🕵️♂️ Ronald Howard stars as Sherlock Holmes, alongside H. Marion Crawford as Dr. Watson, in a tense mystery of murder, loyalty, and circus intrigue. When circus performer Harry Crocker is accused of a brutal crime, Holmes must decide whether the man is a dangerous killer—or the victim of a cruel setup.
📽️ Plot Summary:
Harry Crocker, a popular trapeze artist, is accused of murdering a woman. Though the evidence points directly to him, Holmes is skeptical of the case’s neatness. As Holmes investigates, he discovers a trail of deception, hidden motives, and a mystery that flips between the circus ring and the shadows of London.
🕰️ Year Released: 1954
🎭 Genre: Mystery, Detective, Classic TV
🎬 Directed by: Sheldon Reynolds
🎞️ Starring: Ronald Howard, H. Marion Crawford, Archie Duncan
🎯 Why Watch It?
✔️ A gripping blend of circus life & criminal intrigue
✔️ Holmes navigating questions of justice vs. appearances
✔️ Strong performances in a suspenseful detective tale
✔️ Classic mid-century TV atmosphere
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🎩🎪 When the spotlight falls on guilt, Holmes seeks the truth behind the mask.
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📽️ Plot Summary:
Harry Crocker, a popular trapeze artist, is accused of murdering a woman. Though the evidence points directly to him, Holmes is skeptical of the case’s neatness. As Holmes investigates, he discovers a trail of deception, hidden motives, and a mystery that flips between the circus ring and the shadows of London.
🕰️ Year Released: 1954
🎭 Genre: Mystery, Detective, Classic TV
🎬 Directed by: Sheldon Reynolds
🎞️ Starring: Ronald Howard, H. Marion Crawford, Archie Duncan
🎯 Why Watch It?
✔️ A gripping blend of circus life & criminal intrigue
✔️ Holmes navigating questions of justice vs. appearances
✔️ Strong performances in a suspenseful detective tale
✔️ Classic mid-century TV atmosphere
🔔 Don’t forget to LIKE 👍 | COMMENT 💬 | SUBSCRIBE 🔔 for more classic Sherlock Holmes adventures & public domain treasures!
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🎩🎪 When the spotlight falls on guilt, Holmes seeks the truth behind the mask.
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00:30THE END
01:00I say, it's a bit early, Holmes. You expecting anybody?
01:10No, boy. No, no, no.
01:20Good morning, Mr. Holmes.
01:21Oh, am I glad to see you.
01:23I'm sorry to come barging in on you like this, but I'm in trouble.
01:26See, the situation's a bad one.
01:27Oh, it's a real stinker.
01:28I'm in dead trouble.
01:30Now, if you get to let your handle that, that's a brand new tit-fuck.
01:32See, now, you'll understand what I've explained to you, see?
01:35Now, my name is Harry Croker, and I'm chin-deep in trouble, right up to there.
01:38Oh, if my poor old grandmother could only see me now.
01:40My name is Dr. Watson.
01:42This gentleman is Sherlock Holmes.
01:45Yeah, Mr. Holmes, you're the only man who can save me.
01:47Now, you've got to do something to save me, see?
01:48Everything depends on you, you see?
01:50My life, my career, my future, the lot.
01:53Yes, it all depends on you, Mr. Holmes.
01:55Yes, but what to save you from what, Mr. Crocker?
01:57Well, if you're going to find the time, perhaps you'd like to sit down.
02:00Yeah, yeah, yeah, thank you, thank you, thank you.
02:01No, no, no, no.
02:01No, murder, I'm afraid.
02:03What?
02:03Yes, I've been accused of murder.
02:05Oh.
02:05Me!
02:07Yeah, and I wouldn't arm the air on a fly's head.
02:09Not even on a beaten fly.
02:11Yeah, I faint when I see blood.
02:12And they go and accuse me of murder.
02:14You know, Mr. Holmes, now, look, you're a man of intelligence and capacities and appetites-like.
02:18Think you're a man of education.
02:20Crocker?
02:21Did you say Harry Crocker?
02:23Yes, that's right.
02:24Here, perhaps you've seen me perform at the local vaudeville theater.
02:27Escape artist extraordinary.
02:29No bolts, chains, or shackles can contain me.
02:31Just like it says on the billboards.
02:33Yes, I'm sure.
02:35Mr. Crocker, who is accusing you of murdering what?
02:39Who?
02:39The police.
02:40What?
02:41Here.
02:41Here, they come right in.
02:42And they say, you'll kill me, Harry Crocker.
02:46Aye.
02:47And then they whisk me away without saying another word.
02:49Without saying another word, Mark here.
02:51I say, Holmes.
02:52Yeah.
02:52This man is a fugitive from the law.
02:54Yeah, he's a picture of me in there.
02:55Is it any good?
02:56I hope it's in my right profile.
02:57It's the best.
02:58Oh, wait, what do you think of that?
02:59It says here that you allegedly killed a young chorus girl named Sally King last night.
03:05Killed?
03:06I tried to get rid of her.
03:07Well, you said it amongst the same thing.
03:09It also said that you were taken into custody by the police.
03:11That's right, yeah.
03:12That's what I said.
03:13But then, you see, I decided I had to go and see Mr. Holmes.
03:15And so, I left.
03:17Huh?
03:18You left?
03:18Yes.
03:19Oh, wow.
03:20Look here, Holmes.
03:20This man might be dangerous.
03:21Yes, but...
03:21Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
03:22Don't worry about that, Dr. Watson.
03:24Easygoing at a crocker, that's what they call me.
03:26All was a smile in a song when things go wrong.
03:29Eh?
03:29It's the police.
03:37They've surrounded the house.
03:40It'd probably be after me.
03:42I just duck in there for a moment so as not to embarrass you gentlemen.
03:45You already have.
03:46We're not going to have the harboring fugitives.
03:47I wouldn't dream of asking you gentlemen to do anything that was contrary to your conscience.
03:52No, I wouldn't do that.
03:53All right, Holmes.
03:57You were seen coming in here.
03:59You're treading on thin ice.
04:01Very thin ice.
04:04Oh.
04:08And what have you to say to this?
04:11I don't know, Inspector.
04:14No, no, it's not my style at all.
04:16But if you really want the owner, he's in that...
04:18Thank you, Holmes.
04:22I had a bad moment there.
04:39Harboring criminals.
04:40Obstructing the police in the execution of their duties.
04:43Giving false statements to the police.
04:45That's remarkable.
04:48Truly remarkable.
04:49Well, I must say, that fellow has the most remarkable flair for disappearing, Watson.
04:55Don't you agree?
04:57Well, I'd prefer he'd practice somewhere else.
05:00Inspector, what's the case against Harry Crocker?
05:03He's a murderer.
05:04As if you didn't know.
05:07Yes, yes.
05:07You inferred as much, didn't you?
05:09But what are the facts, my dear fellow?
05:11He's a performer at the Empire Music Hall.
05:13Last night, he left with one of the chorus girls.
05:16This Miss Sally King.
05:19Yes, that's right.
05:21Short time after that, she was found in the alley.
05:23Dead.
05:24Strangled.
05:25I see.
05:26I'd say you had a pretty slim case, you know.
05:29The stage doorkeeper heard them quarreling on the way out.
05:32And a newspaper boy has testified to the fact that Crocker came out of the alley alone.
05:38Not so slim now, is it?
05:40I think the straight's got the right man this time, Hans.
05:44And Crocker denied all this?
05:46Not at all.
05:47He's admitted the truth of every statement, point by point.
05:51Well, then, I don't see what all this...
05:52Ew, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
05:54We had a quarrel, all right.
05:55Yes, we quarreled.
05:56But I never killed us, so may I drop dead.
05:59Well, where on earth did you come from?
06:01Well, Mr. Crocker, let me be the first to congratulate you.
06:03Absolutely inspired him.
06:04Well, inspired.
06:04Now, tell me, how did you do it?
06:05How did you manage it, eh?
06:06Clear it out?
06:06Yes.
06:07Simple.
06:07See, all you have to learn, Mr. Holmes, is a few basic tricks on my business and the
06:12rest is chicken's feed.
06:13Oh, pressure!
06:14You're under arrest for murder, Crocker.
06:16Ain't what I warn you anymore, your tricks will be the worst for you.
06:20I promise you that.
06:21Hey, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Holmes, hey, Mr. Holmes.
06:23That girl was only trying to capitalize on my publicity.
06:25Of course.
06:25Yeah, I gave her a smile maybe once or twice, so you know how these floozers are.
06:28But that's all.
06:29Here, take them away.
06:31And try and keep hold of them this time.
06:33Hey, Mr. Holmes, please, please, please.
06:35You must do something for me, Mr. Holmes, eh?
06:36We'll do our best, we'll do our best for you, Mr. Holmes.
06:38Oh, God, yes, yes, yes.
06:38But you'd better go quietly now.
06:39You go quietly, will you?
06:40Hey, quietly?
06:40Yes.
06:41All right, all right.
06:42But don't forget, will you?
06:42I shall.
06:43You won't forget.
06:43No, I shall.
06:44You promise?
06:44Don't worry.
06:45Goodbye.
06:45Mr. Holmes, you won't forget me now, will you?
06:46You'll do your best to save me, won't you?
06:48Please, please, promise.
06:50Not off me put, old grandmother.
06:51Go and see me now.
06:53Hey.
06:53I'm warning you officially, Holmes.
07:01Don't interfere with this.
07:11That's really remarkable, Watson.
07:13Absolutely remarkable.
07:14Have you any idea how possibly he could conceal himself in that closet?
07:17Don't push Lestrade too far, Holmes.
07:19He's been after your hide for a long time.
07:24Yes.
07:29Would you care to accompany me to the music hall tonight, Watson?
07:32Why, are you on the trade or something, Holmes?
07:36Several things.
07:37First of all, I should like to know why Harry Crocker killed this woman, if he did.
07:42And if he didn't, why should anybody want to make out that he did?
07:44No, I think Lestrade's got the right man this time, Holmes.
07:47Are you ready?
07:48Well, we shall see.
07:50We shall see.
07:59Holmes?
07:59Well, I know.
08:03THE EMPIRE MUSIC
08:33Not to be entertained, mind you, though I dare say the day gave promise of that.
08:39We stopped for a moment to chat with the news vendor who repeated the story he had told Inspector Lestrade.
08:44He had been standing on that very spot the previous evening when Harry Crocker passed him, coming from the stage door exit.
08:51Crocker had definitely been alone, and what's more, he'd been in a temper.
08:55I must say, Holmes did little to break down the fellow's story.
09:03The EMPIRE MUSIC
09:12Oh, there you go.
09:18Yes, yes. Come along, let's see.
09:24Good afternoon. My name is Sherlock Holmes.
09:28Oh, yes, indeed, I've heard of you, Mr. Holmes.
09:31My name's Charlie Withers.
09:33I suppose you've come about for Harry Crocker's trouble.
09:36Yes, yes, I have.
09:37Tell me, is there any other exit from backstage to that alley out there?
09:41Oh, none, sir.
09:42The only other way out is round through the front of the house.
09:45Then anyone going from this area to that alley would have to pass your desk on the way.
09:49Yes.
09:50I presume you remain on duty throughout all performances?
09:53Well, I know what you're getting at, sir.
09:55But like I told the police.
09:57As soon as Harry walked out, this girl came chasing after him.
09:59Oh, buzzing like a hornet, she was.
10:03And when did you see her next?
10:05Oh, not until Miss Zaza came screaming back through that door.
10:09I ran out and found the girl lying there, dead.
10:12Then I understand that neither Mr. Crocker nor Miss King returned through that door last night after you saw them leave.
10:18I'm afraid that's it, Mr. Holmes.
10:20Yes, Holmes, I'm afraid Inspector Lestrade has got his foolproof case.
10:24Granted, of course, that the inspector himself is foolproof.
10:27Miss Zaza, where might she be found now?
10:29To all the girls' dressing room.
10:31Which one?
10:32Oh, they all use the same one.
10:34It's the second door on the left, down there.
10:36Ah, better not before you go in.
10:39Oh, we shall, sir.
10:40I assure you.
10:41Thank you very much, Mr. Willis.
10:43Good afternoon.
10:46What's all?
10:48Oh, it's a pleasure to be of service to you, gentlemen.
10:51Yes.
10:51Well, what is it?
11:06Oh, excuse me, madam.
11:07I'd like to have a word with Mrs. Zaza.
11:09Is that good?
11:09It can't possibly.
11:10She's busy.
11:11We have a show to do, you know.
11:12Yes, sir.
11:12Ah, here I come in, my gonsina.
11:18Carry on, lad.
11:20Well, hello.
11:21Mr. Holmes, I knew you wouldn't let me down.
11:24Greetings, Dr. Watson.
11:25Well, it's a real pleasure to see you again.
11:27Yes, but Parker, the police.
11:28I expect they'll be along soon.
11:29But how did you get away this time?
11:32Even a twist and a twirl?
11:34Am I looking one way?
11:35I'd go out the other.
11:36Mr. Holmes, have you cleared me yet?
11:39Well, not quite yet, Harry, but it'd be easier if we could have a word with Mrs. Zaza.
11:42But unfortunately, some old busybody in there won't let us in.
11:45Oh, old busy?
11:45Yeah.
11:46You, you wait a minute, huh?
11:49Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
11:50Hurry, what's going on, lad?
11:52What's going on?
12:05Come right in here, gentlemen.
12:06Yes.
12:09This is a most uncomfortable business, Holmes.
12:12Really, I...
12:13Oh, I beg your pardon.
12:16Gentlemen, this is Miss Zaza, singer extraordinary.
12:19Now, Fanny, tell Mr. Holmes everything he wants to know.
12:22And don't be shy.
12:23All right, Harry.
12:25What would you gentlemen like to know?
12:27Oh, well, we're sorry to inconvenience you, Miss Zaza, but, um...
12:30That's all right.
12:32I understand it was you who first discovered Miss King's body.
12:35Yes, I did.
12:36It was just horrible.
12:40One minute she was standing here next to me, right where you are now, Mr. Holmes.
12:45I could touch her.
12:47And the next...
12:48Oh, it was just horrible.
12:51Yes, of course.
12:52It must have been.
12:53Then you were here when Miss King came off the stage last night.
12:55Is that right?
12:56Of course.
12:57She came in here very angry and in a very big hurry.
13:00She tore up her costume.
13:02Excuse me.
13:03Then she put on her clothes and she ran right out again.
13:06I see.
13:07Was she in a hurry to meet Mr. Crocker?
13:10Was she?
13:13I didn't want to repeat what she said.
13:16You understand.
13:18No, of course not.
13:19I quite understand.
13:20Then, just to be quite certain,
13:22she rushed in here to change her clothes
13:24and then she...
13:25Put on her locket.
13:27Locket?
13:29Ah, there he is.
13:30Tell him, man.
13:33Don't let him give away the head, man.
13:34What do you think you're doing?
13:35What do you think you're doing, you, eh?
13:36Eh?
13:36You let me go.
13:37You let me go.
13:38What do you think you're doing?
13:39Let me go.
13:40Here.
13:41Go on.
13:41Save me.
13:43Here.
13:43You're arresting an innocent man.
13:45I thought I'd find a bunch of you here together.
13:47You'll have a great deal of explaining to do, Holmes.
13:50I should be delighted to, Lestrade,
13:52but first let Miss Zaza finish what she was about to tell me.
13:55What did she know about it?
13:57I was only going to say that Sally wore a locket
14:00that Harry gave her when we first opened here.
14:02She couldn't wear it during the show,
14:04but she always put it on immediately afterwards.
14:07Locket?
14:08What's all this about a locket?
14:09A little trinket.
14:10It didn't amount to a thing.
14:12Did this Miss King wear this locket last night
14:15before she left the theater?
14:16Oh, yes.
14:17Always.
14:18She said she wouldn't be caught dead without it.
14:20Oh.
14:21Oh.
14:22Did you find this locket on the body, Lestrade?
14:25He hasn't changed since last night.
14:28We haven't been able to hold him long enough to search him.
14:30Here.
14:31I can explain all this, Inspector.
14:32I can explain everything because I'm innocent, you see.
14:34I'm innocent.
14:43Oh.
14:43Poor Harry.
14:46Why did you murder her?
14:58And now, we return to the case of Harry Crocker.
15:03Don't you think it's morning visitors around here?
15:06Even with police permission.
15:11Here's the little lady.
15:12I see.
15:13And the clothes she was wearing, have you got them?
15:15Yes, sir.
15:15One beer minute.
15:20Mm-hmm.
15:22Obviously strangled.
15:23From the position of the finger marks,
15:25it appears she was facing her assailant.
15:27Yeah.
15:28Yet her fingernails, which are rather long,
15:30show no signs of a struggle.
15:32I don't follow you, Holmes.
15:34Holmes!
15:35Ah, did you see what you did?
15:36You didn't try to fight me or beat me off.
15:38You merely pushed my hands away.
15:40Yes, that's right.
15:40Why?
15:41Well, I didn't want to strike you.
15:43Why?
15:43I didn't want to injure you.
15:44But I was choking you.
15:45I guess if I didn't take that seriously.
15:47Exactly.
15:48Well, what do you mean?
15:49Well, you didn't take me seriously because you know me too well.
15:51But say my attack had come at the end of a savage argument.
15:54Well, that would have been different.
15:55Ah, now you're getting to it, Watson.
15:58By Jove, Holmes, you mean that the girl in Crockett had a savage argument,
16:01she'd have clawed his face.
16:02Yes, but she didn't.
16:04Then whoever attacked her, she knew very well.
16:06And Harry Crockett's telling the truth.
16:07And the problem becomes, who is lying?
16:09Here they are, just like they come off her.
16:12Oh, that's very good of you,
16:13but I don't think we shall need them now.
16:15And thank you very much for your assistance.
16:16Good day.
16:17Where are we off to, Holmes?
16:18Well, we're going to assist the line.
16:20For me, we will provide what they call an extra distraction.
16:23Oh, Mr. Holmes, it's Dr. Woodson.
16:27The police have just been asking for you.
16:29Well, where have you hidden him this time?
16:33Hidden him?
16:34Harry's obviously escaped again.
16:35He's the most extraordinary family, isn't he?
16:37If you're responsible for this, Holmes, I...
16:39Now, look here, Inspector.
16:40Holmes and I have only just arrived here.
16:42And after all, it isn't the first time he's given you the slip, is it?
16:45I'm surprised at you, Dr. Watson.
16:47A man of your professional reputation and military background.
16:51I'm surprised at you.
16:53An excellent portrait of the late Miss King.
16:57What, Holmes?
16:58In happier times, Watson.
17:02Watson, I know.
17:07Again, Harry.
17:08Don't bump us around, I hope.
17:09I think I ought to warn you, Inspector Lestrade's waiting outside.
17:12Well, I had to drop in here to give him the slip.
17:15Do you know, I never have been able to work out this trunk for him.
17:19My father was a wizard.
17:20Yeah, good thing you happened to come along.
17:23It's a fascinating business, Harry.
17:24Do you mean to say it's possible to get out of one of these baskets unaided?
17:28Oh, my father did it twice a day on the stage.
17:31Used to have exhibitions where they locked him inside and threw him in the river.
17:35And up he'd come, free and smiling.
17:38Great sport.
17:38The old man, blessed his soul.
17:41He's passed on then?
17:43Last time they threw him in the river.
17:46I thought to.
17:47Kill him!
17:48I'm coming now.
17:54Let me go.
17:57Let me go.
17:58Where do you know what you're doing?
18:00What are you doing?
18:02I'm an innocent man.
18:03Listen, listen.
18:06You've got to believe me.
18:08I'm an innocent man.
18:09I've never killed that girl, Inspector.
18:11I took her after the show once or twice.
18:12Get a drink.
18:13And then we used to be dancing a bit, and that's all I...
18:15I'm going to put you where I can keep an eye on you.
18:19You've slipped for the last time, my slippery little man.
18:23Hey! Here!
18:24Let me go! Take it off! Take it off!
18:27Please, no, no.
18:28Just one moment, Inspector.
18:30Tell me, Harry, did Miss King join the show in Manchester, or had you met her before that?
18:35No. She joined up in Manchester.
18:38I never saw her before that.
18:39Stage truck kid, you know the type.
18:41Wait a minute, Holmes.
18:43How did you know about this girl being in Manchester?
18:45Well, all her clothes had Manchester shop labels.
18:49And this portrait of her was both drawn and signed in Manchester,
18:53as you will notice by the date, May 1897.
18:57Oh, Harry.
19:01I've had a certain amount of experience with lockpicking,
19:05in a purely amateur way, you understand?
19:07Now, I wondered, do you suppose that this little piece of wire of 3 16ths diameter
19:11would, uh, would, uh, would, uh, in any way manipulate this lock?
19:15Say we inserted it through here, like this, I mean,
19:18I think that's a good idea.
19:19Wait a minute, Holmes.
19:21Nonsense like that at a time like this!
19:23Take them out of here!
19:25Hey!
19:26Hey!
19:29Excuse me, Inspector.
19:30Here, hold on to them!
19:42Hold on to them, see?
19:43No, no.
19:44Not like this, no.
19:45Not like this!
19:46See, with both hands!
19:47Do you understand?
19:48With both hands!
19:49No, no, no.
19:51Hey, hey, Mr. Holmes!
19:55Help me!
19:58That is the end of the Harry Cocker case.
20:12Holmes, I...
20:19Oh, I do beg your pardon, I didn't notice that you were...
20:24It was my food, Dr. Watson.
20:26Oh, look, I slid my makeup on your coat.
20:28Yes, of course. That's it, and don't apologize, young lady.
20:32We're all indebted towards you.
20:34I beg your pardon?
20:35You've just proved that Harry Crocker couldn't possibly have murdered Miss King.
20:38Here, Lestrade, ask Harry to come over here, would you?
20:41What do you want now, Holmes?
20:45Well, let's settle that.
20:46And now, Harry, perhaps you'd run through that drunk escape for me.
20:48Oh, no, you don't, Holmes. This is far from settled, far from settled.
20:52I must say, Holmes, that even I find it difficult to follow your reasoning.
20:55You do, Watson.
20:56About what?
20:57About murder, Holmes.
20:59A girl has been murdered.
21:01That's certainly true, Lestrade.
21:03And if I were you, I'd devote more time to everything else.
21:06And if I were you, I'd devote more time to everything else.
21:09And if I were you, I'd devote more time to apprehending the real criminal.
21:12And stop annoying Mr. Crocker here.
21:14That's right, that's right.
21:15You stop annoying me. See, you stop annoying me.
21:17Now, look here, you.
21:19Excuse me, please.
21:20Willis?
21:23Yes?
21:27Did you want me, Mr. Holmes?
21:28Not I, Mr. Willis.
21:30But I believe Inspector Lestrade does.
21:33For murder.
21:35I don't understand, Mr. Holmes.
21:40Then let me explain a little, Mr. Willis.
21:42First, there is the obvious connection between you and Miss King.
21:45Both of you lived for a number of years in Manchester.
21:48Yes, but that doesn't mean that I...
21:50The girl's clothes and picture came from Manchester.
21:53She joined the show there, her first job as an entertainer.
21:56Mr. Willis here wears a Manchester school badge.
21:59His desk is covered with clippings of a Manchester cricket team showing a loyalty of long attachment.
22:04And if you require anything further, well, he's just admitted it himself.
22:08I'd wager, too, that you were instrumental in getting her a job with this company.
22:11Well, what if I did?
22:12She could dance a little, she was very pretty, and...
22:15And you thought she was throwing away her prettiness on Mr. Crocker?
22:18Well, I advised her against seeing him, yes.
22:20After all, I felt responsible for finding her a job in the company.
22:23Not responsible, Mr. Willis.
22:25Jealous.
22:26And jealous enough to kill.
22:28That's not true.
22:31I saw her go out after Harry, and...
22:34Next thing I knew, she was dead.
22:37So you told us.
22:39And so the entire case against Mr. Harry Crocker rested upon your testimony.
22:44But you overlooked something.
22:46What was that?
22:48Miss King did go outside to speak to Harry.
22:50And they did quarrel.
22:52But then he left.
22:54And she came back.
22:58Is that true?
23:00Not a word.
23:01She never came back through that door.
23:04The sleeves and collar of her dress still bore traces of her stage makeup when it was found on her body.
23:09Yet she herself wore no makeup at all at the time of her death.
23:13We checked that, didn't we, Watson?
23:14Absolutely none, Inspector.
23:16Good man, Holmes.
23:17Miss Zaza testified that Miss King didn't have time to remove her makeup before rushing after Harry.
23:23Yet how else then could she have been found without makeup?
23:26Unless she had returned and removed it.
23:29And when she returned, Mr. Willis...
23:32I...
23:33Well...
23:34You...
23:35You've mixed things up.
23:36I...
23:37Stop him!
23:38Stop him!
23:42Don't tempt me, Charlie.
23:43I owe you a few as it is.
23:49She played me along till she had the job here.
23:53She didn't care about Harry.
23:56Or about anybody but herself.
24:00She deserved what she got.
24:03Take him out.
24:09Home's out.
24:15Now where's he gone?
24:21Well I...
24:23I don't know.
24:28Listen!
24:38Oh, you've done it, Mr. Holmes.
24:41You've done it.
24:42Eureka, yes, I've done it.
24:43Look, by passing this spring here, I get this little wire, I pass it through against
24:48the spring-loaded catch on the outside, do you see?
24:50Uh-huh.
24:51By pressing it in at an angle of 45 degrees, I release the catch against that thimble,
24:55that arm of the thing, and it unlocks automatically.
24:57And then, hey, press...
25:08The End
25:17The End
25:21The End
25:26THE END
25:56THE END
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