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daily paper, London paper.

Calm easy does it. Our job is to find

out who the bloke is, not to scare him

away.

what about the letters he posted? Oh,

they'll turn up somewhere.

I brought this letter to you myself,

Nelson, and I think it's a matter for

Scotland Yard. Yes, he's been writing to

the press for weeks.

Always signs himself Earl of Destiny.

The fellow's a madman, writing me that

only he can save the world.

Yes, Mr. Holman. Send for Dennison here,

will you? Yes, sir. We've been waiting

on this case for weeks.

Now, come in, Mr. Dennison.

Inspector.

What's the latest report on that case?

Uh Constable Sackton McFane saw a man

post two of these letters tonight.

He identified him as Richard Gannet,

residing at number three Burnham Wood

Crescent.

Richard Gannet? That Gannet?

Possibly the foremost electrical

engineer in England.

Gave up a promising career about a year

ago to do research.

He seems either sane or insane. The man

has dangerous potentialities. Yes, I see

what you mean. Inspector, I wonder if

you'd mind giving

a little look-see at number three

Burnham Wood Crescent. Very well, sir.

Tenny. Coming, Captain Drummond.

Tenny, have we another white tie? I took

the liberty of buying one, sir. Ah,

brilliant idea, Tenny. If you will

permit me, sir.

It may be for the last time, sir.

The art of tying a white tie, sir. Comes

only with years of experience, sir.

And that's Phyllis. Answer the door,

Tenny.

Yes, but I I can't leave it at this

point, sir.

come along now.

Darling.

I think you'll pardon me, sir.

Oh, go right ahead, Tenny. Don't mind

us.

Pretty good, Tenny, and being executed

under great difficulties.

I try to give satisfaction, miss. And

you do, Tenny. After we're married, Hugh

darling, Tenny shall always tie your

tie.

Right. Is everything all ready? Oh, I

hope so.

But if I'd known a church wedding was so

much fuss and bother, I Well, of course,

if it's too much trouble, don't marry

me, why?

Well, it is a lot of trouble.

But you see, I rather like the sound of

the name Mrs. Hugh Chesterton Drummond.

I've been practicing writing it. It

would be a shame to waste all that

practice, wouldn't it? Oh, you wouldn't

have to go to that old bachelor dinner

tonight?

Well, it will be the last. After

tomorrow, I'll be a quiet old married

man. Yes. Absolutely.

I'm telling the boys so in my speech

tonight.

Hugh darling, you're not really going to

make a speech. Surprised, aren't you?

You just drink your lemonade and listen

quietly like a good girl.

Gentlemen, fellow members of the Drones

Club. Friends.

I wish to thank you from the bottom of

my heart for all the kind things you

have said about me this evening. Hear,

hear. Thank you.

On the eve of my wedding to

On the eve of my wedding to the

loveliest girl in England.

I hope I hope Oh, no.

I hope that you will all be half as

lucky as I. Oh.

Fake.

Tenny, you come out of there.

We can only hope so that the members of

the Drones Club will not be as observing

as Miss Phyllis. You're not going to

have him hidden under the tablecloth.

Well, suddenly, how else do you think I

could make a speech?

Tenny.

Have you been writing Captain Drummond's

love letters to me?

At your pardon, miss?

Have you?

Well.

You see, miss, I I I

perhaps a word or two of editorial

advice.

Well, they were very nice love letters

anyway. I rather liked them, miss.

Hello, hello, hello, everybody.

I'm sorry. Am I interrupting something?

Not at all, Algy. I'm just leaving. I

hope you boys have a good time at your

bachelor dinner. Good time?

We're going to paint the town of bright.

No. No, you know how dull these things

always are. Yeah, just a few dry

speeches. Dry speeches? Well.

Well, I must be running along. Auntie

will be getting impatient.

Bye, darling.

Don't forget, you have a date with me

tomorrow.

Well, Algy, I thought you said 9:00. I

did. But I came early on purpose. I

wanted to talk to you about something.

Yes? Mhm, something very important. It's

What is it?

Oh, yes, yes. The letter. Ah. Yes, I

have it somewhere. Hold my grapes, will

you, old boy?

Oh, yes, yes. Yes, that's it. That's

right. It's from old Richard Gannet.

He's not coming to the dinner tonight.

Oh, it's a shame. We'll miss him. Yeah,

read why.

Dear old pals.

Why should I attend your silly dinner

when the whole world is hurtling to

destruction and only I can save it if I

wish.

The Earl of Destiny, ex-Richard Gannet.

Tenny, my hat and coat. Tenny's out.

I wonder why he doesn't answer the bell.

Lord Richard's home looks like

Yes, sir.

I say, Hugh, look at the lights.

Even the street lights.

Felt every light in the street is

flickering. I say there, what in blazes

is wrong with the lights? We're thinking

of looking into that. This happens every

night. No sooner do I get to reading my

paper than bingo.

We've got to pop in on old Richard for

his own good. Up you go, Algy. Really? I

say, Hugh, you know, what goes up has to

come down. Hold my grapes, will you, old

boy?

Now, I will give you a demonstration of

a Gannet detonator.

This is a battle front in miniature.

An invading army, let us say.

Every soldier is armed to the teeth.

Every cannon is loaded and full supplies

of ammunition. I have only this machine.

Now, I understand why you called

yourself the Earl of Destiny.

I think I better put this in a safe

place. I brought it for you to test.

This is not of much use against my

detonator.

Well, you have the most powerful weapon

in the world. Weapon in the cause of

peace, I think. Mr. Holman.

With your financial help, I can disarm

the whole war-mad world. Yes, you and I.

I shall offer the secret to our

government first of all.

I have got Sir Basil Acton immediately.

I'll tell him you're here. Hadn't we

better wait? Wait?

It is urgent. Every hour today,

thousands of lives are being sacrificed.

Wait.

I won't.

No.

No, don't.

Wouldn't it have been simpler to have

called the police?

Huh?

I don't hear anything.

But Hugh.

Suppose poor old Richard is dangerous.

Of course he's dangerous, isn't he? Oh,

I can see the headlines. Hugh Drummond

and friend slashed to bits by madman.

It's hot.

Algy, there's something very strange

here. But my curiosity is leaving me.

Let's get out of here, old boy. Not

until we find Richard.

Richard, are you all right?

Look out. He's dead. have to get a

doctor.

I'm not ill.

Look out

for the stinger.

Never mind the doctor, Algy.

He's dead.

But how?

Look out for the stinger.

Whatever could he have meant by that?

Look.

Pistol within his reach, too.

He never had time to use it.

Hello, there.

I saw those blaggards climbing up the

shrubbery.

Yes, he's quite dead.

I'll have to take you both into custody

on suspicion of murder.

And now that you've heard our story,

will you please strike off this

hardware? I don't know, Drummond. I

really don't know.

This is the only time you've seen fit to

meddle in police affairs and we can't

have it. Well, boy, we really can't have

it. But inspector, don't call me

inspector. I haven't been an inspector

for years.

Not inspector. I'm sorry, but I meant

well.

Oh, I know you mean well. You've always

got the best of intentions, but you have

the most uncanny faculty for always

getting into trouble. Getting everybody

into trouble.

I'll leave those handcuffs on you just

to make certain you won't go out and

uncover any more murders.

And I suppose you'll manage to interfere

just the same. Then there's taking them

off.

Thanks, Cockley.

What was it Gannet said?

Look out for the stinger.

What do you suppose he meant by that?

The stinger is a cocktail. White creme

de menthe, rum, and lime juice.

Ask Mr. McGlenna to come in here, will

you? Yes, sir. So, Malcolm is our

medical examiner, but I suppose you know

that.

Of course, inspector.

Yeah, I thought you would.

So, Malcolm these are the two gentlemen

who discovered the body. Ah, so you

found the body. Where did you find it?

In a laboratory, number three Burnham

Wood Crescent. That's very interesting.

In view of the fact that Richard Gannet

was killed by the stinger of a manta

birostris viridan. A

what? A manta birostris viridan. What's

that?

It's a very rare specimen of the giant

stingray, which leaves a characteristic

triple puncture in its victim. And how

in blazes could a poisonous fish go

swimming down number three Burnham Wood

Crescent? That, gentlemen, is your

problem. Good night.

I don't like the sound of that manta

whatchamacallit. Suppose we'd met it in

the dark. I'm not so sure we won't,

Algy. Coming?

Not so fast. Where are you going? Uh

we're going fishing, inspector.

Don't call me inspector.

Come in.

They've taken the body away.

We can disconnect it from here.

Carefully, carefully, fool. Don't go so

fast.

What if the police come back?

They won't catch us. Lady Beddows is on

guard. Yeah, that blinking amateur. A

woman on a job like this. A woman's

nothing but an hindrance.

Lady Beddows is extremely useful to me.

If the guard outside makes a move,

she'll signal us.

Now then, what do you two want in this

house? Well, we did want to get into

this house. No one gets in this house.

we understand that. All the same,

officer, there's some very funny

business going on around here. I Oh,

absolutely. What? Look. Look.

There's a beautiful lady acting very

strangely. See?

Well, you can't expect me to arrest her

or blame her blinking on Kenya. Hey,

here. Where did he go? Uh oh, here. Uh

he's gone gone fishing.

Oh, he's gone fishing, has he? Oh, well,

I think I'll go fishing, too.

And here's my first catch. Oh, no,

really. You you can't do this.

You can't trifle with the law. What is

all this, constable? Hello, inspector.

I'm in again. Him and his friend was

trying to get in this house. The other

one made a sneak. Oh, he did, did he?

What's the matter WITH THE LIGHTS?

WELL, WELL, Captain Drummond. Another

little job, eh? It looks as if we need

search no further for the mysterious

manta birostris viridans.

Wrong again, inspector.

Cuz this poor chap seems to have been

killed by shrapnel.

Now he wants to to believe there's been

a war.

War, my friend, is just beginning.

Bulldog Drummond has been arrested and

is being held by the authorities in

connection with the recent murders in

Burnham Wood Oh, dear. Oh, dear. Oh,

dear. They want to know downstairs there

what they're to do with the prisoner.

Drummond?

I'm perfectly satisfied letting him

remain where he is.

I shall peace with that point of lockup.

Yes, but it isn't so peaceful in lockup,

eh?

All right. Send Hugo Drummond up here.

Will you? Yes, sir.

Well, inspector, it's your case. What am

I supposed to do with him? Well, sir, I

I don't think we can prove a murder case

against him.

Drummond, good heavens, of course not.

Drummond didn't kill anybody. But he

knows something and we've got to find

out what.

Ah, come in, Hill. Come in.

Well, sit down, my boy. Thank you.

You

I want to talk to you seriously.

There are one Ah, I

And I I

I'll let me do that. Well, thank you.

Did you uh did you sleep well? Thank

you, no. I was too busy. There you are.

So, you were too busy to sleep, eh? In

half an hour more, I'd have been out of

your birdcage. What?

I think you'll find this very nearly

fits the door of my cell.

Hugo Drummond, one of these days you'll

go too far.

I thought that's what you wanted. The

farther the better, you said. I didn't

mean it that way.

Now,

last night,

you visited Gannet's laboratory twice,

didn't you? Yes, I did. Did you notice

anything? Notice anything?

Well, yes, I did. The second time I went

there, the machine was gone. What did

you have to do with the disappearance of

that machine? Well, I I carried it away

in my pocket. Now, you listen to me.

We want to know how that machine

disappeared in spite of a guard at the

front door.

Well, there's always a back door.

There was a guard at the back door, too.

It didn't go out the front door, it

didn't go out the back door, and it

didn't go up in the air. Marks,

inspector.

All right. All right. But we want to

know where it did go.

And how did Gannet's body get there?

You can make things a lot easier for

yourself by cooperating.

Come in.

Oh. What is it? It's Malcolm McGlenna,

sir. He spent the night picking it out

of Drummond's body.

Shrapnel,

wait a moment.

Put these all together,

what do you have?

A .38 caliber automatic. Hm.

Must have blown up in his pocket, but

that doesn't make sense, huh?

Uh you've made the usual inquiries in

the neighborhood? Yes, of course. It's a

very respectable neighborhood. Mr.

Tremley on one side of that house and

Lady Beddows lived in the other. Really?

Well, now I think I'll run along if you

gentlemen are through with me. Oh, yes.

Yes, of course. You're going to be

married, aren't you? Now, you've got to

rush off to the church, haven't you?

Thanks, inspector. Don't call me

inspector. Sorry. Well, thanks, Tuds.

Auntie. Auntie.

Don't tell me I can't stand anymore.

Listen to this.

Scotland Yard officials today continued

their efforts to clear up two mysterious

deaths in Burnham Wood Crescent. QC

Bulldog Drummond, young man about town,

who has been held in custody all night,

is being released for lack of evidence.

Oh, he'll be here at last.

Oh, you answer it. I'm too nervous.

Yes, it's like living on a volcano.

Hello?

Are you there?

Is it you?

Yes, Hugh. You'll be a little what?

For your own wedding?

You want to do what?

Oh.

Well, what did he say? Well, he said

he'll be a little late for the wedding

because

he wants to go to the zoo.

Pardon me. Have you a special number of

the manta birostris viridans? The what,

sir? Uh stingray. Oh, yes, sir. Right

this way, sir.

Bet and butter.

Here he is, sir. A very small one, but

they're very hard to keep alive in

captivity.

He seems quiet enough now. Oh, yes, but

sir, if you could put your hand in

there, Freddy would jab you with his

poison so quick. Hm, no, thanks. I don't

think I'll try it. You know, he's not

been the same since his mate died last

week. Oh, you had two? Oh, yes, but poor

Maimie died. And a good thing for me,

sir, a gentleman gave me two quid for

her remains. An animal stuffer, I think

he said he was, sir. I see. A

taxidermist, eh?

Uh yes, sir, a taxidermist. I think I

know that chap. A big uh big hearty

fellow with a beard. I don't rightly

know, sir.

Oh, yes, sir. Yes, sir. He was very

dapper. He had a walking stick, carved

like at the top, and with glasses. I

see. Well, if anything happens to

Freddy, I'll double anyone else's offer

for the carcass. Are you a a

taxidermist, too, sir? Well,

confidentially, I'm a much better

taxidermist than the man with the

glasses.

Why did you let him out of your sight,

Tenny? It wasn't my fault, sir. How many

times have you tried to marry him?

Five times, sir. And have you done it?

No, sir. This is the last time I'm going

to be best man without a groom. You

You're due at St. Albans in 8 minutes.

I know. I know. I've laid out your

striped trousers, sir.

Miss Clavering isn't marrying my striped

trousers. She's marrying me.

As you wish, sir. Have you got the ring,

Elsie?

Very happy to. Uh yeah, I think so, old

boy.

Oh, for heaven's sake, yes, he has.

Uh uh pardon me, sir. Someone's playing

a joke on you.

Well, what does it say?

Just a joke.

Come on, Auntie. I know it's time, but

you're not going before we hear, are

you? Oh, Hugh won't let me down.

And if he does,

I'd as soon have it happen at the church

as here.

The uncertainty sort of makes a game of

it, don't you see?

Well, Hugh.

Hello, darling.

Mercy! He's not supposed to see you in

that dress until you come down the

aisle. I'll just run along and do a

little packing. Never mind, Auntie.

Hugh doesn't have to tell me what he

came to say.

I can read it in his eyes. I'm being

jilted. This is a dirty trick at the

altar. Sweetheart, we can't go ahead

with a big church wedding when the

papers are full of my arrest for murder.

Oh, can't we? Darling, listen. If You

listen to me, Hugh Drummond. I think

I'll do a little un-pack. Auntie, please

stay.

You won't understand that I'm not a

cream puff, that my place is with you.

Darling, you don't understand.

Oh, but I do. You think you want to

clear your name, but actually you want

the excitement of the chase.

Very well, Hugh Drummond.

You can do as you like. Miss your own

honeymoon if you want to.

But I'm sailing on the Empress of Siam

tomorrow. Auntie can use the other

ticket.

Oh, I don't think I possibly could so

soon. See, I knew she would. Well,

that's that. Yes, isn't it?

Hugh.

Yes, Auntie? Hugh, you're not going to

let it go away like this, clear around

the world.

go. I wanted it to go. The farther the

better.

Oh, I don't believe you.

I just received a note. It changes

everything. Have a look at that. Someone

pinned that on my coat a while ago. Dear

Drummond, you'd better forget all you

know and stop meddling. Perhaps you

cannot feel frightened for yourself, but

my sting can strike someone very near

and dear to you, if necessary.

Merciful heavens! Someone very near and

dear to you.

Obviously, Phyllis. How do you

understand why she has to take that

trip? Well, Dennis, did you kiss the

bride? There wasn't any, sir.

What? No bride, no groom, no wedding. I

waited for hours.

So, he's going to go on minding my

business for me, is he? Listen to me.

This is an order. Pick up Hugh C.

Drummond if he pops his nose within half

a mile of number three Burnham Wood

Crescent. Hold him and notify me

immediately.

May I have a word with Lady Beryl

Ledbetter?

I see. Wait.

Yes? Uh Lady Beryl Ledbetter?

Did you know Richard Gannet? Gannet?

You mean the man who was murdered next

door? I'm afraid I hadn't the pleasure.

Well, his death was very mysterious. I

thought perhaps you might help. Help? I?

Do tell me how. Well, have you noticed

your house lights flickering in the

evenings? Lights?

Why, I can't say that I have.

I see.

Well, thanks very much, anyway. Oh, this

sounds terribly thrilling, Captain.

Mysterious death and flickering lights.

What does it mean? I haven't formed a

theory as yet. But when you do, won't

you drop by and have some tea and tell

me all about it? Yes.

Thanks very much.

Tenny, refreshments. Tenny, yes, sir.

You know, Hugh, it's still hot from

ringing doorbells.

Well, anyway, I think we proved one

thing this afternoon. We certainly did.

What was it? With the exception of Lady

Beryl, everyone in the neighborhood of

Burnham Wood Crescent admits that the

lights have been flickering. Well, we

know all that. Yes, but if the machine

had that effect before it was stolen

yesterday, it will cause a similar

trouble wherever it is now. Oh, I catch

on. All we have to do is to scour the

city. But but London's rather a big

city, isn't it, old boy?

Yeah, we all thought

Oh, Tenny, you're a wonder. I do my

best, sir.

Now, what is it? I have a message, sir,

from a Mr. Ramsbottom.

Mr. Who? He's the night manager of the

London City and Midland Electrical

Company, sir. I asked him to let me know

if there were any complaints of

flickering lights tonight. And what did

you find out? Well, I found there was

one chronic complainer, sir. From five

Burnham Wood Crescent, Major Trembley.

Oh, well, there goes your theory. If the

major's lights were still flickering, it

couldn't have been Gannet's machine. I'm

afraid you're right, Elsie.

Wait a moment.

Of course, the machine is still being

used in the neighborhood. Tenny, my

coat. Very good, sir.

First, let me have your gun. Now,

remember what happened to Guggins.

Marvelous.

Now, that shelf window.

Just a thumb.

Thumb?

I say, old boy, this is no time for

window shopping.

We are still being followed, sir. Huh?

Well, what do we do now? Do nonchalant,

Elsie. Light a cigarette.

Hugh. Look.

Back.

Yeah, yes. It's a matter of two. I

remember.

Perfect. I set off everything in the

window.

It's some sort of ray.

I'm beginning to see the light, old lad.

Must have come from one of those

buildings on the hill away or perhaps

beyond. What must have? The ray from

Gannet's machine. That thing is more

powerful and dangerous than anyone

dreamed. Elsie, we must find that if we

have to search

Oh, no, you won't.

Caught in the act there, Captain. Uh we

had strict instructions to look for you.

Look here, Constable. This is

ridiculous. I had nothing to do with

this explosion. Beg pardon, sir, but

would you come along and tell that to

Colonel Neilson?

We'll carry on, Hugh, old boy. We'll

carry on.

But how? Captain Drummond said we would

uh search every building in that

direction.

Right-ho.

So far, so good. Don't look now, sir,

but there are two policemen behind us.

So, there are.

Tenny!

Tenny. Yes, sir. Yes. Uh Tenny,

you know, this looks just like the kind

of place where they'd hide that machine.

Yes, so it does, sir. And if we find

that machine, we also find Gannet's

murderer. Let's look, sir.

Got Colonel Neilson. We caught him

red-handed, sir. In the very act of

blowing up a gunsmith's shop.

We'd await here until you come, sir.

Very good, sir.

Thank you.

Hey, hey, no, you don't. Look.

Well, what have the lights got to do

I wonder what's in all these boxes. I

didn't know, sir.

Fireworks. Oh.

Splendid. I just love fireworks, don't

you, Tenny?

You know, sir, I once saw a display of

fireworks that has never been surpassed.

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP!

HERE, YOU DONE IN THE ALARM. FOLLOW THE

PRISONER. HELP!

HELP!

I SAY, LOOK HERE, CAPTAIN DRUMMOND.

YOU'RE RESISTING AN OFFICER, you know.

You can't do that, you know.

You know, now that machine has a range

of a quarter of a mile.

And I put that information before the

right people, we'll have the secret

agents of every nation in the world

bidding for the death machine.

Thank heaven that's over. I I afraid

it's not over, huh.

Good work, Hugh.

Why are we coming here? Well, this is

the only house in the neighborhood where

the occupants denied the flickering of

the lights. Oh.

And you think the machine is here?

I know it is, sir. Careful, all these

people are dangerous. And look out for

anything that looks like a stingray.

I certainly shall.

Do you think they'll let us in? Well,

whether or whether they won't, they've

got to come out sometime, haven't they?

They're not going to wait.

Come on, Algy.

Captain Drummond.

Is this any of your bother, machine?

I heard so, but there it goes.

After them, Algy.

That way. Oh.

That's against the law. Never mind,

we've got them on the run now. They're

that scared, they'll be so busy trying

to escape to do Phyllis any harm. Well,

what are we going to do? I'm going to

Phyllis. There's no need to keep her in

the dark any longer. Splendid idea,

don't you think, Teddy? No, sir. Huh?

Don't you think it's safe for me to make

up with Miss Phyllis now?

I'm afraid it's not possible. Miss

Phyllis is sailing in an hour and five

minutes. Around the world, too. Teddy,

do you know the cross-country speed

record? By car, about 110 miles an hour.

You're going to see it broken in a taxi

cab.

Child, there's no use looking.

I'm not looking for anyone.

But if he did come, I

Hugh! Phyllis, wait!

Phyllis, darling!

I love you!

PHYLLIS, I LOVE YOU!

I LOVE YOU!

I LOVE YOU!

Did your friend miss the boat?

Yes, I'm afraid he did. My cousin and I

only just made it.

Did he bail out of the boat in time?

There must be a tugboat for hire

somewhere along the waterfront. We'll go

with you. Not this time, this is my job.

Wait for me in London.

Hello there.

ANYBODY HERE?

Any luck, Inspector? Yes, we tumbled

across a secret passage in the upper

hall of Gannet's home. It was newly made

and opened through into

Into Lady Beryl Lytton's house?

Yes. Then, great Scott, one of Lady

Beryl's servants must have been in the

pay of our own agent.

We'd better have Lady Beryl Lytton in

for questioning. I rather think she flew

the coop, though. Disappeared? Yes, she

and her gentleman friend, known as Algy,

haven't been seen for four days.

Yes, and Drummond's been gone for four

days.

You know, Nelson, I wonder whether he

Drummond?

Not a chance. That boy is as straight as

a string.

You seem fond of the fellow. I am very

fond. But he's always upsetting our

apple cart.

May I suggest that you try working with

him?

At least that might prevent his flushing

your birds before you are ready for a

shot.

Morning, Colonel.

Flushing my birds.

Been able to find Drummond? I uh don't

know, sir.

What do you mean you don't know where he

went? Well, this was forwarded to us

today by the dock police.

It was found in the water nearby where a

man answering to Drummond's description

fell from a pier and was washed out to

sea.

CD.

Can either of you definitely identify

this coat?

Yes, that's

That's Hugh's Macintosh.

I sewed that button on only last week.

When did he last wear it?

The night of the explosion.

Ah, that's that.

Case closed, Hugh Drummond.

Did uh

Did he ever send anything to you

about an international spy, a man

who calls himself Algy?

Well, you see, this Algy was

I can't talk about poor old Hugh.

Captain Drummond

didn't always take us into his

confidence.

Do you know if I he called on Lady Beryl

Lytton?

Well, he I mean, she would

Teddy can tell you more about it than I

can.

Would you object if I came back later

on?

I'm all jittery.

No, of course, of course.

Come back later.

We should have told everything, Teddy.

That wasn't Captain Drummond's way, sir.

Tell everything. But Teddy, we've got to

do something.

Yes, but what?

I don't know.

Something drastic. If you were here,

he'd know what to do. May I get you a

whiskey and soda? No soda, Teddy. I

haven't the heart. We can't rest until

we ferret out the scoundrels who did for

Hugh. We'll follow them to the ends of

the earth, sir. And when we find them,

we'll we'll I believe the phrase is,

we'll wipe them out to the last man.

EXACTLY. COME ON, COME ON.

GIVE THEM ONE FOR ME.

HUGH! Captain Drummond, uh

You

you

you're not dead. Not a bit dead, Algy.

Why didn't you let us know? Because I

was picked up by a fishing boat, and

they wouldn't bring me in until the

mackerel stopped running.

Teddy, remember never to serve me

mackerel again.

Can I get you some No.

Yeah, I think I'd better get you

something.

Yeah.

There. Now, buckle up, old chap, because

you're both coming for a flight with me.

Flight where? The Empress of Siam. Who?

The Empress of Siam, the ship that

Phyllis is on. Around the world? Well,

if we hurry, we won't have to go quite

that far.

Come in.

I knew it.

I can't talk about

poor old Hugh.

Captain Drummond doesn't always take us

into his confidence, sir.

If I weren't so happy to see you alive,

I'd

I'd lock up both of you. Oh, please

don't, Colonel, because I have a

seaplane waiting. Ah.

Now, you're going to fly off to your

girl, I suppose.

Yes, I am. No, no, you're not.

I'm tired of having you

flush my birds before I'm ready to

shoot.

Lady Beryl Lytton and a man called Algy

have disappeared with Gannet's machine.

No. No, no, I know you know. Well, I'm

sorry, but No, no, don't be sorry.

Don't be sorry, because you scared them

away.

Now, you're going to find them.

What?

I said, now you're going to find them.

I'll give you an official letter

telling authorities everywhere

that the case is now in your hands.

Well, send it to the base, and I'm

taking off in 20 minutes.

Oh, no, you're not.

I am. NO, YOU'RE NOT.

Then I can't take the case.

NO, NO, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,

WAIT.

All right, all right, but

Oh, but please don't get in my way

anymore.

And don't get in my way.

I'll find Lady Beryl and Algy within a

week. So, don't get excited, Inspector.

Don't call me Inspector.

You may call me Inspector.

You may call me anything you like if

you'll only find those people.

Now, be off with you.

I'll send your letter to the plane and

you'd better send a wireless to that

girl of yours. As I have already.

Thank you, sir.

Two on the three.

Keep that thing away from me. It's quite

harmless until I press the knob. Keep it

away from me anyway. I don't want to be

another Richard Gannet.

Is Clavering late?

Thank heavens this is the last time

we'll be playing bridge with that silly

woman. With all due respect, Drummond, I

still think it's odd that his fiance

should be on board this boat. It's mere

coincidence, I tell you. She was on the

boat before we reached it.

All the same, I don't like it.

She spells danger to us.

Here they come. Don't forget, my

darling, we're still cousins and the

name is still Perkins.

Oh, hello. How do you do? So good to see

you. I heard you tell me you had guests

here.

Miss Clavering, would you sit here?

Thank you. And I think you'd better sit

here.

Thank you so much. It's going to be very

delightful, this I know. I hope you get

on with our bridge.

I could have made four hearts, but he

would keep on bidding and I couldn't let

him

Why?

We're there.

We're at San Alfredo. Look.

Now listen, dear, you mustn't be so

unhappy. Why hasn't Hugh sent a message?

A radiogram for Miss Clavering. They

said I'd find her here. Oh, I'll give it

to her.

From Drummond.

Then soon failed to stop him. Darling

Phyllis, all's right with world. Forgive

me. Algy sends letter to board your

ship. Look out, Drummond.

You're taking a chance. Not at all. I

shall provide her with another one.

Is it

Is it from Hugh?

Yes.

Of course, if you really want me to.

I know he'll explain it all.

Theophilus, this is easier to write than

to say. You must forget me. I am in love

with someone else.

Bulldog Drummond.

Oh, brute.

Oh, Hugh,

you poor deserted darling. It's not

true. It's signed Bulldog Drummond. As

long as I've known Hugh, he's never used

that nickname. Then who did send that?

I'll tell you later. But aren't you

going down to tea? Drummonds never eat

when they're on the trail, aren't they?

Oh, the Perkinses have already gone

ashore, miss. Are they going on around

the world?

No, they only booked to San Alfredo,

miss.

Auntie, get your hat. Pack everything.

Pack. We're leaving the cruise right

here.

Of course.

What?

I'm going to send a wireless to London

to Hugh.

No, I won't.

I won't give him the satisfaction.

I'll do this all myself. I'll show him.

I'll go to the police. All the police?

You look after the luggage. Meet me at

the hotel.

I want to see whoever's in charge.

And what about, miss? I want you to

arrest two passengers who just got off

the boat. What's the charge, miss? Oh,

murder and theft of a very important

machine and arson. Oh, the Burnwood

Crescent case back in London. This way,

miss.

This is the gentleman they sent out from

the Yard who will be handling the case,

miss.

Thank you.

Hugh. Hello.

I'll handle this case myself, sergeant.

Very well, sir.

Quaint idea not allowing any automobiles

on the island, isn't it, Algy? This is a

much nicer way of traveling.

Isn't it, Tenny?

Do you find it so, madam?

Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.

Any luck? Yes. Good. Bad. We've searched

every hotel and lodging house on the

island.

Oh, Phyllis knows they landed last

night. They must still be here unless

they hired a fishing boat to get away.

Bulldog Drummond.

Come in.

Lady Beryl, may I present

Mr. Mr. Smith. Mr. John Smith. What a

marvelous disguise for an international

agent. It was Lady Beryl who first

discovered Gannet's secret and arranged

the manner in which it came into our

possession.

Mr. Smith, my dear, represents

Or shall we say rather that I have

contacts. I'm a middleman for certain

types of information.

This is something entirely different.

Hm.

Now, that death ray My dear fellow, that

is impractical as the ray that was

supposed to stop airplane engines from

the ground. This is a death emitter.

Designed to set off explosives. At very

close range, of course. Up to half a

mile, we know.

That's Triangle Point across the bay.

Do you mean to tell me that you can

actually set off an explosive on that

point across the bay? Watch me.

No, no, no. Wait, wait. Well, you both

may as well know something that's cost

me a small fortune to learn.

Triangle Point is a secret naval

ammunition warehouse.

A huge quantity of high explosives are

stored there. A sporting target, if you

ask me. I might arrange with some

foreign power to pay us nicely for the

destruction of that ammunition dump.

Splendid. In the meantime, you can give

me some sort of demonstration.

A gun and six cartridges.

That makes seven cartridges all

together. For one guinea. Too much. No,

too much.

Here, what's the trouble? My gun

exploded. Nobody touched it. His

cartridge has exploded. Then Algy and

Phyllis are using Gannet's machine

again. Unless you will not make check

with the electric company and see if

anybody's reported flickering lights.

Right, darling. My job will be to send

another cable to Neilson. And Jenny and

I will be the reserves. Wait. You two

are the only ones in our party Algy and

Phyllis can't recognize. May I suggest,

sir, that Mr. Longworth and I dress up

as tourists and then we may stumble

across their hiding place.

Brilliant idea, Tenny. I rather like it,

sir. There's somewhere along the

waterfront. Keep your eyes open for

anything unusual. Anything. Anything?

Unusual, Tenny.

As fast as you can, Tenny.

Your Terms are high, my friend. I'm

sorry, we're not interested. We'll have

to try elsewhere. I didn't say I wasn't

interested.

But a million pounds.

However, when my associates join me here

Lady Beryl and myself have reason to

hurry after what happened yesterday on

the steamer. No, the delay won't be

long. My man Gumbo is on the lookout for

them.

He'll bring them here at once.

I say, Tenny that would make an awful

nice snapshot. Get in there, will you,

old boy?

Thank you. Now then, see the pretty

birdie.

Look at the lass.

Look at the lass upstairs, sir.

What?

Would you like to buy a nice pet, sir?

Pet birdie. He's a most intelligent

bird, sir. Let's have a look at him.

Would you like to buy the bird, sir?

Very cheap. Only 1 pound. No.

You see, as a matter of fact we are not

tourists.

We are secret investigators.

And

Huh?

Yes. Well, and uh also we are looking

for the trace of a machine.

A very peculiar type of machine. Why

didn't you say so, gentlemen? My

master's expecting you.

He is? Yes, sir. If you'll come this

way, please.

I think he should be here any moment

now. He'll show them the machine, get

our money and be off before midnight.

But how? The ship doesn't sail for two

days.

I chartered a fishing boat.

Don't forget that with Drummond still

alive, they can't hope to hide out here

indefinitely.

Excuse me, Mr. Smith isn't here. What do

you want?

I think you expect two gentlemen, sir.

Ah, gentlemen, I can't tell you how glad

I am to see you. No.

I I mean, really. With all due respect,

Mr. Perkins, I understand you wish to be

anonymous.

Oh, yes. Yeah, very anonymous. Lady

Beryl and myself are anxious to conclude

this matter at once. Evidently, the

demonstration this morning has convinced

Mr. Smith that we aren't overcharging

him.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Have you the money with you?

No. No, that is

we are wealthy. Uh no,

it's within easy access, sir.

Splendid.

Then while we are waiting for Mr. Smith

What are you doing inside? I took the

two gentlemen upstairs to see the

machine, sir. You did what?

I took them upstairs, sir. You fool.

What

Claver, isn't it? Yes, Beryl.

These men are impostors. What? Hands up.

Come away from that door.

Come on.

I'm here.

The door, Mr. Longworth.

Now, if you will find Captain Drummond,

I'll hold these gentlemen here. Nice

work, Tenny. I rather like it, sir.

Hey, Tenny.

Got your shoes on, Tenny. Look what

they're doing here. Oh, what are they

doing here? Take them to that room.

Just a minute. Let me have that ring,

you old Oh, this is highway robbery. Oh,

no, please, old boy. My ma- my mother

gave me that and it's not at all

valuable. Valuable to me, my young

friend. By means of this ring, I'm going

to decoy the medicine, Captain Drummond,

to a spot where I can deal with him once

and for all. Oh, dear, dear, dear.

Paging Captain Drummond.

I'll take a message, please. Uh this boy

says he has a very important message for

Captain Drummond.

Mr. Longworth say he find what you want.

Say for you, meet him 5:00, old

lighthouse, Triangle Point. Did Mr.

Longworth really give you that message?

He say give you this, then you know I

speak true.

Is something wrong? But it is Algy's

ring. It may be a trap.

Well, if it's a trap, I'm going to

spring it before he walks into it. Then

I'll go with you.

No, you stay here. When Hugh comes, tell

him I've gone to Triangle Point.

I hope you two gentlemen will be

comfortable here for a little while.

Perhaps you'd be interested in watching

the last act of our little comedy

through the window there. You see,

Triangle Point is a secret ammunition

base.

And when Captain Drummond goes there

expecting to meet you, he'll meet

instead You can't do that. Then I shall

take this knife,

cut the rope,

and you two will disappear into the

slime below. Oh, no. Please, sir. Just

to give you something to think about. A

good job,

even if a bit theatrical.

Do you think Drummond will fall into

your trap? I think so.

Only we could get out of here and warn

you.

I don't see any possible way of doing

it, sir.

Oh.

The butchers are after us already.

Take a reef in your top to help me.

That's plain reason, sir.

Look what he's got. It's a knife. Betty.

Betty. Betty. Pretty Betty.

Betty. Nice Betty.

Nice Betty. Sweet please, Betty. Betty.

Please. Oh, Betty. Nice Betty.

Nice Betty. If

Nice lady Betty.

That's better, sir.

We've just got to get out of here.

Look so.

What?

Dear Betty.

Betty.

Come on, Betty. Sweet Betty. Sweet

Betty.

A nice Betty.

Oh, sweet Betty.

Bless you, Betty. Oh, sweet Betty.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh,

I think I've got the wrong one.

I used to call her Susan.

Never struck me, sir.

Where is Hugh? What's happened? Where's

Phyllis?

I mean for you, Phyllis took it. She's

gone to Triangle Point. Triangle Point?

Yes, they sent her this. Well, that's

Algy's ring. I know. It's some sort of a

trap, but she would go. They're up to

something. I'll go after you. Go to the

police station and get the authorities.

It's time for a showdown.

Hugh. Hugh.

Oh, thank goodness. We thought you were

on Triangle Point.

I'm going there now.

You mustn't, sir. Triangle Point is a

secret ammunition dump. And Mr. Alverson

plans to blow you up. Phyllis is there

now.

Watson. Tenny, you go after her. Yes,

sir. Hurry now.

Algy, we must stop that machine. Where

is it? Uh in that warehouse.

Get the police, Algy. Come in the front

entrance and I'll go through the window.

Right ho. Good luck, old boy.

I'm sure you'll agree that this is the

most amazing invention of our time.

I shall focus these two beams on that

distant point.

And I think that Captain Drummond is

going to receive the surprise of his

life.

I think we're ready, gentlemen.

Rather neat, eh, gentlemen?

We are satisfied.

I think you'll find the amount correct.

Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen.

I'll meet you at the hotel in an hour.

Yes, sir.

Now that there's nothing further to

arrange

Nothing except to eliminate the two

remaining witnesses. Would you care to

see the splash?

Drummond.

Think of that.

Get her off.

Get the machine. Turn it on.

Hugh. I've got THE POLICE. LOOK OUT,

TENNY.

WAIT.

WHY DON'T YOU ARREST SOMEBODY? DO

SOMETHING.

SERGEANT, you can arrest this man and

his confederates. Hugh.

Phyllis.

What do you want him arrested for? For

the murder of Richard Kennedy. What's

this? This is the stinger Scotland Yard

has been looking for.

Uh come on, the three of you.

Don't give up the ship, mate.