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I believe we're about to have a visitor.

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Oh?

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Interesting type.

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And most unusual, I'd say.

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I don't see anyone.

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My dear Watson, the street is hardly deserted.

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I don't mean that I see one or two people, of course, but nobody appears to be interested

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in this flat.

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Watson, for the past five minutes, that young man's been summoning up courage to call on

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us.

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He's vacillated between doubt and decision, fear and fortitude.

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Ah, at last, fear is conquered.

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Fortitude is the victor.

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Well, I suppose you've deduced the whole thing, who he is, what he wants, when he comes along.

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As a matter of fact, I haven't the slightest idea.

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But with so unusual a client, I fully expect a most unusual case.

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If he comes here.

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Wait.

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Ah, the first step.

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Is this Mr. Holmes' flat?

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It is.

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Won't you come in?

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Hello?

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Are you Mr. Sherlock Holmes?

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Yes.

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And that is Dr. Watson.

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Can't you tell?

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I'm a bit confused.

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Anything the matter?

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No.

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It's just that...

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Yes?

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Well, I thought you'd be much stronger looking.

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Oh, well, I'm really quite strong, you know.

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I can tear dictionaries in half.

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Can you really?

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Yes, of course.

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And I'd show you if I had a dictionary handy.

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Well, what I've come to see you about will take brains.

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I think Mr. Holmes has an ample supply of those.

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Now, wouldn't you like to sit down?

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Oh, thank you.

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Well, there, my boy.

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Cup of tea?

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No, thank you, sir.

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I'd like to get right down to business.

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Oh.

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Good.

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Well, my name is Andrew Fennick.

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I'm 11 years old and I live at number 17 Dudley Court, up at Spimmons Street.

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Spend it now. What appears to be your difficulty?

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Mr. Holmes, my father's disappeared.

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Disappeared?

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Yes, sir.

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His name is Herbert Fennick.

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He's a bookkeeper at Rondale Industries.

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He's tall and wears glasses.

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Will you find him for me?

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I'll do my best, Andrew, but first you'd better tell me the whole story,

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and anything else that may matter.

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Well, sir, Dad's always been the happiest and most wonderful person in the world.

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Each night he'd come home and joke and tell funny stories.

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And every Sunday we'd take bicycle trips or fly our kites or something like that.

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You might see he was a pal of mine instead of just a father.

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I understand. Go on.

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Well, sir, starting a few months ago, Dad began to act in a very peculiar manner.

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You mean he stopped being your pal?

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It was more than that, Mr. Holmes.

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Dad began to leave the house for days at a time.

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He wouldn't tell Mum and me where he was going or when he'd come back.

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Just acted mysterious and was as jumpy as a cat.

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When was the last time you saw your father?

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Over three weeks ago.

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That's why I'm so worried.

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Usually he'd be gone for a day or two.

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Mr. Holmes, I'll give odds he's in some sort of trouble,

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and I bet Jack Driscoll is behind it all.

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Jack Driscoll?

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Yes, sir.

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Just before Dad left, the last time,

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he told Mum and me what to say

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in case this Jack Driscoll came round the house looking for him.

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We were to say that Dad had gone to Scotland to visit his brother.

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And that's got me worried too.

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Why?

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Because Dad hasn't got a brother.

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Have you ever seen this Mr. Driscoll?

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No, sir, I haven't.

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I don't know a thing about him, but I don't like him.

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Why hasn't your mother been to the police about this?

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I suppose that's because Dad told her not to do a thing about it.

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Not that no matter what seemed to happen,

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she was just to wait and have faith.

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But it's over three weeks ago.

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I just couldn't wait any longer.

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Then your mother doesn't know you're here.

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Oh, no.

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If I told her, she'd try to tart me off for sure.

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Besides, she's been quite ill,

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and I wouldn't want to upset her.

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Your mother hasn't been well?

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No, sir.

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The doctor said she had pleurisy or something like that.

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She's been very sick.

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I really wouldn't want her to know I've come here.

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Your visit will be held in the strictest confidence.

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Thank you, sir.

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And you will take the case?

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I'll look into it immediately.

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I hope this will be enough to retain your services.

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Oh, no, that won't be necessary, Andrew.

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But I insist.

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It's two pounds six shillings.

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It's all my own money, and I saved every bit of it.

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I think you'd better hold on to it.

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Perhaps you can do me a good turn someday.

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No, sir.

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A business deal is a business deal.

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Pay on the line and no welching on the depths, I always say.

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Very well, Andrew.

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It's a deal.

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But two pounds six shillings is far too much.

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I'll settle for a pound.

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Really?

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One pound's enough?

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Quite enough, Andrew.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, sir.

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I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything, Andrew.

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Goodbye, my boy.

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Bye, sir.

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Well, Watson, we'll find that boy's father

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if we have to search every gambling den in England.

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Gambling den?

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Yes, didn't you notice his clothing?

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Well, I suppose so.

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Nothing extraordinary there.

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On the contrary.

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The shoes were most expensive, but the coat was threadbare.

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The trousers came from the best haberdashery.

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And the cap was ancient,

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attesting to the father's streaks of good luck and bad luck.

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Yes, but that's not sufficient evidence to label Fennick a gambler.

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Quite right, but there were other indications.

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Young Andrew's speech, if you may recall,

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was sprinkled with the peculiar jargon of the gambler.

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Such terms as touted off, I'll give you odds,

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and welching on a debt,

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the boy obviously learned from his father.

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I see.

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Further, I'd say the man's mysterious trips were to various sporting events

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held outside of London, horse races, dog races, and so on.

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Yes, Holmes, but why should an apparently contented man like Fennick

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suddenly turn to gambling?

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Well, my guess is that the mother's serious illness

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created a heavy drain on Mr. Fennick's slender financial resources.

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He probably hoped for the gambler's classic killing.

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Well, Holmes, you've certainly answered everything.

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I'm afraid not, Watson.

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Two questions yet remain unanswered.

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Where is Mr. Herbert Fennick,

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and who is the shadowy Mr. Jack Griscoll?

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Where to, Holmes?

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To Inspector Lestrade's office.

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In this particular case, he may be just the chap to help us.

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Now, that's what a gambler would call a long shot.

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Griscoll.

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Jack Griscoll.

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Oh, yes, I remember him.

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He was, um...

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He was in the coal business.

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Oh, no, no, Lestrade.

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I don't believe the Griscoll you're referring to has any bearing on this case.

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Hmm. Stockbroker?

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No, I don't think so.

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Parliament?

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No.

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Railways?

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No.

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Musician?

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What?

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If you'll excuse me, sir.

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Now, what is it? What is it, Wilkins?

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Jack Griscoll, sir.

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Alias Jack Ellessey, alias Jones,

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alias Jack Ellessey, alias Gerald Jackson, sir.

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Arrested 1891, suspicion of murder, released.

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Arrested 1892, burglary, convicted and served one year.

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Arrested 1894, suspicion of forgery, released.

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At present believed involved in illegal bookmaking practice.

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Whereabouts unknown, sir.

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Now, that unsavoury brew sounds much more like our cup of tea.

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Tell me, Lestrade, in which of the various sporting spheres is Mr Griscoll most active?

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Uh...

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Well...

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Rumour has it that Mr Griscoll is concentrating his efforts on prizefight matches, sir.

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Well, thank you very much for your assistance, Inspector.

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And you too, Wilkins.

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Good afternoon, gentlemen.

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Well, if I know you, Holmes, I suppose now we'll be attending a prizefight.

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Quite right, Watson. This very evening, Hulking Harry Thornton meets Powerhouse Percy O'Noonan at Londonderry Gardens.

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Powerhouse happens to be a personal friend of mine.

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You know Fighter Percy?

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A fellow I once blackened his eye for him.

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My boy will take it, Mr Holmes, because he thinks...

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That's the kind of fighter I like, a fighter with brains.

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A very good combination, Mr Finnegan.

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The best.

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Sometimes you make some mistake.

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You sees a fighter, what, it's hard, and you think, maybe you got a champion.

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But if you don't think, nothing.

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You understand?

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Oh, yes, yes, perfectly.

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Tell me, Mr Finnegan, have you got...

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Excuse me, it's time Percy got started now.

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You can take him up now.

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Brains?

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Oh, no, Watson, just a comparative judgment, you know.

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Well, I'll have to say goodbye to you now, Mr Holmes, but thanks for dropping in.

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Not at all. Your boy was highly recommended to me.

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Who told you about him?

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Herbert Finnegan.

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Who?

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Herbert Finnegan.

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Herbert Finnegan?

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You know him?

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Of course.

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I was just saying...

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Excuse me, Mr Holmes, I've got to be going now.

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Curious reaction?

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Perhaps not so curious, Watson.

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The proper use of that name may open several tightly barred doors.

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Proper use? What do you mean, Holmes?

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Well, if I'm correct, you'll soon see for yourself.

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Just let's continue to drop the name.

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That's it now.

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Hold it.

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Hold it there.

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Keep your eyes open.

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Right.

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Watch it now, Percy, watch it.

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That's it.

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That's it.

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Hold it now. Hold it.

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That's the way.

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Keep your eyes open.

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Keep your eyes open.

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Now!

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I tell you to keep your eyes open. Get up!

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Yes, sir.

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Good old Herbert Finnegan.

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Just remember to get his advice on next week's card.

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You know, it's a pity poor old Bert Fenwick couldn't come with us this evening.

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Yes. Do you know what old Herbert Fenwick told me this morning?

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No, what did Herbert Fenwick tell you this morning?

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Did you hear that?

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Sounds like just what Triscar has been looking for.

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What are you waiting for?

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They might take him in here.

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I'll be roughed a bit later, then. Somebody says they saw him leave with us.

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Do you think the street would be any better?

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You know him?

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Mr. Holmes, the big one, is.

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He knew Percy.

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Didn't catch the other bloke's name.

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But he looks like a fighter I used to know.

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Got the sack for using unfair tactics.

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I figured he was a bad one. Got a nasty look about him.

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Well, if he tries anything, don't expect any marquess of Queensbury out of him.

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Use some of your own tactics.

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Get to it now before the Upson leaves.

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Let them know we mean business right from the outset.

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Stand by, Watson.

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I think we shall have company in a moment.

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I beg your pardon?

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Herbert Fenwick a friend of yours?

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Yes, but I don't see why he'd come with us.

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Certainly not. Who are you?

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It will be much easier on you if you don't make a fuss.

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Where are we going?

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To see a gentleman who would like to talk to you about Mr. Fenwick.

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All I want to know from you is where you saw Fenwick last.

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Well, I believe it was at Magatroid Saloon.

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I'm not lying. Here, I say, look.

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Fenwick wouldn't go to Magatroid's.

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Maybe the green man or the own stoof of a brass goblet, but never Magatroid's.

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There isn't too much money.

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Well, Mr. Driscoll, you've been to a lot of places today.

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Perhaps it was one of the others.

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How do you know my name?

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Well, I...

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Well, you were pointed out to us.

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It seems you're quite a well-known figure in certain circles.

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Mr. Driscoll, if we should see Mr. Fenwick again,

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is there any message you'd like us to give him?

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Someone who knows what I want, that Wilshire.

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He's in debt to you, is he?

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Over a thousand pounds.

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I'm not waiting any longer to collect.

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If I get my hands on Fenwick, that'll be the last of him!

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And that goes for you, too, if I ever find out you helped him in any way.

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Now, get out of here!

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Good evening, gentlemen.

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People just don't have any manners anymore.

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Hmm, and this is not the time to instruct them.

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Come, Watson.

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Well, I only hope we're going to a place where they appreciate proper behavior in the finer things of life.

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I'm sorry, Governor.

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Not at all, sir.

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Not at all!

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Oh, really, Holmes, we've been to the coach and horses,

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the green man, the king said we'd interview dozens of disreputable characters.

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Must we go through all this process again?

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I'm afraid so, Watson.

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It's the only place that we can obtain some further information as to Fennick's whereabouts.

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Yeah.

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Oh, Bowman!

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Yes, sir?

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Two pints of mild and bitter, please.

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Oh, and, uh, some information.

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Mild and bitter's cheap, sir.

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But not the information, eh?

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Oh, no, sir.

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Herbert Fennick.

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Oh, the importer.

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What do you mean?

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It was a long year, not a few weeks ago.

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We were talking, and confidential, I told him he'd booked a passage to America.

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Too bad he won't be able to use it now.

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Oh, why not?

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We say we haven't heard.

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Fennick's dead.

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Suicide a few hours ago.

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But how?

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Where?

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He went into a room not far from here, and he went down to the Thames and threw himself in.

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Left a note saying he was in trouble, couldn't go on.

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Let's see, have they found his body?

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Oh, no, not yet.

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Only his hat floating in the water.

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Fortunate, wasn't the best, sort of a champ, you know, but, uh, gambler.

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Had to run a bad luck.

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Come, Watson, we must hurry, or Fennick's luck may turn from bad to worse.

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Bad to worse, he's dead.

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Well, there you are, Holmes.

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What more do you want?

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The body.

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Oh, we'll soon find that.

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There's no need to worry about it.

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I'll take care of it.

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I'll take care of it.

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I'll take care of it.

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I'll take care of it.

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I'll take care of it.

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Oh, we'll soon find that.

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There's no doubt about that.

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The river patrol's dragging the Thames already.

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I assure you, Inspector, Herbert Fennick is still alive.

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Then why should he write a suicide note?

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Surely the question is, why should Fennick write a suicide note in such explicit detail?

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Listen, this is a terrible thing to do, but I have made up my mind.

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It is the only way to end my difficulties.

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Today at 6 p.m., I'm going to the Thames.

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I will jump from the Hartford Bridge.

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Forgive me, but have faith.

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Signed, Herbert L. Fennick.

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Now, Holmes, I can't follow that line of reasoning.

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Then perhaps this may convince you.

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Take a look at that hat band with Fennick's name on it.

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You'll notice that it's absolutely brand new, whereas the hat, of course, is unmistakably old.

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You mean, then, Holmes, that Fennick here had his name put into his band in the last two or three days?

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Exactly. Merely a ruse to make people believe that he committed suicide.

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Yes, but why should a man say he's dead if he isn't?

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Well, to avoid his muscular creditors, for one thing.

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If they believed the reports of his death, they'd have no choice but to write him off as a total loss.

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Yes, but if he's still alive, somebody's bound to see him sooner or later.

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Not if he's made plans to go to America.

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All right, then. I'll have an alarm sent out to all the ships and port.

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I'm afraid, Lestrade, that'll be too late.

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Why, what do you mean?

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Because he has no money. He needs it badly, and he needs it quickly.

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And there's only one way in which he can cover both his needs.

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What way is that, Holmes?

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Robbery.

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What, do you think he'd take the chance?

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Of course he would. Fennick's desperate.

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And in any case, there's very little chance when one considers that no one would suspect a dead man of committing the crime.

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Now, Holmes, what am I supposed to do?

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Warn everybody in London that a robbery's going to take place?

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Oh, I wouldn't go as far as that, Lestrade.

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I judge that Fennick will strike at one of three places.

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The wagon and horses, the green man, or the king's head.

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I say, Holmes, how can you narrow it down to that?

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Because Fennick can feel certain that everyone in those places has heard the news of his death.

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Therefore, no suspicion could be directed at him.

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I don't know why I let you talk me into these things.

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Then you'll assign men to cover the wagon and horses and the green man?

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Yes, yes.

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Good, but there isn't much time. You'll have to get on with it immediately.

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All right.

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You know, sometimes you're worse than the commissioner.

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Tell me, Holmes, what about the king's head?

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Ah, that will be our little project, Watson.

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But first I want you to carry out a mission of the utmost importance.

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Now listen to me closely.

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Yes, I've seen them come and go, big and small, happy and sad.

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And I tend to my business and keeps my hands clean.

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Ah, well, that's a splendid philosophy.

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Yeah.

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It's getting near closing time.

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Oh, yes, sir. So it is.

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Put your hands up.

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I'll take that if you don't mind.

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I'm sure he does, but Fennick has very little choice, has he?

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You, get over there. Go on, hurry up.

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You two, go on.

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I'm sorry, Holmes, we had a bit of difficulty.

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Oh, no.

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I've got him, Fennick.

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What?

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Brilliant job, Fennick. Absolutely brilliant.

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Dad!

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What's the game? Let me go.

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Oh, sit down, you fiddler.

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Here, give me the gun.

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Come on.

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Now, not the words.

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Not the words.

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Dad, is it really you?

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Of course it is, Andrew.

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Your father has been working on a special assignment for the Secret Service.

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Haven't you?

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I...

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Oh, Andy, my Andy.

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Now, you don't need to say anything, Mr Fennick.

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Your behaviour is the model of a hero.

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Holmes, take this man away.

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No, you listen to me.

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We'll have plenty of time to listen to you later.

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Well, who is he? What's he done?

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Who is he?

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He's a spy working for a foreign government.

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Spy? Foreign government?

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And these, Mr Fennick, are the secret documents he was stealing from our navy.

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Hey, that's my account book.

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I like this story indeed.

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Here, let me see them.

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No, Mr Fennick, you certainly can't see them.

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They're even too secret for you.

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Wait a minute, there's been a mistake here somewhere.

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I'm just...

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Wilkins, do as the trade orders.

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Take this man away.

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Yes, Mr Fennick.

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I'll be standing up here in the bar all day.

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Wait a minute, let me say something.

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This is a crime.

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You see, Andrew, your father has been working on the most dangerous case

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during the secret investigations.

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Quite naturally, he couldn't tell you anything about his activities.

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However, I think that he can now remove his disguise.

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Yes, yes, of course.

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Gosh, Dad, Mum and me were so worried.

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Your father is really to be congratulated, Andrew.

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You see, the Foreign Office chose him especially for this very important task

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because no one in the underworld would have suspected him of being connected with the law.

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Mr Holmes, I don't quite know how to thank you.

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Well, Fennick, now the job is done.

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Of course, you'll have to write a letter to the Foreign Office.

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I'll wait to see how the job is done.

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Of course, you'll have to return to your old job

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and take up the strings of your old life again.

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But if I know you, you'll work hard,

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meet all your obligations,

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and carry on like the splendid citizen you are.

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That's just what I'm going to do.

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I'll never leave my family again.

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Then good luck, Mr Fennick, and good luck.

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Come on, Andy, let's get home.

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Oh, Andrew, I've just remembered something.

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Here's your pound bank.

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Golly!

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Come on, sir.

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Mr. Frey, I just had a sudden thought.

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I think perhaps you'd better release that bartender.

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He must be getting rather upset by now.

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Holmes, either you've gone insane or I have.

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No, no more insane than usual.

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After all, everyone is entitled to make a mistake.

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Scotland Yard does sometimes, you know.

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I'm at least entitled to one.

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Good night, Inspector.

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Good night.

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