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Oh, sorry. I say, Treadwell, am I the, am I the last down?

No, sir. Mr. Wade has not come down yet, sir.

Lazy blighter. Fresh coffee, sir.

Well done, Treadwell.

I'm afraid I'm a bit late, Lady Coot. What?

Sir Oswald says there's nothing for a young man getting on in the world but punctual habits.

Well, he should know, shouldn't he?

I mean, steel king of Europe, knighted in the New Year's honours list.

He must have been very punctual in his habits.

Oh, he still is.

But for all that, we haven't got a home of our own, just rented accommodation.

Oh, the home of the Marcus of Caterham is hardly rented accommodation, Lady Coot.

Chimneys is one of the most beautiful houses in Sussex.

Simply oozing with history.

No, I don't know so much about the history, but there's a lot of dump about.

Oh, I know. I'm a very lucky woman.

It's nice to have somewhere to invite young people to, my goddaughter and her friends.

It's lonely being a lady.

My husband and I never had any children of our own, you see.

Well, if you can manage without me, I'll just go and pick some roses for his desk.

It's the only thing the gardener here will let me do.

I'm glad you're here, Mr. Thessager.

Must make a nice change from the Foreign Office.

Oh, actually, I'm not at the Foreign Office.

The others are.

Gerry, Ronnie and Bill, but not me.

Oh, what do you do then?

Nothing, actually.

I'm a sort of man about town, I suppose.

Oh, that'll be why you don't have to get up in the morning.

Come on, we'll be first.

Come on, you stop.

One can follows another to ring the bell.

One...

Oh, good morning, Pongo, old chap.

Turn that incredible mind of yours to tell you from...

I wish you wouldn't use that ridiculous name down here.

I'm not a guest.

I'm Sir Oswald's private secretary, and in that capacity, my name is Rupert Bateman.

Sorry.

The fact that we had the misfortune to be at school together is not one that should subject me to ridicule.

My apologies, old chap.

If you could persuade your friend, Mr. Wade, to appear for breakfast before noon, it would considerably enhance the domestic harmony of the household.

And another thing, would you kindly leave Sir Oswald's copy of the Times alone?

I think I'll go and make myself agreeable to those blasted girls.

Do you know where they are?

Touching from the noise coming from the lake, I would say they were attempting, without much success, to punt at him.

Jimmy!

Jimmy!

Where's Jerry?

You don't mean to say he's not up yet.

If he's not careful, he'll miss breakfast altogether one day.

I'll just lunch or tea instead when he rolls down.

It's very, very naughty of him.

Why is God the more terrible?

We'll get him out of bed for you.

We'll pull him out.

Come on, Jimmy.

Come on, Jimmy.

Teach you there.

Now, I've got a much better idea.

We'll do something tomorrow morning, you know?

Get him at seven, crack of dawn.

That's when dawn cracks us.

It's wonderful.

Just how do you suggest we achieve this miracle?

Oh, cold water, judiciously applied.

You don't know, Jerry.

If Niagara Falls were to land flat on his face, he'd only turn over and go back to sleep again.

Well, we must think of something subtler than cold water.

Who's got any brains?

Oh, Lord.

Pongo.

Pongo!

Pongo was always the one for brains.

Here's misfortune from his youth.

Look at him.

Just like the white rabbit.

He hasn't got any whiskers.

I say Pongo, old chap.

Pongo!

Pongo!

I really am in the greatest possible hurry.

I have to take some papers up to town for Sir Oswald.

It's Saturday.

We can't all work at the Foreign Office.

I will only keep you a moment.

Then you have brains.

We need them.

What exactly is the problem?

My friend, Jerry Wade.

Any sign of him yet?

No, my lady.

It's very late.

Yes, my lady.

I suppose he will come down sometime, Treadwell.

Oh, undoubtedly, my lady.

It was 11.30 yesterday morning when Mr. Wade came down.

Now it's quarter to twelve.

Yes, my lady.

Well, it's very hard to look on you, Treadwell.

I am accustomed to the ways of young gentlemen, my lady.

But it's not right, Treadwell, having to clear away and then get lunch on the table by one o'clock.

I don't know how they do with these young people.

Hardly give themselves time to work up an appetite.

I don't know what the answer is, I'm sure.

An alarm clock.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

One alarm clock?

It would take about a dozen to disturb Jerry Wade.

Why not?

We'll all go into Market Basin and buy one alarm clock each.

Who said we hadn't got any brains?

Morning, Mrs. Lady Kuhn.

Where are the others?

Punting.

Hmm?

On the lake, I believe.

It's rather early in the morning for punting, isn't it?

Not so very early in the morning.

I'm afraid I was a bit late in coming down.

It is extraordinary, but wherever I happen to be staying, I'm always the last one down.

Very extraordinary.

I don't know why it is.

I can't think I'm sure.

Why don't you just get up?

I don't know why it is.

I don't know why it is.

I don't know why it is.

I don't know.

Why don't you just get up?

I don't know why it is.

Vera, you hide these in your room.

I've got an extra one for Lady Coot.

She's suffered most.

I've got one of the fungal.

I'm worried what is idea.

How many is that altogether?

Eight.

Well, that ought to wake him.

Come on.

Tintin abulation.

Ten across.

One can follows another to ring the bell.

Not now, Jimmy.

There's a good chap.

Four tricks in the rubber.

I think I was very lucky to get four tricks there.

Well, Pete, part of the joy we are playing.

Oh, not really.

It's just that I'm lucky at the game.

You'd have to be lucky playing the way you do.

You've got no card censor, Joe.

I know, dear.

You're always telling me.

And you owe me and Mr. Wade eight pounds and ten shillings.

Do I?

Seventeen hundred.

That's eighteen pounds, ten.

That's correct, isn't it, Mr. Wade?

Perfectly correct, Lady Coot.

Well, I don't know about you lot.

But after that, I need a drink.

Messager?

Oh, whiskey and splash.

Thirsty work, dancing.

Wait, that goes for me, too.

Have you ever played solo, Whist, Mr. Wade?

Now, that's a real game.

And Gobelmire's ruthless when she plays it, Mr. Wade.

She once went miser with three aces in her hand.

It's very subtle.

Don't be cheeky, Vera.

Good news from Swansea, sir.

The tests are conclusive.

It works.

I always thought it would.

Bennett will bring the formula back to you personally on Monday.

Say he gives to bed about twelve.

How long do you think we ought to give him?

About an hour?

It should be all right.

Do you think we ought to set them so there's one glorious and whatnot or to go at intervals?

Oh, five minute intervals.

Starting at half past six.

I...

I suppose it is a good idea.

Oh, mustn't weaken it.

Come on, let's not look suspicious.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Cheers.

I thought he'd never put his light out, but I've put my head around the door and he's

sound off.

How about it?

Where's Bill?

Getting the girls.

Clocks.

You're master.

You're set.

What was those little knobs?

It took me earth.

Well done.

Who's going to do the deed?

Pongo, of course, walks like a cat.

Haven't you noticed?

Get him, will you, Bill?

Bill!

Shh!

Now then, Pongo's best, because if Jerry should happen to wake up, Pongo will think of some

rotten, silly thing to allay his suspicions.

Something's I thought.

Exactly.

Good girl, guys, I have to be up at five thirty!

Shh!

Sir Oswald believes that two hours' work daily before breakfast, including Sundays, is worth

two percent on the annual turnover.

What an impressive thought.

Now then, as soon as you get it over with, as soon as you get back to bed.

One, open the door.

One, two.

Buckle my shoes.

Two, two, one with you.

In you go.

In you go.

Three, four.

Look at the door.

Two, four.

Shh!

Oh, spin it.

Five, six.

Pick up, Steve.

I say, all those clocks ticking away make a devil of a row.

Hope he doesn't wake up.

Even old Jerry Assese is couldn't fail to miss it, surely.

I've sometimes thought that, well, Jerry can't be quite the ass he makes himself out to.

You do this for your subtle.

Right, sir.

Oh!

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

Eight.

This is a bit beyond anything.

I don't understand it.

The first one woke me.

Well, the jokes are jokes that this is carrying.

It's not bad you for.

It's not like Jerry, is it?

Excuse me, sir.

What's up, Treadwell?

Mr. Wade, not having come down, sir,

I took the liberty of sending John up to his room.

Yes.

I'm afraid, sir, the poor young gentleman.

Must have died in his sleep.

No, that is impossible.

That fool John has made a mistake.

He's asleep, that's all, just asleep.

No, sir, John made no mistake.

Dr. Cartwright is here.

He would like to see you in the drawing room,

if you'd be so good, sir.

Jerry!

Bill, Bill, look after the girls.

I understand that you were a great friend, Mr. Wade.

His greatest friend.

Do you know if he was in the habit of taking stuff

to make him sleep?

No, he always slept like a top.

You never heard him complain of sleeplessness?

Never.

Hmm.

There would have to be an inquest, I'm afraid.

Well, how did he die?

I should say an overdose of chloral.

Stuff was by the bed.

And a bottle of the glass.

Any question of foul play?

Any cause to suspect it?

None whatsoever.

And suicide?

Certainly not.

No troubles that you know of.

Money troubles?

A woman?

Hmm.

Now, about relations.

Well, he only has a sister.

A half-sister, rather.

She lives at Dean Manor, about 25 miles from here.

I suppose you're about the best of all I have, now.

Look, there's something I want to tell you.

Something I think you should know.

Oh?

About Jerry?

Yes.

The thing is, I don't know whether I ought to.

Well, perhaps you'd better not.

Well, I'm bound by a kind of promise, you see.

Why don't you just get it off your chest?

No, it's no good, Jimmy.

I can't.

Just as you like.

What's she like?

This girl, Jerry's sister.

Matt!

Matt!

Mr. Thestager, what a lovely surprise.

You mustn't mind, lady.

She's just had some puppies, and she's very suspicious.

This is Ronnie Devera, Miss Wade.

You're Ronnie!

Jerry talks about you a lot.

You're all over at Chimneys, aren't you?

Well, why hasn't he come with you?

I'm afraid we have some bad news for you.

Jerry?

He's dead.

How?

When?

Last night.

It seems he, uh, it must have been an accident.

He seems to have taken an overdose of chloral.

A sleeping draught, Jerry.

I can't believe it either.

Look here.

Would you like to come with us now?

If you'd rather not, I'm sure...

Of course I must come.

Only I need to be alone a little first.

I have my own car.

I'll follow in half an hour.

It was very kind of you to come.

Can't have been easy.

I've been to see him.

Are you going in?

Oh, I don't think so.

I think all his friends should.

Why?

It's a sign of respect.

Very well.

Did you notice the clocks?

Yes, I did.

Well, who...

Who do you think arranged them like that?

All in a row?

All the servants tidying up, I suppose.

The funny thing is that...

There are seven of them, not eight.

One of them's missing.

Inconsiderate, that's what I call it.

Distinctly inconsiderate.

People have to die somewhere.

Well, they don't need to die in my house.

Lots of people have.

Masses of stuffy old great-grandfathers and grandmothers.

That's quite different.

Of course, I expect family to die here.

But I do object to strangers.

You know, I appreciate getting back to Treadwell more than I can say.

That man studies my comfort in the most marvelous manner.

I met Jerry Wade once.

He was a friend of Bill's.

You'd have liked him, Father.

No, I shouldn't.

I don't like anyone who dies in my house on purpose to annoy me.

What happened to the inquest, do you know?

Death by misadventure.

Oh, they had to show some consideration for the sister's feelings, I suppose.

Was there a sister?

Yeah, half-sister, I believe.

She was much younger.

Old Wade ran away with her mother.

He was always doing that sort of thing.

No woman ever appealed to him unless she belonged to some other man.

Well, I'm glad that's one bad habit you haven't got.

Oh, by the way,

what nervous are you?

This fellow died in your bed, you know.

Oh.

My bed?

Yours.

Why did he have to die in my bed?

Just what I said.

Damned inconsiderate.

Everyone damned inconsiderate nowadays.

Well, not that I mind.

Why should I?

Why should I?

I should mind very much.

I should dream of things, you know.

Yeah.

Spectral hands and clanking chains.

Well, great Aunt Louisa died in your bed.

And when do you do and see her spook hovering over you?

I do sometimes.

Especially after lobster.

Well, thank heavens, I'm not superstitious.

September the 21st.

Why, surely that was...

Tell Lorraine,

I will be down on Wednesday.

I'm feeling awfully fit

and rather pleased with myself all round.

It'd be heavenly to see you.

Look here.

Do forget what I said about the seven dials.

I thought it was going to be more or less of a joke,

but it isn't anything about it.

I'm sorry I ever said anything about it.

It's not the kind of business kids like you ought to be mixed up in.

Something else I wanted to tell you about.

I'm so sleepy I can't keep my eyes.

All I'm saying is please be careful.

Me?

I mean, why?

Look, there was something worrying, Jerry.

Not the kind of thing that would make him want to...

It was to do with the department.

So I can't really...

Talk about it.

No, I understand.

Sometimes Jerry'd come back here from the Foreign Office,

quiet, tired.

Not at all the kind of person he went around pretending to be.

He couldn't talk either.

He'd walk the dogs.

In the evening we'd read.

Play music.

He'd go back to London feeling better.

You were very close, weren't you?

We both of us had rotten childhoods.

He brought us together, I suppose.

Lorraine.

I know this is not the time.

Not after what you've been through in the past few days.

But I'm not going to rest until I find the devils that killed Jerry.

Killed him.

And when I've done that,

may I come back?

Yes, of course.

Good night, Ronnie.

Good night.

Father, I'm going up to town in the Delage.

Can't stand the monotony down here any longer.

Well, you only came home yesterday.

I know.

It seems more like a hundred years.

I've forgotten how dull the country could be.

I don't agree with you.

It's peaceful, that's what it is.

Peaceful.

And extremely comfortable.

I don't want comfort.

I want excitement.

In my experience,

people who go around looking for trouble

usually find it.

Don't do something.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

seven dials tell

who tell who

tell

shot shot how could he have been i don't know how he could have been but he was

we really shouldn't go about shooting people you know they don't like it i dare say some of them

richly deserve it but it only leads to trouble in the end father you haven't been listening to a

word i said i did not shoot him well if you didn't who did nobody knows but that's nonsense a man can't

be run over and shot without anyone doing it he wasn't run over i thought you said he was i said

i thought i had well who was he this man anyone we know police found papers in his wallet his name

was ronnie devora he worked in the foreign office ah well that explains it

what was it you said he said just before he died seven dials tell jimmy thesiger

how many things last words your grandfather said pass the mustard and off he went just like that

you don't know jimmy thesiger do you thesiger thesiger one of the yorkshire thesiger that's what

i'm asking you do pay attention father this is very important ah your great aunt selena married a

thesiger what use is that to me it wasn't much use to her if i remember rightly you're impossible

i shall have to ask bill he knows everybody wish i could remember exactly what jerry wade said in that

letter something about a joke the seven dials business wasn't a joke oh god i heard someone

mention seven dials recently me father 30 seconds ago oh i knew i'd heard it before

i sent the letter on to her it was a puzzling sort of letter not the kind of brother usually writes to

a sister what sister half sister no blood relation at all ah very pretty girl so they tell me

that would explain it that's honey in the times hmm no mention of ronnie devra there's not a word

about a shooting or an accident or anything you think there'd be something

got it got what seven dials knew it sounded familiar george lomax george lomax

called in here yesterday when you were out running that chap over seemed very worried

seems he's got some sort of political shindig at his place next week and he got a warning letter

what sort of warning letter oh the where trouble ahead that sort of nonsense written from seven

dials said he was off to london to consult scotland yard about it

he would you're not off again things to do father things to do

father what'd you say the name of that tame policeman friend of yours was battle

a young lady sir has called to see you oh don't be a fool stims it's the middle of the night

no sir it is 11 30 o'clock in the morning and a young lady has called to see you

do you know why stims i couldn't say sir i suppose you couldn't

do you think i ought to get up and see this lady

yes i suppose i better she uh she didn't give her name no sir

well what's she like stevens the young lady sir is most undoubtedly strictly com

ufo if i may use the expression you may use it stevens your friend's pronunciation if i may

say so is extremely good oh much better than mine i am gratified to hear it sir i have lately been

taking a correspondence course in french have you really stevens you're a remarkable chap oh uh run my

bath would you and see the young lady has a pot of tea and the uh morning paper

if you will wait in here miss

another one she declines to give her name sir but says her business is important

this is odd stevens i mean two girls turning up damned odd

uh what was i up to last night i mean what time did i come home just upon five o'clock

sir nothing more ah well i suppose i better go and face the fairer moans if i might suggest

sir not in our stocking feet

oh really stevens i say i've only just thought are you by any chance lorraine wade how clever of

you to know i've only just realized you're in mourning i'm terribly sorry i'm bundle brent

you've sent me jerry's letter that's what i've come to see jimmy about i tried to get hold of ronnie

davra he was jerry's best friend you know but they see he isn't there he's dead i'm terribly sorry

dead he was shot i'm afraid yesterday that's why i've come to see you

oh ronnie shot just before he died he tried to say something it was a message to you he said seven

dials tell jimmy thesager seven dials it was in that letter bundle found it in her desk she kindly

sent it on to me bundle lady eileen brent jimmy thesager it was what my friends call me sorry

bill eversley gave me your address oh yes of course it's that bit there do forget what i said

about the seven dials business what was it he wanted you to forget i'd open a letter of his

by mistake it had some address of the seven dials at the head of it i realized it wasn't for me so i

put it back in the envelope without reading it jerry didn't seem to mind much he laughed he asked me if

i'd ever heard of the mafia and then said wouldn't it be queer if a society like that started

here in england i'm beginning to see the seven dials must be the headquarters of some sort of

secret society jerry knew that if that society suspected you had any knowledge of its activity

you'd be in danger that's why he was so anxious you should forget what he told you and he was

quite right now look here you've done your bit you've delivered ronnie's message it's different

for me i was ronnie's pal for god's sake you keep out of it you and bundle do you think for one

minute i keep out of it someone killed my brother killed do you think it was murder ronnie did he

was sure of it when did he tell you this the night before last he took me out to dinner and yesterday

somebody shot him now will you please understand why should anyone want to kill jerry wade

well i could make a shrewd guess jerry spoke excellent german didn't he perfect i think in

reality jerry was pretty high up in the secret service after all he was at the foreign office

and i remember saying at chimneys he couldn't be quite the ass he made himself out to be he wasn't

and if you're right then the thing's bigger than we thought this seven dials business isn't

merely criminal it's international codders what i knew there was something i've forgotten codders

uh george lomax his majesty's under secretary of state for foreign affairs ronnie's boss and

bill heversley's well codders is having some sort of political shindig next week and he's had a warning

letter from seven dollars too now what do you think that points to something's going to happen that's

what i think so someone's got to go agreed do you think i could work it through bill he's bound to

be there as codders right hand man which young man interested in politics anxious to stand for

parliament you mean that sort of thing might work hmm too bad you can't be there don't be too sure

what about me oh you're not in on this act i'm just to go and wait i knew you'd understand three of

us forcing our way and might look rather suspicious you do see that don't you i suppose so then it's

settled you do nothing superintendent battle could you give me a list of secret societies that have

their headquarters in seven dials strictly speaking lady i there's no such place as seven dials nowadays

most of it was pulled down and rebuilt the same i should very much like to know what put that

neighborhood into your head a man was shot yesterday i thought i'd run over him sir ronald

ever oh you know about it why was there nothing about it in the papers it'll be in the papers tomorrow

playing the time are you it'll be in the papers tomorrow when he was dying he mentioned the seven

dials thank you i'll make a note today leave it all to you we are the professionals and i'm only an amateur

well i meant have your professional skill and knowledge but i have one advantage over you

i can work in the dark of course if you won't give me a list of your secret societies come now lady i

i never said that you should have a list a whole lot

but brothers of saint sebastian the wolfhounds the comrades of peace the friends of oppression

children of moscow the herrings comrades of the foreign half a dozen more

you're giving me this because you know it's not the slightest use to me

you want me to leave the whole thing alone i should prefer it i said just now that an

amateur could do things a professional couldn't you didn't contradict me that's because you're an

honest man superintendent battle you knew i was right please if there's a chance for an amateur

let me have it what you propose is dangerous and when i say dangerous i mean dangerous i've grasped

that i'm not a fool no i'll give you one little clue i think mr bill eversley will be able to tell

you all you want to know about seven dollars bill i tell you bundle nobody goes there anymore it's

boring really and my god you can get tired of fried fish fried fish what are you talking about seven

dance club of course what are you talking about club it used to be a sunny sort of district it's all

cleaned up now but seven dance club keeps the old atmosphere fried fish and chips general squad

awfully handy to get out after a show good we're going there tonight

what i want to know is why you're so unwilling

willing painfully so what's the guilty secret guilty

see such an awfully mixed bunch artists you know all sorts of odd women i tell you bundle it's played

out i don't believe it comes here now is that it i told you sir

i don't have haddock and chips i'd much rather go to the ritz come on i'd much rather go up

up the stairs you said there was a background room it might be raided

bundle they're not

it's

it's

It's Alfred, isn't it?

Will you be put my tummies?

Yes, ma'am.

How are you, Alfred?

Nicely, thank you, your ladyship.

When did you leave, Alfred?

About a month ago, my lady.

Chance of bettering myself.

It's seen a pity not to take it.

Quite greater.

Quite greater.

I hope you're not going to regret this bundle.

I told you you wouldn't like it.

It's not quite what I expected, that's all.

Has Jimmy Thursday been in touch with you?

About going down to Wyvern Abbey next weekend?

He has.

The long rigmarole he wants me to stuff Codders with about wanting to see the political light or some such rubbish.

Have you got him an invitation?

I told Codders he was richer than Rothschild, and if there's one thing Codders is dedicated to, it's party funds.

This meeting at Codders' place.

This meeting at Codders' place.

Anything special?

Oh, usual sort of muck.

People who have to be impressed, that sort of thing.

The air minister and his secretary, Rourke, Sir Oswald and Lady Coote.

And the mysterious Countess, young, beautiful and Hungarian.

What is old Codders up to, we ask ourselves?

Nothing very interesting of his running true to form.

Now I'm going to thank you for an interesting evening and throw you out.

Wait, it isn't late.

I know, but I've got a long day ahead of me tomorrow.

What are you going to do?

That depends.

But I can tell you this, Bill.

I'm not going to let the grass grow under my feet.

It never does.

Somehow those clocks have always given me the shivers.

I dream of them sometimes.

Silly, isn't it?

Seven clocks, Monroe.

Not seven clocks.

Seven dials.

Don't you see there's a pattern to it?

I think your friend Ronnie was on to it.

He was trying to tell you.

Seven dials.

Tell Jimmy Thersinger.

Bundle, are you sure that's all he said?

Quite sure.

Death concentrates the mind most wonderfully.

It's the inquest tomorrow.

I'm a witness.

Well, may I come with you?

Last respects and all that.

I'd be glad of the company.

Jerry Wade.

Ronnie.

Makes you wonder who's going to be next.

I suppose you know what you're doing here is dead against the law.

We've only been raided twice, Ronnie.

I'm not talking about gambling.

There's more than that.

Probably a great deal more than you know.

I'm going to ask you a discreet question, Alfred,

and I should like the truth, please.

How much were you paid for leaving chimneys?

It was like this, my lady.

The Russian gentleman, Mr. Mosgorowski, who owns this club,

he come down to chimneys on one of our open days,

and it seems he liked the way I showed people around the house.

He offered me £100 to leave that instant moment and come here and look after this club.

And three times the wages I earned as a footman, my lady.

Well, I do see Alfred difficult to refuse.

But did he say who was to take your place at chimneys?

Mr. Mosgorowski knew of a young chap,

been in good service and ready to come any minute,

so I mentioned his name to Mr. Treadwell

and everything was settled pleasantly.

You don't want to be sent to penal servitude, do you, Alfred?

Oh, Lord, my lady, you don't mean...

I want to help you, Alfred,

and if things go wrong, well, I'll put a good word for you.

Anything I can do, my lady.

I should be only too pleased.

Right.

I mean, I would anyway.

I want to go over this place from top to bottom.

Hey!

Look through there.

What's in here?

That's used as a getaway, your ladyship.

There's a room through there with a door under some stairs

when it comes out in the next street.

It's the way the gentry goes when there's a raid.

Don't the police know about it?

It's a culling door, you see, my lady.

It just looks like a cupboard, that's all.

Take me in there.

I can't.

Mr. Mosgorowski...

Mr. Mosgorowski, he has the key.

There are other keys, Alfred.

Shouldn't have to send a footman that.

Let's see a skype route, my lady.

It's locked.

There's only one key unlocks that door.

Truly.

Highly ingenious, that is.

Looks all right when it's open.

Shelves, ledgers and that.

Nobody would ever suspect.

But you touch the right spot and the whole thing swings open.

Self-proofed.

I wouldn't know, my lady.

You won't find no dirt.

Not to speak of.

Mr. Mosgorowski, he ordered the place to be swept out this morning

and I did it while he waited.

This morning, hey?

That means it's going to be used tonight.

Alfred, you've got to find me a place in here to hide.

It's impossible, my lady.

Look, you'll get me into trouble and I'll lose my job.

You'll lose your job anyway if you go to prison.

But, my lady, there ain't no place to hide.

What's that?

Surplus.

Stuff we don't use.

Look, you can see for yourself.

There's no place in there as a cat could hide.

Alfred, get a large tray and carry all this lot downstairs.

Quickly, there's no time to lose.

But, my lady, you can't.

It's getting late.

The cooks will be here any minute.

Then don't waste time talking.

You need a large tray and a bracing bit.

And two dry martinis.

What for?

Me.

Shouldn't you be doing your homework?

No.

A chap can only concentrate for so long.

Besides, I bet Bundle's burning up politics enough for two.

Confusion to our enemies.

And there's a bit of a tight fit.

Alfred, shut the door.

Let me see what I can see.

I suppose that'll have to do.

Now, you take that and give me that.

Now, shut the door.

But, my lady, they'll find you if they open the door.

They won't open the door because you're going to lock it and take away the key.

And if, by chance, Mr. Mosgorowski should ask for the key...

Tell him it's lost.

But, my lady, you'll be taken bad.

You'll faint.

I never faint.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

Now, lock me in.

I've had much difficulty in getting away tonight.

I am not like number four here, my own master.

One o'clock's being a great success.

I congratulate you on taking the risk.

Unless one takes risks.

Where is the mysterious number seven, then?

Aren't we going to need him tonight, either?

I'm beginning to believe there's no such person.

I should not advise you to think that, my friend.

I agree with number one.

Where is our president?

He who called us into being, why do we never see him?

Number seven has his own ways of working.

So you always say.

And I will say more.

I pity the man or woman who comes up against him.

Now shall we get on with our business?

The seven dials.

First, to our absent comrade number two.

I wish he could have been with us tonight.

There is danger.

Great danger.

Number three, you have the plans of Whiteland Abbey.

Yes, sir.

And the list of guests.

Mr. Stanley Digby, Mr. Terence O'Rourke, Sir Oswald and Lady Coote, Mr. Bittman, Contest

Hradsky, Mr. Eversley, Mr. James Tessinger.

Who is Mr. James Tessinger?

The usual complete young ass.

I see.

I suppose there is no doubt whatever of the value of Eberhard's invention.

None whatever.

Commercially, it should be worth millions.

And internationally, well, one knows only to wear the greed of nations.

Veritable gold mine.

Well worth a few lives.

You've all seen the plans.

But you've all agreed to the original scheme.

Good.

By the way, I hear something about a letter of Gerald Wade's that has been found.

A letter that mentions this organization.

Who found it?

Ford Caterham's daughter, Lady Eileen Brent.

Power should have been known to that.

It was very careless of him.

Who was the letter written to?

His sister, Eberhard.

Unfortunate.

But it cannot be helped now.

There is just one last thing to be said.

A message from number seven.

Why, when Eberhard may be our last chance,

if we do not achieve our object there,

the opportunity may not repeat itself.

So, Commercy, I must ask you

to pledge yourselves,

your skills,

and, if necessary,

your lives

to that which number seven has asked of us.

Took poor Alfred nearly now to bring her around.

Cramp was the worst.

Finally, it just isn't the sort of business

for a girl to get mixed up in.

But look what I found out.

Yeah, wouldn't have done you much good, would it,

if they'd find you out.

The absent number two is obviously Bower,

our footman.

He'll probably be unfrocked,

or unclocked,

or whatever it is you call it,

for not spotting that letter.

Very careless of him.

I shouldn't be at all surprised if he wasn't the one

that murdered poor old Jerry Wade.

I wonder if they'll ever find out.

The German inventor's name was Eberhard.

Eberhard, yes.

Why?

Well, he's just coming back to me.

Eberhard had a patent process.

He's applied to steel.

Something that toughens a wire

so much that it becomes

as strong as a steel bar.

His idea was that the weight of an airplane

would be so enormously reduced

so the cost of flying

would be revolutionized.

He offered his invention

to the German government,

but they didn't believe it had worked

so they turned him down.

So now he's offering it

to our government.

They're taking Sir Oswald Coote's

expert opinion on it.

That's what this meeting is all about.

Nothing to do with politics at all.

That's just a cover.

They're going to discuss

Eberhard's plans or process

or whatever it is.

Formula, I think formula is a good point.

And Eberhard's formula

will be at Wyvern Abbey

and the Seven Dials

are out to steal it.

The Russians said

it would be worth millions.

I suppose it would be.

Well, worth a few lives.

That's what the other man said.

And you said they knew

about my being there.

Yes.

The Americans said not to worry.

You were only the usual kind of ass.

Ah, I'm glad you told me that.

Gives me what you might call

a personal interest in the case.

I say, Stevens,

would you go out

and buy me a pistol?

Pistol, sir?

What kind of pistol

would you be requiring, sir?

The kind where you put

your finger on the trigger

and it goes bang

and goes on going bang

until you take it off?

An automatic, sir.

If you say so, Stevens,

an automatic.

Oh, and I should like it to be

a blue-nosed one.

In American fiction,

the hero always takes

his blue-nosed automatic

from his hip pocket.

If you say so, sir.

My dear, I can't tell you

how pleased I am

to welcome you

to Wyvern Abbey.

I was both surprised

and delighted

when your aunt

told me about

your interesting politics.

Well, I wanted to come very much.

Do you know Thessager?

Quite a young fellow,

but a remarkable grasp

of foreign policy.

I knew, Mr. Thessager.

I'm the secretary

of the air minister

that's just turned into the drive.

Oh, excuse me

for one moment, won't you?

Bill, Bill.

Look here.

You mustn't be angry,

but I've just told Bill

about our little stunt.

Bill?

Well, Bill was one of the lads,

you know.

Jerry was a pal of his

and so was Ronnie.

Well, I knew that.

Oh, but you think it's a pity?

Sorry.

Oh, yes, not that.

It's a...

He's all right,

but Bill's a born blunderer.

Not mentally very agile.

But if you forget one thing,

Bill's got a very hefty fist,

which might come in handy.

Oh, well.

Perhaps you're right.

How did he take it?

Oh, he clutched his head a lot.

I mean, the facts

took some driving home,

but by repeating the thing

in words of one syllable,

I eventually got through.

And now he's with us

to the death,

as you might say.

Lady Eileen,

may I present

the air minister,

Sir Stanley Dickley,

Sir Stanley,

Lady Eileen Brent.

Delighted to meet you,

Lady Eileen.

How do you do?

That is Mr. Terence,

O'Rourke,

Stanley's personal assistant.

How do you do,

Mr. O'Rourke?

And Mr. James,

that's a joke.

How do you do?

How do you do?

How do you do?

Superintendent Beckel.

That's right,

Lady Eileen.

What are you doing here?

Keep an eye on things.

That warning letter,

you know,

fairly put the wind up

Mr. Lomax.

Nothing would do for him

but that I should

come down myself.

Don't you think

you might be here?

You think I might be recognized?

Well, I did think so, yes.

Put them on their guard, eh?

Well, Lady Eileen,

why not?

Why not?

We don't want

any unpleasantness, do we?

Don't want to be too clever.

Just, uh,

show any light-fingered gentry

that might be about the place.

Well, just show them

somebody's on the spot,

so to speak.

It's a great mistake

to be too clever.

The great thing is

not to have any

unpleasantness

this weekend.

Hello, Bumble.

I've seen you before

but I've been kept

with my nose to the brine stone

the whole blessed afternoon.

Carers have stayed

heavy tonight?

Oh, I don't know

what your fellow's like.

Looks a good natured,

little chap,

but God,

this is absolutely impossible.

Drive, drive, drive

from morning to night.

Everything you do

is wrong

and everything you

haven't done

you ought to have done.

Quite like a quotation

from the prayer book.

Nobody knows

what I have to put up with.

Oh, entertaining

the countess, eh?

Oh, poor Bill,

that must have been

a sad strain

to a misogynist

like yourself.

What's this?

What's this?

After tea,

the countess asked Bill

to show her around

the interesting old place.

Ah, yes, the countess.

Where is she?

If I'm any judge of a woman,

she's waiting

for the very last moment

before she makes her entrance.

I thought Irishmen

were supposed to be

better judges of horses.

The countess

which you studied,

Lady Abbey.

Who exactly is she,

anyway?

Hungarian Youth Party,

a widow,

and very, very rich.

Perhaps that's why

Cottes is cultivating her.

Bonsoir.

Countess.

Countess?

I think you'll be interested.

I've found a map

of the Abbey

in the 14th century.

How very clever of you,

Mr. Bateford.

Countess?

Monsieur Lomax,

I have fallen in love

with your beautiful house.

Enchanté, monsieur.

Madame.

Bonsoir.

How do you do?

See what I mean?

In my country,

my party had money

but no organization.

That is why

I have come to your country

to study the way

in which things are done.

Well, my husband says

nothing can be done

without regular hours.

He declares

he would never have got

anywhere without them.

Doesn't he, Mr. Bateman?

Now, if you ladies

would be kind enough

to excuse us,

we have something important

to discuss in my study.

Oh, Rock, I shall lead you.

Go.

Bateman!

Bundle, I've got to talk.

I just can't believe

what Jimmy's just told me.

You and that seven dials,

don't...

I knew you were

the most frightful sport

but really,

I think...

Heavenly!

I'll tell you later.

Sir Oswald?

I think if you

would be kind enough

to take the chair.

Sorry, sir.

Sit down, sit down.

Sir?

There we are, gentlemen.

That's what it's all about.

The Aberhart formula.

It works.

It most definitely works.

That piece of paper

is worth a fortune

to somebody.

So, who has the formula now?

Oh, Rock,

for safekeeping.

He and the minister

are taking it back up to London

in the morning.

Ah, then one thing's quite clear.

Any funny business

there's going to be

will be tonight.

We've got to be on the alert.

We'll divide the night

into two watches.

Right, you are.

We'll take first duty.

Shall we spin for it?

Might as well.

All right, here goes.

Um,

hedge you first,

I second,

tails vice versa.

Eh?

Tails.

Oh, damn,

you get first watch

and probably all the fun

that's going.

No, you never know.

Criminals are very uncertain.

Where are their rooms?

Do we know?

West wing.

All,

almost self-contained.

Right.

What time shall I wake you?

Uh,

three-thirty.

That's about fair,

I think.

About me?

Nothing doing.

You go to bed and sleep.

Thank you very much.

Good night.

Good old bundle.

Thought we might have

trouble with her.

You know how keen

she is to be in everything.

I thought you took it wonderfully.

Yeah,

so did I.

It staggered me.

Don't forget.

Three-thirty.

You're still alive,

that is.

I may be an ass,

but I'm not nearly as much

of an ass as I look.

That's all you said

about Jerry Wade,

do you remember?

That very night.

Oh,

shut up,

you fool.

I haven't got any tact.

Of course I've got tact.

I'm a blooding diplomat.

All diplomats have tact.

You must be still

at the novel stage.

Look here,

you will be all right

and all that,

but generally,

it's all very well ragging,

but when I think

of poor old Jerry

and then poor old Ronnie.

I can say

I shall have to show you

Leopold,

a real genuine

blue-nosed automatic.

No,

is it really?

Yes.

Stephen,

my man,

got him for me.

You just press the button

and Leopold does the rest.

Oh,

do be careful,

my gentleman.

Don't go shooting it off

at the wrong person.

It's our old,

old DP walking

asleep or anything.

That would be

most unfortunate.

Ah.

Ah.

Thank you, for instance, Lady Arlene.

Oh, well, you're not going to send me back, are you?

Well, I'm rather sick about that because I wanted to go round to the West Wing.

Perhaps you're not the only one who'd be wanting to do that.

Now, if you'll excuse me, Lady Arlene, I think it's about time you were getting back to bed.

Same way?

Same way.

Jimmy?

Jimmy?

Jimmy?

Jimmy?

Bill?

Bill?

Bill?

Bill?

Bill?

Bill?

Bill!

Bill!

I've been there!

I've been there!

I've been there!

I've been there!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Where are you?

Yeah?

Yeah?

Quick!

Quick!

They're killing each other!

Oh, do be quick!

Jimmy!

Jimmy!

He's dead!

What on earth?

I was fast asleep!

Damn row woke me up!

Oh, God!

Excuse me, sir!

I think I've been to see you as well!

Bill!

Where have you been?

I'm not sure, but I think I'm free!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

Bill!

The damn thing's locked!

Will somebody kindly tell me what's going-

Bill!