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00:00:00Come on, Roscoe.
00:00:30Come on.
00:01:00Come on.
00:01:30Come on.
00:01:59Come on.
00:02:01Brother.
00:02:03Brother, you have sinned.
00:02:08Give me...
00:02:14You're muttering to yourself again, Walt.
00:02:24Oh, yes, yes. Sorry. It's this word quiz from the Philological Society.
00:02:28You have to find the word suggested by a series of cryptic clues.
00:02:32I won the last one, you know.
00:02:36Really? And what clue are you struggling over?
00:02:39Well, it simply says meaningful and power of attorney.
00:02:43And from this you have to find a word that means both.
00:02:47Significant.
00:02:49You know what?
00:02:50Significant.
00:02:51A synonym for meaningful which can be deconstructed into the phrase sign if I can't.
00:02:57Hence power of attorney.
00:02:59Holmes, I must say it.
00:03:07You never cease to amaze me.
00:03:08What nonsense?
00:03:09No, no, really.
00:03:10I often think that you are truly a genius.
00:03:14No, no, no.
00:03:15I wasn't contradicting you, Walter.
00:03:17I was simply responding to this announcement.
00:03:20The famed spiritualist, Madam Karavsky, will give a demonstration of her ability to communicate with the spirits of our dearly departed.
00:03:29Have you ever heard such rubbish?
00:03:31Yet the woman attracts a rash of paying customers wherever she speaks.
00:03:36Well, it's not entirely surprising, you know.
00:03:38I mean, don't we all hope to find some proof of an afterlife?
00:03:42Don't include me in that we.
00:03:44The great hereafter.
00:03:46I can assure you there is nothing but the great here and now.
00:03:49Well, I am not entirely convinced of that.
00:03:53What?
00:03:55How can you, a man of science, believe in any of that mumbo-jumbo?
00:04:00Now, be careful, Holmes.
00:04:01Such hubris could come back to haunt you.
00:04:04I have no fear of offending the gods, Dr. Watson, for I know there are no gods to offend.
00:04:10Yes, Mrs. Hudson, what is it?
00:04:13This just arrived for you, sir.
00:04:15The messenger said it was from the abbey in Whitechapel.
00:04:18Where that monk was found dead last week.
00:04:21Really?
00:04:22He says the people are saying it was the work of a vampire.
00:04:26So they're awful nervous down the East End right now.
00:04:29And who wouldn't be with a vampire on the loose?
00:04:32Well, they may have no fear on that account.
00:04:35A vampire is a scientific impossibility.
00:04:37If the monk was murdered, it was at the hands of the living, not the undead.
00:04:42Thank you, Mrs. Hudson.
00:04:46There are some things that science can't explain, sir.
00:04:55Indeed there are, Mrs. Hudson. Indeed there are.
00:04:59Have it your wrong way, sir.
00:05:03Well, what is it?
00:05:10It's from a brother, Marstoke.
00:05:13He begs me, in the name of God, to help him solve what he calls this dark and mysterious business.
00:05:20Ah.
00:05:25Oh, you can't expect me to believe that there is any connection between my recent rejection of all things supernatural and the arrival of this letter.
00:05:35One must never thumb one's nose at the god's home.
00:05:38Nonsense. It's merely a coincidence.
00:05:41Oh, really?
00:05:42I recall a recent occasion where you told me you don't believe in coincidences.
00:05:48Yes.
00:05:50Well...
00:05:54It's a small sampling from the South American pantheon of gods and demons.
00:06:00Not at all the sort of collection one would expect to find in an abbey.
00:06:04I dare say there are those who would consider it a sacrilege.
00:06:07Quite so, Dr. Watson.
00:06:09But I am not one of those who considers ours the one true religion.
00:06:15God manifests himself in many ways, as does the devil.
00:06:21No doubt you are skeptical of such beliefs, Mr. Holmes.
00:06:26Oh, I must confess to being somewhat agnostic on such issues, Mother Master.
00:06:35Of course.
00:06:36But should you accept the task I have in mind, I suspect that your belief system may be severely shaken.
00:06:44I acquired the carving you were inspecting during my stay-at-home mission in Guyana.
00:06:50It represents Desmodo.
00:06:53According to the native peoples, Desmodo is a fearsome demon who usually appears as a giant vampire bat.
00:07:01Belief in him has become more widespread in recent years, due to the rise in deaths attributed to him.
00:07:08And, uh, how exactly do his presumed victims die?
00:07:12Horribly.
00:07:13And slowly, racked with thirst and painful convulsions.
00:07:19Well, as I recall, rabies is on the rise in the Americas.
00:07:22That was our assessment.
00:07:24And due to the large number of vampire bats in the region, it seemed only logical to connect the two.
00:07:31I assume you had no access to the anti-rabies serum developed by Monsieur Pasteur?
00:07:36None at all.
00:07:37We were at the mercy of the disease until the arrival of Brother Abel.
00:07:42He had made a study of tropical diseases and their prevention, from which he learned a new technique.
00:07:47Coating a captured bat with toxins.
00:07:50Precisely.
00:07:51Are you familiar with the technique, Mr. Holt?
00:07:54I assume vampire bats are social creatures that spend a great deal of time in mutual grooming.
00:08:00So any bat coated with poison will be licked clean by other members of the colony and thereby killing them.
00:08:06Correct.
00:08:07Unfortunately, the theory and practice do not always coincide.
00:08:12Our efforts killed bats, but seemed unable to prevent the spread of the disease.
00:08:19Then the ritual murders began.
00:08:22The first to die was Brother Lee.
00:08:26He was discovered in the chapel by the mission housekeeper, Senora De La Rosa.
00:08:31He was slumped against the foot of the altar with a large vampire bat upon him.
00:08:37When it flew off, she realized it had been feeding from two open wounds on his neck.
00:08:44On the wall, a terrifying message was scrawled in blood.
00:08:49It read,
00:08:50From hell.
00:08:51As you have sinned against me, so shall I exact my revenge.
00:08:56The blood of yours for the blood of mine.
00:09:00A terrifying message indeed, but my suspicions still inclined towards a human end.
00:09:06Understandably.
00:09:07But I have seen far too much of the devil's work not to believe in him.
00:09:14Two nights later, he struck again.
00:09:17Word of the horrific events had spread terror amongst the locals.
00:09:21We were holding a meeting to try and calm their fears when Senora De La Rosa's son Hector burst in.
00:09:28He had been to the infirmary to visit Brother Abel, who was making a remarkable recovery from the disease.
00:09:35What he saw terrified him.
00:09:37On the floor, between the beds, he could just make out a large bat-like silhouette crouching over the body of a man.
00:09:46As the creature turned to look at him, he saw...
00:09:55What exactly did he see?
00:09:57He says he saw the face of Desmodo.
00:10:02As clearly as we can see it here.
00:10:11And, uh, Brother Abel?
00:10:13Dead in the same manner as Brother Lee, I suppose?
00:10:16Brother Abel was sick and sleeping.
00:10:19It was Brother Thomas who was watching over him.
00:10:22Needless to say, after this, the local people fled.
00:10:29Two days later, we closed the mission.
00:10:32The other members returned home, bringing Senora De La Rosa and her son with them.
00:10:38I went on a pilgrimage and prayed that the nightmare was at an end.
00:10:43And so I thought, until my return to England last month.
00:10:49One night shortly after my arrival, I awoke to find a large bat hanging from the mirror above my washstand.
00:10:56On the mirror, scrawled in blood, was another message.
00:11:01It read, the wanderer returns.
00:11:05My time has come.
00:11:07Then the solution is simple.
00:11:09If it is your absence that guarantees the safety of the others, you must leave.
00:11:14The other members will not hear of it.
00:11:16They believe that with prayer we can fight this demon.
00:11:19After last week, I am not so sure.
00:11:24I was at the home of a friend, Dr. Chagas, when Senora De La Rosa arrived with a message from Brother Sinclair urging me to return to the abbey.
00:11:34But when we arrived back, we found him dead by the altar in the same fashion as the two others.
00:11:44Do you truly believe that some supernatural entity is the cause of these murders?
00:11:49I am a man of God, not easily frightened.
00:11:54But it is why I have called you, Mr. Holmes.
00:11:59And how may I succeed where your prayers have failed?
00:12:04If there is a human hand in this affair, you are the man to find it.
00:12:09And Scotland Yard?
00:12:11I presume that you've told them what you've told us.
00:12:15Inspector Jones suspects that my brain has become addled by too many years in the jungle.
00:12:22The coroner's report on Brother Sinclair no doubt confirmed his suspicion.
00:12:27Yes, I recall reading the Times that the cause of his death was a massive coronary failure.
00:12:32But what did Inspector Jones make of the marks on his neck?
00:12:36He's inclined to believe they were caused when Brother Sinclair fell onto his crucifix.
00:12:41A credible theory, but wrong, I assure you.
00:12:46There are forces beyond the grasp of our understanding.
00:12:51And some of them are most decidedly evil.
00:12:56After supper, Brother Sinclair returned to work on the Nativity scene in the Children's Chapel.
00:13:11I was in the refectory when he suddenly burst in and asked me to go immediately for Brother Marstoke.
00:13:19Brother Marstoke.
00:13:20And that is all?
00:13:21He simply asked you to bring back Brother Marstoke from the home of Dr. Chagas?
00:13:26See, Sinclair.
00:13:30That is all.
00:13:49Were the front doors locked that evening?
00:14:00See, Sinclair.
00:14:01They are only unlocked on weekends for the public services.
00:14:05And it's the only way in, besides the door we've just come through.
00:14:10No, Sinclair.
00:14:11There is also a door from the graveyard into the crypt, but it is always locked.
00:14:17Well, thank you, Sinclair.
00:14:19We shall find our own way back.
00:14:22Oh, by the way, I couldn't help but notice your reaction a moment ago when I mentioned the name Dr. Chagas.
00:14:30What is it, Sinclair?
00:14:32Why does the mention of that name make you afraid?
00:14:36One must never argue with Adam Piro.
00:14:41It is he who brought the curse on this church.
00:14:45It is he.
00:14:51No, I cannot.
00:14:58What on earth was that?
00:15:01An earth drama, perhaps?
00:15:03But she seemed to imply it had happened before.
00:15:09Yes.
00:15:10And what of her reaction to Dr. Chagas?
00:15:12Strange, wasn't it?
00:15:13She referred to him as a Dom Piro. Does this word say anything to you?
00:15:16Other than its phonetic resemblance to the word vampire? No.
00:15:19Well, in certain European cultures, the Dom Piro appears to be the offspring between a vampire and a woman.
00:15:25I'm surprised you're also well-versed in vampire lore, Watson.
00:15:28I've done some reading, you know, and like Monsieur Voltaire, I don't believe in vampires, but I am afraid of them.
00:15:36Holmes, all I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't take this talk of vampires and demons too lightly.
00:15:40There could be a kernel of truth at the heart of it.
00:15:42Perhaps.
00:15:44But until I see evidence to the contrary, I shall continue to believe that vampires and demons are simply the products of fearful imaginations.
00:15:57From hell, I am he. Not the good shepherd, not the redeemer. He who comes for the blood of those who have sinned against him.
00:16:10Well, it seems our vampire has left his calling card.
00:16:14That looks like blood.
00:16:15Yes.
00:16:16See if you can scrap somewhat for you. I'm going to have a look down in the crypt.
00:16:22It is not the dead hemisphere, my friend, or the undead. It is the living.
00:16:40This is a veryeliad story.
00:16:45I am so sure to see a little later
00:16:47I am really gonnaAL.
00:16:49Pardon me.
00:16:50Just because the dark maid is still working on that number.
00:16:52I am going too.
00:16:53It is too long to get three peopleities.
00:16:56But this was a drug being in future.
00:16:59What about me?
00:17:01If you get aивают like a kid standing вдch
00:17:04I don't know.
00:17:34I don't know.
00:18:04I don't know.
00:18:09Hibernating bats.
00:18:10Yes.
00:18:11Well, that would explain the origin of the bat on Brother Marstoke's mirror.
00:18:15And this is for Brother Sinclair's visitor.
00:18:17Either he came through the belfry, a rather formidable feat unless you could fly, or he entered the church the same way we did.
00:18:23Down this corridor.
00:18:26And the killer is right here in the hermitage.
00:18:28Precisely.
00:18:29It is therefore impossible to say whether the message threatens all or just those of you who are in Guyana.
00:18:41So all must remain on their guard.
00:18:43Now, finally, Brother Marstoke informs me that it is the custom of the order to go out on nightly missions to minister to the poor of the East End.
00:18:52Until further notice, I recommend that these missions be curtailed.
00:18:56And just what do you know about it, Mr. Holmes?
00:18:59If these walls and St. Justinian himself cannot shield us, then what difference can it make if we venture out into the streets of Whitechapel?
00:19:06Simply put, it makes it easier for me to protect you.
00:19:10For you to protect us?
00:19:11Good Lord!
00:19:14What arrogance!
00:19:15Let me tell you something, Mr. Holmes.
00:19:17I have seen this demon's work both in Guyana and here in London.
00:19:20And the one who can protect us has far greater powers than you.
00:19:25Yes.
00:19:25Yes.
00:19:27Brother Calder, no one doubts that there is a demon at work here.
00:19:31But we must not rule out the possibility of a human accomplice.
00:19:35If so, Mr. Holmes is certainly our man.
00:19:37You are grasping at straws, brother.
00:19:39Brother, we all know what we're fighting and why.
00:19:42It was you who first brought the demon's wrath upon us.
00:19:45And it is only since your return that we have once again been cursed by its presence.
00:19:51Now, if Mr. Holmes can be of any service to us, it would be to convince you to leave these walls and never return.
00:19:57Absolutely not, brother.
00:19:59We cannot allow this fear to divide us.
00:20:02Brothers! Brothers! Sisters!
00:20:05I no longer have the use of my eyes.
00:20:08But I can see clearly that the devil is trying to divide us.
00:20:11We must not let this happen.
00:20:14We must remain united.
00:20:15Yes, we must.
00:20:16But Brother Calder has brought up a good point.
00:20:20Serving the Lord is our life's work, Mr. Holmes.
00:20:24And that work cannot be done by hiding.
00:20:28Sister Helen is right.
00:20:30If we hide in our rooms, the devil has half the battle won.
00:20:34We must continue our missions.
00:20:37Very well, then.
00:20:39But may I suggest that none go out alone and be vigilant at all times, even in broad daylight.
00:20:45For your enemy, whoever or whatever it may be, is certainly the most ruthless and resourceful of foes.
00:20:53It appears that your brothers and sisters are not entirely of one voice.
00:21:14Brother Master.
00:21:22Besides Brother Sinclair and Calder, which other members of the order were with you in Guyana?
00:21:27Ah, Brother John, Sister Helen, Sister...
00:21:31Sister Margaret.
00:21:33Sister Margaret.
00:21:35Where is Brother Abel?
00:21:36He was sleeping so peacefully.
00:21:40I thought it better to leave him in his room.
00:21:44We must go to him.
00:21:45Yes.
00:21:50Brother Abel never fully recovered, sir.
00:21:52We moved him to the nun's quarters where Sister Margaret cares for him.
00:21:57Brother Abel?
00:21:59The first door on the left, Mr. Holmes.
00:22:04You're a man.
00:22:05Hector, what on earth are you doing?
00:22:10I was just coming to ask Brother Abel if he wanted his tea before the door was locked,
00:22:15senor.
00:22:15And then I hear some screaming.
00:22:17I was sleeping, sleeping, and it woke me.
00:22:21It grabbed me by the throat.
00:22:22What was it, Brother Abel?
00:22:24A great dark thing.
00:22:26And it tried to bite me.
00:22:28But I screamed, yes, I screamed.
00:22:31And it went out the window.
00:22:34Out the window.
00:22:36Out the window.
00:22:40Nothing.
00:22:41At least so far as I can see.
00:22:42But it's very dark out there.
00:22:46Did you see this thing, Hector?
00:22:48No, senor.
00:22:49I did not.
00:22:50What do you think now, Mr. Holmes?
00:22:55Is this demon real or not?
00:22:57I do not know what to think.
00:22:59Yet.
00:23:01I assume this is the door Hector mentioned?
00:23:04Yes.
00:23:04At what time does it get locked?
00:23:06Sister Margaret locks it at eight o'clock every evening.
00:23:09So it would have been locked at the time of the murder?
00:23:11Yes.
00:23:12Does anyone else have a key?
00:23:15No one.
00:23:27I pray that you can be of assistance to us in this matter, Mr. Holmes.
00:23:32You mentioned your visit to an old acquaintance on the night of the murder.
00:23:35Ah, Dr. Chagas.
00:23:37Yes, he is now in London to oversee the publication of his research.
00:23:40When I mentioned his name to Signora de la Rosa, she had a rather remarkable reaction.
00:23:45Yes, and she used the most interesting word to describe him.
00:23:50D'Ampero?
00:23:51Yes.
00:23:52Like all her people, Signora de la Rosa has an ancient fear of Dr. Chagas' field of study.
00:24:00Dr. Chagas is a naturalist.
00:24:02He studies bats.
00:24:05Vampire bats.
00:24:12I should also tell you that we once had an acrimonious disagreement over my decision to poison the bats,
00:24:19but that rift has long since healed,
00:24:22and all my instincts tell me that he is a most honorable man.
00:24:27Well, our instincts are not always reliable, Brother Master.
00:24:32Then I suggest you speak with him.
00:24:34He rents lodgings at 4 Renfield Place in Whitechapel.
00:24:38Very well.
00:24:39But do not fail to summon me should anything else occur.
00:24:42Good night, then.
00:24:43Well, it seems we have a rare little mystery on our hands.
00:24:55Rare indeed, and our day's work is not yet done.
00:24:58If I depend on you to inform Inspector Jones of the macabre note in the Children's Chapel,
00:25:03that should reach it up as theorizing a nought or two.
00:25:05Then rouse your friends at the hematology institute.
00:25:08See if you can get an analysis of that blood sample.
00:25:10Oh, and you, going to see Dr. Chagas, I assume?
00:25:23Holmes, what is it?
00:25:25Huh?
00:25:26Hmm?
00:25:26Oh, nothing.
00:25:28Nothing.
00:25:29Yes, I shall visit Dr. Chagas,
00:25:31and then we'll resume our pursuit at Baker Street in the morning.
00:25:35Driver!
00:25:35Come along, Watson.
00:25:36Right.
00:25:37Thank you, my man.
00:26:07Who is it?
00:26:08Dr. Chagas, my name is Sherlock Holmes.
00:26:11I've been asked by Brother Marstoke to look into the death of Brother Sinclair.
00:26:15May I come and speak with you?
00:26:17I cannot help you.
00:26:19Good night, Mr. Holmes.
00:26:21Perhaps I can help you.
00:26:24There have been developments.
00:26:25The police will soon be knocking at your door.
00:26:28It's a question of motive, you see,
00:26:30and your quarrel with Brother Marstoke.
00:26:37I take it you're referring to the vampires?
00:26:47The bats, Dottis.
00:26:50Is there any other kind?
00:26:54Come in.
00:26:55Desmo, Dottida, Taniatis.
00:27:08Are you familiar with their feeding habits, Mr. Holmes?
00:27:13Um, natural history is not my forte, I'm afraid.
00:27:17Then permit me to enlighten you.
00:27:21The vampire bat first lands close by,
00:27:24then crawls forward onto its sleeping host.
00:27:28Its movements are so gentle and its teeth so sharp.
00:27:33The slumbering host never wakes or feels a ting.
00:27:37I assume these habits are also what make the bats so easy to catch.
00:27:41Yes.
00:27:48Which brings me to your disagreement with Brother Marstoke.
00:27:52What exactly took place?
00:27:54Bats are some of the most feared and least understood of God's creations.
00:27:59Such ignorance has given them a most unwarranted reputation.
00:28:04Yet it is a fact they often carry infectious diseases.
00:28:07Was Brother Marstoke wrong in wanting to destroy the roosted Guiana?
00:28:15I'd studied those bats for seven years.
00:28:19Never saw any sign that they were infected.
00:28:22And yet they were destroyed.
00:28:27Yes, I can see how that would be most disturbing.
00:28:31Disturbing?
00:28:32Yes, Mr. Holmes, it is most disturbing to see your children killed for no apparent reason.
00:28:41Of course, I use the word loosely, but...
00:28:45They were like children to me.
00:28:48You realize your past history and your presence here places you high on the list of suspects?
00:28:54Mr. Holmes, my presence in your country seems to place me high on every list of suspects.
00:28:59It must be because I'm so tall.
00:29:08Do you really suppose that I could be responsible for these brutal murders?
00:29:13I make it a habit not to suppose.
00:29:15I draw deductions from the facts.
00:29:18Then you know that I was here with Brother Marstoke on the night in question.
00:29:22And no one can be in two places at once, can they?
00:29:25Mr. Holmes, I'm sorry.
00:29:29Not unless one were a vampire.
00:29:35But you do not believe in vampires.
00:29:38I didn't say that.
00:29:39I simply asked if there were any other kind.
00:29:43Indeed.
00:29:45One must never be entirely dismissive of ancient beliefs.
00:29:48Anyone who scoffs at them should spend some time in the tropics.
00:29:55It can be a most enlightening experience for the closed mind.
00:30:04Good night, Mr. Holmes.
00:30:09Good night, Dr. Chaggis.
00:30:11A raw knife for such work, my good men.
00:30:27Oh, that's a factor.
00:30:29No drying it on a night like this.
00:30:31Tell me, are you familiar with Dr. Chaggis, who lives at number four there?
00:30:38Who might be asking?
00:30:40My name is Sherlock Holmes.
00:30:42Oh.
00:30:43What are you doing down here then, Mr. Holmes?
00:30:46Is it about them vampire murders, efforts and justinians?
00:30:50Murder, it most certainly was.
00:30:52But by a vampire.
00:30:54Well, certainly not.
00:30:56Don't mind me contradicting you, sir.
00:30:58But we locals, we got friends up there.
00:31:01And somebody told us they've seen them two marks on that monk's neck with their own eyes.
00:31:07You think it's him then?
00:31:08No, not at all.
00:31:10Well, he's a queer one, isn't he?
00:31:13He stays in there alone all day and never lets anybody have an eyeball inside.
00:31:18And he only comes out at night.
00:31:20Oh, see what I mean?
00:31:24Oh, we've all been wondering about him.
00:31:27It's much more since there's another killer on the loose.
00:31:30You've every reason to be wary of strangers, my friend.
00:31:33But of this, I can assure you, the good people of Whiteshapel are not the intended victims.
00:31:40Well, with all due respect, sir, you don't live down here, do you?
00:31:47Well, good night then.
00:31:50Well, good night then.
00:32:20Good night then.
00:32:50thank you kindly sister brother john and best wishes for the coming festive season god bless
00:33:05you mrs. Duncan best wishes to you too good night then good night good night come along
00:33:10then sister come children come on come on dear inside
00:33:20what was that what shh listen hello in there are you hurt wait here don't be afraid I shall be right back
00:33:40hello hello where are you I can't see you
00:33:53hello are you there
00:34:10I see you now I'm coming
00:34:15there my friend what is it
00:34:22brother john
00:34:32brother john
00:34:38are you there
00:34:43brother john
00:34:58brother john
00:35:01brother is that you
00:35:06brother is that you
00:35:18sister
00:35:21who is it
00:35:24who's there
00:35:27sister you have sin
00:35:32in the name of god be gone
00:35:41sister you all right yes but brother john how was brother john who I don't see any
00:36:03what what is it
00:36:08what
00:36:09vampire
00:36:12vampire
00:36:15vampire
00:36:15thank you my good man
00:36:30ah mr. holmes I came as soon as I got your message how is sister helen sleeping after the
00:36:45police finish their questions sister margaret gave her sedative I must speak with her as soon as she wakes
00:36:51did any other members of the order go out last night
00:36:53why yes several of them all in pairs all except for brother calder
00:36:58I see
00:37:00the exact spot where the murder took place
00:37:02an alley and alley opposite 128 demeter street were any other members of the mission in the area at the time
00:37:07of course white chapel
00:37:08of course white chapel is our parish
00:37:10and you yourself did not go out
00:37:12why no
00:37:14but mr. holmes you persist in thinking that the killer is one of us
00:37:16and yet your shoes are scuffed and spattered with dirt and mud
00:37:20not the shoes of a man who remained indoors last evening
00:37:25very clever mr. holmes
00:37:27but I went with
00:37:29the police to identify brother john's body
00:37:31yes of course I was simply making a point
00:37:33is often a flexible concept brother marstoke
00:37:37point taken
00:37:39but surely mr. holmes
00:37:41you can't suspect that I am in any way involved in these killings
00:37:47simply a question of being thorough
00:37:51surely why you hired me
00:37:55remain on your guard brother
00:37:59I wish I could say it was good to see you again sir
00:38:10but that might be inappropriate given the circumstance
00:38:12indeed
00:38:13certainly doesn't help the mood of things down here
00:38:15that's why we're keeping out of the papers for now
00:38:18this is it
00:38:19now the monk's body was found over there
00:38:21the sister was pinned against the wall there
00:38:24and the man who came upon the scene
00:38:25what exactly did he say
00:38:27oh not much so the clock was striking 9 15
00:38:29as he went to put the rubbish out
00:38:31and all he saw was a tall dark figure
00:38:33with what looked like giant wings leaning over the nun
00:38:35but before he could get a good look
00:38:37whatever it was fled the way we just came
00:38:38fled not flew
00:38:41well so much for giant wings
00:38:44well I don't know much about this vampire thing sir
00:38:46I mean the people around here
00:38:47they certainly seem to have their minds made up about this foreign gentleman
00:38:50Dr. Chagas
00:38:53what about Dr. Chagas
00:38:55well they seem convinced it's him sir
00:38:57and he was seen entering his premises an hour before dawn
00:39:00I believe inspector jones is questioning him right now
00:39:03sailor s is in the offing
00:39:04yes
00:39:05hmm
00:39:05thank you inspector
00:39:06oh
00:39:14excuse me
00:39:15not long
00:39:16back off now
00:39:17you bring him up
00:39:18you bring him up
00:39:18you bring him up
00:39:20you bring him up
00:39:21you bring him up
00:39:23you bring him up
00:39:24you bring him up
00:39:25show up homes
00:39:25this is the inspector jones
00:39:27go mr. jones
00:39:28and i think dr. watson for telling me of your discovery in the children's chapel
00:39:40but i believe i already have the man who wrote it so i won't be needing any more help
00:39:47now kindly close the door on your way out
00:39:50as a return favor might i at least ask on what grounds you're making your
00:39:54assumptions
00:40:07assumptions
00:40:09assumptions
00:40:11assumptions
00:40:13no facts
00:40:15in order of discovery
00:40:18fact one
00:40:19his long and bitter dispute with brother marstoke gives him motive
00:40:23inconclusive
00:40:25fact two
00:40:27he was observed leaving his house shortly before brother john's murder and did not return until just
00:40:32before dawn
00:40:34is it a crime to stay out all night
00:40:36no
00:40:37but fact three
00:40:39he refuses to say what he was all that time and has no one to provide an alibi
00:40:43he has someone
00:40:45who
00:40:46me
00:40:49i was right here with him
00:40:51talking of vampires
00:40:53the uh
00:40:55bat variety of course
00:40:57not humanoid
00:41:00if you're trying to fool me holmes
00:41:03not at all
00:41:04uh the workman told you he disturbed the killer at precisely 9 15 correct
00:41:08aye correct
00:41:09yet i was here until shortly after that clock there struck nine
00:41:13after which i saw him leave and go north towards whitechapel road some two or three minutes later
00:41:18in the opposite direction to demeter street and no man could backtrack and cover that distance in
00:41:23ten minutes unless of course you think he could fly
00:41:30you hear that out there holmes
00:41:33i don't pay much heed to all this stock of vampires and such
00:41:37and i little think that if we drag dr chagas out into the sunlight
00:41:40he would dissolve into dust
00:41:42but i intend to put an end to all this hysteria before it gets out of hand
00:41:46so you'll arrest an innocent man
00:41:51fact four
00:41:52the gloves he was wearing notice the streaks of blood on the right hand
00:42:02oh we'll wait and see what the analysis tells us
00:42:05and then maybe maybe we'll send someone out to synchronize the nation's clocks and watches
00:42:16when things get out of hand homes i'll hang it around your neck
00:42:44He holds you responsible.
00:42:52I hold myself responsible.
00:42:55At least I shall if there are murderous consequences.
00:42:58And you are convinced that Dr. Chagas is our man?
00:43:02No.
00:43:03But neither am I convinced that he is not.
00:43:05But it will make little difference if the mob catches up to him.
00:43:08Holmes, you mustn't torture yourself over something you cannot control.
00:43:12Do as you always do.
00:43:13Stick to the chase, follow through logically, and as ever, you will prevail.
00:43:20You're right, of course, my friend.
00:43:23But what happened to keeping my mind open to the possibility of the supernatural?
00:43:29Keeping one's mind open to one possibility doesn't mean ignoring all others.
00:43:33Especially the logical ones.
00:43:35Right you are again, Dr. Watson.
00:43:37Come along, then.
00:43:39Very well.
00:43:41Where to?
00:43:42To see Brother Marstoke.
00:43:43Did you get the results from the hematology institute?
00:43:46Definitely not human blood.
00:43:47Just as I thought.
00:43:49Bat's blood, most likely.
00:43:50And what did the coroner conclude, Dr. Watson?
00:44:02Uh, it's massive heart failure.
00:44:05Seems he was quite literally frightened to death.
00:44:08In the same manner as the others.
00:44:10Hmm.
00:44:11Look here, Watson.
00:44:12What do you mean?
00:44:12What do you mean by the other?
00:44:15Two circular incisions, approximately half an inch in diameter and an inch and a half apart.
00:44:22Hmm.
00:44:23Yes.
00:44:24Curious.
00:44:25Whatever it was, it bit Brother John is missing a lower mandible.
00:44:28What on earth do you mean?
00:44:29there are no signs of abrasion or contusion from the lower teeth
00:44:34which there would be had he been bitten
00:44:36so either his assailant was missing a lower mandible
00:44:39or those wounds were made by some other means
00:44:42perhaps whatever attacked him had teeth sharp enough to pierce the skin without biting
00:44:47it's possible
00:44:49but it is not the natural order of things for any creature to attack in such a way
00:44:54I wasn't referring to the natural order of things
00:44:57yes well we must remain divided on that's call brother Marsoke
00:45:03at least for the time being
00:45:05and now if she's awake I think it's time for us to speak with sister Helen
00:45:09of course forgive me if I do not accompany you
00:45:13I must attend to my devotions
00:45:15you might find inspector Jones still there
00:45:19he got here shortly before your arrival
00:45:21I see
00:45:23thank you
00:45:24does it occur to you Watson that brother Marsoke seems rather too
00:45:37consistent with his fears of the supernatural
00:45:39I think not I think he wishes for you to keep an open mind
00:45:42I do which is why I've begun to entertain a thought that he does protest too much
00:45:47you can't possibly think he has a hand in all this
00:45:50my studies of the criminal mind have taught me
00:45:52that the more violently twisted the mind
00:45:55the more violently twisted the logic
00:45:57and what reason would he have
00:45:58that remains to be seen
00:46:03sister
00:46:05vigilant as ever I see
00:46:16ah yes all quite
00:46:19not the lumpy kind
00:46:24nor the brown kind
00:46:26the tiny white crystals
00:46:29do you understand
00:46:31yes señor
00:46:32what did I say
00:46:36not the lumpy kind
00:46:38not the brown kind
00:46:40the white crystals
00:46:41oh right
00:46:43right
00:46:43good
00:46:44off you go then
00:46:46oh hello
00:46:48what's this then
00:46:49visitors
00:46:50good day brother Abel
00:46:51may we come in
00:46:52yes yes
00:46:53come in
00:46:53come in
00:46:54they want to have a word with me
00:46:57Hector
00:46:57go on
00:46:58I do hope you're feeling better today
00:47:10oh thank you
00:47:11what
00:47:14better
00:47:15oh yes much better
00:47:17much better
00:47:17good
00:47:19then perhaps you wouldn't mind if we asked you a question or two
00:47:22about the fright you received last night
00:47:25oh fright
00:47:26yes
00:47:26a terrible fright
00:47:28terrible fright
00:47:29I'm going to paint the bell tower you know
00:47:33oh yes I see you are working on a new model
00:47:36the hermitage is it
00:47:38no this is St Justinian's
00:47:44oh yes of course it is
00:47:45it's very good too
00:47:47yes this is St Justinian's
00:47:49and
00:47:50I'm painting the bell tower
00:47:53yes yes well we must be going brother Abel
00:47:57goodbye
00:47:58all right
00:47:59oh
00:48:02goodbye then
00:48:05oh well good day inspector
00:48:09I'm glad to see you can still smile Mr. Holmes
00:48:13but if I were you
00:48:14I'd be a worried man
00:48:16and since you're here
00:48:17you might try praying that we find Chagas
00:48:19before he kills again
00:48:21I appreciate the advice
00:48:23but prayer is one thing I'm not very good at
00:48:26come now
00:48:27it's not that hard
00:48:29all it takes is a little humility
00:48:32then again
00:48:34you're not very good at that either
00:48:36are you
00:48:37I know you're here as a guest of brother Marstoke
00:48:41but just make sure you limit your interferences
00:48:43to the grounds of the Abbey
00:48:45I'll be keeping my eye on your homes
00:48:47well
00:48:50blessed be the name of St. Justinian
00:49:01through our Lord shall deliver us from this year
00:49:04Father who art in heaven
00:49:07hallowed be thy name
00:49:08thy kingdom come
00:49:10thy will be done
00:49:12and the voice
00:49:39can you describe it
00:49:40well it was only a whisper
00:49:42a deep male gravelly whisper
00:49:46inspector Jones seems convinced
00:49:49that it was Dr. Chagas
00:49:50camouflaging his voice
00:49:51and what do you think?
00:49:54it may have been
00:49:55but it was unrecognizable to me
00:49:57so it could have been
00:49:58inspector Jones himself
00:50:00or even me for that matter
00:50:01exactly
00:50:03and what are the killers' accusation?
00:50:07how do you think you might have
00:50:08sinned against him?
00:50:10surely brother Marstoke
00:50:12has given you gentlemen
00:50:13all the details
00:50:14suffice it to say
00:50:16that brother John and I
00:50:17both supported his decisions
00:50:19about the Babs
00:50:20forgive my bluntness
00:50:22sister
00:50:22but Dr. Watson
00:50:24was not referring to hypothetical sins
00:50:26against gods
00:50:27or demons
00:50:28is there any way
00:50:32you and the others
00:50:33may have grievously
00:50:34offended someone else
00:50:35either within the order
00:50:37or without
00:50:38I take it
00:50:47you do not admit
00:50:49the possibility
00:50:50of diabolical intrusions
00:50:51into human affairs
00:50:53Mr. Holmes
00:50:54that doesn't answer
00:50:55the question
00:50:56sister
00:50:57I can think of
00:51:06no other offense
00:51:07to either gods
00:51:08or humans
00:51:09that we may be
00:51:11responsible for
00:51:12one last thing
00:51:15and then we shall
00:51:16let you rest
00:51:16I wanted to think
00:51:18back to the exact moment
00:51:19when the door opened
00:51:21and surprised your assailant
00:51:22before the worker
00:51:24called out
00:51:25did you hear anything?
00:51:29such as?
00:51:30I have no wish
00:51:34to prompt you
00:51:35sister
00:51:36but please
00:51:41go back in your mind
00:51:43think
00:51:45I heard a
00:51:56sharp groan
00:51:58and then nothing
00:52:00try again
00:52:01no
00:52:07no nothing
00:52:09not again
00:52:10no nothing
00:52:15oh wait
00:52:16there was something
00:52:19a short
00:52:21sharp sound
00:52:22like
00:52:23like something
00:52:25scraping
00:52:25excellent
00:52:28well thank you sister
00:52:30we shan't disturb you
00:52:31any longer
00:52:32oh Mr. Holmes
00:52:33there was one more thing
00:52:35now that I recall
00:52:36yes
00:52:37it's not much
00:52:39but
00:52:39there was a faint
00:52:41odour
00:52:42when the thing
00:52:42drew near me
00:52:43a slight
00:52:45pungent
00:52:47and oily smell
00:52:48good
00:52:50very good
00:52:52well
00:52:54thank you again
00:52:55sister
00:52:55what was that all about
00:53:07what was that all about
00:53:07I was merely confirming a deduction
00:53:10which was
00:53:11not yet my friend
00:53:12lest it tempt us into theorizing
00:53:14before we have all the evidence
00:53:16sister Helen's reactions however
00:53:18did suggest a line of inquiry
00:53:20something you yourself observed
00:53:22at the assembly meeting
00:53:23yes
00:53:23yes
00:53:23by the colder
00:53:24I suspect that beneath the calm surface
00:53:26of St. Justinian's turbulent waters flow
00:53:28exactly
00:53:29let's plumb those depths
00:53:31shall we
00:53:32mr. Holmes
00:53:41surely you are off the mark
00:53:43yet when I put a similar question to sister Helen
00:53:47she had a most peculiar nervous reaction
00:53:49and reflexes do not lie
00:53:52and what might her reaction imply
00:53:56some collusion in a grievous disagreement
00:53:59that has impelled one of us to kill the others
00:54:02surely that is the stuff of penny fiction
00:54:04it is the stuff of the daily news
00:54:06brother Marstoke
00:54:09I understand that a code of loyalty binds you
00:54:12but if there is any internal conflict here
00:54:14Mr. Holmes
00:54:15our order encourages lively debate
00:54:19but I do not believe that any of our differences
00:54:23has any bearing on this matter
00:54:24ultimately we all strive to be selfless
00:54:28if I may be so bold
00:54:29brother Calder's reaction at the meeting last night
00:54:31was not entirely selfless
00:54:33brother Calder's reaction was not a sign of enmity
00:54:37it was a sign of fear
00:54:38and who can fault him for his fear
00:54:40then I assume you have no objection if I speak with him
00:54:43none at all
00:54:44but he is not here
00:54:46he told me before leaving last evening
00:54:50that he had decided to stay the weekend
00:54:52with his sister in Bloomsbury
00:54:53does anyone else know of his whereabouts?
00:54:56no one
00:54:56and the sister
00:54:57do you know her address?
00:55:00Madam Karofsky
00:55:01Blenheim Rowe I believe
00:55:03yes
00:55:05thank you
00:55:07brother Marstoke
00:55:08good day then
00:55:08madam Karofsky
00:55:22well Holmes
00:55:22you must admit this case
00:55:23certainly has its share of bizarre convergences
00:55:27it does indeed
00:55:28and so on the pretext of meeting with madam Karofsky
00:55:31I shall now speak with her brother
00:55:32alone?
00:55:33yes
00:55:33but we must now take turns
00:55:35keeping nightly vigil
00:55:36I hope you don't mind taking tonight's watch
00:55:37not at all
00:55:38not at all
00:55:39but first I want you to drop into the offices of the London Transport Commission
00:55:42Transport Commission?
00:55:43to the fore
00:55:43remember last night when I pulled up at the site
00:55:46my brother has told me of this affair at the abbey
00:55:49and has brought me certain objects
00:55:53that I may help him
00:55:54when I lay my hands upon them
00:55:59I receive certain insights
00:56:02really?
00:56:04um
00:56:04such as?
00:56:06this for example
00:56:08this belonged to brother Sinclair
00:56:10I had but to pass my hand over it
00:56:14and immediately I knew that this was a man of a very nervous and careless disposition
00:56:20it is true Mr. Holmes
00:56:22she has never laid eyes on him
00:56:24and yet she immediately identified his most noticeable characteristic
00:56:28most noticeable yes
00:56:30for even without the benefit of a sixth sense
00:56:33I can see that the watch case is polished smooth
00:56:36indicating that its owner would handle it often
00:56:39turning it compulsively in his nervous grasp
00:56:41yet the crystal is cracked
00:56:43and the case dented in places
00:56:45indicating that it often fell
00:56:47from those same trembling hands
00:56:50I have no wish to play parlour games with you Mr. Holmes
00:56:56nor I with you
00:56:57let's just say we reached the same conclusion
00:57:01but by different means
00:57:02but brother Calder
00:57:06I must ask you about your relationship with brother Marstoke
00:57:09I make no secret of my opposition to him
00:57:12yet you do hold him responsible for the curse
00:57:15do you not?
00:57:16one does not invite the devil across one's threshold Mr. Holmes
00:57:19and then expect him to quietly leave afterwards
00:57:21even now
00:57:23brother Marstoke
00:57:25insists on lining his walls
00:57:26with these diabolical primitive artifacts
00:57:29this is an outrage which would offend any true Christian
00:57:32I take it you believe he is an unworthy leader
00:57:35was it so in Guyana?
00:57:37brother Marstoke lacked missionary zeal
00:57:41but I was alone in my objection to him
00:57:43until brother Abel arrived from England
00:57:45how different things would have been
00:57:48had he not been cut down by this dreaded disease
00:57:51how might they have been different?
00:57:53brother Abel was outraged by the sacrilegies
00:57:56that brother Marstoke allowed to continue
00:57:58and it was he who pinpointed the bats
00:58:01as the source of the plague
00:58:02and insisted that they be eradicated
00:58:04it was brother Abel
00:58:08who wanted the bats destroyed
00:58:09not brother Marstoke
00:58:11absolutely
00:58:11but Marstoke couldn't listen to him
00:58:13instead he allied himself to the devil's disciple
00:58:16and did nothing
00:58:18until brother Abel himself was stricken
00:58:20the devil's disciple
00:58:22I take it you mean Dr. Chagas?
00:58:24indeed
00:58:25what sort of a man would live with bats
00:58:29and call them his children?
00:58:30I fail to understand
00:58:32if brother Marstoke was allied to the devil
00:58:35why are he and his followers
00:58:37now being stalked by the same?
00:58:39one doesn't renege on the devil Mr. Holmes
00:58:42one doesn't even negotiate with him
00:58:44well I thank you for your time
00:58:48and I assure you
00:58:50I shall bring this devil to heal
00:58:52before he kills again
00:58:53stay on your guard
00:58:56brother Calder
00:58:57madam
00:58:59I shall see myself out
00:59:01a moment Mr. Holmes
00:59:03I've just had a most peculiar sensation
00:59:06like a flash
00:59:07I saw a church
00:59:10the church
00:59:12may yet be your salvation
00:59:14Mr. Holmes
00:59:16medicals do happen
00:59:20madam
00:59:23well
00:59:30this is most reassuring
00:59:32having you here Dr. Watson
00:59:33should I have a bed made up for you?
00:59:36oh thank you no that won't be necessary
00:59:38right well
00:59:40if there's anything
00:59:41don't hesitate to summon me
00:59:43thank you
00:59:44oh there is one thing
00:59:47when the brothers or sisters go out at night
00:59:50how do they get back in?
00:59:52ah they simply bring the bell
00:59:54and Senora de la Rosa lets them in
00:59:56but there will be no ringing tonight
00:59:59they have all stayed in
01:00:00good night Dr. Watson
01:00:01good night
01:00:06happy Christmas
01:00:24there you go sir
01:00:27lovely old test nuts
01:00:28thank you very much
01:00:31get your old test nuts
01:00:33lovely old test nuts
01:00:34cuck Tzu
01:00:47there you go
01:00:50there you go
01:00:50let's go
01:00:51fuck yourself
01:00:52hey
01:00:52put yourself
01:00:54I'm going to
01:00:55Put yourself, sir!
01:00:58Put yourself!
01:01:00Put yourself!
01:01:03My God, sir, you thought it was a coffin for a capture you did.
01:01:06Are you all right, then?
01:01:07Yes, I'm fine, thank you, my man.
01:01:09Call at me sometime.
01:01:10Thank you, sir.
01:01:25No, no, no, no, no, no, no...
01:01:42We'll be going to win a bit of a summer, didn't you?
01:01:47Oh, my God.
01:01:49Oh, my God.
01:01:51Excuse me, madam. I do beg your pardon.
01:02:21I do beg your pardon.
01:02:51I do beg your pardon.
01:03:21I do beg your pardon.
01:03:51Good evening, Dr. Watson.
01:03:56Brother Calder.
01:03:59But I thought you were staying with your sister.
01:04:02I intended to, but I decided to return early for Brother John's funeral.
01:04:06And is it always your custom to come in through the crypt?
01:04:11The crypt?
01:04:14I came in, as always, through the main door.
01:04:17But I didn't hear the bell.
01:04:19There was no need to ring.
01:04:20Hector was outside taking air.
01:04:23Said he couldn't sleep.
01:04:24And where is he now?
01:04:25I assume the air did its job, because he went to bed, as I intend to.
01:04:31Good night, Dr. Watson.
01:04:32For as much as it hath pleased Almighty God, of his great mercy, to receive unto himself the soul of our dear brother,
01:04:48We therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
01:04:58Hector confirmed his story.
01:05:00Always willing to lie for him.
01:05:03Do you think it was, Brother Calder?
01:05:04One could certainly construct a case against him, but it is equally true of others.
01:05:08Our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our mortal body, that it may be like unto his glorious body,
01:05:20according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.
01:05:29O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
01:05:33Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
01:05:35I will speak with you later.
01:05:37In whom whosoever believeth shall live, though he...
01:05:41After the service, take a brother master to the side, will you, my friend?
01:05:45Find out how the de la Roses came into his employ.
01:05:48Right.
01:05:50Who also have taught us...
01:05:52I have told you who is responsible, singer.
01:05:56And yet I see you look with suspicion at my son.
01:05:59until the case is closed signora i have a habit of looking at everyone with suspicion
01:06:05he's just a simple minded child perhaps but as dr watson will attest murder is not the private
01:06:16domain of adult geniuses anyone can do it indeed what would be his reason the monks had always
01:06:24been generous to us and what do you suppose prompted this generosity christian charity or
01:06:30guilt perhaps i don't know what you mean singer yes you do brother marstoke was most candid with
01:06:38me about how you came into employment were you not left penniless and without support after
01:06:43hector's father and brothers were carried off by the disease and was not hector himself bitten but
01:06:50miraculously survived
01:06:51surely such tragic losses make you and your son angry signora and if you believe the bats are
01:07:02responsible for the disease then just as surely that anger must extend to those who allow them to
01:07:07survive
01:07:08i begin to see a thread watson but a little verification is in order
01:07:24good day brother abel oh gentlemen come in i'm having tea tea that hector brought and i'm just
01:07:44finished finishing painting painting yes just about finished i see oh yes almost finished almost
01:07:53finished saint justinians is it yes that's right that's right
01:08:00well keep up the good work good day oh yes good day
01:08:08yes brother john and i always went out together and were there any people you visited on a regular
01:08:20basis of course and since your return from kiana have you ever had the impression that you're being
01:08:26followed followed by someone from the abbey yes i know at least not that i'm aware brother
01:08:34john never mentioned any such suspicion what about hector did you ever encounter him while you were
01:08:40out in the evening hector yes brother john did mention seeing him once or twice but he's always
01:08:46running errands yes of course sister if you don't mind i should like to perform a little experiment
01:08:53as you can see the pieces of the puzzle are almost in place my friend and i have an inkling how to
01:09:01find the one man who can surely provide the missing link you're going out to check us yes and you
01:09:05good day sir hello good day
01:09:09and you are going to the shop of mrs hewitt and parker in pudding lane hewitt and parker
01:09:17come here please don't even know what's your name so if you are鞭ard you're going to
01:09:25be on the street just to see the other person on the street we are in the to- the
01:09:30list but yeah i probably don't know what to do now but you are going to the family
01:09:35you are going to be on the street and you are going to be on the street now but if you don't
01:09:37see him in the street then please try to find him here you are going to make art
01:09:41Let's go.
01:10:11Mr. Holmes, I've been expecting you.
01:10:41Myotis, myotis.
01:10:42The greater mouse-heared bat, I believe.
01:10:45Following our first meeting, I spent the evening poisoning myself with tobacco and reading Professor Lutenski's bats of the ancient world.
01:10:53A seminal tone.
01:10:55And what else did you learn?
01:10:58The sad facts of their decline.
01:11:01One of the largest species in northern Europe and one of the rarest.
01:11:05Possibly due to contamination of their habitat by wood preservatives used on attic timbers.
01:11:11If only others would express such interest, Mr. Holmes.
01:11:17But bats have few friends and are not perceived as useful.
01:11:23So sad, is it not?
01:11:25Sad indeed.
01:11:26Then you can understand why they need my protection.
01:11:34And yet you knew your discovery must be kept secret at all costs, lest they be destroyed.
01:11:39Hence your silence and lack of alibi when questioned by the police.
01:11:44Yes.
01:11:46But sadly their days here are already numbered.
01:11:50This old building will soon be torn down to make room for the future.
01:11:54And the future seems to have no place for them.
01:11:58You're a noble man, Dr. Jaggis.
01:12:05And I wish I could help with your mission, but I cannot.
01:12:08However I can clear your name,
01:12:11I simply need to know the truth about your dispute with Brother Marstoke.
01:12:17The truth?
01:12:20The truth is simply this.
01:12:25Arrest him!
01:12:28I warned you, Holmes.
01:12:31I warned you.
01:12:32Don't listen to me.
01:12:34I can prove you have the wrong man if you give me this one night.
01:12:37No more deals.
01:12:38Take him away.
01:12:39The blood on my glove.
01:12:41It's not human blood, is it?
01:12:44Is it?
01:12:53Sir, you sense that someone was behind you?
01:12:56Yes.
01:12:57We will get to the bottom of this,
01:12:59and without further loss of life, I assure you.
01:13:02I wish I shared your confidence, Dr. Watson.
01:13:15An urgent message for you, Singer.
01:13:18It's from Holmes.
01:13:24It's from Holmes.
01:13:27Hmm.
01:13:28Brothers and sisters,
01:13:29I've received some rather alarming news from Mr. Holmes.
01:13:34It appears he's been arrested,
01:13:35and is therefore no longer able to help you through your ordeal.
01:13:40But more importantly,
01:13:43he states that contrary to all his beliefs,
01:13:47he has become convinced
01:13:48that some demonic presence
01:13:51is indeed bent upon destroying us.
01:13:54For this reason,
01:13:58I have decided that the only safe course of action
01:14:02is for me to leave St. Justinian.
01:14:04Brothers, sisters, brothers,
01:14:09it is I who brought this curse upon you.
01:14:13Therefore, I beg your forgiveness,
01:14:15and will spend the night in prayer
01:14:18that when I leave in the morning,
01:14:22this demon leaves with me
01:14:24and leaves you in peace.
01:14:27May God be with you.
01:14:29Brother!
01:14:31Brother!
01:14:31Brother!
01:14:32Brother!
01:14:55Brother!
01:14:59Your tempting fate being out here alone. I must pray before I leave Brother Calder go back inside and keep yourself safe
01:15:29I'm sorry I'm sorry. I'll leave you alone. I'll leave you alone. I'll leave you alone.
01:15:59Prompto Magno, glory to God.
01:16:04Propagno to his presence, his name,
01:16:08his name, and his name.
01:16:12Brother.
01:16:15Brother, you have sinned.
01:16:20Let he who has not cast the first stone, brother.
01:16:30Brother.
01:16:44Ah, Riko.
01:16:50Well, well, Mr. Hope.
01:17:03Stop or I'll shoot!
01:17:06Good Lord, it's happening again.
01:17:09Watch out! What if God's?
01:17:20And see you in hell.
01:17:40Oh. Come along, quickly!
01:17:44Are you all right, Holmes?
01:17:45Yes, yes, I'm fine.
01:17:47That was a close call.
01:17:48Help him, lads.
01:17:50No creation was that?
01:17:53An earthquake.
01:17:56It was not in enough, Trevor.
01:18:01Here is your vampire, gentlemen.
01:18:04Brother Abel.
01:18:06Good God.
01:18:07Good God.
01:18:08Here are his fangs.
01:18:11A simple garden claw.
01:18:14With the middle tine removed.
01:18:29New pipe, Holmes?
01:18:30Yes.
01:18:32I lost my favorite in that little fracas the other night.
01:18:34Oh, pity.
01:18:35But if not an earthquake, what was it, Mr. Holmes?
01:18:40A subsidence.
01:18:42Would you kindly explain, Dr. Watson?
01:18:43Oh.
01:18:44Oh, yes, yes, of course.
01:18:46Well, you see, knowing that the London Transport Commission
01:18:49is currently expanding its underground line to Whitechapel,
01:18:53I went to their offices to inquire about the direction of the line
01:18:57and, well, as Mr. Holmes deduced,
01:18:59their tunnelling runs beneath the nave
01:19:02and has weakened the foundations, causing the occasional shifting.
01:19:06Good heavens. Is it in danger of collapse?
01:19:09Well, let us hope not.
01:19:10But the tunnelling has been stopped
01:19:12and the commissioners have given assurances
01:19:14that their engineers will immediately devise a method of structural reinforcement.
01:19:18Oh, praise be to God.
01:19:20At least for his timing.
01:19:22It certainly saved your life, Mr. Holmes.
01:19:24Indeed, Brother Master.
01:19:26The Lord works in strange ways.
01:19:30It was a most remarkable... event.
01:19:34Mm-hmm.
01:19:35All the more remarkable since it was the second of such events in a matter of hours.
01:19:39Oh, and the first?
01:19:41The first was when Inspector Jones changed his mind and agreed to my plan.
01:19:46It's not easy for a proud man to admit he was wrong,
01:19:49yet for the first time in our long and antagonistic relationship,
01:19:52Inspector Jones suddenly converted to my point of view.
01:19:57It is almost a miracle.
01:19:59And what caused this conversion?
01:20:02Dr. Chagas, perhaps you'd explain about the gloves.
01:20:06Of course.
01:20:08My bloody gloves convinced Inspector Jones that he had the right man.
01:20:12Afraid that I would not get justice and presented with an unexpected opportunity,
01:20:17I therefore fled.
01:20:18Fortunately, as I was doing so, Mr. Holmes was making an important discovery.
01:20:23Before Inspector Jones's arrival, I had just finished preparing a specimen.
01:20:28Mr. Holmes saw the specimen and drew the logical conclusion that the blood was therefore Bat's blood.
01:20:35Ah.
01:20:36But, uh, of all people, what made you suspect Brother Abel?
01:20:41Due to his condition and the attack he cleverly feigned, I initially dismissed him as a suspect.
01:20:46But then I saw him drinking tea.
01:20:49Tea?
01:20:51I failed to see the connection.
01:20:53The instant I saw the message in the children's chapel, one thing became immediately apparent.
01:20:56The writing tilted slightly to the left, suggesting that the writer was left-handed.
01:21:02The next day I noticed not only Brother Abel holding his cup in his left hand,
01:21:06but he had a smudge of ink on the edge of his palm, suggesting that he also wrote with the same.
01:21:11And so Brother Abel soon became my prime suspect.
01:21:15Further observations soon confirmed my suspicions.
01:21:17When Sister Helen's aggressor reached out to touch her, she became aware of a pungent, oily smell,
01:21:24and so we contrived a little visit, during which we conspired to take a small sample of the oil paints Brother Abel used on his models.
01:21:32Sister Helen later confirmed that it was indeed the same odor.
01:21:37At the same time, I noticed on his workbench a receipt from a builder's supply shop on Pudding Lane.
01:21:43It suggested a solution to my remaining dilemma.
01:21:47To move freely back and forth through the connecting door, Brother Abel would need a key.
01:21:51But how did he get it?
01:21:53I noticed Sister Margaret's habit of wearing her key on a cord around her waist.
01:21:58It would be easy enough to remove for a short time while she slept, then duplicated.
01:22:03Ah, hence my visit to the locksmith in Pudding Lane.
01:22:06Precisely.
01:22:08Among the various items listed on the receipt was putty.
01:22:10It therefore occurred to me that Brother Abel had simply made an impression
01:22:15and instructed Hector to have a duplicate made on his next journey for supplies.
01:22:20That explains all but one thing, Mr. Holmes.
01:22:24You seem to know his technique for imitating the vampire's bite. How so?
01:22:30I didn't know with certainty the actual technique he employed, but my visit to the crime scene suggested a possibility.
01:22:34I noticed on the brick wall two marks made recently and by something sharp, possibly metallic.
01:22:42Sister Helen later confirmed hearing a short, sharp, metallic sound when her attacker was startled.
01:22:48I therefore deduced that he had something in or attached to his hand with which he could easily duplicate his vampire's bite.
01:22:54The next day at the funeral, the sight of a gardener with a similar implement confirmed my suspicions.
01:23:04And there you have it, gentlemen. The Whitechapel vampire has been laid to rest.
01:23:09Well, Mr. Holmes, I hope you don't think I intentionally misled you about my quarrel with Brother Abel.
01:23:19You told me what you thought was pertinent. But I knew Dr. Chaggis could provide the missing link.
01:23:26Perhaps you'd do so again since Dr. Watson wasn't present.
01:23:29By all means. Brother Mostoke told you that we had argued over his decision to eradicate the Butts.
01:23:34Brother Calder said it was Brother Abel who argued for their destruction.
01:23:38An outright contradiction.
01:23:40But both are true. It was only after Brother Abel was stricken with the disease that Brother Mostoke changed his mind.
01:23:46And then we came into confrontation.
01:23:48And therein lies the crux of the matter.
01:23:50Brother Abel was already outraged by your liberal attitudes and jealous of your leadership and support, was he not?
01:23:57Ah, indeed he was.
01:23:59When he was finally stricken with the terrifying disease, he became a bitter, broken man with an unrepenting lust for revenge.
01:24:09So ferocious and unfailing was his rage that, feigning madness and incapacitation, he waited over a year for your return.
01:24:16And the opportunity to exact his vengeance.
01:24:19But why did you not tell me of your conflict with him?
01:24:24Ah, guilt has a remarkably binding effect on the tongue, Mr. Holmes.
01:24:33Well, I thank you deeply for your efforts, Mr. Holmes.
01:24:38I, ah, I leave a troubled but wiser man.
01:24:41Such is life, Brother Mostoke. A series of lessons with the greatest for the last.
01:24:46Hmm. And I too would like to thank you for your efforts on my behalf, Mr. Holmes.
01:24:51My pleasure. And good luck with your quest.
01:24:55Gentlemen.
01:24:56Dr. Watson.
01:24:57Good day.
01:24:58A series of lessons with the greatest for last. That's a very good, Holmes. Very good indeed.
01:25:16Well, tell me, have you drawn any lessons from this? An awareness of forces beyond the realm of the senses, perhaps?
01:25:25I'm beginning to suspect that you are in the employ of Madame Kravsky, my learned friend.
01:25:32No, I'm simply curious to know if you now consider such things. After all, you did admit that the timing of the subsidence was remarkable.
01:25:39Remarkable, yes. But proof of divine intervention? I still think not.
01:25:44And what of Madame Kravsky's prediction that you would be saved by the church?
01:25:47I've been told the same by every churchman I ever met.
01:25:51Ah.
01:25:53Yes, Mrs. Hudson.
01:25:57The tradesman just dropped this off for you, sir. Says he saved your life the other night. Saved your pipe, too.
01:26:04My pipe? What a sterling fellow. Please, show him in.
01:26:09Can't do that, sir. He's gone already.
01:26:13Did you get his address? His name? Any way to contact him?
01:26:17Says his name is Church, sir. Mr. Reginald Church.
01:26:21He's gone too much.
01:26:22He's in the flesh.
01:26:23You and Woman are dead.
01:26:27Ha, ha, ha.
01:26:57Ha, ha.
01:27:27Ha, ha.
01:27:57Ha, ha.
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