Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It

Name: Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It
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00:00:00The End

00:00:30Out!

00:00:31Hey!

00:00:33Out!

00:00:34Hey!

00:00:36Hey!

00:00:40Hey!

00:00:42Out!

00:00:43Hey!

00:00:48Hey!

00:00:52Out!

00:00:54Hey!

00:01:00The game's up, Llewellyn.

00:01:09I arrest you for the murder of John Russell and Mary McClure

00:01:12at 150 Libera Street, Liverpool, on the night of January 1st, 1935.

00:01:16I have to warn you that anything you say, etc., etc., etc.

00:01:20I've been after you for five years for this,

00:01:23and I may say that this is the moment that affords me the greatest possible pleasure.

00:01:27Just as I was waiting for the handcuffs...

00:01:28Just a minute, Chief.

00:01:29How many Ls are in Llewellyn?

00:01:31Four.

00:01:32Would you be told him where he got as far as Llewellyn?

00:01:35I've got a good two fingers.

00:01:36Now, Mr. Pittman, ever fast you are, I'm bloated by no.

00:01:39Inspector Brobe. Inspector Brobe, we need him.

00:01:41No.

00:01:43Then, throwing caution to the winds, I leapt on him single-handed.

00:01:48Single-handed?

00:01:49Well, go on. You know how to spell single-handed, don't you?

00:01:52Yes, but you weren't single-handed, Chief. I was with you.

00:01:54Well, it's as good as being single-handed.

00:01:56Yes, but it was me that leapt on him.

00:01:58From behind.

00:02:00Look here. Whose life story is this?

00:02:02Yours, Chief.

00:02:04I mean, fair's fair.

00:02:05After all, I've given you the best years of my life,

00:02:07and the only time you've mentioned me up to page 298

00:02:10was that time when the bulldog tore a piece out of my trousers.

00:02:12Well, that showed you all true advantage, didn't it?

00:02:15Anyway, will this satisfy you?

00:02:17Ten minutes later, help arrived in the shape of Sergeant Bingham,

00:02:20and the Saffron gang was finally rounded up.

00:02:23Thanks, Chief.

00:02:24Not that you did make any difference.

00:02:26Well, now we come to the last chapter.

00:02:28We'll leave that blank for the moment, but we'll hit it.

00:02:30The fifth column.

00:02:32The fifth column?

00:02:33That's what I said.

00:02:35But you haven't had anything to do with the fifth column?

00:02:37No, but I'm going to.

00:02:39Listen to this.

00:02:40The Minister of Home Security today assured the government

00:02:43that the best brains in Scotland Yard

00:02:45will shortly be engaged to combat the menace

00:02:48of the fifth column in this country.

00:02:49Here, my boy.

00:02:51Inspector Hornley's next case.

00:02:52Yes, but it hasn't even mentioned it, Chief.

00:02:55No, but it says the best brains, and that narrows it down.

00:02:58Let's see, there's Jenkins in Yorkshire, Brown in Ireland.

00:03:00That leaves.

00:03:03Morning, Inspector Blue.

00:03:04Good morning.

00:03:05Still working on the life story for tidbits, I see.

00:03:08I thought of a good title for it yesterday.

00:03:11Oh?

00:03:12Yes.

00:03:12Wapping Tales of the Yard.

00:03:16I'll treat that remark with a contempt it deserves.

00:03:19Anything else, Chief?

00:03:20No.

00:03:21There's an unsympathetic influence in the room.

00:03:23I'll just hit up the new fifth column chapter,

00:03:24and then I'll leave it at that, eh?

00:03:26Fifth column?

00:03:28How does fifth column figure in the fairy tales?

00:03:31It hasn't yet, but it's going to, eh?

00:03:32Oh, and who said you were going to be assigned to the fifth column case?

00:03:39A little Dickie Bird.

00:03:40Oh, I should bring that little Dickie Bird's neck if I were you,

00:03:42because he's singing the wrong tune.

00:03:44I suppose you think you're going to get the job, eh?

00:03:46Never mind, Hornley.

00:03:48Anyway, how could they waste a man like you on a job like that?

00:03:52Why not?

00:03:52Well, who's going to take care of the bottle parties?

00:03:55Well, I'll practically clean those up, you know that?

00:03:56With the exception of the one where Bingham goes every night.

00:04:00Well, he hasn't found any evidence yet.

00:04:02No, but he's found a nice little fanned answer.

00:04:04Is that right?

00:04:08No, it's not.

00:04:09Inspector Hornet.

00:04:10Yeah?

00:04:11The Commissioner, Wanchor.

00:04:12Oh?

00:04:14He's got half the army high command with him.

00:04:16Has he, though?

00:04:18Oh.

00:04:19Well, I shouldn't worry, blow old men.

00:04:21You'll have plenty of time to spare.

00:04:23I'll hand over that little joint for you to clean up.

00:04:25And if you talk to Bingham nicely, he might give you her phone number.

00:04:30Oh, Bingham.

00:04:31Sir?

00:04:32You can leave in that bit above the death column.

00:04:34Later, Archie.

00:04:37The fact is, this petty scrounging has reached such proportions

00:04:40that it's costing the army thousands a year.

00:04:42What we've got to do is to set an example.

00:04:45If we can catch one or two of the culprits,

00:04:46it'll have a salutary effect on the others.

00:04:49Ah.

00:04:51Who's that, Professor?

00:04:53Brigadier Lloyd, Major Harvey of the War Ops.

00:04:55Inspector Hornley.

00:04:55How do you do, gentlemen?

00:04:57I've got a rather unusual case for you, Hornley.

00:04:59The War Ops is concerned

00:05:00over certain army activities

00:05:02which are proving rather more widespread than we imagine.

00:05:05Now, what we thought...

00:05:06I think I know what you mean, sir.

00:05:07Oh?

00:05:08Well, one reads the papers.

00:05:10The papers only touch on the fringe of it, I'm afraid.

00:05:12Quite.

00:05:12But a detective can read between the lanes.

00:05:14I'm glad you appreciate this importance.

00:05:16As I was telling the Commissioner,

00:05:18this is not just a case of a few tins of strawberry jam.

00:05:21Eh?

00:05:21This sort of thing's going on in camps all over the country, you know.

00:05:24I beg your pardon?

00:05:25These depredations from army stores.

00:05:27Depreda...

00:05:28Scrounging, Hornley.

00:05:30Scrounging?

00:05:31But do you mean to say this has nothing to do with the fifth column?

00:05:33Fifth column?

00:05:34What if I put that into your head?

00:05:36Inspector Blow was assigned to that case last week.

00:05:38Blow?

00:05:39As an ex-officer,

00:05:40it shouldn't be difficult for you to get into the run of things again.

00:05:42Are you listening, Hornley?

00:05:44The idea is that you should join the army.

00:05:47What, me?

00:05:48Yes.

00:05:49What, at my age after all my years of...

00:05:51Temporarily, of course.

00:05:52We'll do our best to see you're comfortable.

00:05:54Well, it's more than I was last time.

00:05:56Still, if you're offering me a commission...

00:05:57I'm afraid that is hardly the idea.

00:06:00By joining the ranks and mixing with the men,

00:06:02you'll have a better chance contacting the offenders.

00:06:05The ranks?

00:06:05It's truth.

00:06:19Come on, come on.

00:06:20Step out.

00:06:21What's the matter with you?

00:06:22Tired out.

00:06:23Well, we're all tired out.

00:06:24But we're not grumbling about it?

00:06:26Yes, but I've been carrying these things for the last six miles.

00:06:29I came to put a change over.

00:06:32All right.

00:06:32We'll have a change over.

00:06:33Put the gun in your right shoulder.

00:06:36That'll leave your left-hand free to carry the other stuff.

00:06:39I'm going to resign.

00:06:40You're not.

00:06:42You've been put on this job and you're going to stick it out.

00:06:45What have we done on the case?

00:06:46We've been ten days here, marching, drilling in Dublin.

00:06:49And all we've got to show for these blistered fields and fallen arches.

00:06:53You'll have to prop up your arches, my lad.

00:06:55It's Kandahar Day tomorrow.

00:06:58It's Kandahar Day.

00:06:59A field day.

00:07:00A twelve-mile march with full pack.

00:07:02Fall up by a three-mile attack over open country.

00:07:05Then some bombing and ban at work.

00:07:08And if we're lucky, a ban to play us home to bed.

00:07:11I won't do it.

00:07:13I won't do it.

00:07:14The British Army or no British Army, I'm going sick.

00:07:17You'll do nothing of the sort.

00:07:18If you start going south now, you'll give the game away.

00:07:21Yes, but...

00:07:21If I can stick it, you can.

00:07:23And if you go sick, you'll have more than the British Army to answer to.

00:07:26You'll have to answer to me.

00:07:27I'm going sick.

00:07:28You blokes for the sick parade, file in here.

00:07:38Good.

00:07:48Good.

00:08:01Good.

00:08:02Liney, we're well out of that lock, eh?

00:08:04It's all perishing.

00:08:05Come along now.

00:08:19Home parade, you.

00:08:20Double up.

00:08:22What's the matter?

00:08:24Well, I don't think I feel very well, Sergeant.

00:08:27In fact, I think I'll go sick.

00:08:29You can't go sick now.

00:08:30Seven o'clock in the morning, so time to go sick.

00:08:32Get on parade.

00:08:33Run along now.

00:08:35You heard what the name, Sergeant, said.

00:08:39Privately.

00:08:40Coming.

00:08:43Come on!

00:08:45Come!

00:08:46Well, what's the matter with you?

00:08:48It's my blistering feet, sir.

00:08:50I've worn the tread off them.

00:08:51And when Lord Roberts made his historic march to Kandahar,

00:08:56it was a proud boast of this regiment that not a man fell out.

00:09:02Today is the anniversary of that great event.

00:09:04And in view of the excellent march you carried out yesterday,

00:09:09I propose to celebrate today

00:09:11by granting leave to the whole regiment till midnight.

00:09:15Keep in theる ed.

00:09:17What was it?

00:09:19Ready?

00:09:20Hold!

00:09:21And on!

00:09:22Hold!

00:09:26Hold!

00:09:27Hold!

00:09:27Two beers, please.

00:09:41Two beers?

00:09:42Yes, I'm having one for a sick frame.

00:09:46Oh, well.

00:09:50Here's one to be going on with.

00:09:53Oh, you're not going to bed.

00:09:54Down note on a Friday.

00:09:56Gentleman of beans, eh?

00:09:57What do you think?

00:09:58Well, um, hooky pets.

00:10:02Certainly not.

00:10:05I suppose now I have to tell you that I was one of those chaps

00:10:07that scrounged stuff out of army stores and sell it outside.

00:10:09Come on, you're hammering me on.

00:10:11I said supposing.

00:10:13You did many of them in here?

00:10:14Can't say I've met anyone.

00:10:16Just wondering.

00:10:17There's a lot of scrounging going on, you know.

00:10:19So I hear.

00:10:20Why they don't do something about it beats me.

00:10:22Perhaps they are.

00:10:23The military police?

00:10:24Not them.

00:10:25Well, they catch his drunks.

00:10:28Found this stuff.

00:10:28Let it all over the floor.

00:10:30How much is missing?

00:10:31Can't say yet, but it's all new stuff, though.

00:10:33Only came in yesterday.

00:10:34None of it issued, eh?

00:10:35That should help.

00:10:37Ensignment of pants.

00:10:38All sizes.

00:10:40Tin pilchards.

00:10:41Have you ever had that brand before?

00:10:42No.

00:10:43What's it got to do with you?

00:10:45Yes, what are you doing here, anyway?

00:10:46The reportable night due to the medical officer.

00:10:49Keep your nose out of things that don't concern you.

00:10:51Count up what's left in those cases.

00:10:52And don't make any mistakes.

00:10:54Very good, sir.

00:10:56Blue and sauce.

00:10:58Right.

00:10:59Do you get any time off?

00:11:03After we close, till we open again.

00:11:05What about taking a punt and having a watercress tea with me, apparently?

00:11:08You're not backward and coming forward, are you?

00:11:10Oh, I mean, what do you say?

00:11:11All right, then.

00:11:13Off us, too, outside.

00:11:14That's a deed.

00:11:15But in one condition.

00:11:16What's that?

00:11:17Would you let me pay my share?

00:11:18Yes.

00:11:19Yes.

00:11:20Yes.

00:11:20What's been to you?

00:11:46With a marvelous steentje.

00:11:48I'm going to have a wee lassie.

00:11:50Yes, yes.

00:11:53Not bad, eh?

00:11:55Well, it's six for three.

00:11:57To Balby.

00:11:58With love from Daisy.

00:12:02Take them to the pictures tomorrow.

00:12:04The half day.

00:12:05I found the Presbyterian, too.

00:12:08My father keeps an arm on himself.

00:12:09And if I don't want to hear our life, listen to me.

00:12:11While you've been making yourself ridiculous, I've been getting on with the job.

00:12:14And now you can help me.

00:12:15I'm on to something.

00:12:16Yeah?

00:12:16Yeah.

00:12:18Here's some salvo stuff that was pinched last night.

00:12:20Now, if we can find any of it around here, we'll know who knocked it off.

00:12:22Yes, but they might have come back innocently.

00:12:24Well, the stuff hasn't been issued yet.

00:12:26Now, come on.

00:12:26Step lightly before they come back.

00:12:27Now, you know what you're looking for.

00:12:29Gents underpants large size.

00:12:31Piltrets and Carballe soap.

00:12:32Now, you take this side.

00:12:33Okay, Chief.

00:12:33I've been through the hut next door, but I drew a blank.

00:12:36I've been through the hut next door, but I drew a blank.

00:12:37I've been through the hut next door, but I drew a blank.

00:12:40Well, it was understood that we were only pretending to do this.

00:13:06Yes, we understood and the colonel understood.

00:13:08The sergeant made it a bit slow in the uptake.

00:13:11Don't worry, a plain end.

00:13:14Give me the answer, you clumsy flat foot.

00:13:21Come on.

00:13:22There's only eight more.

00:13:23Good morning, Hornelly.

00:13:33Still looking for clues, eh?

00:13:35Ooh.

00:13:36Ooh.

00:13:38I almost said there were no flies on, Hornelly, but...

00:13:41Oh, I take all that back now.

00:13:43What are you doing down here?

00:13:44Come away from your clues and I'll tell you.

00:13:47Have you come down here to make trouble?

00:13:49I've come down here to see you two.

00:13:51Us?

00:13:51You mean you want us to help you with your case?

00:13:53I do.

00:13:54Why?

00:13:55Because there are certain things, Hornelly, of which you have special knowledge.

00:13:59I never expected you to admit that blow.

00:14:01We knew they'd get into a mess as soon as we left the yard.

00:14:04What's your difficulty?

00:14:05We're very busy, you know.

00:14:06I can appreciate...

00:14:07I can appreciate that.

00:14:09Well, we discovered that information is being coded to Germany.

00:14:15Well, nothing unusual in that, is there?

00:14:17Shortwave transmitter, I suppose.

00:14:18Yes, and what is more, we've discovered the code.

00:14:22And now all that's missing is the shortwave transmitter and the blokes who are running it.

00:14:25That's right, but unfortunately they never broadcast from the same place twice.

00:14:28What do you want us to do?

00:14:30Consult the stars for you?

00:14:31Oh, no, I'm not interested in your usual methods of solving crime.

00:14:35What I want to know is how they got hold of a certain piece of information when there were only half a dozen people in the know.

00:14:40Well?

00:14:40And you were two of them.

00:14:41Us?

00:14:41Yes, listen to this.

00:14:45Among other interesting items broadcast to Germany last night was this tidbit.

00:14:49Two Scotland Yard men named Inspector Hornley and Sergeant Bingham are now carrying out secret investigations at Hutlow Camp.

00:14:57What, do you mean to say that's been sent back to Germany?

00:14:59It has, and I want to know who's been doing the unveiling.

00:15:02Now, let's get this straight.

00:15:04Are you accusing me of a breach of confidence?

00:15:06I'm not accusing you of anything.

00:15:08I'm just making inquiries.

00:15:10Well, it amounts to the same thing.

00:15:12If anybody's been talking, it's certainly not me.

00:15:14Well, I'll take your word for it, Hornley.

00:15:15And what about you, Bingham?

00:15:16Have you been talking in your sleep?

00:15:19Can I take exception to that remark?

00:15:20So do I.

00:15:21And what's more, I object to you coming down here criticizing my staff?

00:15:24I'm not criticizing your staff.

00:15:25It's beyond criticism.

00:15:27I'm asking a simple question.

00:15:29Well, you had the answer.

00:15:30Just because some brass head shoots off his mouth in his club, you try to pin it on Bingham.

00:15:34He's worked for me for 15 years, and I know that he's incapable of doing such a thing.

00:15:37All right.

00:15:38All right.

00:15:38I must explore every avenue.

00:15:40Will you explore some avenue down Whitehall way?

00:15:42Yes, and don't leave any stones unturned.

00:15:44Okay.

00:15:46Hello.

00:15:51Come on now.

00:15:52Who did you tell?

00:15:54Me?

00:15:55Oh, now, here, Chief, you don't think that I...

00:15:56Yes, I do think.

00:15:57Come on now.

00:15:57How about it?

00:15:58Who was it?

00:15:58Well, it was that wee lassie, Daisy.

00:16:04I might have guessed it.

00:16:05But she's a nice girl, Chief.

00:16:06They're all nice girls.

00:16:07Marta Hari was a nice girl.

00:16:10Well, what did you tell this bird?

00:16:11Nothing, Chief.

00:16:13She guessed.

00:16:14Don't lie to me.

00:16:14But it's true, Chief.

00:16:15She said that I looked like a detective.

00:16:18Well, that's the biggest lie of the lot.

00:16:19I don't mind the laughing at my expense, but I tell you that Daisy's absolutely innocent.

00:16:22What, aren't we going out with you in a punt?

00:16:24Well, I suppose she's innocent.

00:16:26She can still talk.

00:16:27No, no, no, no.

00:16:28Not Daisy.

00:16:29What is she?

00:16:30Pardon me.

00:16:30God, love me.

00:16:31Why, the public information bureaus.

00:16:34Oh, by the way, did I hear you say you were taking her to the pictures this afternoon?

00:16:39I was until you landed me into this maze.

00:16:41Well, you're still taking her.

00:16:42I'll fix it up with the colonel.

00:16:44You mean that I can...

00:16:45What do you want me to do?

00:16:47Well, ask her who she passed the glad news onto, of course.

00:16:50Oh, here, that would be very awkward, Chief.

00:16:52Could be more awkward if you don't.

00:16:54I've lived in the trees for so long.

00:16:57How can I hope to be a success in New York?

00:17:00Can't I teach you, Donald?

00:17:01The bottle becomes a vocal, and more will be open.

00:17:05Every night at the sunset, I can move to the trees for the lullaby.

00:17:08It's thinking now, Donald.

00:17:13Is he?

00:17:14Yes, Percy.

00:17:16Gosh, I was longing for you to call.

00:17:18Time, gentlemen, please.

00:17:19This afternoon.

00:17:20Um, were you there, then?

00:17:22Don't you look lovely in her saddle?

00:17:28That half as lovely as you'd look in one, Daisy.

00:17:30I think so.

00:17:32It's victory.

00:17:34Bending over the beer pools.

00:17:36Oh, come on.

00:17:37What would the customer say?

00:17:39Come on.

00:17:40Come on.

00:17:41Come on.

00:17:42Come on.

00:17:43Come on.

00:17:44Come on.

00:17:45Come on.

00:17:46Come on.

00:17:47Come on.

00:17:48Come on.

00:17:49Come on.

00:17:50Come on.

00:17:51What?

00:17:51I remember when I told you yesterday about me and another chap before me from Scotland

00:17:56Yard.

00:17:57Well?

00:17:58You didn't kind of mention it to anybody, did you?

00:18:02Of course I didn't.

00:18:04Hey, what are you getting at?

00:18:07Nothing, Daisy.

00:18:08I know you're not the sort of chatter, but somebody's been talking.

00:18:12Are you hinting that I've been speaking out a turn?

00:18:15I didn't see you, I said somebody.

00:18:19Well, you meant me.

00:18:21Here, here.

00:18:21A little order, please.

00:18:23I've got no right to go making suggestions like that.

00:18:25Let me tell you, I've got enough to do in my job without possibly.

00:18:28Yes, yes.

00:18:29Do that, Daisy.

00:18:31You better pass it on innocently.

00:18:33I did not.

00:18:34Here, here.

00:18:34Turn it up, will you?

00:18:35You're not in the bar of the rose and crown now, you know.

00:18:37No, no.

00:18:38I think not.

00:18:39There you are, you see.

00:18:40This is all your fault.

00:18:41Go in.

00:18:42Why?

00:18:43Now, you take your hands off me, you insult me.

00:18:45Please, let me get out of here.

00:18:46Quiet.

00:18:50What's going on along here?

00:18:51Don't blame me.

00:18:52Blame him.

00:18:55There's the end.

00:18:56There you are.

00:18:57Hey, you.

00:18:58Come on, now.

00:19:00You know what?

00:19:00None of them there, here.

00:19:02I assure you there's been none of them.

00:19:05Come on, you heard what he said, don't you?

00:19:08You've got a perfect nuisance.

00:19:10Well, they've got quite out.

00:19:12You're monkey tricks.

00:19:13Can I help it if my sister becomes hysterical?

00:19:15Oh, come on, now.

00:19:27Good afternoon, Miss Johnson.

00:19:28Good afternoon.

00:19:33I'd like to see Mr. Wilkinson.

00:19:34You didn't make an appointment, did you?

00:19:36No, but one of my back teeth is aching again.

00:19:38Something awful.

00:19:39I think you'll find that quite all right.

00:19:40I shouldn't bite on it for a couple of hours, though.

00:19:45Miss Johnson, I don't remember making...

00:19:47No, Mr. Wilkinson, it's my back tooth again.

00:19:49You must look at it.

00:19:50I see.

00:19:51Would you mind, madam?

00:19:52I won't give you one moment.

00:19:53Quite all right.

00:19:54Very well.

00:19:55Please step inside.

00:19:58Charles?

00:19:58I've laid out your dinner jacket.

00:20:02Don't forget, you're dining at the club at eight.

00:20:04Oh, yes.

00:20:04I'm going over to Penrith to have dinner with Mrs. Sherwood.

00:20:07We'll probably pay boots.

00:20:08I may not be back till eight.

00:20:09Goodbye, my dear.

00:20:10Don't forget to black out.

00:20:11I expect you'll be in first.

00:20:13I won't forget.

00:20:13Why have you come here today?

00:20:22Your next appointment was Tuesday.

00:20:24Do you want that girl to suspect?

00:20:25I had to come.

00:20:26He's rumbled.

00:20:26Who?

00:20:27That yard man, Bingham, that I was telling you about.

00:20:30Did you pass it on?

00:20:31Of course.

00:20:32Well, they found out somehow.

00:20:33He questioned me this afternoon and said someone had been talking.

00:20:36Phew, I'm scared stiff.

00:20:38Where is he now?

00:20:39I left him in the pictures.

00:20:40You sure he didn't follow you?

00:20:41Positive.

00:20:42What am I going to do?

00:20:43I'm supposing they come and question you.

00:20:44Deny everything.

00:20:45They've no evidence.

00:20:46And don't come here again.

00:20:48I'll contact you as soon as it blows over.

00:20:50Yes, but...

00:20:50Now look here.

00:20:51Pull yourself together.

00:20:52There's nothing to be afraid of.

00:20:54Come on.

00:20:57It often aches like that after filling, you know.

00:21:00It'll be quite all right tomorrow, believe me.

00:21:01I hope so.

00:21:05Now, madam, if you please.

00:21:07Come along, Yvonne.

00:21:13It's nearly six o'clock.

00:21:15Have I an appointment with this gentleman?

00:21:16No, sir.

00:21:17But he was anxious to wait on the off chance of seeing you.

00:21:19My bridge work needs overhauling.

00:21:21And I wonder if I...

00:21:22I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't manage it now.

00:21:23My hours are three to six.

00:21:25And I have an engagement this evening.

00:21:26Well, now, perhaps I could come back later.

00:21:28I'm sorry.

00:21:29My engagement is for the whole evening.

00:21:31Besides, I never see patients out of hours.

00:21:32Oh.

00:21:33If that's your attitude, I take my business elsewhere.

00:21:35Ah, there are plenty of other dentists in the town who'll be only too glad to do a little

00:21:39bridge work after six o'clock.

00:21:41Good day to you, sir.

00:21:48How do you know there's no one at home?

00:21:50He told me he hadn't engaged in it.

00:21:52There's also a Mrs. Dentist, but she's out playing bridge.

00:21:55Any servants?

00:21:56One.

00:21:56Female.

00:21:57I went round the back and checked up.

00:22:00You're not the only one who's a success with women.

00:22:01I made an appointment to meet her at the Pellet of Donald's tonight.

00:22:05Yeah.

00:22:06First got rid of her.

00:22:08Sounds a very mean trick to me.

00:22:10Well, she was married, but so is her right.

00:22:12Ah, this is it.

00:22:13Now, this is what's over here.

00:22:41Call this captain, sir.

00:22:42There's a point for the book.

00:22:58Have a look at that.

00:23:01Still don't see why you should suspect Daisy.

00:23:03Just because you've got two things when you left me.

00:23:05I agree, it'll be a natural emotion.

00:23:07What's her son?

00:23:09Johnson.

00:23:10Johnson.

00:23:10And you shot your mouth off to her yesterday lunchtime.

00:23:13But she couldn't have seen him yesterday.

00:23:15She was on the river with me until five o'clock.

00:23:18And at five thirty she visits the dentist.

00:23:20Look for yourself.

00:23:21Every time she sees you, she rushes straight to the dentist.

00:23:25Any number of ways of explaining that, Chief.

00:23:27There's only two I know of.

00:23:30Either she's what I think she is, or the way you kiss and knock their teeth in.

00:23:32Hmm, yeah.

00:23:35She was here twice last week.

00:23:37Once the week before.

00:23:39Three times the week before that.

00:23:42Yes, fellow called Weatherby sees the company often too.

00:23:45And Mrs. Crofter.

00:23:47There's your Daisy again.

00:23:50Supposing you're right.

00:23:51You can't prove anything with that book.

00:23:53Well, we might find something in that safe to tie up with it.

00:23:55What's safe?

00:23:56Over there.

00:24:00The twin lock hitter.

00:24:02Easy.

00:24:06There's your powder alarm while running around the rim.

00:24:10Correct.

00:24:10Hang on.

00:24:35That little fellow won't talk.

00:24:36All right.

00:24:38All right.

00:24:40There comes the Machucatrongua.

00:24:45It's a doorbell.

00:24:50Maybe he's forgotten his key.

00:24:52Why should he ring?

00:24:53He knows there's nobody at home.

00:24:54Here, go and see who it is.

00:24:56But suppose...

00:24:57Go on, go on, go on.

00:24:58Go on.

00:25:10Is your name Wilkinson?

00:25:17No.

00:25:18Mine's Blankensop.

00:25:19Oh?

00:25:20I want to see Mr. Wilkinson.

00:25:21Why?

00:25:22Why?

00:25:22What do you think I come to dentist for?

00:25:24I have a haircut.

00:25:24I want a tooth out.

00:25:26Eh?

00:25:26Oh, I'm afraid that's impossible.

00:25:28Oh, don't talk such a...

00:25:30I'm sorry, but at this time of night...

00:25:31At this time of night, I've been in bed and passed to sleep.

00:25:32I've not raged him, too, pig.

00:25:34I'll tell you, I'm not going till I see the dentist here.

00:25:36Come on, fetch him out.

00:25:37Well, now, if you'll just sit down for a minute, I'll...

00:25:44I'll make some inquiries.

00:25:46You know, all right, but look sharp.

00:25:55That's a patient, chief.

00:25:56Says he wants a tooth out.

00:25:57What, at this time?

00:25:59Perhaps he's one of the other agents.

00:26:01Doesn't look like one.

00:26:02Well, how do you know?

00:26:03Take him in the surgery and lung him.

00:26:05How?

00:26:06Well, it says Joe Wilkinson's assistant.

00:26:08That you're in his confidence.

00:26:10Yes, but I think he really does want it to have out.

00:26:12Well, you never know.

00:26:13But he's bluffing.

00:26:14Can't find out.

00:26:19Well?

00:26:21Well, I'm sorry, but Mr. Wilkinson's asleep.

00:26:24I can't help.

00:26:24It's all right.

00:26:25I'm his assistant.

00:26:26And anything you wish to have out, you can have out with me.

00:26:31All right, that suits me.

00:26:32Well, where's surgery?

00:26:34So, dear.

00:26:34Yes.

00:26:35Is this it?

00:26:36Here, come on.

00:26:36Yes.

00:26:37Let's just take it.

00:26:41Well, come on.

00:26:41Don't hang about.

00:26:46Here, take this.

00:26:51Just sit in the chair, sir, please, will you?

00:26:54Let me see.

00:26:55Nice evening, isn't it?

00:27:04Fine for getting shortwave broadcasts.

00:27:06I don't want any shortwave broadcasts.

00:27:09I don't care if it's raining cats and dogs.

00:27:10I want this tooth out.

00:27:12Let me say that I enjoy Mr. Wilkinson's full confidence.

00:27:15Well, I'm pretty glad to hear it.

00:27:16Shall I open my mouth now?

00:27:17Yes, certainly.

00:27:18You can tell me anything you want.

00:27:19You really want it out?

00:27:26Hey, what's the matter with you?

00:27:27You non-compass mentors are so much.

00:27:30You've been here before, haven't you?

00:27:31What's that got to do with it?

00:27:32Well, we're just making a rule only to attend to regular customers after closing time.

00:27:36Oh, dash it all.

00:27:36Do you think I'm going to suffer all night for your silly rules?

00:27:39Hey, are you going to take it out, or do I have to take it out of you?

00:27:42Oh, your mind's made up.

00:27:45Oh, it's dawned on you.

00:27:47Just wait there a minute, please.

00:27:49Very often, I'm...

00:27:51Oh, what is this, a dentist or a madhouse?

00:27:53Are you going to take this thing out?

00:27:55All right, it's coming out.

00:27:59Just a minute.

00:28:02Which tooth did you say it was again?

00:28:05Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

00:28:07Your top teeth are pretty good.

00:28:13They're false, you fathead.

00:28:15Oh, so they are.

00:28:17I see that now.

00:28:18They quite took me in for a minute.

00:28:19Do you want the plate out?

00:28:21No, no, just the tooth.

00:28:29Right.

00:28:32Just open your mouth a little wider, please, will you?

00:28:37Hey, how are you doing it?

00:28:40You're not going to take it out in cold blood, are you?

00:28:41You can't have a local anesthetic.

00:28:43Oh, I'm afraid Mr. Wilkinson always locks up everything like that.

00:28:47Hey, what's that over there?

00:28:48Is that a gas apparatus or not?

00:28:50Yes, that's gas.

00:28:52All right, then I'll have gas.

00:28:54Quite sure.

00:28:55This is after effects, you know.

00:28:57Compared to what I'm suffering, the after effects will be a pleasure.

00:29:02Hope you're right.

00:29:07Now what's to do?

00:29:32Are you going to give me gas or not?

00:29:34I am.

00:29:36If you don't, so too.

00:29:37I'm sick of sending me away if you will.

00:29:39No.

00:29:40I am.

00:29:42No.

00:29:42I am.

00:29:55I am.

00:32:34Ahem.

00:32:35Ahem.

00:32:36All you have to do is to turn on the gas.

00:32:37What did you give him gas?

00:32:38Bully demanded it.

00:32:39Look.

00:32:40Fire Bob.

00:32:41Half a crown of two.

00:32:43Didn't want to pay for the other one but the poor man was in no condition to argue.

00:32:47wasn't if you had any luck to you i have here look at that it's daisy and me in the band no don't

00:32:58know that sergeant bingham cid where did you get this in the safe i can't believe it

00:33:09you know chief this sort of thing shatters your faith in women we could do with a bit of shattering

00:33:13they'll give it to me you're not going to put it back in there i am but if you find it that'll

00:33:18make me look like an accessory well you will won't you we're going to need this place exactly as we

00:33:24found it without anyone knowing we've been here why chief aren't you going to arrest holkinson not

00:33:32yet you haven't left anything lying around in the circle have you no no i've got the teeth in my

00:33:38pocket i don't want to see them talk about a blooming cannibal curtains

00:34:08call rosby granny you've got the light on that's funny but i swore to put it out

00:34:24it's truth what have we done now it can't be my patience oh it's going to be you

00:34:31it's the dentist look at you the gas is still on

00:34:38it's a gunner dead this is awful but i was here just a few minutes ago must have happened when you

00:34:49were seeing your patient off obviously must have found out that we were here decided he couldn't

00:34:55face it and come down and gassed himself hmm i'd better phone the local police where it is look at

00:35:03these one shoe is based across the usual way on the other shoe the top three holes are laced criss-cross

00:35:10you can put your own construction in that i suppose well no man laces use different ways

00:35:15someone else put that show on his foot why i don't know yet but whoever did it may be still in the house

00:35:21i'll come up with you chief no you don't we've got no time to lose here take this

00:35:41bring up the yard give blue my kind regards and read that list over to him what are they the names

00:35:59addresses and code numbers of mr wilkins so-called patients so blow since you want to know who's

00:36:03been talking there's 40 of them

00:36:29sorry for the delay sergeant inspector blow's just gone out they're expecting him back in 10 minutes

00:36:45try asking during your back yes please and it's very urgent

00:37:15oh

00:37:29hello? who's that? this is mrs. Wilkinson speaking. I want to speak to Dr. Kerbishley at once please.

00:37:59it's all right. it's all right. no need to be alarmed. who are you? I'm a police officer. what are you doing in this house? I'm here in connection with your husband. he's dead.

00:38:19that's right. you just sit down quietly for a few minutes. I can imagine how you're feeling. can you? I wonder. I should be awfully upset shouldn't I? aren't you? no. you you are mrs. Wilkinson? yes. but we weren't what is called a happily married couple.

00:38:47you found out that he was a... that he was a... yes. I told him he'd get caught sooner or later. it was no use. they had some sort of hold on him. who were they? i don't know. i shouldn't have known anything except that i... i found a letter of his. what did you do? i text him with it and he flew into a rage and... and struck me.

00:39:17you did? yes.

00:39:19you did? yes. but that was nothing unusual. i said i'd go to the police and he threatened to shoot me. what could i do?

00:39:27what would you have done? i don't know. it's very awkward for you. could i have a cigarette inspector please?

00:39:39why certainly certainly certainly. now i'm afraid i've got to ask you just a... just a few questions.

00:39:51you're not going to be brutal to me, are you?

00:39:53no, no, no. that will hardly be necessary. but i'll expect a statement and... just as a mere matter of formality.

00:40:01yes, of course. well i shan't attempt to hide anything from you.

00:40:05thank you.

00:40:07well now...

00:40:09do you know what part your husband had in this organization?

00:40:15none. but i'm sure it couldn't have been a very important one.

00:40:19i'm afraid you're wrong there, my dear. mrs wilkinson.

00:40:23as a matter of fact, i'm quite sure you are.

00:40:25well, what makes you say that?

00:40:27well, i have here the names and addresses of forty of his patients.

00:40:31whom i have every reason to believe supplied him regularly with information.

00:40:34but i can't believe it. are you positive of that?

00:40:38i found it in a book in his safe.

00:40:40but if he's as important as all that, why did he take his own life?

00:40:44he didn't. somebody else took it.

00:40:49he was murdered.

00:40:52here, here, mrs wilkinson.

00:40:56so what's the matter?

00:40:57we'll pull yourself together.

00:40:59near, near.

00:41:00mr...

00:41:01the waters.

00:41:18gosh.

00:41:19beer.

00:41:23that's better now, isn't it?

00:41:25here, drink this.

00:41:29i'm sorry. i'm sorry.

00:41:31it's all right. you'll be feeling better in a minute.

00:41:34i can't stay the night here alone, inspector.

00:41:36i'm afraid i'm on duty.

00:41:38but i've got a sister who lives just around the corner.

00:41:40couldn't i spend the night with her?

00:41:42i'm sorry. i can't allow that.

00:41:44i promise i wouldn't move from there.

00:41:46no, you wouldn't. and if it rested with me, i'd let you do it like a shot.

00:41:50but it does rest with you, doesn't it?

00:41:52no, not exactly. you see, i haven't mentioned it before, but...

00:41:56i've got an assistant. an associate.

00:42:00there are two of you?

00:42:01yes.

00:42:02he's upstairs and i'm afraid he'll want you to come to the police station.

00:42:05oh.

00:42:06drink, drink.

00:42:07oh.

00:42:08i'll still be all right.

00:42:11will you answer it, inspector? don't worry about me.

00:42:14hello.

00:42:15hello, yes.

00:42:16oh, inspector blue.

00:42:18yes, this is bingham.

00:42:33what are you ringing up at this hour for?

00:42:35i decided to confess after all.

00:42:37certainly not.

00:42:38oh, as a matter of fact, it's not unconnected with your inquiries this morning.

00:42:42hmm?

00:42:43well, now, hornley and i decided that as you were floundering about to give you a bit of help.

00:42:49to put you in the right road, as it were.

00:42:51hmm.

00:42:52huh.

00:42:53no, no, no, no.

00:42:54no, i must correct you there.

00:42:55my mother and father were married properly at the kirk at paisley.

00:42:59and that remark comes very badly from you after all we've done.

00:43:02hmm?

00:43:03all right.

00:43:04if you'll just keep calm, i'll tell you.

00:43:07well, i have here the names and addresses of about forty people who have been passing information.

00:43:13hmm?

00:43:14yes, if you'll just get out your little pencil and paper, i'll read them out to you.

00:43:20you ready?

00:43:22just a minute, blue, i think i've got a hold of the wrong piece of paper or something.

00:43:38hold on.

00:43:39mrs wilkinson?

00:43:56mrs wilkinson?

00:43:58mrs wilkinson?

00:44:00mrs wilkinson?

00:44:02oh, hello blue.

00:44:05sorry there's been a slight hitch yet.

00:44:09i'll ring you back.

00:44:13mrs wilkinson?

00:44:17mrs wilkinson?

00:44:19mrs wilkinson?

00:44:21mrs wilkinson?

00:44:24maybe she's got her sisters.

00:44:26gosh, the books.

00:44:29mrs wilkinson?

00:44:31Mrs. Wilkinson!

00:44:44Begum!

00:44:47Begum!

00:44:49Ah, there you are.

00:44:51There's been some pretty rum goings on in this house, I'm telling you.

00:44:54You're telling me.

00:44:56What, did you phone, Blow?

00:44:57Yes, I phoned him.

00:44:59What did he say?

00:45:00Well, he didn't say anything, Chief, because...

00:45:03Because what?

00:45:05Look, you're quite sure you gave me that list, aren't you?

00:45:08What are you blathering about?

00:45:16That's all I've got, Chief.

00:45:18There's nothing on it.

00:45:20Begum, what the blazes have you been doing while I've been upstairs?

00:45:22I had it in my hand when I first phoned Blow.

00:45:25Well, go on.

00:45:27Well, he wasn't in, and so I put it back in my pocket.

00:45:30I know it was there when she came in, because...

00:45:32She?

00:45:33Mrs. Wilkinson.

00:45:34So she's here?

00:45:36Well, she was here.

00:45:38Was?

00:45:39Yes.

00:45:39I'm afraid she's gone to...

00:45:41Gone where?

00:45:43Just through that French window.

00:45:45Begum, are you drunk as well as incapable?

00:45:48Told her to stop here, but she must have slipped out when I was on the phone.

00:45:51She's pinched the evidence.

00:46:05But I think I know where we can find her.

00:46:08Where?

00:46:09At her sister's.

00:46:10What's the address?

00:46:12Now, listen to me, you big, dumb vacuum.

00:46:15Hasn't it dawned on you yet that that woman was simply playing you for a sucker?

00:46:20Well, what happened then?

00:46:22Well, I had just phoned Blow when the front door opened, and I hid behind the curtains.

00:46:28Yeah?

00:46:29Well, she came in, saw the body, and rushed to the telephone.

00:46:31She dialed the number and asked for the doctor.

00:46:33What doctor?

00:46:34Kerbishly.

00:46:35Maybe Tarbishly.

00:46:40And then?

00:46:41Well, she must have seen me behind the curtains because she screamed.

00:46:44So I stepped out.

00:46:46And what did she tell you?

00:46:47That her husband was a spy.

00:46:49And that he used to beat her.

00:46:50Yeah, and you sympathize with her.

00:46:52Well, in a way...

00:46:53Good, nummy.

00:46:55The woman hasn't been a widow five minutes, but she's still a game to you.

00:46:58Then I suppose you told her about that list.

00:47:01I did mention it.

00:47:02I knew it.

00:47:03She fainted.

00:47:04Yeah, then you helped her out of the settee.

00:47:06Yes.

00:47:06And she pinched the list in your pocket.

00:47:08You went to fetch her for some brandy.

00:47:10Water.

00:47:11And she switched the blank sheets back on you.

00:47:13It's as pale as a pie, staff.

00:47:15And there's no Kerbishly or Corbishly in the book.

00:47:18But I'm sure it was Kerbishly.

00:47:20You've made about a bigger hash of this than anything you've done in the whole of your misbegotten career.

00:47:24Here we are, working on a case which has nothing to do with us.

00:47:26You get hold of the star witness and let her go with all the exhibits.

00:47:29Look, couldn't we just slip out like and not tell anybody we were here?

00:47:35Well, after you phoned the yard with the murdered man in the other room...

00:47:38He may not have been murdered.

00:47:39He was murdered.

00:47:41While you were mucking things up down here, I've been busy.

00:47:43Wilkinson was planning to run away to South America.

00:47:47Passports, permits, all in order.

00:47:49But somebody or other didn't want to go.

00:47:51So they waited for him upstairs.

00:47:53He came in, was just chained to his slippers,

00:47:57and then nipped up behind him, laid him out,

00:47:59slipped his shoe on again,

00:48:00pulled him downstairs,

00:48:02bunged him to that chair and tried to make it look like suicide.

00:48:05How does that sound?

00:48:06There doesn't seem to be anything missing.

00:48:08No, except the clue to the murderer,

00:48:10that list of agents,

00:48:12and Mrs Wilkinson.

00:48:13Apart from that, it's all sewn up.

00:48:15Well, I suppose there's nothing else to do

00:48:16but hand it over to blow

00:48:18and we go back to the gents' underpants.

00:48:19Now, look here, I don't want any of that defeated stalk.

00:48:21We're going to search this house from cellar to roof.

00:48:23Now, go on, you start outside.

00:48:24I'll start in here.

00:48:26And if there's a whiff of a clue, we'll smell it out.

00:48:40Hello, what's this?

00:48:46Mark's the 12th.

00:48:47No address.

00:48:48My dear Wilkinson,

00:48:49I am sorry to hear you propose taking a holiday.

00:48:52I feel strongly that a journey would not be good for your health

00:48:55at the present moment.

00:48:56I must therefore urge you to cancel it.

00:48:59Yours, A.K.

00:49:00Sounds like a letter from his doctor.

00:49:02Sounds like.

00:49:03Of course it is.

00:49:04A.K.

00:49:05Kerbishly.

00:49:05The doctor she rang up.

00:49:07Yeah, and it doesn't exist.

00:49:09At least not in the phone book.

00:49:11You see, he might be in another district, Chief.

00:49:13He might.

00:49:15But this letter was posted at Upper Ellingford.

00:49:17And that's in this phone area.

00:49:19So that doesn't help.

00:49:22Hmm.

00:49:24Retinuation sheet.

00:49:25Now, who uses continuation sheets?

00:49:28Officers.

00:49:29Yeah, it doesn't look like office paper to me.

00:49:31No, more like hotel stuff.

00:49:35How many printers would there be at Upper Ellingford?

00:49:37There can't be many.

00:49:38It's only a market town.

00:49:39Good.

00:49:39Well, we're going to knock them up.

00:49:42There may be only half a dozen printers in the town,

00:49:44but a more bad-tempered lot I never saw.

00:49:46You can't expect them to dance for joy

00:49:47when you get them up out of their beds

00:49:49in the middle of the night.

00:49:49Hmm.

00:49:50Don't feel very happy myself.

00:49:52Drag in a man from his rest at three in the morning

00:49:54to rake through a lot of note paper.

00:49:56I ought to be compensated for this.

00:49:58Oh, well, it's not your paper.

00:49:59Yes, it is.

00:50:00Oh?

00:50:00Yes, I printed it for the Westgate Manor Hotel.

00:50:03Westgate Manor Hotel, eh?

00:50:05Yeah, I told you it was hotel paper.

00:50:07Yes, it's the same, all right.

00:50:10Of course it's the same.

00:50:11I printed them a brochure at the same time.

00:50:15Now you can clear out, and I'll go back to my rest.

00:50:18I sympathize with you.

00:50:19Terms in the season.

00:50:20Hello, it's a fishing hotel.

00:50:22Yeah, pretty posh from the places.

00:50:25Bingham, we're going to get up early in the morning.

00:50:27Eh?

00:50:28We're taking a fishing holiday.

00:50:29It's time we got our hooks into something.

00:50:32Well, thank you very much, sir.

00:50:33You're welcome.

00:50:34Ah.

00:50:37Morning, boy.

00:50:45Good morning, sir.

00:50:46You two gentlemen are up to the same vacancy.

00:50:48Vacancy?

00:50:50What, are you full up?

00:50:51Well, one day we are, the next day we're not.

00:50:53If I had my way, I'd give them mistresses

00:50:55and stop all this chopping and changing.

00:50:59Eh, what about our luggage?

00:51:01You brought your luggage with you.

00:51:03Optimists, aren't you?

00:51:04You don't look very busy.

00:51:08No, we're not now.

00:51:09They're all out on a paper chase.

00:51:13Who did say paper chase?

00:51:16Yes.

00:51:16Got me up at 6.30 this morning.

00:51:18It's his new Mr. Rolf's idea.

00:51:20He started all these capers.

00:51:22Mr. Jenkins was much more sensible,

00:51:24but he joined up three weeks ago along with Mr. Smart, the science master.

00:51:27I tell you, there have been so many changes here since the war started,

00:51:31I can't keep pace with them.

00:51:33You wait in here.

00:51:35Well, I might as well tell you,

00:51:36you're not the only ones after this history master's job.

00:51:39There's another old bloke in there already.

00:51:40So it's not a hotel anymore.

00:51:46They've evacuated a blooming school here.

00:51:52You know, Chief, I didn't like to mention it before,

00:51:55but, well, I never did think much of that clue of yours.

00:51:58Once in a way, you were right.

00:52:03Gable College, Muswell Hill, London.

00:52:06Notice the prefects.

00:52:07All prefects must be responsible for the blackout of the dormitories.

00:52:10Dr. Alfred Kerbishly, headmaster.

00:52:13He came.

00:52:15We thought it was a medical doctor she rang up last night,

00:52:18but it was this fellow, a doctor of literature or something.

00:52:20Hmm.

00:52:21This puts a new face out if the doctor said what you had her dial lifted.

00:52:25Yes, but I still don't see anything very sinister in that.

00:52:27Well, it hadn't occurred to you, I suppose,

00:52:28that a woman who just found her husband dead

00:52:29doesn't rush to ring up a schoolmaster.

00:52:32Yes, it is a bit peculiar.

00:52:33Now, this is where you were in your oats, my lad.

00:52:36Put that luggage back into the car and drive down to the town.

00:52:38Put up at the local hotel and find out all you can about the doctor.

00:52:41It's a small place in the barn

00:52:42where you know everybody's business.

00:52:44What about you, Chief?

00:52:45Somebody's about to ask what they're doing here.

00:52:46Oh, I'll say I'm a new boy who's a bit backward.

00:52:49Now, go on, off you go.

00:52:50Don't forget, if there's a barmaid there,

00:52:52when she pours out your beer, don't pour out your soul.

00:52:53Good morning.

00:53:17Good morning.

00:53:17Yeah.

00:53:18Are you an applicant?

00:53:20Yes.

00:53:21So am I.

00:53:21Really?

00:53:23My name's Mackenzie.

00:53:25Professor Alec Mackenzie.

00:53:27How do you do?

00:53:28My name is Nuttall.

00:53:30Horace Nuttall.

00:53:31How do you do?

00:53:33You may have heard of Mackenzie's history of Europe for schools.

00:53:36Oh, yes, of course.

00:53:37I wrote it.

00:53:38Really?

00:53:40You haven't actually met Dr. Carvishley yet, I take it?

00:53:43No, but I rather fancy that's just a formality.

00:53:47Ah, well.

00:53:47Well, I suppose there's no objection to my waiting.

00:53:50No, no, not in the least.

00:53:52If it isn't a rude question, what was your last school?

00:53:56Borstall.

00:53:57Oh, yes.

00:53:58Borstall.

00:53:59I beg your pardon?

00:54:02Borstall.

00:54:03Yeah, but isn't that a penitentiary?

00:54:05Yes.

00:54:06But surely a qualification for a master at Borstall would hardly be a recommendation to this school.

00:54:11On the contrary, my dear sir.

00:54:12I'm just a man for this school.

00:54:14Why?

00:54:15But they mentioned it in the advertisement, didn't they?

00:54:17The school times gave me to understand that this was an establishment for the sons of gentlemen.

00:54:21Is that what they said they were sons of?

00:54:23Well, I hope I'm not here under any misapprehension.

00:54:27Well, it's not as bad as Borstall, if that's what you mean.

00:54:29As a matter of fact, they frequently send their good conduct letters here.

00:54:32But do you seriously tell me this is a corrective school?

00:54:36Oh, didn't you know?

00:54:38I certainly did not.

00:54:40Oh, there's nothing to be worried about, my dear professor.

00:54:42You may find it a trifle alarming for the first two years, but you get used to it.

00:54:47Well, bless my soul, look who's here.

00:54:49If it isn't, you have to become.

00:54:51Now, there's a fine example of the good conduct letters they sent here.

00:54:55Oh, but they shouldn't let him have a knife.

00:54:57Why not?

00:54:58Well, he's a nice enough lad, but he has bits of violence.

00:55:01As a matter of fact, I remember once at Borstall, he attacked a carpentry instructor with a chisel.

00:55:05Good heavens.

00:55:07Do you see...

00:55:08Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I didn't know there was anyone in here.

00:55:11That's quite a right, my boy.

00:55:12What do you want?

00:55:13A book, sir.

00:55:14A book?

00:55:14Yes, sir.

00:55:15Help yourself, my son.

00:55:16Thank you, sir.

00:55:17Excuse me, sir.

00:55:18Oh.

00:55:20Oh, let me help you.

00:55:21This one?

00:55:22Yes, please, sir.

00:55:23There we are.

00:55:25Thank you, sir.

00:55:26Not at all.

00:55:26You will...

00:55:28All this greatly perturbs me.

00:55:31I do.

00:55:31Hey!

00:55:31Hey, you!

00:55:35Hey!

00:55:37Now, give me that back.

00:55:39And don't forget you do your thing like that again.

00:55:41You rascal.

00:55:45What's happened?

00:55:46Have you missed anything?

00:55:47I beg your pardon?

00:55:49This is yours, isn't it?

00:55:51That's my watch.

00:55:52Good gracious me.

00:55:53Ah, well.

00:55:54Boys will be boys, you know.

00:55:55Do you mean that he actually...

00:55:57Oh, this is dreadful.

00:55:59Well, you get used to that sort of thing here, you know.

00:56:01Used to it?

00:56:02That's why you're mistaken.

00:56:03Now, I wouldn't teach in this class of school for any consideration whatever.

00:56:07What, you don't be to say you're going to turn it up?

00:56:09Yes, I am.

00:56:10Oh, my...

00:56:11And I'm very grateful to you for enlightening me.

00:56:13Silly-ho.

00:56:14Professor McKenzie?

00:56:31Who?

00:56:32At your service.

00:56:33Will you come this way, please, Professor?

00:56:34Dr. Kerbishley will see you now.

00:56:36With pleasure.

00:56:39We should be very pleased to have you here, Professor.

00:56:44Weston, the last man, was rather old-fashioned in his method.

00:56:47Oh, really?

00:56:48Well, you won't find anything like that about me.

00:56:52Professor McKenzie, sir.

00:56:53Dr. Kerbishley.

00:56:55How do you do, Professor?

00:56:56Welcome to Gable College.

00:56:57How do you do?

00:56:58You'll find us in strange surroundings, but...

00:57:00Tempora mutanta.

00:57:02Nose et mutama enilis.

00:57:04Yes, yes, very apt.

00:57:05Please sit down.

00:57:07Yes.

00:57:07I feel very honoured that a man of your scholastic reputation

00:57:11should consider my little establishment worthy of his services.

00:57:13Not at all, not at all.

00:57:15How long were you at heart-grown?

00:57:17Well, let me see now.

00:57:18It must be what?

00:57:20Fifteen years, hippity.

00:57:21I see it says twenty, huh?

00:57:23Twenty, was it?

00:57:25Oh, tame does play.

00:57:26Dr. Swan speaks of you in the most glowing terms.

00:57:29Yes, we got on very well together.

00:57:31I was very fond of the old...

00:57:32Swan.

00:57:34Well, I don't think we need discuss it any further.

00:57:36However, it seems most satisfactory to me.

00:57:38I take it the salary I mentioned in my letter is acceptable to you?

00:57:41Under the circumstances, yes.

00:57:43Oh, there is just one other thing, and it's rather important.

00:57:45Can you start at once?

00:57:46Oh, absolutely.

00:57:48As a matter of fact, I've got my luggage with me.

00:57:50Really?

00:57:51Well, that removes that obstacle.

00:57:53Great.

00:57:54Well, I think you will find it very pleasant here, Professor.

00:57:56Hey, Mr. Jennings?

00:57:57Oh, yes, indeed, sir.

00:57:59I'm sure I shall.

00:57:59It will be an honour to have you teaching with us, Professor.

00:58:03Hello, yes, Dr. Kerbsley speaking.

00:58:06Who?

00:58:11Well, I'm afraid I can't discuss it now.

00:58:12I'm engaged.

00:58:13I'll send you a school prospectus.

00:58:14But I must see you.

00:58:17I've been trying to get you since last night.

00:58:19Just a minute.

00:58:21Well, I think that's all for the moment, Professor.

00:58:23Mr. Jennings will show you your study.

00:58:26This way, please, Professor.

00:58:27I've told you before not to ring me here.

00:58:36What is it?

00:58:37I had to get in touch with you.

00:58:39Something dreadful has happened.

00:58:42I can't very well tell you on the phone.

00:58:43I'm at the Angler's Rest in the town.

00:58:47Well, you shouldn't have left Farnchamp without letting me know.

00:58:49I...

00:58:49Oh, I'm so sorry, Doctor.

00:58:54But I wonder if you would let me have my testimonials back.

00:58:57I know you wouldn't mislead them, but...

00:58:59But I'd rather treasure them.

00:59:00Yes, of course.

00:59:01You must realize it's impossible to talk now.

00:59:14I'll be down there at nine this evening.

00:59:16Until then, stay in your room.

00:59:19Goodbye.

00:59:28Could I have number eight, please?

00:59:31Good morning, sir.

00:59:46Good morning.

00:59:48I want a room, please.

00:59:50Certainly, sir.

00:59:53Good to see the sun again, isn't it?

00:59:55Yes, it is.

00:59:57Will you be staying here long?

00:59:58A few nights, maybe.

00:59:59You'll want a single room, I suppose.

01:00:02That's right.

01:00:04I've got a very nice room facing the river.

01:00:08Yes, but I think I'll have the single room.

01:00:10Very good, sir.

01:00:14Will you read it to me, or shall I read it to you?

01:00:16You read it to us, sir.

01:00:19Oh, very well.

01:00:21Here we are.

01:00:22Evolution of the Corn Lars.

01:00:24The effect of the Industrial Revolution, connected with the mechanical invention and the utilization of steam,

01:00:32transformed Great Britain from an agricultural to a manufacturing and commercial country.

01:00:36Everybody understand that?

01:00:40Yes, sir.

01:00:42Well, the opposition to the Corn Lars steadily increased.

01:00:50At length, the conservative premier, Sir Robert Peel, became a convert to Ukraine.

01:00:55And in 1846, Canada Merger, to put a name to the Corn Lars.

01:01:01By 187, the duty on Corn was at once greatly reduced.

01:01:05And it ceased altogether in 1848, with the exception of a registration duty of one shilling per quarter,

01:01:17which terminated in 1869.

01:01:21You know, I don't know about you, but I find this a trifle dry.

01:01:24So do we, sir.

01:01:25I thought so.

01:01:26Well, now, but it does mention one very interesting man, Sir Robert Peel,

01:01:31the founder of our modern police force,

01:01:33and a very good job he made of it, too.

01:01:36As a matter of fact, if it hadn't been for him,

01:01:37we should never have had the highly efficient organization

01:01:39with its network of detectives, plainclothes men, and coppers, knucks,

01:01:44I mean informers, that we have today.

01:01:46But still, I dare say that many of you boys, at one time or another,

01:01:51have wanted to be detectives.

01:01:54Yes, I thought so.

01:01:55But let me tell you that it requires more than muscle to make a detective nowadays.

01:01:59Oh, yes.

01:02:00I mean, you have to have powers of observation and deduction.

01:02:04Now, take observation, for instance.

01:02:06I very much doubt if there's a single boy here

01:02:08that could tell me whose car it was that went down the drain just now.

01:02:12It's the head's car, sir.

01:02:13How do you know that?

01:02:14Because he always goes out at this time.

01:02:16That's right.

01:02:16Well, now, if he always goes out at the same time,

01:02:20it's probable that he always returns at a certain hour.

01:02:23Has any boy observed what time that is?

01:02:25Three o'clock, sir.

01:02:27What, every day?

01:02:28Yes, sir, because he takes less than a quarter past three.

01:02:30Hmm.

01:02:30You're more observant than I thought.

01:02:33Well, now, let us see if you're as good at deduction.

01:02:35I'll give you a start.

01:02:37Now, if he always goes out at the same time, that is, 2.30,

01:02:40and he's only gone for half an hour,

01:02:42it follows that wherever he goes can only be a quarter-hour's car ride away.

01:02:47Probably less, since he must spend some time at his destination.

01:02:51Now, can any boy deduce where he goes in that time?

01:02:55The village, sir.

01:02:56What makes you think that?

01:02:57Because I've seen his car there, sir.

01:02:59That's right, parked outside the post office.

01:03:02I see.

01:03:03Still, that is observation, not deduction.

01:03:06Now, let us try and deduce what he does in the post office.

01:03:10Excuse me, sir, but isn't that the headmaster's business?

01:03:14I beg yours.

01:03:15May I take that as being tantamount or above?

01:03:18Well, sir, I really meant that...

01:03:19Don't apologize.

01:03:20You're quite right, my boy.

01:03:22It's no concern about what he does in the post office.

01:03:24So, as a quick pro quo,

01:03:26if I take my nose out of the headmaster's business,

01:03:28perhaps you'll stick yours in that book

01:03:30and read from where we left off.

01:03:34What they're doing is they're butting in on a case

01:03:35that doesn't concern them.

01:03:37My case.

01:03:38If you're right, I shall have something to say

01:03:40to Inspector Hornley and Sergeant Bingham

01:03:43laying down on this job without my permission.

01:03:46They'd better have a pretty good reason for this.

01:03:48Hello.

01:03:49Oh, is that you, Chief?

01:03:50Well, I've stumbled across something very interesting.

01:03:54Ah.

01:03:55No, no, no.

01:03:56It's not to do with the scrounging case, but...

01:03:59Oh, yes, I know, Chief, but...

01:04:01Yes, Chief.

01:04:06How much would your pension be worth if you retired tomorrow?

01:04:09I don't know.

01:04:10Why?

01:04:10Well, you'd better start working it out.

01:04:13Yes, that's quite true, Chief, but...

01:04:15But, Chief...

01:04:17That's my last word.

01:04:19And I don't want any arguments.

01:04:21So you can just take the first train straight back to London.

01:04:25Murdered?

01:04:26Who's been murdered?

01:04:28It says that dentist didn't commit suicide.

01:04:31Now, have you any clues to who was the murderer?

01:04:34You know?

01:04:35Then why didn't you arrest him?

01:04:36Now, that's got nothing to do with it.

01:04:38I told you before, that's Blow's case.

01:04:40And tell him I resent his interference.

01:04:41Who's talking to him, you or me?

01:04:43You, sir.

01:04:44Very well, then.

01:04:44Don't interrupt.

01:04:46Registered letter?

01:04:48What registered letter?

01:04:50A registered letter is posted every day

01:04:52to 121 Wessex Street, London.

01:04:56And I want to find out what is going on there.

01:04:59Tell them we think it's the headquarters of the whole outfit.

01:05:01Now, look here.

01:05:01What with two of them jabbering at one end of the line

01:05:03and you hissing in me ear,

01:05:04it'll be quicker if I went to London after all.

01:05:06The Wessex Street is SW1, you know.

01:05:07Now, don't you shove your oar in.

01:05:09Four policemen's enough on one line

01:05:10without the help of the post office.

01:05:13No, Chief.

01:05:14Lord, let me...

01:05:17Now, all I want you to do

01:05:20is to get somebody competent

01:05:21to watch 121 Wessex Street

01:05:24until the registered letter arrives

01:05:26and then pounce and catch the lot of them.

01:05:29And afterwards,

01:05:31ask them to ring up Bingham

01:05:32at Allingford 6-9

01:05:33and I'll beg the murderer.

01:05:37Fine.

01:05:37Good night, Chief.

01:05:43I could do with a drink after that.

01:05:47What about the post office?

01:05:48Well, it's a bit late at night,

01:05:49but since it means it's an exciting day,

01:05:51I think I'll have a small whiskey and soda.

01:05:53Bingham,

01:05:54order to a small whiskey, will you?

01:05:55I'll have a double.

01:05:58Hello, miss.

01:05:59Ask the waiter to send up

01:06:00two double whiskies

01:06:01and one small one.

01:06:02Sam,

01:06:04one whiskey and two doubles

01:06:06for number two?

01:06:07Right.

01:06:08Oh, and find out

01:06:09what they want to eat.

01:06:18Good evening, sir.

01:06:19Good evening.

01:06:20I believe you have a Mrs. Sutton

01:06:21staying here.

01:06:22Would you be good enough

01:06:22to send out my card?

01:06:23Yes, sir.

01:06:24Sam.

01:06:30Take that card to number eight

01:06:31on your way up, will you?

01:06:33Very good, sir.

01:06:47The gentleman downstairs

01:06:48handed that in, miss.

01:06:49Oh, thank you.

01:06:54You said you'd be here

01:07:05at nine o'clock.

01:07:06It's nearly ten.

01:07:06I know.

01:07:16It's Carlson.

01:07:17He's dead.

01:07:18I know.

01:07:19He was murdered.

01:07:21So it was you

01:07:22who killed him.

01:07:22You reported to me

01:07:24that he was about

01:07:25to clear off to South America.

01:07:26A man like that's

01:07:27not only useless

01:07:27but dangerous.

01:07:29Well, all I can say

01:07:30is you might have been

01:07:30a little more careful about it.

01:07:33In what way?

01:07:34It may interest you

01:07:35to know that whilst

01:07:36you were disposing of Carlson

01:07:37there were two detectives

01:07:38in the house.

01:07:40You sure?

01:07:40I met one of them.

01:07:42Did you find anything?

01:07:43Only a list of our agents

01:07:44in the safe.

01:07:45You needn't be allowed.

01:07:47I played the prostrate widow

01:07:48very successfully.

01:07:49Well, I'll be getting along.

01:07:53I should have closed

01:07:54out my cucumber frame

01:07:55a couple of hours ago.

01:07:56Well, thank you very much

01:07:57for your assistance,

01:07:58Mr. Tomboy.

01:07:59A pleasure.

01:07:59Good night, Inspector.

01:08:00Good night.

01:08:01Good night, Sergeant.

01:08:01Good night, Mr. Tomboy.

01:08:04Hello?

01:08:04Is that you, Hornley?

01:08:06It's blow here.

01:08:07I said, what sort of game

01:08:07are you playing?

01:08:08Oh, listen, I'm in

01:08:09Wessex Street now

01:08:10and there is no one-two-one.

01:08:12The highest number

01:08:13in the street is 75.

01:08:14You wouldn't talk...

01:08:15Here, hang on a minute, will you?

01:08:16Bring back the post office,

01:08:17will you?

01:08:17Very quick.

01:08:18Mr. Tomboy!

01:08:19Just a minute.

01:08:21Yes?

01:08:21He wants it.

01:08:23Where's your registered letterbook?

01:08:24Here it is.

01:08:25Oh, you know what I want.

01:08:26Yes.

01:08:30Ah, here we are.

01:08:31Now, this can't lie.

01:08:32I've got the post office

01:08:33registered letterbook here.

01:08:35Now, there's been

01:08:36a registered letter

01:08:37sent to Mr. E. Knight,

01:08:38121 Wessex Street,

01:08:40practically every day

01:08:41for three months.

01:08:43I suppose you can count

01:08:44up to 121?

01:08:45And I don't want

01:08:46any insults.

01:08:47You ask for someone

01:08:48to check up on this

01:08:48and I've done it.

01:08:49Yes, but I ask

01:08:50for somebody competent.

01:08:52We are competent

01:08:52at the yard

01:08:53since you left

01:08:54and I'm telling you

01:08:55there's no one-two-one

01:08:56Wessex Street

01:08:57and there won't be

01:08:57till they pull down

01:08:58the houses upon them

01:08:58and they'll make

01:08:59the street a bit longer.

01:09:00Well, why on earth

01:09:00don't you stick

01:09:01your strawberry jam

01:09:02instead of...

01:09:03Hello?

01:09:04Oh.

01:09:06There's no such place

01:09:07as 121 Wessex Street.

01:09:09But he sends a letter

01:09:10there every day.

01:09:11There's no such place,

01:09:12I tell you.

01:09:12But why would he send

01:09:13a letter to a place

01:09:14that isn't there?

01:09:14It doesn't make sense.

01:09:15But look,

01:09:16121 Wessex Street

01:09:17written by me own hand.

01:09:19Well, I don't care

01:09:19if you wrote it

01:09:20with your elbow.

01:09:21There are only 75 houses

01:09:22in Wessex Street

01:09:23and 121 isn't one of them.

01:09:25But if registered

01:09:25letters are not delivered

01:09:26they come back to me.

01:09:28Have you never had

01:09:28any of them back?

01:09:29Never.

01:09:29That's why I say

01:09:30if it's written there...

01:09:30Now, that letter was

01:09:33handed in your post office

01:09:34this afternoon.

01:09:36Now, where would it be

01:09:36at this moment?

01:09:37In a sealed bag at Northbury

01:09:38waiting for the night mail.

01:09:39Where does the bag

01:09:40join the train?

01:09:41Lackister?

01:09:41No, about 10 miles

01:09:42before that

01:09:42it's caught up

01:09:43by the automatic arm.

01:09:44Where does the night mail

01:09:45start from?

01:09:45Carlisle.

01:09:46What time?

01:09:4710.45.

01:09:4910.05.

01:09:50Brigham,

01:09:51we're going to Carlisle.

01:09:52What about the luggage,

01:09:53dear?

01:09:53Leave it!

01:09:53I'll get you a passport,

01:10:00Helen,

01:10:00and you can go abroad

01:10:01to a neutral country.

01:10:02There must be one left

01:10:03somewhere.

01:10:06Wait a minute.

01:10:08There's the detective

01:10:08who's in the house.

01:10:10Which one?

01:10:11The tall one.

01:10:13The little fellow

01:10:13they've got in tow

01:10:14is the village postmaster.

01:10:16I was under the impression

01:10:18that the man with him

01:10:18was my new history master

01:10:19and I appear

01:10:20to have made a mistake.

01:10:21Suppose it was just

01:10:22a nominal charge

01:10:23for the room

01:10:23seeing I haven't slept in it.

01:10:24I'm sorry, sir,

01:10:25but I'm afraid

01:10:25you'll have to pay

01:10:26the full price

01:10:27as you've used the room.

01:10:30You're charging me

01:10:31for bed and breakfast

01:10:32and having the ride.

01:10:32Go on,

01:10:33pay up and don't argue.

01:10:34If it was my own money,

01:10:35I'd be adamant.

01:10:37I'm seeing it

01:10:38will go down

01:10:38next to the fences

01:10:39or concede the point.

01:10:40They must have found out

01:10:41I was here.

01:10:42If they had,

01:10:43they'd hardly be leaving.

01:10:44No, I fancy

01:10:45they'd have something

01:10:45else on their minds.

01:10:47Oh, can't you pocket it

01:10:48without counting

01:10:48the change for once?

01:10:49Come on, come on.

01:10:50Good night, Mr. Tom Boyle.

01:10:51A minute, thanks again.

01:10:51Good night.

01:10:53Oh, good evening,

01:10:56Mr. Tom Boyle.

01:10:57I wonder if you'd mind

01:10:58obliging me.

01:10:59I know it's after

01:10:59post office hours

01:11:00and all that,

01:11:00but I'd be very grateful

01:11:01if you'd break the rules

01:11:03and catch a money order

01:11:03for me.

01:11:04Well, I...

01:11:05Unfortunately,

01:11:06I wasn't able

01:11:07to get to the bank today.

01:11:08Well, certainly,

01:11:08Dr. Kerbyshire,

01:11:09with the greatest of pleasure.

01:11:10Oh, thank you very much.

01:11:11I'll run you down

01:11:11to the post office now,

01:11:12shall I?

01:11:13Oh, thanks.

01:11:13Well, it's one of the

01:11:17registered letters

01:11:18for London.

01:11:19I made a mistake

01:11:20about the receipt.

01:11:21We've got the addresses

01:11:21mixed up.

01:11:23If I could have it back,

01:11:23I could put it right

01:11:24in a few minutes.

01:11:26It's gone.

01:11:28Oh,

01:11:29oh, very well.

01:11:31The registered letters

01:11:32have already left Northfield

01:11:33for the mail train.

01:11:34It's too late

01:11:35to stop them now,

01:11:35Dr. Kerbyshire.

01:11:36There's nothing

01:11:37I can do.

01:11:46You've no reason

01:11:46to suspect any

01:11:47of your sorters,

01:11:48have you, Joe?

01:11:48No.

01:11:49Of course,

01:11:50I can't say for certain

01:11:51we keep getting new ones

01:11:52on as the young'uns

01:11:52are called up.

01:11:53But I wouldn't surprise

01:11:54everybody if somebody

01:11:54new came on tonight.

01:11:56I don't follow you,

01:11:56Inspector.

01:11:57For me, for instance.

01:11:58Sorting isn't an easy job,

01:12:00you know.

01:12:00It's years before

01:12:01you're any good at it.

01:12:02Well, you're short-handed

01:12:03and I'm no good at it.

01:12:04You can keep telling me so.

01:12:06Say you've got to give me

01:12:07the second in the morning.

01:12:07That'll fool them.

01:12:08Ah, it might work, Joe.

01:12:10What do you think?

01:12:11I don't know.

01:12:12It's got to work.

01:12:13Now, come on,

01:12:14you're the first, Master.

01:12:15Who can you substitute me for?

01:12:17When's your run-con

01:12:18due for the call-off?

01:12:18Any day.

01:12:19Well, if we can stop him

01:12:20before he gets here,

01:12:21we can tell the rest

01:12:21he's had it.

01:12:24What about me?

01:12:25Can't I be a short or two?

01:12:26No, you can't.

01:12:28You're going to be

01:12:28what you've always been,

01:12:29a passenger.

01:12:30Hello.

01:12:30Send George in here,

01:12:31will you, please?

01:12:33Hello.

01:12:34Run-con's been called up.

01:12:35He'll take his place.

01:12:36Here we go.

01:12:38What's the name?

01:12:39Yes, man, I'm sorting

01:12:39for five years.

01:12:40Seven.

01:12:41He'll be as good as some of you.

01:12:42I hope the train's coming in now.

01:12:44Look like they're there.

01:12:46Sorry, late for dinner, John.

01:12:47Let's all out.

01:12:48Hello.

01:13:02Hello.

01:13:04Foster.

01:13:04Yes.

01:13:05I wanted on the phone.

01:13:08Better hurry.

01:13:10Hello?

01:13:11Hello?

01:13:11Yes.

01:13:15I have to warn you,

01:13:17two detectives will be

01:13:17on the train tonight.

01:13:19No, if you're careful,

01:13:20it'll be all right.

01:13:22One of them's tall,

01:13:24bald,

01:13:24looks intelligent

01:13:25and isn't.

01:13:26The other one's short

01:13:26with a sour face,

01:13:27doesn't look intelligent

01:13:28and is.

01:13:29Has he got a heavy lower leg?

01:13:31Oh, I've seen him.

01:13:33He's the new sorter.

01:13:34They're working fast.

01:13:36Listen, whatever you do,

01:13:37don't let him get hold

01:13:37of that letter.

01:13:38No, leave that to me.

01:13:41I don't like the sound of it.

01:13:44What are you doing?

01:13:56What are you doing?

01:13:57What are you doing?

01:13:58What are you doing?

01:13:59What are you doing?

01:14:00What are you doing?

01:14:01What are you doing?

01:14:02What are you doing?

01:14:03What are you doing?

01:14:04What are you doing?

01:14:05What are you doing?

01:14:06What are you doing?

01:14:07What are you doing?

01:14:08What are you doing?

01:14:09What are you doing?

01:14:10What are you doing?

01:14:11What are you doing?

01:14:12What are you doing?

01:14:13What are you doing?

01:14:14What are you doing?

01:14:15What are you doing?

01:14:16What are you doing?

01:14:17What are you doing?

01:14:18What are you doing?

01:14:19What are you doing?

01:14:20What are you doing?

01:14:21What are you doing?

01:14:22What are you doing?

01:14:23Here we are.

01:14:36Registered.

01:14:40It beats me when people find a right about it.

01:14:42No consideration for others, that's what it is.

01:14:53I don't know.

01:15:23I don't know.

01:15:53I don't know.

01:15:55Why not?

01:15:57Because you're going to write him a little note and ask him to come along here and see me first.

01:16:00And you think I'd fall for a thing like that, eh?

01:16:02Well, I'm hoping this way, John.

01:16:06I suppose you know it's a very serious thing to point a gun at me like that.

01:16:09For you or for us?

01:16:10For you, of course.

01:16:11For you, of course.

01:16:12I know all about you.

01:16:13And you've both got to answer a few questions.

01:16:16I'm sorry, Sergeant.

01:16:17But as a schoolmaster, I prefer to put the questions.

01:16:19And at the moment, I'm asking you to write that note to Hornley.

01:16:22Do you think I'd do that?

01:16:24I should if I were you.

01:16:25Oh, but my dead body.

01:16:26Isn't that rather an unfortunate way of putting it?

01:16:27I think we can avoid that unpleasantness for the moment.

01:16:29Helen, would you mind relieving the sergeant of this wallet?

01:16:36Okay.

01:16:38Careful, Sergeant.

01:16:41I'll throw caution to the winds in a minute.

01:16:44That'll be very foolish of you.

01:16:45And his father then, please.

01:16:47What are you going to do?

01:16:48I have spent a considerable period of my youth practicing the art of forgery or suffering the penalties for it.

01:16:54Helen, would you mind?

01:16:56I imagine we shall find an example of your handwriting on your identity card.

01:17:19Mr. Busby.

01:17:23Got a new sort on tonight?

01:17:25Well?

01:17:26The bloke along the train there says it's his brother. Asked me to give him this note.

01:17:30Well, it's against regulations. Still, we'll let it go this time.

01:17:40You're still on that luck?

01:17:42Well, let me tell you, if everybody here worked at the speed you're going, this post will arrive in about three years' time.

01:17:47Here.

01:17:50Talk about a nagger. I said he'd be at home with me wife.

01:17:55I've got to go along and see my sergeant. The letter I am out is at SWO number 20.

01:18:00It's dressed in light. 1-2-1-6-3. Keep your eyes blue to it while I'm gone, will ya?

01:18:02Okay.

01:18:03Okay.

01:18:04Look out.

01:18:05Look out.

01:18:06I've got to go along and see my sergeant. The letter I am out is at SWO number 20.

01:18:09It's dressed in light. 1-2-1-6-3. Keep your eyes blue to it while I'm gone, will ya?

01:18:10Okay.

01:18:11Look out.

01:18:12I'm a CID man.

01:18:13I wonder if you'll go in that next compartment and examine the tickets.

01:18:15Certainly, gentlemen.

01:18:16I'm a CID man. I wonder if you'll go in that next compartment and examine the tickets.

01:18:20Certainly, gentlemen.

01:18:21Tickets please.

01:18:22I'm a CID man.

01:18:23I'm a CID man.

01:18:24I wonder if you'll go in that next compartment and examine the tickets.

01:18:25Certainly, gentlemen.

01:18:26Tickets please.

01:18:33I'm a CID man.

01:18:37I wonder if you go in that next compartment

01:18:39and examine the tickets.

01:18:41Certainly, gentlemen.

01:18:47Tickets, please.

01:18:51Here we go.

01:18:55More tickets, please.

01:18:57I don't think I've got mine on me.

01:18:59I suspect that I think I'll come with you.

01:19:01I think I've got yours, Edward.

01:19:03Thank you, madam. Thank you, sir.

01:19:05There you are, dear.

01:19:09Who's in there?

01:19:11Tall, bald, heady, gentle, and, sir, looks rather pale.

01:19:13Anybody else? A well-dressed man with a long nose

01:19:15and a red-headed woman. Rather pretty.

01:19:17Oh, thank you very much.

01:19:19Anything else I can do for you, sir? No, not just now, thank you.

01:19:21Very good, sir.

01:19:23Excuse me.

01:19:33Excuse me.

01:19:35What seems engaged to it?

01:19:37The inspector's rather a long time.

01:19:39I hope for your six sergeants be no hitch.

01:19:49Good work, sir. Good work, sir. Good work.

01:19:51Good work, sir. Good work.

01:19:53Well, Dr. Cavishly, I think you've had my credentials.

01:19:55Go on, watch him, Brigham. I'll be back in a moment.

01:19:59There.

01:20:00And don't let this redhead try any more of our tricks.

01:20:01Yes, sir.

01:20:02It's just an example of the way we work, you know.

01:20:04Now, I'll have my fountain pain back.

01:20:05I'll have my fountain pain back.

01:20:06Okay.

01:20:07Good work, sir.

01:20:08Good work, sir.

01:20:09Good work, sir.

01:20:10Good work, sir.

01:20:11Good work, sir.

01:20:12Good work.

01:20:13Good work, sir. Good work.

01:20:14Well, Dr. Cavishly, I think you've had my credentials.

01:20:16Go on, watch him, Brigham.

01:20:17I'll be back in a moment.

01:20:18There.

01:20:19And don't let this redhead try any more of our tricks.

01:20:21Yes, sir.

01:20:22It's just an example of the way we work, you know.

01:20:29Now, I'll have my fountain pain back.

01:20:31Here, Corporal.

01:20:32Look out of those two.

01:20:33This is what is known as a matter of national importance.

01:20:34All right, Inspector.

01:20:35Well, I ain't a Corporal.

01:20:36Well, you will be.

01:20:37Come along, Brigham.

01:20:38I may need your help.

01:20:39So long, Doctor.

01:20:40See you later.

01:20:41Here.

01:20:42Where's that registered letter?

01:20:43Oh, dear.

01:20:44Where's that registered letter?

01:20:46Oh, dear.

01:20:47Oh, dear.

01:20:48Oh, dear.

01:20:49Oh, dear.

01:20:50Oh, dear.

01:20:51Oh, dear.

01:20:52Oh, dear.

01:20:53Oh, dear.

01:20:54Oh, dear.

01:20:55Oh, dear.

01:20:56Oh, dear.

01:20:57Oh, dear.

01:20:58Oh, dear.

01:20:59Oh, dear.

01:21:00Oh, dear.

01:21:01Which registered letter?

01:21:02The one that was in there.

01:21:03Well, what do you want with it?

01:21:04That's my business.

01:21:05What have you done with it?

01:21:06You know, you accusing me of pinching it.

01:21:08I'm asking you what you've done with it.

01:21:09Well, I'm not going to be talked to a lot like that by an extra man.

01:21:11I'm going to have this out with the end sorter.

01:21:13But you're not going to have to be done with Mr. Begris.

01:21:14Mr. date.

01:21:15But I'm not going to have to affect that no one.

01:21:20All right, fellas.

01:21:21Restor, Spitenjad.

01:21:22This is Inspector Horn in the CID.

01:21:23Look out, Eddie and Bluier.

01:21:24Uh, I should take it easy if I were you.

01:21:31All right, fellas. We're from Scotland Yard. This is Inspector Holm in the CID.

01:21:35Look out, I believe he's a fifth colonist.

01:21:37Come on, out of it.

01:21:54There you are. The little fellow that never broadcasts from the same place twice.

01:22:11And within 24 hours of laying my hands on the mystery transmitter,

01:22:15I had the whole organisation behind bars.

01:22:17Why are you there? What a blow.

01:22:19Is it not the last chapter? Making the most to me, those birds.

01:22:22I am. Oh, I mentioned that you had some connection with the case.

01:22:25Oh.

01:22:26You still haven't mentioned my connection with it.

01:22:28Well, I haven't finished yet.

01:22:30In conclusion, I would like to pay tribute to a man

01:22:33without whose help I could never have achieved this coup.

01:22:36Mr. Tomboy, the Postmaster of Upper Alley.

01:22:39Now look here, Chief. I've given you the best years of my life.

01:22:42Hello? Oh, bonner, sir. Commissioner of Hublot.

01:22:46Good morning, Chief.

01:22:49But Hornley's on the scrounging case, sir.

01:22:52Since when?

01:22:53Oh.

01:22:54What? Me? My age?

01:22:57Well, sir, I suppose I'll get a commission.

01:23:00No, no, private.

01:23:02Very good, sir.

01:23:03And don't think this is a penny job, no, old man.

01:23:05I mean, this isn't just the case of a few tins of strawberry jam.

01:23:08Oh, you know, it's costing the country a thousand a year.

01:23:10And here's a few clues to be going on with.

01:23:12One pair of jets underbend his large size,

01:23:15one tin of pilchers,

01:23:16and one bar of carbonic soap.

01:23:18You have sent my car by itself.

01:23:19That one?

01:23:21Who did pay for that?

01:23:23No, I'll rain.

01:23:25Or pues, a��오róf begin well,

01:23:27there's oneuben in Naikovski.

01:23:29And they're nothing wrong with aницу in Fig問.

01:23:31One, as we go,

01:23:33on earth.

01:23:39Well, I'll 41.

01:23:41Right here.

01:23:42Well, let's see you.

01:23:43I've found some ruins for God's coment.

01:23:45That one roam yourオpe.

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