Sherlock Holmes - Demon Barber

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2:02It began on a winter's night in 1896. Holmes and I had gone to a better in the east end of London to see a performance of a famous old English melodrama called Sweetie Todd, the Demon Bama of Beatsweet. It's a good bloodthirsty title, Dr. Demon Barthell. He sounds as though he's specializing in close shades. Thank you, Mr. Barthell. That's almost unforgivable. He was a murderer of a racist appetite who faced his victims in a special constructed barbers' care. Cup test wrote, and then, Professor Lever, would swing the chair over and he can't be unfortunate victim to a horrible seller beneath the shop. This is only a stage play you're talking about, Dr. As my story begins, we were seated in a private box watching one of the closing scenes. Holmes was leaning forward in his chair, following the action on the stage with an obvious delight. While I set aside him equally in growth, an actor by the name of Mark Humphries

3:02was playing the part of Sweetie Todd, and the one could deny that he was playing well, are you going to buy us using the nearest management, Sweetie Todd, to be now to defeat these cruel, cold-blooded murderers? You have to announce your doom into the chair with you and over and down into the depths of all. Ha, ha, ha, there. When it comes to this abolition, she's the ghost of another customer of mine. The yearning grave kneels up his ghastly inmates to prove their guilt. Then, who will have done? He is fair. He comes to accuse me of his murder. Oh, save me! Talk that I'll get through you. Let me leave! I'll go kill me! Let me leave! Ha, ha, ha, ha!

4:07Ha, ha, ha, ha! I saw Holmes, that for the Mark Humphries is the most quiet actor that I've ever seen on a stage. I find him enchanting once in a while. It seems to me he's really caught the flavor of this murderous monster piece. After all, I restrained the performance of the Barber Sweeney Todd with the unthinkable. No, first words it would. I must say, his makeup seems rather overdone. No Barber with death is his enormous beard. He's most impractical, probably getting a customer's face. By the way, I know from the program that Mark Humphries, as well as being the principal actor, is also the owner of the company. He also got entrenched towards the actor manager as a healthy sign, I think. Go in. Excuse me, but is one of you, gentlemen, Mr. Sherlock Holmes? Yes, I am. I was asked to give you this note. Thank you. Who knows? Who's the third? Who will find out? Ah! There's notice from Mark Humphries our actor manager. What's it say? Mr. Holmes, I recognize you, in your thoughts,

5:07based on my personal mark of form. Yes. My sanity, and even the safety of London, perhaps depends on your compliance. Oh, my sanity, and the safety of London. I wonder what an earth you mean. That's my dear fellow. We can end it discovered by going backstage to meet you as it is the curtains going up. And I'll see you for a little longer. We must possess our souls and patience. Mr. Sherlock Holmes? Yes, sir. My name is Lindsay. Derek Lindsay. I'm the business manager. Mr. Humphries asked me to be through the stage door. It could be his president. Thank you very much. This is my colleague Dr. Watts. Ah, you do, huh? Oh, how are you, doctor? Will you, will you follow me please? Excuse me, I'm asking Mr. Lindsay, but surely you must be related to that distinguished actor of some year's deck of living Lindsay. Oh, he was my father, Mr. Holmes. Austin D. Oh, thank you very much. This is my colleague Dr. Watts. Ah, you do, huh? Oh, how are you, doctor? He was my father, Mr. Holmes. Austin D. The resemblance is extraordinary. Such a heritage. Mr. Lindsay, you must love the theatre.

6:08Ha, ha. He'll probably stand like her, is it? But I hate it. However, it's the only thing I have a strength for. And there's good money to be made in it sometimes. And money's the thing I both like and want. From Mr. Holmes. I do hope you'll be able to help Mark Humphries. He certainly needs it. No, no, it seems to be his trouble. But he'll have to tell you that's been so. But his wife and I think there's Mrs. Humphries now. Maria. Yes, sir. Maria, this is Mrs. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Wattson. Mrs. Mark Humphries. Have you done? Oh, Mr. Holmes. I'm so grateful that you're going to see Mark. He's in such a dreadful state. There have been times lately when Mr. Lindsay and I have been afraid he's going out of his mind. Indeed, we have. We're both very worried about him. In that case, I hope I can be of service. Which is his blessing. Yes, sir. I think it'll be better if Mr. Holmes and Dr. Wattson go in and own. I'm sure Mark will speak more freely if we're not in the room. I think perhaps that is a good idea.

7:08Mrs. Humphries, we'll see you later on. Come on, sir. That's all. One minute, one minute. Thank you. First of all, Mr. Humphries, this is Dr. Wattson. Yes, I know of you, too. How do you do, sir? Sit down, one, two gentlemen. You're wondering why I asked you to come back and see me, of course. Now for this, sir. Well, I won't be about the bush and waste of time. I come straight to the point. I'm going mad. Oh, come on. I know. I know. It's fantastic, but it's true. I've often heard of actors beginning to live at a sort of stage that play on it. Well, it's happening to me. I'm turning into another swinging Todd. The character I'm portraying on the stage. You're suggesting, sir, that you're a potential murderer? Yes, I am. What reason do you have for holding that for me? Reason. Listen to this. Three times in the past week, I've wakened in the morning to find my boots covered with mud,

8:09and my razor stained with blood. Good. It had no recollection of any untoward events during the night. None. Have you ever predicted to the unfortunate habit of sleepwalking for? Not to my knowledge, doctor. And if I had been, it's only my life would have told me about... Oh, why? Where do you live, Miss Humphrey? Well, you have a flat here. About the theatre. About the theatre, eh? And, Miss Humphrey, as you say, that on three separate occasions on the evening in the morning, we were found a blood stained razor and mud covered boots. Can you show us this proof? No. No, I can't. I was also frightened that my wife had cheated on. I cleaned them before she had the opportunity of finding them. It is, sir. It would have been very valuable clues in the case like... I couldn't risk my wife seeing evidence like that. She'd know the truth. But at night times... Well, she's asleep. Some devilish, unconscious urge is overcoming. An urge that causes me to tell the streets of London... ...raising in hand, looking for a victim, Mr. Holmes. It got to help me. I'm certain that with telling it, I've been committing murder, and if you don't help me, I'll go on, and I'll...

9:10Miss Humphrey's beat. And I'm to take the case. It's a very unique assignment in effect. I'm being engaged by a possible murderer to prove him guilty. Well, Mr. Holmes, I've been through all the records we have here at Scotland Yard. Your plan is bigger, Bigson. The last two months, we hadn't had one case of an unsolved killing with a razor. Any mysterious disappearances and speculations? I don't know. Doctor, there's never a day that passes through that one or two of them. Here's a list of Mr. Holmes, if it's in the history of... Thanks, come on, Watson. This morning, we can go back to the theatre and... Sit our friend's mind with his time. Much obliged to, Gregson. There'd be a service, please. For those who want to know about this, I posted the record very often last night at the conference. There's no unsolved razor murders in London during the press fortnight. Then therefore, I think you'll find something interesting. razor murders in London during the past four nights. And therefore I think you may

10:10rest easy on that scholar. But it proves nothing. Remember that in the place we need Todd's victims and never found either. Thanks to his singularly horrible ingenuity exposing of them. But this is real life, Mr. Hampton. Then how do you account for the bloody grazers and the muddy boots? So now are you sure that they are just in your imagination, sir? You admit that your wife's never seen them? The whole thing could be, or do we say an overdose of the screaming Todd? Well, I admit that I'm suffering from a circuit of death and when I drop the tape in your repertoire, a manager, Derek Lindsay won't let me. It's not best money maker. He's always got a keen eye to business. Mr. Holmes, I can see that you still don't believe my story. So I've saved some evidence for your evidence that I found this morning. Look at these. Now what do you say? You still think it's my imagination? Cutter, blood-tened razor and boots covered with mud. Splendid. I've lost some real tools to worry about. How could we be so calm homes? It happened again last night. Do you realize that I'm a murderer?

11:12I'm a minister of society. So I haven't stayed locked me up before I do some more damage. No, no, no, no, no, sir. Don't get so excited. Mr. Hampton, as I should like to take these objects back to the street where I can perform some chemical tests. You have no objections. I hope you have no objections. Excellent. You have told no one of this French discovery of yours. No one. Not even Derek Lindsay. Derek Lindsay, that's your manager, isn't it? Yes. The best friend I ever had. If this is hard to hurt before him, it's a delicate who hooked me back on my feet until two years ago. When I put on that disastrous production in my bed, I'd be the day that went for him. They lost great deal of money on that production, sir. In any of the penny I had, indeed. By the way, where is your bike for this company? In the dressing room next door. We have a nice day. I'd like a word that there are. What's no chap on the way here for me? But you know, I won't be a moment. All right, go home. Where is it? It's like homes. You want to talk to me, Mr. Holmes?

12:14For a moment. Now I come in, Mrs. Humphreys. Well, couldn't we talk on the stage? You're tempting. I'd prefer to come in your dressing room if you don't mind. But I have to say, it's confidential. Very well done. Come in. Holmes, may I introduce in your vanilla young musical director? How do you do, sir? He's a great artist to meet the soul great senior at home. I have so many of you all. Often I have envy you. Many times I say to myself, you said to me, I'll say it vanilla. If you don't mind, I wish to speak to Mrs. Humphreys alone. I quite understand. Excuse me, sir. Are you? Ah, I'm over here. Mr. Holmes, I'm really off the guard of this opportunity to talk to you. Show me truthfully, think what your opinion of my husband has been. Form the definite opinion yet, except that it's pastel that he's the victim of a broad, I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions if you don't mind. First note, Mr. Holmes. As your husband ever shown evidence of being a sweet walker.

13:15A sweet walker? Oh, no, never. I see. Are you a light sleeper? Yes, I am, except you know me, sir. Hi. Oh, just curious. You're being very mysterious, Mr. Holmes. Can't you tell even me what's going on? If I'm a child husband, the answer to that question before the night's performance. I'm afraid I can't tell you anymore until then. And now may I ask a question? Well, certainly. No, I won't promise to answer it. You said just now that my husband might be the victim of a fraud. What did you mean? Again, I'm afraid you must wait for the specific answer to that question. However, that another fraud being packed has gone in that I can speak of now. The fraud that you are indulging in, this is something. What do you mean? Of course, this particular fraud is none of my business. But when I almost post my page on dressing room and find your musical director, a country of rice spread around one's children, suggestions of rules on his cheek, it doesn't take a great deal of intelligence to deduce that your husband is being deceived.

14:15Get all the clear. That's one's. That's exactly what I propose doing. Good day, you met him. No doubt, I shall see you later on. Well, the home is one for the microscope to tell you about the mud on the boots and the blood stains on the razor. I want to bank on the mud, old Jeff. It's been a common type that's found in most parts of London. And he's blood? I'm exending that now. It's the same case as ever, I remember home. Here you are trying to prove a man innocent when he insists that he's guilty. Like George Watson? Here's the answer. What? This is death and it's not human blood. It's probably King Iron. Now, a swing top med this would hardly drive its victim to two dogs. Therefore, it's obvious that Mark Humphreys is the victim of a devilish plot. And he's not a murderer. No, come on, old fellow. He's scared to prepare for it once and give him the good news.

15:25What have you answered? Because it's an apple time. You must be in his dressing room, I'll knock again. Ah, come on, Watson, let's go in. Um, look, look, he's fucked up his dressing table. I hope I'm not too late. Here, give me a hand for them. You're too late. His pulse has been cut. Good, devil. I have promised him a solution to his troubles before the night preserver. Little did I think that the solution would be... Death. We'll hear the rest of Dr. Watson's story in just a second, so I'm going to ask you if you're one of those people who just eats to live or whether you really enjoy good food. If you love good eating, you've just got to know about Petri Wynne. Petri Wynne makes good food taste wonderful. For instance, if you're having steak or a roast or any meat or meat dish, you'll love it served with Petri California birch.

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17:29Would that look as if it had been done by the hand of a suicide? No, don't see why not. Look at this old chap. The death of the wound has eaten. That as a suicide cut always wavered towards the end. Oh, this is murder, Watson. And I think I help him get it. I have the deliverance, I understand. What kind of a trap, Holmes? I'm trying to tell you now, hello. Maybe a moment comes. I'll put you to Scotland God and get Inspector Gregson. Bring him back here as far as you can. Aren't you, Watson? Yes. Well, absolutely no one except Gregson of Mark Hump's death. Say that he's still alive well and that his problems are solved. It's a performance of the plan. If you worry about that old chap, I'll put you to Scotland God. I'm sorry it took so long to find me, Dr. Watson. I was out on another occasion. Oh, that's all I can expect there. The problem is if there is one, it's been really over there now. Here's the stage door, sir. Yes, here we are. Here, here you can't go understay. Who says I can't?

18:30I'm Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard. Oh, sorry. What am I doing? I wonder who the devil's playing to when it took. Come along, come along. Let's just stand here in the wing. I'm going to stay in the fire screen. If it's only the wing, the wimpsing through this stutter. This is awful. There's my Humpers on the stage. I saw him at the stroke time. I don't believe in ghost doctor. Great Humpers, it's Holmes. It's like that. Who's this? Ah. It's you, Mrs. Humpers. I put a hint to pick up both for a minute. Come on, come on, come on. Don't you think you're the kind of doctor getting at your cut that hurt too? Ha, ha, ha. You'll ruin you while you burn down that and hell will you be? You'll ruin you. Ha, ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Here, here you come. I'll bring some amazing disguise. I never know, recognize them. Thank you. You're both here. Oh, no more do you after? Surely that's apparent. I've disguised myself as a dead man, hoping to force the murderous hand. You'll run a terrible risk, mister.

19:31Out of my profession, Gregson. Here comes Senior Vannelly, a musical director. Dear fellow, I had to leave the orchestra to come and congratulate you. Never had you given a final performance, for a busy moment, for a busy moment. Thank you, thank you, thank you. But it is true. You've hardly seen the same person. Your performance is incomparable. Keep it up, Mark. Keep it up. I think he spotted you home. Yes, so I didn't like his look as he said that. Well, whoever it is, I got to put the hand to zoom. He kept going up in the last scene. He could eyes open and suspect everyone. Look, my lord, that is my little sign. It's nothing, but the ring of the hammock is no good shape but blood. Really, huh? What does he have to do with those ones here?

20:31Well, the dark bowdies, but he's not what you hear, Lord God. Nobody to see. To the sickle sick bear. I get it, come to this. It's useless to deny my guilt. But any day rise from their sentiments to prove sweetly turned to my dinner. Oh, my lord. Oh, my lord. Oh, my lord, oh, my lord, oh, my lord, oh, my lord, oh, my lord, oh, my lord, oh, my lord. I, George, want an actor in a maid doctor? Yeah, for an actor he is good. I've had to know how you remember the lines, though, even if he has to say half a dozen times. Till he comes home. Hello, Holmes. You do splendid. But he didn't work, but he didn't work on the target. Murderer still hasn't tipped his hand. Have I underestimated him? Look, sir, if you have, sir. And if you don't mind my time, sir, I think you'd have been a lot riser to let me handle the case as soon as you found his body. He's going to go in for all this dressing up stuff. Open, of course. Now I see it. Only one person could have killed my comfores.

21:32Oh, Holmes. Who was I saying I'll show you? I'm going to hunt this dressing room now alone. Give me a few moments, start, and then follow me. I'll have a sight, but with fear shot. Doctor Watson, why does Mr. Holmes always have to be so blooming mysterious? Why can't he just say who the murderer is and take us to? Well, these were Mr. Holmes on a break. Many cases of addiction, and yet I can't answer that question. Come along. He's got a big enough stuff now. Let's follow him. I'm really following Mr. Holmes, you know, Doctor. And yet there are times when I get so angry with him, he shouldn't risk his life, I think. Well, you know, Mr. Holmes, he'll never change. If he don't, one of these days, he's going to wake up and find himself dead. That's the door. Someone inside with him. You double-down, please! I'm a concedent, I'm going to go ahead and kill you. Great scottest take. Go to the business, Roger. Come on, Gregson. No, Roger. You succeeded in killing Hanford, but you won't kill me. Go ahead and look out for that razor. Here you go. Let's go, Bill! Here you go. Oh, very neat, Gregson. Are you all right, Holmes? Perfectly thanks, old chap. Though I'm a little tired.

22:32Gregson, my dear fellow, would you take over from here? I think I've had enough melodrama for one day. Ah, a blessing watching the back of Baker Street again, a cracking farm, a dressing gown, and your company combined to make a soothing ending for a somewhat violent day. In the most unusual case, Holmes, I still don't entirely understand it. The original part, of course, was to try and drop my company's mad and make him think that he's a murderer at a cut for the boots and the blood's ten razor. Precisely, my dear fellow. And the killer, having conditions as victim by this trickery, then murdered him trying to make it appear a suicide. Now, who had a motive? Three people. This is Humphrey, the lover of Senior Vanilla, and Derek Lindsay. I must say, like, the sixth wife. So did I, for a while, and yet it was illogical. She knew, and we may therefore presume that I love her new, and I was suspicious of her. And she must have known that you promised her husband

23:32a solution to his trouble before the night was heard. It seems highly improbable that she or Senior Vanilla would have picked his suicide at that point. That's right, my dear fellow. So I investigated Derek Lindsay's affairs, and I found that what countries had referred to as the kindly act of a friend in helping him back onto his feet was, in reality, the mortgaging of his entire theatrical effects. Lindsay stood to inherit the theater and Humphrey's death. Therefore, I was convinced that he was the killer. And then, after he'd murdered him, he saw what he thought to be Mark Humphrey's on the stage. That's what I was so in stupid order. I couldn't imagine what motive day the cold, clear nerve to suppress all reactions when he saw his supposed victim revived on the stage. Only at that moment did I realize. And what was the motive that made him hold his hand? The characteristic that ruled his life, what's it? Averis, a morbid love of money. You see, he detects me during his performance. He'd have had to refund the money to the audience. His greed conquered all other passions. It made him wait until the performance was finished

24:33before he attempted my life. You know, Humph, at the case of Saul, I'll tell you something in confidence. At the end of the play tonight, I will afraid that you'd made a mistake on the case. Gregson thought so too. And I, Watson, will tell you something in confidence. Oh, what is it? There was three of us that thought the same way. Now, you're being modest, though. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. I assure you one, my dear chef. In fact, in the future, if it should strike you that I'm a will, getting a little bit confident with my powers, or perhaps giving less pains to a face when it reserves, kindly whisper, squealing out of my ear, will you? I shall be infinitely obliged to you. That's what I was a swell story. And a pretty narrow escape for home. Yeah.

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