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00:00You stole your own mother's jewels.
00:03A private investigator is on the way.
00:04This detective hired by the insurance company.
00:07Burt Whistle, sir.
00:08He can go where you can.
00:09And his interrogation will provide a theory of the crime.
00:12A will of the truth.
00:13Or you will be paid nothing for your claim.
00:15You weren't kidnapped, but willingly left with Charlie,
00:18who is now in prison and liable to hang.
00:20To destroy the red thread would be to the advantage of his both, Moriarty.
00:24Howard must call you to beg for my assistance.
00:27Sai's great caution.
00:28You must learn to hunt while looking like prey.
00:31Let me up or I'll blow your head off.
00:46I could legally shoot you in self-defense, but I'd rather talk.
00:49Shall I call for a constable?
00:50Or would you prefer to explain why you bushwhacked me?
00:52Shall I call for a constable?
00:54Or will you explain why you've been following me all afternoon?
00:56Promise not to attack me again?
01:04Well, they looked a lot better before you mashed them up.
01:11Sorry.
01:12I meant no insult.
01:14Why would you give me flowers?
01:16To ease an awkward introduction.
01:19Shall I try again?
01:27You're very nice, thank you.
01:29You're most welcome.
01:30You could have introduced yourself earlier.
01:32I was anxious about how I might be received.
01:35Not entirely without reason.
01:37Maybe I'd jump the gun.
01:40I'm Amelia Ross.
01:42I'm Michael Wiley.
01:44And I'm very much in need of your help.
01:47What could a maid like me do for a gentleman like you?
01:50No serving girl has ever put me on my back before.
01:53You're far from ordinary.
01:55And neither is your employer.
01:56Oh.
01:58So the flowers have something to do with Mr. Holmes.
02:01You have that American way of getting right to the point.
02:04And you have a way of not answering direct questions.
02:06Why do you need my help?
02:07How does it involve my employer?
02:09Hm?
02:12A few years ago, Mr. Holmes helped put a famous criminal professor,
02:16James Moriarty, behind bars.
02:18You ever heard of him?
02:20No.
02:21But I've only started working for Mr. Holmes recently.
02:24Oh?
02:25And what's he like?
02:26I'm no spy, Mr. Wiley.
02:28I think spying's an ugly word.
02:31And I'm not interested in his personal habits.
02:33What are you interested in, then?
02:35Your employer's relationship to Professor Moriarty.
02:38But I don't want to talk about him behind his back.
02:40Who doesn't talk about their boss behind his back?
02:44I only wonder if Mr. Holmes intends to accuse Professor Moriarty of more crimes.
02:49If you could find out, I'd be very grateful.
02:51I would pay a full pound for your trouble.
02:54That's a lot of money.
02:56How do I get in contact with you?
02:58I'll wait for you tomorrow, and every day after that,
03:01at Mrs. Bailey's Tea House on Park Road at 4pm,
03:05just in case you learned something.
03:07Five shillings extra for meeting me tomorrow.
03:10And to put some butter on the bacon, I'll even plunk down for tea.
03:15I'll think about your offer, Mr. Wiley.
03:18Thank you for the flowers, and for not shooting me in the head.
03:22Maybe I shouldn't say so, Miss Rojas.
03:24But it is such a lovely head, I'm glad my gun wasn't loaded.
03:28Until tomorrow, then.
03:43The End
03:43Amelia, where are you?
03:46Amelia!
03:47I need you!
03:48Beg your pardon, sir.
03:49Miss Rojas has not returned from fetching your horse.
03:52Done on your orders, she says.
03:54But those orders should have come through me.
03:57If it hasn't occurred to you by now, Amelia is not only my mate,
04:00she is also my assistant in helping with the task,
04:03and it involves the return of your sister.
04:04What the devil's wrong with her?
04:06You know, my wife is a woman of virtue,
04:08and the thought of a young girl involved in the grisly horrors of this kidnapping
04:12upset her past the point of feminine endurance.
04:15Well, I do apologise, Mrs. Halligan, if I challenge your notion of propriety,
04:20but in the name of...
04:20Oh, there you are!
04:21What kept you?
04:22Never mind.
04:23In a frightful hurry, I'll ask for your report while I remove these five minutes.
04:28He's taking off his clothes.
04:32Clara is terrified for her reputation, but she accepts that only we can keep her safe.
04:37Mrs. Anderson even asked me to accept a post as Clara's chaperone.
04:41And Mr. Burtwistle, the, uh, insurance investigator,
04:44he offered me a job as his apprentice.
04:47Bertie Burtwistle?
04:50What a pompous ass!
04:51Imagine working for him,
04:53listening to him pontificate all day, what an insufferable bore.
04:56Still, he has sometimes applied for me for advice,
04:59so he's not a complete fool.
05:01This other offer, however,
05:03chaperone to the American ambassador's daughter,
05:05that's a job worth considering, not just for your safety, but for Clara.
05:09She's, uh, is after all our last living link to the red thread.
05:12I can't believe how quickly they got to poor Charlie.
05:16Fast as a telegraph signal.
05:18However, before his untimely demise, I did manage to ring from him
05:21the names of his accomplices, Mr. Weems and Maggot, if you can believe it,
05:27aliases, no doubt, as well as their possible destination.
05:30And with this information, I hope soon to have their faces.
05:35Yes.
05:35You already do.
05:37Oh.
05:38I saw them leaving the coffin factory right before Charlie.
05:41Yes, well, Charlie suggested they'd been warned to escape by a police officer,
05:45someone of rank, no doubt.
05:47How did you manage to reach Charlie unseen?
05:49Oh, with the help of an old prisoner in exchange for finding his prodigal son,
05:53a task that will take me to Scotland Yard without crossing the thread.
05:57And is he this prisoner?
06:00He's completely unconnected to our present business,
06:02which for you means tracking down Weems and Maggot.
06:06It's our most dangerous mission yet, and you may not go unarmed.
06:10So, allow me to demonstrate the basics of this, uh, uh, oh.
06:16It's kind of old, isn't it?
06:21Some other issues, but you've kept it in decent shape.
06:24I'll need more bullets.
06:26Six is quite enough.
06:28How did you become so proficient in firearms?
06:31My mother taught me.
06:33With a machine she broke.
06:38Remember, watch for the recoil.
06:41And aim ahead of the target.
06:43Ah!
06:47Time for something harder.
06:52Ah!
06:56You've improved.
06:57That's the first time you had even one pigeon when two were flying.
07:00But why learn this?
07:01And don't say it's the wilderness, because I already know how to hunt wild animals and protect myself from them,
07:07too.
07:07You're right, Amelia.
07:09Wolves and bears are not your enemies.
07:11Well then, who is?
07:12I am the daughter of an Apache mother and a Ranciero father.
07:16And my grandfather was a soldier of Spain.
07:18You were part of all of them, and also, half English.
07:22This frightens people.
07:23But why, if we're a part of everyone?
07:27Part of everyone?
07:29All of nothing.
07:31We're a tribe of two.
07:33Well, maybe one day we can be a tribe of three.
07:37I could marry someone.
07:39Strong and handsome.
07:41He could help us.
07:42Shall we lead, then?
07:45Depend on someone we haven't met yet.
07:47Or, shall we be ready to protect ourselves?
07:55Paul!
08:00So, your mother taught you all this, but she did not teach you how to keep your balance in a
08:05fight.
08:05Excuse me?
08:06Your assailant had you on the ground where he rolled you at least once.
08:10I say he because this mark on your shoulder comes from the hand of a man, though clearly not a
08:13gentleman.
08:14The general distress of your clothes and this trail of debris strewn across Mrs Halligan's newly clean floor
08:20indicate a closer relationship with grass and mud than one would normally encounter in the course of returning a horse.
08:26And this, this, look at this.
08:30Primula vulgaris.
08:32Yes, common primrose.
08:34So, pray explain this struggle which I urged you to avoid.
08:39Well, it wasn't my fault.
08:40There was a, a man, an older man near your age.
08:44He tried to steal Chance while I watered him.
08:48I, I slipped and rolled out of Chance's way, but I jumped up and I struggled with the man who
08:54ran away when he saw that I'd fight back.
08:56Why did you not give chase?
08:57Because I didn't want to leave your horse behind in case the thief had an accomplice.
09:05Well, we'll take that as answer, though you did not account for the primrose.
09:11Now, in what remains of the afternoon, you will have Mr Halligan drive you to the Coffin Factory to ascertain
09:16if there is a telephone on the premises.
09:19A telephone is a rather...
09:20I know what a telephone is.
09:22Oh, well, just making certain.
09:23Afterwards, you will press on to Richmond in search of Weems and Maggot.
09:27You will station yourself at the best local chop house and, uh, offer to sketch portraits at sixpence apiece.
09:34Now, you can use these pictures of Charlie's accomplices as examples of your work.
09:38Oh, and then if anyone has seen either of these men, then...
09:41Yes, they're likely to comment on the quality of the likenesses.
09:43It's amazing how quickly you apprehend my solutions.
09:46Very interesting.
09:47Now, look, here are two sovereigns for expenses.
09:52Now, if you manage to locate the kidnappers or someplace they have confined Watson and Mrs Hudson, you must send
09:57me a telegram forthwith.
09:59And where are you off to?
10:01Oh, Scotland Yard.
10:02And there to play the fool.
10:03I have no time to lose.
10:04Where's my coat?
10:05Oh, I left it on the stairs.
10:13Don't forget the gun!
10:37Oh, I left it on the stairs.
10:46Thank you for such a pleasant ride.
10:48You're welcome, Amelia.
10:49Though it seems improper that you should put yourself in danger for the wages of a scullery maid.
10:54Oh, I have good reason to help Mr. Holmes, as do you and Mrs. Alligan.
10:58I wish I didn't upset her so much.
11:00Oh, no, it's not like that, no.
11:02From before we were married, during our days in service to the Earl of Compton,
11:06the missus has been keenly aware of social decorum.
11:09Mr. Holmes and his ways are sometimes a bit unorthodox.
11:12I respect Mrs. Alligan's opinions.
11:16I would not mention the word opinion to her.
11:18In my wife's mind, she has no opinions, only the facts.
11:22Contradicting her is like trying to float upstream.
11:26That coach over there, where's Lord Witherssey's coach, Barnes?
11:30How odd.
11:31Not at all, Mr. Alligan.
11:32It's a bit of luck.
11:33Finally.
11:35Excuse me.
11:36This won't take long.
11:37But Lord Witherssey, we can't just leave.
11:39Crack on, will you?
11:40Your investigation hasn't stopped people from dying.
11:42Our inquiries are not yet complete.
11:44We were closed for minor refurbishments.
11:47No one was aware the kidnappers were hiding here.
11:49We must finish our own work before you can resume yours.
11:52If you refuse to leave, I will file a complaint with your superiors.
11:56As you wish, Lord Witherssey.
12:02Get me Scotland Yard and the double.
12:04Chief Inspector Whitlock's office.
12:06Madam, the factory is closed.
12:09Sorry, sir.
12:10My brother is a joiner here, but he's fallen very ill.
12:14I'm sorry to hear it.
12:15Unfortunately, these coffins are not for sale.
12:17Oh, no, sir.
12:19I wanted only to know when work was to resume.
12:22Oh, don't worry, miss.
12:23If your brother is well by Sunday.
12:25When you are done, call me on my telephone in Richmond.
12:28My family will be so relieved.
12:30Thank you so much.
12:30I must go tell them right away.
12:33Excuse me, sir.
12:39Where to, my lord?
12:40Richmond.
12:41We can be quick about it.
12:48Now, where are we, Miss Rocker?
12:49To Richmond.
12:51Follow that carriage.
12:59Of course I can show you a telephone, Mr. Holmes.
13:02And while you're here this visit, as always,
13:04I can introduce you to some of the Yard's newest crime-fighting innovations
13:07from our advanced scientific division.
13:10Oh, for example.
13:12Though they're not exactly new,
13:14and there are already quite a few on the streets, but...
13:19One day, sir, electric lights will replace gas lamps
13:21with a brilliance you can only imagine.
13:23Banishing the darkness of night and keeping the criminals at bay.
13:26Or making it easier for them to see their victims, Detective Swan.
13:30And look at this.
13:31Samples from the pen of every known blackmailer and swindler in the land.
13:35We are almost at a point where we can put a name to a criminal
13:37by his penmanship alone.
13:39Well, let's hope these criminals remain ignorant of the typewriter.
13:43And, thanks to the work of Mr. E.R. Henry and several foreigners,
13:47the science division is in the midst of developing an index
13:49that can create, capture and enlarge finger marks,
13:52since no two are alike.
13:54Well, you must remind me to invest in glove-making.
13:57Now, Detective Swan, fascinating as this tour has been,
14:00it is telephony that I wish to study.
14:02Right. And you are in luck, Mr. Holmes,
14:05for it has proven such a boon to policing that we have not one,
14:08but four telephones in our headquarters.
14:10Here's one of them.
14:12I had hoped to see a working model.
14:15Certainly.
14:15I'll take you to Chief Inspector Whitlock's office.
14:18And may I say, sir, how admirable it is that a gentleman of your year
14:22still seeks to remain au courant with innovation.
14:25It is difficult to find people with such a lively curiosity
14:29in their late middle age.
14:30Detective, this sort of praise is usually reserved for one's eulogy.
14:35Oh, heartfelt, sir. You can be sure.
14:37Oh, this way. Telephones are upstairs.
14:40You could try our new elevator.
14:43This way, Mr. Holmes.
14:47I hate that blasted contraption.
14:49Telephones serve no useful purpose in detection.
14:52Take my rescue of the American ambassador's daughter.
14:54Oh, that was you.
14:56Your public modesty is remarkable.
14:59We have yet to release the news
15:01that the coachman who kidnapped the girl
15:03has done the decent thing and hanged himself in a cell.
15:05Case closed.
15:07Or without the use of a telephone.
15:09Case closed.
15:10So you also recovered the ambassador's stolen jewels?
15:14Not yet, no.
15:15But the carpet had very little time to dispose of them.
15:19I am personally taking over this investigation,
15:21so I'm confident the jewels will be found.
15:25Can I tell you anything else about telephones, Mr. Holmes?
15:28Aside from Bolivon's complaints, do you find them useful?
15:32I do.
15:33If a suspect flees London by a rail, for example,
15:37I can just call ahead.
15:40And have officers present on the platform
15:43before the wretch steps off the train.
15:44Hold right now.
15:45No, no, we're fine, thank you.
15:48Or without moving from my desk.
15:50How convenient.
15:51Perhaps I should have one installed for myself.
15:54They're still quite expensive for use in a private residence.
15:56In the pursuit of justice, I allow myself to be extravagant.
16:01I've just come from wasting half the day visiting that old reprobate Moriarty.
16:05Had I been able to conduct the interview by telephone,
16:07then I might have saved myself both the journey
16:10and several hours in his loathsome company.
16:14Moriarty.
16:15What did the villain have to say for himself?
16:16Oh, he was reciting some pathetic story about his son, Daniel,
16:21sent to Australia as a juvenile offender in the 80s,
16:25and now the young man has returned to London
16:27but has avoided visiting his father.
16:29Yes.
16:30I saw a brief mention of him two months ago.
16:36Every day, the Home Office sends me a list of potential revolutionaries,
16:41misfits and former felons.
16:43Who I'm supposed to keep on top of it all, I'll never know.
16:45And is Daniel Moriarty on that list?
16:48Yes.
16:48Changed his name to Michael Wiley,
16:51Wylestone Australia, and who could blame him for that?
16:53Works as a clerk for some broker on the stock exchange.
16:57Would you like him brought in for questioning
16:58this young Moriarty?
17:00No, no, I think it might be best to deal with the matter unofficially.
17:04And should you suddenly have an idea
17:06as to the whereabouts of the ambassador's missing jewels?
17:11I suppose I could just ring you.
17:14I wonder, Chief Inspector,
17:16does one buy the telephone and all that comes with it outright,
17:19or do they continue to charge you by the call?
17:22Both, of course.
17:24Would you happen to have a statement I could examine
17:26just so I could estimate my monthly costs?
17:29I do have a copy, yes.
17:32The, uh, bill doesn't have names in it, of course.
17:36Just the numbers were dialed,
17:38and the duration of each call proves it at your leisure.
17:42Thank you, Chief Inspector.
17:43Happy to help, Mr. Holmes.
17:44You've proven useful in the past
17:46and may yet do so in the future.
17:48That's very thoughtful of you to say.
17:50I shall take my leave
17:52and allow you two gentlemen
17:53to resume your more important duties.
17:57Au revoir.
18:01Ah, Mr. Holmes?
18:03Going down?
18:05Yes.
18:07Always a pleasure to see you, sir.
18:18I could use your help
18:20regarding all the newest advances
18:22in our mutual field of endeavour,
18:24but only if I can depend on your discretion.
18:26I wouldn't want your superiors
18:27to know that we were in communication.
18:29They might think I lost my touch.
18:31Oh, well, I'm sure you've got some good years still left, sir,
18:34and it would be my honour to assist you.
18:55Mr. Halligan, drive to the nearest telegraph office
18:58and send a message to Mr. Holmes.
19:00Tell him that Lord Witherslee
19:02doesn't just own the coffin factory,
19:04but he also has a mansion in Richmond.
19:05Amelia Ann, I am Mr. Holmes' gentleman
19:08and not an errand boy.
19:12Here.
19:13Take these two sovereigns,
19:14send the message,
19:15and after that,
19:16enjoy the finest chop house you can find.
19:18But hold on to the change.
19:19My word.
19:21Where did you come by two whole sovereigns?
19:23Never mind.
19:24I will ponder that question
19:25over a pork roast and all the trimmings.
19:28But if you have not come to town in three hours,
19:31I will return and wait outside the gate.
19:36It was a bad experience with a hound many years back.
19:39I think it would be safer if you came with me.
19:41Don't worry, Mr. Halligan.
19:43If it finds me, I know how to handle a dog.
19:45I think Dr. Watson and Mrs. Hudson are being held here,
19:47and Mr. Holmes needs to know.
19:50Urgently.
19:51Now go get the message out
19:52and enjoy dinner.
20:07Quiet!
20:09Sit!
20:10Sit!
20:12Stay!
20:13Stay!
20:17Stay!
20:18Stay!
20:25It's been a while
20:27since I've had to assign you boys
20:29such a complicated task.
20:31I'm afraid it requires a bit of legwork.
20:33Sure, I want you to gather what's left
20:35of the Baker Street Irregulars
20:36and search through all the usual haunts
20:39of the clerks of the exchange
20:40for a young Australian,
20:41newly arrived, age 25,
20:43goes by the name of Michael Wiley.
20:45As you find him,
20:46you can have two shillings apiece.
20:48Well, Mr. Holmes,
20:49that'll take us all night and day.
20:51We're not 11 anymore.
20:52Another half a crown,
20:53but I need results by sundown tomorrow.
20:56Is everything satisfactory, sir?
20:57I hope so, Mrs. Halligan.
20:58I'll be out for dinner.
20:59Cab!
21:01Right.
21:02Another half a crown each
21:04if you make sure I'm not followed
21:05from this place.
21:06Richmond Lord Withershey's estate.
21:08That's some distance, Governor.
21:10It's on my way home.
21:11Well, I'll double the fare,
21:12then you can wait for me
21:13and bring me back.
21:14For God's sake, man, drive.
21:16This is an emergency.
21:18Come on, boy.
21:18Time to go.
21:19Excuse me, sir.
21:20Hold on a second there.
21:21We need to move this.
21:22We'll only be two minutes.
21:23Not even two minutes.
21:24Honest to God, two minutes.
21:50TUNE.
21:57TUNE.
22:00TUNE.
22:01TUNE.
22:06TUNE.
22:21Please, don't make any noise.
22:24Sherlock Holmes sent me.
22:25I'm here to help.
22:28Just...
22:30Just give me a second.
22:45Don't make a sound.
23:13Show me where they are.
23:22Let's find an eternal resting place
23:24for our guests by tonight.
23:25My wife and the other servants
23:27will be back late tomorrow morning.
23:29I'll dig a hole for them.
23:30I'll have to deal a quick line
23:31to hasten their journey.
23:32Shame to waste the coffins, though.
23:34They're worth less than they will be.
23:35A week or two hence.
23:48O'Leary.
23:50Did you open these caskets?
23:52No, sir.
23:53I doubt not.
23:56The leads have been forced.
24:13Stand up.
24:15Stand up.
24:17Slowly.
24:20Show me your hands.
24:24One twitch.
24:26And I'll make room for you
24:27in one of them coffins you open.
24:35All right then, my lady.
24:37Who are you when you're at home?
24:39My name doesn't matter.
24:41Just the name of my mother.
24:45Lucia Rojas.
24:49Sorry?
24:50Never heard of her.
24:51She was another victim
24:53of the Red Thread.
24:54Murdered by men like you.
24:56Men like him, you mean?
24:57How came you to be here?
24:59How did you know where we were?
25:02Too late for explanations, my lord.
25:05She's already seen them.
25:08And seen us.
25:09Hold your fire.
25:10First, I must call for instruction.
25:12And you would do well
25:13to remember your place.
25:18Yay.
25:22Lords.
25:23Lords.
25:23Always giving orders.
25:24From Ireland to India.
25:27Go.
25:28Now.
25:29Before I lose my patience.
25:31Take the dog with you
25:33and put it in the kitchen
25:33and close the door.
25:34I don't want it running in here again.
25:44The minute our lordship is gone,
25:46my lady,
25:48perhaps we can think of a better way
25:50to get acquainted.
26:02This is it.
26:03Stop.
26:05Stop.
26:06Stop.
26:13You expected, sir?
26:16Certainly hope not.
26:19Stop, sir.
26:20At your age?
26:22I've heard quite enough
26:23about my age for one day,
26:25thank you very much.
26:26For your information,
26:27I've just turned...
26:2840.
26:29I have to say, sir,
26:30you don't look it.
26:34Walk on!
26:35Walk on!
26:36Walk on!
26:43Walk on!
26:49Walk on!
26:51Walk on!
26:54Walk on!
26:55Walk on!
26:58Walk on!
26:58Walk on!
26:59Walk on!
26:59Walk on!
27:00Walk on!
27:00Walk on!
27:00Walk on!
27:00Walk on!
27:04Walk on!
27:13I say, dear girl, you all right?
27:22He tried to.
27:29There's no need to speak of it.
27:31I understand.
27:37Are you safe here?
27:39Are we alone?
27:40No.
27:42No.
27:43The servants and the family are away, but Withersey is in the house.
27:49Front, carriage, coffins.
28:21Pity we can't question them.
28:27No, it won't bother us no more.
28:31I always carry a little flask of brandy for medicinal purposes.
28:36It's a remarkable restorative.
28:37Would you care to...
28:47Now, I understand these stables may seem impressive.
28:53But might you wait for me here with your weapon at the ready?
28:56Yes.
28:57But if you're going to confront Withersey, be careful.
29:02He's one of them.
29:03Well, judging by weems and maggot, I think it's Withersey ought to be careful.
29:07Where's Mr. Halligan?
29:08He's finishing his dinner.
29:09He'll be back in less than an hour.
29:11Right.
29:13Well.
29:16Good work.
29:18Very good work.
29:24Sorry to have put you in such grave danger.
29:27Very sorry indeed.
29:29Wait there.
29:55Please hold and I will try to connect you.
30:10Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
30:12Pleasure to see you again.
30:14Very good of you to say so, my lord.
30:17I admit to a certain ignorance regarding the proper etiquette in this situation.
30:23But perhaps you could talk to me instead of your telephone.
30:27Allow me to put the receiver down.
30:31Please.
30:33Don't move.
30:34I am standing perfectly still.
30:37Should have expected you, I suppose.
30:39The girl in stables, one of your spies.
30:42Yes, she is.
30:43And alive and well.
30:44The same cannot be said of your confederate.
30:47The world will little grieve his absence.
30:49You, on the other hand.
30:52Killing me would be a very bad idea, my lord.
30:55Even for one who has made as many poor choices as you have of late.
30:59The police are en route.
31:01No, they're not.
31:03But what would they find, Mr. Holmes?
31:06When they finally appear, that remains to be seen.
31:08If Watson and Mrs. Hudson are present and alive and in good health,
31:13the authorities will find their kidnappers dead in the stables
31:17and perhaps they could recover the jewels stolen from the home of the American ambassador.
31:21I could convince them that you are ignorant of the entire scheme
31:26and your station and former wealth might give them pause.
31:31Former wealth, Mr. Holmes?
31:33I do note, without pleasure, the faded spaces on your walls
31:38where valued paintings used to hang
31:40and your coat, which was fashionable four years ago,
31:43has had its colours refreshed in places with ink
31:45and your tie is jagged along the edges
31:48from overuse and this rug on which I'm standing is pocked with scars.
31:52Now, I know of only two vices that can create such circumstances
31:56and since your face is unblemished,
31:59your challengers would seem to do less with drink
32:02and more to bad luck at cards.
32:04Just so, Mr. Holmes.
32:07Just so.
32:09Gambling lured me into wagering my happiness
32:11and I lost.
32:13Well, I beg you, my lord.
32:15Roll the dice once more.
32:17Bet on me.
32:19Help rescue my friends and all may yet be well.
32:22Your friends are long gone from here, Mr. Holmes.
32:24The red thread has them and I cannot help you save them.
32:27Strike back against the thread, sir.
32:31Help me bring these criminals to justice.
32:34My, but you entertain a high opinion of yourself, Mr. Holmes.
32:38Bring them to justice.
32:42You might as well try and sweep the sand from the Sahara
32:46or clear the oceans of salt.
32:48You want to say you have no idea what you're up against, do you?
32:52This is no gang of pickpockets, sir.
32:56The red thread represents the very industrialization of crime
33:00and they are preparing to commit the greatest offense
33:02ever conceived by the human mind.
33:05Or at least beyond your poor imagination.
33:08No, I have a much better idea.
33:10Killing me would be pointless.
33:12Helping you would be worse.
33:14Not only would it lead to my own execution
33:16but that of my wife and children.
33:19Oh, yes.
33:21They would not scruple even at that.
33:23Believe me when I say it is impossible for you to escape.
33:26No, Mr. Holmes.
33:27It is you who cannot escape.
33:31But I can and I will.
33:35Farewell.
33:58You have a good or you both man.
34:08Bye.
34:12Bye.
34:17Bye.
34:19Bye.
34:20Bye, bye.
34:24Bye.
34:33oh you look very well considering are you sure you won't need me this afternoon
34:39uh no further investigation of the thread awaits installation of my telephone
34:45in the meantime i've started a new search for a young rascal called dan mariati also known as
34:53michael wiley michael wiley yes it's an alias adopted by the son of a very dangerous criminal
35:00whose father sometimes tries to kill me it's nothing to worry about the elder mariati is
35:06presently in prison and mostly harmless i'm amelia rose i'm michael wiley and i'm very
35:15much in need of your help i'll wait for you tomorrow and every day after that at mrs bailey's
35:21tea house on park road at 4 p.m we shall call this your monthly death i want you to
35:27keep the
35:28money that mr halligan returned to you and find something completely unsuitable on which to spend
35:33it be free do whatever you want nice long walk will do you good preferably along the park stick to
35:39the
35:39most public areas possible in fact don't go too far outside the neighborhood i'm glad i can do
35:44whatever i want just stay safe please it's very odd how concerns for your safety suddenly affect
35:51my concentration especially with people suggesting we might be facing offenses beyond my imagination
35:57oh someone at the door i see my lessons in deduction of not being entirely wasted
36:04um out of deference to mrs halligan's sensibilities if you could please leave by the servant's
36:09entrance i um yeah thank you for your kindness mr holmes i appreciate it very much
36:26good morning let me help you hello mrs hudson i'm here on business with sherlock
36:31help do you have an appointment lady violent my dear mrs hudson people make appointments with me
36:40ah there you are sherlock how delightful to see you again
36:49how little your rooms have changed in the last 20 years
36:56and so lovely that your dear old landlady still guards the door
37:02and where is the loyal dr watson on a walking tour of italy and that was not mrs hudson she's
37:12visiting her husband's family in the scottish highlands that was her twin sister mrs halligan
37:17and ann kenny likeness i half expected you might be helping the police with this grisly affair
37:23in richmond oh you haven't heard lord withersea killed his coachman and then himself
37:31and they found two more criminals in withersea coffins shot through the head in his stables
37:37well the case solves itself certainly hope not sensational murders can liven up the season
37:45which has been even duller than usual i came here straight from the american ambassador's residence
37:52i believe you know him we have been introduced his wife is most insistent on hiring away one of
37:57your servants and miss amelia rojas as chaperone for their daughter clara what have the ambassador's
38:05domestic arrangements to do with you since i was once presented at court i am sometimes enlisted to
38:11help young ladies follow in my footsteps clara anderson is one of my proteges the anderson's paid
38:18my expenses to and from the united states in order to prepare their immature daughter clara for her
38:24introduction to society i can't say exactly when that will be since the appropriate dates for balls
38:30are all spoken for but i will work something out for a fee i suppose in terms of income i
38:38am dependent
38:38on my younger brother whose generosity is even less pronounced than his intelligence but back to your
38:46maid should not amelia have some say in this matter i don't see why i am much opposed to this
38:54movement of
38:55treating one's servants as part of the household no the only question is would she be aware of her place
39:05she is after all she is after all what an american they are famed for over familiarity and coarse manners
39:16i've known some to be little short of passionate which i always find very vulgar in a woman well if
39:22you deem amelia too unpolished for polite society perhaps you should remain in my employ why Sherlock where
39:29on earth did you come by this photograph just look at them cowboys cutthroats indians and sharpshooters
39:39and in the back row us oh dear we were so young oh and there's that woman with whom you
39:48became so
39:49enamored she was a designer no i'll never forget you comparing her to da vinci all her improbable
39:57inventions what was her name little pigeon little dove she was in fact an accomplished engineer oh yes
40:06i remember now you wanted me to submit her designs for some terrifying weapon was it not to my father
40:16when he was running the ministry of war you were quite keen on getting a working model constructed
40:23there's a souvenir nothing more but it has bearing on my business as you must surely know indeed i suspect
40:32that's why you hired the girl in the first place is the picture out for her benefit how sentimental you
40:41have become the telegram i just handed you contains the details of amelia's birth her mother according to the
40:47pinkertons is none other than the same little dove of whom we were speaking though she changed her name
40:53to lucia rojas and i note amelia's unnamed father is described as an explorer deceased yes amelia said
41:03something like that to me
41:06perhaps the girl was the offspring of one of those whirlwind romances for which theatrical types are so
41:13famous born a mere 18 months after her mother departed from london 18 months that's rather uh
41:27here oh keep it it's only the background information collected by the pinkertons there are no official
41:32documents and i've copied all the relevant details now don't make a fuss over losing the girl's services
41:40just because you were fond of her mother this new arrangement will improve her station in life
41:45and is most definitely for the good of the country my regards to dr watson and mrs hudson
41:58if my mother said so then i am your daughter
42:0518 months
42:26what do you
42:33what is
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