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The Mansion of Deadly Secrets (1945) is a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery thriller filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists. When members of an exclusive club begin dying under mysterious circumstances, fear spreads through a secluded country mansion. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called upon to investigate the chilling case, uncover hidden motives, dangerous secrets, and a sinister plot lurking within the shadows. Packed with classic detective work, suspenseful storytelling, and vintage noir atmosphere, this timeless mystery remains a favorite among Sherlock Holmes fans.
Step into a world of mystery, deception, and thrilling investigation as Holmes faces one of his most puzzling cases.
Step into a world of mystery, deception, and thrilling investigation as Holmes faces one of his most puzzling cases.
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00:00:00The End
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00:01:19The events I'm about to relate began a fortnight ago,
00:01:21in a grim old house perched high on a cliff on the west coast of Scotland.
00:01:25This singular structure is known as Dreacliff House.
00:01:30Gathered there for dinner were the seven members of the most extraordinary club,
00:01:37called the Good Comrades.
00:01:41Into this unique gathering came their melancholy housekeeper, Mrs. Monteith,
00:01:47bearing a message for Ralph King, a retired barrister.
00:01:55King received it casually.
00:02:05When they saw the contents, the Good Comrades took the whole thing as a joke,
00:02:12but their housekeeper was right.
00:02:16It was no laughing matter.
00:02:18For on the following night...
00:02:31Ralph King died horribly.
00:02:36But this was only the beginning.
00:02:42A few nights later,
00:02:45as the Good Comrades gathered to drink a final toast
00:02:49to their departed member...
00:03:11Mrs. Monteith entered with a second envelope,
00:03:16this time addressed to Stanley Rayburn,
00:03:20this time addressed to Stanley Rayburn,
00:03:22in his day, a distinguished actor.
00:03:31This time, you may be sure there was no laughter.
00:03:38These men were afraid.
00:03:41And their fear...
00:03:44was justified.
00:03:47For once again, the message...
00:03:49proved to be a portent of death.
00:03:54It was ten days before Rayburn's battered body was recovered.
00:03:58Hmm.
00:03:59Tell me, Mr. Chalmers,
00:04:00what do these envelopes contain?
00:04:02In the first case, seven orange pips, or C's.
00:04:05In the second case, six.
00:04:07And a number of orange pips refer to the surviving members.
00:04:10A grim warning, eh, Holmes?
00:04:12Looks like murder.
00:04:13Not necessarily, Watson.
00:04:16A moment ago, you referred to this club as extraordinary.
00:04:19Why?
00:04:20All of the members are past middle age, retired,
00:04:23and without near kin.
00:04:25Six months ago, they formed this club here in London,
00:04:27then promptly left for Dreercliff,
00:04:29the ancestral home of Mr. Bruce Allister,
00:04:32their eldest member.
00:04:33Nothing very remarkable about that.
00:04:35Sounds rather friendly, as a matter of fact.
00:04:38The remarkable fact is that all seven of these men
00:04:40appear to have but one thing in common.
00:04:43Oh, what's that?
00:04:44In a minute, my dear Watson,
00:04:45each is worth a great deal more dead than alive.
00:04:47That's right, Mr. Holmes.
00:04:49How did you guess?
00:04:50Well, dear Mr. Chalmers,
00:04:51you represent the association of insurance underwriters.
00:04:54You're worried about the untimely deaths
00:04:55of these two good comrades.
00:04:56Ergo, these men must carry rather large insurance policies.
00:05:00Yes, but that's not all.
00:05:02Shortly after forming this club,
00:05:05all these seven men changed their policies,
00:05:07making the other members their beneficiaries.
00:05:09The policies total over 100,000 pounds.
00:05:12That's very enlightening.
00:05:13You paid the five surviving members
00:05:16on the policies of King and Rayburn?
00:05:18Oh, yes, we always pay promptly.
00:05:19But what worries me, Mr. Holmes, is...
00:05:21whether these two deaths were accidental or not.
00:05:23Exactly.
00:05:25Of course, I may be wrong.
00:05:26I have no proof,
00:05:27but it seems to me just possible
00:05:28that one of these men plans
00:05:30to murder the others one by one.
00:05:32And collect on all the policies.
00:05:34I see the whole thing, Holmes.
00:05:35Bravo, Watson, but why the orange pips?
00:05:37Oh, yes, the orange chips.
00:05:38Pips, Watson.
00:05:40Bit of a puzzle, eh, Holmes?
00:05:41Quite.
00:05:42A most intriguing feature.
00:05:44Is back all around this place.
00:05:45After all, Mr. Holmes,
00:05:46several lives may be at stake.
00:05:48The temptation of sudden wealth
00:05:49could possibly turn one of these
00:05:51seemingly harmless men
00:05:52into a ruthless killer.
00:05:53Exactly.
00:05:54Are those the good comrades?
00:05:55Yes.
00:05:56Oh.
00:05:57Let me see him, will you?
00:06:01Hello.
00:06:03Who's this fellow on the end?
00:06:04That's Dr. Merrivel.
00:06:06Dr. Simon Merrivel?
00:06:09I believe his Christian name is Simon.
00:06:12Yes, definitely Dr. Simon Merrivel.
00:06:14I'll accept your case, Mr. Chalmers.
00:06:16Watson, pack your things.
00:06:17We're off to Scotland tonight.
00:06:34Scotland, home of my ancestors.
00:06:37A lonely land, but a peaceful one.
00:06:40It's wonderful off the stuffy London, eh, Holmes?
00:06:43I say, who is this Dr. Merrivel?
00:06:46Oh, well, if you want to behave like a clam,
00:06:49you haven't uttered a word since we left London.
00:06:51Sorry, old fellow, I was thinking.
00:06:54Twenty years ago, Dr. Merrivel was a famous surgeon
00:06:56in Harley Street.
00:06:57Can't be so very famous.
00:06:58I never heard of him.
00:06:59Oh, but he was.
00:07:00His main claim to distinction, of course,
00:07:03was the unnecessarily brutal murder of his young bride.
00:07:05Really?
00:07:06However, he testified so brilliantly in the witness box
00:07:09that he was acquitted.
00:07:11After which, he dropped completely out of sight.
00:07:14And you think that he was most probably responsible
00:07:16for the death of these two good comrades?
00:07:18Well, I don't say that he was,
00:07:19but I do say that he could have been.
00:07:21Murder is an insidious thing, Watson.
00:07:23Once a man has dipped his fingers in blood,
00:07:26sooner or later, he'll feel the urge to kill again.
00:07:29This gracious way.
00:07:30Very unpleasant.
00:07:49Funeral, Holmes.
00:07:51You suppose we're too late?
00:07:52Oh, I think you're unnecessarily suspicious, Watson.
00:07:55One of the villagers, eh?
00:07:56Aye, sir.
00:07:57Mr. McTavish, the blacksmith.
00:07:59No, daughter, don't be talking to strangers.
00:08:01It wasn't her fault.
00:08:03I asked your daughter whose funeral it was.
00:08:05Andy McTavish.
00:08:06Cut down on a flower of his manhood.
00:08:09What a pity.
00:08:10A young fellow, eh?
00:08:12Just 72.
00:08:1372?
00:08:14Flower of his manhood.
00:08:16Trying to be funny.
00:08:17Come on, Watson.
00:08:17Oh, 72 flower of his manhood.
00:08:20I've seen about 40 men.
00:08:22Don't really worry, Watson.
00:08:23What can I do for you, gentlemen?
00:08:24We telegraphed for reservations from London.
00:08:27Name, sir?
00:08:28Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
00:08:30We'll have your rooms ready, sir.
00:08:37Stand there, gentlemen.
00:08:39Yes, indeed.
00:08:41Are you staying long, gentlemen?
00:08:43No, not long.
00:08:44We just came up here to look into the...
00:08:47We just came up here for the shooting.
00:08:48Shooting?
00:08:49Yes, sir.
00:08:50Grouse, of course.
00:08:51No grouse here, sir, for the last 40 years.
00:08:55No grouse?
00:08:59No grouse.
00:09:00Cheer up, Watson.
00:09:00We'll find some other quarry to occupy our time.
00:09:03This way, gentlemen.
00:09:04Take the guns, will you?
00:09:05I'll take the big bear.
00:09:25So you're back earlier than usual, Dr. Merrivel.
00:09:29Gentlemen, I've just made a rather intriguing discovery.
00:09:32The village of Inverneal has a distinguished visitor.
00:09:35Huh? Really? Who?
00:09:38Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
00:09:39Who? I didn't quite catch the name.
00:09:43Sherlock Holmes.
00:09:44Oh. Sherlock Holmes.
00:09:48The famous detective.
00:09:51One wonders what he can be doing in Inverneal.
00:09:54Have you forgotten, Alistair, that two of our members have already met with violent deaths?
00:09:58Yes, yes, yes, of course.
00:10:02Cosgrave, must you pace up and down like a monkey in a ruddy cage?
00:10:06I fail to see how what I do can concern you.
00:10:08Simpson!
00:10:10Cosgrave!
00:10:12Cannot we behave like good comrades?
00:10:15Doesn't anything ever get on your nerves, Alistair?
00:10:17Oh, dear me, no. I have no nerves.
00:10:27Now, tell me, McGregor, the present head of the house is Mr. Bruce Alistair, is it not?
00:10:31Well, I, grandson of Donald Alistair, he was the lawless one.
00:10:40He turned Drearcliffe house into a smuggler's den.
00:10:45Got himself blown to bits by a gun.
00:10:48Gracious me.
00:10:49And Angus Alistair was his son.
00:10:54He was eaten by cannibals in the South Seas.
00:10:58Very unfortunate family, huh?
00:11:01They found Angus's bones.
00:11:03Sent them back to Drearcliffe, where no man ever goes whole to his grave.
00:11:10The place is haunted.
00:11:12Haunted? You mean ghosts?
00:11:16Only a fool believes in ghosts.
00:11:19Spirits never aren't at Drearcliffe.
00:11:21Five minutes to closing time, gentlemen.
00:11:24Only the memory of evil.
00:11:33You're wanted at Drearcliffe house, Sergeant.
00:11:36What is it, woman?
00:11:37Murder.
00:11:41Alistair himself, is it?
00:11:42I don't know.
00:11:44Dr. Merrivel didn't say.
00:11:46Mr. Holmes, would you care to come along?
00:11:49Yes, I would. Thank you.
00:11:50Hudson?
00:11:54You mark my words.
00:11:57Alistair has met the brutal death of his father.
00:12:15Ah, good evening, Sergeant.
00:12:17Oh, Mr. Alistair.
00:12:18This is Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
00:12:20I took the liberty of...
00:12:21Mr. Holmes, Dr. Watson.
00:12:23How do you do, sir?
00:12:23Oh, this is excellent.
00:12:25Most excellent.
00:12:26Please come in, gentlemen.
00:12:27Please come in.
00:12:30And welcome to Drearcliffe house.
00:12:32Now, where is the corpse?
00:12:34Follow me.
00:12:36It's by the furnace.
00:12:37The furnace?
00:12:38Yes, poor Davis.
00:12:40He was burnt to a crisp.
00:12:42Burnt to a crisp?
00:12:44I say, Holmes, this murderer sounds a bit of a fiend, eh?
00:12:46At least he's consistent.
00:12:48Consistent?
00:12:48Yes, the deaths all follow the legend of Drearcliffe.
00:12:51Whereas McGregor puts it,
00:12:52no man ever goes whole to his grave.
00:12:54I will come in here, gentlemen, won't you?
00:12:56Oh, thank you.
00:12:57That's right.
00:12:58That's right.
00:13:00Yes.
00:13:03These gentlemen have come about the body.
00:13:06Why didn't you take them to the cellar?
00:13:08Oh, no, Dr. Merrivel.
00:13:09You discovered it.
00:13:11After all, it's your body.
00:13:14That's right.
00:13:16I say, you're Sherlock Holmes, aren't you?
00:13:19I am, and this is my friend and colleague, Dr. Watson.
00:13:22Oh, you do, sir.
00:13:23Yes, I thought I recognized you.
00:13:24You know, I've followed your exploits for years.
00:13:26The detection of crime is one of my hobbies.
00:13:29This is a surprise and a pleasure.
00:13:30A pleasure, I hope, but hardly a surprise.
00:13:33You saw me at the inn this afternoon.
00:13:35Touché.
00:13:37This is Alan Cosgrave.
00:13:39And Captain Simpson.
00:13:40How do you do?
00:13:40How do you do?
00:13:41A distressing business, Mr. Holmes.
00:13:43We were all fond of Guy Davis.
00:13:44Davis?
00:13:45Oh, the fellow in the furnace.
00:13:47But if he was burnt to a crisp,
00:13:49how do you know that it was Davis?
00:13:50Well, he's the only one missing.
00:13:52Besides, we identified him by his cufflinks.
00:13:54But you'll see for yourselves.
00:13:56Come along, gentlemen.
00:14:03Good chap.
00:14:08May I ask, Dr. Merrivel,
00:14:10will Mr. Davis also receive the warning of the orange pips at dinner?
00:14:13Oh, so you know about the others.
00:14:15You seem to be very well informed about our affairs, Mr. Holmes.
00:14:17As a matter of fact, Davis didn't have dinner with us tonight.
00:14:20Had he indicated his intended absence?
00:14:23No.
00:14:24No, he hadn't.
00:14:25Mrs. Monteith was quite put out about it.
00:14:27Pardon me, will you, gentlemen?
00:14:33Dr. Watson.
00:14:34What's Mr. Holmes up to?
00:14:36I haven't the foggy...
00:14:37Oh, you'll find out, my dear sir.
00:14:39In good time.
00:14:48Isn't there something you wish to tell me, Mrs. Monteith?
00:14:50Me, sir?
00:14:51Yes.
00:14:53Please give it to me.
00:14:54The envelope addressed to Mr. Guy Davis.
00:15:08Five pips this time.
00:15:10How do you know that she had them?
00:15:12It's obvious, my dear Watson.
00:15:13Since Mr. Davis was not at dinner,
00:15:16Mrs. Monteith had no opportunity to deliver the envelope.
00:15:18Yes, of course.
00:15:19Quite obvious.
00:15:20Where did you find it?
00:15:21It was pushed under the door, like the others.
00:15:23Thank you, Mrs. Monteith.
00:15:25That will be all.
00:15:26Where are they coming from, Mr. Holmes?
00:15:28Who's sending these things to us?
00:15:31Is there anyone who might have a grudge against you?
00:15:33Have orange pips any significance for any of you?
00:15:36Well?
00:15:37I seem to remember reading somewhere
00:15:39that among some obscure tribe of savages,
00:15:43orange pips were looked upon as a symbol of death.
00:15:47Oh, really?
00:15:48Sergeant.
00:15:49Aye, sir?
00:15:50I think you'd better telephone Scotland, John.
00:15:51Oh, we've never had a telephone at Geragliff House, no.
00:15:55They're so noisy.
00:15:56I can make the call from the village, sir.
00:15:58All right.
00:15:59It's not often we have the opportunity
00:16:00of meeting such charming people.
00:16:02You go ahead.
00:16:02I'll follow you.
00:16:03I'm afraid, Mr. Holmes,
00:16:04if you don't go with the sergeant,
00:16:05there's no way to get back to the village tonight.
00:16:07Oh, but, Mr. Holmes,
00:16:09there's no need for you to stay at the inn.
00:16:11It's such a dreary place.
00:16:12We've plenty of room here,
00:16:13and it's much more cheerful.
00:16:14I thought we came here for privacy.
00:16:17We wouldn't dream of putting you out.
00:16:19Oh, but I thought it would be so nice
00:16:21to have such exciting people as our guests.
00:16:25Thanks very much.
00:16:27I'm sure Mr. Holmes' business in the village
00:16:28is much more important, Alistair.
00:16:30Please, Mr. Holmes, we insist.
00:16:32I think Alistair's idea is an excellent one.
00:16:35Don't you, gentlemen?
00:16:36Yes, speak for yourself, Cosgrave.
00:16:37Come, come, come.
00:16:39We are all friends, aren't we?
00:16:43Or are we?
00:16:46Guy Davis was a friend, too.
00:16:48So were King and Rayburn.
00:16:50You've got to stay, Mr. Holmes.
00:16:51You and Dr. Watson, we can put you up.
00:16:54Any objections, Dr. Maryvale?
00:16:56This is a tapestry and a teapot, Mr. Holmes.
00:16:58You're welcome, of course.
00:16:59Now, if you all excuse me, I'm rather tired.
00:17:04Good night.
00:17:08What do you say, Simpson?
00:17:10Glad to have you, gentlemen, of course.
00:17:12Then you will stay, both of you.
00:17:14Thank you, Mr. Alistair.
00:17:15We should be very glad to.
00:17:17Sergeant, will you have our things sent up from the inn?
00:17:19Right away, sir.
00:17:20This is excellent.
00:17:21I'll tell Mrs. Monteith to get your rooms ready.
00:17:23Mr. Holmes, I must say I feel a lot safer now
00:17:26that you and Dr. Watson are in the house.
00:17:28Oh, delighted to be of any use, Mr. Cosgrave.
00:17:30And, well, if you would care to keep me informed
00:17:33if you should discover anything,
00:17:34I would be only too glad to help you.
00:17:36I'd do anything to get to the bottom of this awful mystery.
00:17:39I'll bear that in mind, Mr. Cosgrave.
00:17:42Good night.
00:17:43Good night.
00:17:43Good night.
00:17:44Good night.
00:17:58Mr. Merrivel.
00:17:58If you take a look at his eyes, rather frightening, eh?
00:18:02Yes, but that might be accounted for by advanced myopia.
00:18:05Complicated with astigmatism.
00:18:06Well, who do you think it is?
00:18:09At the moment, I suspect no one and everyone.
00:18:13So it's your theory that Dr. Merrivel's the matter, right?
00:18:16Yes, it's Merrivel.
00:18:18What about, uh...
00:18:21What about Captain Simpson?
00:18:23Simpson?
00:18:24I see what you mean.
00:18:26Do you?
00:18:27Yes, there's a surly-looking chap if I saw one.
00:18:30He didn't much relish our being asked to stay here, either.
00:18:33Right what you are, Watson.
00:18:36Do you suspect anyone else?
00:18:37Well, of course.
00:18:39There's old Alistair.
00:18:40And what might cause you to suspect Alistair?
00:18:42He's too good to be true.
00:18:44Oh.
00:19:00What are you looking for now, Holmes?
00:19:03I wish I knew Watson.
00:19:07Hmm.
00:19:08Someone's got a morbid taste in literature.
00:19:10Or a first for knowledge.
00:19:13Well, Holmes, there's one of them that's got nothing to do with it.
00:19:16Who?
00:19:17Cosgrave.
00:19:19Why Cosgrave?
00:19:19Oh, he's definitely got the wind up.
00:19:21Apparently begged us to stay just now.
00:19:23Yes.
00:19:24I'd vouch for Cosgrave, all right.
00:19:27Mrs. Monteith will be down directly to show you to your rooms.
00:19:31I just popped in to say goodnight.
00:19:32Oh, thank you.
00:19:33I trust you'll sleep well.
00:19:35Oh, by the way, Mr. Alistair, I wonder if you could tell us which one of you suggested changing your
00:19:39insurance policies,
00:19:41making the other members of your club the beneficiaries.
00:19:43Oh, let me see now.
00:19:44Oh, yes, of course.
00:19:45Just dear old Alan.
00:19:47Alan?
00:19:47Yes.
00:19:48Alan Cosgrave.
00:19:49Good night.
00:19:50Good night.
00:19:52Cosgrave.
00:19:52I suspected him from the start.
00:19:54Yes, you did, didn't you?
00:19:56How about a pipe before we go to sleep?
00:20:00Sleep?
00:20:01I won't be able to close my eyes in this sinister house.
00:20:11Your rooms are ready, gentlemen.
00:20:20Where's our good friend, Dr. Watson?
00:20:23Oh, he was rather tired last night.
00:20:24He's still sleeping.
00:20:25Yes, our beds are very comfortable here.
00:20:28Why don't you stop that runny mountain?
00:20:31Your bodyguard's here now.
00:20:32Simpson.
00:20:33You mustn't tease Cosgrave.
00:20:36Remember how sensitive he is.
00:20:38You should ignore things.
00:20:40Like Alistair.
00:20:48Oh, uh.
00:20:49Singapore?
00:20:50Huh?
00:20:50The, uh.
00:20:51Oh, the Cobra.
00:20:53No.
00:20:55You'll never know that one.
00:20:57But this one.
00:21:00Oh, yes, yes.
00:21:01Very good.
00:21:02And definitely Singapore.
00:21:03Right you are, Mr. Holmes.
00:21:05You know your tattoos, all right.
00:21:06I'm interested in many things.
00:21:09Good morning, gentlemen.
00:21:11I'm sorry I'm late.
00:21:13I didn't sleep very well.
00:21:14You didn't sleep very well?
00:21:15You snore like a pig.
00:21:16Rubbish.
00:21:16Got a match, Dr. Watson?
00:21:17Yeah, go ahead.
00:21:19It's a very good idea.
00:21:20Think I'll join you.
00:21:21Nothing like the first pipe of the morning.
00:21:24Can I try some of yours?
00:21:28No, it's quite a bit.
00:21:29Thanks, I think.
00:21:30I'll smoke the air.
00:21:31What is that?
00:21:33Seaweed?
00:21:33Havana, isn't it?
00:21:35Hey.
00:21:35Flavor with Jamaica rum.
00:21:37I don't imagine you're very much troubled with tobacco borrowers, eh, Simpson?
00:21:40Nobody else in the place touches the filthy stuff.
00:21:43I don't blame them.
00:21:45Good heavens!
00:21:48One moment, please.
00:21:49What is it?
00:21:52Just a needle.
00:21:54Who put that in my chair?
00:21:58Hmm.
00:22:00This is no ordinary needle.
00:22:03A stain on my handkerchief suggests a certain sinister possibility.
00:22:07In that beaker, will you?
00:22:08Yes, of course.
00:22:08We shall see.
00:22:17As I thought.
00:22:19Insoluble in alcohol.
00:22:21Whatever is it?
00:22:22Well, judging by the stain on my handkerchief and the milky precipitation in alcohol,
00:22:27I should say it was a derivative of the tropocene family.
00:22:30Pyrotropocene, possibly.
00:22:32That's right, Dr. Merrillville.
00:22:33A deadly poison.
00:22:35Close shave, Captain Simpson.
00:22:37One drop in the bloodstream brings agonizing, almost instant death.
00:22:47It's our custom at this hour to honor our departed friends.
00:22:51I hope you gentlemen will pardon us.
00:22:53We quite understand, Dr. Merrillville.
00:22:55Please proceed.
00:22:59Good comrades.
00:23:01Our dear friend Guy Davis has gone to his reward.
00:23:04Let those of us who remain drink to our dead.
00:23:08And to that bright tomorrow.
00:23:10When we shall join them in a better, happier world.
00:23:15Wait a minute.
00:23:16There's something wrong here.
00:23:17If you please, Captain Simpson.
00:23:20Captain Simpson.
00:23:26The odor of bitter almonds.
00:23:28Bitter almonds.
00:23:30Prussic acid, eh?
00:23:31Prussic acid.
00:23:33There must be some mistake.
00:23:35Mistake, eh?
00:23:36Lucky I didn't make it by drinking that stuff.
00:23:38Well, what have you got to say?
00:23:40Whichever one of you it was tried to kill me,
00:23:43had better look out.
00:23:44I'm a dangerous man to fool with.
00:23:50Hadn't we better adjourn?
00:23:52I mean to say that we've not yet finished the toast to our dead.
00:23:56But do you think it's quite safe?
00:23:58Don't be absurd, Alistair.
00:24:00Take my glass.
00:24:01I assure you, it hasn't been poisoned.
00:24:05Thank you, Dr. Merrillville.
00:24:09To our departed comrades.
00:24:38For, for me?
00:24:40Aye, Mr. Cosgrave.
00:24:42It says so in the envelope.
00:24:59It's come.
00:25:01Did you find this envelope as you did the others?
00:25:03Aye.
00:25:04When?
00:25:04It was pushed under the door when everyone was in here at dinner.
00:25:08Well, there's one thing we can be sure of.
00:25:11None of us could have brought it.
00:25:12How do we know that she's not responsible for them?
00:25:15Mrs. Monteith.
00:25:16That's absurd, Cosgrave.
00:25:18Utterly absurd.
00:25:19She has been with my family all her life.
00:25:21A dubious recommendation, if you ask me.
00:25:24Mr. Holmes.
00:25:25When do you expect the man from Scotland Yard?
00:25:27Inspector Lestrade.
00:25:28He should be here early in the morning.
00:25:30Unless he got on the wrong train.
00:25:32I trust you're right, Mr. Holmes.
00:25:34I trust you're right.
00:25:36Oh, dear.
00:25:36He's terribly upset.
00:25:38Dr. Merrillville, can't you do something for him?
00:25:40I could stay with him in his room tonight.
00:25:42Why, that's an excellent idea.
00:25:44And I shall be just across the hall from him.
00:25:46I think that's the wisest possible course.
00:25:48With you gentlemen protecting each other, what harm can befall you?
00:25:50Well, then, we must hope for the best.
00:25:52Come, Merrillville.
00:25:53Good night, gentlemen.
00:25:53Good night.
00:25:54Good night.
00:25:55Good night.
00:25:59I say, Holmes, have you gone out of your mind?
00:26:02Cosgrave just got the orange pips, and you're letting Merrillville sleep in the same room with him.
00:26:05He'll be all right.
00:26:06All right.
00:26:07But what's to prevent Merrillville killing him in his sleep?
00:26:10I hardly think he'll stick his own neck squarely in the noose.
00:26:13Oh.
00:26:14I see what you mean.
00:26:17Well, the field's narrowing down, Holmes.
00:26:20Captain Simpson's certainly cleared.
00:26:22How?
00:26:23Yes, he's definitely been eliminated.
00:26:25The killer had two tries to him today.
00:26:27Nonsense, my dear Watson.
00:26:29No one's tried to murder Captain Simpson.
00:26:31Well, how about the poison needle we both saw?
00:26:33Captain Simpson spotted it, if you'll recall, from about where you are.
00:26:36Oh, what's so extraordinary about that?
00:26:38Can you see the needle there now?
00:26:40No.
00:26:41Well, there is one.
00:26:42What?
00:26:43Gracious.
00:26:44How'd it get there?
00:26:45I placed it there myself just before we went in to suffer.
00:26:49You couldn't see it, yet you have exceptional eyesight.
00:26:51Well, you'd have to have telescopic eyes to see it from over there.
00:26:54Exactly.
00:26:55You mean that Simpson...
00:26:57Well, how about the acid in his drink?
00:27:00There wasn't any acid in his drink.
00:27:02Well, it definitely smelt like bitter almonds.
00:27:04It should.
00:27:05That's exactly what it was.
00:27:06Bitter almonds.
00:27:08How do you know?
00:27:12Because I put it in his drink myself.
00:27:14You did?
00:27:15Great Scott, why?
00:27:16To observe his reaction.
00:27:17It was quite different from that of the morning.
00:27:19The first was acting.
00:27:20The second, genuine terror.
00:27:22Hence, I knew that he'd undoubtedly planted the needle himself.
00:27:24Oh, why should he?
00:27:26Well, there are several possible explanations.
00:27:28The most obvious, of course, to avert suspicion.
00:27:30Well, you think Simpson's behind all this?
00:27:33I don't know, Watson.
00:27:35This is a most unique case.
00:27:37Instead of too few, we have too many clues and too many suspects.
00:27:41The main pattern of the puzzle seems to be forming.
00:27:44But the pieces don't fit in.
00:27:46Well, it seems perfectly clear to me.
00:27:48One of these men is picking off the others one by one
00:27:50to get all their insurance money for himself.
00:27:53Well, it's obvious.
00:27:54How do you account for the orange pips?
00:27:56Well, this man has an accomplice who brings them.
00:27:58What for?
00:28:00To warn his victim that he's going to be murdered?
00:28:02Oh, Watson, he won't do it.
00:28:03Won't do it at all.
00:28:04I don't like the look of it, Holmes.
00:28:06Muddy waters, huh?
00:28:07Too muddy.
00:28:08As if someone were constantly stirring them up.
00:28:11Oh, why should they stir them up?
00:28:13Confuse me.
00:28:14There's intelligence behind this business, Watson.
00:28:19Cold, calculating...
00:28:20ruthless intelligence.
00:28:22Must you smoke that filthy start?
00:28:24Smells like an old sock.
00:28:26Strong tobacco keeps one awake.
00:28:28You'd better have a pipe, Paul.
00:28:29We have a long vigil ahead of us tonight.
00:28:30No, thank you.
00:28:31I don't need any of that stinkweed to keep me awake in this chamber.
00:28:39This chamber of horrors.
00:28:43This stinks of a little better blood.
00:29:12So, it's all right.
00:29:15No, sir.
00:29:19He's still asleep, Mr. Holmes.
00:29:21Thanks for your watchfulness.
00:29:38Holmes! Holmes! Holmes! Holmes! Holmes!
00:29:46Watson!
00:29:49Watson, are you all right?
00:29:50I think so. It was a close call.
00:29:54What happened? I didn't see a thing. I was asleep.
00:29:58Someone came at me from behind. If you'll come this way, Inspector Lestrade.
00:30:03Thank you very much, my good woman.
00:30:10Mr. Holmes!
00:30:11Mr. Holmes!
00:30:12Dr. Watson!
00:30:13How are you, Mr. Holmes?
00:30:15Here, here. What's going on here?
00:30:17Someone just tried to kill Dr. Watson.
00:30:20Blimey, you!
00:30:20When we find that out, Lestrade, we can all go home.
00:30:23All right, Mr. Holmes.
00:30:25Scotland are to take charge of this.
00:30:26Have a look around the grounds, Peter, will you?
00:30:28Yes, Inspector.
00:30:30Mr. Holmes!
00:30:31I'm afraid something's happened to Cosgrove and Meridale.
00:30:33What?
00:30:34The door. Their room's locked.
00:30:35I can't get any answer.
00:30:36What is going on here?
00:30:37Oh, I do hope they're all right.
00:30:43You got your skeleton key Lestrade?
00:30:44Yes, I have.
00:30:45Wait a minute.
00:30:47Here we are.
00:30:52Watson!
00:30:53Mr. Holmes, give me a hand.
00:30:54Yes, Mr. Holmes.
00:30:55I'll get him on the bed.
00:30:55Have you got him?
00:30:56Yes.
00:30:57What a dreadful thing to happen.
00:30:59Oh, poor Meridale.
00:31:01Is he badly hurt?
00:31:03Yes, he's had a nasty crack on the head.
00:31:05What? What's...
00:31:06Take it easy, Doctor.
00:31:07Don't try and talk.
00:31:08Mrs. Monty, give me some cotton wool and some hot water as quickly as you can.
00:31:12Tell me what happened.
00:31:13He's in no state to be questioned now, Lestrade.
00:31:15Who do you suspect, Mr. Holmes?
00:31:17I don't know, Lestrade.
00:31:19But it's connected with the attack on Dr. Watson.
00:31:21It was obviously intended to draw me downstairs.
00:31:23Where's Cosgrove?
00:31:24Here, I'm taking over here.
00:31:26It looks to me that this Cosgrove, whoever he is, is our murderer.
00:31:30Well, he didn't murder Dr. Meridale.
00:31:32He's still alive.
00:31:33Yes.
00:31:34Yes, he is, isn't he?
00:31:35Well, just the same, I'd like to ask this Cosgrove a few questions.
00:31:38I don't think you're going to find Mr. Cosgrove.
00:31:40At least, not alive.
00:31:42Oh.
00:31:42Well, what's going on here?
00:31:44Afraid.
00:31:45Holmes is right, Inspector.
00:31:47Poor Cosgrove.
00:31:49By now, he's probably murdered like the others.
00:31:51Murdered?
00:31:52Oh, dear.
00:31:53What's so interesting about that rope, Mr. Holmes?
00:31:56I was looking at this knot, Lestrade.
00:31:58To Bolan.
00:31:59Much favored by seafaring men.
00:32:01Oh, sailor, eh?
00:32:02Simpson.
00:32:03Simpson?
00:32:04Captain Simpson.
00:32:05But, but, but, no, no, no, no.
00:32:07It couldn't be.
00:32:08How do you know it couldn't be?
00:32:09Mr. Alistair, where is Captain Simpson?
00:32:12He's not in his room either.
00:32:14I looked when I tried to rouse Cosgrove and Merivale.
00:32:17Has anybody seen this Simpson this morning?
00:32:19I saw him walking across the garden, Inspector, about 15 minutes ago.
00:32:25Ah, now we're getting somewhere.
00:32:29Which is the way down?
00:32:31How did I get up here?
00:32:34Suffering cats!
00:32:35What is going on here?
00:32:36Are you any explosives on the place?
00:32:37Yes, we have some dynamite stored in the shed behind the stone room.
00:32:41What do you need dynamite for?
00:32:42Just to blow up some cumbersome rocks.
00:32:48Pretty badly mangled, Holmes.
00:32:50Can't tell who it is.
00:32:51Mr. Cosgrove, all right.
00:32:53Poor Alan.
00:32:56Cosgrave's, I presume?
00:32:59Certainly looks like the ring he wore.
00:33:01Yes.
00:33:02Yes, of that I'm positive.
00:33:04Look here.
00:33:04What was he doing with dynamite at this time in the morning?
00:33:07That we shall never know.
00:33:09Oh, dear, and it was all my fault.
00:33:11I never should have let them keep it here.
00:33:13Don't blame yourself, Mr. Alistair.
00:33:14This body was carried here.
00:33:15Look.
00:33:18Observe those heavy footprints.
00:33:22I see the whole thing.
00:33:24Cosgrove was knocked unconscious, thrown into the shed,
00:33:26and deliberately blown up.
00:33:28Yes.
00:33:29This chap was carrying an heavy burden, all right.
00:33:35Hello.
00:33:36Who are you?
00:33:37My name is Simpson.
00:33:39Captain Simpson.
00:33:41I'm Inspector Lestrade from Scotland Yard.
00:33:43What do you know about this murder?
00:33:45I was walking on the East Terrace when I saw Cosgrove
00:33:48enter the shed where the dynamite stored.
00:33:50Do you mind comparing your shoes with one of these footprints?
00:33:54Are you accusing me, Inspector?
00:33:55I'll tell you in a minute.
00:33:57Put your foot in one of these prints.
00:33:58Nonsense, Lestrade.
00:34:00If only to look at the shoes of everyone present,
00:34:02to know that these footprints are much too big
00:34:03to have been made by anybody here.
00:34:05With a possible exception of you, Lestrade.
00:34:07Look here, Dr. Watson.
00:34:08That ain't funny.
00:34:09Captain Simpson, how did you happen to be walking on the terrace
00:34:11at the time of the explosion?
00:34:12I couldn't sleep and I was taking a stroll before breakfast.
00:34:15I see.
00:34:15What do you know about this knot, Captain?
00:34:18It's a bowline, of course.
00:34:19I don't suppose you've ever seen it before.
00:34:21What the devil are you driving at?
00:34:23This knot is evidence that it'll hang a murderer
00:34:25and he might not be standing so far away
00:34:26from the arm of the Lord at this very moment.
00:34:28Oh, come now, Lestrade.
00:34:30This knot proves absolutely nothing.
00:34:33Practically anybody can tie one.
00:34:35Can you?
00:34:36Yes, I think I can, Lestrade.
00:34:39There you are.
00:34:40Wow!
00:34:41Quite a knotty problem, eh?
00:34:43With your permission, gentlemen,
00:34:46Captain Simpson and I will go and make arrangements
00:34:49for the funeral of our friend.
00:34:51Come, Simpson.
00:34:53I wonder which one of the three remaining good comrades
00:34:55will be the next to receive the orange prips.
00:35:01Orange prips?
00:35:02Won't someone please tell me what's going on here?
00:35:08Where is that confounded woman with the brandy?
00:35:11Mrs. Montif?
00:35:16Well, there you are.
00:35:17It's about time, too.
00:35:21Let's get on with the ceremony.
00:36:03What are you going to do about this, Inspector?
00:36:06What are you going to do?
00:36:07Orange pips, eh?
00:36:09The police will handle this.
00:36:11We'll protect you.
00:36:12Holmes tried to protect Cosgrave.
00:36:13He's dead.
00:36:14Scotland Yard's in charge now.
00:36:15Just you come along with me.
00:36:17Just a moment, Simpson.
00:36:19We've not yet drunk our usual toast to the dead.
00:36:22To the dickens with the dead.
00:36:23From now on, I'm thinking of myself.
00:36:24Just you come along with me, Captain.
00:36:44Oh, it's you, Inspector.
00:36:45My nerves are all on edge.
00:36:46Just wanted to make sure you were all snub, Captain.
00:36:49You sure I'm safe here?
00:36:51Safe as the Bank of England.
00:36:52You're protected from every angle.
00:36:54On the terrace is Sergeant Bleeker.
00:36:56I have a siphon on the job every second.
00:36:58While in the shrubbery is the local sergeant of police.
00:37:01Ready to pounce if the blighter should come that way.
00:37:03That's fine, Inspector.
00:37:04While I myself guard the lower hall,
00:37:07hoping and praying the killer should come my way.
00:37:10Come on.
00:37:11Sounds very thorough, but I don't like it very well.
00:37:13Oh, go on. Tuck yourself here and relax.
00:37:16Scotland Yard will look after the rest.
00:37:19Good night.
00:37:19Good night, Inspector.
00:37:46All right, put up your hands.
00:37:49What?
00:37:50We're Mr. Holmes.
00:37:51Ready for your vigil, Lestrade?
00:37:53Look, what do you know about my vigil?
00:37:55My dear fellow, you held a very secret conference with Captain Simpson,
00:37:59and packed everyone off to bed.
00:38:00It follows us the night of the day.
00:38:01You must be baiting a trap.
00:38:03Where'd you find those boots?
00:38:04In the cupboard.
00:38:05I've been looking for them all day.
00:38:06Hardly enough, they weren't there an hour ago.
00:38:08Oh, weren't they?
00:38:09Those shoes are big enough for those footprints we saw this morning.
00:38:12Right you are, Inspector.
00:38:13And observe the clay.
00:38:14A very particular variety of clay.
00:38:16Ready, Holmes?
00:38:18Yes, Watson.
00:38:19Would you like to join us in a little stroll on the beach?
00:38:21No, thank you.
00:38:23You and Dr. Watson go play in the sand as much as you like,
00:38:25but I'm going to stay right here to catch the murderer.
00:38:27Good luck.
00:38:28Well, if you get nervous, you know where we are.
00:38:41Look, Watson, footprints.
00:38:44Right, Joe, fairly fresh, too.
00:38:46Very fresh.
00:38:47Bigfoot, all right.
00:38:48Got your revolver?
00:38:49Here.
00:38:50Not much time to lose.
00:38:51The tide's coming in fast.
00:38:53The sea goes along here.
00:38:55Wait a minute.
00:38:57Now he stops.
00:38:58Delightiest pipe.
00:39:00Observe the spilled tobacco and burn match.
00:39:02Now he goes on again.
00:39:06Wait a minute, here we are.
00:39:10Hello.
00:39:11What is it, Holmes?
00:39:12Another set of footprints.
00:39:14Bigfoot's been joined by somebody.
00:39:15This one's a smaller man.
00:39:18Now they go along together, side by side.
00:39:22Almost slowly, I should say, judging by the spacing of the footprints.
00:39:25Our little foot goes up the cliff.
00:39:29And Bigfoot goes on alone.
00:39:32Hello.
00:39:33Something funny there.
00:39:35Footprints disappear altogether.
00:39:39Look out, Watson!
00:39:41Great Scott Holmes, that was meant for us.
00:39:45Precisely.
00:39:47Well, there's nothing more to be done here.
00:39:51I have a strong feeling we are needed back at Driercliffe House.
00:40:03With a possible exception of your own, Lestrade.
00:40:09Blimey, they're bigger!
00:40:12Here!
00:40:13Here!
00:40:13Who's pulling around in this lock?
00:40:16Sergeant Blinker!
00:40:18Blinker!
00:40:18Sergeant Blinker!
00:40:19Sergeant Blinker!
00:40:21Sergeant Blinker!
00:40:23Sergeant Blinker!
00:40:26Sergeant!
00:40:28Sergeant Blinker!
00:40:30Watson's gone!
00:40:31Oh, Mr. Oh!
00:40:32Where's Simpson?
00:40:32He's in the...
00:40:33What the...
00:40:39He's gone!
00:40:41I left him here on this little couch.
00:40:55What happened?
00:41:00someone fairbashed my head do you see his face who the murder you blithering idiot the murdering
00:41:06his victim captain Simpson all I saw was stars it's your theory Lestrant that someone broke
00:41:11through this window and abducted captain Simpson it's no theory it's obvious and how do you account
00:41:16for the fact that there's no sign of broken glass on this side of the window blimey no there isn't
00:41:21therefore the window was broken from the inside stick by us old man we'll make a detective on you
00:41:26yet ah I say what's happened that captain Simpson seems to have disappeared disappeared my foot
00:41:37he's run away he really was frightened you know that's just what he wanted us to think no one
00:41:42would have come to him here if he'd stayed and he knew it I was right in the first instance
00:41:46he's
00:41:46our blasted murderer himself do you hear me captain Simpson a murderer don't you worry Mr. Alistair we'll
00:41:53soon have him in jail before he can kill anyone else aye you'll find him like the others a corpse
00:42:05don't you worry gentlemen it's only just a question of time before we catch captain Simpson he can't
00:42:10have got far my men will soon apprehend him you know this rather reminds me of a very similar
00:42:14occurrence when I thought about the undoing of the notorious professor Moriarty you've brought
00:42:20it about it hadn't been for Mr. Holmes oh well of course with the kindly assistance of Mr. Sherlock Holmes
00:42:27we found him inspector there you are what did I tell you where is he at the beach sir dead
00:42:32oh yes
00:42:33sir quite dead how did you know he was dead Mr. Alistair now imagine my dear Lestrade the pieces of
00:42:39the puzzle are beginning to fall into place in what way was the body mutilated but no arms no legs
00:42:44and no
00:42:44edge sir observe the recurrence of the pattern Watson I see no man goes hold to his grave exactly oh
00:42:51dear
00:42:53poor Simpson well love me if it was nothing but a blooming torso how did you know you got the
00:43:01right
00:43:01man quite simple Lestrade sergeant bleaker identified the body by the full rigged ship tattooed on the
00:43:06chest that's right Mr. Holmes tattooed why did you know he had a blinking boat on his epidermis oh
00:43:14uh I mentioned it sergeant bleaker when he asked me to describe the fugitive that is we thought at the
00:43:18time he was a fugitive oh all right bleaker you better be getting back to the beach yes sir one
00:43:25thing
00:43:25more sergeant you say that the body had no arms nor head and no legs was it a messy job
00:43:35oh no sir very
00:43:36neat I should say clean as a whistle just as if it was done by a other skilled hands of
00:43:42a surgeon yes yes
00:44:13for inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard what about excuse me inspector please Watson thank you
00:44:47inspector Lestrade must see you at once about the Dreocliffe mystery please come to my shop in the village as
00:44:53soon as possible
00:44:54Alec McGregor Alec McGregor the tobacconist where is his shop next to the inn well I'd better be off
00:45:00mind if I come along with you all right Mr. Holmes if you think you can be any help I
00:45:05think I'll come
00:45:05along too now Watson you stay here these are the last two members of the good comrades their safety depends
00:45:10on you if you rely on me Holmes I'll see why the wrong way of your house
00:45:20excuse me please excuse me I was afraid of this too late
00:45:33dead aye sir shut through the temple how did you know we'd be too late Mr. Holmes because we were
00:45:39not the
00:45:40first to read McGregor's message what here Lestrade this envelope has been steamed open and resealed
00:45:45blimey so it is poor chap he must have known too much has the coroner been here yet sergeant he's
00:45:53on
00:45:53his way sir all right you won't find them what do you mean orange grips why not ain't this the
00:46:03work of
00:46:04the Dreocliffe murderer obviously but this isn't part of the same pattern as the others they followed a
00:46:09preordained plan whereas this murder was actuated by sudden necessity and could not have been
00:46:12anticipated come again mr. Holmes in English I mean that I'm beginning to see daylight well frankly
00:46:18I ain't I like good solid tools and people I can question did anybody hear the shout sergeant I did
00:46:28do you know anything about the note your father sent to inspector Lestrade why no sir did he leave
00:46:34the house at all tonight aye sir he went to attend his lobster ports down in the cove below Dreocliffe
00:46:43he didn't return until after dark here let me question her did anyone call on your father this
00:46:49evening after he got home no one that I saw sir well tell me just what happened I was in
00:46:57the kitchen
00:46:58when I heard the shot I ran in and found my father I'm sorry my dear we won't bother you
00:47:08any further
00:47:09thank you sir this case gets more confusing every minute we don't know a thing more now than we
00:47:18did before well I can't you my dear Lestrade now Gregor saw something near Dreocliffe tonight and that
00:47:22something caused his death that's right we'd better get back to that house as fast as we can
00:47:33glad to get back to Baker Street
00:47:56somebody's going to get murdered in their boats if they're not careful
00:48:18well
00:48:18well
00:48:20well
00:48:21well
00:48:21well
00:48:22Why?
00:48:28Empty!
00:48:31Is that funny?
00:48:35It's the only thing.
00:48:38Can't have gone out on a night like this.
00:48:46Alistair!
00:48:49Mr. Alistair?
00:48:52Mr. Alistair?
00:48:56Oh, it's gone.
00:49:05Mr. Alistair?
00:49:18Mr. Alistair?
00:49:24Mr. Alistair?
00:49:26Mr. Alistair?
00:49:37Mr. Alistair.
00:49:38Mr. Alistair.
00:49:42Mr. Alistair?
00:49:49Because you won't ghost me, you won't believers!
00:49:50Mr. Alistair?
00:49:53Mr. Alistair?
00:49:55Both missing.
00:49:57Oh, it's very fishy, very fishy.
00:50:05Broken mirror!
00:50:07That's done it!
00:50:08Seven years of bad luck.
00:50:13What's that?
00:50:17Mrs. Monkees!
00:50:21Mrs. Monkees!
00:50:24Where is that one?
00:50:35You might be prepared.
00:50:39Who is it out there?
00:50:49No, no, Mrs. Monkees!
00:50:51Mrs. Monkees!
00:50:53Mrs. Monkees!
00:50:55Mrs. Monkees!
00:50:55Oh, yeah, are you all right?
00:50:57Let's go!
00:51:12Let's go!
00:51:13The door open!
00:51:15The door open!
00:51:18Someone's moved that sheriff!
00:51:35Stand still or I shoot!
00:51:37The door open!
00:51:46You're moving!
00:51:47I want you!
00:51:51It's done for you all right.
00:51:54Don't you!
00:51:58All right.
00:51:58All in the line of duty!
00:52:08Who's that?
00:52:09Watson!
00:52:09What on earth are you up to?
00:52:11Holmes!
00:52:12Thank heavens you've arrived!
00:52:13You're just in time!
00:52:14They're all around the house!
00:52:15They've got me completely surrounded!
00:52:16They?
00:52:17There they are!
00:52:20Good, Scott!
00:52:22I feel ashamed!
00:52:23Got the wind up over Nuffy!
00:52:25Oh, yes, I forgot!
00:52:26There was something!
00:52:26Alistair and Merrillville are both missing!
00:52:28What?
00:52:28Oh, no, not that!
00:52:29Well, they're not in their rooms!
00:52:30You come along with me and I'll show you!
00:52:50Anything wrong, gentlemen?
00:52:52Have you left this ear room since you retired?
00:52:55Certainly not!
00:52:56I've been reading!
00:52:58What?
00:52:59What's the trouble?
00:53:01It's no trouble at all!
00:53:03Please forgive us!
00:53:10Well, now we'll try Alistair's room!
00:53:12Right you are!
00:53:14Better try knocking this time, Watson!
00:53:19Come in!
00:53:28What is it?
00:53:31Have you been out of your room, Mr. Alistair?
00:53:34Yes, for just a few minutes.
00:53:35I went down to the kitchen.
00:53:37And I had such a nice glass of milk.
00:53:40Milk?
00:53:41Yes, it was most refreshing.
00:53:44Glass of milk.
00:53:45Don't disturb you.
00:53:51Glass of milk!
00:53:52He's lying, Holmes!
00:53:53Probably just one of your annuations, Doctor!
00:53:55Rubbish!
00:53:56And the word is called is hallucinations!
00:53:57Whatever they are, the edges surround it!
00:53:59Downstairs!
00:54:01Surrounding my bedroom!
00:54:03Well, it's certainly not about the rumble!
00:54:10It's all right, Mrs. Monteith.
00:54:12I heard noises upstairs.
00:54:14I thought the murderer must be a prowl again.
00:54:17What are you doing with that cleaver?
00:54:19But you have nothing to fear now.
00:54:24Well, I'll be getting back to bed.
00:54:26Not a bad idea.
00:54:27I've had enough of this for one day.
00:54:30Oh, um...
00:54:31Mrs. Monteith, please.
00:54:34The note you gave Inspector Lestrade, was it pushed under the door like the rest?
00:54:37Aye.
00:54:39Was there anything different about it this time?
00:54:41Think, Mrs. Monteith.
00:54:42Well?
00:54:44Yes?
00:54:45Just before I found the note under the door, I happened to look through the kitchen window.
00:54:49And I saw a man running away from the house as if Satan himself were after him.
00:54:53Did you recognize him?
00:54:53No.
00:54:55He was too far away.
00:54:56But he was dressed like a fisherman.
00:54:59Well, hadn't we better go down the village and find him at once, Holmes?
00:55:02You'd only be wasting your time.
00:55:03Why?
00:55:04Because all the fishermen have gone off with the fleet.
00:55:07And they won't be back till tomorrow night.
00:55:13It's after nine now.
00:55:18Are you quite sure that the fishermen are coming in?
00:55:20Aye, sir, they always do.
00:55:21A long stretch in the water gives them an awful cast.
00:55:25Why, the boats must be in.
00:55:26Here they come now, sir.
00:55:37A gentleman.
00:55:39A gentleman.
00:55:41I am Sherlock Holmes.
00:55:44Last night, McGregor sent one of you with a note to Durecliffe House.
00:55:47Who was it?
00:55:50Speak up, please.
00:55:52It's vitally important.
00:55:59If I did take a note for old Alec, what of it?
00:56:05Perhaps you can help me to find his murderer.
00:56:07Where did he give you this?
00:56:09Down at the cove.
00:56:10Well, he was waiting there when we come in from the nets.
00:56:12What did he say when he gave it to you?
00:56:14Well, he just asked me if I'd take it to Durecliffe for a half a crown.
00:56:17And I wouldn't have done it for a penny less.
00:56:19Because of the sinister legend of the place, eh?
00:56:21What else did McGregor say to you?
00:56:23Well, he asked me if I believed in ghosts.
00:56:26And I said, certainly not.
00:56:28And he said, no more do I.
00:56:30And he gave me the note and a half crown.
00:56:32Thank you, my friend.
00:56:33You've been very helpful.
00:56:34A round of drinks for these gentlemen.
00:56:36Of my compliments.
00:56:38Watson?
00:56:39Helpful?
00:56:40I can't say anything very helpful about that conversation.
00:56:44All he did was talk about ghosts.
00:56:46And what did ghosts suggest to you, Watson?
00:56:47I don't know.
00:56:48Graveyard?
00:56:49Exactly.
00:56:50Alec McGregor was buried today.
00:57:02I say, old fellow, what about giving me a hand?
00:57:04You're doing splendidly, Watson.
00:57:16I say, Holmes.
00:57:18I never did trust any of those people from the start.
00:57:22Who?
00:57:23Who?
00:57:23Those so-called good comrades.
00:57:26And that woman.
00:57:27Who?
00:57:27Who?
00:57:28Mrs. Monteith, naturally.
00:57:30Who do you think I met?
00:57:34This old fellow.
00:57:35Where are you?
00:57:36Who?
00:57:38You.
00:57:38Holmes, of course.
00:57:40Who?
00:57:42Ow.
00:57:44Give me a nice little chat, Watson.
00:57:45Oh, there you are.
00:57:47Stupid bird up there.
00:57:48Silly bird.
00:57:50Hanging about a graveyard all night.
00:57:52Nothing else to do.
00:57:55Interrupting a fellow's conversation.
00:57:58Got it, Holmes.
00:57:59Help me now.
00:58:02I don't like this, Holmes.
00:58:15Amazing, Holmes.
00:58:17As I thought.
00:58:19Empty.
00:58:20Somebody such has got here ahead of us.
00:58:22The biggest corpse has been removed.
00:58:24What?
00:58:25Hurry, Watson.
00:58:27Come along, fellow.
00:58:29There isn't a moment to lose.
00:58:30What's up, Holmes?
00:58:31Unless I'm greatly mistaken, there's about to be another murder.
00:58:34Who?
00:58:36You, you wall-eyed idiot.
00:58:38You don't shut up.
00:58:39Who?
00:58:40Who?
00:58:45Do you know what to do?
00:58:46Yes, sir.
00:58:47We'll get going and hurry.
00:58:49I think we're too late, Watson.
00:58:56Where's the body, Lestrade?
00:58:57Which one is it?
00:58:58Dr. Merivale.
00:58:59I found him at the bottom of the cliff.
00:59:00Crashed to a deli by a huge rock.
00:59:02Good heavens.
00:59:02I identified the body by the suit of clothes he was wearing.
00:59:05And his watch.
00:59:06So Alistair must be the murderer.
00:59:08Go right to the top of the class, Dr. Watson.
00:59:09He killed them all.
00:59:10One after the other for the insurance money.
00:59:12I thought so.
00:59:13I'll be as soon as start.
00:59:14Yeah.
00:59:15What have you done with your prisoner, Inspector?
00:59:17Oh, he's safe enough.
00:59:19Safe enough?
00:59:21Yes, he's in the library.
00:59:22Perhaps I'd better go and keep an eye on him.
00:59:24Well, you'll be all right, Doctor.
00:59:25He's handcuffed.
00:59:29Oh, pacing up and down.
00:59:32Just doing a bit of measuring, Lestrade.
00:59:34Oh, don't upset yourself, Mr. Holmes.
00:59:36You can't expect to solve every case.
00:59:39Ah, there you are.
00:59:42Suspected you from the start.
00:59:44Sir Holmes, that old fluff's too good to be true.
00:59:46But I didn't kill anybody.
00:59:48Really, I didn't.
00:59:49It's quite natural for you to deny your guilt.
00:59:51Criminal instinct.
00:59:52Oh.
00:59:53What?
00:59:54Nothing.
00:59:54Can I let her back on you?
00:59:56No.
00:59:57I don't smoke.
00:59:58But there's Simpsons there.
00:59:59He won't need it anymore.
01:00:01Poor Simpson.
01:00:03Well, if Holmes can smoke me beasts and stuff, I suppose I can.
01:00:09That's funny.
01:00:12This may be important.
01:00:17I must tell Holmes at once.
01:00:23Dear me.
01:00:28Twenty-eight feet.
01:00:29It checks exactly.
01:00:31Whatever that may mean.
01:00:32It means that the final piece of the puzzle is falling into place.
01:00:34You can have your puzzle.
01:00:35I've got the murderer.
01:00:37Oh!
01:00:38Come on, Lestrade.
01:00:39Thanks.
01:00:46Where's Dr. Watson?
01:00:47Oh, he...
01:00:47He went through that very door only a few moments ago looking for you.
01:00:51We heard a scream, did you?
01:00:52Oh, dear me now.
01:00:54That's strange.
01:00:54We didn't see him as we came through the dining room.
01:00:57Did he say anything before he left?
01:00:59Yes.
01:01:00He wasn't very kind to me at first.
01:01:02He was standing just where you're standing, Mr. Holmes.
01:01:05He asked me if I had any tobacco.
01:01:08But as you know, I don't smoke.
01:01:10And I suggested that he might take some of Captain Simpsons.
01:01:13Well, he pulled out his pipe and he was just about to fill it.
01:01:16When he said,
01:01:17Oh, this may be important.
01:01:20I must see Holmes at once.
01:01:23Thank you, Mr. Alistair.
01:01:28And, er, don't you move.
01:01:34This wall measures 28 feet outside and inside it's obviously several feet less.
01:01:38What are you looking for?
01:01:39The entrance to a passage.
01:01:40What passage?
01:01:41It could only be on that outside wall.
01:01:43Oh, we could knock the wall down for you, Mr. Holmes.
01:01:45What you don't realize, Lestrade, is they're desperate.
01:01:47They'd stop at nothing.
01:01:48And they've got Dr. Watson.
01:01:49Da you, sir.
01:01:49Get those candles, will you?
01:01:50All right.
01:01:57What are you doing here?
01:01:58I don't like to be alone.
01:02:07Got it!
01:02:08Good gracious!
01:02:09That was where the entrance to the stairs leading to the old smuggler's cave down below.
01:02:14The light that was there.
01:02:15Give me the light.
01:02:21Oh, dear.
01:02:28Billy!
01:02:29Come on.
01:02:29No no no no no no no no no!
01:02:38No no no no no no no.
01:02:43What are you?
01:02:44Oh no coffee.
01:02:45Michael, see what's that?
01:02:49Yeah, I don't know.
01:02:57I don't.
01:03:02Listen to yourself, Lestrade.
01:03:07Lord Loverdak.
01:03:16Oh, strike me up a country.
01:03:20All right, everybody. Hands up. You're under arrest.
01:03:25But who's in there?
01:03:26The good comrades.
01:03:27Oh, no, no.
01:03:28They're dead.
01:03:29Are they?
01:03:31Come on, now. Get in line, all of you.
01:03:37I thought you were all dead.
01:03:39That's what they wanted us to think. Watson.
01:03:43Rayburn, King, Davies, Cosgrave, Merivale, Simpson.
01:03:48How dreadful of you.
01:03:53Thank heaven you're safe, Watson.
01:03:55Oh, thank heavens you came, Holmes.
01:03:56In another minute they'd have thrown me in the sea.
01:03:58And got away on a boat, charred by Simpson.
01:04:01It's out there now. Offshore.
01:04:14Congratulations, Lestrade. You've bagged the lot.
01:04:16That's all right, Mr. Holmes.
01:04:17And may I congratulate you, gentlemen, on a very ingenious plan.
01:04:21I must confess, if you hadn't over-embellished it for the business of the orange pips,
01:04:25the sinister significance of the happenings of Dreercliff House might have escaped my attention altogether.
01:04:29You're quite eloquent, Mr. Holmes.
01:04:31And if Captain Simpson hadn't removed his tobacco from the library, you might still have effected your escape.
01:04:36Incidentally, Lestrade, I think you'll find that each of these gentlemen has his share of the insurance money, probably in
01:04:41a well-stuffed money belt.
01:04:44You fool, Simpson.
01:04:45I told you somebody'd notice that tobacco jar.
01:04:48A fool, am I?
01:04:48Who asked this detective to come and stay at the house?
01:04:50He did.
01:04:51I had to, the way you and Maryville were acting.
01:04:53Shut up, Cosgrave.
01:04:53Don't tell me to shut up!
01:04:55You and your orange pips, you said they would divert suspicion, but did they?
01:04:59No.
01:05:00You and your orange pips fixed us.
01:05:02All right, all right, get back into line, all of you.
01:05:04Now, come on, you get back into line, all of you.
01:05:06Now then, hand over that money.
01:05:10Here, here, here.
01:05:11No more tricks like that.
01:05:13If it hadn't been for the sharp eyes of Mr. Holmes here, you might have, you might have shot someone.
01:05:19And I thought you were my friends.
01:05:21Such good friends.
01:05:23How could you?
01:05:25Never mind my good man.
01:05:26You'll soon be in the dock with the rest of them.
01:05:29No, Lestrade.
01:05:30Mr. Allister's completely innocent.
01:05:32They selected him as their dupe.
01:05:35Oh.
01:05:36It's all clear to me, Holmes, except one thing.
01:05:39Why did they kill McGregor?
01:05:41Because McGregor didn't believe in ghosts.
01:05:44One night on the beach, he saw a man he thought was dead.
01:05:48Probably our friend Bigfoot there.
01:05:50And was rash enough to write Lestrade a note about it.
01:05:53That note was his death warrant.
01:05:56Very pretty theorizing, Mr. Holmes.
01:05:58But you can't prove a thing.
01:05:59That remains to be seen.
01:06:01Lestrade.
01:06:02Will you pick up Captain Simpson's revolver and have a look at it?
01:06:08One bullet fired?
01:06:09That's right, Mr. Holmes.
01:06:11I have no doubt that ballistics will prove that the missing bullet killed Alec McGregor.
01:06:15That's good enough for me.
01:06:16If what you say is true, Mr. Holmes, there ain't a duty in the country that won't come victim.
01:06:25And so, just retribution has been visited upon the six members of the Good Comrades whose nefarious plan was unmasked
01:06:31in the nick of time.
01:06:32By the brilliant detective work of Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard.
01:06:37Of all the border desk.
01:06:39Lestrade hasn't got the faintest idea what it was all about.
01:06:42Oh, I don't know, Watson.
01:06:44After all, we know who is responsible for solving the mystery of the Good Comrades.
01:06:48That's right.
01:06:49If it hadn't been for Mr. Holmes, that headline might have been about me.
01:06:55Mr. Holmes, one thing puzzles me.
01:06:57What?
01:06:57Mr. Holmes.
01:06:57How did they manage those fake murders?
01:07:00Oh, elementary, my dear chum.
01:07:01It was elementary.
01:07:02I can explain all that.
01:07:03Whenever there was a funeral of some old gaffer in the neighborhood, they dug up the body and dressed it
01:07:08in the clothes of one of their members.
01:07:10Then they staged a fake death and mutilated the body beyond all recognition.
01:07:14In the meantime, the so-called corpse disappeared quietly into the smugglers' room underneath Drewcliffe House.
01:07:20I think that about sums up the whole thing.
01:07:23Tell me, Dr. Watson, in the simulated death of Captain Simpson, how do you account for the tattooing on the
01:07:29torso?
01:07:29Oh, the tattooing on the torso.
01:07:32The tattooing on the torso.
01:07:34Well, I...
01:07:37Go on, Watson.
01:07:38Tell him.
01:07:40Oh, the tattooing on the torso.
01:07:46Oh, the tattooing on the torso.
01:07:49Sorry, Holmes.
01:07:51Captain Simpson was an expert with the tattooer's needle.
01:07:53He merely duplicated the full-rigged ship on the chest of the corpse.
01:07:56I also observed that the design on the torso had been done within the previous 24 hours.
01:08:01Dear me.
01:08:02What a gruesome idea.
01:08:04Out of gratitude for what you've done, the companies that I represent wish you to accept this check.
01:08:08No, Mr. Chalmers.
01:08:09I think Mr. Alistair here is much more deserving of a reward than I am.
01:08:13Dear me, but they...
01:08:14They took me in completely.
01:08:16I didn't help you solve the case.
01:08:18Oh, but you did much more than that.
01:08:20It was your timely warning when you drew our attention to the empty tobacco jar
01:08:24and saved the life of my dear friend and colleague, Dr. John H. Watson.
01:08:30Very nice of everyone.
01:08:32Thereby enabling us to continue our long and happy association together.
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