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01:35villages, Watson. What foreigner reading these could ever think of us as stiff and
01:40sober-minded people? Bippery Cross, Burrow Crags, Bird Cherry Brook and
01:46Burting Peace Place, Burlston Junction. When do we go? Go where? To Burlston Manor, Burlston, Sussex.
01:59Whatever led you to believe that I'm interested in Sussex, Burlston or
02:03Burlston Manor. No doubt you saw the account of the rather
02:08gruesome murder of Squire John Douglas. Quite so. The case has interesting
02:13features but at the moment I'm more interested in the fly-fishing
02:17possibilities in the neighborhood of Burlston. Ah, that would be the Arran. Runs within
02:22two or three miles of the manor house. Hmm? What manor house? Burlston, the home of the
02:30late Squire Douglas. Oh, yes, yes, I remember. I believe he was quite a fisherman. The moat is 40 feet
02:39wide.
02:40Forty feet wide? Well, well, good lord. He could probably fish from his bedroom window.
02:47And when the drawbridge is raised, the place becomes an island. Four hours after the bridge is raised,
02:53the body of Squire Douglas is found in his study with half his head blown off. That should appeal to
03:00you.
03:01Hmm. Fishing seems a safe business by comparison. Do you row a boat? A boat? For fly-fishing?
03:10Have you ever fished before? Does this look like the equipment of an amateur?
03:15Ha, ha, ha. Odd word. Which? Equipment. All the fishermen I've ever known talk about their tackle.
03:27What do you deduce from that, Holmes? Obvious. Your fishing friends either lack experience or vocabulary.
03:34We deep-sea fishermen are in the equipment class. None of your nasty little bundles.
03:40Yes, that gaff is far more suitable for a shark than a trout.
03:44Do you really think so? No good for trout?
03:47Well, depends what trout you're after.
03:50Oh. Oh, yes. There.
03:53Well, we must carry a tape measure. A tape measure? What enough for?
03:58To measure our catch, of course. To measure our catch. And throw back the little ones.
04:03A good rule in life, Watson. Always remember to throw back the little ones.
04:09Do you think our prey will count as a big one or a little one?
04:13Well, hardly as big as Squire Douglas, lying dead in his castle, surrounded by his moat.
04:19Holmes, you've been analyzing this case.
04:22Well, you know, I haven't got enough data yet for analysis, really.
04:26Do you think it could be an accident?
04:27What, with a sawn or shotgun? And the triggers of both barrels wired together?
04:32Murder, eh? Yes, possibly.
04:35What do you mean by possibly?
04:37Don't sit there, man. That may be opportunity knocking.
04:40Oh. Yes, sir.
04:46Come in.
05:01Mr. Shut up. Oh.
05:04The fisherman.
05:08Oh, God. Oh, tell him. Blimey me. Oh, wow.
05:12What's in there, boy?
05:15Hmm. There's only a little one.
05:17Don't you like it, Watson?
05:33We'd appreciate your view.
05:36Intriguing affair.
05:38Burlstone Manor.
05:40Signed, Inspector MacLeod.
05:43Ha! Police English for I'm utterly baffled.
05:46Oh.
05:46Yeah, where is it?
05:47Where's what?
05:48Well, the tape measure, of course.
05:50Where is that tape measure?
05:53Oh, the fiddle ties together, sir.
05:56Fiddle?
05:57Violin case, boy.
06:00Oh, tell me, Watson, how are we off for trains?
06:04Trains? Ah, yes. Now, let me see.
06:07Burlstone.
06:09Yes, now, that would be the West Sussex-Littlehampton-Bognor line.
06:13Now, there's a 10-15.
06:15Now, that doesn't stop.
06:16No, of course, it's a 12-3.
06:18That would get us in at 4-2 or 4-7.
06:22I'd say I'd forgotten, actually.
06:24What do you mean to say you can't remember whether it's 4-2 or 4-7?
06:26Come, Watson, you're slipping.
06:28Blimey!
06:29Does he keep all the trying times in his head?
06:32Where else, of course?
06:33We are a nation of railway pioneers, my boy.
06:35Like a great many Englishmen before him,
06:38Dr. Watson restricts his reading to the Bible,
06:40the Times, and Bradshaw's Railway Guide to the British Isles.
06:46Here, boy.
06:52Man of the March hares, that's what you two are.
07:04I say, Watson, have you seen my weekend bag anywhere?
07:07I suspect it's under the stairs.
07:09Mrs. Hudson got very tired of seeing it lying about.
07:11Oh, good.
07:12Well, that means it hasn't been unpacked anyway.
07:14I assume not.
07:15Excellent.
07:16Then everything is ready.
07:17Oh, be a good fellow, would you, and dig out that bag,
07:20and put it in the cab along with that tackle.
07:25Why? Aren't you going to be here?
07:26I have a little reading to do.
07:28Pick me up at the British Museum Library,
07:30say, half an hour before the train leaves.
07:32Now, look here, Holmes.
07:33There's no time to go reading.
07:34You missed the train.
07:36I cannot vouch for the punctuality of Dr. Watson,
07:39or the reliability of the company's steam engines,
07:42but I, for one, propose to be at Bolston Holt
07:44at 4.02pm, precisely.
07:54Oh, is it 4.07?
08:11It was a nice piece of work, if I say so myself.
08:14The entire story hung on a spider's thread.
08:19A spider's thread?
08:20Exactly.
08:21Ah, that sounds interesting, Inspector.
08:23Now, perhaps you'll start at the beginning.
08:24Simply stated.
08:26The castle, as you'll see, has a moat.
08:30And when it's up, as it was at the time of the murder,
08:34it's a sealed fortress.
08:36Who was in the castle at the time of the crime?
08:38The murdered man's wife, Mrs. Douglas,
08:40and a foreign friend, John Morell.
08:44Just those two?
08:45And the servants.
08:46But we've been able to rule them out completely.
08:49Hmm.
08:50And from your description of the house,
08:51it would have to be one of them.
08:52Either Mrs. Douglas, or this friend of hers, Morell.
08:56Or both of them.
08:57They tried to make it appear as though someone had broken into the house
09:01and then dived through the windows to swim the moat.
09:04Yes.
09:04But you disproved them.
09:06Completely.
09:07How?
09:08I'll tell you when we get there.
09:11This, uh, murder weapon.
09:14A Sornorp shotgun, I believe.
09:16An odd weapon, that.
09:17And a foreign gun, too.
09:19Three letters on the barrel.
09:21P-E-N.
09:22Aha.
09:23A larger P, with a flourish over it, followed by a smaller E and N.
09:28That's right.
09:29Ah, the Pennsylvania Small Arms Company, the famous American firm.
09:32That's perfect.
09:33That's all I need.
09:35You mean you need additional evidence?
09:37Well, Mr. Holmes, every little helps, you know.
09:41Then your case against Morell is not complete.
09:44It's complete as far as...
09:46How did you know Morell is the murderer?
09:49How did you know?
09:51He has to be.
09:53Why?
09:54He's the only one who could be.
09:57Suppose I were to tell you that Morell is not your murderer.
10:01How do you know?
10:03Yes, Holmes, how do you know?
10:04Why didn't you arrest him?
10:06Well, I...
10:08He doesn't act like a murderer.
10:12Ah.
10:12He's too self-confident, eh?
10:15That's right.
10:16Seems to be daring him to arrest him.
10:18Yes.
10:20How do you know all this, Holmes?
10:23Do you know this man, Morell?
10:26Fascinating.
10:27Fascinating.
10:27The case has suddenly assumed the most astounding proportions
10:30and the most astonishing challenge, Watson.
10:46That's one of the period.
10:47Yes, it is lovely, isn't it?
10:49What did you mean, Mr. Holmes?
10:50Nothing.
10:51I just think it's a lovely building.
10:52No, I mean when you said that Morell didn't murder Mr. Douglas.
10:56Oh, that.
10:57Yes, what did you mean?
10:58How do you know he didn't do it?
10:59Well, if he didn't do it, she did.
11:01You're jumping again, McLeod, you're jumping.
11:03But it has to be one or the other.
11:06Does it really?
11:08What's he talking about?
11:09Well, don't you know?
11:11No, I don't know.
11:12If two people are in a sealed house with a murdered man,
11:15one of them has to be a murderer.
11:18That's common sense.
11:19Ah, but is it logical?
11:21What do you mean, is it logical?
11:22I don't know, but Holmes says that all the time.
11:25I was hoping you might be able to tell me.
11:41He hasn't been moved.
11:42That's just the way we found him last night.
11:45Watson?
11:46Of course, death was instantaneous.
11:48I should say so.
11:50The charge was not fired directly into the face,
11:52as the newspapers account have it.
11:54Uh-huh.
11:54I'd say the blast came from below
11:56and that the gun was almost vertical.
11:58Excellent, Watson.
11:59Excellent.
12:00May I see this shotgun, McLeod?
12:03Holmes, look at this.
12:04Good Lord.
12:06Wait, it's a brand like cattle.
12:08Well, how old would you say it was?
12:10Have you got your glass there?
12:11Yes.
12:14It's very difficult to estimate marking like this, Holmes,
12:17but I'd say it's, well, it's over 15 years.
12:2120.
12:24Mr. Morrell?
12:26At your service, Mr. Holmes.
12:28Dr. Watson?
12:31News travels quickly.
12:34This is a small village.
12:36You said 20 years?
12:38Yes.
12:38The same age as this.
12:45It stands for the missile valet, Arizona.
12:49Gold claim, number 341.
12:52That is where John and I met 20 years ago.
12:57There were three of us.
12:59We registered the claim, worked it, and then sold it.
13:04We divided the money in thirds and went our different ways.
13:09Two years ago, I looked John up here and stayed on.
13:13I liked it.
13:14And the third partner?
13:17He lost his money, I believe his mind.
13:20He came to believe that we had cheated him.
13:22And he swore to kill us 10 years ago.
13:26Why didn't he?
13:28He couldn't find us.
13:31No, we didn't have the same names at that time.
13:34Do you think your old partner could have done that?
13:40I don't know, Mr. Holmes.
13:42I am not the detective.
13:45True.
13:46True.
13:48Well, we must bear that in mind.
13:51You tried to make it appear as though another man had been here
13:54and went out through the window.
13:56Did I?
13:58He tried to build an elaborate story.
14:00A man of his size was seen passing through the village
14:03wearing a loud tweed top coat and a wide-brimmed hat.
14:06He was heading this way.
14:09On the window ledge, there is a footprint in blood.
14:13Indicating, of course, that the murderer dived through the window
14:16and swam the moat.
14:18But he didn't.
14:21How do you know?
14:23Because, Mr. Morell, outside that window and just a few feet down
14:27is a very large and at least a month old spider's web.
14:32Anyone jumping or diving through the window would have to pass through the web.
14:38And no one did.
14:42Well done, McLeod.
14:43Well done.
14:45A spider's web.
14:47The English police have the most amazing allies, I must say.
14:53Now that you have made your deductions, Mr. McLeod,
14:56exactly what do they mean to me?
14:58For the moment, nothing.
15:01But I suggest you do not leave the castle grounds.
15:04And if I try to live...
15:20Well done, McLeod. You've certainly got your man.
15:24But I'm not rushing in to make any arrest.
15:28I'm going to make sure the case is iron cast.
15:31Oh, very wise.
15:32And what's the motive?
15:34Revenge for the Venice Valley affair?
15:36I've got to go a bit careful there, Doctor.
15:39If you ask me, it's a case of, uh...
15:43Cherche la woman.
15:45Oh.
15:46What's he?
15:47Is he a Douglas?
15:48Well, you know how these things are, Doctor.
15:51Between us men of the world, we know how a situation like this can...
15:55Oh, of course.
15:56Of course.
15:57Of course.
16:00Delicate situation, then.
16:01Delicate.
16:02Yes, delicate.
16:04Might, uh, almost be called the...
16:08case of the other man.
16:10Hmm?
16:19The other dumbbell.
16:21Who?
16:22Not who, what.
16:24What?
16:25That's right, what.
16:27What are you talking about?
16:28That.
16:30There's only one dumbbell.
16:32One dumbbell?
16:33That's right.
16:35Well?
16:35There's only one dumbbell, Watson.
16:40I know. That's it over there.
16:42Yes.
16:43Where's the other one?
16:44Well, I don't know.
16:46I've only just come here.
16:47Do you know where the other one is?
16:48What difference does it make?
16:50Well, that's right, yes.
16:51What difference does it make?
16:52Maybe there is only one dumb...
16:54bell...
16:55Dumbbell.
16:56One dumbbell?
16:57But they come in twos.
16:59Perhaps he only had one.
17:03Watson, do you mean to tell me that you can stand there,
17:06surrounded by all these athletic trophies,
17:09and suggest to me that such a man would only use one dumbbell?
17:14Well, what difference does it make?
17:16Yes.
17:17What difference does it make?
17:19Well, if you two are convinced that you can solve the case
17:24with the aid of a convenient spider,
17:27I'm going fishing.
17:28Your what?
17:29Who is going fishing?
17:31He's brought his tackle.
17:32Why?
17:33To catch fish.
17:35Then I take it you're satisfied with my analysis of the crime.
17:41Find the dumbbell.
17:43Hang the dumbbell!
17:45You can't hang him until you find him.
17:47Who?
17:48The man who took the dumbbell.
17:57You've gone too far now, Holmes.
17:59I think you've made him very angry.
18:01Then he should fish.
18:02It soothes the nerves.
18:04Are you really going to fish?
18:05I am.
18:06Where?
18:06Out of that window.
18:07It looks very comfortable.
18:09Well, what do you expect to catch?
18:11A herring.
18:12A red herring.
18:14May I have the tape measure, Watson?
18:16To measure a red herring?
18:18To measure the big red herrings.
18:19The little ones I plan to throw back.
18:23Holmes, you're up to something.
18:24I am.
18:25What?
18:26Would you like to help?
18:28Of course.
18:28Well, look.
18:29Take the good inspector down to the local pub
18:31and keep him there for at least an hour.
18:33While you fish for red herring.
18:35At the moment, I'm fishing for bait.
18:37I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll do it.
18:40Good.
18:41Remember.
18:42One hour.
18:45A man joined myself in the local and stayed too.
19:11One hour.
19:17Two.
19:20One hour.
19:20A strange one, that Holmes.
19:21What do you think he's been doing?
19:23There's no guessing with him.
19:25For all we know, he may really have been fishing.
19:28Perhaps we should have given him more time.
19:30He's been an hour.
19:31That's all he asked for.
19:32Yes, that's right enough.
19:34Inspector MacLeod.
19:40Hello, Sergeant.
19:41Have you seen Mr. Holmes?
19:43I certainly have, sir.
19:45What's wrong?
19:47You know the staircase in that room?
19:49Oh, Mr. Holmes was sliding down them banisters.
19:54He was what?
19:56That's right, sir.
19:58Sliding down the banisters he was.
20:01Well, he was probably investigating something.
20:05Probably.
20:07Well, let's ask him. There must be some reason behind it.
20:10Good afternoon, gentlemen.
20:19Go on.
20:20Ask him.
20:22Ask me what?
20:24Well?
20:25What have you been doing while we were away?
20:27Well, first I fished.
20:29Oh?
20:30And then I slid down the banisters.
20:32I told you.
20:34Why?
20:35Why not?
20:37Well, and you, Inspector MacLeod, are going to drain the moat.
20:42I'm going to what?
20:43Drain the moat.
20:45Empty it right down to the bottom.
20:48I can't do that.
20:49That's a major engineering job.
20:51Don't you realize that's a real river that runs around the house?
20:55Well, in that case, don't drain the moat.
20:58But tell everyone you're going to.
21:01And then what?
21:02Then we'll all meet back here in an hour's time.
21:06And see if we can find somebody pulling something out of the moat.
21:10Exactly.
21:11What?
21:13Red herrings.
21:19As mad as a marked chair.
21:36How much longer?
21:37Not much.
21:38You're certain everyone believes they're going to drain the moat?
21:40I don't know who believes it, but everyone knows I said it.
21:44Do you think someone will come to the murder room?
21:46Someone has been in it for some time.
21:47How do you know?
21:48The lights are out.
21:49Because I left them on.
21:52Look.
21:52What?
21:53That's it.
21:53Let's go.
22:10Oh, excuse me.
22:12What are you using for bait?
22:18I wouldn't mind holding this.
22:24What clothes did you say the stranger was wearing McLeod?
22:27A loud tweed topcoat and a white-brimmed hat.
22:30Like these?
22:36The dumbbell.
22:37Holmes, how did you know?
22:39When you're working near water, Watson, and a heavy object has disappeared,
22:43you may conclude, until you can prove otherwise,
22:46that it has been used to prevent some object from rising to the surface.
22:50All right, Morell.
22:51You're under arrest for the murder of John Douglas.
22:54It is my duty to warn you that anything you say may be taken down and used in evidence that
23:00it is...
23:00No, no, no, McLeod.
23:01You haven't got it at all.
23:03What?
23:05This gentleman didn't kill John Douglas because John Douglas isn't dead.
23:10He isn't what?
23:12Dead.
23:13The man whose body you discovered in here is the very man who came back to...
23:18No.
23:18No, you're not with me, are you, McLeod?
23:22Would you tell him, please?
23:25These clothes belong to our third partner.
23:28The man who's been searching for you for ten years.
23:31Yes.
23:32He found us and arrived here with a shotgun.
23:36He and John struggled and the shot went off.
23:39That explains the vertical angle of the blast.
23:41In the ensuing struggle, the gun went off.
23:44I heard the report and ran down immediately.
23:47I timed it from your room.
23:49Fifteen seconds if you run and ten seconds if you slide down the banisters.
23:54I ran.
23:55I thought you would.
23:58John was panic-stricken when he saw what he had done.
24:02I got the idea to change their identities.
24:05But then where is Douglas?
24:08With the aid of my tape measure, I was able to ascertain that there is a hollow space behind that
24:12wall.
24:13I imagine it conceals a passage under the moat.
24:16Yes, Mr. Holmes.
24:17It does.
24:19And John has had a 36-hour head start.
24:22We'll stop him.
24:23I told him you would.
24:26I'll issue orders for the apprehension of Mr. Douglas.
24:28And we'll talk about your part in this, sir, in the morning.
24:33You have conspired to conceal evidence.
24:37I'll still be here in the morning, Inspector.
24:48A very brilliant piece of deductions, Mr. Holmes.
24:52An excellent application of applied psychology.
24:57I haven't been tricked many times in my life.
25:01You must remember that the next time you've become involved with murder.
25:04And you can now continue your fishing in a more normal manner.
25:08Fishing?
25:09No, I don't care for it really.
25:13Unless it's deep sea, of course.
25:16Uh, yes.
25:17Yes, yes, sir.
25:19But in the absence of an ocean in the immediate vicinity,
25:22I think we'd better start back to Baker Street immediately.
25:24Well, now, there's a 913 or a 1023.
25:27The 1023 will hold us up a ton, which is quite a while.
25:30I've been waiting for the next time.
25:35Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
25:37Ah, not at all.
25:38Not at all.
25:38Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
26:08Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
26:38Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
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