodate
00:20:08some bulky object
00:20:10you'll amaze me
00:20:12Holmes
00:20:12well I mentioned
00:20:13my dear fellow
00:20:13well that's interesting
00:20:20what is
00:20:21that cab
00:20:24I'll tell you
00:20:25at the empty house
00:20:26wonder why he followed her here
00:20:31oh wouldn't you
00:20:32I'll pass you
00:20:33we need to ask it
00:20:34well we shall soon know
00:20:54yes Mrs Hudson
00:20:55it's a young lady sir
00:20:59most urgent
00:21:00ask her to come in
00:21:01go right in miss
00:21:02Mr Holmes
00:21:06yes this is my friend
00:21:07Dr Watson
00:21:08how do you do
00:21:09how do you do
00:21:09Mr Holmes
00:21:10you must excuse me please
00:21:12yes well won't you sit down
00:21:13come along
00:21:15may I
00:21:15it's quite alright
00:21:17thank you
00:21:19now try to control yourself
00:21:30Miss Fenwick
00:21:30you're with friends
00:21:31you know my name
00:21:32no magic I assure you
00:21:34I've often seen your picture
00:21:35you're the daughter of
00:21:36Sir George
00:21:37Fenwick aren't you
00:21:37yes
00:21:38it's about my father
00:21:40that I
00:21:40what about your father
00:21:42Miss Fenwick
00:21:43oh I don't know
00:21:44what to do
00:21:45he's always been
00:21:46the nicest
00:21:47dearest person
00:21:48only since mother died
00:21:51yes yes we know
00:21:53we know
00:21:53so I didn't think
00:21:56anything of it
00:21:57when he was away
00:21:57all night before last
00:21:59but he didn't come home
00:22:00until yesterday
00:22:01at tea time
00:22:01he didn't come in
00:22:03for dinner at all
00:22:03just paced up and down
00:22:05in the library
00:22:06hour after hour
00:22:07I begged him
00:22:08to let me in
00:22:09but he wouldn't
00:22:10steady steady
00:22:11now take your time
00:22:14I couldn't sleep
00:22:16a wink last night
00:22:17then I started
00:22:18hearing things
00:22:19hearing things
00:22:21what sort of things
00:22:22I heard someone
00:22:24in the garden
00:22:24underneath my window
00:22:25then I saw a figure
00:22:28moving down
00:22:29the garden path
00:22:30and I recognized
00:22:31my father
00:22:32stealing through
00:22:34his own garden
00:22:34like a thief
00:22:36he had a spade
00:22:42in his hand
00:22:43and he stopped
00:22:44by the greenhouse
00:22:45where he started
00:22:45to dig
00:22:46this morning
00:22:50at daybreak
00:22:51I stole onto
00:22:52the garden
00:22:52and
00:22:53I found this
00:22:56a finger
00:23:04a human finger
00:23:05bring up
00:23:07Scotland Yardbury
00:23:07Watson
00:23:07ask him to get
00:23:10hold of
00:23:10Inspector Gregson
00:23:11and tell him
00:23:11to meet us once
00:23:12at George
00:23:12Phoenix's house
00:23:13Kingston
00:23:13operator
00:23:15get Miss Scotland
00:23:16down quick
00:23:16where's my father
00:23:21Norris
00:23:21he's still in the
00:23:22library miss
00:23:23thank you
00:23:23we'll see him right
00:23:24away
00:23:24will you come
00:23:25with me please
00:23:25thank you
00:23:26I got your
00:23:27message Mr. Holmes
00:23:27yes indeed
00:23:28dad may I come in
00:23:34dad
00:23:37it's funny
00:23:39he doesn't
00:23:42answer
00:23:42do you mind
00:23:44please do
00:23:45thank you
00:23:46Watson quick
00:23:49come along
00:23:50no no no
00:23:51take charge
00:23:51Miss Finnick
00:23:51please
00:23:52please
00:23:52come along
00:23:53with me
00:23:54dead
00:24:01yes
00:24:02what do you
00:24:06make of it
00:24:06doctor
00:24:07shot in the
00:24:08back
00:24:08between the
00:24:08second and
00:24:09third ribs
00:24:09the bullet
00:24:10undoubtedly
00:24:11penetrated the
00:24:11heart
00:24:12look at the
00:24:13powder marks
00:24:13on his coat
00:24:14I was afraid
00:24:15of this
00:24:15what do you
00:24:16mean
00:24:16don't you
00:24:17remember the
00:24:17man in the
00:24:18cab who
00:24:18followed Miss
00:24:19Finnick to
00:24:19Baker Street
00:24:19well you don't
00:24:20think he had
00:24:20anything to do
00:24:21with the deal
00:24:21I think it's
00:24:21reasonable to
00:24:22assume that
00:24:23he tipped off
00:24:23someone that
00:24:24I'd been sent
00:24:25for
00:24:25Sir George has
00:24:26obviously been
00:24:26murdered to keep
00:24:27him from telling
00:24:27me what he knew
00:24:28what was the
00:24:30weapon used
00:24:30small caliber
00:24:32revolver
00:24:32point-blank
00:24:33range
00:24:33by the
00:24:34look of
00:24:34the wound
00:24:34the murderer
00:24:36came in
00:24:36through those
00:24:37French windows
00:24:37the mud
00:24:39from the
00:24:39garden he
00:24:40brought in
00:24:40on his
00:24:40boots
00:24:40Sir George
00:24:42must have
00:24:42surprised the
00:24:43intruder
00:24:43to pass the
00:24:44room to him
00:24:45here
00:24:45the followers
00:24:48we can't
00:24:49tell
00:24:49but from the
00:24:50location of
00:24:50the wound
00:24:51I'd say
00:24:52that he
00:24:52turned his
00:24:52back for a
00:24:53moment and
00:24:53as he
00:24:54turned
00:24:54the muzzle
00:24:55of the
00:24:56revolver was
00:24:56placed between
00:24:57his ribs
00:24:57and one
00:24:57muffled
00:24:58shot
00:24:58fired
00:24:58and you
00:24:59mean to
00:24:59say he
00:25:00kept on
00:25:00going
00:25:00even after
00:25:01he was
00:25:02shot
00:25:02there's
00:25:02no doubt
00:25:02about it
00:25:03look there
00:25:03a trail
00:25:05of blood
00:25:06leads us
00:25:07back to
00:25:07the desk
00:25:08something
00:25:09Sir George
00:25:10was after
00:25:10something
00:25:13I know
00:25:15he was
00:25:16trying to
00:25:16summon help
00:25:16Poacher
00:25:17I don't
00:25:17think so
00:25:17Watson
00:25:18there's
00:25:18the
00:25:19bell
00:25:19pull
00:25:19by the
00:25:19fireplace
00:25:19now
00:25:21you'll
00:25:22notice
00:25:22from the
00:25:23trail
00:25:23of blood
00:25:23that Sir
00:25:24George
00:25:25made
00:25:25straight
00:25:25to this
00:25:26desk
00:25:26here
00:25:26I wonder
00:25:27there was
00:25:28something
00:25:28he was
00:25:28desperately
00:25:29anxious
00:25:29to get
00:25:30hello
00:25:32his right
00:25:33hand's
00:25:34clenched
00:25:34that's
00:25:35perfectly
00:25:35natural
00:25:36death
00:25:37agony
00:25:37the left
00:25:38hand lies
00:25:38open
00:25:38why only one
00:25:40hand clenched
00:25:40in the death
00:25:41agony
00:25:41the right
00:25:42hand
00:25:43the hand
00:25:43nearest the
00:25:43desk
00:25:44please note
00:25:45that
00:25:45if Sir
00:25:47George took
00:25:47something off
00:25:48this desk
00:25:48something so
00:25:50important that
00:25:50he spilled
00:25:51his last
00:25:51drop of
00:25:52blood
00:25:52to get
00:25:52it
00:25:52I want
00:25:53to know
00:25:54what it
00:25:54is
00:25:54nothing but
00:26:08an ordinary
00:26:09match folder
00:26:10where does
00:26:11that lead
00:26:11us
00:26:12I imagine
00:26:14to something
00:26:14very important
00:26:15Gregson
00:26:15this match
00:26:17folder's from
00:26:17Pembroke House
00:26:18why shouldn't
00:26:19it be
00:26:19he was
00:26:20there you
00:26:20know
00:26:21we saw
00:26:21him
00:26:22yesterday
00:26:22yes but
00:26:23the effort
00:26:23he made
00:26:23after he
00:26:24was shot
00:26:24to get
00:26:24hold of
00:26:25this match
00:26:25folder
00:26:25it's just
00:26:28possible
00:26:28he wanted
00:26:30someone to
00:26:31remember
00:26:31Pembroke House
00:26:32and they've
00:26:34wished to
00:26:34recall it
00:26:35to someone
00:26:35who saw
00:26:36it there
00:26:36someone who
00:26:37like ourselves
00:26:38saw him
00:26:39with a
00:26:39woman
00:26:39come in
00:26:58oh Dr. Watson
00:27:00this came by
00:27:01hand for Mr. Holmes
00:27:02not ten minutes
00:27:03ago
00:27:04thank you
00:27:04Mrs. Edson
00:27:05that would
00:27:08be the
00:27:08report from
00:27:09Mr. George's
00:27:09bank
00:27:10report from
00:27:11Mr. George
00:27:12oh really
00:27:13don't you
00:27:13remember his
00:27:14daughter told
00:27:14us that he
00:27:15just closed
00:27:15his account
00:27:16had it
00:27:17looked into
00:27:17at once
00:27:17hmm
00:27:22he drew
00:27:24out his
00:27:25entire
00:27:25balance in
00:27:26cash
00:27:27nearly
00:27:27ten thousand
00:27:27pounds
00:27:28yesterday
00:27:29just after
00:27:30that young
00:27:30woman was
00:27:30murdered
00:27:31what does
00:27:32that suggest
00:27:32you Watson
00:27:32he paid it
00:27:33out to
00:27:34someone
00:27:34precisely
00:27:34I smelled
00:27:36a faint
00:27:36sweet
00:27:37odor
00:27:37of
00:27:37blackmail
00:27:38you don't
00:27:39think
00:27:39he paid
00:27:39it out
00:27:39to
00:27:40someone
00:27:40who
00:27:40saw
00:27:40him
00:27:40murdered
00:27:40the
00:27:41mcclain
00:27:41woman
00:27:41sir
00:27:42George
00:27:42never
00:27:42murdered
00:27:42anyone
00:27:43but he
00:27:43didn't have
00:27:43that woman's
00:27:44finger
00:27:44and he
00:27:45did have
00:27:45a lot
00:27:46of
00:27:46cash
00:27:47that's
00:27:47the terrifying
00:27:48part about
00:27:48blackmail
00:27:49Watson
00:27:49the victim
00:27:51is afraid
00:27:51to fight
00:27:52the accusation
00:27:52no matter
00:27:52how false
00:27:53once the
00:27:54accusation
00:27:54is made
00:27:55his name
00:27:56is smeared
00:27:57and sometimes
00:27:59his life
00:27:59is ruined
00:28:00well
00:28:02sir
00:28:02George
00:28:02didn't
00:28:03commit
00:28:03these murders
00:28:03what
00:28:04fiend
00:28:04did
00:28:05I
00:28:06rather
00:28:06think
00:28:06they're
00:28:06not
00:28:07the
00:28:07work
00:28:07of
00:28:07any
00:28:07one
00:28:07man
00:28:08oh
00:28:09come
00:28:09Holmes
00:28:09you
00:28:10don't
00:28:10expect
00:28:10me
00:28:10to
00:28:10believe
00:28:11there's
00:28:11a whole
00:28:11organization
00:28:12going about
00:28:12killing
00:28:13people
00:28:13and
00:28:14chopping
00:28:14off
00:28:14their
00:28:15fingers
00:28:15that's
00:28:15possible
00:28:16quite
00:28:16possible
00:28:16whoever's
00:28:18behind
00:28:18all this
00:28:19thing
00:28:19must be
00:28:20out of
00:28:20his
00:28:20mind
00:28:20on the
00:28:21contrary
00:28:21my dear
00:28:21fellow
00:28:21if my
00:28:22assumptions
00:28:23are
00:28:23correct
00:28:23this
00:28:24little
00:28:24scheme
00:28:24has
00:28:24behind
00:28:25it
00:28:25the
00:28:26most
00:28:26brilliant
00:28:26and ruthless
00:28:27intellect
00:28:27the world
00:28:28has ever
00:28:28known
00:28:28you don't
00:28:29mean
00:28:34he was
00:28:35suspected
00:28:35him
00:28:35of
00:28:36unsolved
00:28:36crimes
00:28:37he's
00:28:37dead
00:28:38you
00:28:38know
00:28:38is he
00:28:38is he
00:28:39no
00:28:39he is
00:28:40he was
00:28:41hanged
00:28:41in
00:28:41Montevideo
00:28:41all over
00:28:42a year
00:28:42ago
00:28:43I know
00:28:43that someone
00:28:44was hanged
00:28:44in Montevideo
00:28:45under that
00:28:45name
00:28:46but I'll
00:28:47stake my
00:28:47reputation
00:28:48that Moriarty
00:28:48is alive
00:28:49and here
00:28:50now
00:28:51in London
00:28:52hello
00:28:56yes
00:28:58but Dr. Watson
00:28:58wait a minute
00:28:59who me
00:29:00oh yes
00:29:04this is Dr. Watson
00:29:05speaking
00:29:06no no
00:29:07I'm afraid
00:29:08I've retarded
00:29:08I don't
00:29:09practice
00:29:09anymore
00:29:09what
00:29:11oh that's
00:29:13a different
00:29:14thing
00:29:14an emergency
00:29:15case
00:29:16where
00:29:17just a
00:29:17minute
00:29:17yes
00:29:21yes well
00:29:22see it
00:29:22she's not
00:29:23moved
00:29:23remember that
00:29:24don't touch
00:29:25it till I
00:29:26get there
00:29:27fractured
00:29:29case
00:29:29in the
00:29:29cardinal's
00:29:30mules
00:29:30heavy woman
00:29:3114 stone
00:29:32just the
00:29:40sort of
00:29:40person
00:29:40who would
00:29:41hoist
00:29:41herself up
00:29:42on a
00:29:42stool
00:29:42to feed
00:29:43the
00:29:43canary
00:29:43there ought
00:29:44to be
00:29:45a law
00:29:45against
00:29:45fat
00:29:45people
00:29:46keeping
00:29:46little
00:29:47dicky
00:29:47birds
00:29:47well
00:29:48so long
00:29:50old man
00:29:50it won't
00:29:51be very
00:29:51long
00:29:51haven't
00:29:52used
00:29:52their
00:29:53bag
00:29:53since
00:29:53I
00:29:54bought
00:29:54little
00:29:54Amelia
00:29:54what's
00:29:55the
00:29:55name
00:29:55in
00:29:55the
00:29:55world
00:29:55she grew
00:29:56up to
00:29:57be a
00:29:57very
00:29:57unattractive
00:29:57child
00:29:58who
00:29:58wouldn't
00:29:59with a
00:29:59name
00:29:59like
00:29:59Amelia
00:29:59Amelia
00:30:00Amelia
00:31:00Oh, Professor Moriarty, not that I wish to appear inquisitive, but to what am I indebted
00:31:21for the pleasure of this visit? Scotland Yard will be interested.
00:31:25It's very convenient for me to have Scotland Yard think that I'm still dead in Montevideo.
00:31:31I never dreamed of fooling you. Thank you. The thought occurs to me, Mr. Holmes, that
00:31:37there are some advantages in living within the law. You are very comfortably fixed here,
00:31:44aren't you? As I get on in life, the little comforts appeal to me more and more.
00:31:52Oh, I beg your pardon. Won't you sit down? Thank you.
00:31:59And now, Professor Moriarty, what can I do for you? Everything that I have to say to you
00:32:16has already crossed your mind. And my answer is no doubt crossed yours.
00:32:21Yes, final. What do you think? I shall not rest until you are hanged for the finger murders.
00:32:29You have no proof, you know.
00:32:32Oh, not a shred. But I have you. I could turn you over to the police here and now.
00:32:42You could. But if you did, you would never see Dr. Watson again.
00:32:48Oh, the telephone call. Quite.
00:32:51I rather assumed you had taken some such precaution, or I should have snatched up a revolver
00:32:58and indulged in a fit of heroics when you came in. Very smart, aren't you?
00:33:05Not smart enough, or I should have anticipated you. But if any harm comes to Dr. Watson, I shall seek you out.
00:33:13I shall not rest until I find you, and when I do...
00:33:16No harm will come to Dr. Watson this time. But I can't answer for the future.
00:33:21Mr. Holmes, I should strongly advise you to drop this case. Don't be silly. Think it over.
00:33:27We've had many encounters in the past. You hope to place me on the gallows.
00:33:32I tell you, I shall never stand upon the gallows. But if you are instrumental in any way in bringing about my destruction,
00:33:40you will not be alive to enjoy your satisfaction.
00:33:43And we shall walk together through the gates of eternity, hand in hand.
00:33:46What a charming picture that would make. Yes, wouldn't it? I really think it might be worth it.
00:33:57Shoelaces, Governor? Tons of pair. End strong enough to end yourself.
00:34:02How many more times since I tell you I don't want your filthy shoelaces or your company?
00:34:08Shoelaces, Governor?
00:34:09Nothing's impertinence. Run along, my good man, or I'll give you in charge.
00:34:12Shoelaces, Governor?
00:34:18Shoelaces, Governor?
00:34:20Oh, poor bloke. What's only got one arm?
00:34:24Any luck with Mr. Holmes?
00:34:25You can read his obituary in tomorrow's papers.
00:34:27Oh, there you are, Watson. Come in.
00:34:41How's that?
00:34:43Just going out to look for you.
00:34:45Look for me? What for?
00:34:47I suppose you don't think I know my way about?
00:34:49Well, you're right, I don't.
00:34:50Blast all practical jokers, anyhow.
00:34:52Know where I've been?
00:34:54On a wild goose chase.
00:34:55Exactly.
00:34:56There's no such number in McArdle's muse.
00:34:58Some fool's idea of a joke.
00:35:01Did you, uh...
00:35:03Did you see anyone?
00:35:04No, nobody especially.
00:35:06Only a whining old idiot selling bootlaces.
00:35:08Persistent beggar, wasn't he?
00:35:10Stuck to you like Grimdale.
00:35:12How do you know?
00:35:13He finally left you for someone who looked like there were pickings.
00:35:17Someone, my dear Watson, was Professor Moriarty himself.
00:35:20What?
00:35:21Just called on me.
00:35:22Moriarty here and you let him go?
00:35:23But you must be out of your mind.
00:35:25Why?
00:35:26Well, he bluffed me into believing that he was holding a friend of mine as hostage.
00:35:29Friendly or who?
00:35:30Oh, nobody very important.
00:35:31Just a fat, lazy fellow.
00:35:32Medical man, I believe.
00:35:33Medical man?
00:35:34Do I know him?
00:35:35Yes, I think you do.
00:35:36A fellow by the name of Watson.
00:35:37Watson?
00:35:38Watson?
00:35:39Never heard...
00:35:40Who?
00:35:41Me?
00:35:42I'm afraid so, old fellow.
00:35:43Your street hawker's job was to do away with you in a certain contingency.
00:35:49And you let Moriarty go?
00:35:51Because of me?
00:35:52I had no choice.
00:35:53I can't afford to lose you, old fellow.
00:35:55Well, that's very decent of the old chap, I must say.
00:35:58But, well, I wish you'd nabbed him.
00:36:02We shall.
00:36:03Never fear.
00:36:04I know the motive for the finger murders.
00:36:06All I have to find out now is the method used with the blackmail victims.
00:36:10Method?
00:36:11Yes.
00:36:12How does Moriarty get them to the scene of the crime?
00:36:15How does he plant those severed fingers on them?
00:36:18And how does he scare them into believing that they may have committed those atrocious murders themselves?
00:36:27Curious?
00:36:33Very curious.
00:36:36Curious?
00:36:37What's curious?
00:36:40That window in the empty house across the street.
00:36:45First floor front.
00:36:47Oh?
00:36:48What's wrong with it?
00:36:49It's open.
00:36:50Well, shouldn't it be open?
00:36:52Well, it wasn't open half an hour ago.
00:36:54I'll stake my life on that.
00:36:55Well, it's not our business.
00:36:56Let it stay open.
00:36:58I, uh, wonder if you'd go over, old fellow, and see what's the matter.
00:37:02Oh, trust the thing.
00:37:03Against the law.
00:37:04Hmm?
00:37:05Very well.
00:37:06I'll go myself.
00:37:07Oh, well, if you're going to put it like that.
00:37:09Ridiculous waste of time.
00:37:10Going about shutting windows at this hour of the night.
00:37:12Yeah, you'd better take this torch.
00:37:13Well, take what?
00:37:14Dignified job for a doctor.
00:37:17Dr. Watson, the torchbearer.
00:37:18And what do you propose to do?
00:37:20Sit in a comfortable chair, I suppose, and read a good book.
00:37:22That's a very good idea.
00:37:23Yeah, that's a very good idea.
00:37:24Well, I play night watchman.
00:37:26You have a nice read.
00:37:27Mm-hmm.
00:37:28Good night.
00:37:29Have a good time.
00:37:30Have a good time.
00:37:31Wait a minute.
00:37:32Good night.
00:37:33I'll take this out anywhere.
00:37:34Hmm.
00:37:35What am I supposed to do with you?
00:37:44What am I supposed to do with you?
00:37:56What am I supposed to do with you?
00:37:59Who? On Beristair.
00:38:03Pretty little thing to keep about the house.
00:38:06Must have been a pet.
00:38:29All right, Barbara.
00:38:43This must be a look.
00:38:46Well, he sits comfortably reading a book.
00:38:51Huh.
00:39:05Well, he sits comfortably reading a book.
00:39:08Huh.
00:39:09Come here.
00:39:37Come here!
00:39:40He killed Holmes!
00:39:41He killed Sherlock!
00:39:43Watson.
00:39:44You?
00:39:45But I saw him shoot you a second ago.
00:39:47Not me, my dear fellow.
00:39:48Merely the bust of Julius Caesar.
00:39:50Incidentally, you may have noticed that all through the ages,
00:39:53prominent men have prominent noses.
00:40:01Well, I'm afraid we're in for terrible trouble again with Mrs. Hudson.
00:40:04Windows smashed.
00:40:05Plaster all over the floor.
00:40:06Get up, you.
00:40:07Corporal Williams, Middlesex Regiment.
00:40:08Discharge from the Army is physically unfed.
00:40:09Huh.
00:40:10Papers seem in order.
00:40:11Now, Corporal Williams.
00:40:12You've seen service in the Far East, haven't you?
00:40:15The East?
00:40:16I thought so.
00:40:17Look at his complexion, Watson.
00:40:18Yellow Saffron.
00:40:19He's been taking Antebrine.
00:40:20Cure for malaria.
00:40:21Sniper, aren't you?
00:40:22Sniper.
00:40:23Hmm.
00:40:24Hmm.
00:40:25Why did you try to kill me?
00:40:31I had to kill him.
00:40:32I had to.
00:40:33Oh, snap out of it!
00:40:34Stop it, Watson.
00:40:35He's shamming!
00:40:36No, he isn't.
00:40:37No, he isn't.
00:40:38No, he isn't.
00:40:39No, he isn't.
00:40:40I do.
00:40:41I did not kill him.
00:40:43I didn't kill him.
00:40:44I didn't kill him.
00:40:45I did not kill him.
00:40:46I did not kill him.
00:40:48kill him. I had to. Oh, snap out of it. Stop it, Watson. He's shamming. No, he isn't. Who
00:40:55told you to kill me? She told me. She told you? She told me I couldn't miss. Well, luckily
00:41:05you did miss, you murderer. He isn't a murderer, Watson. Listen, Corporal Williams, she told
00:41:14you you had to do it, didn't she? I had to do it. I've got it, Watson. I've got it. Got
00:41:21what? The method used in the finger murders. Well, what is it? Hypnotism, my dear fellow,
00:41:26hypnotism. It wasn't against his nature. That's the devilish part of it. They picked a man
00:41:33for their purpose whose job was sniping. Who are they? Professor Moriarty and his finger
00:41:38murderers. Williams spoke of a woman. I think you'll find that she asked him home tonight
00:41:44for a drink. Nice quiet rooms, soft lights, music. He's got it all packed, Mr. Holmes. What's
00:41:52the lady look like? Oh, about 30. Nice figure. Blonde. Lustrous eyes. Oh, really? Got her phone
00:42:00number? Oh, so? Williams will give us her address. Look after him, Gregson. Don't let anyone
00:42:10come near him. He's our key witness in the finger murders. Well, I hope you're guessing
00:42:15right, Mr. Holmes. Get up, Williams. Now, go with Inspector Gregson, anybody tells you. Come
00:42:25on. Here. Ring me as soon as he comes to himself, will you? I will. Good night, gentlemen. Good
00:42:36night. Well, if you believe that fellow Williams was hypnotized, I suppose you think Sir George
00:42:42Fenwick was hypnotized too. Yes, I'm quite sure of it. Have a cup of tea. Thanks, old boy.
00:42:46Nothing to eat. But why didn't these people make Sir George do the murder himself? Because
00:42:51they didn't want to get him hanged. They, uh, they wanted to blackmail him. Well, who do
00:42:57you think the actual murderer is? What a Moriarty's gang. A diabolically simple technique. Kill
00:43:04a woman. Yes, yes, yes. But why cut off the fingers? My dear fellow, don't you understand?
00:43:10The severed finger is what links the blackmail victim to the murderer. He wakes. He finds the
00:43:15grizzly thing in his pocket. Doesn't know how he got there. He's no idea that he's been hypnotized.
00:43:20For all he knows, he may have committed the atrocious crime during some dreadful lapse
00:43:26of sanity. In that state, when he's utterly demoralized, the blackmailers take over. Is
00:43:32that it? Undoubtedly. You see, they swear that they saw him commit the murder. And, being
00:43:36human, the victim will pay anything rather than stand trial on a charge that will make
00:43:40his very name loathsome. Oh, it all fits in if you believe in hypnotism. Yeah. The only possible
00:43:46explanation. You think the hypnotist is that woman with the blonde hair and the lustrous eyes? The
00:43:52woman you invented? I didn't invent her. I saw her. What on earth are you talking about? That woman,
00:43:59my dear Watson, was with Sir George when he left Pembroke House. I saw her there. I shall see her
00:44:06again, and Williams will lead me to her. That's why it's so important to keep him safe. He will
00:44:12identify her.
00:44:18Hello? Yes? Inspector Gregson?
00:44:21What? I'll get every constable in the district. Yes, I'll be over at once. What's happened,
00:44:31Holmes? Williams is missing. Great Scott! Come on.
00:44:38Laurie crashed into Gregson's car due to confusion. Williams disappeared. Escaped her? No, kidnapped.
00:44:44To keep him from talking when he came to. You don't think that Moriarty... Moriarty? Anything
00:44:49is possible. Williams! Dead. You see? Anything is possible.
00:45:19Oh, good morning, Professor Moriarty. You startled me. I'm dressing another dolly. A dear little nurse.
00:45:35Is there anything wrong with your finger? Just a splinter. Nasty thing splinters. Most trying. One can't be too
00:45:44careful. But I'll get it out for you. I'll have the very instrument to help you.
00:45:55Sharp enough to split a hair. Put those tools away until they're needed.
00:45:59But they're not tools, sir. They're instruments. Put them away. Is Lydia in? Yes.
00:46:05But really, you should let me. Get dressed. Holmes and Watson have just left Baker Street for the
00:46:15Mesmer Club. Mesmer Club? The meeting place of all the top hypnotists in London. Do you suppose that
00:46:21Mr. Holmes is on to our method? If he suspects, it's merely a suspicion. It's our business to see that
00:46:29it ends there. I hope you're right. William's passed away before he could talk, remember?
00:46:35What do you want me to do? Go to the Mesmer Club, meet Holmes, and induce him to come back here.
00:46:43Isn't that a bit dangerous? Every meeting with Sherlock Holmes is potentially dangerous.
00:46:50However, you say he didn't see your face at Pembroke House.
00:46:52And how would you suggest I get Mr. Holmes to accompany me here?
00:46:58Kidnap him? Oh, no. Holmes has one weakness. His insatiable curiosity.
00:47:05If you can arouse that, you can lead him anywhere. It's up to you to take advantage of any opportunity
00:47:10that may arise. This way, please, gentlemen. I'll tell Dr. Onslow that you're here. Thank you.
00:47:16And this is the Mesmer Club. If you ask me, hypnotism is a lot of mumbo-jumbo.
00:47:25Oh, come now, Watson. As a medical man, you must admit that hypnotism has its place in modern science.
00:47:29That may be, but 90% of hypnotists are crooks of the worst kind. Nothing more than a lot of
00:47:34charlatans exploiting weak-willed morons. Ah. Dr. Onslow, I believe.
00:47:38Ah, happy to meet you, Mr. Holmes. Uh, your brother Mycroft suggested I might be have helped you.
00:47:44He's a valued member of our little group of, uh, charlatans and crooks.
00:47:48Oh, I beg your pardon, sir. I didn't know you were listening.
00:47:51Oh, behind the curtain. My friend, Dr. Watson. Ah, delighted.
00:47:53Oh, do you, sir? I wonder, now. You see, we're in the midst of a little experimental session
00:47:58at this very moment, if you'd, uh, care to join us. Oh, certainly, certainly.
00:48:03I'd be very instructive. Oh, well, will you follow me? Thank you.
00:48:06Nothing I know is I'm worried behind the blasted clinic. In treating his patients. But today,
00:48:11the therapeutic value of hypnotism, as we now call it, is conceded by innumerable physicians.
00:48:18Especially is it of value in surgical cases where the administration of local or of general
00:48:24anaesthetic is inadvisable. Inadvisable poppycock.
00:48:27For the sake of latecomers, I may say that I have placed this subject under profound hypnosis.
00:48:35In this condition, he can feel no pain, even under applications which normally would be excruciating.
00:48:41Excruciating. Will you excuse me, please?
00:48:46Carter, you are having a peaceful sleep. You feel nothing.
00:48:51Your arms and your hands are without sensation. Mowbray, the long needle.
00:49:04Carter, give me your right hand.
00:49:11As you observe, the needle has been thrust completely through the subject's hand.
00:49:19No feeling, no pain. This lack of feeling is the one infallible test of profound hypnosis.
00:49:27Nonsense. The fellow's full of drugs. Well, isn't he?
00:49:30Definitely not, Doctor.
00:49:32Wake up, Carter. Wake up. You'll feel well and rested, remember. No pain anywhere. Wake up, wake up.
00:49:46I say, when are you going to begin? All through, Carter. Stand up.
00:49:53This way, sir.
00:49:56And, uh, are these all the people that come here?
00:49:58Oh, no, no, no. Others keep dropping in all the time.
00:50:01I suppose it's all right for those who believe in it, but, of course, I'm a professional man myself.
00:50:06Then you don't believe in hypnotism, Dr. Watson.
00:50:08I don't deny that there are certain types of hysterical feeble-minded people who go under a few point of finger at them.
00:50:15But anyone with a, with an ounce of character.
00:50:18How right you are. You see right through our little artifices, don't you, Doctor?
00:50:23Right through, my dear sir. Right through.
00:50:25Right, sir. But with the feeble-minded, as you say.
00:50:29Hey, uh, excuse us, Mr. Holmes. Oh, certainly.
00:50:32Step over here, won't you?
00:50:33Certainly, sir. Anything to oblige?
00:50:35Let me show you how easily we charlatans take advantage of them.
00:50:41Now, sit down, Doctor.
00:50:47Now, we set a thing like this in motion.
00:50:49It's wonderful, the attraction, on the feeble-minded, of course.
00:50:58The continuous motion, if they just let themselves follow it.
00:51:05Of course, you could stare at it till doonest day, Dr. Watson, with no effect at all.
00:51:11Still, it might make you a little drowsy, like the white ribbon of road at night when you're driving.
00:51:22The rhythm is smooth, unbroken, and the road goes on and on, round and round, always the same, winding and winding.
00:51:40And you're drowsy. You're tired. Let the road come into you, as it were. The long road. The smooth road. The road to sleep.
00:51:59Sleep.
00:52:00Open your eyes. Stand up.
00:52:14Turn around.
00:52:18And now, Dr. Watson, you're on a holiday in Scotland.
00:52:22The country is amazingly beautiful. We're coming to a stream.
00:52:27It isn't deep.
00:52:31Better take your shoes and socks off.
00:52:45Roll up your trouser.
00:52:52That will do. The other leg is waterproof.
00:52:57Turn around.
00:52:58Mind the pedals.
00:53:06Sit down.
00:53:12Wake up now.
00:53:19There you are, you see? What did I tell you? It didn't work with me. Why, nobody with an ounce of character.
00:53:27Hmm? Hmm?
00:53:31I think you'll need these.
00:53:39There's no little outfit. Watson, she's here.
00:53:41Oh, a woman you're looking for?
00:53:42Yes, I'm going to meet her. Perhaps I can induce her to take me to Moriarty.
00:53:47Do you think it's wise, Holmes?
00:53:48May not be wise, but it's essential. After all, I've held me on with Moriarty in the past.
00:53:52But isn't it dangerous? She might be a hypnotist.
00:53:54If my will isn't stronger than hers, I deserve to be hypnotized.
00:53:57Shh. I feel I must protest, Dr. Onslow. I was told this was a gathering of serious students of a great science, and I find myself in a company of buffoons.
00:54:05Oh, my dear madam.
00:54:07It's an Esdell brain. Were those men martyrs for the truth, that you may laugh over your childish, cruel tricks?
00:54:13I must say I'm in complete agreement with you, madam. This was most unnecessary performance, Dr. Onslow.
00:54:17Beg your pardon, sir.
00:54:19My name is Holmes, Sherlock Holmes. At your service, madam.
00:54:23Thank you, Mr. Holmes. I'm afraid I've created a rather embarrassing situation.
00:54:27But you see, I'm interested in the serious study of hypnotism.
00:54:29So am I, too.
00:54:31Perhaps we have something in common, Mr. Holmes.
00:54:33Perhaps we have. Do you join me for a cocktail at Pembroke House?
00:54:36I'd rather.
00:54:37Good.
00:54:53I didn't know there was such a pleasant place in London. It was so nice of you to suggest our coming here.
00:54:58I thought a little pick-me-up would do us good.
00:55:01You mean you thought I looked...
00:55:02I like the way you look.
00:55:08I suppose I did lose my head a little at the Mesmer Club. But you see, hypnotism is almost a religion with me.
00:55:15I know so well what it can do to help, heal, and I can't bear to see it used for trivial purposes.
00:55:21I know very little about it. That's why I went to the Mesmer Club.
00:55:23You see, I'm rather puzzled just now with the case that I'm working on.
00:55:26How fascinating. Tell me about it.
00:55:28It's the murder of Sir George Fenwick.
00:55:30Fenwick? Who is he?
00:55:34Quite a well-known figure.
00:55:35Hard now, I come to think of it.
00:55:37Last time I saw Sir George, he was here at Pembroke House.
00:55:41Strange.
00:55:42Yes, isn't it? He was sitting, um...
00:55:47I believe he was sitting at this very table.
00:55:48A cigarette.
00:55:51Thanks. Do go on.
00:55:53There was a charming lady with him. He was, uh, he was lighting a cigarette.
00:56:04Charming. Did you see her face?
00:56:07No worse luck.
00:56:09Merely her back.
00:56:10How unenterprising of you.
00:56:13Yes, wasn't it?
00:56:13Afraid I'm getting a little older.
00:56:15I shouldn't say so.
00:56:17That's nice of you. Still, the first time in my life I've got hold of a case that's beyond me.
00:56:23I'm actually losing sleep over it.
00:56:25You know, Mr. Holmes, I believe I could help you.
00:56:28Really? I should be very grateful.
00:56:31You're amused.
00:56:32Oh, nearly sceptical.
00:56:35How would you go about it?
00:56:37I've used hypnotism more than once in healing.
00:56:40Not for profit. I'm not a professional.
00:56:43But I do think I could help you.
00:56:45If you care to...
00:56:47I can't think of a pleasanter experience.
00:57:05Low lights, music, is that all there is to it?
00:57:08You must relax, Mr. Holmes. I'm afraid you're a rather difficult subject.
00:57:11Okay.
00:57:15So, I thought perhaps a little help.
00:57:20Materia Medica might be advisable.
00:57:22Drugs?
00:57:27No, I'd rather not if you don't mind.
00:57:29As a matter of fact, I'd rather not myself.
00:57:32But Shrink Nazi, he practiced in Munich, you know.
00:57:35Believed it the best means for difficult subjects.
00:57:38Do you mind?
00:57:40Well, as a matter of fact, I don't approve of sedatives.
00:57:43Just as you wish.
00:57:44We don't have to go on with this at all, you know.
00:57:46Wait a minute.
00:57:50Wait a minute.
00:57:55All right. I'll take a chance.
00:57:57It's really quite harmless.
00:57:59What is it?
00:58:01Cannabis Japonica, an oriental soporific.
00:58:03You need water.
00:58:09I'll take a chance.
00:58:10I'll take a chance.
00:58:10I'll take a chance.
00:58:10I'll take a chance.
00:58:11I'll take a chance.
00:58:16Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
00:58:23Now, sit down, Mr. Holmes.
00:58:24You'll feel yourself growing drowsy.
00:58:32Don't fight it.
00:58:34Give in to it.
00:58:36Because you do want to sleep, you know.
00:58:37Just fix your eyes on this one white flower.
00:58:45Floating on the water.
00:58:49Empty your mind of every other thought.
00:58:51Follow the motion of the water.
00:58:56So smooth.
00:58:58Not a ripple.
00:59:01Waters of forgetfulness.
00:59:06Steady.
00:59:09Deep.
00:59:12Strong.
00:59:15Strange, isn't it?
00:59:17I look how the light is reflected.
00:59:19Little specks of light that move and move.
00:59:29It's restful here.
00:59:34It is peaceful.
00:59:39It's friendly.
00:59:40and you're very close
00:59:43to finding what you're looking for
00:59:45you'll find
00:59:47them soon now
00:59:48the guilty ones
00:59:50when you're rested
00:59:54gentle
00:59:57waters closing over
00:59:59you
00:59:59steady
01:00:01deep
01:00:04strong
01:00:07drawing you down
01:00:11down
01:00:15down
01:00:18sleep
01:00:28sleep
01:00:32sleep
01:00:35sleep
01:00:37sleep
01:00:39sleep
01:00:41sleep
01:00:43sleep
01:00:45sleep
01:00:47sleep
01:00:49sleep
01:00:51sleep
01:00:53sleep
01:00:55sleep
01:00:57sleep
01:00:59sleep
01:01:01sleep
01:01:03sleep
01:01:04Here he is, Professor Moriarty.
01:01:31Stand up, Mr. Holmes.
01:01:40Open your eyes.
01:01:44Face this way.
01:01:49Are you satisfied?
01:01:53We are dealing with a clever man.
01:01:55He may be shamming.
01:01:57There's just one infallible test for profound hypnosis.
01:02:02You ready, Dr. Simnor?
01:02:04Well, that will do, Doctor.
01:02:17He couldn't fake insensibility to the knife.
01:02:19I congratulate you, Lydia.
01:02:24Turn around, Mr. Holmes.
01:02:28Now walk to the desk.
01:02:29Sit down.
01:02:39Take that pen.
01:02:41Write what I tell you to write.
01:02:43I have at last found a case which I cannot solve.
01:02:46I have outlived my usefulness.
01:02:58Therefore, I have decided to end my life.
01:03:06Sign your name.
01:03:10Now blot it.
01:03:11Hold it up.
01:03:21And put it in your pocket.
01:03:24Come, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
01:03:27Go out onto the terrace.
01:03:31But it won't look like suicide, sir.
01:03:33I'm sorry, but Mr. Holmes' injuries must all be self-inflicted.
01:03:37Let's walk a little, Mr. Holmes.
01:03:43It's so pleasant here in the garden.
01:03:50Just step up here onto the terrace.
01:03:52It's a nice, broad terrace.
01:03:54Now turn to the left
01:03:59and walk slowly to the end of the terrace.
01:04:15Don't stop.
01:04:16You must walk to the end, you know.
01:04:18The end leads to an open doorway.
01:04:25You can pass through it in perfect safety.
01:04:27In the room beyond the doorway,
01:04:29you'll find what you've been looking for.
01:04:31Must you drag this on?
01:04:33This is the moment I've been anticipating for a long time, my dear.
01:04:37Go on, Mr. Holmes.
01:04:38Through the open doorway,
01:04:45you will find the man
01:04:46responsible for the finger murders
01:04:48and the death of Sir George Fenwick.
01:04:51Professor Moriarty.
01:04:53Holmes!
01:04:56Stand still.
01:04:58What a beautiful view, Watson.
01:05:00I'm quite enjoying it.
01:05:01No, you're not.
01:05:02You're hypnotized.
01:05:03You're under a spell.
01:05:05Stand still.
01:05:05Don't move.
01:05:07Steady, Holmes.
01:05:07Steady, does it.
01:05:08Stand perfectly still where you are.
01:05:10Nonsense, Watson.
01:05:11You don't know what you're doing.
01:05:12Of course I know what I'm doing.
01:05:14You mean you're not hypnotized?
01:05:15Certainly not.
01:05:16Then get off the wall, you idiot.
01:05:18Oh!
01:05:18Oh!
01:05:19Holmes!
01:05:20Oh!
01:05:21Oh!
01:05:21What were you doing up there?
01:05:23Holding the fort until you arrived.
01:05:25What kept you?
01:05:26Oh, I ran into a spot of trouble
01:05:27on my way to Scotland Yard.
01:05:29I was arrested for proceeding with speed limit.
01:05:31Your luck seems to hold, Mr. Holmes.
01:05:34I'd hardly call it luck, Professor.
01:05:35You see, I substituted a drug of my own
01:05:37to the one that this dear lady pressed on me.
01:05:40You are clever, aren't you?
01:05:42A drug that, although it leaves the subject conscious,
01:05:44renders him quite insensitive to pain.
01:05:46That accounted for my lack of reaction
01:05:48to Dr. Simrel's knife.
01:05:50Well, Gregson, quite an impressive haul.
01:05:53Even Inspector Lestrade himself
01:05:54couldn't have done any better.
01:05:55Thanks, Mr. Holmes.
01:05:56Take him away.
01:05:57All right.
01:05:58Put her in the van.
01:06:01I was right, Mr. Holmes.
01:06:03You are a difficult subject.
01:06:08And now, Professor,
01:06:10our score is settled.
01:06:13What if, while until I see you on the gallows,
01:06:15the rope has not been made
01:06:16that'll go around my neck.
01:06:17Come on.
01:06:17I'll take care of things, Mr. Holmes.
01:06:33Thank you, Inspector.
01:06:34Come on.
01:06:37An evil man, Holmes,
01:06:38but what a horrible death.
01:06:40Better than he deserved.
01:06:44What are you thinking of?
01:06:46I'm thinking of all the women
01:06:47who can come and go in safety
01:06:48in the streets of London tonight.
01:06:51The stars keep watching their heavens.
01:06:55And in our own little way,
01:06:56we too, old friend,
01:06:58a privilege to watch over our city.
01:07:15The stars keep watching their heavens,
01:07:16and I may see you on the wall.
01:07:17And let's get out in the sky.
01:07:18I'll be right back.
01:07:18I'm thinking of all the women
01:07:19and they're doing so much
01:07:19that you want to do so much.
01:07:20Hear me.
01:07:20I'll be right back.
01:07:21I'll be right back.
01:07:22I'll be right back.
01:07:24I'll be right back.
01:07:24I'll be right back.
01:07:24I'll be right back.
01:07:25I'll be right back.