1 00:01:02,552 --> 00:01:06,588 And this is where the Prince is stabled. 2 00:01:06,699 --> 00:01:08,295 Oh, Sir Robert. 3 00:01:08,405 --> 00:01:10,206 Sorry to disturb you. 4 00:01:10,310 --> 00:01:12,681 This is Joe Barnes. 5 00:01:12,785 --> 00:01:14,119 Josiah's boy. 6 00:01:14,223 --> 00:01:15,557 I know who he is, Mason. 7 00:01:15,661 --> 00:01:16,995 What's he doing here? 8 00:01:17,099 --> 00:01:18,866 He's keen to race horses. 9 00:01:18,971 --> 00:01:20,533 I can ride, Sir Robert. 10 00:01:20,644 --> 00:01:22,080 I'd love to be a jockey. 11 00:01:22,182 --> 00:01:23,550 Would you? 12 00:01:23,653 --> 00:01:25,021 More than anything in the world. 13 00:01:25,125 --> 00:01:27,063 Well, that's good, very good. 14 00:01:27,164 --> 00:01:29,695 But what has it got to do with me? 15 00:01:29,806 --> 00:01:31,641 Well, I thought I could work for you. 16 00:01:31,745 --> 00:01:35,189 I have all the jockeys I need. 17 00:01:35,290 --> 00:01:37,194 Please give me a chance, sir. 18 00:01:37,296 --> 00:01:38,824 I'll muck out the stables, 19 00:01:38,935 --> 00:01:40,337 clean the yard, 20 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,241 anything you want. 21 00:01:42,347 --> 00:01:43,874 I'll think about it. 22 00:01:43,985 --> 00:01:46,015 Thank you, Sir Robert. 23 00:01:46,125 --> 00:01:48,188 Sir, at the house, you better come quick. 24 00:01:48,299 --> 00:01:49,427 Why? 25 00:01:49,536 --> 00:01:51,303 There's trouble, sir. 26 00:01:56,057 --> 00:01:58,793 I told you Lady Beatrice is unwell 27 00:01:58,899 --> 00:02:00,700 and does not wish to be disturbed. 28 00:02:00,805 --> 00:02:03,211 I think she'll make an exception in my case. 29 00:02:03,314 --> 00:02:05,719 I'm sorry, sir. 30 00:02:05,821 --> 00:02:09,196 I have strict instructions. 31 00:02:09,299 --> 00:02:12,138 Are you going to let me speak to Lady Beatrice 32 00:02:12,242 --> 00:02:16,484 or will I have to use force? 33 00:02:16,589 --> 00:02:19,257 You'll answer to me first, Brewer. 34 00:02:19,365 --> 00:02:21,166 This gentleman is most insistent 35 00:02:21,271 --> 00:02:26,117 upon speaking to her ladyship, sir. 36 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,093 I warned you never to come here. 37 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:31,601 Our business can be discussed at your office, 38 00:02:31,704 --> 00:02:33,174 not here. 39 00:02:33,276 --> 00:02:35,077 I've tried to settle this matter on many occasions. 40 00:02:35,182 --> 00:02:37,211 As you well know, Sir Robert. 41 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:39,728 You've got a nerve coming here after New Market. 42 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:42,806 I'm leaving nothing to chance this time. 43 00:02:42,907 --> 00:02:45,507 Perhaps Lady Beatrice will be more prepared 44 00:02:45,615 --> 00:02:47,017 to listen to reason. 45 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,454 Your grievance is with me, Brewer, 46 00:02:48,558 --> 00:02:50,052 and with no one else. 47 00:02:50,163 --> 00:02:53,834 It would certainly be of concern to Lady Beatrice. 48 00:02:55,380 --> 00:02:57,911 Robert, who are these people? 49 00:02:58,021 --> 00:02:59,686 And what do they want? 50 00:02:59,794 --> 00:03:01,561 I'll tell you what I want, Lady Beatrice. 51 00:03:01,666 --> 00:03:02,966 Get him out of here. 52 00:03:03,071 --> 00:03:04,804 I want what's rightfully mine. 53 00:03:04,910 --> 00:03:06,438 Get out. 54 00:03:06,549 --> 00:03:10,254 Go while you can still walk. 55 00:03:10,361 --> 00:03:12,162 I'll be back, Lady Beatrice. 56 00:03:12,267 --> 00:03:14,467 Good day to you. 57 00:03:23,938 --> 00:03:26,104 I'm sorry you've been upset, my dear. 58 00:03:26,212 --> 00:03:27,774 What did he mean, Robert, 59 00:03:27,884 --> 00:03:29,617 what's rightfully his? 60 00:03:29,723 --> 00:03:32,060 Nothing for you to worry about. 61 00:03:32,164 --> 00:03:34,228 But I do worry, Robert. 62 00:03:34,338 --> 00:03:37,108 I know you too well. 63 00:03:47,981 --> 00:03:50,387 He won't bother us again. 64 00:04:01,358 --> 00:04:04,458 What should we do if he does come back, sir? 65 00:04:04,568 --> 00:04:06,631 If he does come back, 66 00:04:06,741 --> 00:04:10,378 I'll deal with him myself. 67 00:04:59,443 --> 00:05:01,883 Watson, do you know a bit of racing? 68 00:05:01,985 --> 00:05:03,957 I ought to. 69 00:05:04,058 --> 00:05:06,361 I paid for it with about half my wound pension. 70 00:05:06,466 --> 00:05:09,772 Then I'll give you my handy guide to the turf. 71 00:05:09,876 --> 00:05:11,210 Your what? 72 00:05:11,315 --> 00:05:13,948 Does the name Sir Robert Norberton recall anything? 73 00:05:14,057 --> 00:05:16,462 Careful. 74 00:05:16,565 --> 00:05:19,062 He's got a horse running in the Champion Stakes. 75 00:05:19,173 --> 00:05:21,042 He lives at Shoscombe Hall. 76 00:05:21,146 --> 00:05:22,777 His stables are known locally 77 00:05:22,885 --> 00:05:24,355 as Shoscombe Old Place. 78 00:05:24,456 --> 00:05:26,087 But you don't know the man himself? 79 00:05:26,195 --> 00:05:28,259 I never met him if that's what you mean. 80 00:05:28,369 --> 00:05:30,000 He has a reputation 81 00:05:30,108 --> 00:05:31,739 of being rather a dangerous man. 82 00:05:31,847 --> 00:05:32,907 How dangerous? 83 00:05:33,017 --> 00:05:34,545 I remember an instance some months ago 84 00:05:34,656 --> 00:05:36,355 when he horsewhipped a man on New Market Heath. 85 00:05:36,462 --> 00:05:37,864 Samuel Brewer, 86 00:05:37,966 --> 00:05:39,562 the Carson Street moneylender. 87 00:05:39,672 --> 00:05:41,405 What was the reason for this assault? 88 00:05:41,511 --> 00:05:43,107 Well, I imagine that Sir Robert had a grudge 89 00:05:43,217 --> 00:05:44,744 against moneylenders. 90 00:05:44,855 --> 00:05:46,383 Or is heavily in their debt. 91 00:05:46,494 --> 00:05:48,021 Well, by all accounts, 92 00:05:48,133 --> 00:05:49,569 he's so far down Queer Street, 93 00:05:49,671 --> 00:05:51,164 he may never find his way back again. 94 00:05:51,276 --> 00:05:52,803 I received a letter from John Mason, 95 00:05:52,914 --> 00:05:54,384 the head trainer at Shoscombe. 96 00:05:54,486 --> 00:05:56,857 It arrived an hour ago. 97 00:05:56,961 --> 00:05:58,522 Dear Mr. Holmes, 98 00:05:58,633 --> 00:06:00,400 you will no doubt have read 99 00:06:00,505 --> 00:06:02,306 of the disappearance a number of days ago 100 00:06:02,411 --> 00:06:04,212 of Samuel Brewer. 101 00:06:04,317 --> 00:06:05,879 In the interests of my employer, 102 00:06:05,990 --> 00:06:07,153 Sir Robert Norberton, 103 00:06:07,260 --> 00:06:08,628 I should like to visit you 104 00:06:08,732 --> 00:06:10,796 to discuss a matter of the utmost urgency. 105 00:06:10,905 --> 00:06:12,398 He suggests a convenient time? 106 00:06:12,510 --> 00:06:14,676 And already is several minutes late. 107 00:06:14,784 --> 00:06:17,452 Samuel Brewer's disappeared. 108 00:06:17,559 --> 00:06:19,121 The newspapers make a lot of it, 109 00:06:19,232 --> 00:06:20,760 but let's hear more about Shoscombe. 110 00:06:20,871 --> 00:06:22,432 Well, the Shoscombe spaniels, 111 00:06:22,542 --> 00:06:24,708 special pride of the lady of Shoscombe Place. 112 00:06:24,816 --> 00:06:27,222 The wife of Sir Robert Norberton I presume. 113 00:06:27,324 --> 00:06:28,692 No, no, He never married. 114 00:06:28,796 --> 00:06:31,065 He lives with his widowed sister, 115 00:06:31,170 --> 00:06:32,903 Lady Beatrice Folder. 116 00:06:33,009 --> 00:06:34,571 You mean she lives with him? 117 00:06:34,681 --> 00:06:36,346 No, no, the place belonged to 118 00:06:36,454 --> 00:06:38,518 her late husband, Sir James. 119 00:06:38,627 --> 00:06:40,462 What should be amiss at Shoscombe? 120 00:06:40,567 --> 00:06:42,266 What indeed? 121 00:06:42,372 --> 00:06:43,865 (Knock at the door) 122 00:06:43,977 --> 00:06:45,505 And here I expect is the man who can tell us. 123 00:06:45,616 --> 00:06:47,417 Yes? 124 00:06:47,522 --> 00:06:49,962 My eggs were hard boiled. 125 00:06:50,064 --> 00:06:51,899 There's a Mr. Mason to see you, sir. 126 00:06:52,003 --> 00:06:53,907 Thank you, Mrs. Hudson, show him in. 127 00:06:54,010 --> 00:06:56,643 Sir. 128 00:06:56,752 --> 00:07:01,095 If you'll come this way. 129 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,172 You got my note, Mr. Holmes? 130 00:07:03,273 --> 00:07:04,801 Yes. 131 00:07:04,912 --> 00:07:06,576 But it explained nothing. 132 00:07:06,684 --> 00:07:08,120 It was too delicate a thing 133 00:07:08,222 --> 00:07:10,388 for me to put the details on paper. 134 00:07:10,496 --> 00:07:12,696 It was too complicated. 135 00:07:12,803 --> 00:07:14,604 You may rely on the discretion 136 00:07:14,709 --> 00:07:14,765 of my friend and colleague, Dr. Watson. 137 00:07:14,765 --> 00:07:16,397 Please sit down. Thank you. 138 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:26,343 Mr. Holmes, 139 00:07:26,445 --> 00:07:28,111 I think Sir Robert Norberton 140 00:07:28,219 --> 00:07:29,747 has gone mad. 141 00:07:29,860 --> 00:07:31,422 Please, this is Baker Street 142 00:07:31,532 --> 00:07:32,935 not Harley Street. 143 00:07:33,038 --> 00:07:34,441 Why do you say so? 144 00:07:34,544 --> 00:07:35,947 I believe Shoscombe Prince 145 00:07:36,049 --> 00:07:37,520 and the Champion Stakes 146 00:07:37,623 --> 00:07:39,290 have turned his brain. 147 00:07:39,397 --> 00:07:43,607 Shoscombe Prince? 148 00:07:43,713 --> 00:07:45,745 Watson, you're invaluable. A horse? 149 00:07:46,591 --> 00:07:48,394 The finest in England, sir. 150 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:52,140 The truth is Sir Robert has got to win this race. 151 00:07:52,248 --> 00:07:54,654 He's up to his neck, and it's his last chance. 152 00:07:54,758 --> 00:07:56,754 He's wagered everything 153 00:07:56,866 --> 00:07:58,669 he could raise or borrow on the horse, 154 00:07:58,773 --> 00:08:00,439 and he's holding off his creditors 155 00:08:00,547 --> 00:08:02,076 till after the big race. 156 00:08:02,187 --> 00:08:05,188 Oh, if the Prince fails him, he's done for. 157 00:08:05,300 --> 00:08:06,862 And you're assuming there's a connection 158 00:08:06,972 --> 00:08:08,569 between Sir Robert's debts 159 00:08:08,679 --> 00:08:10,516 and the disappearance of Samuel Brewer. 160 00:08:10,620 --> 00:08:13,530 He's Sir Robert's principal creditor, 161 00:08:13,632 --> 00:08:15,069 and I don't mind admitting 162 00:08:15,171 --> 00:08:17,042 there's no love lost between them. 163 00:08:17,147 --> 00:08:19,052 Well, after what happened at New Market 164 00:08:19,154 --> 00:08:20,889 I'm not surprised. 165 00:08:20,995 --> 00:08:22,763 But that was just the start. 166 00:08:22,868 --> 00:08:24,534 Brewer showed his face at the hall last week, 167 00:08:24,642 --> 00:08:27,644 and Sir Robert flew at him like a man possessed. 168 00:08:27,755 --> 00:08:29,455 Said he'd deal with him 169 00:08:29,562 --> 00:08:30,965 if he ever showed his face there again. 170 00:08:31,067 --> 00:08:32,597 I presume he has not returned. 171 00:08:32,708 --> 00:08:34,681 I don't know, sir. 172 00:08:34,783 --> 00:08:36,516 Not for sure. 173 00:08:36,624 --> 00:08:38,152 I see. 174 00:08:38,263 --> 00:08:40,704 In the event of financial catastrophe, 175 00:08:40,807 --> 00:08:42,541 would Sir Robert have any claim 176 00:08:42,647 --> 00:08:44,243 on his sister's estate? 177 00:08:44,354 --> 00:08:46,088 None at all as far as I know. 178 00:08:46,195 --> 00:08:48,100 She only has a life interest in it. 179 00:08:48,202 --> 00:08:49,800 It reverts to her husband's brother 180 00:08:49,910 --> 00:08:51,575 after her death. 181 00:08:51,683 --> 00:08:53,279 In the meantime, 182 00:08:53,389 --> 00:08:55,124 her ladyship draws the rents every year. 183 00:08:55,231 --> 00:08:57,329 And her brother spends them? 184 00:08:57,438 --> 00:08:59,470 That's about the size of it. 185 00:08:59,581 --> 00:09:02,822 He must lead a most uneasy life? 186 00:09:02,927 --> 00:09:04,797 Well, maybe so, but they've always been 187 00:09:04,902 --> 00:09:06,498 the best of friends. 188 00:09:06,609 --> 00:09:08,138 They have the same tastes. 189 00:09:08,249 --> 00:09:11,889 She loves the horses as much as he does. 190 00:09:11,997 --> 00:09:14,599 Or at least she did. 191 00:09:17,084 --> 00:09:18,715 Every day at about 12:00 192 00:09:18,824 --> 00:09:20,558 she'd ride down to the stables to see them. 193 00:09:20,664 --> 00:09:23,038 And above all, 194 00:09:23,141 --> 00:09:25,412 she loved the Prince. 195 00:09:28,796 --> 00:09:33,179 Good morning, Beatrice. 196 00:09:33,281 --> 00:09:35,186 I can't wait to see their faces 197 00:09:35,289 --> 00:09:37,490 when this delightful creature is first past the post. 198 00:09:37,598 --> 00:09:39,263 What say you, Mason? 199 00:09:39,373 --> 00:09:40,901 The others won't stand a chance, sir. 200 00:09:41,012 --> 00:09:42,746 A three-length win, wouldn't you say? 201 00:09:42,852 --> 00:09:45,728 Three and a half, at least. 202 00:09:45,830 --> 00:09:48,934 Just beware of raising your hopes too high, Robert. 203 00:09:49,044 --> 00:09:50,880 You're not the only one who'd like to see 204 00:09:50,984 --> 00:09:53,152 his horse win the Champion Stakes. 205 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:55,029 I'm the only one with a horse 206 00:09:55,134 --> 00:09:57,107 like Shoscombe Prince. 207 00:09:57,209 --> 00:09:58,840 Why he's on such good form, 208 00:09:58,950 --> 00:10:00,980 you could ride him to victory yourself, my dear. 209 00:10:01,091 --> 00:10:02,860 I think not, Robert. 210 00:10:02,965 --> 00:10:05,498 Our riding days are over. 211 00:10:20,803 --> 00:10:23,907 You should be resting, my dear. 212 00:10:24,016 --> 00:10:25,419 No, I'm fine, Robert. 213 00:10:25,521 --> 00:10:26,822 Really, I'm fine. 214 00:10:26,927 --> 00:10:28,455 You know what the doctor said. 215 00:10:28,567 --> 00:10:33,679 You fuss even more than he does. 216 00:10:33,787 --> 00:10:38,100 Jasper, good dog. 217 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:41,149 And how's Carrie today? 218 00:10:41,251 --> 00:10:45,826 Oh, very well, thank you, Sir Robert. 219 00:10:51,759 --> 00:10:53,196 But for the past week, 220 00:10:53,298 --> 00:10:54,861 her ladyship has driven past the stables 221 00:10:54,971 --> 00:10:57,847 with never so much as a good morning. 222 00:10:57,950 --> 00:11:00,254 Do you think there's been some sort of quarrel? 223 00:11:00,359 --> 00:11:04,706 And a bitter, savage, spiteful quarrel at that. 224 00:11:04,810 --> 00:11:06,339 Now, he never goes near her. 225 00:11:06,450 --> 00:11:08,253 She hardly leaves her room 226 00:11:08,358 --> 00:11:10,525 except to take her daily drive. 227 00:11:10,633 --> 00:11:12,300 And I assume that you have witnessed 228 00:11:12,407 --> 00:11:14,039 such a disagreement? 229 00:11:14,147 --> 00:11:17,056 Well, no, not exactly. 230 00:11:17,159 --> 00:11:18,996 But why else would he give away 231 00:11:19,100 --> 00:11:20,970 her pet spaniel, Mr. Holmes? 232 00:11:21,074 --> 00:11:25,079 She loved that dog as if it were her child. 233 00:11:25,190 --> 00:11:28,466 Can you think of any reason why Sir Robert 234 00:11:28,571 --> 00:11:31,548 would wish to upset his sister in this fashion? 235 00:11:31,650 --> 00:11:33,018 None at all. 236 00:11:33,123 --> 00:11:35,654 It's a cruel way to treat a woman with a weak heart. 237 00:11:35,767 --> 00:11:39,212 It's damn rotten. 238 00:11:39,313 --> 00:11:41,117 I must say he does not appear 239 00:11:41,222 --> 00:11:46,334 to be committing any crime that I recognize. 240 00:11:46,442 --> 00:11:48,210 So why did Sir Robert leave the house 241 00:11:48,315 --> 00:11:50,152 at the dead of night, 242 00:11:50,258 --> 00:11:52,025 and who was the man he met? 243 00:11:52,131 --> 00:11:55,234 Go on. 244 00:11:55,344 --> 00:11:57,249 Well, it was Stephens, the butler, 245 00:11:57,351 --> 00:11:59,153 who saw him leave, 246 00:11:59,258 --> 00:12:00,959 and he told me about it. 247 00:12:01,066 --> 00:12:03,668 So the next night we followed him. 248 00:12:25,998 --> 00:12:30,471 (unintelligible) 249 00:12:35,870 --> 00:12:38,575 So who was it, 250 00:12:38,682 --> 00:12:40,986 Samuel Brewer? 251 00:12:41,091 --> 00:12:44,127 It was too dark to see his face. 252 00:12:44,237 --> 00:12:46,542 When did Sir Robert give away his sister's dog? 253 00:12:46,648 --> 00:12:48,814 A week ago today. 254 00:12:48,922 --> 00:12:51,055 Jasper was howling like a banshee 255 00:12:51,164 --> 00:12:52,830 at the mill house, 256 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:54,808 but that was no good reason 257 00:12:54,913 --> 00:12:56,910 for the master to do what he did. 258 00:12:57,021 --> 00:13:06,047 (Dog howling) 259 00:13:06,157 --> 00:13:07,789 Sir Robert. 260 00:13:07,897 --> 00:13:10,339 I want it off this estate. 261 00:13:10,441 --> 00:13:12,037 I don't care what you do with it 262 00:13:12,148 --> 00:13:16,324 just as long as I never have to see it again. 263 00:13:16,431 --> 00:13:18,531 Yes, sir. 264 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,774 I gave the dog to Sandy Bain, 265 00:13:20,883 --> 00:13:22,753 the jockey. 266 00:13:22,856 --> 00:13:25,058 Right then, Jasper. 267 00:13:25,166 --> 00:13:28,236 Let's you and I go for a drink, hey. 268 00:13:28,345 --> 00:13:29,816 Come on. 269 00:13:29,919 --> 00:13:31,515 Next morning, he took it to Josiah Barnes, 270 00:13:31,624 --> 00:13:35,367 the landlord at the Green Dragon in Crendall. 271 00:13:35,473 --> 00:13:37,572 Does Lady Beatrice have a companion? 272 00:13:37,683 --> 00:13:39,314 Her maid, Mr. Holmes. 273 00:13:39,423 --> 00:13:40,415 Just the one? 274 00:13:40,527 --> 00:13:41,759 Carrie Evans. 275 00:13:41,866 --> 00:13:44,707 But she's been with her this five years. 276 00:13:44,811 --> 00:13:46,579 And is no doubt devoted? 277 00:13:46,684 --> 00:13:49,183 She is devoted enough, and I won't say to whom. 278 00:13:49,295 --> 00:13:51,565 Uh-huh. 279 00:13:51,671 --> 00:13:55,208 I can't tell tales out of school. 280 00:13:55,318 --> 00:13:59,130 Sir Robert is something of a lady's man, hey? 281 00:13:59,234 --> 00:14:00,900 Do you not think the quarrel 282 00:14:01,008 --> 00:14:02,982 between brother and sister may lie there? 283 00:14:03,083 --> 00:14:04,714 Oh, that scandal has been pretty clear 284 00:14:04,823 --> 00:14:06,591 for a long time. 285 00:14:06,698 --> 00:14:08,637 But Lady Beatrice may not have seen it before. 286 00:14:08,738 --> 00:14:10,644 Let us suppose that she suddenly found it out, 287 00:14:10,746 --> 00:14:12,652 and she wants to be rid of the hated maid. 288 00:14:12,755 --> 00:14:14,455 He will not permit it. 289 00:14:14,562 --> 00:14:16,330 She refuses to speak to him. 290 00:14:16,435 --> 00:14:18,102 And Sir Robert in his anger 291 00:14:18,210 --> 00:14:20,115 gives away her dog. 292 00:14:20,217 --> 00:14:23,127 There's more to it than that, Mr. Holmes. 293 00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:24,896 Mr. Mason, 294 00:14:25,003 --> 00:14:29,111 you have the advantage of us. 295 00:14:29,219 --> 00:14:31,251 Perhaps there is something 296 00:14:31,362 --> 00:14:37,580 that you have not told us. 297 00:14:37,687 --> 00:14:39,455 There's a central heating furnace 298 00:14:39,561 --> 00:14:41,227 in the cellar. 299 00:14:51,106 --> 00:14:53,240 It's been off for some time, 300 00:14:53,349 --> 00:14:55,721 but Sir Robert complained of cold. 301 00:14:55,825 --> 00:14:57,628 And had it on again. 302 00:14:57,733 --> 00:14:59,068 Harvey runs it. 303 00:14:59,172 --> 00:15:02,150 He's one of my lads. 304 00:15:02,250 --> 00:15:06,963 He didn't like the look of it, Mr. Holmes. 305 00:15:07,069 --> 00:15:09,876 And he brought it to me last night. 306 00:15:09,981 --> 00:15:12,891 How often does Harvey attend the furnace? 307 00:15:12,993 --> 00:15:14,522 He makes it up every evening, 308 00:15:14,633 --> 00:15:16,469 and then he leaves it. 309 00:15:16,573 --> 00:15:18,308 So anyone can visit it during the night? 310 00:15:18,414 --> 00:15:20,250 I suppose so. 311 00:15:20,356 --> 00:15:22,158 But the lad has the key to the outer door. 312 00:15:22,264 --> 00:15:24,032 I see. 313 00:15:24,137 --> 00:15:27,412 What is the name of that tavern you spoke of? 314 00:15:27,517 --> 00:15:28,989 Green Dragon. 315 00:15:29,090 --> 00:15:30,858 Is there any good fishing in that part 316 00:15:30,964 --> 00:15:32,961 of Parkshire? 317 00:15:33,073 --> 00:15:35,046 There's trout in the millstream 318 00:15:35,148 --> 00:15:36,848 and pike in the lake. 319 00:15:36,954 --> 00:15:38,620 That's good enough. 320 00:15:38,728 --> 00:15:40,599 What do you make of it, Watson? 321 00:15:40,703 --> 00:15:42,836 It's the upper contour of a femur. 322 00:15:51,713 --> 00:15:53,309 Human? 323 00:15:53,420 --> 00:15:55,861 Without a doubt. 324 00:16:02,053 --> 00:16:05,625 It's a bluff, sir. 325 00:16:05,736 --> 00:16:07,230 Anyone could have sent it. 326 00:16:07,341 --> 00:16:09,007 It could be a tout. 327 00:16:09,116 --> 00:16:11,055 I don't care who it is. 328 00:16:11,156 --> 00:16:12,719 I need to know if there's any truth 329 00:16:12,830 --> 00:16:15,328 in what he's written. 330 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,251 Carrie will be in charge of the house while I'm away. 331 00:16:19,355 --> 00:16:20,827 Carrie, sir? 332 00:16:20,929 --> 00:16:24,636 Your concern must be for the Prince's training. 333 00:16:24,743 --> 00:16:27,745 Nothing is more important than that. 334 00:16:27,856 --> 00:16:29,887 Fifty-three, 335 00:16:29,998 --> 00:16:31,801 Fifty-four, 336 00:16:31,906 --> 00:16:34,941 Fifty-five. 337 00:16:35,051 --> 00:16:36,648 Yes, ma'am? 338 00:16:36,759 --> 00:16:41,676 Thank you, Stephens, please take the tray now. 339 00:16:41,778 --> 00:16:44,310 Fifty-six. 340 00:16:48,974 --> 00:16:51,415 I leave at dawn. 341 00:18:00,858 --> 00:18:02,558 Two rooms is it then, sir? 342 00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:04,193 And two glasses of your best ale. 343 00:18:04,305 --> 00:18:07,477 Right, sir. 344 00:18:07,584 --> 00:18:08,782 Holmes? 345 00:18:08,889 --> 00:18:10,224 Hm? 346 00:18:10,329 --> 00:18:11,766 Sh. 347 00:18:11,868 --> 00:18:13,535 Good day, gentlemen? 348 00:18:13,642 --> 00:18:15,307 Hello, old fellow. 349 00:18:15,398 --> 00:18:16,960 Oh, ladies, I'm so sorry. 350 00:18:17,070 --> 00:18:19,809 I didn't see you sitting there. 351 00:18:19,916 --> 00:18:22,254 There's quite a bite in the air, isn't there? 352 00:18:22,358 --> 00:18:25,360 Oh, you'd much rather be free, wouldn't you? 353 00:18:26,508 --> 00:18:28,036 Landlord! 354 00:18:28,148 --> 00:18:29,710 Is it really necessary 355 00:18:29,821 --> 00:18:31,349 to keep this dog tied up like this? 356 00:18:31,460 --> 00:18:32,954 If I didn't, sir, 357 00:18:33,067 --> 00:18:33,880 it'd be off back to the owner in a jiffy. 358 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,449 You see, sir, Jasper's a Shoscombe spaniel. 359 00:18:35,559 --> 00:18:37,093 Oh, I should have known. 360 00:18:37,205 --> 00:18:39,278 You see, I'm quite a dog enthusiast myself. 361 00:18:39,389 --> 00:18:40,762 Wait. 362 00:18:40,866 --> 00:18:42,308 Be careful with that luggage 363 00:18:42,411 --> 00:18:46,133 or I'll skin you alive. 364 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,519 Don't you mind him, sirs. 365 00:18:48,624 --> 00:18:51,440 He takes after his mother. 366 00:18:54,367 --> 00:18:56,141 Out for a bit of fishing, hey? 367 00:18:56,248 --> 00:18:57,988 We thought we might try and land a pike or two 368 00:18:58,094 --> 00:18:59,570 at the Hole Lake. 369 00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:01,206 You might find yourselves in the lake 370 00:19:01,318 --> 00:19:02,657 before you were through. 371 00:19:02,762 --> 00:19:05,007 (Laughter) 372 00:19:05,113 --> 00:19:06,716 Why is that? 373 00:19:06,826 --> 00:19:08,566 That Sir Robert is terrible jealous of anyone 374 00:19:08,674 --> 00:19:10,482 who might be spying on his stables. 375 00:19:10,587 --> 00:19:12,190 Well, we're not touts. 376 00:19:12,301 --> 00:19:14,143 He's the sort that strikes first 377 00:19:14,248 --> 00:19:18,142 and speaks afterwards. 378 00:19:18,245 --> 00:19:20,421 Watson, I think we should take a little walk 379 00:19:20,529 --> 00:19:23,345 before lunch. 380 00:19:23,451 --> 00:19:26,737 Well, that's a splendid idea. 381 00:19:26,842 --> 00:19:29,349 Do you think we could take the dog with us, Landlord? 382 00:19:29,462 --> 00:19:31,304 By all means, gentlemen. 383 00:19:31,410 --> 00:19:34,799 But mind what I said about Sir Robert. 384 00:19:38,865 --> 00:19:41,752 It's this way, Watson. 385 00:20:00,762 --> 00:20:02,365 What about Sir Robert? 386 00:20:02,475 --> 00:20:04,044 By my estimate, 387 00:20:04,154 --> 00:20:05,562 he should be well on his way to York by now. 388 00:20:05,666 --> 00:20:07,165 How do you know that? 389 00:20:07,277 --> 00:20:08,755 Because I had a telegram sent to him. 390 00:20:08,857 --> 00:20:10,529 Holmes, what have you been up to? 391 00:20:10,636 --> 00:20:12,446 Of course, Palmer's the Favorite 392 00:20:12,551 --> 00:20:14,085 is stabled somewhere near York. 393 00:20:14,197 --> 00:20:15,834 I merely advised him that the horse has shown 394 00:20:15,942 --> 00:20:17,477 much improvement in the last few days. 395 00:20:17,588 --> 00:20:20,073 He won't be pleased when he finds he's been duped. 396 00:20:20,174 --> 00:20:22,155 I'm sure he'll be furious. 397 00:20:22,257 --> 00:20:24,064 Jasper. 398 00:20:24,170 --> 00:20:25,671 Jasper. 399 00:20:25,782 --> 00:20:27,454 Come on boy, hello boy. 400 00:20:27,563 --> 00:20:30,276 How are you aye, hello. 401 00:20:30,384 --> 00:20:31,552 Jasper. 402 00:20:31,660 --> 00:20:32,966 Here. 403 00:20:33,070 --> 00:20:38,006 Hm. 404 00:20:38,108 --> 00:20:39,917 Do I know you? 405 00:20:40,023 --> 00:20:42,771 No, but evidently, Jasper knows you. 406 00:20:42,878 --> 00:20:45,052 You must be Sandy Bain. 407 00:20:45,161 --> 00:20:46,638 Yes, sir. 408 00:20:46,740 --> 00:20:48,274 It was you that brought Jasper 409 00:20:48,386 --> 00:20:49,862 to the tavern last week. 410 00:20:49,963 --> 00:20:51,440 That's right. 411 00:20:51,543 --> 00:20:52,984 You're fond of animals? 412 00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:54,654 They're all God's creatures, sir. 413 00:20:54,766 --> 00:20:56,243 I won't see no harm come to them. 414 00:20:56,344 --> 00:20:57,684 Mr. Mason seemed to think 415 00:20:57,788 --> 00:20:59,460 that Jasper had a lucky escape. 416 00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:01,102 He must have had a reason 417 00:21:01,214 --> 00:21:02,520 for behaving like he did. 418 00:21:02,625 --> 00:21:04,125 I'm sure Sir Robert had the best of motives. 419 00:21:04,236 --> 00:21:06,010 No, I'm talking about Jasper. 420 00:21:06,118 --> 00:21:09,038 He's always such a quiet dog. 421 00:21:09,141 --> 00:21:10,881 Well, something must have happened to him. 422 00:21:10,987 --> 00:21:12,395 At the millhouse? 423 00:21:12,498 --> 00:21:13,734 No, sir. 424 00:21:13,842 --> 00:21:15,181 The cellar? 425 00:21:15,286 --> 00:21:17,530 No, sir, at the old church. 426 00:21:17,638 --> 00:21:19,080 It was the same morning 427 00:21:19,181 --> 00:21:21,493 I brought him to the Green Dragon. 428 00:21:21,599 --> 00:21:23,740 It's an old ruin chapel, 429 00:21:23,850 --> 00:21:25,383 and under it there's a crypt 430 00:21:25,495 --> 00:21:27,876 which has a bad name among us. 431 00:21:31,137 --> 00:21:34,493 Jasper. 432 00:21:34,597 --> 00:21:35,731 Not that way. 433 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,145 Jasper. 434 00:21:37,251 --> 00:21:38,887 Jasper, come back. 435 00:21:45,747 --> 00:21:47,521 Jasper, come back. 436 00:21:47,628 --> 00:21:50,845 Jasper. 437 00:21:50,952 --> 00:21:52,932 Jasper. 438 00:22:09,391 --> 00:22:13,548 Jasper. 439 00:22:13,655 --> 00:22:15,190 Come on, boy. 440 00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:16,777 Come on. 441 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,516 I'm not playing games now. 442 00:22:35,721 --> 00:22:39,407 Jasper. 443 00:22:51,235 --> 00:22:59,927 (Crying) 444 00:23:15,484 --> 00:23:18,563 How far are we away from the hall? 445 00:23:18,673 --> 00:23:20,918 About a quarter of a mile, sir. 446 00:23:21,025 --> 00:23:23,064 I'm correct in thinking that Lady Beatrice 447 00:23:23,175 --> 00:23:25,281 takes a drive about midday? 448 00:23:25,390 --> 00:23:26,731 Yes, sir. 449 00:23:26,836 --> 00:23:27,687 Thank you, we've not a moment to lose. 450 00:23:27,687 --> 00:23:29,499 Come Jasper, come Watson, come. 451 00:24:10,407 --> 00:24:12,010 Stop the carriage, Watson, 452 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:13,828 stop the carriage! 453 00:24:18,377 --> 00:24:20,693 Excuse me. 454 00:24:24,465 --> 00:24:28,296 Could you direct us to the Green Dragon in town? 455 00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:36,943 Drive on, drive on. 456 00:24:37,045 --> 00:24:39,294 Stay, stay back. 457 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:41,543 Stay back. 458 00:24:56,217 --> 00:24:57,823 Well, there's nothing we can do 459 00:24:57,934 --> 00:25:00,042 until Lady Beatrice takes her drive again tomorrow. 460 00:25:00,153 --> 00:25:01,793 You still haven't explained 461 00:25:01,902 --> 00:25:03,507 why I risked my life this afternoon. 462 00:25:03,617 --> 00:25:05,223 To test a theory. 463 00:25:05,332 --> 00:25:06,810 You must be very disappointed. 464 00:25:06,914 --> 00:25:08,519 I was almost killed instead. 465 00:25:08,628 --> 00:25:10,405 On the contrary, I think my little experiment was quite successful. 466 00:25:10,512 --> 00:25:12,324 I fail to see how. 467 00:25:12,429 --> 00:25:16,523 The dog, Watson, the dog. 468 00:25:16,634 --> 00:25:18,813 Did that suggest nothing to you? 469 00:25:18,922 --> 00:25:20,929 Well, Carrie Evans is determined 470 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,253 to keep the dog and her mistress apart so. 471 00:25:23,361 --> 00:25:24,669 There is an alternative? 472 00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:26,183 Yes, 473 00:25:26,288 --> 00:25:27,928 that Sir Robert has done away with 474 00:25:28,038 --> 00:25:29,607 the moneylender, Samuel Brewer. 475 00:25:29,718 --> 00:25:31,359 Don't forget. 476 00:25:31,467 --> 00:25:33,245 Don't forget the human bone that was found. 477 00:25:33,352 --> 00:25:34,830 I haven't forgotten. 478 00:25:34,932 --> 00:25:36,537 It's perfectly clear to me. 479 00:25:36,647 --> 00:25:38,126 They've crossed swords before. 480 00:25:38,227 --> 00:25:39,834 It's possible that Sir Robert 481 00:25:39,944 --> 00:25:41,388 has gone too far this time, 482 00:25:41,491 --> 00:25:43,166 and is guilty of murder. 483 00:25:43,273 --> 00:25:45,658 What the boy found 484 00:25:45,762 --> 00:25:46,966 is all that remains 485 00:25:47,074 --> 00:25:48,576 of the unfortunate moneylender. 486 00:25:48,688 --> 00:25:50,031 Oh, no, no, thank you. 487 00:25:50,135 --> 00:25:51,638 I'm famished. 488 00:25:51,749 --> 00:25:53,321 Ah. 489 00:25:53,432 --> 00:25:56,322 A fresh catch, Mr. Holmes? 490 00:25:56,425 --> 00:25:59,946 Best I've seen in a long time. 491 00:26:02,716 --> 00:26:06,270 These are deep waters, Watson. 492 00:26:06,381 --> 00:26:08,491 Deep and rather dirty. 493 00:26:12,536 --> 00:26:14,715 I would like to borrow the key to the cellar. 494 00:26:14,824 --> 00:26:16,268 For what purpose, Mr. Holmes? 495 00:26:16,371 --> 00:26:18,689 To get inside. 496 00:26:18,793 --> 00:26:20,169 Where is Sir Robert? 497 00:26:20,272 --> 00:26:22,257 Well, Sir Robert left for York 498 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:23,769 early yesterday morning. 499 00:26:23,872 --> 00:26:26,258 He isn't expected back till some time tonight. 500 00:26:26,361 --> 00:26:28,437 I'd show you around the house myself, 501 00:26:28,549 --> 00:26:31,335 but master left Carrie in charge, 502 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,217 and she won't let anyone past the door. 503 00:26:33,324 --> 00:26:35,467 He left a maid in charge of the house? 504 00:26:35,576 --> 00:26:37,182 I told you things were bad 505 00:26:37,292 --> 00:26:39,609 between master and her ladyship. 506 00:26:39,714 --> 00:26:42,397 Whereabouts is Lady Beatrice's room? 507 00:26:42,505 --> 00:26:43,985 It's on the ground floor, Mr. Holmes, 508 00:26:44,086 --> 00:26:45,728 on account of her ladyship's heart. 509 00:26:45,836 --> 00:26:47,648 Precisely on the ground floor where? 510 00:26:47,753 --> 00:26:50,539 Second room in the corridor beside 511 00:26:50,645 --> 00:26:52,320 the cellar passageway. 512 00:26:52,429 --> 00:26:53,874 Has there been any change 513 00:26:53,977 --> 00:26:55,284 in the running of the house 514 00:26:55,389 --> 00:26:56,868 since we spoke at Baker Street? 515 00:26:56,969 --> 00:26:59,515 None that I can think of, apart from the fact that 516 00:26:59,626 --> 00:27:01,610 I had to dismiss Harvey, one of my stable lads. 517 00:27:01,714 --> 00:27:03,821 Wasn't he the one that found the bone in the furnace? 518 00:27:03,933 --> 00:27:05,411 That's right. 519 00:27:05,513 --> 00:27:07,462 What is the reason for his dismissal? 520 00:27:07,566 --> 00:27:09,607 Well, he'd stolen some money 521 00:27:09,717 --> 00:27:11,862 from somebody on the staff and so. 522 00:27:11,971 --> 00:27:15,056 Ah, here's the Prince himself, Mr. Holmes. 523 00:27:20,683 --> 00:27:22,999 Every inch a champion, wouldn't you say? 524 00:27:23,104 --> 00:27:24,779 Yes, he's a very fine creature, 525 00:27:24,888 --> 00:27:26,768 but you're the expert, Watson. 526 00:27:26,872 --> 00:27:28,822 Hardly an expert, Holmes. 527 00:27:28,924 --> 00:27:31,378 I am aware of the Prince's bursts of speed 528 00:27:31,482 --> 00:27:34,164 over a final furlong but the fact is 529 00:27:34,272 --> 00:27:36,049 he hasn't yet won a major race. 530 00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:38,163 Do you think he's still in with a good chance? 531 00:27:38,276 --> 00:27:41,566 If he's given the ground, then yes. 532 00:28:16,317 --> 00:28:18,460 All right, all right, hold your horses. 533 00:28:18,571 --> 00:28:22,596 I'm coming, I'm coming. 534 00:28:22,708 --> 00:28:24,623 Good afternoon. 535 00:28:24,726 --> 00:28:26,768 You must be Stephens. 536 00:28:26,879 --> 00:28:28,554 That's right, sir. 537 00:28:28,662 --> 00:28:30,805 I'm a doctor. 538 00:28:30,915 --> 00:28:32,829 Well, Sir Robert asked me to call on his sister 539 00:28:32,933 --> 00:28:34,240 at the first opportunity. 540 00:28:34,345 --> 00:28:35,755 I'm new to the area. 541 00:28:35,859 --> 00:28:37,303 Well, he said nothing about it to me, sir. 542 00:28:37,406 --> 00:28:38,817 Well, he must have forgotten. 543 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,466 Hardly surprising for a man as busy as Sir Robert. 544 00:28:41,578 --> 00:28:43,321 I'm afraid her ladyship is out 545 00:28:43,427 --> 00:28:45,777 taking her carriage exercise at the moment. 546 00:28:45,883 --> 00:28:47,660 How long is she likely to be? 547 00:28:47,767 --> 00:28:50,519 Well, no more than half an hour, sir. 548 00:28:50,626 --> 00:28:53,549 Well, in that case I don't mind waiting. 549 00:28:58,296 --> 00:29:00,781 You appear to be in some pain yourself. 550 00:29:00,883 --> 00:29:03,934 Well, it's the rheumatics, sir. 551 00:29:04,045 --> 00:29:05,857 These old bones have taken a pounding 552 00:29:05,963 --> 00:29:07,535 in their time. 553 00:29:07,645 --> 00:29:09,148 Health's not what it was. 554 00:29:09,260 --> 00:29:11,071 Now, why don't you tell me about it? 555 00:29:11,176 --> 00:29:12,552 Beg pardon, sir? 556 00:29:12,657 --> 00:29:14,194 Well, now that I'm here, 557 00:29:14,306 --> 00:29:15,876 I might as well make myself useful. 558 00:29:15,988 --> 00:29:17,627 Oh, that's very kind of you, sir. 559 00:29:17,735 --> 00:29:19,274 Thank you. 560 00:29:19,385 --> 00:29:22,847 Well, it starts in the bottom of my wrist. 561 00:29:22,950 --> 00:29:24,900 And then it goes up. 562 00:29:25,002 --> 00:29:26,412 In your shoulder? 563 00:30:27,361 --> 00:30:30,848 S.B. 564 00:30:44,012 --> 00:30:46,156 Of course, the worst time is 565 00:30:46,266 --> 00:30:47,802 first thing in the morning. 566 00:30:47,914 --> 00:30:49,955 My back and my legs, 567 00:30:50,066 --> 00:30:52,210 oh, stiff as a board. 568 00:30:54,775 --> 00:30:56,517 And my feet, 569 00:30:56,625 --> 00:30:59,377 did I tell you about my feet? 570 00:30:59,485 --> 00:31:01,020 No. 571 00:31:01,132 --> 00:31:03,047 Oh, I'll tell you about my feet. 572 00:31:03,151 --> 00:31:05,363 Blocks of ice, like blocks of ice. 573 00:31:05,471 --> 00:31:07,214 Can't feel them sometimes. 574 00:31:07,322 --> 00:31:09,938 Your blood's not circulating properly. 575 00:31:10,046 --> 00:31:11,686 It's a common problem. 576 00:31:11,794 --> 00:31:19,318 And then there's the other trouble. 577 00:31:19,431 --> 00:31:21,942 The other trouble? 578 00:31:22,054 --> 00:31:25,953 You know, the other trouble. 579 00:32:41,267 --> 00:32:42,940 I've tried everything, 580 00:32:43,051 --> 00:32:45,091 but it doesn't make any difference at all. 581 00:32:45,202 --> 00:32:49,801 I'm in just as much agony now as I ever was. 582 00:33:04,140 --> 00:33:06,248 Roll it right up. 583 00:33:06,358 --> 00:33:08,033 (Bell ringing) 584 00:33:08,143 --> 00:33:09,851 Oh, that'll be her ladyship. 585 00:33:09,957 --> 00:33:12,641 She's back early. 586 00:33:12,750 --> 00:33:14,894 Please excuse me, but I'm afraid 587 00:33:15,003 --> 00:33:18,993 I have another urgent appointment. 588 00:33:47,461 --> 00:33:49,673 Almost there, my lady. 589 00:33:49,783 --> 00:33:53,510 Thank you, Stephens, we'll be all right now. 590 00:33:53,616 --> 00:33:57,274 Thank you, Stephens. 591 00:33:57,384 --> 00:33:59,872 Right you are, Miss. 592 00:34:17,094 --> 00:34:19,238 Strange. 593 00:34:28,868 --> 00:34:30,577 Holmes, thank goodness. 594 00:34:30,683 --> 00:34:32,530 Fortunately, the bedroom is on the ground floor. 595 00:34:32,635 --> 00:34:34,377 Did you have any luck? 596 00:34:34,485 --> 00:34:36,021 A few things are still unclear, 597 00:34:36,133 --> 00:34:37,842 but before the night is out, 598 00:34:37,950 --> 00:34:39,451 I hope to have solved the mystery 599 00:34:39,564 --> 00:34:40,835 of Shoscombe Old Place. 600 00:34:49,689 --> 00:34:51,568 If Samuel Brewer returned to the hall 601 00:34:51,672 --> 00:34:53,150 to demand his money, 602 00:34:53,253 --> 00:34:54,630 he might have done so at night. 603 00:34:54,734 --> 00:34:56,683 He could have been the man 604 00:34:56,785 --> 00:35:00,753 that Sir Robert met at the old church. 605 00:35:00,854 --> 00:35:03,067 Perhaps Sir Robert flew into one of his rages 606 00:35:03,176 --> 00:35:05,596 and killed him, 607 00:35:05,699 --> 00:35:07,947 and in a moment of sheer panic 608 00:35:08,054 --> 00:35:09,624 tried to dispose of the body 609 00:35:09,736 --> 00:35:11,305 by putting it into the furnace. 610 00:35:11,416 --> 00:35:14,098 Hence, the note case. 611 00:35:14,210 --> 00:35:18,910 Watson, the vibrations! 612 00:35:19,018 --> 00:35:20,553 If perhaps maybe I admit 613 00:35:20,667 --> 00:35:22,237 all the evidence we have so far 614 00:35:22,349 --> 00:35:24,998 is purely circumstantial. 615 00:35:25,106 --> 00:35:26,850 Oh. 616 00:35:51,477 --> 00:35:53,897 Resin. 617 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:55,847 Resin? 618 00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:05,392 On an alcohol base. 619 00:36:05,504 --> 00:36:08,863 Traces of it on a few strands of hair 620 00:36:08,968 --> 00:36:14,140 found in Lady Beatrice's room. 621 00:36:14,248 --> 00:36:15,658 Come, Watson. 622 00:36:15,761 --> 00:36:17,263 The telegram will not 623 00:36:17,377 --> 00:36:18,685 keep Sir Robert away much longer. 624 00:36:18,790 --> 00:36:20,268 Where are we going? 625 00:36:35,272 --> 00:36:37,381 Sir Robert. 626 00:36:42,603 --> 00:36:45,688 What happened while I was away? 627 00:36:45,798 --> 00:36:47,140 Nothing, sir. 628 00:36:47,244 --> 00:36:48,724 Don't lie to me, Mason. 629 00:36:48,825 --> 00:36:51,142 Something's been going on behind my back. 630 00:36:54,948 --> 00:36:57,265 Has anyone been around here asking questions? 631 00:36:57,369 --> 00:37:01,303 No one, sir. 632 00:37:01,406 --> 00:37:06,819 Apart from some people I met near Crendall. 633 00:37:06,923 --> 00:37:09,067 I don't know their names. 634 00:37:09,175 --> 00:37:11,124 What did you talk about? 635 00:37:11,227 --> 00:37:12,901 Nothing much. 636 00:37:13,010 --> 00:37:16,807 They were interested in the old church. 637 00:37:16,912 --> 00:37:18,826 Fool! 638 00:37:27,138 --> 00:37:27,503 Well, if Samuel Brewer was not the victim, 639 00:37:30,790 --> 00:37:33,055 why was his note case found 640 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:34,923 in the cellar of the hall? 641 00:37:35,028 --> 00:37:37,554 Who else in the household has the initials S. B? 642 00:37:37,665 --> 00:37:40,132 S.B., S.B. 643 00:37:40,235 --> 00:37:42,795 Sandy Bain. 644 00:37:42,904 --> 00:37:45,703 Harvey was dismissed 645 00:37:45,807 --> 00:37:49,107 for stealing from other members of the household. 646 00:37:49,212 --> 00:37:50,703 One of his duties 647 00:37:50,814 --> 00:37:52,646 was to tend to the furnace in the cellar. 648 00:37:52,750 --> 00:37:54,479 Well, the fact remains that the body was burned. 649 00:37:54,585 --> 00:37:56,747 If it wasn't Brewer's, 650 00:37:56,854 --> 00:37:59,154 then whose was it? 651 00:38:35,334 --> 00:38:37,270 Holmes. 652 00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:33,534 What could you possibly be able to find 653 00:39:33,641 --> 00:39:37,408 in a place like this? 654 00:39:37,511 --> 00:39:40,537 The lead lining's been cut. 655 00:39:52,196 --> 00:39:54,495 Just as I thought. 656 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:59,971 The bolts have been loosened. 657 00:40:00,073 --> 00:40:03,736 Watson, I'm going to need your help to open this. 658 00:40:03,843 --> 00:40:06,972 Holmes, that's desecration. 659 00:40:33,047 --> 00:40:34,878 Who are you? 660 00:40:34,981 --> 00:40:37,382 What are you doing on my property? 661 00:40:37,486 --> 00:40:38,612 Do you hear? 662 00:40:38,721 --> 00:40:39,983 Who are you? 663 00:40:40,089 --> 00:40:45,960 What are you doing here? 664 00:40:46,062 --> 00:40:48,122 Oh. 665 00:41:05,419 --> 00:41:07,388 (Screaming) 666 00:41:15,965 --> 00:41:18,060 Ah, Mr. Holmes, 667 00:41:18,168 --> 00:41:19,466 what's happened? 668 00:41:19,569 --> 00:41:21,061 A good question, Mr. Mason. 669 00:41:21,172 --> 00:41:24,108 One that should be directed at Sir Robert. 670 00:41:24,210 --> 00:41:26,543 Oh, blasted contraptions. 671 00:41:29,349 --> 00:41:30,441 How dare you? 672 00:41:30,551 --> 00:41:31,950 Get out. 673 00:41:32,052 --> 00:41:33,519 I was going to join you for tea, 674 00:41:33,621 --> 00:41:35,249 but I see I'm too late. 675 00:41:35,356 --> 00:41:37,222 Get out this instant or I'll call for Sir Robert. 676 00:41:37,326 --> 00:41:38,849 Sir Robert knows that I'm here. 677 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:41,452 Please, Miss Evans, will you sit down? 678 00:41:44,066 --> 00:41:46,502 I felt I couldn't visit Shoscombe Old Place 679 00:41:46,603 --> 00:41:51,303 without paying my respects to Lady Beatrice. 680 00:41:51,410 --> 00:41:55,278 Oh, you have brandy with your tea? 681 00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:58,044 For medicinal purposes, of course. 682 00:41:58,151 --> 00:42:00,677 I see, I see. 683 00:42:00,787 --> 00:42:02,914 But is it enough I wonder? 684 00:42:03,024 --> 00:42:05,288 Enough for what? 685 00:42:05,393 --> 00:42:08,329 Brandy revives the spirits. 686 00:42:08,430 --> 00:42:10,364 I hardly think it is sufficient 687 00:42:10,466 --> 00:42:12,435 to raise the dead. 688 00:42:12,535 --> 00:42:15,972 Don't move, Miss. Evans. 689 00:42:58,324 --> 00:43:00,817 That should be comfortable enough 690 00:43:00,928 --> 00:43:02,952 until your own doctor arrives. 691 00:43:03,064 --> 00:43:04,725 Thank you. 692 00:43:04,833 --> 00:43:06,300 I am Sherlock Holmes. 693 00:43:06,401 --> 00:43:09,336 Perhaps my name is familiar to you. 694 00:43:09,438 --> 00:43:11,669 I know appearances are against me, 695 00:43:11,775 --> 00:43:13,242 but you must believe that 696 00:43:13,342 --> 00:43:14,937 I could act in no other way. 697 00:43:15,046 --> 00:43:16,911 I'm very happy to hear you say so. 698 00:43:17,016 --> 00:43:18,711 But I fear your explanations 699 00:43:18,817 --> 00:43:20,943 must be for the police. 700 00:43:21,052 --> 00:43:22,953 Please, Sir Robert. 701 00:43:23,055 --> 00:43:24,716 The responsibility for what has been done 702 00:43:24,824 --> 00:43:26,485 is entirely mine. 703 00:43:26,593 --> 00:43:28,424 Ms. Evans and Joe Barnes 704 00:43:28,528 --> 00:43:30,291 were merely following my instructions. 705 00:43:30,398 --> 00:43:32,060 You must promise that they will come to no harm. 706 00:43:32,166 --> 00:43:35,067 I can promise you nothing. 707 00:43:35,170 --> 00:43:38,732 But I will hear a plain statement of the facts. 708 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:40,867 Very well. 709 00:43:40,978 --> 00:43:42,741 You've clearly gone pretty deeply 710 00:43:42,845 --> 00:43:44,507 into my affairs, 711 00:43:44,615 --> 00:43:46,413 otherwise I should not have found you 712 00:43:46,519 --> 00:43:48,110 where I did. 713 00:43:48,219 --> 00:43:50,245 I've always known that if Beatrice died, 714 00:43:50,355 --> 00:43:52,516 the estate would revert 715 00:43:52,625 --> 00:43:54,525 to my brother-in-law's family. 716 00:43:54,626 --> 00:43:56,356 Everything would be seized, 717 00:43:56,461 --> 00:44:01,094 including the stables and the horses. 718 00:44:01,202 --> 00:44:02,794 Well, Mr. Holmes, 719 00:44:02,904 --> 00:44:04,532 my sister did die, 720 00:44:04,641 --> 00:44:06,267 just a week ago. 721 00:44:06,375 --> 00:44:07,866 And you told no one? 722 00:44:07,978 --> 00:44:09,501 I had little alternative. 723 00:44:09,612 --> 00:44:11,842 If I told the truth, I faced absolute ruin. 724 00:44:11,949 --> 00:44:15,249 But if I could stave things off until the race, 725 00:44:15,353 --> 00:44:19,222 I knew all might be well. 726 00:44:19,323 --> 00:44:21,121 Beatrice died of the heart condition 727 00:44:21,225 --> 00:44:23,024 that had long afflicted her. 728 00:44:23,128 --> 00:44:25,461 That will be for a coroner to decide. 729 00:44:25,566 --> 00:44:27,500 Her own doctor would certify that for months, 730 00:44:27,600 --> 00:44:32,539 her symptoms had threatened such an end. 731 00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:36,042 Joe Barnes came to see me in search of work 732 00:44:36,145 --> 00:44:39,548 a day or two before Beatrice died. 733 00:44:39,650 --> 00:44:41,584 He seemed a trustworthy lad, 734 00:44:41,685 --> 00:44:44,450 and it came into my mind that he might 735 00:44:44,555 --> 00:44:46,217 for a short time 736 00:44:46,325 --> 00:44:48,553 impersonate my dear sister. 737 00:44:48,660 --> 00:44:50,151 It was but a case 738 00:44:50,262 --> 00:44:51,729 of appearing daily in her carriage 739 00:44:51,830 --> 00:44:53,423 for no one need enter her room 740 00:44:53,532 --> 00:44:55,057 save Miss. Evans. 741 00:44:55,167 --> 00:44:59,606 Of course, I had to take her into my confidence. 742 00:44:59,707 --> 00:45:02,232 The whole deception distressed me greatly, 743 00:45:02,344 --> 00:45:05,075 but I could see no other course to take. 744 00:45:05,181 --> 00:45:06,614 Naturally, 745 00:45:06,715 --> 00:45:08,547 the body couldn't remain in the bedroom. 746 00:45:11,288 --> 00:45:12,813 On the first night, 747 00:45:12,924 --> 00:45:14,551 Joe and I carried it out 748 00:45:14,659 --> 00:45:16,422 to the old mill house. 749 00:45:16,528 --> 00:45:19,089 We were followed by her pet spaniel 750 00:45:19,197 --> 00:45:22,564 which afterwards howled continually at the door. 751 00:45:22,670 --> 00:45:29,270 So I felt some safer place was needed. 752 00:45:29,377 --> 00:45:31,278 I got rid of the dog, 753 00:45:31,380 --> 00:45:33,008 and we carried Beatrice 754 00:45:33,116 --> 00:45:35,515 to the crypt of the church. 755 00:45:35,619 --> 00:45:38,086 It seemed to me to be no unworthy resting place 756 00:45:38,188 --> 00:45:40,453 if we put her for a time in the coffin 757 00:45:40,558 --> 00:45:43,119 of one of her husband's ancestors 758 00:45:43,227 --> 00:45:47,323 lying in what is still consecrated ground. 759 00:45:47,432 --> 00:45:50,698 I paid my respects to her there every day. 760 00:46:42,901 --> 00:46:44,425 As to the old relics 761 00:46:44,535 --> 00:46:46,164 which we took from the coffin, 762 00:46:46,272 --> 00:46:48,206 Joe and I removed them. 763 00:46:48,307 --> 00:46:51,003 He descended from the bedroom at night 764 00:46:51,110 --> 00:46:54,104 and burned them in the furnace. 765 00:46:57,752 --> 00:47:01,280 Was it necessarily to lay that monstrous trap? 766 00:47:01,390 --> 00:47:03,359 I was determined that no one 767 00:47:03,459 --> 00:47:06,122 should disturb my sister's rest. 768 00:47:06,230 --> 00:47:07,891 But how you suspected her death 769 00:47:07,998 --> 00:47:09,590 I cannot imagine. 770 00:47:09,700 --> 00:47:11,224 Well, yesterday, 771 00:47:11,334 --> 00:47:13,827 when Miss. Evans ordered the carriage to drive on, 772 00:47:13,938 --> 00:47:16,067 I concluded that she was afraid of something. 773 00:47:16,175 --> 00:47:21,478 I suspected that something was Jasper. 774 00:47:21,582 --> 00:47:24,949 Miss. Evans knew that dogs do not make mistakes. 775 00:47:25,052 --> 00:47:27,681 He would have known that it wasn't his mistress. 776 00:47:27,789 --> 00:47:29,484 But we must leave all this for the police. 777 00:47:29,592 --> 00:47:31,423 But why? 778 00:47:31,527 --> 00:47:33,690 A day or two is all I need. 779 00:47:33,797 --> 00:47:35,993 Say nothing yet I beg of you. 780 00:47:36,099 --> 00:47:38,658 The race will have been run, 781 00:47:38,769 --> 00:47:42,466 and my nightmare might be over. 782 00:47:42,573 --> 00:47:45,566 I loved Beatrice with all my heart, 783 00:47:45,677 --> 00:47:47,839 and there was no indignity or irreverence. 784 00:47:47,947 --> 00:47:51,041 I don't feel I have wronged the dead. 785 00:47:51,150 --> 00:47:54,553 I realize that my motives were selfish, 786 00:47:54,656 --> 00:47:56,522 but my sister would not have wished 787 00:47:56,625 --> 00:47:58,456 to see me destroyed. 788 00:48:07,337 --> 00:48:09,931 That does not entitle you to break the law. 789 00:48:19,987 --> 00:48:22,546 Listen to this, Holmes. 790 00:48:22,658 --> 00:48:24,955 Following the success of Shoscombe Prince 791 00:48:25,060 --> 00:48:27,688 in yesterday's Champion Stakes, 792 00:48:27,796 --> 00:48:31,164 Sir Robert has received sufficient winnings 793 00:48:31,267 --> 00:48:33,360 to settle all his debts 794 00:48:33,470 --> 00:48:35,460 with enough left to reestablish him 795 00:48:35,571 --> 00:48:37,164 in a fair position in life. 796 00:48:37,274 --> 00:48:39,469 Ah. 797 00:48:39,577 --> 00:48:42,307 However, the victory was marred 798 00:48:42,414 --> 00:48:43,905 by the sudden death 799 00:48:44,016 --> 00:48:45,574 of Sir Robert's sister, 800 00:48:45,684 --> 00:48:47,449 Lady Beatrice Folder 801 00:48:47,554 --> 00:48:49,112 whose love of horses 802 00:48:49,222 --> 00:48:51,714 was at least as great as his own. 803 00:48:51,826 --> 00:48:55,057 Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. 804 00:48:55,163 --> 00:48:57,427 Even the elusive Samuel Brewer 805 00:48:57,532 --> 00:48:59,866 has returned from his hideaway in France 806 00:48:59,968 --> 00:49:01,937 to send a telegram of congratulations 807 00:49:02,038 --> 00:49:05,098 to Sir Robert on his win. 808 00:49:05,207 --> 00:49:06,903 It transpires that even creditors 809 00:49:07,011 --> 00:49:08,774 have their creditors. 810 00:49:08,879 --> 00:49:10,369 It explains why Samuel Brewer 811 00:49:10,481 --> 00:49:12,073 was so anxious to get his money back. 812 00:49:12,185 --> 00:49:14,085 But to send a telegram, 813 00:49:14,186 --> 00:49:17,817 such a bare faced hypocrisy. 814 00:49:17,924 --> 00:49:21,884 So how much did you win on Shoscombe Prince? 815 00:49:21,995 --> 00:49:23,361 Twenty guineas. 816 00:49:23,465 --> 00:49:25,866 That's disgraceful. 817 00:49:28,839 --> 00:49:30,864 Champagne, Mrs. Hudson? 818 00:49:30,974 --> 00:49:33,942 Of course, in the circumstances. 819 00:49:34,044 --> 00:49:35,477 Well, that's very good of you, 820 00:49:35,578 --> 00:49:37,240 but I've only won 20 guineas. 821 00:49:37,348 --> 00:49:39,612 Plus my ten. 822 00:49:39,717 --> 00:49:41,583 You're not the only one that likes a plunge 823 00:49:41,686 --> 00:49:44,019 on the horses from time to time, Doctor. 824 00:49:44,123 --> 00:49:46,615 Oh, gee. 825 00:49:46,726 --> 00:49:56,516 Well, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.