1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,840 You stole your own mother's jewels. 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,520 A private investigator is on the way. 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,080 This detective hired by the insurance company-- 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,480 Birtwistle, sir 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:13,720 He can go where you can't. 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,400 And his interrogation will provide a theory of the crime. 7 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:17,800 I will have the truth, or you will 8 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:19,360 be paid nothing for your claim. 9 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,400 You weren't kidnapped, but willingly left 10 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:24,320 with Charlie, who is now in prison and liable to hang. 11 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,000 To destroy the Red Thread would be to the advantage 12 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,400 of us both, Moriarty 13 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,440 How it must gall you to beg for my assistance. 14 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,480 Exercise great caution. You must learn to hunt while looking like prey. 15 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,880 Let me up or I'll blow your head off. 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,160 I could legally shoot you in self-defense, 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:53,360 but I'd rather talk. 18 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,400 Shall I call for a constable, or would you prefer to explain 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:56,320 why you bushwhacked me? 20 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,440 Should I call for a constable, or will you explain 21 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,160 why you've been following me all afternoon? 22 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:01,760 Promise not to attack me again. 23 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,760 Well, they looked a lot better before you mashed them up. 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,440 Sorry, I meant no insult. 25 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,160 Why would you give me flowers? 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:21,600 To ease an awkward introduction. 27 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:22,760 I'm sorry. 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,200 Shall I try again? 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:33,280 You're very nice, thank you. 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,240 You're most welcome. 31 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,200 You could have introduced yourself earlier. 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,320 I was anxious about how I might be received. 33 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,680 Not entirely without reason. 34 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:42,360 Maybe I jumped the gun. 35 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,040 I'm Amelia Rojas. 36 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:47,120 I'm Michael Wylie. 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,520 And I'm very much in need of your help. 38 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,760 What could a maid like me do for a gentleman like you? 39 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,720 No serving girl has ever put me on my back before. 40 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:58,600 You're far from ordinary. 41 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:00,520 And neither is your employer. 42 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,800 Oh. So the flowers have something 43 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:04,680 to do with Mr. Holmes. 44 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,240 You have that American way of getting right to the point. 45 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,360 And you have a way of not answering direct questions. 46 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:11,480 Why do you need my help? 47 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,200 How does it involve my employer? 48 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:14,680 Hmm? 49 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,840 A few years ago, Mr. Holmes helped put 50 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:21,640 a famous criminal, Professor James Moriarty, behind bars. 51 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:24,040 You ever heard of him? 52 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,400 No, but I've only started working for Mr. Holmes recently. 53 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:28,960 Oh? 54 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,280 And what's he like? 55 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:32,360 I'm no spy, Mr. Wylie. 56 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,240 I think spying's an ugly word. 57 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,360 And I'm not interested in his personal habits. 58 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:38,800 What are you interested in then? 59 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,400 Your employer's relationship to Professor Moriarty. 60 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:44,480 But I don't want to talk about him behind his back. 61 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,960 Who doesn't talk about their boss behind his back? 62 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,880 I only wonder if Mr. Holmes intends to accuse Professor 63 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:53,320 Moriarty of more crimes. 64 00:02:53,920 --> 00:02:55,760 If you could find out, I'd be very grateful. 65 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,680 I would pay a full pound for your trouble. 66 00:02:58,400 --> 00:02:59,720 That's a lot of money. 67 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,760 How do I get in contact with you? 68 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,200 I'll wait for you tomorrow and every day after that 69 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,200 at Mrs. Bailey's Tea House on Park Road at 4 p.m. 70 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,200 Just in case you learn something. 71 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,320 Five shillings extra for meeting me tomorrow. 72 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:16,360 And to put some butter on the bacon, 73 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,080 I'll even plunk down for tea. 74 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,520 I'll think about your offer, Mr. Wylie. 75 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Thank you for the flowers and for not shooting 76 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:26,280 me in the head. 77 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,240 Maybe I shouldn't say so, Miss Rojas, 78 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,320 But it is such a lovely head, I'm glad my gun wasn't loaded. 79 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:33,160 Until tomorrow then. 80 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,840 Amelia, where are you? 81 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,360 Amelia! I need you! 82 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:53,840 Beg your pardon, sir. 83 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,680 Miss Rojas has not returned from fetching your horse. 84 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,720 "Done on your orders," she says. 85 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,960 But those orders should have come through me. 86 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,080 If it hasn't occurred to you by now, 87 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,800 Amelia is not only my maid, she is also my assistant 88 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,760 in helping with a task, and it involves 89 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:08,640 the return of your sister. 90 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,000 What the devil's wrong with her? 91 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,320 You know, my wife is a woman of virtue. 92 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,600 And the thought of a young girl involved 93 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:16,880 in the grisly horrors of this kidnapping 94 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,600 upsets her past the point of feminine endurance. 95 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,680 Well, I do apologize, Mrs. Halligan, 96 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,880 if I've challenged your notion of propriety, 97 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,480 but in the name of-- oh, there you are. 98 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:26,160 What kept you? 99 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,000 Never mind. 100 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,000 I'm in a frightful hurry. 101 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,240 I'll ask for your report while I remove 102 00:04:30,280 --> 00:04:31,720 these verminous rags. 103 00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:34,080 He's taking off his clothes. 104 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,280 Clara is terrified for her reputation, 105 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,640 but she accepts that only we can keep her safe. 106 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,320 Mrs. Anderson even asked me to accept a post 107 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,400 as Clara's chaperone. 108 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,200 Mr. Birtwistle, the insurance investigator, 109 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:50,000 he offered me a job as his apprentice. 110 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,000 Bertie Birtwistle? 111 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:55,520 What a pompous ass. 112 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:56,720 Imagine working for him. 113 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,280 Listening to him pontificate all day. 114 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:00,440 What an insufferable bore. 115 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,680 Still, he has sometimes applied for me for advice, 116 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:04,920 so he's not a complete fool. 117 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,440 This other offer, however, chaperone to the American 118 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,840 ambassador's daughter, that's a job worth considering, 119 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,760 Not just for your safety, but for Clara. 120 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:15,240 She's, uh, is, after all, our last living 121 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:16,560 link to the red thread. 122 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,840 I can't believe how quickly they got to poor Charlie. 123 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,440 Fast as a telegraph signal. 124 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,200 However, before his untimely demise, 125 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:27,680 I did manage to ring from him the names of his accomplices. 126 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,680 Mr. Weams and Magott, if you can believe it. 127 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,520 Aliases, no doubt, as well as their possible destination. 128 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,240 And with this information, I hope soon to have their faces. 129 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:39,800 Yes. 130 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:41,440 You already do. 131 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,960 Ah. I saw them leaving the coffin 132 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:45,320 factory right before Charlie. 133 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,280 Yes, well, Charlie suggested they'd been warned to 134 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,360 escape by a police officer, someone of rank, no doubt. 135 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,800 How did you manage to reach Charlie unseen? 136 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,240 Oh, with the help of an old prisoner in exchange for 137 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,760 finding his prodigal son, a task that will take me 138 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:01,320 to Scotland Yard without crossing the thread. 139 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,160 And is he this prisoner? 140 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,920 is completely unconnected to our present business, 141 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,080 which for you means tracking down Weams and Magott. 142 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,560 It's our most dangerous mission yet, 143 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,320 and you may not go unarmed. 144 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,160 So allow me to demonstrate the basics of this-- 145 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,120 uh, oh. 146 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:21,920 It's kind of old, isn't it? 147 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,880 Some other issues, but you've kept it in decent shape. 148 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:30,120 I'll need more bullets. 149 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,480 Six is quite enough. 150 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,080 How did you become so proficient in firearms? 151 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,280 My mother taught me with a machine she built. 152 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,280 Remember, watch for the recoil and aim ahead of the target. 153 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:52,520 Time for something harder. 154 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,600 You've improved. 155 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,080 That's the first time you hit even one pigeon 156 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,040 when two were flying. 157 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:05,440 But why learn this? 158 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:07,600 And don't say it's the wilderness, 159 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,560 because I already know how to hunt wild animals 160 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,080 and protect myself from them too. 161 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:12,360 You're right, Amelia. 162 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,040 Wolves and bears are not your enemies. 163 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:16,600 Well then who is? 164 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:18,640 I am the daughter of an Apache mother 165 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,120 and a Ranchero father. 166 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,080 And my grandfather was a soldier of Spain. 167 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,440 You are part of all of them, and also half English. 168 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:27,880 This frightens people. 169 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,600 But why if we're a part of everyone? 170 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,960 Part of everyone, all of nothing. 171 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:36,200 We're a tribe of two. 172 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,200 Well, maybe one day we can be a tribe of three. 173 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,120 I could marry someone strong and handsome. 174 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:46,120 He could help us. 175 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:47,760 Shall we wait then? 176 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,120 Depend on someone we haven't met yet. 177 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,640 Or shall we be ready to protect ourselves? 178 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Pull! 179 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,760 So, your mother taught you all this, 180 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,000 but she did not teach you how to keep your balance 181 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:09,760 in a fight. 182 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:10,560 Excuse me? 183 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,280 Your assailant had you on the ground 184 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:13,840 where he rolled you at least once. 185 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:15,680 I say he because this mark on your shoulder 186 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,040 comes from the hand of a man, You're clearly not a gentleman. 187 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,480 The general distress of your clothes 188 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,000 and this trail of debris strewn across Mrs. Halligan's 189 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,520 newly cleaned floor indicate a closer relationship 190 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,320 with grass and mud than one would normally encounter 191 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:29,920 in the course of returning a horse. 192 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:31,680 And this, this, look at this. 193 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,840 Primula vulgaris. 194 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,120 Yes, common primrose. 195 00:08:38,680 --> 00:08:43,120 So pray explain this struggle which I urged you to avoid. 196 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:44,760 Well, it wasn't my fault. 197 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,240 There was a man, an older man, near your age. 198 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:52,360 He tried to steal Chance while I watered him. 199 00:08:52,680 --> 00:08:55,880 I slipped and rolled out of Chance's way, 200 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,320 but I jumped up and I struggled with the man 201 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:00,280 who ran away when he saw that I'd fight back. 202 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:01,560 Why did you not give Chase? 203 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Because I didn't want to leave your horse behind 204 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,080 in case the thief had an accomplice. 205 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Yeah. Well, we'll take 206 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:12,920 that as answered, though you did not 207 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,560 account for the primrose. 208 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,240 Now, in what remains of the afternoon, 209 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,800 you will have Mr. Halligan drive you to the coffin factory 210 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,040 to ascertain if there is a telephone on the premises. 211 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,840 A telephone is a rather-- I know what a telephone is. 212 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,600 Oh, well, just making certain. 213 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,840 Afterwards, you will press on to Richmond 214 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,840 in search of Weams and Magott. 215 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,160 You will station yourself at the best local chop house 216 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,160 and offer to sketch portraits at sixpence apiece. 217 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,960 Now, you can use these pictures of Charlie's accomplices 218 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,560 as examples of your work. 219 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,080 Oh, and then if anyone has seen either of these men, then... 220 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,960 Yes, they're likely to comment on the quality 221 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,120 of the likenesses. 222 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,280 It's amazing how quickly you apprehend my solutions. 223 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:51,840 Very interesting. 224 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,160 Now, here are two sovereigns for expenses. 225 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,400 Now, if you manage to locate the kidnappers 226 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,920 or someplace they have confined Watson and Mrs. Hudson, 227 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,920 you must send me a telegram forthwith. 228 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,320 And where are you off to? 229 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:06,280 Oh, Scotland Yard. 230 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,480 I'm there to play the fool. 231 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:08,800 I have no time to lose. 232 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:09,520 Where's my coat? 233 00:10:09,560 --> 00:10:10,520 Oh, I left it on the stairs. 234 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,520 Don't forget the gun. 235 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:52,480 Thank you for such a pleasant ride. 236 00:10:52,560 --> 00:10:53,560 You're welcome, Amelia. 237 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,440 Though, it seems improper that you should put yourself 238 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,680 in danger for the wages of a scullery maid. 239 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,160 Oh, I have good reason to help Mr. Holmes, 240 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,400 as do you and Mrs. Halligan. 241 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:03,960 I wish I didn't upset her so much. 242 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:05,880 Oh, no, it's not like that, no. 243 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,480 From before we were married, During our days in service 244 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,000 to the Earl of Compton, the missus has been keenly 245 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:13,360 aware of social decorum. 246 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,000 Mr. Holmes and his ways are sometimes a bit unorthodox. 247 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:19,560 I respect Mrs. Halligan's opinions. 248 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,480 I would not mention the word "opinion" to her. 249 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,800 In my wife's mind, she has no opinions, only the facts. 250 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,880 Contradicting her is like trying to float upstream. 251 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,640 That coach over there, where's Lord Withersea's 252 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:34,400 coat of arms? 253 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:35,040 How odd. 254 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,480 Not at all, Mr. Halligan. 255 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:37,440 It's a bit of luck. 256 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:39,800 Finally. Excuse me. 257 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,240 This won't take long. 258 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,480 But, Lord Withersea, we can't just leave. 259 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:44,320 Crack on, will you? 260 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,800 Your investigation hasn't stopped people from dying. 261 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,680 Our inquiry's not yet complete. 262 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,400 We were closed for minor refurbishments. 263 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,400 No one was aware the kidnappers were hiding here. 264 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,640 We must finish our own work before you can resume yours. 265 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,120 If you refuse to leave, I will file a complaint 266 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:00,160 with your superiors. 267 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:02,680 As you wish, Lord Withersea. 268 00:12:06,680 --> 00:12:08,480 Get me Scotland Yard and the Chief Inspector 269 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:09,440 Whitlock's office. 270 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,040 Madam, the factory is closed. 271 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:14,080 Sorry, sir. 272 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,400 My brother is a joiner here, but 273 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,120 he's fallen very ill. 274 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:19,520 I'm sorry to hear it. 275 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,840 Unfortunately, these coffins are not for sale. 276 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:23,040 Oh, no, sir. 277 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:26,120 I wanted only to know when work was to resume. 278 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:27,160 Oh, don't worry, miss. 279 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,160 If your brother is well by Sunday. 280 00:12:29,560 --> 00:12:32,000 When you are done, call me on my telephone in Richmond. 281 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,920 My family will be so relieved. 282 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:34,640 Thank you so much. 283 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,200 I must go tell them right away. 284 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:37,240 Thank you. 285 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:38,240 Excuse me, sir. 286 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:45,160 Where to, milord? 287 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:46,400 Richmond. Quick about it. 288 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,120 Now where, Miss Rojas? 289 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:55,880 Follow that carriage. 290 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,760 Of course I can show you a telephone, Mr. Holmes. 291 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:07,920 And while you're here this visit, as always, 292 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,000 I can introduce you to some of the Yard's 293 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,640 newest crime-fighting innovations 294 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,760 from our advanced scientific division. 295 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:15,320 Oh, for example... 296 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,680 Though they're not exactly new, and there are already quite 297 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:21,160 a few on the streets, but... 298 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,480 One day, sir, electric lights will replace gas lamps 299 00:13:25,560 --> 00:13:27,400 with a brilliance you can only imagine, 300 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:29,320 banishing the darkness of night and keeping the 301 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:30,480 criminals at bay. 302 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,400 Or making it easier for them to see their victims, 303 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:33,720 Detective Swann. 304 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,720 And look at this, samples from the pen 305 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,200 of every known blackmailer and swindler in the land. 306 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,120 We are almost at a point where we can put a name 307 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,160 to a criminal by his penmanship alone. 308 00:13:43,680 --> 00:13:46,000 Well, let's hope these criminals remain ignorant 309 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:46,920 of the typewriter. 310 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,080 And, thanks to the work of Mr. E.R. 311 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:50,960 Henry and several foreigners, 312 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,680 the science division is in the midst of developing an index 313 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,680 that can create, capture and enlarge finger marks, 314 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:58,160 since no two are alike. 315 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,120 Well, you must remind me to invest in glove making. 316 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,440 Now, Detective Swann, fascinating as this tour has been, 317 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,480 it is telephony that I wish to study. 318 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,600 Right. And you are in luck, Mr. Holmes, 319 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:11,680 for it has proven such a boon to policing 320 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,680 that we have not one, but four telephones in our headquarters. 321 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:15,600 Here's one of them. 322 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,440 I had hoped to see a working model. 323 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:20,640 Certainly. I'll take you to Chief 324 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:21,920 Inspector Whitlock's office. 325 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,160 And may I say, sir, how admirable it is 326 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,160 that a gentleman of your year still seeks to remain au 327 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:29,640 courant with innovation. 328 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,360 It is difficult to find people with such a lively curiosity 329 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:34,800 in their late middle age. 330 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,800 Detective, this sort of praise is usually reserved 331 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,000 for one's eulogy. 332 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:40,320 Oh, heartfelt, sir. 333 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,360 You can be sure. 334 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:42,240 Oh, this way. 335 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:43,360 Telephones are upstairs. 336 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:45,920 You could try our new elevator. 337 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,360 This way, Mr. Holmes. 338 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:52,920 I hate that blasted contraption. 339 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,440 Telephones serve no useful purpose in detection. 340 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,200 Take my rescue of the American ambassador's daughter. 341 00:14:58,280 --> 00:14:59,320 Oh, that was you? 342 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,920 Your public modesty is remarkable. 343 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,000 We have yet to release the news, but the coachman 344 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,520 who kidnapped the girl has done the decent thing 345 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:09,720 and hanged himself in a cell. 346 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:10,600 Case closed. 347 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:12,960 All without the use of a telephone. 348 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:14,160 Case closed. 349 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,440 So you also recovered the ambassador's stolen jewels? 350 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:19,800 Not yet, no. 351 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,000 But the culprit had very little time to dispose of them. 352 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,840 I am personally taking over this investigation, 353 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,040 so I'm confident the jewels will be found. 354 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,480 Can I tell you anything else about telephones, Mr. Holmes? 355 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,680 Aside from Bullivant's complaints, 356 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:35,800 do you find them useful? 357 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:36,480 I do. 358 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,520 If a suspect flees London by rail, for example, 359 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:47,120 I can just call ahead and have officers present on the platform 360 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:48,800 before the wretch steps off the train. 361 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:49,440 Can I help right now? 362 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:49,920 No. 363 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:50,320 No, we're fine. 364 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:51,080 Thank you. 365 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,640 All without moving from my desk. 366 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:55,040 How convenient. 367 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,040 Perhaps I should have one installed for myself. 368 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,880 They're still quite expensive for use in a private residence. 369 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:05,320 In the pursuit of justice, I allow myself to be extravagant. 370 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,240 I've just come from wasting half the day visiting that 371 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:09,440 old reprobate Moriarty. 372 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,960 Had I been able to conduct the interview by telephone, 373 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,520 then I might have saved myself both the journey 374 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,760 and several hours in his loathsome company. 375 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:19,880 Moriarty. What did the villain 376 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:20,800 have to say for himself? 377 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,920 Oh, he was reciting some pathetic story 378 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,080 about his son Daniel, sent to Australia as a 379 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,400 juvenile offender in the '80s. 380 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,480 And now the young man has returned to London, 381 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,640 but has avoided visiting his father. 382 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:37,080 Yes. I saw a brief mention 383 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,080 of him two months ago. 384 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,040 Every day, the Home Office sent me a list 385 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:47,120 of potential revolutionaries, misfits, and former felons. 386 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,680 How I'm supposed to keep on top of it all, I'll never know. 387 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,920 And is Daniel Moriarty on that list? 388 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,000 Yes, changed his name to Michael Wylie, 389 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,160 whilst in Australia, and who could blame him for that? 390 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,880 Works as a clerk for some broker on the stock exchange. 391 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:02,480 Would you like him brought in for questioning, 392 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,400 this young Moriarty? 393 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,400 No, no, I think it might be best to deal 394 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,040 with the matter unofficially. 395 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,880 And should you suddenly have an idea 396 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,720 as to the whereabouts of the ambassador's missing jewels? 397 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,840 I suppose I could just ring you. 398 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:20,480 Hmm? I wonder, Chief Inspector, 399 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,920 does one buy the telephone and all that comes 400 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,240 with it outright, or do they continue to 401 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:26,600 charge you by the call? 402 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:27,760 Both, of course. 403 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,560 Would you happen to have a statement I could examine 404 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,640 just so I could estimate my monthly costs? 405 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,440 I do have a copy, yes. 406 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,040 The bill doesn't have names in it, of course. 407 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:44,440 Just the numbers well dialed and the duration of each call. 408 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:45,880 Cruising at your leisure. 409 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:47,480 Thank you, Chief Inspector. 410 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:48,880 Happy to help, Mr. Holmes. 411 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,120 You've proven useful in the past and may yet 412 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:52,040 do so in the future. 413 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,640 That's very thoughtful of you to say. 414 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,280 I shall take my leave and allow you, two gentlemen, to resume 415 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,160 your more important duties. 416 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,600 Au revoir. 417 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:06,600 Ah, Mr. Holmes. 418 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:08,800 Going down? 419 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:10,040 Yes. 420 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,360 Always a pleasure to see you, sir. 421 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,720 I could use your help regarding all 422 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,280 the newest advances in our mutual field of endeavor, 423 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,240 but only if I can depend on your discretion. 424 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:31,920 I wouldn't want your superiors to know 425 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:33,520 that we were in communication. 426 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,360 They might think I lost my touch. 427 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:37,920 I'm sure you've got some good years still left, sir, 428 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:39,920 And it would be my honor to assist you. 429 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:58,880 Stop. 430 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,600 Mr. Halligan, drive to the nearest telegraph office 431 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,160 and send a message to Mr. Holmes. 432 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,920 Tell him that Lord Withersea It doesn't just own 433 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,960 the coffin factory, but it also has a 434 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:10,080 mansion in Richmond. 435 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,880 Amelia, I am Mr. Holmes's gentleman, 436 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:14,400 and not an errand boy. 437 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:18,640 Here, take these two sovereigns, 438 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:21,560 send a message, and after that, enjoy the finest chop 439 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:22,360 house you can find. 440 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:23,440 But hold on to the change. 441 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,080 My word, where did you come by two whole sovereigns? 442 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,680 Never mind, I will ponder that question 443 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,960 over a pork roast and all the trimmings. 444 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,440 But if you have not come to town in three hours, 445 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,320 I will return and wait outside the gate. 446 00:19:40,360 --> 00:19:42,800 It was a bad experience with the hound many years back. 447 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,760 I think it would be safer if you came with me. 448 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:46,720 Don't worry, Mr. Halligan. 449 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,880 If it finds me, I know how to handle a dog. 450 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,760 I think Dr. Watson and Mrs. Hudson are being held here. 451 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,440 Mr. Holmes needs to know. 452 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:54,640 Urgently. 453 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,040 Now go get the message out and enjoy dinner. 454 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,000 Quiet! 455 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:16,240 Sit! Sit! 456 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,440 Stay. Stay. 457 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:22,400 Stay. 458 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:23,880 Stay. 459 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,840 It's been a while since I've had to assign you 460 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,000 boys such a complicated task. 461 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,200 I'm afraid it requires a bit of legwork. 462 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:38,880 Sure, I want you to gather what's 463 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:40,800 left of the Baker Street Irregulars 464 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,920 and search through all the usual haunts 465 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,440 of the clerks of the exchange for a young Australian, 466 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,600 newly arrived, age 25. 467 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,400 Goes by the name of Michael Wylie. 468 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,880 As you find him, you can have two shillings a piece. 469 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,200 Mr. Holmes, that'll take us all night and day. 470 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:56,200 We're not 11 anymore. 471 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:00,040 Another half a crown, but I need results by sundown tomorrow. 472 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:01,360 Something satisfactory, sir? 473 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:02,440 I hope so, Mrs. Halligan. 474 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:03,440 I'll be out for dinner. 475 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,600 Cab! Right. 476 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,560 Another half a crown each if you make sure I'm 477 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:09,840 not followed from this place. 478 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,120 Richmond, Lord Withersea's estate. 479 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,960 That's some distance, Governor. 480 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:14,960 It's on me way home. 481 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,120 Well, I'll double the fare, then you can wait 482 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,120 for me and bring me back. 483 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,320 For God's sake, man, drive. 484 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:21,520 This is an emergency. 485 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:22,920 Come on, boys. 486 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:23,680 Time to go. 487 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:24,720 Excuse me, sir. 488 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:25,800 Hold on a second there. 489 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,080 We'll only be two minutes. 490 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:28,200 Not even two minutes. 491 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:29,400 Honest to God, two minutes. 492 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,360 Please don't make any noise. 493 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:29,680 Sherlock Holmes sent me. 494 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:30,560 I'm here to help. 495 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,520 Just... 496 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:39,680 Just give me a second. 497 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,280 Don't make a sound. 498 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,440 Show me where they are. 499 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:27,880 We must find an eternal resting place 500 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,280 for our guests by tonight. 501 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:31,160 My wife and the other servants will be back 502 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:32,040 late tomorrow morning. 503 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:34,160 I'll dig a hole for them. 504 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,440 Add a deal of quicklime to hasten their journey. 505 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:38,160 Shame to waste the coffins, though. 506 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,480 They're worth less than they will be, a week or two hence. 507 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,320 O'Leary, did you open these caskets? 508 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:58,080 No, sir, I did not. 509 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:01,680 The lids have been forced. 510 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,920 Stand up. 511 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:21,080 Stand up. 512 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:22,320 Slowly. 513 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,440 Show me your hands. 514 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,800 One twitch, and I'll make room for you 515 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,160 in one of them coffins you open. 516 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,240 All right, then, my lady. 517 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:42,760 Who are you when you're at home? 518 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:44,960 My name doesn't matter. 519 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:46,880 Just the name of my mother. 520 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:50,320 Lucia Rojas. 521 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:54,960 Sorry, never heard of her. 522 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,760 She was another victim of the Red Thread. 523 00:24:58,560 --> 00:24:59,920 Murdered by men like you. 524 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,480 Men like him, you mean. 525 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,640 How came you to be here? 526 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:04,640 How did you know where we were? 527 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,120 Too late for explanations, my lord. 528 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,040 She's already seen them. 529 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:13,320 And seen us. 530 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:14,360 Hold your fire. 531 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,080 First, I must call for instruction. 532 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,640 And you would do well to remember your place. 533 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,000 Yay. 534 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,400 Lords always giving orders. 535 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:29,960 From Ireland to India. 536 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:31,880 Go. 537 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:36,680 Now, before I lose my patience, take the dog with you 538 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,240 and put it in the kitchen and close the door. 539 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:39,680 I don't want it running in here again. 540 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,000 Now that our lordship is gone, my lady. 541 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:54,920 Perhaps we can think of a better way to get acquainted. 542 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,080 This is it. 543 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:11,480 Stop! Stop! 544 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,000 Stop! 545 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,160 You expected, sir? 546 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:21,320 Certainly hope not. 547 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:24,640 Stop, sir. 548 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:25,640 Are you of age? 549 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,600 I've heard quite enough about my age for one 550 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:29,840 day, thank you very much. 551 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,560 For your information, I've just turned... 552 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:33,520 ...forty. 553 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,560 I have to say, sir, you don't look it. 554 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,240 Thank you. 555 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:39,520 Walk on! 556 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:40,680 Walk on! 557 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,040 I say, dear girl... 558 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:22,560 you all right? 559 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,240 H-He tried to -- 560 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,000 There's no need to speak of it. 561 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:36,720 I understand. 562 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,120 Are you safe here? 563 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,200 Are we alone? 564 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,800 No. No. 565 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,120 The servants and the family are away, 566 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,520 but Withersea is in the house. 567 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,880 Front carriage. 568 00:27:55,920 --> 00:28:03,520 The coffins. 569 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:30,800 I can't question them. 570 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:33,680 Still, they'll bother us no more. 571 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:40,200 I always carry a little flask of brandy for medicinal purposes. 572 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:41,480 It's a remarkable restorative. 573 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:42,400 Would you care to... 574 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:51,880 Now, I... 575 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,400 I understand these stables may seem impressive. 576 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:00,160 But might you wait for me here with your weapon at the ready? 577 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:04,120 Yes. But if you're going to confront Withersea, 578 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:04,960 I'm sorry. 579 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:05,720 It's okay. 580 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,240 Be careful, he's one of them. 581 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:08,960 Well, judging by Weams and Magott, 582 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:10,920 I think it's Withersea ought to be careful. 583 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:12,280 Where's Mr. Halligan? 584 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:13,400 He's finishing his dinner. 585 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:15,400 He'll be back in less than an hour. 586 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,480 Right. 587 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:18,320 Well. 588 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:21,840 Good work. 589 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,880 Very good work. 590 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:31,480 Sorry to put you in such grave danger. 591 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:33,000 Very sorry indeed. 592 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:33,920 Wait there. 593 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,400 Please hold. I'll try to connect you. 594 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:15,600 Mr. Sherlock Holmes. 595 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:18,360 Pleasure to see you again. 596 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,080 Very good of you to say so, my lord. 597 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:26,080 I admit to a certain ignorance regarding the proper etiquette 598 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:27,240 in this situation. 599 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,480 But perhaps you could talk to me instead of your telephone. 600 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:32,800 Allow me to put the receiver down. 601 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:36,200 Please. 602 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:38,280 Don't move. 603 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,520 I am standing perfectly still. 604 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:42,680 Should have expected you, I suppose. 605 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,760 The girl in the stable is one of your spies? 606 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:46,760 Yes, she is. 607 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:48,320 And alive and well. 608 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,360 The same cannot be said of your confederate. 609 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,000 The world will little grieve his absence. 610 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:55,440 You, on the other hand? 611 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,840 Killing me would be a very bad idea, my lord. 612 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:02,160 Even for one who has made as many poor choices 613 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:05,040 as you have of late, the police are en route. 614 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:06,960 No, they're not. 615 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,000 But what would they find, Mr. Holmes? 616 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,440 When they finally appear, that remains to be seen. 617 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:16,040 If Watson and Mrs. Hudson are present and alive 618 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,520 and in good health, the authorities will find their 619 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,840 kidnappers dead in the stables and perhaps they could recover 620 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,400 the jewels stolen from the home of the American ambassador. 621 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:27,920 I could convince them that you are 622 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,800 ignorant of the entire scheme and your station 623 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,880 and former wealth might give them pause. 624 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:36,840 Former wealth, Mr. Holmes? 625 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:42,240 I do note without pleasure the faded spaces on your walls 626 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,320 where valued paintings used to hang 627 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,120 And your coat, which was fashionable four years ago, 628 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,520 has had its colors refreshed in places with ink. 629 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:53,720 And your tie is jagged along the edges from overuse. 630 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,560 And this rug on which I'm standing is pocked with scars. 631 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,040 Now, I know of only two vices that 632 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:00,760 can create such circumstances. 633 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,400 And since your face is unblemished, 634 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:06,640 your challenges would seem to do less with drink 635 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,600 and more to bad luck at cards. 636 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:10,320 Just so, Mr. Holmes. 637 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:12,040 Just so. 638 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:15,480 Gambling lured me into wagering my happiness, 639 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:17,160 and I lost. 640 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,480 Well, I beg you, my lord, roll the dice once more. 641 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:23,400 Bet on me. 642 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,840 Help rescue my friends, and all may yet be well. 643 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:28,920 Your friends are long gone from here, Mr. Holmes. 644 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,720 The red thread has them, and I cannot help you save them. 645 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,360 Strike back against the thread, sir. 646 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,520 Help me bring these criminals to justice. 647 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,680 My, but you entertain a high opinion of yourself, Mr. Holmes. 648 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:43,120 Bring them to justice. 649 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,080 You might as well try and sweep the sand from the Sahara, 650 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:52,440 or clear the oceans of salt. 651 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:54,800 You honestly have no idea what you're up against, do you? 652 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,200 This is no gang of pick pockets, sir. 653 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:04,000 The red thread represents the very industrialization of crime. 654 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,160 And they are preparing to commit the greatest offense ever 655 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:08,680 conceived by the human mind. 656 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,600 Or at least beyond your poor imagination. 657 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:14,240 No, I have a much better idea. 658 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:15,880 Killing me would be pointless. 659 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:17,000 Helping you would be worse. 660 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,640 Not only would it lead to my own execution, but that 661 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:21,680 of my wife and children. 662 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:24,880 Oh, yes. 663 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:26,520 They would not scruple even at that. 664 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,280 Believe me when I say it is impossible for you to escape. 665 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:31,560 No, Mr. Holmes. 666 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:33,360 It is you who cannot escape. 667 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:36,400 But I can and I will. 668 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:40,040 Farewell. 669 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,960 Oh, you look very well, considering. 670 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,560 Are you sure you won't need me this afternoon? 671 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:45,440 Uh, no. 672 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,320 Further investigation of the thread 673 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,560 awaits installation of my telephone. 674 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,160 In the meantime, I've started a new search 675 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:56,240 for a young rascal called Dan Moriarty, 676 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:58,840 also known as Michael Wylie. 677 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:00,800 Michael Wylie? 678 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:01,640 Yes. 679 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:04,560 It's an alias adopted by the son of a very dangerous criminal 680 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,480 whose father sometimes tries to kill me. 681 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,000 There's nothing to worry about. 682 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,800 The elder Moriarty is presently in prison and mostly harmless. 683 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:15,760 I'm Amelia Rojas. 684 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:16,920 I'm Michael Wylie. 685 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,200 And I'm very much in need of your help. 686 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:22,560 I'll wait for you tomorrow and every day after that 687 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:27,520 at Mrs. Bailey's Tea House on Park Road at 4 p.m. 688 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,440 We shall call this your monthly day off. 689 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:32,720 I want you to keep the money that Mr. 690 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:33,760 Halligan returned to you. 691 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,080 And find something completely unsuitable 692 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:37,360 on which to spend it. 693 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:37,960 Be free. 694 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:38,680 Do whatever you want. 695 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:41,400 Nice long walk will do you good. 696 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:42,720 Preferably along the park. 697 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:44,520 Stick to the most public areas possible. 698 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,760 In fact, don't go too far outside the neighborhood. 699 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,000 I'm glad I can do whatever I want. 700 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:51,240 Just stay safe, please. 701 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,640 It's very odd how concerns for your safety 702 00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:56,240 suddenly affect my concentration. 703 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:57,480 Especially with people suggesting 704 00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:00,080 we might be facing offenses beyond my imagination. 705 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,240 Oh, someone at the door. 706 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,520 I see my lessons in deduction have not been entirely wasted. 707 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,920 Out of deference to Mrs. Halligan's sensibilities, 708 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,480 if you could please leave by the servant's entrance. 709 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:18,200 I, um-- Yeah. 710 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,160 Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Holmes. 711 00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:25,600 I appreciate it very much. 712 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,760 Good morning, ma'am. 713 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:32,560 I'll help you. 714 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:33,960 Hello, Mrs. Hudson. 715 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,240 I'm here on business with Sherlock Holmes. 716 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:36,760 Do you have an appointment? 717 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:37,880 Lady Violet. 718 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,720 My dear Mrs. Hudson, people make 719 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:42,040 appointments with me. 720 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:47,240 Ah, there you are, Sherlock. 721 00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:50,360 How delightful to see you again. 722 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:58,160 How little your rooms have changed in the last 20 years. 723 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:06,040 And so lovely that your dear old landlady still guards the door. 724 00:37:07,240 --> 00:37:09,680 And where is the loyal Dr. Watson? 725 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:12,800 On a walking tour of Italy. 726 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,080 And that was not Mrs. Hudson. 727 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:17,840 She's visiting her husband's family in 728 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:18,920 the Scottish Highlands. 729 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,040 That was her twin sister, Mrs. Halligan. 730 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:22,960 An uncanny likeness. 731 00:37:23,720 --> 00:37:25,960 I half expected you might be helping the police 732 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,280 with this grisly affair in Richmond. 733 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:30,360 Oh? You haven't heard? 734 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:35,600 Lord Withersea killed his coachman and then himself. 735 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,280 And they found two more criminals in Withersea Coffins, 736 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:41,880 shot through the head in his stables. 737 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,400 Well, the case solves itself? 738 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,200 Certainly hope not. 739 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,640 Sensational murders could liven up the season, 740 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,240 which has been even duller than usual. 741 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:56,200 I came here straight from the American ambassador's residence. 742 00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,240 I believe you know him. 743 00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:58,800 We have been introduced. 744 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,160 His wife is most insistent on hiring away 745 00:38:01,240 --> 00:38:05,320 one of your servants, a Miss Amelia Rojas as chaperone 746 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,800 for their daughter, Clara. 747 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,800 What have the ambassador's domestic arrangements 748 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:11,720 to do with you? 749 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:13,320 Since I was once presented at court, 750 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,840 I am sometimes enlisted to help young ladies 751 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:17,360 follow in my footsteps. 752 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:20,680 Clara Anderson is one of my protégées. 753 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,120 The Andersons paid my expenses to and from 754 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,120 the United States in order to prepare 755 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:30,160 their immature daughter, Clara, for her introduction to society. 756 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,120 I can't say exactly when that will be, 757 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:36,320 since the appropriate dates for balls are all spoken for, 758 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,320 but I will work something out. 759 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:39,960 For a fee, I suppose. 760 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:44,480 In terms of income, I am dependent on my younger brother, 761 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,400 whose generosity is even less pronounced 762 00:38:47,480 --> 00:38:48,680 than his intelligence. 763 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:50,440 But back to your maid. 764 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:53,120 Should not Amelia have some say in this matter? 765 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:54,200 I don't see why. 766 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,520 I am much opposed to this movement of treating 767 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:02,280 one's servants as part of the household. 768 00:39:03,240 --> 00:39:07,400 No. The only question is, would 769 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,840 she be aware of her place? 770 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:11,160 She is after all. 771 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,160 She is after all what? 772 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:16,600 An American. 773 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,440 They are famed for over-familiarity 774 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:20,760 and coarse manners. 775 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,160 I've known some to be little short of passionate, 776 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,480 which I always find very vulgar in a woman. 777 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:29,600 Well, if you deem Amelia too unpolished for polite society, 778 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:31,400 perhaps she should remain in my employ. 779 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:37,000 Why, Sherlock, where on earth did you come by this photograph? 780 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:38,880 Just look at them. 781 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:43,200 Cowboys, cutthroats, Indians, and sharpshooters. 782 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,040 And in the back row, us. 783 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:46,960 Oh, dear. 784 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:48,800 We were so young. 785 00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:52,920 Oh, and there's that woman with whom you 786 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,400 became so enamored. 787 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,240 She was a designer, no? 788 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,280 I'll never forget you comparing her to da Vinci. 789 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:01,840 All her improbable inventions. 790 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:03,360 What was her name? 791 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:04,520 Little Pigeon. 792 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:05,520 Little dove. 793 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:09,120 She was, in fact, an accomplished engineer. 794 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:10,800 Oh, yes. 795 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:11,920 I remember now. 796 00:40:12,720 --> 00:40:15,760 You wanted me to submit her designs 797 00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:19,120 for some terrifying weapon, was it not? 798 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:22,880 To my father when he was running the Ministry of War. 799 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:26,760 You were quite keen on getting a working model constructed. 800 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,160 It was a souvenir, nothing more. 801 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:32,640 But it has bearing on my business, as 802 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:34,200 you must surely know. 803 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:38,040 Indeed, I suspect that's why you hired the girl 804 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:39,280 in the first place. 805 00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:42,440 Is the picture out for her benefit? 806 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,680 How sentimental you have become. 807 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,280 The telegram I just handed you contains the 808 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:49,960 details of Amelia's birth. 809 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:53,200 Her mother, according to the Pinkertons, is none other 810 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:55,920 than the same little dove of whom we were speaking. 811 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,000 though she changed her name to Lucia Rojas. 812 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:02,560 And I note Emilia's unnamed father 813 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,560 is described as an explorer deceased. 814 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:08,400 Yes. Amelia said something like that to me. 815 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:13,160 Perhaps the girl was the offspring 816 00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:15,800 of one of those whirlwind romances 817 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:18,200 for which theatrical types are so famous. 818 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:22,600 Born a mere 18 months after her mother departed from London. 819 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:26,200 18 months? 820 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,800 That's rather, uh... 821 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,360 Well, here. 822 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:33,040 Oh, keep it. 823 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:35,240 It's only the background information collected 824 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:36,360 by the Pinkertons. 825 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:38,240 There are no official documents, and I've copied 826 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:39,680 all the relevant details now. 827 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:44,120 Don't make a fuss over losing the girl's services 828 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:45,920 just because you were fond of her mother. 829 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:49,720 This new arrangement will improve her station in life 830 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:53,120 and is most definitely for the good of the country. 831 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:56,880 My regards to Dr. Watson and Mrs. Hudson. 832 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,280 If my mother said so, then I am your daughter. 833 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:10,960 18 months.