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01:51It's long, long before Jesus.
01:53It's truly a lost world.
01:56And it's in...
01:58Brazil.
02:19Your mama's homeland.
02:22And your country, too.
02:23Brazil.
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03:20Never allow yourself to love someone too deeply, Mr. Bates.
03:24It will destroy you.
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05:38Might I share it?
05:40There's little to share.
05:41We'll discuss it after you consume those two hard-boiled eggs
05:44with which our temporary cook is favoured us.
05:47Their condition may not be unconnected
05:49with a copy of the Family Herald
05:51which I observed yesterday on the hall table.
05:56Even so trivial a matter as cooking an egg demands an attention
06:00which is incompatible with a love romance
06:03in that excellent periodical.
06:06I hope Mrs. Hudson is enjoying her holiday.
06:13You've heard of Neil Gibson, the Gold King?
06:17What do you mean the American senator?
06:19Well, he was senator of some western state.
06:21He's better known as the greatest gold-mining magnet of the world.
06:25Yes, I know of him.
06:27He stayed in England for some time, didn't he?
06:28He bought a considerable state in Hampshire some five years ago.
06:32You may have heard of the tragic death of his wife.
06:34That's why the name is familiar.
06:36I know nothing of the details.
06:38The fact is that the case, though exceedingly sensational, appears to present no difficulty.
06:44The interesting personality of the accused, Miss Grace Dunbar, does not obscure the clearness over the evidence.
06:50That is the view taken by the coroner's jury and also in the police court proceedings.
06:55It is a thankless business, Watson.
06:59I can discover facts, but I cannot change them.
07:02Unless some new and entirely unexpected ones come to light, I do not see what my client can hope for.
07:07Your client?
07:08I'm falling into your involved habit of telling a story back.
07:15I don't believe this.
07:17You must read this first.
07:25Dear Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I cannot see the best woman God ever made go to her death without doing all
07:33that is possible to save her.
07:34I can't explain things.
07:37I can't even try to explain them.
07:39But I know beyond all doubt that Miss Dunbar is innocent.
07:44You know the facts.
07:45Who doesn't?
07:47It has been the gossip of the country and never a voice raised for her.
07:52It's the damned injustice of it all that makes me crazy.
07:56That woman has a heart that wouldn't let her kill a fly.
08:00Maybe I have a clue and don't know it.
08:02Anyway, all I know and all I have and all I am are for your use, if only you can
08:08save her.
08:09You hardly have time to master all these cuttings, so I must give it to you in a nutshell if
08:13you have to take an intelligent interest in the proceedings.
08:16Mr. Gibson, as I understand, is a man who married a Brazilian wife, of whom I know nothing, said that
08:22she was past her prime.
08:24Which was all the more unfortunate, as a very attractive governess superintended the education of two children.
08:29These are the three people concerned, seen as the grand old manor house.
08:35As for the tragedy, it takes place across a bridge over a lake half a mile from the house.
08:43The wife was found late at night by a gamekeeper on that bridge.
08:48She was clad in a dinner dress and a revolver bullet through her brain.
08:55No weapon was found near her and there was no local clue as to her murder.
09:02No weapon near her, mark that, Watson.
09:06Is this too condensed or could you follow it clearly?
09:08No, no, no, it's all very clear, but why suspect the governess?
09:13In the first place there was some very direct evidence.
09:16The dead woman had a note upon her, making an appointment at the bridge.
09:21Touch nothing, Mr. Bates.
09:22And signed by the governess.
09:25Mr. Gips sent his farm manager to the police and stayed with the body.
09:32Insisting that nothing should be removed until the police arrived just after 11.
09:39Then, there is the evidence of the revolver with one discharge chamber.
09:44Mr. Dunbar.
09:45And the calibre which corresponded with the bullet.
09:48Yes, I see it here.
09:50It was found in the drawer of her wardrobe.
09:57In the drawer of her wardrobe.
10:00That's pretty damning.
10:02So the two jurors thought.
10:04It is now referred to the assizes in Winchester.
10:07And the motive?
10:12Mr. Gibson is a very attractive man.
10:15If his wife dies, who more likely to succeed her than the young lady
10:20who had already, by all accounts, received pressing attentions from her employer?
10:25Love, fortune, power.
10:28All depending upon one middle-aged man.
10:32Ugly.
10:34Very ugly.
10:36Nor could she prove an alibi.
10:38On the contrary, she had to admit that she was down to the bridge by nine o'clock.
10:42A servant had seen her hurrying there.
10:45Well, that really does seem final.
10:49And yet, Watson.
10:52And yet.
10:55If there's no mistake, that is our client considerably before this time.
10:59Gentleman to see, sir?
11:00Mr. Neil Gibson.
11:01No, sir. Not him. His name's Bates.
11:03And he looks a bit aggravated.
11:06Thank you, Billy.
11:10I had only a short time, Mr. Bates.
11:12I know Mr. Gibson is coming.
11:14I am manager of his estate.
11:16Mr. Holmes, he's a villain. An infernal villain.
11:19Strong words, Mr. Bates.
11:21Well, I have to be emphatic, Mr. Holmes. The time's so limited,
11:23I'd not have him find me here for the world.
11:25And you're his manager.
11:26Oh, I've given him notice.
11:27In a couple of weeks, I shall have shaken off his cursed slavery.
11:31He's a hard man, Mr. Holmes. Hard to all about him.
11:34But his wife was his chief victim.
11:36He was brutal to her.
11:38Oh, yes, sir. Brutal.
11:40Now, how she come by her death, I do not know.
11:42But let me tell you, he made her life a misery.
11:45She was a creature of the tropics.
11:47A Brazilian by birth, as you no doubt know.
11:50Yes, sir, I understand. Please continue, continue.
11:52Tropical by birth, tropical by nature.
11:54She was a child of the sun.
11:56And a passion.
11:58She loved him as only such women can love.
12:00We all felt for her.
12:03Hated him for the way he treated her.
12:04But he's plausible.
12:06And cunning.
12:07And that's all I have to tell you.
12:09Don't take him at face value.
12:11There is more behind.
12:12Now I'll go.
12:13No, please don't detain me. He's almost due.
12:18Well, well, well.
12:20Mr. Gibson has a nice, loyal household.
12:23And the warning is a useful one.
12:54Mr. Gibson, straight upstairs, sir.
13:08This is my friend and colleague, Dr. Watson.
13:16Now let me say right here, Mr. Holmes, money is nothing to me in this business.
13:20You can burn it.
13:21If it's any use in lighting you to the truth, this woman is innocent.
13:25This woman has to be cleared.
13:27It's up to you to do it.
13:29Now name your figure.
13:30My professional charges are at a fixed rate.
13:33I do not bear to them, save when I remit them altogether.
13:38Well, if money makes no difference, do you think of the reputation?
13:42If you pull this off, every newspaper in England and America will be booming you.
13:47You'll be the talk of two continents.
13:49I do not think I am in need of booming, Mr. Gibson.
13:54Please, let us get down to the facts.
13:57Well, you will find most of the main ones in the press reports.
14:00I do not think I can add much to them.
14:02But if there is anything you wish more light on, well, I am here to give it.
14:04Well, there is just one point.
14:06What is it?
14:09What are your exact relations with Miss Dunbar?
14:15I suppose you are within your rights.
14:17It may be doing your duty in asking such a question, Mr. Holmes.
14:22We would agree to suppose so.
14:25Then I can assure you that our relations will always end entirely.
14:30Those of an employer towards a young lady whom he never conversed with or even saw.
14:36Shaved when she was in the company with children.
14:48I am rather a busy man, Mr. Gibson.
14:53And I have no time or taste for aimless conversations.
14:57I wish you good morning.
15:00What the devil do you mean by this, Mr. Holmes?
15:04Do you dismiss my case?
15:05No, Mr. Gibson, I dismiss you.
15:09The case is quite sufficiently complicated without the added difficulty of false information.
15:14Meaning that I lie?
15:15I tried to express it as delicately as I could, but if you insist upon the word, I will not
15:21contradict you.
15:23Don't be noisy, Mr. Gibson.
15:24I find after breakfast any argument most unset thing.
15:28I suggest a little stroll in the open air, and some quiet thought will be greatly to your advantage.
15:35I've broken stronger men than you, Mr. Holmes.
15:38Nobody crosses me and gets the better of it.
15:42So many have said so, yet here I am.
15:47Oh, Watson, he has a great deal yet to learn.
15:50How on earth did you know about his relationship with the governess?
15:53Bluff, Watson. Bluff.
15:57I consider the passionate and unbusiness-like tone of his letter and contrasted it with his manner and appearance.
16:03It's pretty clear there was some deep emotion centered upon the accused woman rather than the victim.
16:08I bluffed him by giving the impression that I was absolutely certain of it.
16:12When in reality you were only suspicious.
16:14Do you think he'll come back?
16:15He is sure to come back.
16:20He must come back.
16:32Bluff.
16:40Bluff.
16:41Bluff.
16:42Bluff.
16:44Bluff.
16:45Bluff.
16:54Oh, no, no, my dear Watson, I fear you will not improve any reputation I have acquired
16:59by adding the Thorbridge and mister to your annals.
17:02I fear I've made a serious, Miss George.
17:07Oh, Miss?
17:09The senator may not have returned, but surely his letter has engaged you on behalf of Miss Dunbar.
17:16If she's the one in need, might we not pay her a visit?
17:19In the south of Winchester.
17:22But we require the official permits.
17:25Well, we have the means to apply.
17:29Of course, it may not be quite ethical.
17:32But practical, yes.
17:34Practical! I congratulate you.
18:04You've solved that problem, Watson.
18:05Some officious little pipsqueak of a clerk queried both the letter and our home office permits.
18:11He demanded a personal authorization from Gibson himself.
18:13But you've sorted it out.
18:15Only by the good fortune of meeting her lawyer, Mr Cummings.
18:18He's secured a brief audience with her.
18:20Mr Joyce Cummings, a man with a rising reputation that is certainly in her favor.
18:44It really is providence to see you here, Mr Holmes.
18:47Her trial is in two days, and I really am at my wit's end to find any evidence to say.
18:51She will admit to writing an oath and keeping her rendezvous with Mrs Gibson?
18:55She has little choice, but beyond that, I've advised her to reserve her defense.
18:58Quite so.
19:20This is Mr Sherlock Holmes and his colleague, Dr Watson.
19:24Mr Gibson, your employer, Mr Gibson, has engaged me to look into this unhappy matter.
19:29Oh, I'm very grateful to Mr Gibson.
19:33It is incredible that the charge against me has been sustained.
19:36I thought the whole thing would clear itself up in the police court.
19:40My dear, I beg of you to have no illusions.
19:44Mr Cummings here will assure you all the cards are present against you.
19:48Mr Gibson is convinced of your innocence, but it would be a cruel deception to pretend that you're not in
19:53very great danger.
19:55I will conceal nothing.
19:57What were the true relations between you and Mr Gibson's wife?
20:02Herman, what? Herman!
20:06How dare you take this liberty, Mr Holmes?
20:09Mr Gibson.
20:10And you, Cummings!
20:12I did not engage you, sir, to conspire against me.
20:16These men are here under false pretenses.
20:18I did not authorize their visit.
20:19They're deceivers.
20:20I demand their removal.
20:21At once!
20:22Mr.
20:24You've made a disturbance, Mr Gibson, worthy of bedlam.
20:28Or have you crushed for this, Holmes?
20:30Or it'll profit you nothing.
20:32Mr Holmes.
20:33We are leaving, Superintendent.
20:37Mr Cummings, for the moment, Mr Dunbar.
20:42You must put your faith in Sherlock Holmes.
20:49I'm sorry.
20:51Uh, Mr...
20:53Ferguson.
20:53Ah.
20:57There is an excellent exhibition of the museum across the street.
21:01I recommend it to you.
21:02The museum closes at five.
21:04I'm sorry.
21:08I hardly think it's a matter of a charge, Superintendent.
21:11I'm misunderstanding.
21:26A copy of the lease of the Buckboat of Glass Workers, dated 1578.
21:35These Huguenots, are they, um, any relations of yours?
21:39Possibly.
21:41Monsieur Henri de Portal and his papermaking of Le Verstoke.
21:46They've had the manufacture of banknotes for over a hundred years.
21:49It's quite good to know that there's money somewhere in your family.
22:02Good afternoon, Mr Ferguson.
22:05Mr Neil Gibson wishes to see you at Thor Place at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning.
22:10This evening will be more convenient.
22:13Good morning.
22:14Eleven o'clock, Mr Holmes.
22:16Will the motor be sent for us?
22:20There is a train which will take you to Thor Village.
22:24Mr Gibson is a busy man.
22:25He expects punctuality.
22:34How did you know that he was going to turn?
22:35I don't think it would have been enough of an impression upon Mr Dunbar to turn us back into favour.
22:40We are, after all, her only hope.
22:43Now, Watson, we must find a comfortable inn for the night
22:46so that we can arrive punctually at Thor Place at nine o'clock in the morning.
22:50I thought he said eleven.
22:51Nine, Watson, to meet Sergeant Coventry of the local police.
22:58At all events, Mr Holmes, I'd rather have you than Scotland Yard.
23:02If Yard gets called into a case, the local loses all credit for success
23:05and may be blamed for failure.
23:07Now, you play straight, so I've heard.
23:10I need not appear to the matter at all.
23:12That's a very handsome argument.
23:14Your friend, Dr Watson, can be trusted.
23:16I know.
23:18Now, there is one question I'd like to ask you.
23:21And I'd breathe it to no soul but you.
23:23Don't you think there might be a case against Mr Neil Gibson himself?
23:28According to the servants, he retired to his study after dinner
23:32and had no company at all until the alarm at eleven.
23:38As I've been considering, Mr Gibson,
23:40these Americans are ready to wear their pistols in our folk car.
23:44It was this pistol, you know, one of a pair he had.
23:47One of a pair? Where is the other?
23:50Well, these gentlemen have all kinds of firearms of one sort or another.
23:53We never quite matched that particular pistol.
23:56The box was made for two.
23:58Now, this is where the body lay.
24:01I gathered from the press reports that the shot was fired at close quarters.
24:04Very close, sir.
24:05Near the right temple?
24:06Just behind it, sir.
24:07How did the body lie?
24:09On the back, sir.
24:10No trace of a struggle.
24:11No mark.
24:12No weapons.
24:13The short note from Miss Dunbar was clutched in her left hand.
24:16Clutched?
24:17Yes, sir.
24:18We could hardly open her fingers.
24:20That is of the greatest importance.
24:22It excludes the idea that anybody could have placed it there after death to furnish a false clue.
24:29Dear me.
24:30Now, the note, as I remember, was quite short.
24:35Yes, it would be at Thorbridge, nine o'clock, G Dunbar.
24:39Wasn't that it?
24:39So it was, sir.
24:42The point of the note is obscure, Mr. Norton.
24:44Well, sir, it seemed, if I may be bolder to say, sir, the only really clear point in the whole
24:48case.
24:49Assuming the note is genuine?
24:52She certainly received it some time before, say, an hour or two.
24:56Why was she then clasping at her left hand?
24:59She had no need to refer to it in the interview.
25:04Does not that seem remarkable?
25:06Well, sir, as you put it, perhaps it does.
25:13That is curious.
25:15Oh, yes, sir, we noticed that.
25:17I expect it to be done by some pass or by.
25:21It took some violence to do that.
25:24It was a hard knock.
25:25Not for the above, but below.
25:27You see it's on the lower end of the parapet, Watson.
25:30Yes.
25:31And in a direct line with the position of the body.
25:35It's probably of no matter.
25:40No footprints, you say?
25:42The ground was iron hard, sir.
25:43No marks at all.
25:44There may have nothing more to learn here.
25:59You are early, Mr. Holmes.
26:02It is often the case with punctuality, Mr. Ferguson.
26:06Mr. Gibson is in a meeting.
26:08He is not ready to see you.
26:10I'll take care of him, Ferguson.
26:20I'm very glad to see you, gentlemen.
26:24As we are a little early, perhaps we can see the gun.
26:55I'm very glad to see you.
26:56has his enemies oh yes if you knew him and his methods he sleeps with a loaded
27:01revolver in a drawer by his bed it's a man of violence sir have you ever seen
27:06him strike his wife yes more than once our gold king does not seem to shine in
27:13private life that's the box that contained the murder weapon it was one
27:19of a pair the other is missing
27:24mr ferguson is sure to know that you're consortium with us does that hold no alarm for you
27:29there's nothing he can do to hurt me now perhaps you'd be the kind as to show us the score
27:39grab the children sent away on a visit to america
27:49all the hunters their brazilian heritage from their mother's side
27:56mr barbara seemed to be a remarkable teacher the children doted on her
28:03see what's in the vicar of franco hills see those unscalable cliffs which tie with the foot of man
28:10have never touched where monsters from the dawn of history might still roll that's marty's the
28:16indian hunter know about him his victims women and children pitiful
28:25would you say that maria gibson was jealous of mr unbar and her influence over the children
28:30there was no love lost between them
28:32but that was because she could see her husband was under the lady's spell too
28:36get out of here bates
28:46mr bates's views are not relevant mr holmes they're distorted by his infatuation for my late
28:50wife who knows mr gibson what is and what is not relevant
28:56you're like a surgeon who wants every symptom before he can give a diagnosis
29:01but it's only a patient who has reason in deceiving his surgeon who conceals the facts
29:07i can assure you that the relations between mr bar and myself do not touch this case
29:14hmm surely that is for me to decide
29:20most men have a little private reserve in some corner of their souls where they don't welcome
29:25intruders you burst suddenly into mine what is it you want
29:41i met my wife when i was gold hunting in brazil she was the daughter of a government official in
29:48manas even now as i look back with a colder eye she had a rich passionate nature tropical
29:57ill-balanced very different from the american women
30:01it was only when the romance had passed that i realized
30:06we had nothing absolutely nothing in common
30:10my love faded but you know the wonderful way of women
30:15to what i might nothing could turn her from me
30:20if i've been harsh to her even brutal it was because i knew that if i could kill her love
30:25or if it turned to hate it would be easier for us both
30:28but nothing changed her she still adored me in these english woods as she had adored me 20 years
30:35before on the banks of the amazon then came miss dunbar she is also a very beautiful woman
30:43and i'll admit to you that i could not live under the same roof in daily contact with her
30:47without feeling a passionate regard for her you blame me mr holmes
30:52i don't blame you for feeling it i should blame you for expressing it since she was under your protection
30:56well maybe so i'm not pretending to be any better than i am
31:00i guess all my life i've been a man that reached out his hand for what he wanted
31:05i never wanted anything more than the love and possession of that woman
31:09i told her so
31:11you did did you
31:12i said if i could i'd marry her
31:15but it was out of my mouth
31:17money was no object i'd do all i could to make her happy
31:20very generous of you
31:23now see here mr holmes i came to you on a question of evidence not morals i'm not asking for
31:28criticism
31:29it is only for the lady say that i take on this case at all
31:34nothing that she is accused of is worse than what you yourself admitted
31:38tried to ruin the defenseless girl who was under your room
31:41you know some of you rich men must be taught
31:44that all the world cannot be bribed into condoning your offenses
31:48that's how i feel myself about it now i thank god my plans did not work out
31:53she'd have none of it
31:55she wanted to leave the house
31:58instantly
32:00why did she not
32:03others were dependent upon her
32:04there was no light matter for her to let them down
32:08when i'd sworn that she should never be molested again
32:10she consented to stay
32:14but there was another reason
32:17she knew the influence that she had over me
32:20that it was stronger than any other influence in the world
32:24she wanted to use it for good
32:27you're cruel you destroy good people who can't stand up to you
32:32not everyone shares your strength can't you see that
32:37you call it a fair fight
32:39but it isn't fair
32:42she saw it different
32:43she believed that a fortune for one man that was more than he needed
32:47should not be built on ten thousand ruined men who were left without the means of life
32:53with your children you show such tenderness and love
32:58treat the world in the same way
33:01she found that i listened to what she said
33:04so she stayed
33:05and then this came along
33:09mr gibson can you throw any light upon it
33:13one explanation i give it to you mr holmes for what it's worth
33:18there's no doubt that my wife was bitterly jealous
33:21she might have planned to murder mr mbaugh or threaten her with a gun
33:25and so frighten her into leaving us
33:28maybe there was a scuffle
33:29the gun went off and shot the woman who held it
33:33yes it is a possibility
33:36it is the only alternative to deliberate murder
33:40but she utterly denies it
33:42what is against such a supposition
33:44it's done by herself
33:45so you have just one day left before the trial
33:49you must grant me permission to visit her once more
33:52if ever in your life you showed your powers holmes
33:55put them into this case
33:57now
34:01but i cannot promise you that my conclusions will be such as you desire
34:10come what's
34:27we have several vital questions to ask this young lady
34:31and i must confess that the case would seem to be a very black one against her
34:35if it were not for one thing
34:36what is that
34:37the finding of a pistol in her wardrobe
34:39that seems to be the most damning incident of all
34:42not so watson
34:44it is my only firm ground for hope
34:47we must look for consistency
34:49where there is a want of it we must suspect deception
34:56come on homes
34:59dumbaugh is depending on us
35:00watson
35:03visualize yourself in the character of mr unbar
35:06when a cold premeditated fashion is about to get
35:09rid of her rival what would be your actions and your thinking
35:12well i've written a note the victim has come
35:15i've taken the weapon from the gun room
35:18the crime is done
35:20workman like and complete and now the weapon
35:25of course
35:27precisely
35:28those depths would hide it forever
35:32your best friend would hardly call you a schemer yet i cannot picture you carrying it home and putting it
35:36in your wardrobe the very first place that would be searched
36:07this revolver for example she disclaims all
36:09you do need to know something
36:11of your feelings towards mrs gibson
36:19i had no wish to wrong mrs gibson
36:23but she loved her husband so vividly in a physical
36:28physical sense that she could hardly understand the mental even spiritual tie which held
36:34him to me
36:35or imagine that it was only my desire to influence his powerful good which kept me under his roof
36:43i can see now that i was wrong to stay
36:47nothing could have justified me in remaining where i was a cause of such unhappiness
36:53my client may be loath to mention it
36:56but she has managed to persuade mr gibson to finance a mission of mercy to resettle tribes
37:02in particular the bororo indians who have fallen victim to unscrupulous gold and rubber prospectors
37:09the venture is thriving we saw your pictures in the school room
37:14like so many of those warrior indians mr gibson can sometimes give people a misleading impression
37:21now miss dunbar will you tell us exactly what happened that evening
37:28i received a note from mrs gibson in the morning
37:31it implored me to meet her at the bridge after dinner
37:35this note did you keep it no she asked me to destroy it and to hide my answer at the
37:42sundial in
37:43the garden i saw no reason for such secrecy but she was very much afraid of her husband
37:50who treated her with the harshness for which i frequently reproached him
37:54i can only imagine that she did not wish him to know of our interview
37:57did she kept your reply very carefully yes i was surprised to hear she had it in her hand when
38:03she died well what happened then she was waiting for me so
38:11you have come never did i realize till that moment how much she hated me
38:16she was like a mad woman i think she was mad with the deep power of deception which insane people
38:27may have
38:27you're cruel you're cruel you have no heart you don't know how to love you have no passion how else
38:33could she have met me with unconcern every day
38:38you're standing there on the bridge shrieking her curses at me
38:43english whore i cursed the day that you were born
38:52and yet presuming that you met her death shortly after you left you heard no shot
38:58no i heard nothing i i was so agitated and horrified by a terrible outbreak that i rushed to get
39:05back to the
39:06a piece of my own room i was incapable of noticing anything that happened
39:12your own room did you leave it again before the next morning
39:18yes when they brought the poor creature back to the house
39:26did mr gibson seem to you much perturbed he is a very strong self-contained man
39:33i do not think he would ever show his emotions on the surface but you
39:38who knew him so well yes i could see that he was deeply concerned
39:51we come to the all-important point this pistol that was found in your room you've never seen it before
39:58never i swear it when was it found next morning when the police made their search
40:04yes among your clothes yes at the bottom of my wardrobe in one of the drawers you cannot guess
40:11how long it had been there i could not have been there the morning before because i tidied out the
40:16wardrobe so you're suggesting that someone came into your room and placed it there in order to incriminate
40:21you it must have been so when um when it could only have been a meal time or else during
40:34the hours
40:34when i would be in the schoolroom with the children as you were when you received the note yes from
40:39that
40:39time moment for the whole morning thank you mr bar is there any other point which could help me in
40:50my
40:50investigation i can think of none
40:57Holmes might i have a word with you in private forgive me mr
41:21gibson is the murderer of his wife we have a man who by his own admission is used to breaking
41:25people
41:26who stand in his path but his wife stood in his path but then miss dunbar rejected him now what
41:31better
41:32and to kill the one and incriminate the other to kill the two birds with the one stone so to
41:42speak
41:43you don't believe that gibson's confession was sincere wasn't it bates who said he was plausible and
41:48cunning his confession was a clever means to put us off the scent think of it like this
41:54he somehow discovers that his wife has arranged a meeting during the day he takes the two pistols from
41:59the box one he conceals in the jaw of her wardrobe after discharging one barrel which he could easily
42:06do in the woods without attracting attention he is alone all that evening he sees miss dunbar return
42:14and grasps his opportunity he commits the deed and flings the murder weapon far into the lake
42:30i have been sluggish in mind and wanting in that mixture of imagination and reality which is the basis of
42:44my art
42:47you have put me entirely to shame
42:54you will be hearing from me mr cummings with the hell of the god of justice and my colleague dr
42:59watson i will give you a case that would make england ring
43:03please stand by you have my assurance that the clouds are lifting and the light of truth
43:11is breaking through the conference
43:15we need our good friend sergeant comfrey a ball of stout twine
43:34i have some recollection that you go armed on these little excursions of ours just as well for you
43:39that i do more than once my revolver has been a good friend to you and has little care of
43:43your own
43:44safety yes i am inclined to be absent-minded in these matters do you have your revolver on you
43:56it's heavy remarkably heavy solid bit of work do you know i believe this is going to have a very
44:03intimate connection with the mystery that we're investigating would you mind unloading it
44:25you know i should have some news for you you have half a day mr holmes
44:55you have seen me miss my mark before watson i have an instinct for such things but it has
45:01sometimes played with false we can but try we both tell exactly where the body lay
45:12your theory about the gold king though admirable in psychology did not quite adhere to the facts
45:21visualize yourself in the character of a woman who in a cold premeditated fashion is about to get rid
45:31of arrival i mean of course mrs maria gibson for all your deductions about gibson being the perpetrator
45:42of this crime substitute his wife imagine that it was she who took the pistols from the gun room
45:50who fired the single shot in the woods and placed the gun in miss dunbar's wardrobe
45:56the gold cold cold crafty premeditated down to the last detail
46:17that was inevitable exact demonstration
46:23my revolver holmes
46:44my
46:47my
46:47my
46:47my
46:47my
46:47my
46:47my
46:47my
47:06my
47:21A vindictive woman, a creature of the tropics, passionate, ill-balanced, disguising her own
47:30crime and fastening a charge of murder upon an innocent victim.
48:18You have helped a remarkable woman, Holmes, and a formidable man.
48:23And if it seems not unlikely they should join forces, naturally I would wish them well.
48:31Magnanimous of you, Watson.
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