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Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two soldiers were part of a set of thirteen which formed the key to a hidden vault of treasure.
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00:05:42you know of early anglo-saxon relics those two date back about 900 years to the time of william
00:05:47the conqueror and the norman invasion that would make them quite valuable as a collector's piece
00:05:51but hardly enough turns murder they cost me six pounds at most they're worth seven
00:05:56i submit that six or seven pounds is not much incentive for murder i agree with you are you
00:06:01sure they have no other value one of them have they're made of lead solid lead all the way through
00:06:06with the coating of paint on the outside maybe on the oh no no no algae no not concealed gems
00:06:13that's right i took the trouble to find out well there must be something about them all i know is
00:06:18they're just too dangerous to have around now what you want me to do for this serve as your bodyguard
00:06:23hardly that but since you've had more experience with this sort of thing dabbling in police work and
00:06:28all that i thought perhaps you might have a suggestion i'd take them to scotland yard after
00:06:33that warning no thanks i'd rather not risk it well i have a suggestion suppose you leave these with
00:06:42me well really old man i can hardly ask you to stick your neck out where i'm afraid to i've
00:06:46been doing
00:06:46it for so long i don't feel comfortable any other way i say here you're not serious why you'd be
00:06:50setting yourself up as a pigeon rightly really drummond seymour go down to fleet street will you
00:06:55and get one of your newspaper friends to run a red hot newsflash bulldog drummond buys antique lead
00:07:01soldiers from philip colton i'll attend to it at once good i have my car at that i'll give you
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00:07:05lift well thank you and drummond many thanks i'll keep in touch by all means chiro algy goodbye
00:07:15just a couple of toy soldiers who'd want to kill anybody for those algy a lot of people do funny
00:07:24things
00:07:29why that's what makes it interesting
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00:07:52what what what do you want mr longwood yes package from captain drummond drummond yes
00:07:57sign here all right thank you sir thank you
00:08:14daniel's toy shop
00:08:30i don't know
00:08:31more soldiers to algae
00:08:35dear algae these are for you to play with
00:08:39have fun drumming well
00:08:46ah the drummond such a fool
00:08:52people
00:08:53people here you wait here all day long you can't do a thing
00:08:59captain drummond uh well i'm spell gaudet may i come in yes of course yes yes please do what can
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00:09:06uh i'm sorry but what that is uh won't you please come right in thank you
00:09:11it was so nice of you to drop by what can i that is i mean would you care to
00:09:17sit down thank you
00:09:18i have a cigarette
00:09:19uh light light light
00:09:34oh i'm sorry i should have waited shouldn't it's all right uh can i get you something else a drink
00:09:40or a tea no thank you just a few minutes of your time that's all i want well of course
00:09:46i'm i'm
00:09:47delighted i all the time in the world it's a pleasure i assure you there's all the time in
00:09:52the world you're very kind but then i've always found especially in my business that the bigger
00:10:01the man the more gracious he is well you'll quite live up to your reputation captain drummond
00:10:09it's very good of you to say so what uh what is your business if i may ask well not
00:10:14that i mean
00:10:14to pry you know oh it's quite all right i was just about to come to it i'm a journalist
00:10:18for the empire
00:10:19gazette oh my editor assigned me to check of the story that you've just acquired a pair of soldiers
00:10:25similar to those for which dr stedman was killed yes that's quite right oh it's a bit of a hobby
00:10:31of
00:10:31mine you know murder or toy soldiers uh both both well your favorite the criminologist is well known
00:10:38of course but i fancy uh drummond the toy collector presents a brand new fast and most of your public
00:10:44never even suspects you would you mind telling me something about it uh how did you happen to begin
00:10:50oh well uh it all began a very long time ago when i was about
00:10:58when i was about
00:11:01i say old chap i'd i'd like you to meet her that is
00:11:05don't tell me i know you or mr longworth yes that's right that's right yeah i say old boy your
00:11:10your reputation has preceded you i beg your pardon oh don't be so modest mr longworth to anyone who
00:11:17has followed the career of bulldog drummond the name of algy longworth is equally well known
00:11:21is that so well of course captain drummond well and i should think you would be the first one to
00:11:27give him all the credit he deserves oh but i do i do don't i old boy definitely old chap
00:11:33and now would you mind presenting me of course sir hugh i mean uh algy this is uh miss estelle
00:11:38gourdet of the empire gazette how do you do how do you do so you're a journalist i came to
00:11:45interview
00:11:45captain drummond about the soldiers he was just about to tell me how he began collecting them yes
00:11:51by all means tell us it's um quite a story go on uh drummond tell the lady well it uh
00:12:00it all began a
00:12:01long time ago when i was about it it all started when a friend of mine sent me a set
00:12:06of toy soldiers
00:12:07as a matter of fact there they are now oh may i see them of course of course
00:12:32how cunning they're beautifully made now that i've seen them i can understand your enthusiasm they're
00:12:40well worth collecting i may even go in for it myself this is quite a hobby i don't know what
00:12:45i'd do
00:12:45without it it helps to pass the time you know in between murders uh what's your theory about this
00:12:52murder what uh do you think there's any connection between it and the soldiers
00:12:59well one uh one doesn't like to discuss these things for publication you know um uh theories
00:13:05are all very well but the law demands proof and until one has that there's uh
00:13:11what about you mr longred would you care to be quoted oh in matters like this i always take my
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00:13:17from drummond besides i hardly think anything i have to say would interest you anything you have
00:13:23to say would interest me mr longred you're very flattering but i'm afraid what i want to say
00:13:30will have to wait for another occasion i hope i'm there you will be at the date thank you so
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00:13:39captain drummond you were most helpful i'm ever so grateful and not at all and what's more i think
00:13:45you're sweet yes thank you i'll be looking for your story the gazette did you say yes of course i
00:13:52don't know if my editor will consider it worth printing i'm sure he will i wish i shared your
00:13:56confidence good day mr longred goodbye miss corday it was so nice meeting you oh
00:14:14well captain drummond i say you old man i didn't really mean to impersonate you
00:14:19it's just that she walked in taking it for granted that i was you and before i could contradict her
00:14:24well i found myself enjoying it you don't realize that old man but being bulldog drummond gives you a
00:14:30tremendous edge why why i've never been half so successful with the ladies as mere algae longworth
00:14:35you really think the name makes a difference what just happened proves it why until you walked in
00:14:41i've never made so much headway before with such a gorgeous creature ah the devil toothache i should
00:14:48have i should have asked if i might call her oh don't worry about it she'll call you that makes
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00:14:53so sure just a hunch old boy just a hunch you mean that she'll call me
00:15:05bulldog drummond buys murder toys daughter testifies a steadman inquest
00:15:10hmm miss steadman is uh quite a tasty dish eh yes isn't she
00:15:17now if i were really bulldog drummond all i'd have to do would be to drop in on her casually
00:15:22tell her i was investigating her father's murder and before you know it i'd be fighting her off
00:15:27you really think so of course i do all right you'll have the chance from now on the case is
00:15:35yours
00:15:35i'm algy longworth and you're bulldog drummond i am well come on drummond you've got a date i have
00:15:41where am i going to fight the lady off oh hold the fort seymour all right sir goodbye
00:15:53all right captain do your stuff
00:16:08it's just my luck no one's home
00:16:10uh let me try
00:16:18uh miss steadman i'm hugh drummond captain drummond sometimes referred to as bulldog drummond
00:16:26yes this is my very good friend mr longworth algy longworth how do you do mr longworth how do you
00:16:33do what can i do for you gentlemen oh oh may we come in i suppose so
00:16:40we'd like to ask a few questions questions are you from the police no of course not do you mean
00:16:46you never heard of bulldog i mean you never heard of me i'm afraid i haven't captain uh drummer
00:16:54drummond whether you have or not miss tedman i'm sure it doesn't matter
00:16:56if you could give us just a few minutes uh we'll explain why we're here
00:17:00why certainly mr longworth come into the library
00:17:09won't you gentlemen sit down yes thank you i'll uh i'll sit here
00:17:14and now mr longworth
00:17:16oh i'm sure captain drummond would prefer to explain our visit himself
00:17:19uh yes well it's this way miss tedman if you've uh if you've already read the afternoon papers
00:17:26you have found out that uh we that is i uh i have just acquired two lead soldiers very similar
00:17:32to those in your father's possession you have them with you oh well may i see them please
00:17:39certainly
00:17:47yes they are very similar but they're not the same no these figures are different the similarities are
00:17:53in style and workmanship very likely they're from the same original set of thirteen there's a set of
00:17:59thirteen soldiers how do you know that from my father together with the soldiers he acquired at the
00:18:05same auction a page of rare old anglo-saxon manuscript it was a palimpsest what is that
00:18:12palimpsest that's a sort of parchment oh several earlier writings have been covered up so it could
00:18:17be used again he restored the original writing and was quite excited what he discovered what was it
00:18:22i don't know exactly he was engaged in translating it when when he was killed where is it now do
00:18:29you have
00:18:29it no it was stolen with the soldiers and there was something on that page about a set of thirteen
00:18:34soldiers there was a drawing i saw it myself of thirteen soldiers two of them identical with
00:18:40the ones in my father's possession were those two also in the drawing i couldn't say i don't remember
00:18:45the drawing that well you say he was excited at what he discovered did it have something to do with
00:18:51the uh soldiers i think so he didn't want to commit himself until he was more certain but he acted
00:18:58as
00:18:58though they were exceedingly valuable and so did the man who came to the house and wanted to buy them
00:19:02someone wanted to buy them who was he i don't know whether i should have mentioned it the police
00:19:08cautioned me not to release it oh it's perfectly safe with us we don't even read the newspapers
00:19:14oh i'm just joking sorry the captain's only failing no sense of humor
00:19:25now about this man who wanted to buy the soldiers can you tell us anything more about him yes his
00:19:31whole
00:19:31manner was rather odd he arrived unannounced i was just going upstairs when i heard the doorbell
00:19:41i wish to see dr steadman what is he expecting you i have business with him well if you give
00:19:45me your
00:19:46name i could see him what is it cynthia yes i'd like a few words with you well i'm quite
00:19:54busy just now
00:19:55it's important it concerns the two soldiers you recently acquired oh well if you'll step in and take a
00:20:02seat i'll come directly to the point you have a pair of lead soldiers on the page of old manuscript
00:20:09if i'm
00:20:10not mistaken they're on your desk there you're entirely correct i'd like to purchase them from you
00:20:15they're not for sale you paid seven pounds i'll double that i'm sorry i'll triple it i'll let you
00:20:23name your own price within reason would you tell me why you're so anxious to acquire these for the
00:20:28same reason as yourself i'm a student and collector of early anglo-saxon relics not so much from historical
00:20:35and educational point of view with me it's more of a hobby a very expensive hobby at this rate i
00:20:41can
00:20:42afford it will you sell no i'll give you 50 pounds a hundred i'm really sorry but i'm afraid you're
00:20:52wasting your time you are a fool
00:21:06he was angry enough for anything but whether he's the one who would you know him if you saw him
00:21:11of course and if the police ever find him i'll know what to do i'm sure you will perhaps we
00:21:17can
00:21:17find him for you aren't you taking a risk if there is a connection between those soldiers and the ones
00:21:22my father had your life may be in danger well that's just the point miss stedman by setting up
00:21:28captain uh mr longworth as a sort of a decoy you might say we hope to trap the murderer into
00:21:33revealing
00:21:33himself but isn't that being rather unfair to mr longworth oh not at all he doesn't mind he's used to
00:21:39it by now one of the best decoys in london as a matter of fact one of the principal reasons
00:21:43i keep
00:21:44him about very big of you old chap i assure you it's well worth the danger just to have the
00:21:48privilege
00:21:49of working so closely with such a great man i do wish you would be careful oh good old bulldog
00:21:55will
00:21:55take care of me come on bulldog
00:22:03oh miss stedman mr let's uh let's keep in touch shall we if anything should come up you can always
00:22:08reach me to warwick arms and if you're not doing anything tonight perhaps you'd care to join me in
00:22:13a spot of dinner i'm sorry but i have an engagement oh too bad uh tomorrow night then oh i'm
00:22:19sorry i'm
00:22:19afraid i can't make that either you see my evening how about your afternoons say uh lunch i'd love to
00:22:25tomorrow at one because not one good day captain drummond good day good day good day coming bulldog
00:22:38did you say something captain drummond no no nothing good day good day
00:22:44uh no he isn't no mr longworth isn't in either would you care to leave a message i'll be glad
00:22:50to
00:22:52oh just a moment here they are it's a miss gaudet oh i'll get it i'll get it
00:22:58miss dell i mean miss gaudet
00:23:02well uh i don't know if drummond i mean longworth can make it but as for me i'd be delighted
00:23:09very well i'll ask him if you insist
00:23:16it's a date what time shall we be there tonight all right and the address
00:23:23yes i'll remember how could i possibly forget i'll expect you both then goodbye
00:23:34all right perfect
00:23:43i say you will be late don't worry she'll be there of course if you'd rather spend the
00:23:48evening like a lot of couch oh no you won't i wouldn't dream disappointing the enchanting miss
00:23:52gaudet what makes you think she'd be disappointed well judging by our experience with miss eddon i'd say
00:23:57it isn't the drummond name they go for it's uh entry longworth oh no now i'll see who it is
00:24:03you get your coat
00:24:10hello inspector if he's not it doesn't matter i'll have a chat with you well there's nothing i'd rather
00:24:16do ordinarily unfortunately i have an engagement sorry my lad but this is official business you'll
00:24:21answer a few questions here or else down at scotland yard hello mac now look here
00:24:26drama nice of you to drop in i was wondering when you would that paper came out several hours ago
00:24:31very clever aren't you all right that is why i'm here now what about those soldiers what about them
00:24:37since when are you in the habit of buying toy soldiers and don't tell me you're a collector
00:24:42all right i won't but you'll have to admit that is a collection so where do you get those collected
00:24:49them which are two you obtained from philip coleman why do you ask i should like to have them you
00:24:54mean
00:24:54you want to take them with you oh i'll return them i'll even give you your receipt if you like
00:24:58very generous of you why do you want them because of their connection with a murder murder well what
00:25:03murder the stedman murder obviously you will have to forgive my stupidity but i don't see anything
00:25:08obvious about it according to your statement in the newspaper here they're from the same set as the
00:25:15two which were stolen from dr stedman so every murder has a motive if stedman was killed for a
00:25:21pair of these soldiers naturally we want to find out more about them and if you have a similar i
00:25:25didn't
00:25:26say they were similar i've never seen the others well i'd like to see yours there they are
00:25:36which one i don't believe i remember i seem to have them all mixed up very well i'll take them
00:25:42all with me and have our experts go a lot i'm sorry mac i'm afraid you won't why not because
00:25:48they
00:25:48happen to be my property and i wouldn't think of letting them out of my hands you can't withhold
00:25:52evidence connected with a murder you know can you prove the connection oh so you're at it again huh
00:25:59when you learn to stop playing detective and leave that to the police all right mac i will
00:26:04but should you run into trouble and need any help algae here is always available
00:26:08algae yes i'm no longer interested in crime as a hobby and as algae is still rather keen i've
00:26:14decided to turn over to him anything in that line that comes up but just call me a bulldog longworth
00:26:19inspector at your service night and day before i take you off on that i'll resign and that goes for
00:26:25you
00:26:25too drummond bulldog longworth i'll thank you to be my job to me
00:26:36nice chap machyver but so excitable come on you now let's go we'll be late as it is
00:26:57how do i look
00:27:03enchanting
00:27:11hello hello hello hello oh um roses are red violets are blue i think flowers are beautiful and so are
00:27:22you
00:27:24so thank you and beautiful roses
00:27:29and what have we here
00:27:33violet my favorite flower how sweet are you they're perfectly beautiful where shall i wear them here
00:27:40oh here let's see how they look between your teeth i'm afraid i haven't the wrong to go with it
00:27:47well with what you're wearing nobody ever misses
00:27:50would you gentlemen take off your clothes and come in thank you thank you
00:27:54i'm so
00:27:56i'm so
00:28:22i'm so
00:28:23call hello don't go in there sir why not there's a burglar inside burglary well what are we doing
00:28:30here we mustn't disturb him mustn't disturb him i don't understand he's after the soldier captain
00:28:38drummond sent me here to follow him oh i see he'll be out any minute if you'll just stay here
00:28:44where
00:28:44he won't see us of course that sounds fascinating so it was something i see really and then i'll
00:28:52never forget drummond's life trapped in a lonely cottage on a beach miles from nowhere by a gang
00:28:57of desperate killers all set to murder him he managed to save himself and capture the lot
00:29:02for the police by the clever rules of tapping out a message in morse code over the telephone
00:29:07but if you had access to the phone why bother with morse code
00:29:11by joe i never thought of that i say old boy why did i they were holding a gun on
00:29:17you you couldn't
00:29:18talk that's right i knew there was a reason
00:29:20that's right
00:29:22so
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00:30:04There are flats up there
00:30:14I say, Hugh, I don't think I like this
00:30:16Like what, playing you?
00:30:18I thought I'd do better, but I think I'd be doing worse
00:30:21Why, she practically ignored me the whole evening
00:30:23It's too late to do anything about it now
00:30:26Besides, I'm rather enjoying myself
00:30:28I've never done better in my life
00:30:36Or perhaps if you didn't hang around
00:30:38And then gave me a chance
00:30:40After all, Hugh, you promised me a free hand
00:30:44I say, what happened?
00:30:46Looks like someone's been careless
00:30:50They're gone, Hugh, full of soldiers
00:30:53So they are
00:30:54Someone's been careless, all right
00:30:56You
00:30:58Me?
00:30:59Yes, you
00:31:00You wanted to be Drummond
00:31:01You're supposed to be handling this case
00:31:03Give me a free hand, you said
00:31:05All right, I did
00:31:06And look what happened
00:31:07While you're off enjoying yourself
00:31:09Instead of attending to business
00:31:10Somebody breaks in and steals the two soldiers
00:31:13You're right, Hugh
00:31:14It's my fault
00:31:17Forgive me
00:31:17If there's anything I can do
00:31:20I...
00:31:21Captain Drummond
00:31:22I saw who it was
00:31:23We followed him
00:31:24We?
00:31:25Mr. Coleman and I
00:31:26He's there watching him now
00:31:27Where?
00:31:27A flat in Soho
00:31:29But I don't understand
00:31:30You will eventually
00:31:31Right now we're in a hurry
00:31:42Is it still there?
00:31:44No one's gone in or out
00:31:45Good
00:31:46Seymour, you stay here with Philip
00:31:47Algie and I are going up
00:31:49Are you sure you'll need me?
00:31:51Oh, come on, Algie
00:31:59What are we going to do, barge right in?
00:32:01We'll see when we get up there
00:32:08I wish they'd let me go along
00:32:10On one of these things
00:32:10You'll be a lot safer
00:32:12Right here with me
00:32:12Yes, but I should like to have done
00:32:15Some on the scene reporting
00:32:29We are the...
00:32:30Shh
00:32:31What?
00:32:32Why are we willing?
00:32:33Dark, you know
00:32:34Keeps up the old courage
00:32:35I'll keep it up for you
00:32:36Just follow me
00:32:37Right
00:32:38Right
00:32:46Hear anything?
00:32:57Shh, it's so dark
00:33:11Oh, I see
00:33:12That was awfully close
00:33:13What?
00:33:37No, I don't think he did it
00:33:51Anyone can buy this way?
00:33:52No
00:33:53What's happened?
00:33:54Plenty, but you wait here
00:34:02No
00:34:04Don't ever do that
00:34:14Why, Joe
00:34:15That's blood
00:34:16Do you notice anything in the air?
00:34:18No
00:34:28Thank you
00:34:29I know a much simpler way
00:34:30What's that?
00:34:31The door to the other room was open
00:34:32The hall door
00:34:32Why didn't you say so?
00:34:34I
00:34:58Hang it all, Drummond
00:34:59I asked you not to interfere
00:35:01And now because you have
00:35:02Another man has been murdered
00:35:04It's really my fault, Inspector
00:35:05If I hadn't brought the soldiers to Drummond in the first place
00:35:08And asked for help
00:35:08You're all equally to blame
00:35:10Playing detectives
00:35:12What do you think Scotland Yard is for?
00:35:14Well, Scotland Yard is
00:35:15Excuse me, Inspector
00:35:16Miss Steadman is here
00:35:17I'm sure I am
00:35:18Yes, sir
00:35:20Miss Steadman
00:35:21How do you do, gentlemen?
00:35:22Won't you sit here with me?
00:35:23Thank you
00:35:25I believe you know all these gentlemen
00:35:27Yes, I do
00:35:28Hello, Captain Drummond
00:35:29Hello
00:35:29Mr. Longworth
00:35:30How are you, Philip?
00:35:32Now, Miss Steadman
00:35:33You've been to the morgue
00:35:35Yes
00:35:35I know how painful it must have been
00:35:37But you realize the necessity
00:35:39Did you recognize the man?
00:35:41Yes, he's the one who tried to buy the soldiers and the palimpses from my father
00:35:45And your positive is also the man who's been following you?
00:35:48Have you identified him?
00:35:50His name is Edward Vane
00:35:51Recently arrived from Canada
00:35:52That's all we've been able to learn so far
00:35:54Unless you can add to our information
00:35:57All I know, Mac, is what you tell me
00:35:58There's something I don't understand
00:36:01Up until this, I thought Vane was my father's murderer
00:36:03But now that he's been killed, perhaps I've been wrong
00:36:06We have our own theories
00:36:07But frankly, no proof
00:36:09And until we have
00:36:10I'll thank you all to leave that process to Scotland Yard
00:36:14If we need any further assistance
00:36:15We'll call on you
00:36:17Until then
00:36:18Good day
00:36:19Goodbye, Max
00:36:21But should you need any help
00:36:22You can always call on our friend here
00:36:23It's more his cup of tea than mine
00:36:28Miss Steadman
00:36:30May I see you, Earl?
00:36:31Well, I haven't
00:36:31I'm sorry, old man
00:36:32I've already made the offer
00:36:33And been accepted
00:36:35You can take Seymour home
00:36:37I have some business to attend
00:36:41Come along, Seymour
00:36:44Mr. Longworth
00:36:53Oh, please come in
00:36:54Thank you
00:36:56I hope you don't mind the liberty
00:36:57But I thought I'd take a chance
00:36:59And see if you were in
00:37:00I'm glad you did
00:37:01I, uh, brought you a little gift
00:37:03Why, thank you
00:37:05Shall I open it?
00:37:06Well, that was the idea
00:37:12It's a surprise
00:37:15Oh, how sweet of you
00:37:21I have done more
00:37:22My favorite perfume
00:37:23So I thought
00:37:24You wore it last night
00:37:25You're very observant
00:37:27It's a popular perfume
00:37:29In fact, uh, last night
00:37:31It seemed as though
00:37:32I couldn't escape it
00:37:33It followed me
00:37:35Even to a flat in Soho
00:37:38Soho?
00:37:39Mm-hmm
00:37:39Over the cat and fiddle
00:37:42Sounds quaint
00:37:44Interesting
00:37:44What were you doing there?
00:37:46Oh
00:37:47Having knives thrown at me
00:37:49Your aim isn't very good in the dark
00:37:52You missed us by at least two inches
00:37:54However, you seem to do much better with Mr. Vane
00:37:59I'm afraid I'm not very good at riddles, sir
00:38:02Would you mind explaining what all this is supposed to mean?
00:38:05As soon as you tell me why you wanted those soldiers
00:38:09What soldiers?
00:38:10Those you had stolen from my flat
00:38:12While you were so pleasantly entertaining us
00:38:15If this is a joke, it's not very amusing
00:38:18It's at least as amusing as your story about being a member of the press
00:38:22The, uh, editor of the Gazette happens to be a friend of mine
00:38:25Though, of course, it wasn't really necessary to check with him
00:38:27You see, I was a newspaper man myself once
00:38:32I should have known better than to think I could deceive you
00:38:35If you wanted the soldiers, all you had to do was to say so
00:38:37I'd have been only too glad to give them to you
00:38:39The soldiers?
00:38:41But I wasn't interested in the soldiers
00:38:43Oh?
00:38:44That was just an excuse
00:38:46An excuse for what?
00:38:49Why, to meet you, of course
00:38:50I mean, frankly, uh, it was Captain Drummond I wanted to meet most
00:38:55I'd heard so much about him
00:38:57But, uh, after I'd met you both
00:39:00You're very flattering
00:39:02Must talk
00:39:04But what's that about, uh, soldiers being stolen and knives being thrown at you?
00:39:10And, uh, and, uh, did you say somebody was killed?
00:39:14Yes, uh, Mr. Edward Vane
00:39:17Did you know him?
00:39:19No, I, I don't believe so
00:39:22I, I never even heard the name
00:39:24What made you think I did?
00:39:25Well, uh, there was the matter of the perfume
00:39:29Added to the soldiers being stolen while we were here
00:39:33All that, on top of your story about being a journalist
00:39:36Made, uh, Drummond think that, uh...
00:39:37I think your Drummond is a fool
00:39:41Oh, I know what you'll say
00:39:42He's your friend and all that
00:39:43And all the things he's done
00:39:45But if you ask me, he can probably thank you for his reputation
00:39:49I'm sure you've done all the work and he's taken all the credit
00:39:51Oh, I wouldn't say that
00:39:53Well, I would
00:39:54Now that I know you both
00:39:57All one has to do is compare
00:40:00You're very sweet
00:40:03I think you're wonderful
00:40:06Lovely
00:40:19What are you doing?
00:40:21Don't disturb yourself, my dear
00:40:22I'll let you out in just a minute
00:40:26Open this door!
00:40:27How dare you let me out!
00:40:29As soon as I'm finished
00:40:30I have a few things to do first
00:40:33What are you doing there? I'll call them
00:40:35Police? Please do
00:40:36I could use a little help
00:40:39Of course it would facilitate things a little
00:40:41And save some time if you were to tell me where they are
00:40:45Where what is?
00:40:46Soldiers and the Panicists
00:40:48You're wrong with your mind
00:40:50Open this door to us
00:40:52That's what you're looking for
00:40:53You're wasting your time
00:40:58I don't think so
00:41:05What do you mean, White?
00:41:08All right, my dear
00:41:09Let's have it
00:41:10You have a little explaining to do
00:41:12You killed Vane for this and the soldiers
00:41:14I didn't kill him
00:41:16I suppose you weren't even there last night when it happened
00:41:19No, I wasn't
00:41:20After you left, I remained here and I didn't go out
00:41:22You didn't even know he'd been murdered?
00:41:24Not until you told me
00:41:26What was your relationship with him?
00:41:27I was working for him
00:41:29He asked me to invite you both here last night
00:41:31So that he could break into your flat
00:41:32And take the soldiers
00:41:34Why would he want them?
00:41:35Why would anyone want them badly enough to commit murder?
00:41:37He told me they were a collector's item
00:41:39And they're very valuable
00:41:40Not that valuable
00:41:42I only know what he told me
00:41:44And now he's dead
00:41:46Where are the soldiers?
00:41:48I told you, he took them
00:41:49And whoever killed him took them from him
00:41:53You can search the rest of the place if you like
00:41:56You won't find them here
00:41:59Those two soldiers plus Stedman's two
00:42:01Make four out of a total of thirteen
00:42:03Where are the rest?
00:42:05What thirteen?
00:42:07You mean you don't know?
00:42:10No
00:42:14What are you going to do?
00:42:15Go to Scotland Yard?
00:42:16Not until I find the soldiers
00:42:18And discover what makes them and this so valuable
00:42:35Hello
00:42:36Hello
00:42:37May I come in?
00:42:38Of course
00:42:38Thank you
00:42:40Hello, Billy
00:42:41Still here?
00:42:43Obviously
00:42:43Oh, quite right
00:42:44Silly question
00:42:45Mind if I ask another silly question?
00:42:48Not at all
00:42:49Recognize this?
00:42:51Of course
00:42:53It's the palimpsest
00:42:59Where did you get it?
00:43:01Is that Rev Damour you're wearing?
00:43:03The perfume?
00:43:04Yes, I used it all the time
00:43:05Did you use it last night?
00:43:07Why do you ask?
00:43:08Would you mind telling me where you were last night?
00:43:10I say, why all the questions?
00:43:12Oh, I'm just curious
00:43:14I really don't understand what this is all about
00:43:17You ought to know I spent the entire evening at home
00:43:19Alone?
00:43:21You didn't go out at all?
00:43:22Don't you think you're carrying this too far?
00:43:25She said she didn't
00:43:26Isn't that good enough?
00:43:28What are you trying to do?
00:43:29Insinuate that she murdered Vane?
00:43:32Did you?
00:43:34No
00:43:34Why should I?
00:43:36You believe he killed your father?
00:43:37I don't know
00:43:39See here, this is a bit thick
00:43:41Cynthia's no more a murderer than I am
00:43:43What's more to the point is that parchment
00:43:45Where'd you get it?
00:43:47I found it
00:43:51The 13 soldiers pictured in this drawing
00:43:54Two of them identical with those I got from Philip
00:43:56Can you pick out the two that your father had?
00:43:59Yes
00:44:00This one
00:44:00And, uh, that one
00:44:02Mm-hmm
00:44:04Edgar the Easley
00:44:05And Mocker, Earl of Northumbria
00:44:07How do you know?
00:44:09From what I read here
00:44:10Plus a little research
00:44:12You know the significance of the soldiers?
00:44:14I believe I do
00:44:15The 13 soldiers are representations of the last Anglo-Saxon leaders
00:44:20At the time William the Conqueror invaded England
00:44:23Here at the head of them stands Harold
00:44:25Last of the Anglo-Saxon kings
00:44:27His brothers
00:44:28Nobles
00:44:29King Malcolm of Scotland
00:44:31Margaret his queen
00:44:33And the Hooskals
00:44:35The royal bodyguard
00:44:36That's all very interesting
00:44:37But what of it?
00:44:39Before Harold and his dynasty fell at the Battle of Hastings
00:44:41He took the precaution of gathering together the royal treasures
00:44:45And hiding them in one of his manor houses on the outskirts of London
00:44:47To prevent their falling into the hands of William
00:44:51He made a record of the hiding place on parchment
00:44:55And distributed to his brothers and chief nobles
00:44:58The 13 hand-worked lead soldiers which constituted the key
00:45:02The cipher to the hidden wealth
00:45:04Any one soldier being valueless without the others
00:45:06That is quite interesting
00:45:08Yes
00:45:09Now we know that Harold and his followers were all wiped out at Hastings
00:45:15Since no one realized their significance
00:45:17The 13 soldiers became dispersed
00:45:20And for generations were regarded as simply toys
00:45:24As for this page of parchment
00:45:26Which told the story
00:45:27The original text was covered over by the monks
00:45:30According to the general practice at that time
00:45:32And the parchment was used and reused for hundreds of years
00:45:36Eventually it fell into the hands of your father
00:45:38Who removed the later writings
00:45:40And brought out the original again by the use of chemicals
00:45:43Probably hydro-sulfid of ammonia
00:45:46You better take good care of this
00:45:48The police will probably want to see it
00:45:50What became of the treasure?
00:45:52For all I know it's still there
00:45:53In the London Manor house?
00:45:55If it still exists
00:45:57How would you go about finding it?
00:45:58I looked it up on an old map
00:46:00It's quite clearly marked
00:46:01You mean the house is still standing?
00:46:04I intend to find out right now
00:46:06Would you care to come along?
00:46:08We'd love to
00:46:09Come on
00:46:17According to the map this is it
00:46:21This may be the spot
00:46:22But that's not the house
00:46:24It looks awfully old
00:46:25It would have to be 900 years old
00:46:27I wouldn't call it over 200
00:46:29If I'm any judge of architecture
00:46:31I'd say
00:46:32George I
00:46:34I'm inclined to agree with you
00:46:36However
00:46:36Let's get out and take a closer look
00:46:45Shall we go in?
00:46:46Why not?
00:46:48May even pick up a bargain
00:46:56There can't be anyone inside
00:46:58It's closed for the night
00:46:59Once more
00:47:00Just for luck
00:47:01Besides
00:47:01It's fun
00:47:02I haven't heard so much noise
00:47:03Since the war
00:47:12What?
00:47:13What is it?
00:47:13What do you want?
00:47:14It's customers
00:47:16What do you want to buy?
00:47:17Something expensive
00:47:19Does it have to be tonight?
00:47:21Definitely
00:47:23It's for a wealthy old aunt
00:47:25It's her birthday
00:47:26And if we don't get her something tonight
00:47:28She may die tomorrow
00:47:29After cutting us out of her will
00:47:30Can't take any chances, you know
00:47:33Well, but
00:47:34What did you have in mind?
00:47:36Oh
00:47:36Something old
00:47:38And
00:47:38Not too expensive
00:47:39We'll have to look around
00:47:41Uh-huh
00:47:42How about the lamp?
00:47:44Have some old Grecian lamps
00:47:46Waste of money
00:47:48With her eyes
00:47:49She might as well sit in the dark
00:47:52Well, how about clock?
00:47:54A nice watch here
00:47:55At her age?
00:47:57Don't be silly
00:47:58Why does she need to know the time?
00:48:02How about a brooch?
00:48:03A ring?
00:48:04No
00:48:05Jewelry on her would be like feathers on a horse
00:48:07Besides, it's more than we want to spend
00:48:09We have some very inexpensive
00:48:11Well, well, well
00:48:14What have we here?
00:48:15The house may be George I
00:48:17But the fireplace goes back farther than that
00:48:19All the way quite possibly to William the Conqueror
00:48:22Both the fireplace and the foundation
00:48:25Please
00:48:25Do you want to buy something or don't you?
00:48:28I don't buy something
00:48:29It's quite a collector of antique toys
00:48:33Soldiers and the like
00:48:33Do you have anything of the sort?
00:48:36Soldiers?
00:48:37Toy soldiers?
00:48:39Yes
00:48:40Especially lead ones
00:48:41Do you have any?
00:48:42No
00:48:43I'm afraid I can't help you
00:48:45Try someplace else
00:48:47Well, as long as we're here
00:48:48We may as well look around
00:48:49No, no
00:48:49Please, please
00:48:51It's late
00:48:52I shouldn't have let you in in the first place
00:48:54I must ask you to leave
00:48:56If you could give us just a few moments
00:48:57We may find what we want
00:48:59There's nothing here you want
00:49:01You seem quite positive
00:49:03Please go away
00:49:04Don't bother me
00:49:06I know your type
00:49:09This is your idea of a lock
00:49:11Instead of a man who's earned his rest
00:49:13We'll come back tomorrow
00:49:14After you've had your rest
00:49:16Don't trouble, please
00:49:35What do you think?
00:49:37Well, he obviously knows something
00:49:38This is the right place, then
00:49:40There can't be any doubt about it
00:49:41This is the end of the rainbow
00:49:43And somewhere in the vicinity
00:49:44There should be a pot of gold
00:49:46But how does one find it?
00:49:47The 13 lead soldiers
00:49:48And whoever has them
00:49:50Must eventually come here
00:49:51Exactly
00:50:09I hope you don't mind my resting
00:50:11But I had to see you
00:50:12It's important
00:50:12Come in, come in
00:50:18Would you care, Lou?
00:50:21Oh
00:50:23What's that for?
00:50:25Just to convince you I'm serious
00:50:27Captain Drummond
00:50:29Well, we're on equal ground
00:50:31Neither of us is fooling the other
00:50:33I'm not fooling now
00:50:34I want the palimpsest
00:50:36I haven't much time
00:50:37Return it, please
00:50:39And hurry
00:50:40I'm afraid I can't
00:50:41I'm afraid I can't
00:50:42You see, I no longer have it
00:50:43Who is it?
00:50:44I gave it back to its rightful owner
00:50:45Miss Stedman
00:50:47You're lying
00:50:48If you can find it here, it's yours
00:50:51Why do you want it?
00:50:52It's no good, you know, without the soldiers
00:50:54Or do you have them?
00:50:56Of course I don't
00:50:57Do you?
00:50:59You're welcome to them, too
00:51:00If you can find them
00:51:01Would you care to search?
00:51:04Go ahead
00:51:04Don't let me stop you
00:51:08Would it help if I turn my back
00:51:10And promise to remain perfectly still
00:51:11Like a good little boy?
00:51:13Why don't you try that bookcase?
00:51:15That's a good place to begin
00:51:20You know, this may take some time
00:51:22And I don't want to rush you
00:51:23Will it be alright if I, uh
00:51:25Sit down and make myself comfortable?
00:51:29Will you have a cigarette?
00:51:30No, thank you
00:51:33By the way, that reminds me
00:51:35While you're looking around
00:51:36Will you keep an eye open for a Meerschaum pipe?
00:51:39It's been missing for some weeks
00:51:40And I'd be very grateful if you found it
00:51:42And, uh
00:51:43Then there's a letter from my solicitor
00:51:45Which I appear to have mislaid
00:51:47Oh, sorry
00:51:49However
00:51:50If you come across a small packet
00:51:52Tied up with blue ribbon
00:51:53It's rather, um
00:51:55Confidential
00:51:56So if it's all the same to you
00:51:58Oh
00:52:00This is rather nice, isn't it?
00:52:03Oh
00:52:03There's a drawer in this table by the wall
00:52:06By joke
00:52:07I'll bet you that's where I left my pipe
00:52:09Take a look, will you?
00:52:10Like a good girl
00:52:26Hmm, I was right
00:52:29I'll make a bargain with you
00:52:30Yes
00:52:33A palimpsest for the pipe
00:52:35I would if I had it
00:52:37Wouldn't you, uh
00:52:38Consider something else?
00:52:42I might
00:52:44Perhaps in exchange for information
00:52:48What do you want to know?
00:52:50What were you doing at the antique shop?
00:52:53How do you know I was there?
00:52:54I saw you
00:52:56What were you doing there?
00:53:00It's my father's shop
00:53:01Oh
00:53:03So I'm not the only one
00:53:04Who's been masquerading under a force identity
00:53:06Miss Prager
00:53:07Your father knows about the treasure?
00:53:10That's why he bought the shop
00:53:12He has nine of the soldiers
00:53:14He needs the other four
00:53:16And the palimpsest
00:53:18And so he made a bargain with Vane
00:53:19To help him get them
00:53:20They're not to commit murder
00:53:23That was Vane's idea
00:53:24When Stedman refused to sell
00:53:26We were horrified when we learned what he had done
00:53:28Then why didn't you report it to the police?
00:53:32It was too late to undo the murder
00:53:34And we realized
00:53:35Under the law
00:53:36We'd be equally guilty as accessory
00:53:38Also you still wanted to get your hands on that treasure
00:53:41And reading that I had the remaining soldiers
00:53:43You arranged with Vane to steal them
00:53:47That was a mistake
00:53:48Who killed him?
00:53:49I don't know
00:53:50But whoever did took the soldiers
00:53:52So you were there
00:53:54That was your perfume
00:53:57And it was you who threw the knife at us?
00:54:00I didn't know who you were
00:54:01And I was frightened
00:54:03I just discovered Vane's body
00:54:05For all I knew
00:54:06You were his murderer
00:54:13Let's go and visit your father
00:54:48I wish Stedman were here
00:54:50I thought this was your case
00:54:52Not this part of it
00:55:07So you33333
00:55:08Let's go and visit your dad
00:55:08I wish you którymiiii
00:55:11mhm
00:55:12And I thought the model
00:55:13What if he's about you
00:55:13My brother
00:55:13And if youank
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00:55:37Hello. Hello. I see you brought Miss Gorday along.
00:55:41Prager is the name, Mr. Longworth.
00:55:43Oh, yes.
00:55:44We followed Miss Steadman here. She just went into the shop.
00:55:47Alone?
00:55:48Yes, sir.
00:55:49When? A few minutes ago.
00:55:55I have a key to the back door.
00:55:57Good.
00:56:11You wait here.
00:56:21Dad. Dad.
00:56:23Dad.
00:56:25Dad.
00:56:27Dad.
00:57:36Marcy, what's the thing you're doing?
00:57:37Alex Merling, here, stop it.
00:57:39Former Cairo and tell him you've caught the murderer.
00:57:42I have?
00:57:43And Seymour, ask him if he's not too busy.
00:57:45Would you mind coming down and taking him off our hands?
00:57:47Murderer?
00:57:48First vain and then tonight.
00:57:51Then it was you who killed my father.
00:57:53Don't be a fool.
00:57:54I have nothing to lose now.
00:57:55If I have to take your life to get his, I can well afford both.
00:58:03Here, keep an eye on him.
00:58:06Hello.
00:58:07Scott and you're up.
00:58:23Cynthia.
00:58:26Cynthia.
00:58:28I'm all right now.
00:58:29What happened?
00:58:30What brought you here?
00:58:31Philip called me.
00:58:33Asked me to meet him here.
00:58:34Said it was very important.
00:58:36But he couldn't explain on the phone.
00:58:39He told me to bring the palimpsest.
00:58:42When I arrived, someone hit me.
00:58:45Philip, you're lucky he didn't kill you as he did the others.
00:58:48I say, Hugh, where are you?
00:58:50Here we are.
00:58:53Did you get MacGyver?
00:58:54Yes.
00:58:55Can't we have some light, Hugh?
00:58:57Oh, yes.
00:58:58Right here.
00:59:03The soldiers.
00:59:04Oh, 13 of them.
00:59:06Well, there they are, Hugh.
00:59:08What happens now?
00:59:11Well, it's quite simple.
00:59:13All one has to do is to arrange the soldiers on this pedestal here,
00:59:16exactly as they are in the illustration.
00:59:36It's just as I thought.
00:59:38No two of these weigh alike.
00:59:40The key to it is the correct distribution of their respective weights.
00:59:47You know, Philip, your great mistake was bringing your two soldiers to me,
00:59:52hoping to use me as bait to help you get the others.
00:59:55Because once I suspected you, I got the idea of baiting a trap for you.
00:59:59Forgive me, my dear, for using you as the hook on which to place the bait.
01:00:05This palimpsest, which I knew Philip would need once he had all the soldiers.
01:00:31It worked.
01:00:35You should have been more patient.
01:00:38Had the right idea, but this thing's 900 years old.
01:00:45You just didn't wait long enough for the counterweights to drop.
01:00:48And this, if I'm not mistaken, is where the rainbow actually ends.
01:00:52Let's go down and see.
01:01:11King Haram's treasure room.
01:01:14Amazing.
01:01:15After 900 years.
01:01:41Doesn't seem to be locked.
01:01:51Can I help you?
01:01:52No, it's all right, Seymour.
01:01:54I think I can manage.
01:01:56I think I can manage.
01:02:15See if those are back endings.
01:02:16Yes, sir.
01:02:41A soldier.
01:02:46Inspector, there's a body back here.
01:03:04Stop, stop, stop.
01:03:13Go on, after, get him out of there.
01:03:23Shoot.
01:03:24Let's go.
01:03:57Thanks, Mac.
01:03:58If you hadn't put that weight back, we might have been trapped down there for another 900 years.
01:04:09Oh, Algie.
01:04:10Yes?
01:04:11If I broke it to you gently, do you think you could stand another shock?
01:04:14Mm-hmm.
01:04:14He's Algie.
01:04:15I'm John.
01:04:17I'm so glad.
01:04:19Mm.
01:04:26That's what we don't understand.
01:04:28I don't know why.
01:04:28It's more like it was a bottle of milk in the morning.
01:04:32Nothing ever happened to me but a bottle of milk into the morning paper.
01:04:38It's more like it was a bottle of milk, but a bottle of milk, but a bottle of milk, and
01:04:45a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and
01:04:45a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and
01:04:45a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and
01:04:46a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk, and
01:04:48a bottle of milk, and a bottle of milk.
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