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And now for the weekly visit with our good friend and host, Dr. Watson. Tonight, we find him on the stage at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood. Good evening, Dr..
Good evening, Mr. Bartel. If you want a victory bond, you're welcome.
I have, Dr.. Now, what's the recipe for tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure?
Now, let me see. Take equal parts of beautiful English countryside and black filenare, mix them, add a dash of romance, a sprinkling of danger, season well with the usual theatrical condiments.
And you have the case of the accidental murderous. Sounds like a tasty dish. How did the story begin, Dr?
On a beautiful summer day in 1895, Holmes had just concluded his famous investigation of the sudden death of Cardinal Fusca.
And Quare, which was carried out at the express desire of his illness, the Pope.
And in consequence, the great man felt that a couple of weeks rest in the hot white show would be a pleasant change after our rather strenuous adventures in Italy.
And so, Mr. Bartel, we went to Stratford, on Avery.
Oh, the form of Shakespeare, huh?
Quite right, my boy. As a matter of fact, that was the reason that decided us to go there.
Holmes was a great lover of the drama, you know? And at the time, my story begins, the Shakespearean festival was in full swing.
For the first week, our life there was calm and peaceful.
During the day time, we visited the local pieces of interest, such as Anne Hathaway's cottage, and Shakespeare's birthplace, and the evening found us at the theatre.
It was on a Tuesday, I remember, during our second week stay at the club of Gan.
Holmes and I had gone for a walk through the nearby forest of Avery. He was in unusually good spirits that morning.
And there was a distinct, I mean, uncle, in his eye as he said,
what to, for once I began to wish that I were a man of wealth.
Oh, and what makes you say that, Holmes?
The beauty of this place, or follow?
I'm perfectly certain, like, they're happy and retirement, yeah.
It's rather depressing to think that in a week or two, the solid necessity of making money able to mount my return to Baker Street and the world of criminals.
No, I must say that in an environment like this, it's too little hard to think of crime. How does the old saying go?
Where every prospect fees is, and only man is vile.
Yes, but Shakespeare puts it even better, oh, Chef.
Oh, I know what she said.
I'll show you, remember the speech, and as you like it, we saw the deductions tonight to go.
Oh, I don't remember the speech. How did it go?
In this setting, it's really remarkably opposite.
One of these words more free from Bill than the end-guest court.
Here feel we, but the penalty of Adam.
The season's difference.
But you remember, sweet to the uses of adversity,
which like the toe-duggy and venomous wears in precious duality's head.
And this our light exempt from public heart, finds tongues and frees, books in the running books,
sermons in thumbs, and good in everything.
I would not change it.
So you read that much from the fellow on the stage, you know, man?
Don't tell me I adopted the wrong profession, Watson.
No, wait a minute.
Passing to end here, nothing the dentistry is out of it.
There's another path over there. I think it leads down to the river.
Then let's follow it.
The abin is over there.
Sixth scot, that result.
Oh!
Holmes! Holmes, you heard?
Ah, here's something I am.
Bulletin, my shoulder.
I think it's only grazed it.
Oh, get off, you'll kill quickly, that's a...
There's only a scratch.
First, let's find out where it was fired from.
I had the thought of a bullet in the tree behind me.
Yes, here we are.
Give me a pen knife, I'll follow William.
Hey, what?
Thanks.
Do you suppose that that shot was deliberate?
Well, I can't imagine someone mistaking me for a rabbit, Watson.
And by the way, the little cutie is echoed in the shot.
I don't know what you noticed it.
Uh-huh.
Here's the bullet.
Now let me see.
I was standing there.
A line from this bullet hole in the tree,
the spot where I was standing,
would indicate that the shot was fired
from that cluster of trees of the bear.
Come on, Watson.
Let's see what a search discloses.
I wish you'd let me look at that show,
before you start galloping all over the countryside home.
You're bleeding quite profusely.
Oh, plenty of times to look at it.
Hello.
Look over there.
A man and woman running towards us across the clearing.
Yes, and carrying guns.
Yes, it looked as if it was an extra straw.
Was anyone there?
Yes, sir.
My friend was hit in the shoulder.
Oh, my dreadful.
It's not a bad wound, is it?
It's only a scratch, madam.
I hope.
But if with the blood on your coat?
Well, just, um, how did this, uh, well, this accident happen, sir?
Well, we were, we were out rabbit shooting.
I was teaching my wife to use a rifle.
Sir, I saw a rabbit scurry across the clearing.
I raised the rifle and fired.
It seemed to me, Jeffy, that as I did so you joked my arm.
Yes, I'm afraid I did, Alice.
I was going to fire too, but as I raised my rifle,
I joked your elbow and sent your shot wild.
I, I can't tell you how sorry I am, sir.
Here, here's my card.
Of course, we'll take care of any expenses that may be in favor.
Oh, what's the thing to do with the pilot?
How much damage has been done?
You'd better take your coat off, old fella.
I, uh, I, I don't know if I can.
Oh, he, he's badly hurt.
No, it, it's just the...
Oh.
Sir, man, change it.
Oh, this is better.
I have a horse and trap down the road.
I can give you a hand with it with it.
I must get him to a hospital as fast as possible.
Holmes, Holmes, you feeling any better?
Has the nurse gone?
Yes, yes, yes, she's bringing the house surgeon.
And the, uh, man and his wife, uh, down in the hospital waiting room.
Oh.
I followed their name.
It's, it's Markham.
Then we're alone.
Yes, yes, yes.
You're so full of it.
And that case, I can stop behaving as if I were a death door.
Holmes, you mean that you...
You sham that collaboration show?
Yes, I did once.
Well, there's family.
There's a little video shot.
My shoulders can fogged it paintfully, I show you.
Well, I'm sure it is.
But what made you pretend to faint?
I recognize this, Mrs. Markham.
And I think you recognize me.
It's important to assume I'm out of action for a while.
Oh?
Mrs. Markham.
Well, Mrs. Markham is, um, in reality, the notorious Mrs. Dangerfield.
You remember the danger to a case?
Dangerful?
Great.
Come.
Yes.
She was tried for the murder of her husband by polysmingles.
Yes, she was all that on.
She put a quid in the jury to sign it.
She was an habitual arsenic addict who happened to take an accidentful overdose.
So, didn't you have some connection with this?
It was I who tracked down the sale of the arsenic she took to a bot for cosmetic purposes.
Well, if you ask me, that shot at you was no accident.
Oh, of course it wasn't.
I'm certain that I was recognized.
In any case, her record is a bad one.
Prior to our husband's death, it was an episode of which our uncle would killed in a shooting accident on a gross moor in Scotland.
An uncle who left her a large fortune on his death.
Mrs. Dangerfield was a member of the shooting party when the accident happened.
Yes, she was.
And she's something of a femme fatal weapon.
I must plan my actions very cautiously.
I'm up against a dangerous opponent.
Well, you'll have to stay in the hospital until your wounds being examined and graced.
As to follow.
And while the local staff are taking care of that, I want you to shadow the markum.
Of course I will, Holmes.
Stick close to them all below.
Make them believe that I'm going to be kept here for some days.
Find out as much as you can and then report to me.
Right, I'll do my best.
Thanks.
It's awfully kind of you, Mrs. Markham, to insist on having me back to your house for lunch.
My dear doctor Watson, after injuring the famous Mr. Holmes, it's the least I could do.
Of course it is.
Yes, Lydia.
Will you bring us some sherry?
It's eight days day off, you know.
Very well, Alice.
Is anyone else coming to lunch?
Only Dennis Romney.
Oh, Lord, that fellow sees you live here.
Hello, go and get the share.
Downward, you doctor Watson.
Oh, thank you, madam.
Thank you.
You, um, you say that you think Mr. Holmes would be in the hospital for some day.
I'm afraid so the woman wasn't serious.
She lost quite a bit of blood.
Oh, I feel perfectly grateful about it.
Well, you mustn't blame yourself too much, madam.
It was an accident.
Yes, but I must easily have killed him.
Well, you haven't.
And that's all that matters.
Did you say that Dennis Romney was coming to lunch?
Is that the actor's father from the memorial theater?
Yes.
Have you seen him on the stage?
Yes, yes, yes, several times.
Holmes and I have been going to the festival regulars that we came down here.
A fine actor, isn't he?
A shame they're getting such poor ponds.
Why would you do that?
Imagine him letting that frightful bath of grunt play hand at last night.
Well, Dennis only played lair at ease.
Dennis is three times the better actor.
Well, first of all, you...
He, uh, he's coaching me and acting.
Oh, continue with me.
Yes, he thinks that I may be able to get small part of your next season.
I've always had a great urge to go on the stage,
but no one's ever encouraged me before.
Oh, here's Geoffrey.
This chair is rather special, Doctor.
Here is Delifonte.
Only a few bottles left.
Oh, it's a nice of you, sir.
Oh, there'd not be Dennis.
I'll go let him in.
We might as well have a drink.
Your financial help making this actor a little more tolerable.
I take it, Mr. Markham, that you're nothing at my role, Mr. Dennis Romney.
Don't bearing.
He's always quoting Shakespeare and behaving generally as if he were another earring.
He's got Alice completely fooled.
The glass, Doctor.
Oh, thank you, sir.
Thank you.
I want to introduce you to Dr. Watson.
How do you do, Mr. Romney?
How do you do, sir?
Hello, Geoffrey.
Oh, Mr. Glaser, Sherry.
Uh, thanks. That'd be very nice.
Are you a disciple of the theatre, Doctor Watson?
Well, hardly any subtle servant.
I've been attending the festival during the last week.
I enjoyed your performances immensely.
I may say so.
Oh, you may.
So, Doctor, here's your Sherry, Dennis.
Don't be frotty, Geoffrey.
And please, with another, the Dennis is our guest.
Oh, it's all right, Alice.
I know that Geoffrey's bark is a good deal worse than his bark.
And what are you peering at tonight, Mr. Romney?
King Lear.
I shall once again portray the tankless role of the King of France.
Well, an incredibly bad actor, Basil Grant,
has a multitude of passions to tatters in his rendition of Lear.
Oh, horrible, horrible, most horrible.
I thought he's standing with a cautious last night, Dennis.
Wasn't it?
When he came to his final line, the rest is silence.
It was as much as I could do to prevent sharing.
I felt rather the same way when you were killed in the duel, Dennis.
Oh, Geoffrey.
You're being intolerably doomed.
Why don't you take Doctor Watson upstairs and show him your butterfly collection?
At least you'll know what you're talking about.
Are you interested in butterflies, Doctor?
I have quite a rare collection.
Oh, really?
I'd like to see them very much.
Good morning.
I think we just got time before lunch.
I'm being yourself dark with a few better mammals, Geoffrey here.
I'm really quite an easygoing man, Doctor,
but the arrogant that fellow Romney infuriates.
Well, I must say he does seem to have rather good opinion of himself.
Don't put too much weight on that balcony rail.
It's absolutely full of wormholes,
part of the attraction of an old house.
My wife tells me that I've regarded it as confoundingly dangerous.
Yeah, and this is my little museum.
In these cases, I think you'll find some of the finest specimens of Leopard Doctor you've ever seen.
It's my hobby, and I may say that with the exception of the Natural History Museum,
I doubt if you'll find a final collection.
What must have taken you years to collect them?
It has.
Many years, many disappointments, and a great deal of patience.
Look at this fellow.
He's my friest specimen.
A North American monarchy.
North American mark.
Beautiful, beautiful.
And this is an admiral.
Oh, it's cool, it's an admiral.
And this is a perfect beehok mark.
And here's an emperor.
Ever seen more exquisite markings?
Well, never.
Tell me, Mr. Markham,
when you captured about the fly,
how'd you kill it without marking it in any way?
With poison.
Huh?
What poison?
Cyanide.
Not arsenic?
If you heard me say cyanide, Doctor.
The only reason I mention it isn't a friend of mine collected by the flies once,
and I'm certain that he always used arsenic to kill them.
You're going to keep talking to arsenic.
You're trying to hinset something.
Oh, my dear fellow, it's just curious at all.
Yes, it is.
It's very, very curious, perhaps.
Ha, there's the luncheon going.
It's, go downstairs again.
Ah, still, man.
I didn't mean to offend you.
No, of course you didn't.
But my nerves are a little on edge today.
It must be that accident to your friend that's upset him.
I really must get that balcony rail mended.
What is it, sir?
My wife.
And young Robby.
Look at me, luncheon.
Listen.
Darling, why won't you understand?
How do you think this is it?
Do you think I'd go in that station?
Is he ever understood?
Well, Doctor.
They say that listeners never hear good of themselves.
You know, sometimes I wonder if my wife wouldn't like me out of the way.
And let's go down to lunch, shall we?
And so whom's that the story up to now?
A very interesting one to Watson.
So you think that Mrs. Markham is planning to kill our husband, eh?
Oh, it's obvious.
She's in love with the actor for the Dennis Romney.
Her husband's in the way, and if she doesn't want to use poison this time,
there's a perfect setting for murder in that crumbling balustrade on the landing.
One push when he wasn't looking, it'd be the end of him.
And the other one could prove that you did it.
A charming household.
And Mr. Markham became very evasive, you say, when he wasn't arsenic.
Yes.
I said it deliberately, of course, to see how he'd react.
If you ask me, he knows that his wife is arctic at ours.
And he was trying to protect her.
You've exerted your charms efficiently to arrange to seal him again, I'd rather.
Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I have taken a picnic key in going voting on the evening this afternoon.
They asked me to defend him.
Of course, I agreed.
I just rushed back here to the hospital to spot you first.
You've done splendidly. What's splendidly?
Too much, too much.
But I've been so busy telling you what I have found out that I haven't asked you about you.
I'm final, though, final.
I wanted the house search and discover.
A very interesting fact.
Look in the drawer beside my bed, will you?
Great scotted.
It's a bullet.
A bullet that the house search and removed from my shoulder.
But we found a bullet in the tree also precisely.
Therefore, two bullets were fired.
But good lord, that means old chap that we have a dangerous task ahead of us.
Not to solve a matter, but to prevent one.
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And now Dr. Watson, what happened next?
We left you at Sherlock Holmes' bedside in the hospital.
Did the picnic with Mr. and Mrs. Markham prove an exciting one?
No, no. It was rather unpleasant as a matter of fact.
Three of them kept squabbling all the time.
And just as we were coming home, something unforeseen it could.
Mr. Markham fell into the river.
Well, pardon the old question, Dr. but did he fall or was he pushed?
It was hard for me to say I had my back to him when he fell.
Of course, we fished him out and rattled him back home in a trap as fast we could.
He changed his clothes once.
As we strained the file a little later, I could see if he'd caught a chill.
In fact, I recommended that he go to bed and stay there.
Mrs. Markham agreed with me.
Yes, my dear, I do wish you followed after Watson the bride didn't go to bed.
For the first time, Alice, I will not go to bed. I'm perfectly all right.
No, it's not thanks to you and Dennis.
What do you mean by that from our Jeffrey?
You know perfectly well what I mean.
It wasn't an accident that I fell in the river just now.
One of you two pushed me when I was struggling with the pump pole in the long reed.
Jeffrey, I'll talk it bloody.
Have I?
You were in the boat, Dr. Watson.
Didn't you see what happened?
No, I didn't see her.
My back was turned to you when you fell in.
Well, then we'll call it an accident.
An accident that happened by a curious coincidence?
Just where the river is deepest in the reed's thickest.
Jeffrey, I don't like your tone.
You can accuse me of anything you like, but when you start suggesting that Alice...
It doesn't like the way I talk to my wife.
I suggest that you don't come to my house.
I'm going to get a scarf, I'm too late.
Dr. Watson, I'm not a polygyzer for my husband's behavior.
I don't know what to come over.
I don't know what to say.
Well, I wish I did.
I don't mind yelling at me, but just being so abundantly rude to you, Alice.
The last couple of weeks, it's been getting worse than ever.
I know.
Ever since we had that argument about the insurance policies, he's been unbearable.
Insurance?
Yes, Dr..
We took out quite large policies on each other's lives recently.
You didn't tell me that, Alice.
Well, it was his idea.
And yes, when the insurance man came here,
he would have thought I was forcing him into taking out the policy.
Insurance, great scot, I...
You what, Dr?
I...
Oh, nothing, it was my...
No, no, not at all.
Sounds as if you don't approve of insurance, sir.
Oh, it's not that.
You're on there.
It's just today.
Cooking, then, I wasn't expecting anyone.
Answer the door, Dennis.
Will you?
Yes, sir.
This is if Jeffer has already done so.
Oh, Alice, we have a visitor.
Holmes, you shouldn't be up.
What do you think, Mrs. Malcolm?
Hello, Watson.
Well, I'm delighted to see you, Mr. Holmes.
So I understood from your friend that you'd be in the hospital for several days.
A student of an oxen, the obstinacy of a mule,
two characteristics of mine,
have combined in making possible an early departure from the hospital.
How do you do, Mr. Romney?
I think I've seen you at the theatre.
My name is Sherlock Holmes.
How do you do, sir?
You'll see the supper, I hope.
If it's not inconvenient, Mrs. Malcolm?
Of course, isn't.
I've written a raincoat.
Upon my soul, Holmes, I'm going to see you.
And are you all welcome?
Let's take a stroll on the terrace.
Shall I raise from the warm inside this evening?
You can go out through the French windows.
Oh, thank you, Mr. Malcolm.
Holmes, are you quite sure, Joe?
Well enough to go walk you back.
Of course I am.
Miss Tommy Watson, my latest developments are.
In the meantime, I myself have not been idle.
Yes, Watson and I think our stages set up by a feeling
that I make tribute to a rather dramatic last act curtain.
Long live Roman!
There's a delightful meal, Mrs. Malcolm.
Thank you, Doc.
It sounds your not eating very much.
My appetite is a trifle, JD.
The mental fencing that we have indulged in during the meal
has been somewhat disturbing.
I don't understand you.
Oh, come on, Madam.
I know that you were once this is the field and you know that I know it why I keep up the
pretence any longer very well into homes but we need to convert in lower voices I'm sure
that you told Dr. Watson whatever there is to know and perhaps more I admire your courage
madam Jeffrey Dennis I want you to listen to this Mr. Sherlock Holmes knows that I was once
Mrs. Dangerfield he's apparently under the impression that this is a dark secret of mine
with the homes Jeffrey knew and loved me before I ever married Mr. Dangerfield
of course I did Holmes he stood by me during the horrible trial after my first husband's death
and I told Dennis about the whole miserable business months ago so I really don't see that you
uncovered any great secret yet Mrs. Malcolm but I have a feeling that it's only a matter of
moments so you haven't got any secrets from Dennis either eh no need to shut Jeffries
no need for Dennis to be in my house get out Romney and stay out this business between you
and Alice has gone far enough I'll go and Alice tells me to well if you won't go and I'm not going
to sit here I'm I'm going upstairs you're shaking like a leaf sir you've got a fever and don't
you think you'd better go to bed and I need to learn business and Mrs. Malcolm I really think you
should persuade your husband to go upstairs and lie down don't worry miss Holmes I know how to
handle him I'll take him up put an arm around my shoulder Jeffrey I'm along we should follow them
Holmes they have to pass that crumbling vanished on the landing with him in that stage she might
try to use suggestion logic come on watch both of you you can observe them both from being
foot of his tears here they're on the landing she's on the outside look look look look
Malcolm's tumble against her he's pushed against the railings look
Alice are you all right but Jeffry tried to push me through the railing that's how it is and
sir the three of us were watching it from below but the railing held I don't understand
I can explain that Watson this afternoon while you were all a job picnic I came here with a
local carpenter you had informed me all of hello that it was the major day off and I took the
liberty of reinforcing that decaying woodwork look to places you think you've been up to home
preventing murder sir and fighting the true solution to the danger bill case you mean it to
home the true solution surely it's obvious to you miss his markum we have told us that your
present husband loved you before you met it as today in your field it was he who accidentally
killed your uncle so that you might inherit a fortune it was he who accidentally gave your first
husband an overdose of arsenic arsenic that he obtained for the purpose of destroying but a lie
it was he who tried to send you to your death by pushing you through those railings and all the
times Mrs. Markham I thought that you were the potential murderer you fellows who got hold of
the wrong hand of the sick all I've been trying to do is to seal the fact that my wife was a
murderous yes how can you say that I come with you it doesn't matter what's wrong me I'm not
through with him yet this talk is all very dramatic this happens but I wonder how you're going
to be able to prove that to Watson Mr. Romney and I were testified to the attempt that you've
just made on Mrs. Markham's life yes and what about the attempt on your life firms obviously it was
Markham who fired at you in the woods but my wife was already admitted firing the shot true sir
but two shots were fired the one that your wife fired we found it the tree the one that you
fired was extracted from my shoulder in the hospital in the two shots were fired simultaneously
you remember Watson that I commented at the time on a curious echo Mrs. Markham told us that her
arm was jolted as you pulled the trigger that was when the other rifle was fired Mr. Markham
didn't want me on the scene when he staged his latest accident and so he tried to kill me
what kind of a devil if I've been living with all these years I think I'm going to kill you
but tell me he didn't want me to leave him to the little caught Mr. Romney British justice maybe
slow as indeed it was in the danger field case but the long run it is sure we'll find that out Mr.
Markham on the gallows well tell me I did did Mr. Markham finally end on the gout
yes he did and it might interest you to know that Mrs. Markham and Dennis Romney were married
that nice chap and a fine act in that boy maybe that's what I should have been an actor
to be or not to be that is the question
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next week real nervous your next week Mr. Barrow I'm good to tell you an exciting adventure
homes and i had in north africa it begins at the headquarters of the foreign legion
and ends with a strange death in the cafe of a thousand size i call the story murder in the cuspa
tonight Sherlock Holmes adventure is written by Dennis Greene and Anthony Baucher and was
suggested by an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story the adventure of black people
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