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Oh, thank. Well, you've had the old black dispatch box out again, I see. I suppose you've been going over your notes on tonight's dinner. It's right, my boy. This may interest you. Mrs. Watson figured prominently in the story. She did? Yes, in fact, if it hadn't been for some remarkable, quick thinking on her part, Holmes and I might have... Oh, well, did I go again? Telling you the end of the story, I forgot it. Well, how did it begin, Dr.? I went to evening at 1,800, 7. I'd been married some months and consequence I hadn't seen much of my old friend, Sherlock Holmes. Are you still having a baker's treat, I suppose? Yes, my boy, but we couldn't persuade him to come around and see us. From time to time, I'd heard some vague accounts of his doings of his problems to a desert, in the case of the people of murder, and of his clearing up the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers, but too worth to get back to tonight's story. My wife and I just finished an excellent dinner. I remember it set ourselves down from the evening of present-day massacité. She was stitching away on a piece of expert pedic poire, and I was at my desk balancing figures in the family account.

After a few moments, my wife looked up to me. Don, dear, don't look so troubled. Oh, what's that looking trouble? Well, you've been scowling that account for 10 minutes now. What's the massacité? Don't be figures out of correctly. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, correct. In fact, they tell a very putty story after buying my practice and setting up all my outstanding accounts. I find that we have nearly 150 pounds left of the dara that Mr. Schulte has settled upon you. 166 years in the day. I was doing the same sound this morning. Oh, well, well, but they still have 160. In any case, Mary, dear, the point I was going to make is that we don't need the money just now. My practice is pretty up splendidly, and I was thinking we might do. I can best it. And something really sound, of course. Who's been talking to John Dr. Whip in a gang? Well, as it happens, I did bump into him at the hospital today. He can put us onto something very good in Peruvian silver. What do you think of the idea? Well, John, the surprise is, I'd almost decided to make a business investment within myself.

I thought I'd surprise you. Well, let me tell you about your job. Yesterday, when you were out in your grounds, a most charming man called here, and his head barber, he introduced himself as a friend of Mrs. Stethis Forest. He said he was certain we'd be interested in his new company, and he took so convincingly to... Well, I was afraid I almost promised him I'd buy some sauce in the company. Really? What does a company do? Well, I didn't quite understand that part of it, but it sounds wonderful. He left the prospectus, ate in the right hand drawer the desk. Is there something to do with a wonderful new method that's been discovered by an American chemist? For Pettitle or Pettities or something? Oh, it's a little good of a choice. The company formed to export amazing new metals discovered by Dr. Pettities. Pettitle was the third stock that put Titties. The new alloy is measurable. The foster mention has been conquered, right? I think the dislocation is the pompous fact.

The creases of my dear child is the spectruses absolute poppycock. Now, John, you mustn't be stubborn. I think he should have said he didn't. The man said that if we went to the laboratories, Dr. Pettities would give us a demonstration instead. I've made a new idea, I've made a foster mention. I think to say, it's obviously fraud. That's what everyone says when a new invention comes out. I guess might be an opportunity for you to make a lot of money, John. Mary, I do wish it. Please, me dear. I can't argue with you very much, man. All right, all right. I'll take you to the laboratory in the morning, but I warn you I'll show this stuff to Pettities up for the shallower. Let me hear you. Dr. Pettities will be with you both in a moment. Thank you, my man. She's just concluding an experiment. She? Dr. Pettities is a woman, then. Oh, yes, Madam, and a very brilliant one. Oh, excuse me. Oh, it's a last straw. The whole thing sounded like an obvious fraud, and now we get here. And then a woman, Doctor, to the back of the door. Oh, I see.

I see. I see. I see. I see. I see. You're just prod and now we get here, and then a woman, Doctor, to the back of the door. Just because she's a woman, she doesn't need to take... I'm Dr. Pettities. Oh, I see. Madam, I am Dr. Watson and this is my wife and Mrs. Watson. Oh, yes. Some Mrs. Laboratory won't you? Oh, thank you for much, Dr. Pettities. We're wasting your time. We're not really interested in Mr. Toy or something. Yes, I don't, Matha. But he had called on you, Mrs. Watson. And that you are very interested in my inventions? Oh, yes, I am. That's why I persuaded my husband to come down with me and see a demonstration. I'll be most happy to show you everything I can. Here's a practical example of the application of my work. The chamber you see in front of you is made completely of my new alone. What's the thing, do? It's just a great metal box. A lot of diodes and switches and things. Why is it so big, do? Do people get inside it? They can. The risk they do, they're liable to find themselves transported many miles from here.

Come inside, what's your... I want a lot of lunch. Now, John! I want to both see that there is no exit from inside this chamber. No transfer of anything. The only exit is the door we just came through. Yes, it's just like an airtight metal room. That's it, isn't it? Now let's go outside. I'll show you how the machine operates. Albert! Yes, Dr. Paradis. You're going to demonstrate the paradigal chamber to Dr. and Mrs. Watson. Very well. The usual time? Yes, please, Albert. Now, my system goes inside the chamber. I closed this metal door on him so... What are you going to do with him? Within a matter of seconds he will be seven miles from here. He's really bad of you. He's got the question to believe. You're a scientific man. At least give me the opportunity of demonstrating my work. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And I'll tell you the electrical generator.

Good lord, what an amazing business. Now open the door, Dr. Watson, and look inside, please. Great scotty's gone. I don't believe it. Dr. Paradis, will you explain this to me? Sadly, my metal's paradigal is an unnatural alloy. What? It causes a dislocation in the warp of space and enables us to enter the fourth dimension. You see time with the dimension. Any object in the past, present or future, can be described precisely in three dimensions of space and one of time. The alloy of paradigal, combined with the great forces of electricity, has created a new force. This element is controlled by these dials, and it is possible to move in four dimensions at once. Thus, bodies or other objects can be transported great distances away all in the twinkling of an eye. I coined the word to describe the process. Teleportation, I call it. Teleportation, where are they? I'm completely confused. All my scientific training tells me this isn't possible, and yet I wonder if you give us another demonstration. Certainly. Perhaps you yourself would like to be teleported,

somewhere. Certainly not, closest we know. No, no, I think John would be very unhappy in the fourth dimension. He wouldn't be lost. You'll sit at any objects. Could they move? How about that brown paper puzzle on the table over there? Certainly. It only contains some company's circulars. I suggest you write your initials on it so that you can identify it later. Very well. J8, W. There you are. Where do you want it to fetch to? Send it to my house. I'll give you the address. That won't be necessary. This is an amazing business. You can get John. Exciting too. Here we are. Now I adjust the dials once more, and... ...and I'll get it. It's awesome. Ready at your house. It's impossible. Come on, man. Let's get a cab and race back to the possibly car. Good idea. Good idea.

Now, John, you must admit you're just as excited as I am. I'm enormously intrigued. Let me just get my... ...latch from Tokyo. Here we are. It's got the paradise of Jefferson's criminal woman. Even so, my intelligence tells me it's impossible for the package to reach here before us. Here we are. How's your arm? Mom? Just in time for lunch. Here we are. Did you pick it up? Yes, it did, Mom. I'll put it on for you. Oh, it's gone. How was it delivered, Annie? Well, now that's the funny thing about it, sir. I don't know. I went after Polish the broth on the door knocker a few minutes ago. And there was the person lying on the doorstep. Now, did you run the door or anything? I don't know. I've got there. Thank you, Annie. You could go now. Yes, Lann. Well, John, what do you see now? There's a miracle's been performed. I don't believe my eyes. Look, there are my initials on the package. Mary? I think that if you don't mind, after lunch... So you go round to bake a sweet and tell a cell of cogs about this. Oh, do you mind, dear?

I'll go. Not, dear. Good. It'll be nice to see homes again and away. Dr. Watson, how nice to see you, Annie. Oh, Mrs. Hudson, how are you, my dear? Oh, I'm just fine. So you're looking, sir. Marigye agrees with you. If you don't mind, my sins. Oh, thank you, Mrs. Hudson. Is this the home, then? I, sir. And I'm very glad you're seeing them. These nobby nightly can self-letting. Oh, Mrs. Hudson, how are you, my dear? Oh, I'm just fine. So you're looking, sir. Marigye agrees with you. If you don't mind, my sins. These nobby nightly can self-letting. Look in his door. And only unlocking it for me when I give him a password. And he's had a touch this foot for the last three days. Tell you the truth, Dr. Watson. I'm awful worried about him. Well, I'll go up to it. You'll be glad to see you, I'm sure. Yes. What is it?

It's me, Watson. Watson? I'm positive, I'm not taking any chances. Oh, Mrs. Ridgulous. Surely you know my voice after all these years? Gun H Watson. Tell me what your middle-end little stand for, and I'll let you in. It stands for Hadesh. What's mine, sir? Hello? How are you? I'm fine and delighted to see you get home. It's a dead dick. Why all this rigmarole about locked doors? Well, Professor Mariaf, yes, decided that it's my time to settle this goal with me. That have been several attempts on my... This is the story of the one. The shipping manager was there before the first truck backs in, and the first pallet is loaded. Coordinating schedules. Clearing bottlenecks. Keeping freight moving. He counts on Granger for the industrial grade products he needs to stay ready. From shipping supplies to PPE to hand tools. So when the doors roll up, he's ready to roll. Call 1-800-GRANJER-CLICKRANJER.COM or just south by Granger for the ones who get it done.

I play play. Why is my gun attacked in the streets? And only today I shopped a spout of mint through the window you see broken there. Lawshones, you must be careful. I am being very careful. That's why I indulged in what you referred to as all this rigmarole, but well enough of my problems. What's on your mind? There's a spot in your eye and an air of excitement that tells me that you've... Some news to imply. Well, I must say there is something. Of course there is my dear fellow. Come on. Tell me about it. You've ever heard of a new Mexican called, Paradol, and its inventor, Dr. Paradee? Oh, yes, yes indeed I have. I received a perspective concerning it the other day. Well, what do you think of the idea? Oh, obviously. It's rubbish designed full, gullible public into buying shares. Don't tell me that... You were taking the money. No, no, no, no, no, of course on Herms. Naturally as a scientific man, I knew it was rubbish. My wife, I've heard, a couple of involved in the concern. And so today to prove to her that the whole thing was a fraud, we went down to the baritone and met the Dr. Paradee. Oh, did you indeed? The first place to tell you this Dr. Paradee is a woman.

A woman? As you can imagine, I didn't have an individual thing to spread it against theories. In fact, I'm afraid I... I should see rather stupid. However, we didn't say that long enough for her to give us a demonstration. And that's the way that it was, Herms. When we got back to our house, the initial package was there, waiting for us. I'm childish, trick. Obviously the paradoxical contains an ingeniously hidden fat door through which the assistant disappeared and laid of a package. I fast-cared then to get to your home before you could get there. Oh, yes, so really well, yes, of course, that's exactly how I explained the thing to me. Why, she pressed for the thing? Yes, she was. But you know, I tried to tell her the whole thing was a fraud, she's too, obviously. I was hoping, perhaps, that you will help me expose the concern. I'm listening necessarily, old fellow. That's an obvious word. However, for your sake, I'll be glad to do anything I can. And I thought we might go down for the baritone, late tonight when nobody's there.

And take a look at that Paradeau chamber, a little more close. That's a good idea. After being cooped up here for three days, there'll be a pleasure to get some night air and indulge in a little simple burglarizing. So, I can't feel here? No, no, wait a minute, dear fellow, it's much too dangerous. I'll be in a handsome cab outside your house, but 1130 tonight, how's that? Splendid! Fight like old times! Send it home! Yes, dear, old chap, though, I think that this time, from Mrs. Watson's sake, I must try and keep you out of trouble. Midnight home? Yes, Watson. I've only confirmed old bachelor's like my associate with one of my sweetest blondes. Oh, rubbish, you talk to his married with a tire! Don't get angry, old chap. I was only being... Is this, Dr. Paradeau's laboratory? Yes. I'd like to be seen. I don't imagine it would be very hard to break in, though. Dr. Mat will you? Took the course of being the flambatine. There you are. Thank you.

Is the... is the doll that? Yes, the nice and skillet and keel through the trick. Hold this lens for a second, William. Yes. Oh, it's a house place over there. Come on. There's the... the paradox, chamber over there. Yes. I see. I see. I see. I see. I see. I see. The paradox, chamber over there. Yes. Give me the lens and we can open it. Thank you. Mm-hmm. It's quite an elaborate question. The door's been left open. Let's go in and take a look at the inside of it. Not further to spot him. If this is the only entrance and the two of us walked in, it'd be too easy to slam the door shut on us. Yes, per se. You go in and I'll keep watch out here. All right. Oh, I am. Just within a few minutes, I won't find myself lying on your doorstep. Holmes, there are times in your sense of humor as a little strange. Holmes, Holmes, you all right? What? What is it, Holmes?

The body of a dead woman. She's been shot. There's a sign much mistaken. Let me come and look. Thousands of wounds stuck to her knees. Yes, yes. The two of us are not here. Don't you see that? Good Lord, some of us have the stone of the door shut on us. Yes, my dear fellow. We won't seem to have found it. We'll find it. We'll find it. We'll find it. We'll find it. We won't seem to have trapped very neatly. And our faith that when imprisoned in what appears to be an airtight metal chamber, the only person who can help us to get out of it again, is a corpse. Dr. Watson's story will continue in just a few seconds. It's time for me to remind you that good food always tastes better when served together with good wine. Did you know that Petri makes two wonderful meal-time wines? Wines especially made to go with food? Well, they do. Petri, California, Burgundy, and Petri, California, so turn.

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Good evening, gentlemen. That voice. It's Dr. Petri's assistant. Then it's out of here. Oh, should I be more precise, Mr. Holmes, and say good morning? Hello, Moriade. Moriade, use the control. I can just get behind him. Dr. Watson, I wish you could get over your dislike for the... ...my own part. I'm genuinely sorry that my trap had the catch-o too. I haven't done anything happy to draw it on my side. A slavish admiration if you give me your French Sherlock Holmes must be highly gratitude. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I've got to take your up to. It's obvious, my dear Watson. The whole scheme was a plan to lure me out of my safe fighting by presenting an intriguing problem. And won the victim at the wife of my old friend. You knew it would get back my years in, Moriade. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Why did you murder this fellow? That equally obvious, my dear Watson? That person presenting a most convincing scientific front. As soon as the purpose was bated, it was a liability. She might tell tales and so she was killed. Like so many other of your accomplices, my dear professor.

Ah, precisely. Now my dear fellow, as I've said that I was broke this panel and say goodbye. I saw it, I have to kill you, but are becoming bent in my way. And how do you plan to kill us, my hearted? By doing nothing more than closing this panel, like if the fight between Japan can release deadly gases into the chamber or poisonous snakes or something equally colourful. But by frankly, it seems so much simpler just to cut you in. For oxygen, for fire and glass very long, you know, and feel better if it up a lot. And they tell you that peridol, whatever they saw, the shortcomings as a metal is poor proof. Define metal in two. Well, it seems nothing for us to do, which look around and ascertain our chances and the steep curves, I don't like this. We're in a very nasty situation. My idea was, sometimes you're a master under statement. Ah, ah, this is what I thought. What have you found, whom? Sliding panel. Just behind the dead woman. It needs a...

A passageway. A passageway that has been ripped off, only within the last few hours, but long enough on the freight to be impossible. No, there's no escape here. Oh, the lantern will go high when you watch it. Yeah. That's it. Well, what are we going to do now? I was just estimating the cubic capacity of this chamber. Yeah, supply is nice and comfortable here. But at least another eight hours, I recommend a brief sleep to refresh us and also to conserve our oxygen supply. I leave who could sleep at a time like this? I can, and you can't know, chap, if you discipline yourself. I'll try homes, but I know quickly, well, I shun't close my eyes. Wake up, Watson. Wake up. Is married? It's you.

We're still in the room for a while. I'm afraid so, chap. Good time. That's up to seven in the morning. How long did you estimate our oxygen supply would last? Probably about another hour. It's just possible that some worker will come to the laboratory and get us out. I shouldn't come too much on there if I were you. Spurs, right? I say home, I'm... I'm finished. As I thought you would be my dear chap, so I saved you a... This is up of a bar chocolate guy. Let my own share just before you were weak. Well, thanks, my dear, for the... Did you sleep too? No, I didn't. I'm part of my time in conducting my new examination of this chamber. I'm trying to find some possible way of getting out of the new fail there. I'm afraid so. Oh, this looks like the end, isn't it? Well, this is my time to die. I'm dead, but we're together again. Although I blame myself and tell it, but I think you either... I don't know my dear fellow, don't take it as bad as that. But you admitted your defeat, there's a possible way out of this dish. I know that there's no way out from the inside.

Oh, my God, what? Good question, me. What an out... What's wrong? It's part of the law. Mary! Mary, you... Dear little... You... you must have been frightened of death. And the dawn... But do you must have been invisible, not? Well, well, well, well, well, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson have been getting themselves in trouble again. This is no time for your heavy-handed dad in arms. There's the body of a murdered woman inside that chamber. She was killed by Professor Mariati. Professor Mariati. You just get my message, sooner. Your message? Well, that's my soul, Holmes. I wish you'd killed me. You got your message to... Well, ever since these recent attacks on my life, I've had... My delightful band of ragamackin' tea. They could speak to regulars watching my house fixed watches. To at a time, I gave the boys instructions to follow me. Whenever I went out, and if ever I did not reappear within three hours, they were to report to our friend, Lestard, at Scuffland Yard. Holmes, you're amazing. You think of everything? A minute, gentlemen. Just a minute. I didn't get no message from any of your baker's street here regularly. Oh, you didn't? No, sir. Though I'd be fine a couple of the boys tied up when they came in here just now.

But now, if you didn't get a message from them, how did you come here so opportune? Well, that's an easy one. Because this is what's near, came and fetched me. You didn't, ma'am, but how? Go on, ma'am. I'll tell them. Well, it's really, very simple. When John came back and seen you yesterday in the to-home, he was overestabbingly casual in his references to the period old chamber. So, of course, I knew at once the two of you were going to investigate the matter. I also caught him already and he was revolved over after dinner. I didn't know that you slipped out last night, John. But as soon as I woke up this morning, I realized what has happened. So I went straight to Scuffland Yard for Inspector Lestard and brought him here with me. I'm here, you clever little thing. Isn't your clever darling home? This is Watson. This has been a solitary experience. Will you allow me to congratulate you on your deductive ability? Well, that's very nice of you, Mr. Holmes, but I really don't deserve any compliments. If you don't mind my saying so, it was elementary, my dear Mr. Holmes. It was elementary.

This is Bob Campbell saying good night for the Petri family. This program comes to you from our Hollywood studios. This is the Mutual Broadcasting.

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