WEBVTT 02:00.000 --> 02:21.480 You're sure our cause yes Alex do it is my name I must talk to I'm in desperate need 02:21.480 --> 02:28.880 of your advice come in my lad come in. Oh let me introduce my friend and colleague 02:28.880 --> 02:33.040 Dr Watson. Watson. 02:37.840 --> 02:38.440 Watson. 02:49.600 --> 02:53.840 Come just as I suspect when I oh oh my goodness me 02:53.840 --> 02:59.000 a patient oh I do beg your pardon me that you standing there like that most remiss on me 02:59.360 --> 03:04.120 there if you sit down I'll be with you in a moment my dear doctor Mr Dougal is not your 03:04.120 --> 03:06.040 patient he's come to see me. 03:18.120 --> 03:23.680 About a matter which I imagine has something to do with the injury you sustained 03:23.680 --> 03:25.080 about 03:25.080 --> 03:28.240 a matter which might prove even more disastrous to a certain young lady if she's 03:28.240 --> 03:32.480 allowed to marry this man without somebody telling her but on the other hand how can 03:32.480 --> 03:39.040 I tell when you're jumping about rather a lot Mr Dougal mentally of course yes yes 03:39.040 --> 03:44.600 forgive me I'd better begin by telling you that I'm known to most people by name 03:44.600 --> 03:47.800 other than Alex Dougal yes. 03:47.800 --> 03:49.800 I'm. 03:52.440 --> 03:57.160 Not. I'm not. 03:58.480 --> 04:01.400 I write under that name in the daily Observer I'm 04:01.400 --> 04:07.560 a columnist but I'm not I know it was the boss's idea I'm really 04:07.560 --> 04:13.640 a sports writer don't ask me why I was assigned the job but I do and it bites for 04:13.640 --> 04:18.640 the love law and column I see you mean the readers write into you getting you that 04:18.640 --> 04:23.400 problems and I answer them the boss thought they'd be more apt to listen to a nice 04:23.400 --> 04:28.240 sweet old aunt Lottie than Alex Dougal well of course he may have 04:28.240 --> 04:34.720 a point there Mr Dougal they listen to me all right act on every word I say and 04:34.720 --> 04:39.760 that's what started all the trouble you'll have to go back with me two weeks I'd 04:39.760 --> 04:43.880 received a letter from a young lady who identified herself only with the initials 04:43.960 --> 04:50.120 S.D. She said that her father just died and she had nobody to advise but me it 04:50.120 --> 04:55.120 seems that her fiance was a man of violent temper and had on one occasion almost 04:55.120 --> 04:59.480 throttled another man for even looking at she wanted to know if be wise to marry 04:59.480 --> 05:05.440 him I answered her and a day later in the editorial room I came to know what I 05:05.440 --> 05:24.000 touched off. Where can I 05:24.000 --> 05:29.760 find out. She better be around just point out now wait a minute. 05:29.760 --> 05:36.720 It just so happens that I'm on to Lottie and I want to know how you got in here 05:37.720 --> 05:41.880 you're on the last day that's correct and you can be certain that if you come with 05:41.920 --> 05:48.240 any problem I shall be most uncooperative Are you sure you're on the last day that 05:48.400 --> 05:54.720 is my pen name Have you any objections none none at all I'm absolutely delighted 05:54.720 --> 06:00.160 to find that on the lot he is a man really why because I would never dream of 06:00.160 --> 06:01.080 doing this to a woman. 06:08.400 --> 06:11.560 What's the meaning of this you received a letter the other day from 06:11.560 --> 06:16.120 a young lady asking whether it was wise to marry her fiance a man of violent 06:16.120 --> 06:20.320 temper that's right you replied in your column yesterday that it would be most 06:20.320 --> 06:28.360 unwise it is but what you've got to do with you. I know 06:28.800 --> 06:35.600 don't tell me. You are the field say I'm lucky you have a lot of mending to do 06:36.000 --> 06:42.840 men do in your column tomorrow I want you to take back every word it's impossible 06:42.840 --> 06:46.880 my publishers would never allow it right then you'll go and see her personally 06:46.880 --> 06:52.720 and name is Susan daring and I dress is a hundred and sixteen Chatham Hills Road 06:52.720 --> 06:58.400 Bob Hampton. When you get back I should expect to hear that she has really fixed 06:58.400 --> 07:04.960 the wedding date now wait a minute you can't intimidate me I gave her my honest 07:04.960 --> 07:08.680 advice and I intend to stick to it what did you say I intend. 07:08.680 --> 07:16.200 To. Say. 07:19.440 --> 07:22.600 I just wanted to know what the address was again. 07:22.600 --> 07:28.600 The. 07:33.520 --> 07:37.600 The steering and the housekeeper your name is not 07:37.640 --> 07:43.000 a lot. No I have not been drinking. 07:43.000 --> 07:50.840 Come in. Wait 07:50.840 --> 07:50.920 a. 08:02.240 --> 08:05.760 I'd hardly expected when I left London and Miss Susan daring to be living in 08:05.760 --> 08:11.080 surroundings such as this most of my readers were shop girls girls from modest 08:11.080 --> 08:14.480 background anyway but Susan daring was 08:14.480 --> 08:18.600 an heiress I realized this when I recognized the subject in the painting above 08:18.600 --> 08:21.360 the fireplace he was all of 08:21.360 --> 08:25.120 a daring the chemical manufacturer who six months ago had suffered 08:25.120 --> 08:31.360 a heart attack while pursuing his favorite sport bicycling he was undoubtedly her 08:31.360 --> 08:31.880 father. 08:31.880 --> 08:41.440 How do you do. How do you do 08:41.800 --> 08:46.680 are you ready on I'm afraid so my editor felt it would inspire more confidence for 08:46.680 --> 08:51.040 the name like Alex Dugal which is my own but I don't agree with your editor at all 08:51.240 --> 08:55.720 a really I never failed to read your columns there was still full of wisdom and 08:55.720 --> 09:02.440 understanding. Almost like father used to talk before he died. Thank you. 09:04.000 --> 09:08.080 If I didn't think so I never would have written to you never have called off my 09:08.080 --> 09:13.120 wedding. As a matter of fact that's what I came to talk to you about this 09:13.120 --> 09:17.360 daring. You mind if we sit down. 09:17.360 --> 09:21.920 Oh please yes. Just 09:21.920 --> 09:29.760 a little accident nothing at all. Yet. Oh no no thank you what bothers me more than 09:29.760 --> 09:36.800 any little ache is the advice that I gave you in my column the advice you gave but 09:36.800 --> 09:41.280 every word of it was so true it cleared up everything well I felt the same thing at 09:41.280 --> 09:47.800 the time also but after meeting your fiance Mr Murdoch. Quite by accident. 09:49.720 --> 09:55.800 He struck you I know he forced you to come here and see me no no not at all. Then 09:55.800 --> 10:02.840 how are you hurt. I fell down the stairs it was an accident forgive me it's quite 10:02.840 --> 10:07.680 obvious that. That a man like you could never be forced to do anything against 10:07.680 --> 10:12.440 his will well I should hope not but it anyway after meeting Mr Murdoch I felt it 10:12.440 --> 10:17.200 my responsibility to come here and retract my original advice forgive me Mr 10:17.200 --> 10:23.760 Ring. That's what I've been telling her no one is perfect naturally but Mr Murdoch 10:23.760 --> 10:29.400 is eligible in every other way. He has gold mines in Africa that's what Tilda 10:29.400 --> 10:36.000 means and I could be sure he wasn't marrying me for my inheritance. Mr Dugald 10:36.000 --> 10:41.760 you've never seen him when he loses his temper. Miss Dearing have you ever heard 10:41.760 --> 10:47.280 of a doctor Freud no a young Viennese he's invented a new science called 10:47.280 --> 10:52.640 psychoanalysis he says that a temper is a perfectly healthy normal outlet for 10:52.640 --> 11:00.960 emotions it's quite normal. Mr Dugald you know so much. That's my job. I'll write to 11:00.960 --> 11:04.880 Jack immediately and tell him it's all right again. Good and if you have a 11:04.880 --> 11:08.240 picture of the two of you I'll see that it's published in the society page under. 11:09.760 --> 11:15.320 Under soon to be betrothed to Google what's the matter something happened to my 11:15.320 --> 11:20.080 back when I fell I wonder would you mind putting one hand on my shoulder and one 11:20.080 --> 11:21.840 in the small of my back and. 11:28.000 --> 11:33.480 Thank you Mr Dugald you must do something about your back. When you get home 11:33.480 --> 11:38.120 tonight have your wife rub it with liniment I'm afraid that's not entirely 11:38.120 --> 11:43.120 possible but I'll have the man at the club do it anyway. You mean to say that. 11:44.560 --> 11:49.480 You're not married I'm afraid not it seems that every time I meet a girl that 11:49.480 --> 11:54.640 interests me she's not available but then that's life there's always tomorrow and 11:55.520 --> 12:01.400 well who knows I might be as lucky as you and Mr Murdoch. Now what about that 12:01.400 --> 12:03.600 picture. I'll get it for you. 12:10.560 --> 12:14.200 All the way back to London my eyes kept returning to the snapshot that had been 12:14.200 --> 12:18.640 given me and to Murdoch's face I really hadn't had time to study him when he 12:18.640 --> 12:23.320 first came into my office everything had happened so fast but now I had the 12:23.320 --> 12:29.360 clinging feeling that I'd seen him somewhere before but where and under what 12:29.360 --> 12:37.000 circumstances. I do go. 12:37.960 --> 12:42.400 I trust you were successful extremely and I'm going back with even more 12:42.400 --> 12:48.000 confidence to make a change of mind next time. You're not Jack Murdoch and you 12:48.000 --> 12:52.440 don't have any gold mines in Africa you're Freddie Brill the racetrack fixer 12:52.440 --> 12:59.480 now whatever gave you that idea. I used to be a sports writer for your 12:59.480 --> 13:03.680 information and I remember you very well you got flung in jail for nearly killing 13:03.680 --> 13:08.240 a jockey that double crossed you and if you don't think I can prove it just come 13:08.240 --> 13:11.720 down to the library and I'll show you a back issue with your picture. That won't 13:11.720 --> 13:18.160 be necessary. I didn't think it would be so it's her inheritance you're after is 13:18.160 --> 13:23.040 it. That's it and I don't think you'll be telling her what are you going to do 13:23.600 --> 13:29.040 first I'm going to make you best man at my wedding. What? After today I can't 13:29.040 --> 13:33.200 trust you out of my sight as best man you have reason for being at my side 13:33.200 --> 13:38.640 every minute. But this is insane. Secondly I make you this promise if Susan 13:38.640 --> 13:43.040 should learn of my true identity before we're married I won't make inquiries as 13:43.040 --> 13:48.480 to who told her. I'll assume it was you and if it's the last thing I do I'll 13:48.480 --> 13:49.280 kill you. 13:57.040 --> 14:02.240 Now we return to the case of the violent suitor I'm always giving out advice 14:02.240 --> 14:09.280 myself but here I am strangely enough asking for it. What shall I do if I 14:09.280 --> 14:13.840 expose Murdoch he'll obviously take his revenge on me but on the other hand how 14:13.840 --> 14:19.600 can I allow poor Susie to be victimized that way. I see so it's Susie is it. Well 14:19.600 --> 14:23.760 up until half an hour ago when I managed to get away from him Murdoch keeps me 14:23.760 --> 14:28.960 handcuffed to his side and naturally when he saw Miss Dearing I did also. Yes 14:28.960 --> 14:33.360 yes quite naturally. Well there's no point in denying it that she does something 14:33.360 --> 14:37.760 strange to me and I found myself wanting to be the groom instead of the best man. 14:37.760 --> 14:43.200 That may very well happen yet Mr Dugal but how with Murdoch still in the picture 14:44.560 --> 14:50.160 we'll remove him from the picture. I simply stated Holmes but surely you don't 14:50.160 --> 14:54.400 mean to expose Murdoch and risk Mr Dugal's life. Oh no what if any lives are 14:54.400 --> 15:01.680 going to be risked they'll be yours and mine. Oh. Oh. My plans aren't crystallized 15:01.680 --> 15:05.840 yet Mr Dugal but my advice to you is to go back to Mr Murdoch and continue to be 15:05.840 --> 15:09.520 his best man you'll hear from me very soon. I'll do anything you say Mr Holmes 15:09.520 --> 15:13.600 thank you Mr Holmes. Not at all. Oh wait. 15:18.880 --> 15:22.160 It's all right I just wanted to make certain that Murdoch wasn't waiting for you 15:22.160 --> 15:36.800 outside. Oh thank you Mr Holmes good day. Good day. Good day. And how do you propose 15:36.800 --> 15:45.600 to help Mr Dugal? By removing Murdoch from the picture. But how? By proving that he 15:45.600 --> 15:53.360 killed Miss Dearing's father. What? Safely behind bars Murdoch could neither marry 15:53.360 --> 15:58.880 Miss Dearing or harm Dugal. But Miss Dearing's father died of a heart attack he was cycling 15:58.880 --> 16:03.920 you heard it yourself. My dear Watson it was made to appear as if he had been bicycling. 16:04.800 --> 16:08.800 Well now really Holmes you haven't even left the room how can you say such a thing? 16:08.800 --> 16:14.560 Ah here it is I thought I'd kept it have a look. When that picture was published in the papers I 16:14.560 --> 16:19.280 showed it to Inspector Lestrade as proof that Oliver Dearing was murdered but the good old 16:19.280 --> 16:25.200 inspector with his usual dim-wittedness refused to pay any attention to it. Well I must say I 16:25.200 --> 16:34.080 can't see any signs of murder here. Notice Dearing's coat. Yes well. It's buttoned on the left side. 16:34.080 --> 16:37.840 So? Have a look at your own. 16:41.120 --> 16:45.200 Well yes I see that but. It's my theory that Dearing was at home in his shirt sleeves when 16:45.200 --> 16:49.840 Murdoch struck him a blow on the back of the head that killed him. Then in an effort to disguise his 16:49.840 --> 16:55.360 crime Murdoch with the aid of a woman dressed Dearing and deposited him and his bicycle on a 16:55.360 --> 17:01.600 lonely stretch of country road. But the mistake had been made of buttoning Dearing's shirt 17:01.600 --> 17:07.680 on the wrong side. Yes but look here just a minute you've just talked about a woman. What woman? 17:09.040 --> 17:13.280 Well his accomplice of course. A woman would be more apt to button Dearing's coat on the left 17:13.280 --> 17:17.920 side since it was customary for her to button hers in that way. And talking of coats I think 17:17.920 --> 17:22.640 you better take yours it's going to be chilly in the country tonight. Well assuming everything you 17:22.640 --> 17:29.600 say is true what's the motive in killing Dearing? Well my guess is that he was trying to get his 17:29.600 --> 17:35.840 daughter married to him. Well my guess is that Dearing found out Murdoch's true identity and 17:35.840 --> 17:41.040 prevented him marrying his daughter. And Murdoch seeing himself losing a fortune lost his temper 17:41.040 --> 18:00.000 Come on Watson we'll pick up Lestrade on the way. Right. Take my coat. 18:11.040 --> 18:34.160 Now what's the matter? I got a twist in my back. Are you still complaining about that? 18:34.160 --> 18:41.600 Don't you talk to him like that. I'll talk to him any way I choose. Not around me Jack Murdoch you 18:41.600 --> 18:50.800 won't. Tea is served. Nothing like a nice cup of tea to relax everyone. 18:50.800 --> 19:07.200 If you don't keep your temper you'll ruin everything. It's all right Tilda I'll pour. 19:07.200 --> 19:11.840 Why didn't I think of it of course. Of course what? The accomplice it's Tilda. The housekeeper? Yes it 19:11.840 --> 19:14.640 would have to be someone normally attached to the house to have been present at the murder. 19:14.640 --> 19:17.840 Tilda fits the part perfectly. She would also have to be the housekeeper. 19:17.840 --> 19:21.200 And from the manner in which she's just been talking to him that's obvious too. 19:22.400 --> 19:26.400 Your theory sounds as wild now as it did when you first told it to me. Lestrade give me your gun 19:26.400 --> 19:32.400 will you? For what? Well I'm just going to put my theory to the test. It don't matter at all. 19:32.400 --> 19:48.400 Don't worry I shan't hurt anyone. 20:02.400 --> 20:12.560 Holmes what in thunder made you do a thing like this? No time to explain now they'll have the 20:12.560 --> 20:17.440 staff out and search the grounds. If they find us the whole plan's ruined. Well now where's Lestrade? 20:18.400 --> 20:24.400 Lestrade! Shh Lestrade! He was behind us when I last looked. Oh confound him. If they find him 20:24.400 --> 20:33.440 everything will be ruined. Here we better go and find him ourselves. Lestrade! Lestrade! 20:36.960 --> 20:38.880 Oh no Holmes look! 20:42.160 --> 20:45.440 Well well well only the good inspector could have managed that. 20:48.320 --> 20:54.080 Well Lestrade you look like a stranded whale. What is this thing? A bambington net. 20:54.080 --> 20:56.240 Were you running with your eyes shut? Here. 21:03.680 --> 21:08.080 The gardens I think. They're coming this way. We've got to get to the carriage come on Lestrade. 21:08.080 --> 21:24.000 Get me out of this thing. Oh there's no time for that come on. 21:24.000 --> 21:37.280 I see no item in the entire evening Mr. Sherlock Holmes that would prompt laughter. 21:38.640 --> 21:42.880 I'm terribly sorry Lestrade but I shall cherish the memory of you thrashing about on that 21:42.880 --> 21:48.480 bambington court for years to come. I wouldn't find it so amusing Holmes if it had been you 21:48.480 --> 21:54.320 who had torn that confounded net from its moorings. Lestrade it was simply a question of going under 21:54.320 --> 22:01.040 it after all. And I haven't forgotten that it was your insane behavior tonight that made it necessary 22:01.040 --> 22:07.600 for us to be running at all. Yes what were you up to Holmes? Those shots I mean. Yes I assumed there 22:07.600 --> 22:12.560 was a purpose. Oh a very definite purpose Lestrade. Those three bullets were bait for a trap. 22:12.560 --> 22:17.600 Odd bait I must say. I trust it was the perfect bait for our purpose. I only hope that our delayed 22:17.600 --> 22:21.920 departure from the Deering's won't make us too late to see the trap sprung. You mean it wasn't 22:21.920 --> 22:27.760 sprung at the Deering? There were too many people there Watson. You see if my theory is correct then 22:27.760 --> 22:33.680 Jack Murdoch's flat should be the place. I wonder if we can entice this driver to go just a little 22:33.680 --> 22:50.720 bit faster. Cabby! Cabby go as quick as you can. 23:04.000 --> 23:10.400 Tilda. Tilda Dougal's upstairs. He may see you. I'm not staying Bob. 23:13.920 --> 23:19.600 What is this? I'm within two days of marrying Susan and grabbing a fortune for us. For yourself you 23:19.600 --> 23:26.080 mean. You never had any intention of sharing it with me. What are you talking about? Fifty thousand 23:26.080 --> 23:33.040 pounds is yours the day I'm married. Didn't I promise it to you? Yes but your circumstances 23:33.040 --> 23:38.880 were different then. I saw you kill Mr. Deering and you got panicky that I would run to the police. 23:39.680 --> 23:46.800 But time's gone by and now you found a surer and cheaper way to keep me quiet. What do you mean? 23:48.160 --> 23:53.600 Back at the house before you had someone try to kill me. Tilda I told you I swear I know 23:53.600 --> 24:00.400 nothing about those shots. You could never make me believe that. There's only one person in this 24:00.400 --> 24:07.920 world who would benefit by my death and that person is you. I'll never feel safe while you're alive. 24:09.200 --> 24:16.800 I wouldn't do that if I were you miss. Drop that gun. You're under arrest. We heard everything you 24:16.800 --> 24:22.800 said. You were tricked Tilda. It was the police fired those shots at you. Well Mr. Holmes here 24:22.800 --> 24:29.120 anyway. I had a feeling it would stir things up a bit. It's an old adage that partners in crime 24:29.120 --> 24:45.520 never trust one another. Get down. Where are we? I've been practicing my ride ever since I met him. 24:45.520 --> 24:47.440 Ah well done my boy well done. 24:47.440 --> 24:54.160 You'd better come along too miss. 25:02.400 --> 25:07.200 I believe I've outgrown the Aunt Marty label now. I'm gonna ask Susan to marry me. Good for you. 25:07.200 --> 25:13.840 First thing tomorrow morning. It's too late tonight. Oh I don't think it's too late. You don't? 25:13.840 --> 25:20.560 No. Definitely not. I'll go right now. Good idea. 25:25.920 --> 25:29.600 Well Holmes you've solved the mystery and brought two young lovers together. 25:29.600 --> 25:43.840 I'm going to call you Aunt Lottie. What? Oh no really Watson. This time you've gone too far.