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H who was that how should I know I ain't

got eyes in the back of my head you

ain't even got a to have eyes in the

back of funny ain't you better hurry up

with Mr andry's supper find one you are

to talk about Arie something you've

never done in all of your

life Arie says lays down on the sofa

just like a man expecting a woman to

slave herself away to a shadow I don't

know they're all alike hband and

Lodgers Mr

hry is the supper you

ordered Mr

hry don't let it stay out here and get

cold

oh what's happened it's down there

what's happened

theer

quick Scotland Yard s Ain ifis speaking

there's been a murder man stabbed 26

group Street

endon hello no inspector horle is not in

well he's busying a very important job

well he he told me that he was looking

for a for a dull red Indian with a

pointed bust ladies and gentlemen will

you turn to page two of the catalog lot

17 d red Indian kid bust a very fine

specimen have I any office

gentlemen well should we start with five

Shillings most ridiculous figure six

than is up 7even 8 9 10 10 Shillings 10

Shillings I'm offered for this rare

stamp EX

11 thank you sir 11 12 12 13 13 strings

I'm bid 13 shs any advance on 13 13

thank you sir 14 Shing 14 shs I bid 15

15 Shing I bid for this re St any

advance on 15 Shillings 16 thank you sir

16 17 17 18 Shillings thank you sir 18

Shillings 18 19 Shillings 19

I bid 19 Shillings for this stamp

gentleman 19 Shillings 20 20 21 21 21 in

two places yours sir 22 22 Shillings 23

23 Shillings 23 Shillings for this time

gentle any collector were proud to

possess 23 Shillings 24 25 26 27

Shillings 27 28 28 29 30 30 30 Shillings

31 32 33 34 Shillings 34 Shillings are

in bids on 34 Shillings 35 Shillings 35

thank you sir 35

shs we haven't reached bargain figure

yet know gentlemen 35 Shillings 35 36 36

Shillings 37 37 Shillings 37 Shillings

is all I'm bid gentlem 37 Shillings

going for the last time at 37 Shillings

going going oh wait a

minute see what You' done you made me

lose it how could I help it you always

tell me that duty is Duty well couldn't

you have waited until I got that D

Indian the chief superintendent says

have to go around there at once I rather

have gone with that stamp in me

pocket evening doctor evening inspector

I was expecting You' be along you

medical men know everything don't you

what have we got here Dead about half an

hour there was a deep Perforating wound

in the left Lumber region penetrating

the lumber muscles and entering the

nephritic area causing renal Hemorrhage

acute anemia and hyperopia what was all

that let him throw knife in the kidneys

hyper

a well if you don't want me I'll go and

make my report hello doctor good night

good night well at 8:35 p.m. on the

evening of the 17th in I was proceeding

in a southernly direction cut out the

calls and get on with the p

out uh found with the land lady sir

can't locate the instrument what done it

uh the lady of the house reports dece

Port mano's missing name James Henry sir

according to that receipt produced uh £1

1976 on him sir produced better keep an

arm guard over that and a piece of Jer

produced bring in the land lady

Ro well I don't think much of his choice

of Apartments I wonder what he was hotel

porter hotel porter I thought that how

do you know this piece of chalk he got

blacking on it he used it to talk the

room numbers on the boots he cleaned see

marvelous whole life's problem solved no

I have been wrong last week's football

pools for instance that well the whole

of scull and J couldn't doce what CH do

next

H this room hasn't been Dusty for days I

wonder why I can tell you why I couldn't

get in see how's that kept his room

locked mysterious bloke he was that

tight lied have to have a shoe on to eat

a banana no no no that's all right oh no

it ain't all right I've never had any

trouble with the police before you

surprise me how long has he been here 3

days came in the night before last and

now look at him if ID have known that

was going to happen I'd have cleared him

out straight I would well I don't think

you had this in mind when he came

here your inspector oh look what I've

got letters Melle

else how much in French for there's

usually a woman in the case Paris

postmark yes it's a French um stamp all

right here do you know anything about

this what's her name madelle ELO's

Department teers yes the tenant before

him ah and a nice quiet lady she was too

well did he have any visitors visitors

what kind of place did he take this for

well if he lived alone he had no

visitors and there was no weapon it

isn't a murder it's a blinking Miracle a

foro I did hear the dog go when I

brought the supper up it must have been

him that pinched the bag well how you

know the bag was gone if he couldn't get

in because I saw it come in with him and

it ain't here now huh what do you think

I was getm head for I'd rather not

specify how big was the bag oh the kind

easy to get away with on rent day hello

son you've been taking all this metal

piece lately could it have been the bag

no no this is a clean round space in the

dust oh oh Ulus Ulus in with the muscles

my statue she means Hercules was it

valuable valuable i' waigh a couple of

stones what was it made of oh AR or

something I see a blok's murdered a 19

quid left in his pocket but a heavy

statue in a suitcase were pinched what

do you make of

that oh simple enough inspector I can

reconstruct the whole thing well go on

well now you see these statues are

always Hollow and somebody had put a

roller Bank notes inside what that oh sh

the woman now the thief knew it was

there and came in to burgle the police

he put the statue in the bag and the

deceased came in and caught him the

struggled he grabs the bag and stab this

poor bloke in the kidneys with it wrap

up Sergeant sir any pawns Rivers canals

about here there a well shop just beond

the dog and right or get a boat and

dragging irons quick yes AO what about

my statue and my bank notes what are you

going to do about that I'm going

fishing where's Sergeant Bingham now I

think that's them just coming in sir for

about time to they've been gone about a

couple of hours got anything Sergeant

only half the well harp in the boat all

right come along here I don't know why

these things always have to happen on a

cold

night well we better turn it up till

daylight I look get more light on the

scene go

on keep the steady

yeah oh this is no time for bathing oh

on here we are wait a minute something

has caught the foot all right well leave

your foot behind go on I can't move it

just a

minute come on come

on I've got it bless my soul so you have

I thought I'd find it here well don't

stand there bring it along come

on give my hands I'll put it up here

that's sir I had a feeling it was about

when I fell over it yeah oh look here's

Hercules hello here's a knife yeah that

could have done it and if I'm not

mistaken it's a leather workers KN I

thought that oh maybe what's

more whoever he is he bought the blades

in Sheffield and fitted them to his own

handles that's right why would he do

that oh I don't know like to work with

something odd I suppose like me choosing

you for an

assistant anyway it'll be easy to trace

like a three cornered Cape or a t blue

malicious I wonder what this

is huh it's an attach Cas

inspector course Str me up a m tree do

you know what this is it's an attachi

Cas it's the budget bag look at that

what the chancellor of the ex cheer's

budget

bag you mean you mean the chancellor of

the ex Checker murder that man oh gosh

what a case don't be silly it was stolen

Co One op be muzzle about this why would

anyone want to steal an a to budget bag

but it wasn't when it was stolen it had

the budget secrets in it but all the

same yes and the budget speech is this

week here we got to get a move on come

bring this alone with

it there's an inspector horley to see

you sir did you say inspector yes sir

from Scotland Yard what on

Earth show him in yes

sir inspector horn sir good sir good

evening I trust your pardon the

intrusion sir a little matter of Lost

Property that's very kind of you but I'm

not aware your budget bag sir budget bag

yes sir not rarely inspector I should

thought a man from Scotland Yard would

have done an official bag when he saw

one there are bags within bags

sir now sir what about that well that's

my budget bag that's what I'm saying sir

where'd you find it in the W hop The wsh

Hop yes sir fantastic just a moment

there's my bag go blind all early you

really are inspector honley well I

beginning to wonder myself sir would you

mind opening it certain it

anything missing sir nothing

whatever I say it certainly is a

remarkable

imitation Dench have you any explanation

of this I sir no just doesn't make sense

to me why anyone should want to make a

replica of my bag I simply cannot

understand but they wouldn't have

deceived me i' know that bag anywh is

that your bag sir of course it is you're

quite sure sir my dear inspector I may

be only a politician but I can identify

my own property how sir well but that

stain for one thing it's tea I spilled

some it this afternoon yes sir but

that's the dad I mean the duplicate not

this yes sir

look it's

astounding now sir where did you spill

this tea the place called the fine are

usually Dro in there on my way down here

for a cup of tea each day I think I've

got it someone had switched the bags

when you were having your tea at the in

the duplicate you have with you that

accounts for the stain this but the real

one where was that well you see sir the

thief was having a look at the documents

and when he learned all he wanted to

know he returned your property in other

words someone is in possession of the

budget secrets I'm afraid so sir I don't

like that inspector well I'm not exactly

athetic myself but you realize how

serious it is I make my speech the day

after tomorrow and I can't change the

budget you must find this man very good

sir I'll go down to the pr in right away

it might be a good idea if I go along

with the inspector sir I'll be able to

show him exactly where you were sitting

excellent Mr D is my private secretary

might be able to help you no doubt sir

fine I'll get my head oh by the way sir

was there any particular item in this

budget which might make someone anxious

get an early tip my good man one glance

at those papers would enable anybody

with a knowledge of Finance to make an

enormous Fortune uhh at the same time he

might do irreparable damage to this

country's credit and banking systems

well in that case I better get hold of

him before he lays hands on my post

office balance oh um have you any idea

sir who could have substituted the

article not in the least but it seems

incredible to me that anybody should be

allowed to rob the chancell of the ex

cheer with impunity quite so s generally

the other way around has

let me speak to miss Gordon please oh

hold on a minute is that for me no Mr

Gordon it's for Miss

an boyfriend I supp hello hello Peter I

haven't time to explain now but the

police are coming down to your place and

I'll be with them all right yes I'll

come in and play cards another evening

right

goodbye I'll with you in a moment

inspector well hurry up then hello I

wonder know what game he plays Sir

Remy a Peter seems to be a man a few

words I can't understand what he meant

that's because he's a

politician Bill M have you had any

trouble with anyone lately is this just

sisterly affection or curiosity but have

you only with a bank manager he will

look on an overdraft as an ordinary dead

Bill I'm serious the police are on their

way down how'd you know Peter's just

told

me did he say why no what can they want

at this time

night oh they probably want a drink are

you sure it's nothing you've been doing

why should it be me do I look like a

criminal don't be silly only you have an

unfortunate habit of getting yourself

into Jam go on rake up everything I've

ever done you make me

tired am I intruding well I wouldn't

exactly call it that I don't understand

don't you well think it over you'll

probably get my

meaning is something the matter Miss

Gordon no

nothing did you once speak to me well I

thought perhaps that I might be of some

assistance it's very kind of you but

really it isn't anything but if the

police are coming down then you did hear

what we were saying I happened to pick

up the extension phone I couldn't help

hearing what Mr DCH said would like be

locking up Miss not yet Alfred were

expecting the police the police and what

are they after I don't know have you

anything on your conscience near a thing

miss when will they be here in a few

minutes all right Miss I'll keep an eye

out for

them good evening

sir good evening Mr evening quite a nice

meet this all we pubs are nice given the

time and place speaking of time have you

got an extension here no sir why was

after hours you know oh there isn't a

customer in the place for all that we

kept open for you what you expected us

not me Miss anded who's she miss Gordon

sir she owns the hotel and you wouldn't

want anyone better did she say what we

were coming about she did not and I told

her there was no knowing what the police

does be after well sometimes even the

police themselves don't know what they

does be I mean do be are after will I

tell you here

please ever heard of tathy Sergeant

it's uh it's what we in Scotland call

the Second Sight uh lots of us possess

the gift nearly all the Savage races

have it that's true what do you mean I

make a remark to the chancellor of the

ex cheer and is heard miles away out

here at the peasant in how could that

happen look here inspector you don't

have to waste any more time I telephone

M Gordon well I don't want to seem

inquisitive but I'd like to know why

well she happens to be a friend of mine

and I wanted to protect her Superfluous

Mr DCH I'm no teror to the female sex

that's

right good evening good evening Miss and

this is inspector horley Miss Gordon I

must apologize for this late call Miss

but I've come to investigate the

stealing of the budget bag from the

chancel of the exer this afternoon Peter

is this true yes and the inspector

believes that it took place here in the

hotel but how could it happen well

that's said I'm here to find up Miss are

you the owner yes my brother's a sort of

partner with me what s partner well he

has other interests that keep him busy

he's away from home quite a lot then you

run the hotel yourself well miss Gordon

has an experiened manager of Mr wit

thank you were you here this afternoon

yes did you happen to notice some tea

spilled on the Chancellor's begag

everybody did he was quite upset about

it I suppose you don't remember where he

was sitting do you yes I do I'll show

you thank you

this was the table wasn't it Peter mhm

Mr whts came in with the chancellor and

then went away would you mind Tak in the

same chair as the chancelor

used he sat here and I said opposite I

see Sergeant give Mr Den the budget bag

right sir you might place it in the same

spot it was this

afternoon that's about right as far as I

remember were there many people in the

room at the

time about a dozen I suppose nobody sat

anywhere near us

except except who Bill Mr Gordon he sat

there I'll remember

that but surely the chancellor wasn't

wearing his coat at the table no he took

it off before what about his

hat where did you take his coat off why

out in the hall I'd like to see the

exact spot

and the charer always carried the bag

himself that's right yeah did you happen

to notice but was

got was over there where Alfred is

standing now that the chancellor took

off his cat oh yeah but would you mind

showing me exactly what he did all

right now then we came in together I

stepped over to that side of the table

to speak to wits the chancellor moved

over here and gave his bag to the

porter then he took off his

coat the porter gave him back the bag

and we went into the dining room that

right Porter quite right sir only it

wasn't me it is me assistant and

understudy so to speak Henry his name is

Henry that's the man um um you're uh

colleague so to speak that's right sir

Yus makes a dart at the important people

beat you to the tip eh where does he

make his do from where else but

there what about that door where ises

that lead do it doesn't lead anywhere

it's just a covered where Henry does be

keeping his brooms and brushes

do you happen to know where Henry is now

I do not all I know is I'm doing his

work then he doesn't live on the

premises oh yes he does but every night

since Sunday he's gone up to his

sister's place in London with Mr

whitten's permission where is his

sister's place sure I don't know but

it's somewhere in London Miss Gordon did

m i take a look at this man Henry's room

not at all alfit will show you the way

thank you this way inspector oh um take

the budget back to the car we'll leave

with the driver right

who are you well I'm not the UN deporter

and I take it the same applies to you oh

Mr whitens this is one of the inspectors

from Scotland Yard the manager of the

place may I ask what you want up here

sure hasn't the chancellor the ex

chocker lost his little bag full of

taxes but he sent this gentleman to find

it for him beond the Porter's bedroom is

rather a curious place to look about as

curious as finding the manager un it why

are you the it as well I'm just going to

lock up the petrol pump inspector

there's been a lot of petrol stealing

from cars and pumps around here and we

like to assist the police in the

prevention of crime a very laudable

attitude Mr whittens but perhaps you

wouldn't mind answering your a few

questions I have no objection to helping

the forces of the law how long has Henry

been here about 6 months did you engage

him I'm the manager of this hotel so

naturally I engaged the servants referen

is all right they satisfied me no doubt

I think that'll be all wit don't let me

keep him pure petrol pump oh yes of

course smart businessman your manager

keeps an eye on everything I should

think if you mean he's one of them

fellas that does be snooping all over

the place hoping to catch you on the hul

then you're right will this get you into

trouble I don't think so they can't

possibly think I'm involved I didn't

mean that I was thinking of your job toy

don't worry about that the main thing is

to keep you out of it

do you know anything about what Henry

does in his spare time div a thing he's

never the one to talk a lot

ah that seems to settle it do you mean

Henry done it what will I say to him

when he comes back when do you expect

him back he knows if he isn't back in

time for the boots and knives at the

Cracker Dawn tomorrow there' be the

curse of crell waiting for him you're

not well gr chance are you me from Wales

with me name a calan what kind of a

detective do you call yourself I'll be a

to tell you that tomorrow now right

dce my boy the budget doesn't me

1 3 4 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 1 3 1 4

are you allow me to introduce myself

hols the name traveling representative

of Mrs thurban Smith textile

manufacturers and what were you

representing out here I just stepped

into the garden to see the

curtains do you have to be in a dark to

do that it helps you see you can tell

what sort the material is by looking at

the light through it well it looks

pretty thin to me thick or thin there's

nothing I don't know about textiles I

can closee you from the Cradle to the

Grave sir oh could you well you're a bit

late for the first and a bit premature

for the

second oh here inspector come here and

look at what I found good evening sir

good evening who's the sergeant well he

says he's a traveling representative of

the textile industry and in my opinion

he's pretty strong in Fabrications your

sparing partner doubts my bone ofid sir

and who wouldn't I found him cing behind

the curtains I feel perfectly certain

inspector horley will be satisfied with

my explanation how do you know know my

name well I must have seen you before

sir and I always remember faces even

ordinary ones evidently you don't

remember me I always go on the M that

some things are best forgotten even if

they can't be forgiven are you staying

in this hotel yes as a matter of fact

I'm hoping to have a few words with Mr

Gordon where is Mr Gordon in the bar

inspector I'll take you along thank you

it isn't necessary I never had any

difficulty in finding my way to a bar

yet that's right yeah you try and get

some interesting facts on the textile

trade they'll look well in your notebook

I will sir I'm just dying to interrogate

him hello am I right in supposing all

the gentlemen from Scotland Yard quite

right sir you're Mr Gordon I presume

that's right if I didn't know you come

about the budget bag I'd take you for

one of the vice squad well I hope it

isn't familiarity that caus you to make

that error but how did you know I came

about the budget bag Mr Den has tell me

an accents of Statesman like Gloom my

sister in tremulous terms and Mr

whitten's Been flapping around like an

old hen and in fact you're the only one

that doesn't care exactly inspector I

made so little money in the past year

the budget doesn't mean a thing to me I

congratulate you nazza if you could

spare a minute from this game of chance

skill

inspector look I'm home yeah but the

point is were you at home all the

evening no inspector I wasn't I took my

sister up to town she went to see some

friends and and what do you think I did

I wouldn't like to say it I went to a

show a variety

show there's the kind of part of my

ticket that's the perfect alabar isn't

it yeah it would be if this ticket came

out of a Time Clock which it

doesn't have you asked our very

efficient manager Mr whittens how you

spent it evening all in good time cuz

when you do ask him who he took up to

London with him right we'll go and ask

him nothing will give me greater

pleasure

excuse me inspector but it's getting

very late can you tell us how long this

investigation is likely to last well the

chancellor speech is the day after

tomorrow but if you'll answer me one

question we'll call it today go on did

you drive someone to town

tonight as a matter of fact I did who

Henry I picked him up outside the hotel

and gave him a lift I dropped him in

Oxford Circus and that's all and I

suppose you've got half a dozen

Witnesses who saw him get out and walk

away at least 50 people must have seen

him but they don't know it and I don't

know them was he carrying a suitcase yes

an old brown one that seems to settle it

well now I kept you all up pretty late

and it's only fair to tell you why

Sergeant Bingham I want you to help me

to demonstrate all right nothing like a

good

reconstruction now get over there

will now you can be the chancellor of

the ex

Checker now according to Mr DCH the

chancellor came into the hotel this

afternoon with a budget bag in his left

hand

no no no

left he handed the bag to the

Porter and as he turned to take off his

coat the porter placed the bag down here

behind this umbrella stand after taking

the coat the porter produced a duplicate

bag from here which he had already

planted and handed it to the chancelor

who went into the dining room go on go

on go

on Henry then slipped into the cupboard

with a real bag where he made notes on

the budget and when the chance returned

from the dining room he gave him back

the real bag having reversed the whole

process fa and it's like one of their

mediums at a cc to see you do it keep

quiet Alfred you know Mr wits if you had

x-ray eyes instead of ordinary ones

you'd have seen the duplicate bag inside

that old suitcase of Henry when you

drove him to town congratulations

inspector so the mystery is unraveled

I'm sorry to say it didn't sir you see

Henry wasn't the type of man who could

plan a crime like this he must have been

acting for someone else someone who

needed money pretty badly or someone who

saw an opportunity of making big money

or again someone who needed money to get

on in the world but whoever he was he

was a man of Education who could

organize and plan every detail I don't

want to teach you your job in inspector

oh I'm always ready to learn it seems to

me you should find Henry and get the

truth from him I'm afraid that's

impossible why because Henry was

murdered had a few minutes out for 8:00

this evening now this isn't what you

might call all a pleasant sight but it's

the knife that killed

Henry has anyone ever seen it or one

like it before

no oh well I didn't expect any other

answer Mr dych would you mind driving me

back by the Chancellor's

house certainly Sergeant get back to the

yard in the car put this in the bag and

hand a whole lot over the fingerprints

later and look sh about it tell him I

want to report first thing in the

morning yes sir good night Miss Gordon

good night

I expect we should meet again very soon

good

night it's a funny thing the first time

I'm given a car to myself and it breaks

down well I can't think what's wrong

with it the any petrol oh I filled up

before we left the yard never mind look

and see I know I took on 10

gallons me it's empty it's what Sergeant

listen this is a miracle I could swear I

WRA up S it's a taxi

Sergeant no no they might not allow it

my expense sheet now I'll walk down bus

well what about this your statue going

to take it with you what me lug that

thing all over London what do you think

I am monumentation well I come with you

Sergeant what for well this this alley

it's a bit it's a bit

morbid what's the matter afraid of being

left alone not me it's you I'm thinking

off hold by yourself that their

bag yeah listen many is a Winter's Night

I've tramped the lonely mes of Bonnie

Scotland it's not likely I'd be

frightened in a dir to be London side

street you stay here take care that

statue till I send you some petrol yes

sergeant

he

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now what's the little

guy a fine time for you to arrive

but what's it all about don't bother me

huh

sh oh I see you want your little button

don't touch

it now see what you've done you've

ruined the fingerprints and M clue oh

it's a clue is it and who Do You Think

You Are Charlie Chan I'm Sergeant

Bingham of the CID an attempt has been

made in my life and as usual the man in

uniform turns up too late is that so

you'll hear more about this in the

morning and so will

I go on

say

it see what you're thinking there aren't

any words for it not in any

language very sorry Spector you

pestiferous elongated flat-footed balded

bunch of haggus why didn't you st on

your own native heat tossing the spawn

and wacking your Toms instead of

unloading yourself on the longsuffering

English bite that off at the root and he

couldn't hurt me more no thanks I'm a

vegetarian well what happened well I was

I was wandering down the alley as blight

as a whe Ark and all of a sudden it

seemed that b nous up and hit me then

all I remember is three ladies in white

singing old long sign any idea who

attack you no but I've got a find clue

what fingerprints under that awning no a

button I found it beside me when I woke

up now all I've got to do is to find the

owner and you can SE it back on his coat

I know but what were you doing in that

alley well it's a long story but if

you'll only be patient that can

reconstruct the whole Curr oh R but how

was that to know they'd follow me how

now listen when I was a sergeant Sir

George S who was then Chief commissioner

said to me my boy you're going to go far

now why do you think he said that I

don't know he's one of the lunacy

Commissioners Now isn't he what do you

mean nothing I was only thinking aloud

you think don't make me laugh if you

were a stamp You' be a perfectly

forunate with a fake postmark and no gum

I swap you for a cigarette card well I

never thought you'd be so hard me hard

you wake you here from

upstairs the chief superintendent likely

to be very angry no no no you just give

your a great big hug and a kiss bless my

soul you throw away the duplicate bag

our one and only piece of evidence I've

still got the statue surely they must

have found some fingerprints on it yes a

complete selection of yours on the merry

thought well what's the use of fighting

against fate here am I trying to do my

duty and all I get is my head cracked

and my good name smatched well the chief

can't hurt me more well that'll depend

on me you jeopardized your whole career

my boy and if the chief super didn't

feed out of my

hand what's that about the chief

superintendent with all due Defence sir

I was just describing your method

Sergeant Bingham and I was telling Ving

report yes sir I'm afraid we've lost

that duplicate bag you what lost it good

Heavens man how how

well

sir in a manner of speaking it was my

fault well come to the point man' was it

or was it not your fault you see sir I

was too trust him well I allowed

Sergeant Bingham to bring up that bag by

himself and he was savagely

attacked you've been long enough in the

force hornly to know that if you want a

thing done you must do it yourself and

not leave it to a simple

Scott oh there tears badly hurt Sergeant

oh I can carry on said you would said it

may have been partly my fault I wouldn't

like you to blame the inspector

altogether no it's very nice if you

Sergeant still I'm AF AR mistake the

blame if it's my responsibility well

never mind whose fault it is the point

is the chancellor makes his speech

tomorrow and before he gets up in the

house we've got to find the murderer

tomorrow yes can you do it well if I

could guarantee that sir I'd be Chief

superintendent myself still I can

try Mr wit to see inspector horley sir

all right I'm just going bring me

so don't let bigam do too much till he's

all right in the head don't you worry

sir I'll look after him well you you

certainly did me a good turn there let

be the corpse my boy what' you say

French for the old school

tie good morning inspector good morning

what can I do for you I may be able to

be of assistance well I could do with

some sit down will you thank

you what I'm about to say might give you

a wrong impr impr ah I see you know

something about someone that's right but

I wouldn't like you to think I never do

go on well about 3 weeks ago I was asked

if I knew the name of any leather worker

who was good at his job but in a small

way of business who asked you I hardly

like to tell you I see you come all the

way from the in to tell me you hardly

like to tell me well I'm afraid you

might think I'd a personal bias against

this man you wor about that I won't

consider the point well

it was Mr

Dench was it

indeed did he give me reason he said he

wanted the budget bag repaired where did

you send him a man called Parkinson 104

Shepherd's Market nothing wrong with

your memory is that I thought you might

be doubtful about my story so I brought

along Alfred he heard Dench ask me

that's very thoughtful of you you

corroborate this statement yes sir Mr wi

told me I had to come along but I hope

I'm not getting Mr DCH into a hole no no

no nice gent Mr DCH isn't he very s has

a certain affection for Miss an I

believe yes sir well I can't say I blame

him well gentlemen if you have nothing

further to say I won't detain you any

longer I can tell you where Mr DCH lives

don't bother I already know Bingham show

these two gentlemen out I hope I've done

the right thing you've done all I would

have expected of you Mr wittens good day

good morning sir and what can I do for

you well if that's the best act you can

put on when somebody comes in we'll all

be booked to appear at the O biley why

did you do it why did you have to do

that what are you talking about Henry

it's in the papers you don't think I had

anything to do with that do you it's

awful he's dead I

know well I'm just as upset as you are

after was one of us that's what

frightens me suppose the police find out

the police won't find out anything

unless you start talking you swore that

nothing could go wrong nothing has gone

wrong as far as we are concerned yes but

suppose they get on to us don't you

think we ought to tell the police tell

them our story first before they find

out now

listen if you go to the police you'll

only to go once do

understand yes

good well I must have seen around here

if the police come just behave like a

fool who knows

nothing it ought to be

easy why don't you go away for a

holiday holiday might be good for your

health

White Hall 1 21

2 come

in good morning Mr DCH oh good morning

inspector

you're about early oh we don't call this

early over the yard sir tell me is there

any news no not yet but there one or two

things I'd like to ask you if you don't

mind certainly won't you sit down thank

you sir I'm sorry to trouble you but

it's rather important to get all the

facts and there's something I want to

check up on about this budget bag oh yes

I understand you had a repaired lately

as a matter of fact I did why well you

didn't think of mentioning it last night

did you well that was a month ago never

occurred to me to have any connection

with last night there it's a clue Mr DCH

and clues are what we are looking for

yes of course tell me how did you find

out by listing some of your friends are

so fond to you they can't stop talking

about you well they certainly haven't

wasted any time about it cigarette no

thank you you don't mind if I do by all

means

Tom nice girl that Miss Gordon oh yes

very I understand you and she hope to

get married one day well I really don't

see what my marriage has to do to do

with the budget no don't you the

budget's got quite a lot to do with

metamon for instance they make an

allowance for a wife don't they and then

there's the um the little ones well

that's very kind of you to take so much

interest in my future oh under my

somewhat rugged exterior

there's there's quite a lot of

romance getting married soon when I'm in

a position too and very sensible too if

I'm I say so gives you a motive to get

on doesn't

it I suppose you know quite a lot of

people who are well up in the financial

world yes of course now listen inspector

it must be obvious to a man of your

intelligence that I wouldn't go to the

in to steal the budget Secrets why there

at my El every day in the Chancellor's

house you know it's a funny thing but

whenever I arrest a man for a crime he

always starts by telling me a dozen ways

he could have done it and never by any

chance of the way it was done are you

going to arrest me Y is silly of course

not I wouldn't dream of such a thing all

the same I'd like you to come along with

me where to to this Mr Parkinson he'll

be glad to see an old customer oh very

well

shop

customers seems to be a strike in the

leather business or a lock out maybe

he's not in

oy anyone at home nobody

here Hy

smell wonder what it is cheese oh no

it's not I know it's later

cool well did you find anything only the

Mr Parkinson isn't in his bar is that

the bathroom yeah C man speaking yeah

you better go and hello that's funny

what look at that well what about it

well at least we know that he left

suddenly gu what I was thinking how do

you know wait left this off the hook

hello

hello go

away hello is

exchange yes I know how long has the

receiver been off insector

quick G laar Roa what have you done now

I opened this door and he fell into the

room why did you come in here I was

looking for Parkinson you found him all

right you don't suppose I'd be mad

enough to kill a man with a couple of

detectives at my elbow do you don't ask

me I'm only a policemen that's right

ever seen anything like this before the

other man was killed with a knife like

that how do you know it isn't the very

same knife that killed Henry well I

hardly think the inspector would have

given it back to the murderer besides

every knife on that bench is exactly the

same you seem to know all the answers

have you been in here before no only in

the shop take care will you

H oh gosh what a way to treat money well

I've heard of a Chap's income being cut

but never quite like this anyway they're

teners so they should be easily traced

bring them find out where they came from

right I've traced the notes inspector

they were issu to Michael kavos 200

portal plate you're coming up my boy

we'll make a c over here yet thank you

very much very nice of you to see so

it'll be interesed to make the

acquaintance with this Mr

kavos I'd let to know why his hobby is

carving up Bank

notes you have had quite a lot of money

from me already you know well I'm not

asking for a lot more no I want enough

to clear out of this confounded country

oh look here Gordon I'm a financier a

Speculator if you like but not an

exporter particularly of unwanted Goods

this is as much in your interest as mine

how can that be well if I get into a jam

you'll be right alongside me

cooking I was wondering who when you

would say that no I'm not threatening

you you are not because I hold all the

cards yes you forget one thing we're in

this deal together you are wrong you had

an idea you brought it to me it was a

foolish idea that did not work but it

was your idea Mr God not mine you have

quite a time making the police believe

that the police I'm not afraid of your

English police I like them too

much come

in inspector horley of Scotland Yard to

see you

sir what is this what did you tell him I

never even mentioned your name you must

be here for something

else let him come in yes

sir get in the room

quick inspector horley and Sergeant

Bingham sir good afternoon Mr kavos good

afternoon inspector this is an

unexpected pleasure I have never met

anyone from Scot in the yard yet well if

I had known that I'd brought along the

chief commissioner as it is I'm afraid

you'll had to put up with Sergeant

Bingham how did you Sergeant I often see

how much I like the English police

British he's a foreigner sir like you

well now after all these little

pleasantries what about getting down to

business well gentlemen would you like

to have a drink indubitably just but not

just now oh well won't you sit down no

thank you sir I will give you a minute

now sir you're a financier I believe

well in my own small way yes you invest

money in all sorts of stocks and shares

don't you yes all sorts of stocks and

shares and commodities wheat oil rubber

copper yes yeah and

leather I bet your pardon I don't quite

understand it's quite a simple question

isn't it have you had any dealings with

a Mr Alexander Parkinson of 104

Shepherd's Market Alexander

Parkinson I don't think so

why because he was murdered a couple of

hours

ago I feel to see how that can concern

me and I take it you didn't know him I

never heard of him in my life and it may

surprise you to know that £200 in Bank

notes was found on him why should it

surprise me because those notes were

issued to you a month ago by the

southern County Bank oh that might well

be I have many dealings you know in the

ca of a month and I could have paid them

to one of 20 people would keep a record

of the Numbers Never I am perhaps what

you call a bit careless about money

prodigal I call it however here are the

notes and perhaps you'll observe that

they've been torn in half how odd I

cannot think of a reason for doing such

a stupid thing can't you I can it would

interest me to know I prefer to tell my

bedtime stories to a judge and jury I'm

afraid I won't be there to hear you

that's a Pity still if you change your

mind I'll be happy to reserve you a seat

it's very kind of you inspector I'm

sorry I could not give you more

information don't you worry Mr kavos you

given me quite a lot thank you very much

good day good day

inspector you've heard what he said yes

every word how you found out all that in

the time defeats me did you know that

Parkinson has been murdered no more than

you what do you mean just this that if

I'm innocent then so are you but if they

pin it on me there'll be two of us in

the

dog it's just possible that for once you

are right what do you want what I asked

for before give me some money and I'll

care

out you don't expect me to get very far

do you I have no more treasure in I

shall not give you Bank notes that

inspector horley can trace when do you

start tomorrow morning I've got to

settle things up with an Gordon does she

know anything no and she's not going to

either for

any luck inspector do I look as if I've

been lucky blind all R what a day did

you get anything of the stock exchange

only a lot of stories I can't repeat but

I found out one thing what's that

there's been no unusual speculation

there that means the thief is afraid to

use his knowledge well that's one

feather in our caps well you can stick

your feather where you like what I want

is the murderer

hello yes inspector only is

here what you

say the fs are

in hey wait a minute here's the

inspector

hello

hello they cut off what did they say he

ask if you are here I tell him yes he

say you come down fanty is in and you

are going to be very interested so H

Singham this maybe what we're looking

for come

on hello you kind to bid me a fond

farewell I didn't know you were going

away it's a sudden decision isn't

no I've been thinking about it for some

time I get bored if I stopping one place

too long now let me see I've left

something out I can't think what to do

this hello where you no that isn't mine

it's got your initials on the other

side oh so it has found it from moment I

thought it wasn't mine where did you get

it I found it oh where in Parkinson's

shop what it was on the bench where he

keeps his

knives well that's not bad even for a

politician this isn't a joke Bill and

I'm not laughing were you in Parkinson's

shop today no I wasn't what should I be

doing in Parkinson's shop do you know

he's been murdered

yes and tell me after you telep her how

did your lighter get there I don't know

I've been looking for it matter of fact

I've been using matches if I were you

Bill I'd go to the police right away oh

why Hy knew first thing this morning

that I'd had the budget bag repaired at

Parkinson's how long do you think it's

going to take him to find out that you

were there I should tell him first and I

tell you I've never been near that place

Bill you've told too many lies to an for

me to believe you that Li to proves

something doesn't it yes you're right if

what you say could possibly be true it

proves that you're an accessory after

the fact of murder on your own showing

you've withheld important evidence from

the police only because I don't believe

you murdered Parkinson oh thanks and

just how did you arrive at that

charitable decision because you haven't

the nerve you can cheat and lie and brag

about your wonderful get-rich quick

schemes but killing a man is another

thing you wouldn't risk your neck well

if you're so certain I didn't do it why

didn't you go ahead and hand the lighter

over the

hornly oh I knew just why you didn't and

you're too deep for me all right give it

to me and I'll take it to him oh no if

there's any dealing with horley I'll do

it myself one is quite certain I'm not

going away I'm safe here when I can see

what's going on Bill what are you two

arguing about we weren't arguing as a

matter of fact I was just tanking Peter

you found my lighter last night and

brought it along didn't you

Peter yes I brought it

along Phil what's happened what's

happened well Henry's been murdered and

so is Parkinson and the budget bag's

been stolen isn't that enough there's

not a reason for you and Peter to

quarrel or is it well ask your boyfriend

neither of you believe a word I say ask

him what's happened perhaps you believe

his version and they get out of here

I've got enough to put up with as it is

go on get out

good evening sir where is Mr Gordon he's

up in his room sir will I tell him you

want him no just show me to his room but

who very good

sir this is his room sir what name Will

I say never mind

what are you doing here you do not want

to see me well you've always said it was

dangerous to you to come down here why I

choose now of all times I've heard you

changed your mind and decided to stay at

home who told you that a friend I didn't

know you had one you must leave at once

and I suppose your friend thinks that

too what he thinks is nothing it is what

I say well for the present I stay right

when I

am Gordon I'm thinking for you more good

it is better that you go whenever you

start thinking of anybody but yourself I

begin to wonder why the reason is very

simple the police will come again and I

do not like inspector

horley that's funny I've taken quite a

fancy to him in fact I'm thinking having

a little chat with him what

that I never know whether you English

are serious joking or mad well I'm

serious this time it's got me down

yesterday it seemed quite easy

today it's beyond me you think it'll be

easy if you tell the police no it won't

be easy but it's the best way out I've

been thinking things

over very well but don't be too

hasty let me think also I'm not stopping

you I think much better if I have a

glass in my hand there's a bell over

there if you want me

thanks tell me what is it you have been

thinking I've been doing some sums in my

head subtraction and addition I don't

understand well there were four of us in

this deal when we started Henry and

parkon and you and I you can't me as one

well Parkinson's dead and Henry's dead

that leaves Just the Two of

Us I'd just assume be the last are you

suggesting that I I have anything to do

with these murders I'm only suggesting

that somebody is playing rather a nasty

game do you remember

this of course I do I gave it to you

after that share

deal well strange as it may seem Dench

found it and returned it to me this

evening well why shouldn't he he said he

found it in the room in which Parkinson

had been murdered but you told me you

hadn't been there well whether I've been

there or not I didn't leave my lighter

there how could D find it if what he

says is true somebody planted it there

somebody would like to see me hanged and

this someone is D well it might be and

it might not of course it is the story

about finding it must be a

lie I

wonder come

in your Ang just bring me a white lady

please you same as usual please har yes

sir that's OD what is

now I know I thought it wasn't mine when

Dench first gave it to me let me see no

it's no concern of yours old

boy well perhaps it

is anyway all I've got to do is to put

one question in a certain quarter to

find out who's been trying to FR me and

that's the man the police are after what

do you mean to do see horley he'll be

glad to know I can put him on to the man

that murdered Parkinson who cares about

Parkinson I'm tired of his name I see

you better let the police do their own

Dirty Work and I tell you I'm going to

see horley as soon as I can excuse me Mr

witnesser but there's a brandy and

ginger and a white lady to go up to Mr

Garden's room has Mr Gordon a visitor

yes sir a gentleman I never saw before

he's up in his room excuse me have you

locked up the petrol pumps wasn't it on

the tip of your tongue to see I happened

we're go and do it at once I will

sir I'll one more at it it's against the

law to serve you at the bar but I'll

send one to your room okay I'll have a

bitter very good Mr H in a

mug the Lord doesn't say we can't

talking here does it

no anything wrong plenty this see a

budget bag for instance now be a sport

who are the coppers after I'm not in

that confidence Mr H well my money's on

DCH is the only one that knew his nibs

was coming here to tea and what with

that young Madam making eyes at him he

tell was his to do as he liked him you

have no right to talk like that about

Miss Gordon oh so that's the idea you're

running in the same race are you if you

can't keep a decent tongue in your head

you'd better find another hotel no

offense me Mr whittens no

offense and nothing you can say will

make me change my mind is it your final

word absolutely I'm even prepared to go

to jail for a couple of years but I am

not drinks Mr Gordon oh thanks put them

down there

would no my friend I don't want to go to

jail and I will do a great deal to keep

out as far as I'm concerned you can do

what you like Oh Mr witness has my

brother come down yet he's still in his

room Miss Gordon thank you

bill

bill bill what's the matter

you on the hurry Mr Kos yes I heard a

scream downstairs well I heard one

upstairs hold him I don't let anybody up

or down these

stairs what's happened I don't know I

heard a screaming by the time I got here

she apparently fainted and he was like

that get her out of here quick for she

recovers is he

dead I'm afraid

so B guys it gosh who do you think D it

kavous well I wouldn't put it past him

but why would en want to put pric acid

in his drink well to save his own skin I

suppose he look after this then ring up

the local station tell them to send the

doctor along quick

right inspector Miss Gordon just told me

a man came into this room after she

found Bill what's that she noticed a

scarf lying on the table just as she

picked it up this man came in and

snatched it out of her hand that's all

she remembers is that so here you better

come downstairs with

me Sergeant you can treat these people

as you like but I'm a man of influence I

am well known not as well known as you

will be Mr kavos you'll be on every

front page and let you do a bit of

explaining but I know nothing I came

here tonight to talk with gon I left him

I came downstairs of course you heard

screams all over the house no I realized

I have forgotten my scarf so I went back

and I found Gordon in the the chair he

sister by him she screamed I was

frightened and run away but that doesn't

explain why you came here tonight to

have a friendly chat with Gordon I

happen to know that's not true how do

you know Alfred told me he heard them

quarreling what about just when I went

in with the drinks they were disputing

about a deal they called it he doesn't

know what he's talking about yeah but I

do there were four of you in that deal

Henry Parkinson Gordon yourself and

three of them have been murdered only

you

remain I didn't do it I will tell you

the truth the whole truth it'll be very

unpleasant for you if you don't Gordon

owed me money he couldn't pay he

promised to get me some Advan

information concerning the budget in

exchange for his debt he planned it all

but you gave him £200 to have the

duplicate bag made didn't you but I had

no idea what the money was for I

couldn't trust him so I tore the bank

notes in half he was to have my half and

he gave me the information you're

wasting your time in just a minute Mr

Dench Dench so you are the man who was

Gordon's enemy what are you talking

about inspector there is the murderer

only tonight Gordon told me you try to

frighten him by saying that you found

his lighter at Parkinson's shop what's

that it's a lie when I brought his

lighter here I was trying to keep him

out of the mess you made for him but if

you found the lighter in his shop why

did you hide it from me because I

thought Bill had been up to something

but I knew he wasn't a murderer and I

wanted to protect Miss Gordon you know

you're a public menace Mr

you seem determined to defend one woman

at every man in the case is killed well

I have nothing to fear well all I can

say is you got more courage than sense

is that the lighter yes and Gordon said

something very curious about it what was

that he looked at it closely and then he

told me that when DCH gave it to him he

told it was not his did he say why no

but he said that now he could trace the

man who left it at the Lea shop did he

indeed

did he say anything else about Mr DCH

yes that they had a quarrel but he could

not see anymore because at that moment

the porter brought us our

drinks you were in Mr Gordon's room

twice wer so are Mr cavanos was there

yes sir I took the gentleman's order Mr

witness mixed the drinks and he gave

them to me to take up after I'd locked

up outside do you agree with that

Alfred's account is correct inspector

that's the way to give evidence now I

have one other question to ask Mr

whittens what did you do when you left

my office this morning I came back here

can you verify that yes sir he was on

his way when I went to catch me boss oh

then you didn't come back together no I

had some business to do I'd forgotten

that I don't know what your business was

but when you were doing it Parkinson was

murdered I imagine that at least 2

million other men were going about their

business in London at the same time

that's true but they didn't know

Parkinson I believe you did I knew him

well I sent Mr D to him have you been in

Gordon's room tonight

no then I take it that nobody but Mr

kavos and Mr Dench have been there since

Gordon was killed Mr wits you were here

when Henry changed the budget bags and

could have seen the switch you

afterwards drove him to town but we've

only your word for it that you dropped

him at Oxford C and didn't follow him

and kill him so that's what you think

also when I was here last night you

heard me say that I'd found the bag in

the world sharp didn't you I did now you

could have drained the petrol from the

car and attack Sergeant Bingham in order

to get the knife which being of a very

unusual pattern could be easily traced

to Parkinson so far I follow you

inspector the next thing was to be sure

of silencing Parkinson and you were on

your own in London when he was killed

this is all very interesting tonight

hearing Gordon say that he could trace

the man who tried to frame him with this

you could have killed him as the other

men had been killed very clever

deduction inspector but all you've said

could equally apply to Mr Dench or

Alfred or even Mr

H see my name has been brought into this

inspector I better tell you who I am you

don't need to you're a private detective

from the circle agency your usual land

is divorce and you're known as Keyhole

Charlie or the corespondent curse and

what's more you're the fifth man in Mr

kev's Syndicate oh no I was sent here by

Mr kevos to keep an eye on Gordon to see

he didn't do a bit of double crossing

and if you want a tip from a fellow

detective only Dench is your man he

talks a lot about protecting his young

lady but I'll bet he was trying to

protect himself I wouldn't bet on that

if Mr Dench was protecting himself he

wouldn't have brought the lighter back

to Gordon he'd have turned it over to me

I tell you inspector it must have been

this man he was in the room when Bill

Gordon died but I didn't kill him I

believe almost anything Mr cavanos but I

can't believe he attacked Bingham when

he couldn't have known we had the

knife as Mr Holt he didn't know I was

going to Parkinson but you

did have you anything else to say if I'd

been going to kill Parkinson would I

have gone to the yard and told you about

him and if I'd been going to kill Gordon

would I have telephoned you to come down

here why did you telephone because I

knew Bill Gordon meant to run away I

thought it was you who phoned I've been

waiting for you to say so I'm sorry to

had to use you to prove that only one

man could have committed all three

murders and that man is you watch's that

every word that I've said to witness

applies to you you weren't in the

original Syndicate but you saw Henry

change the bags thought you might

benefit and so you killed him it's a lie

ever since you knew I'd found the knife

you've been trying to save your neck

when you left my office you knew I was

about to go to Parkinson who could tell

me he'd given you the knife so you kill

him and tonight when you realize that

Gordon could TR you by the lighter you

kill him you're crazy I tell you you're

wrong Mr Whitten said anyone might have

done it didn't he mix the drinks and

wasn't Hal in the bar with them and the

foreign gentleman up above in the room

and one of them could have put the

poison in the Brandy how do you know

there was poison in the Brandy the other

men were killed with a knife nobody said

how Gordon died I thought no you knew

because you put the poison there so you

think yourself clever tricking me to say

in something I didn't mean only because

I already knew that You' kill these men

and how did you know from this if you

look at it closely you'll see that it

has a luminous dial and plain hands that

means the glass and hands have been

broken and new ones put in in the hurry

evidently the Jeweler had no luminous

hands in stock You' broken this watch

and not wanting a around from Gordon you

had it repaired on the quiet and it was

in your pocket when you killed Parkinson

then you had what you thought was a

brilliant idea to leave it there in

order to throw suspicion on Gordon it's

a pack of Lies

oh well if it is we can easily trace the

jeer he'll tell us he'll tell you

nothing for you won't be there to ask

him I took this from the British in the

troubles in Dublin and faith I let you

British have it back and if you try to

stop me we'll all go

together stay where you are

well that's that not

yet what'll I do now well I think you

better tie a spot of

reconstruction well it was a Nick and

Nick race for but we W there's only one

thing that regret what's that my we clue

you know I never found the owner of it N

I sometimes think I'll never make a

detective oh yes you will you'll make a

perfect Sloop complete to the last

button