00:00Thank you, Mr. Smee.
00:14Well, as I sat thinking about the treasure, I could see all the officers and the prison
00:31officials at their drinking and their gambling.
00:34Hey, Jax.
00:36Major Shalto never had much luck.
00:39Night after night, he was the loser.
00:41Some people are born like that.
00:46It's all up with me, Mawston.
00:48I'm ruined.
00:50I shall have to send in my papers.
00:54I don't suppose you could manage another couple of hundred, eh?
00:57I've had a pretty nasty face of myself.
01:01And I've a daughter back home to support.
01:03And I've got two wretched sons.
01:08Ruined, eh?
01:10Damn pity.
01:12So, you decided to approach your benefactor, Captain Mawston.
01:18He was often in the dispensary.
01:20The tropical climate didn't agree with him.
01:23His heart was weak and his blood was all poisoned.
01:26Knowing that he would wish to share any arrangement with his friend, the officer-in-command Major Shalto.
01:31Yes, sir.
01:32It seemed the safest way.
01:33It is your own private concern, over which, of course, you have the power of disposing as you think best.
01:39Thank you for that advice, sir.
01:45Thank you, indeed.
01:47But the fact is, being in the position I am, I need help.
01:51Well, I'm sure Major Shalto and myself would like to help you.
02:03If we could.
02:04We could at least.
02:05Talk about it.
02:07That is, of course, if we can agree as to terms.
02:09There's only one bargain a man in my position can make.
02:14In exchange for my freedom and that of my three companions, we shall give you a fifth share to divide between you.
02:23A fifth?
02:25That isn't very much.
02:2750,000 at the least.
02:30Anyway, how can we possibly give you your freedom?
02:32You know, it's impossible.
02:34All we need is a boat and provisions.
02:37There are plenty of little yachts and yawls in Calcutta or Madras.
02:41Well enough to serve our purpose.
02:44If only they were just the one of you.
02:47None!
02:48None!
02:49Or all!
02:50We have sworn it.
02:52The four of us must always act together.
02:54Now.
02:57Calm yourself, Shalto.
02:58Calm yourself.
02:59Calm yourself.
03:00Think about it, man.
03:01Think about it.
03:03Small is a man of his word.
03:06He will not abandon his friends.
03:08I think, I think we may very well trust him.
03:16We met the next morning in the small hours.
03:20I had our written agreement in every detail.
03:22We, being officers in the army of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
03:28We, being officers in the army of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
03:32Do swear on the Holy Bible that this agreement will always remain sacred and binding to us.
03:39Do swear on the Holy Bible that this agreement will always remain sacred and binding to us.
03:44I gave each of them a plan showing the position of the treasure.
03:51Well, look at that.
03:56Well, that brings back memories.
04:00Shalto took the next boat to India, found the treasure and took it back with him to England.
04:05Yes.
04:07When we had the news, Captain Morstan was as angry as I was.
04:12He swore to me he would go home and settle the matter with Shalto.
04:15And so he would, if he'd lived.
04:30But that was not to be.
04:31From that day, I lived only for vengeance.
04:47I thought of it by day.
04:51I nursed it by night.
04:53To get to Shalto.
04:56To have my hands on his throat.
04:58That was my one thought.
05:01As luck would have it, one of the islanders had been brought into my dispensary.
05:06More than half dead from a snake bite.
05:09Well, in common humanity, I did my best for him.
05:12Somehow he pulled through and became very devoted to me.
05:19Funny little fella.
05:22Well, you, gentlemen, caught a glimpse of him yourselves, no doubt, last night.
05:27He was staunch and true, his little Tonga.
05:33No man ever had a more faithful mate.
05:38Being by trade a fisherman, he had a goodish-sized native boat.
05:42He was frail ever.
05:43And he agreed to try to escape with me.
05:46To be continued...
05:48To be continued...
06:03Let's go.
06:33Let's go.
06:54After ten days, we were picked up by a trader with a cargo of pilgrims from Malay bound for Jidda.
07:01After many months, we worked our way across the world to London.
07:11A remarkable account.
07:14And now, I think Miss Morstan might like to see the great Agora treasure,
07:21which will surely make her one of the richest young ladies in England.
07:24Watson?
07:25There's no key.
07:26I'm sure our old poker will oblige.
07:28There's no change.
07:35Oh, my God.
08:03This is your doing,
08:04small yes yes I put the treasure away where you shall never lay hand on it no
08:12living man or woman has any right to it unless it is the three men in the
08:16Andaman convict barracks and myself I know now that I cannot have the use of
08:22it no more can they but I have acted all along for them as much as for myself
08:29it's been the sign of four with us always where is it it's where the key is where
08:38little Tonga is I saw your launch must catch us and I saw a little Tonga go over
08:45the side
08:48I put the loot in a safe place you are deceiving us small if you had wished to
08:55throw the treasure into the Thames it would have been easier to have thrown
08:58box at all easier for me to throw and easier for you to recover a man who was
09:05clever enough to hunt me down is clever enough to pick up a box from the bottom
09:09of the river
09:14I am sorry I'm glad the treasure is lost it's been nothing but a curse to every
09:22man who was ended an early death to my poor father and slavery for life to me
09:29and my companions I spent the first half of my life digging a breakwater in the
09:35Andamans and I'm likely to spend the other half digging ditches on Dartmoor
09:41well Holmes duty is duty and I've gone rather far in bringing him here I shall
09:51feel more at ease when I have our storyteller here under lock and key I am obliged to you for your
09:58assistance
10:00good day to you Dr. Watson
10:02Miss Morstan
10:08ah after you small you seem a bit handy with that wooden leg of yours
10:16good day to you
10:18bye
10:20ooh
10:22ooh
10:24ooh
10:26ooh
10:28ooh
10:30ooh
10:32ooh
10:33ooh
10:35ooh
10:36ooh
10:37ooh
10:39ooh
10:42I feel most ashamed that you Mr. Holmes and you dear Dr. Watson have had to put
11:06yourselves into such peril on my behalf. Oh that's all over and forgotten. Mrs.
11:11Forrester has sent her carriage for Miss Morstan. I'll impose on you no longer
11:16gentlemen. you must be exhausted. yes I confess the reactions already upon me. I
11:20should be as limp as a rag for a week. I'm so very grateful to you for clearing my
11:25father's name. I'm so very grateful to you both.
11:41It seems so unfair. You've done all the work in this business and Othelny Jones gets all the credit.
12:01What remains for you? For me the pleasure of having sold an interesting case almost
12:11single-handed. And for you no doubt the pleasure of writing it up in your usual
12:20florid and romantic style.
12:31What a very
13:01attractive woman was she? I hadn't noticed.
13:31one of the things that was called her troubadour. Leave her being a big fool or
13:34masters of being a good friend.
13:37You said it was verywirtschaftled at her.
13:38Why is she so very supportive of her供uling and this is a great person.
13:40Here we go to San Carlo.
13:41Let us know that you have her well.
13:42So here we go to San Carlo.
13:43Let us know that you have some questions.
13:45Let us know what they should be doing, and we will give you a great person.
13:48Let us know what some questions.
13:51Let us know what else is.
13:52Let us know what the situation could be.
13:55Let us know what we need.
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