ballarat. >> that is the word the man uttered. >> australia. >> someone from ballarat.hat is ballarat known for? >> its goldfields. miss turner said that her father had met mccarthy on the goldfields. i see the direction which all this points. an australian from ballarat, and one who is at home in the district. [door slams] unless i'm very much mistaken, he's here. >> [knocks] mr. john turner. >> mr. holmes, dr. watson. my daughter told me you were lodging here. >> did you get my note? >> yes, yes. something about coming here to avoid a scandal. >> better than meeting up at the hall. people might talk. >> and why do you wish to see me? >> oh, yes. i know about you and mccarthy. my friend watson will jot down a few facts. i promise you, they'll not be used unless it is absolutely needed. do sit down. >> you didn't know the dead man mccarthy. he was the devil incarnate. god keep you out of the clutches of a man such as he. his grip has been upon me these many years, and he's blasted my life. i'll tell you first how i came to be in his power. it was in the early '60s at th