Silver Blaze
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00:01:01 How do you get into this place, Mr. Milton?
00:01:05 Round the back, through the museum, Sladen Street.
00:01:08 Looks as though it might do.
00:01:10 Let's go around.
00:01:11 What might you be needing it for, Mr. Martin?
00:01:13 East Door Antiques, furniture in general.
00:01:15 Then it ought to suit you.
00:01:17 It's fireproof and thoroughly dry.
00:01:18 Come this way.
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00:01:23 What's left of the booking office now?
00:01:35 Well, Moran, Mr. Martin seems to have done
00:01:39 his work very satisfactorily.
00:01:41 I carried out your instructions on letter, Professor.
00:01:45 Now, Moran, let's get our bearings.
00:01:48 That wall, I take it, faces Pelden Street.
00:01:51 Exactly.
00:01:52 Originally, the main entrance to the station.
00:01:54 And the lift shaft?
00:01:55 Yeah, around this side.
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00:02:01 The lift shaft is about 80 feet below.
00:02:08 Quite a drop.
00:02:10 Eh, Moran?
00:02:12 The fire was cut off, of course, when they closed the station.
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00:02:18 How about lunch, Mr. Holmes?
00:02:24 What do you fancy?
00:02:25 A nice little bit of boiled cod?
00:02:27 Oh, my dear Mrs. Hudson, life is sufficiently dull at the moment
00:02:31 without adding boiled cod.
00:02:33 Well, there's nothing better for an inbelieve.
00:02:35 Yes, but I object to being referred to as an inbelieve,
00:02:38 Mrs. Hudson.
00:02:40 A little run down, but a little--
00:02:42 So I should think.
00:02:44 With all the tobacco you smoke,
00:02:46 you'll be getting sick of deep poisoning next.
00:02:48 Well, in that case, Mrs. Hudson, I shall always stick to you.
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00:02:52 How, Mr. Holmes?
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00:02:56 That'll be the doctor.
00:02:58 Dr. Watson.
00:03:06 Oh, Watson.
00:03:07 [COUGHING]
00:03:09 Very, very good. Have you caught cold?
00:03:11 No, it's this infernal atmosphere.
00:03:14 I suppose it is pretty thick.
00:03:15 Thick? My dear Holmes, it's intolerable.
00:03:17 You could cut it with a knife.
00:03:19 Why, dear fellow, open the window.
00:03:21 You walked here, I perceive.
00:03:23 Yes.
00:03:24 And on the left-hand side of the street.
00:03:26 Yes, that's right.
00:03:27 But how in the world did you know?
00:03:29 Why, dear fellow, it's simplicity itself.
00:03:31 You've got a little reddish soil adhering to your shoe.
00:03:34 They're pulling up the flagstones in front of the Wigmore Street post office,
00:03:37 and as the pavement is covered with that reddish soil,
00:03:40 it's difficult to avoid treading in it.
00:03:42 The post office is on the left-hand side of the street.
00:03:45 Oh, of course. When you put it like that, it does sound simple.
00:03:48 Yes. It's elementary, my dear Watson. Elementary.
00:03:50 By the way, Holmes, I hope you've decided to take that holiday I prescribed.
00:03:54 Well, up to nine o'clock this morning, I was distinctly averse to the idea.
00:03:59 But I've received a letter from an old friend of ours
00:04:02 which inclines me to change my mind.
00:04:04 I'm delighted to hear it.
00:04:05 Who's it from?
00:04:06 Oh, my dear fellow, read it.
00:04:08 My dear fellow, I'll read it.
00:04:10 "My dear Holmes, I'm sending you and the doctor yet another invitation to visit me here.
00:04:19 Believe it or not, it's twenty years since you disposed of the Hound of the Baskervilles."
00:04:25 Ah, Miss Miser, could you believe that, Watson?
00:04:28 Seems impossible to me.
00:04:30 Amazing.
00:04:31 "My daughter Diana is anxious to make your acquaintance."
00:04:34 Yes, but she's engaged, Watson.
00:04:38 The young Trevor, a neighbor of theirs.
00:04:40 I know you hate the country just as I hate London.
00:04:44 But stretch a point and come down for a week or two with Watson.
00:04:48 Yours ever, Henry Baskerville.
00:04:50 Father's asked Sherlock Holmes to come here for a few days.
00:04:58 Why?
00:04:59 Family Hound come to life again?
00:05:01 Oh, don't be absurd.
00:05:03 Hello, you two youngsters.
00:05:05 Oh, dear, I didn't think there was any chance of Mr. Holmes coming here.
00:05:08 Well, as you know, I haven't been able to persuade him in the past.
00:05:11 For the post, sir.
00:05:12 Thank you, Jeff.
00:05:13 Holmes is a creature of habit.
00:05:16 He likes to bury himself in Baker Street and work out his problems with the aid of...
00:05:21 I don't know how many ounces of tobacco a day.
00:05:24 I must say I'd like to meet him.
00:05:25 He sounds a terribly brainy sort of chap.
00:05:27 I wonder if he's any good at spotting winners.
00:05:30 Oh, no, no.
00:05:31 Holmes' hobby is spotting criminals, Jeff.
00:05:34 I don't think racing's quite in his province.
00:05:36 Well, Watson, what about you?
00:05:38 Could you get away for a fortnight?
00:05:39 Yes, I think so.
00:05:40 The hopeful epidemic of measles hasn't materialized.
00:05:43 Things are rather slack.
00:05:44 I could get a locum to carry on for me.
00:05:46 Good, good.
00:05:47 And I will stretch a point and write to Baskerville.
00:05:50 Mr. Letstrade, sir.
00:05:52 Ah, good morning, Letstrade.
00:05:54 Anything important on hand?
00:05:55 Morning, Mr. Holmes.
00:05:56 Hiya, Doctor.
00:05:57 How do you do?
00:05:58 You've the air of something unusual having occurred.
00:06:00 Well, yes, Mr. Holmes.
00:06:01 Well, tell me about it.
00:06:03 Look, you'll find cigar on the table.
00:06:04 Thank you.
00:06:05 I'm leaving London.
00:06:07 Well, God bless my soul.
00:06:08 This is a very sad development, Watson.
00:06:10 With Professor Moriarty, that Napoleon of crime, still at large.
00:06:14 You and your Professor Moriarty, Mr. Holmes.
00:06:17 You see, he's hand behind every other crime on the calendar.
00:06:20 The yard doesn't share your views, I'm afraid.
00:06:22 Anything at all moonshine.
00:06:24 Well, moonshine's a brighter thing than fog, Letstrade.
00:06:26 Tell me where you're going.
00:06:29 Exeter.
00:06:30 Exeter?
00:06:31 Promoted Chief Inspector.
00:06:32 Reorganizing the traffic, I presume?
00:06:34 No, no.
00:06:35 Barchester races.
00:06:36 Half the West Country turn up.
00:06:38 And they make Exeter their headquarters.
00:06:40 Well, good luck, Letstrade.
00:06:41 If your talent for organization is equal to your flair for detection,
00:06:44 Barchester races should be something of a sensation.
00:06:47 Thank you, sir.
00:06:48 In case it's any use to you, the Chief Constable, Colonel Ross,
00:06:51 gave me something good for the Barchester Cup.
00:06:54 Oh, what is it?
00:06:55 His own horse.
00:06:56 Silver Blaze.
00:06:58 Well, I'm afraid I'm not much of a betting man, Letstrade.
00:07:00 But Watson here thinks he knows something about racing.
00:07:03 Silver Blaze?
00:07:04 He was round about ten to one at the last fall over.
00:07:07 You won't get anything like that on him tomorrow, Doctor.
00:07:09 The doctor secretly did a trial yesterday which put him among the greatest stairs of all time.
00:07:13 You're becoming quite a tipster, Letstrade.
00:07:15 He is. Our handy guide to the turf.
00:07:17 Well, anyway, he carries my money.
00:07:19 Better to be on a certainty at short odds than down the course to a hundred to one, say I.
00:07:22 There you are, Watson.
00:07:23 Make a note of that.
00:07:25 As a matter of fact, the doctor and I are going down to the West Country to stay with Sir Henry Baskerville
00:07:29 so we may possibly see you.
00:07:30 I hope so, Mr. Holmes.
00:07:32 If you do feel like having a flatter, Doctor, don't forget Silver Blaze.
00:07:36 Watson, put a bit on for me.
00:07:38 What?
00:07:39 Looks pit enough, Colonel.
00:07:45 Best horse I ever owned.
00:07:47 Hey, Strega.
00:07:48 You all right, sir?
00:07:49 You'll make a good old abedin.
00:07:50 You fancy Lord Manston's horse, don't you?
00:07:52 Desbury, yes. I have got a bit on him.
00:07:54 We'll see how they stand at the betting tomorrow.
00:07:56 There's a call over today at the Victoria Club.
00:07:58 You'll probably hear all about it tonight.
00:08:00 Oh, before I go, could I have a word with you alone, Colonel?
00:08:04 Certainly.
00:08:05 What is it?
00:08:08 Well, I... I want to ask you a favor.
00:08:14 I hope you won't mind.
00:08:15 Would you lend me...
00:08:18 Well, I really want 500 pounds.
00:08:20 Monkey.
00:08:22 That's pretty cool, isn't it?
00:08:23 I've been a devil of a hole, or I wouldn't ask for it.
00:08:25 Yeah, but why come to me?
00:08:26 Why not Sir Henry Baskerville?
00:08:27 Well, it's to do with racing debts, and Sir Henry's terribly down on racing.
00:08:30 Well, have you... have you tried your bank?
00:08:33 Have you bust security?
00:08:34 Mortgaged up to the Hilton.
00:08:35 Oh, what about... what about one of those financial firms?
00:08:39 No, that's no good.
00:08:40 I've been dealing with old Bingham.
00:08:42 He won't spring another fiver.
00:08:43 What, Albert Bingham, the moneylender?
00:08:45 Oh, I'm sorry.
00:08:46 There's nothing doing.
00:08:48 Well, thanks all the same.
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00:09:12 Stay here, Prince.
00:09:13 I may want you again shortly.
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00:09:35 Those instructions, Barton.
00:09:36 Sure.
00:09:37 I'm expecting a visitor in a few minutes.
00:09:39 You'd better stand by with Prince till he goes.
00:09:42 Very good, Professor.
00:09:44 Hey, bring him in.
00:09:49 Ah, sit down, Mr. Stanford.
00:09:58 I understand you wish to consult me.
00:10:01 Yes, that's right.
00:10:02 What is your business?
00:10:03 Look here, Professor, I'm a commission agent in a big way.
00:10:06 I'm fully aware who and what you are.
00:10:08 In that case, I'll come to the point.
00:10:10 I've laid bets amounting to over 150,000 pounds against Silver Blaze for the Barchester Cup,
00:10:16 when his price was 106 against.
00:10:18 You follow that?
00:10:19 Perfectly.
00:10:20 His trial yesterday proves he's a smasher, a world beater.
00:10:23 At the call over at the Victoria Club tonight, he finished up a firm favorite at 7 to 2 against.
00:10:28 I can't lay off anything to speak of, so to cut a long story short,
00:10:32 if Silver Blaze wins the Cup, I go out of business.
00:10:35 I see. And you wish me to arrange that Silver Blaze does not come under starters orders, is that it?
00:10:41 Exactly.
00:10:42 I must confess that this is a somewhat unusual experience, even for me.
00:10:47 I've had some little association with the term, really as a form of recreation.
00:10:53 And I have found in general that Cup makers are an honorable body of men.
00:10:58 Sit here, Professor, I haven't come to...
00:10:59 Sit down!
00:11:02 I presume you are aware that what you are asking is out of my usual line of business.
00:11:08 I thought you were prepared to take on anything for a consideration.
00:11:10 Quite. It depends on the size of the consideration.
00:11:14 Well, I've told you what I stand to lose. What's your price?
00:11:18 10,000 pounds.
00:11:20 Pretty steep, isn't it?
00:11:23 It's not my custom to argue about these matters, Mr. Stanford. Take it or leave it.
00:11:29 Very well.
00:11:30 Then that settles it.
00:11:32 Now, Mr. Stanford, a few details.
00:11:35 Where is the horse trained?
00:11:37 King's Island, Dartmoor. Colonel Ross is training stable for us.
00:11:42 Very good.
00:11:43 Now give me all the information you can about the Colonel's employees and their neighbors on the moor.
00:11:50 Do you know anything about them?
00:11:52 Yes, it so happens that I do.
00:11:55 As regards his neighbors, there's Henry Baskerville, young Trevor,
00:12:00 and Silas Brown, who trains for Lord Manston at Cableton.
00:12:04 As to his employees, there's Straker, his trainer, Mrs. Straker, Hunter, the head lad,
00:12:12 the usual stable boys and...
00:12:14 Who's the bloke you told here to see the boss?
00:12:16 A fellow named Stanford, Pookie.
00:12:18 Did he tell you anything?
00:12:19 No. Don't put your thumb around here to end up tips, do you?
00:12:22 So he's pretty deeply involved.
00:12:25 Up to his neck. I know everything about him. He's been with me for years.
00:12:29 He owes a packet to Albert Bingham, the money lender.
00:12:31 Bingham?
00:12:32 Lots of racing people deal with him.
00:12:34 That's the name, Moran.
00:12:36 Buy up all his gets from Bingham and from any other quarters you can find.
00:12:41 Don't haggle about the price. Buy quickly.
00:12:43 I want to get the whip hand over that gentleman at the earliest possible moment.
00:12:48 Very good. When that's done, you'll be ready to leave with me for Dartmoor.
00:12:53 I'm going home now, Straker. I shall be there if you want me. Take every precaution.
00:13:01 That's all right, sir. Hunter here sleeps in his box every night.
00:13:04 His bed's pushed across the door and he bolts himself in from the inside.
00:13:07 No one could even attempt to enter without waking him.
00:13:09 Good. I can trust you, Straker.
00:13:14 Tell me, Jack, what is the matter?
00:13:17 Nothing the matter, dear. Really.
00:13:19 Oh, yes, there is. I noticed it the moment you arrived.
00:13:23 You're worried about something, aren't you?
00:13:25 Really, darling, it's nothing.
00:13:27 Here's the car.
00:13:30 Here, Dad.
00:13:38 Arrived, have they? Good.
00:13:40 Well, here we are, Watson. Come along.
00:13:43 My dear Holmes, delighted to see you.
00:13:59 We're delighted to come.
00:14:00 And you too, Doctor. That's very kind of you.
00:14:02 I'm looking at you both. I can't believe it's twenty years.
00:14:05 Oh, you flatter me.
00:14:07 Come along. I want you to meet my daughter.
00:14:09 Oh, thank you.
00:14:10 Delighted.
00:14:11 Diana, this is Mr. Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Mr. Trevor.
00:14:17 How about a whiskey and soda after your journey?
00:14:20 Oh, thank you. I'm sure that's what Dr. Watson would prescribe.
00:14:23 Well, if I did, you'd automatically refuse to take it.
00:14:25 He grows more obstinate with the years, Baskerville.
00:14:27 That's the way with most of us.
00:14:29 Make yourselves comfortable.
00:14:30 Thank you.
00:14:31 Now, Baskerville, tell me something about yourselves.
00:14:33 Oh, now, I'm sorry.
00:14:34 Oh, thank you.
00:14:35 Now, Baskerville, tell me something about yourselves.
00:14:37 Oh, no, no, no, Holmes.
00:14:38 That won't do. You've got to do that.
00:14:40 Father's been promising us all a treat, Mr. Holmes.
00:14:42 We shall see you in action.
00:14:44 Yes, but Sir Henry is the victim.
00:14:46 I mean that we should see Mr. Holmes do his stuff.
00:14:48 His stuff?
00:14:49 It's a modern expression, Watson, signifying to display one's talents.
00:14:52 That's right.
00:14:53 I want Mr. Holmes to tell us what Father's been doing for the last twenty years,
00:14:57 just by looking at him.
00:15:01 I'm not confident of great faith in my abilities, Miss Baskerville,
00:15:04 but I'm afraid there's very little data.
00:15:06 I merely observe that since we last met, your father has taken to billions,
00:15:10 and that he's recently played a hundred up with Mr. Trevor.
00:15:13 Absolutely correct, Holmes, but how...
00:15:15 Oh, my dear fellow, it's simplicity itself.
00:15:18 I observe that both you and Mr. Trevor have traces of blue chalk
00:15:21 between the forefinger and thumb of your left hand,
00:15:24 which you put there, obviously, to steady the cue.
00:15:26 I hope that satisfies you, Diana.
00:15:29 Well, I expect you'd like to see your room.
00:15:31 I'll show you, Mr. Holmes.
00:15:33 You'll stay and dine, Jack?
00:15:35 Thanks.
00:15:36 If you'll take me as I am and don't mind my rushing off immediately afterwards,
00:15:39 I've got to ride over the moor to King's Pylon.
00:15:42 I'm trying to get Straker to persuade Colonel Ross to buy one of my ponies.
00:15:46 That's all right, my boy. Come along.
00:15:48 How's that curry coming along, Missy?
00:15:57 Just about ready, Mrs. Straker.
00:15:59 Put some aside for Hunter when you've dished up.
00:16:04 Take it across to him in Silver Blaze's broth.
00:16:06 Very good, Holmes.
00:16:07 Everything all right, Hunter?
00:16:13 Yes, thank you, sir.
00:16:14 I do hope Mr. Straker isn't late.
00:16:20 He specially asked for curry.
00:16:22 Oh, he shouldn't be long now, Mum.
00:16:24 Dinner's ready, Jim.
00:16:27 All right, I'll just go and have a watch.
00:16:29 Lizzie, don't forget Hunter's supper.
00:16:34 Oh, no, Mum. I'm keeping it up for him.
00:16:36 All right, then. You can bring ours in now.
00:16:38 Very good, Mum.
00:16:39 I'll go and help them.
00:16:40 Here.
00:17:07 Thank you.
00:17:08 That was good.
00:17:20 All right?
00:17:21 Yes, but you only just came in time.
00:17:23 Well, I've had a lot to attend to.
00:17:25 Is the Colonel coming over again before the race?
00:17:27 He didn't say so.
00:17:28 I'm quite satisfied with your raid for time.
00:17:30 Who are you sending in the horse box, Silver Blaze?
00:17:33 Hunter, of course.
00:17:34 He says he'll probably follow along with it.
00:17:36 What's the bedding on Silver Blaze now?
00:17:38 72, I think, was the last call earlier.
00:17:40 Here's your supper, Ted.
00:17:46 Thanks.
00:17:48 Night, Ted.
00:17:49 Bye-bye, Liz.
00:17:50 Anybody in Bath?
00:18:02 Oh, it's you, Mr Trevor.
00:18:04 Baker's home?
00:18:07 Yes, sir.
00:18:08 Look after the mare for me, will you, sir?
00:18:17 Very good, sir.
00:18:18 Ah, Mr Trevor.
00:18:27 I hope I'm not butting in.
00:18:28 Not a bit. Come in.
00:18:29 I'd rather have a chat about that pony.
00:18:31 Sit down.
00:18:34 Have a drink?
00:18:37 No, please.
00:18:38 Whiskey?
00:18:39 Thanks.
00:18:40 Whose horse is that, Simpson?
00:18:48 Mr Trevor's, ma'am.
00:18:49 Haven't you seen him?
00:18:51 He wanted a governor.
00:18:52 Oh.
00:18:53 I suppose he cared I was in the kitchen.
00:18:56 Well, that's really all I wanted to know.
00:18:58 Well, that's really all I came about.
00:19:00 I want the colonel to have the first refusal.
00:19:04 I might tell him the price I've quoted and let me know what he says.
00:19:08 Very good, Mr Trevor.
00:19:09 Oh, uh...
00:19:11 Well, never mind.
00:19:13 Jerry!
00:19:27 Mary!
00:19:28 Where have you been?
00:19:30 Oh, just returned round the yard.
00:19:32 You have a look at Silver Blaze?
00:19:36 No, I just went for a breath of air.
00:19:38 By the way,
00:19:43 Silver Blaze doing another trial tomorrow.
00:19:45 Yes.
00:19:47 The last before the race.
00:19:49 Oh, well, I'm for an early night.
00:19:51 Doesn't seem to be much to stay up for.
00:19:53 Doesn't seem to be much to stay up for.
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00:20:34 Here, Ted, wake up!
00:20:41 Who's that?
00:20:49 Where's the governor?
00:20:57 Why, isn't he in the yard?
00:20:59 What's up?
00:21:01 Is anything wrong with Silver Blaze?
00:21:03 He's gone.
00:21:04 Gone?
00:21:06 Yes, and I'm just dead.
00:21:08 Dead.
00:21:12 You must have a round this morning, Holmes.
00:21:15 Oh, thank you, I'd like to.
00:21:16 There are a few improvements since you were here last.
00:21:18 Yes.
00:21:21 Yes.
00:21:22 Oh, it's Ross.
00:21:39 Who's that with him?
00:21:40 Well, unless I'm much mistaken, that's my old friend, Lestrade.
00:21:44 Recently a member of the London Police Force.
00:21:46 Now transferred to Exeter.
00:21:47 Hello, Ross.
00:21:49 This isn't their lift, is it?
00:21:50 Lestrade!
00:21:51 I didn't expect to see you so soon.
00:21:53 You are Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I presume?
00:21:54 Yes, and this is Dr. Watson.
00:21:56 How do you do?
00:21:57 I'm afraid I could find Mr. Trevor here.
00:22:00 Ah, yes, I hear this was Mr. Trevor.
00:22:02 Ah, I've one word with you, Mr. Trevor.
00:22:04 Let's see, Ross, what's happened?
00:22:05 That's the devil to pay basketball.
00:22:07 Last night Silver Blaze was stolen.
00:22:09 Hunter, my head, lad, poisoned and Straker has vanished.
00:22:11 What's that got to do with Jack?
00:22:12 That's what I'm here to find out.
00:22:14 Well, perhaps we'd better go indoors.
00:22:15 Come along, Ross.
00:22:16 Now, Mr. Trevor, I'm in charge of this case and I want to ask you a few questions.
00:22:23 At the same time, I must warn you that anything you say may be used in evidence.
00:22:26 You were at King's Pylon last night.
00:22:28 I rode over from here after dinner, yes.
00:22:30 Why were you over at King's Pylon, Mr. Trevor?
00:22:32 To see Straker about the sale of a polo pony.
00:22:35 That all?
00:22:36 Yes.
00:22:37 Why?
00:22:38 You didn't make that an excuse to try and get information from the stable boys about Silver Blaze, for instance.
00:22:41 What the devil do you mean?
00:22:42 Not interested in Silver Blaze, perhaps.
00:22:44 I'm interested in the race, certainly.
00:22:46 So are thousands of other people.
00:22:48 Now, Mr. Trevor...
00:22:49 Just one moment, Lestrade.
00:22:51 If you would allow me.
00:22:53 Mr. Trevor, you say you discussed the sale of a polo pony with Mr. Straker.
00:22:57 Was anyone else present?
00:22:59 No.
00:23:00 Not even Mrs. Straker?
00:23:02 No.
00:23:03 Quite.
00:23:04 Now, Mr. Trevor, you said just now that you weren't particularly interested in Silver Blaze.
00:23:08 You haven't by any chance to have your betting book on you?
00:23:10 I think so. Why?
00:23:11 Do you mind if I see it?
00:23:12 I do to tell you that I can't demand to see it.
00:23:14 Not now, that is, but...
00:23:15 Here it is.
00:23:16 Hmm.
00:23:22 I see you bet Desbo, the second favorite to the Barchester Cup, to win you 5,000 pounds, Mr. Trevor.
00:23:27 5,000?
00:23:29 But, Jeff, you told me you only had a few pounds on it.
00:23:31 I'm sorry, dear.
00:23:32 I had my own reason.
00:23:33 Before you go any further, Lestrade, may I ask if it's your intention to apply for a warrant against Mr. Trevor?
00:23:37 Not at the moment, Mr. Holmes.
00:23:39 It's my duty to warn him.
00:23:40 I'm in your hands, Inspector.
00:23:42 I won't run away.
00:23:43 As a justice of the peace, I will be answerable for Mr. Trevor.
00:23:46 You'd better stay here, Jack, while the investigation's going on.
00:23:49 Thank you, Sir Henry.
00:23:50 Very well.
00:23:51 Now, Mr. Holmes, I may as well be frank with you.
00:23:55 There are things in this case which completely baffle me.
00:23:57 Really?
00:23:58 You surprise me.
00:23:59 I was saying to Colonel Ross that I'd be glad of your cooperation.
00:24:02 Well, the case certainly has some points of interest.
00:24:06 But what does Colonel Ross say?
00:24:09 Personally, I should prefer to leave the case in the hands of the official police force.
00:24:12 If you don't mind my saying so, Mr. Holmes, I've not much use for amateur detectives.
00:24:16 Oh, come, Colonel, come.
00:24:17 Even they have their uses.
00:24:19 Of course I've heard of you, Mr. Holmes.
00:24:21 They say you've never been beaten.
00:24:22 Well, it's true.
00:24:23 I've been generally successful.
00:24:24 Well, I hope you'll be so with me.
00:24:26 I wish to leave no stone unturned to avenge Strader and recover my horse.
00:24:30 Very well, Lestrade.
00:24:31 I'm at your service.
00:24:32 Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
00:24:33 I'll be getting along.
00:24:34 I'll see you later at King's Palace.
00:24:35 Oh, really, Holmes, I must protest.
00:24:37 Your dame here to recuperate you.
00:24:39 Undoubtedly, my dear doctor, but only last night you suggested a tonic.
00:24:42 Well, here is one ready made.
00:24:44 Yes, please, Mr. Holmes, for my sake and Jack's.
00:24:46 Well, Watson, that settles it.
00:24:49 Miss Baskerville, you may rely upon my doing all I can.
00:24:53 I had to have the body taken to the cottage to make my examination, but nothing else has been disturbed.
00:24:58 That hasn't taken as long as I'd like.
00:25:00 Oh, no, they're very good roads to get.
00:25:03 Mr. Holmes is coming over from Baskerville Hall to give us what help he can.
00:25:06 He's been some slight assistance to me in the past, and anyway, he can't do any harm.
00:25:11 Ah, here is Mr. Holmes.
00:25:14 Dr. Salter, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson.
00:25:18 This is Silverblaze's box.
00:25:22 This is Silverblaze's box.
00:25:25 What, in your opinion, was the cause of death, doctor?
00:25:35 An overdose of powdered opium.
00:25:36 In that case, he would have died in his sleep.
00:25:38 That is so.
00:25:39 The remains of the lead suffer, I presume.
00:25:40 Yes, curried mutton.
00:25:41 Oh, curry?
00:25:44 Hmm.
00:25:45 That's significant, Lestrade.
00:25:46 I don't know, Mr. Holmes.
00:25:48 Any food containing sufficient poison could cause death.
00:25:50 Oh, would it really?
00:25:51 Really, I hadn't thought of it.
00:25:53 You must read my little monograph on the whole art of poisoning.
00:25:56 Did the people of the house partake of the same dish without any ill effects?
00:26:00 Yes, Mr. Holmes.
00:26:01 Well, then, what is your theory?
00:26:02 Did Mr. Trevor, while standing at the open window, pass his hand through and place the poison in the curried mutton?
00:26:07 Exactly, and quite easy, as you can see.
00:26:09 Well, and then what?
00:26:10 Did he open the door with a duplicate key, took out the horse, and led it to some secret hiding place?
00:26:16 The evidence against him is very strong.
00:26:17 It is purely circumstantial.
00:26:19 Would it be equally easy for the murderer, with the aid of a stick or a hunting trap, to pull back the bolt of the door?
00:26:23 Yes, yes, it is.
00:26:24 Yes, quite easy, as you say, Lestrade.
00:26:26 Where is the stable boy who discovered the crime?
00:26:28 Somewhere outside in the yard.
00:26:29 Would you let me see him?
00:26:30 Certainly, I'll fetch him.
00:26:39 Your name's Simpson?
00:26:40 Yes, sir.
00:26:41 You do appear to have a distinct taste, is it not, Doctor?
00:26:43 Yes.
00:26:44 Not unpleasant, but quite distinct.
00:26:45 Oh, quite.
00:26:47 I thought so.
00:26:54 Is this the boy?
00:26:55 Yes.
00:26:56 Now, my lad, you say that Mr. Trevor dismounted at the gates and asked you to water his horse?
00:27:02 Yes, sir.
00:27:03 And then?
00:27:04 He went towards the cottage, sir.
00:27:05 And in doing so, he would, of course, have to pass Silverblaze's bot.
00:27:09 Yes, sir.
00:27:10 He went along that side.
00:27:11 You didn't actually see him pass the bot?
00:27:12 No, sir.
00:27:13 I am a back to him.
00:27:15 Thank you.
00:27:16 You can go back to your quarters.
00:27:17 Very good, sir.
00:27:18 Would you like to question Mrs. Traker, Mr. Holmes?
00:27:20 Not at the moment.
00:27:21 But by the way, Colonel, there's another training stable.
00:27:24 Quite close, I believe.
00:27:25 Yes, Capleton.
00:27:26 Silas Brown trains Lord Manston's horses there.
00:27:29 Lord Manston's Desbrough, second favorite.
00:27:31 Yes.
00:27:32 Ah.
00:27:33 Then with the exception of Baskerville Hall and Trevor's Place, your only neighbor would be Silas Brown.
00:27:38 Yes.
00:27:39 I phoned Brown at once on the discovery of the crime.
00:27:41 He knows nothing.
00:27:43 Oh.
00:27:44 Oh, and there's nothing to connect Mr. Trevor with the Capleton stable?
00:27:48 Nothing.
00:27:49 By the way, Colonel, have you an old shoe of Silverblaze?
00:27:55 Ah.
00:27:56 Yes, here.
00:27:57 How about this one?
00:27:58 Oh, yes.
00:27:59 Here, thank you.
00:28:00 Thank you.
00:28:01 I'll put it in my pocket, for luck.
00:28:02 And have you a photograph of the horse?
00:28:03 I think so.
00:28:04 This too?
00:28:05 Perfect.
00:28:06 Thank you.
00:28:07 Do you mind?
00:28:08 Not at all.
00:28:09 Now, Watson, let us transfer our activities to the moor.
00:28:10 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:11 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:12 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:13 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:14 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:15 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:16 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:17 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:18 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:19 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:20 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:21 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:22 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:23 I'm afraid I have to leave you, sir.
00:28:44 There's an imprint of a hoof here.
00:28:55 Slight but quite distinct.
00:29:02 An exact fit.
00:29:03 And here a foot lard.
00:29:04 Foot lard?
00:29:05 What's that?
00:29:06 What?
00:29:07 It's Straker!
00:29:08 Obviously, he followed the thief, caught him up here, there was a struggle, he paid with
00:29:13 his life.
00:29:14 And here's the torch he used to trace the horse.
00:29:21 This is a very singular knife.
00:29:26 Surely this is something in your line, Watson.
00:29:39 Yes, it's what we call a cataract knife.
00:29:44 As I thought.
00:29:45 Devised for very delicate work.
00:29:48 It's a curious weapon for defense.
00:29:50 Lestrade?
00:29:51 The best you could lay hands on at the moment, I suppose.
00:29:54 Yes.
00:29:55 It's as easy as very possible.
00:29:57 No trace of blood, I perceive.
00:30:13 Why that Straker's coat?
00:30:16 This is curious, Lestrade.
00:30:17 What, Mr. Holmes?
00:30:18 It looks as though the murderer let him take his coat off before the struggle.
00:30:25 Didn't he have taken it off afterwards?
00:30:26 Well, that's one explanation.
00:30:27 Though it's difficult to see with what motive.
00:30:28 However, take it, Lestrade, and make a careful inventory of everything you find in the pocket.
00:30:35 Very good, Mr. Holmes.
00:30:36 And now I suggest that you and the colonel return to King's Pylon and arrange for the
00:30:39 removal there of the body.
00:30:40 And then perhaps you'd be good enough to meet us with the car by that bridge in, say, an
00:30:45 hour's time.
00:30:46 Dr. Watson and I are going to take a little walk over the moor.
00:30:50 Very good, Mr. Holmes.
00:30:51 In an hour's time.
00:30:52 Now, Watson, let us leave the question of who killed Straker for the moment and confine
00:30:57 ourselves to finding out what has become of the horse.
00:31:00 How are you going to set about it?
00:31:01 Well, a horse will always herd with its kind.
00:31:03 Silverblaze, if left to himself, would either have returned to King's Pylon or gone to Capelden.
00:31:08 If my assumption is correct, that is our direction.
00:31:12 Move Prince again.
00:31:13 Let's carry on a little further.
00:31:14 Look, Watson, look here.
00:31:15 Here's a man's footprints beside the horsey.
00:31:25 A man wearing square-toed boots.
00:31:27 But the horse was alone before.
00:31:28 Precisely.
00:31:29 It was alone before.
00:31:30 Here we are.
00:31:31 Here's the same footprints.
00:31:32 This time they're coming from Capelden.
00:31:33 From Capelden?
00:31:34 Yes, let's follow the trail.
00:31:35 Look, in the paint I've seen a man with a horse.
00:31:36 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:37 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:38 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:39 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:40 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:41 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:42 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:43 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:44 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:45 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:46 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:47 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:48 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:49 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:50 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:51 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:52 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:53 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:54 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:55 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:56 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:57 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:58 I'm sure he's a man.
00:31:59 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:00 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:01 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:02 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:03 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:04 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:05 I'm sure he's a man.
00:32:06 Am I too early to see Mr. Silas Brown?
00:32:08 Well, I don't know, sir.
00:32:10 He was up rather late last night.
00:32:11 What is it, Dawson?
00:32:12 No gossiping.
00:32:13 Get on with your job.
00:32:14 Very good, sir.
00:32:15 And what the devil do you want here?
00:32:19 Five minutes' talk with you, my good sir.
00:32:22 I have no time for talking.
00:32:23 And we don't want no strangers here.
00:32:25 This is a matter of vital importance.
00:32:27 It's a lie.
00:32:35 Very well.
00:32:36 Shall we talk it over here or inside?
00:32:39 All right.
00:32:42 Come on.
00:32:43 I shan't keep you more than a few minutes, Watson.
00:32:47 The night's all right, Holmes.
00:32:48 Now, Mr. Brown, I'm at your service.
00:32:51 Well, I'm glad you realize it is no use trying to bluff me.
00:33:02 Yes, that's quite a clever bit of faking, Brown.
00:33:05 Don't give me away, Watson.
00:33:07 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:08 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:09 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:10 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:11 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:12 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:13 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:14 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:15 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:16 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:17 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:18 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:19 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:20 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:21 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:22 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:23 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:24 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:25 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:26 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:27 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:28 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:29 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:30 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:31 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:32 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:33 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:34 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:35 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:36 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:37 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:38 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:39 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:40 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:41 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:33:42 I'm not going to let you get away.
00:34:06 You may trust me, sir.
00:34:09 Here.
00:34:10 Yes, I think I can.
00:34:17 I'm sorry to keep you watching.
00:34:18 Oh, that's all right.
00:34:19 Well, for more perfect compound of the bullion coward than Silas Brown, I've sent him midway.
00:34:24 The horse is there, then?
00:34:25 Yes.
00:34:26 Of course, he tried to bluff it out.
00:34:27 But I described to him so exactly what his actions had been last night that he's convinced I was watching it.
00:34:31 Well, what actually happened, Holmes?
00:34:33 I'll tell you.
00:34:35 Now I must go and collect Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson.
00:34:38 I must say I haven't much hope of their having found the horse.
00:34:41 I'll be here when you come back.
00:34:59 It's surely Brown who's running it from Minsburys.
00:35:01 Oh, I dare watch it.
00:35:02 Silas is an old horse faker.
00:35:05 He left nothing to chance.
00:35:06 You actually saw the horse?
00:35:07 Yes.
00:35:08 Well, I must say this for Silas.
00:35:10 He certainly made a good job of it.
00:35:11 Well, aren't you afraid to leave it with him?
00:35:13 My dear fellow, he'll guard it as the apple of his eye.
00:35:15 He knows that his only hope of mercy is to produce it safe.
00:35:18 Horse stealing is a serious crime.
00:35:21 Colonel Ross doesn't impress me as a man who'd be likely to show much mercy in any case.
00:35:25 Well, the matter doesn't rest with Colonel Ross.
00:35:27 I follow my own methods and tell as much or as little as I choose.
00:35:31 I don't know whether you've observed it, Watson, but the Colonel's manner to me has been somewhat rude.
00:35:37 I'm inclined to keep him in suspense.
00:35:38 Say nothing about the horse.
00:35:40 Of course not, Holmes, without your permission.
00:35:41 Good old Watson.
00:35:43 Ah, here's Lestrade with the car.
00:35:53 Well, Mr. Holmes, seen anything?
00:35:55 Yes, yes, we've seen some very interesting things, Lestrade.
00:35:58 Boots.
00:35:59 Boots?
00:36:00 Yes, square-toed boots.
00:36:06 Well now, Mr. Holmes, make us cottage, please.
00:36:09 I hope Mr. Holmes won't be long.
00:36:11 I want to phone the story through in time for the 6 o'clock edition.
00:36:14 Ah, Mr. Holmes, I represent the Western Mail.
00:36:17 I understand you're taking up this case.
00:36:18 No, no, certainly not.
00:36:20 I'm just Holmes the busybody retained by the police to supply their deficiencies.
00:36:25 Oh, Inspector.
00:36:26 There are several points upon which I should like to ask your advice.
00:36:30 I must consider whether I don't owe it to the public to scratch the horse immediately.
00:36:34 Certainly not.
00:36:35 I should let the name stand.
00:36:36 My business with Mr. Holmes now is private, if you don't mind.
00:36:39 But you are.
00:36:40 I've got something to get on with anyhow.
00:36:41 Good day, everybody.
00:36:42 I'm very glad to have had your opinion, sir.
00:36:44 Well, Doctor, have you made your examination?
00:36:46 Yes.
00:36:47 Straker was killed by a savage blow from some blunt, heavy instrument delivered with enormous force.
00:36:51 Lestrade, let me see his coat.
00:36:53 Will you have it there?
00:36:54 Yes, here it is.
00:36:55 Thank you.
00:36:56 I presume you've made the inventory I asked for.
00:37:02 You'll have to ask me, Mr. Holmes.
00:37:03 Battery and envelope.
00:37:10 London postmark.
00:37:11 Pipe.
00:37:12 Briarwood pipe, Lestrade.
00:37:14 Pouch.
00:37:15 Pouch of seal skin.
00:37:17 Matches.
00:37:18 They're foreign.
00:37:19 Telegram.
00:37:20 Handed in at Coombe, Tracy.
00:37:25 Let's see what the letter says first.
00:37:36 Bingaman Co-financial.
00:37:37 22A Bond Street, London, W1.
00:37:39 J. Straker is by our King's Pylons Stable's depot.
00:37:42 Yes, sir.
00:37:43 Please receive this as official notification that your commitments to us, secured by six
00:37:48 promissory notes, were today purchased by Mr. Leslie Marty of 15 Lamb Street West, to
00:37:54 whom you are now accountable.
00:37:56 Yours faithfully, Bingaman Co.
00:37:59 Our friend Straker seems to have been somewhat financially embarrassed.
00:38:04 Telegram.
00:38:06 For cup final, send instructions.
00:38:08 We'll meet you as we agreed.
00:38:11 Marty.
00:38:12 I think Mrs. Straker might be able to help us here.
00:38:15 She's in her room.
00:38:16 I'll fetch her.
00:38:17 Thank you, doggie.
00:38:18 I don't think she'll be of much assistance with Holmes.
00:38:20 Apparently, she and Straker went to bed about the usual time.
00:38:22 When she woke up in the morning, she'd find he'd gone.
00:38:24 Still, I'd like a word or two with her, Lestrade, regarding her husband's habits.
00:38:28 No one like a wife, I'll tell you that.
00:38:30 Eh, Watson?
00:38:32 Yes, yes, quite.
00:38:33 Remember, I have these, Lestrade.
00:38:35 Pray don't sink it in liberty.
00:38:36 Not at all.
00:38:37 You're welcome.
00:38:38 I see nothing in them.
00:38:45 Oh, Mr. Lestrade, have you discovered anything?
00:38:48 No, Mrs. Straker.
00:38:49 Mr. Holmes has come over to help us.
00:38:51 We shall do all that's possible.
00:38:55 I won't detain you a moment, Mrs. Straker.
00:38:57 I realize what you're going through.
00:39:02 I just want to ask you this.
00:39:05 Are you by any chance a light sleeper?
00:39:07 Yes, Mr. Holmes, as it happens, I am.
00:39:09 I noticed a dog in the yard.
00:39:11 Does he sleep out there at night?
00:39:12 Yes, always.
00:39:13 He's a very good watcher.
00:39:15 You didn't by any chance hear him barking during the night?
00:39:19 No, I didn't.
00:39:23 No.
00:39:26 No.
00:39:29 Just one thing.
00:39:32 Was your husband interested in football?
00:39:34 Oh, no.
00:39:35 Racing was the only thing that interested him.
00:39:38 Then there's just one further question, Mrs. Straker.
00:39:40 You had curry for supper last night.
00:39:42 Did you mention that to anyone outside the house?
00:39:45 Why, no.
00:39:46 No, thank you, Mrs. Straker.
00:39:47 I don't think I need intrude upon your time and patience any longer.
00:39:50 Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
00:39:55 Colonel, you have a few sheep in the paddock.
00:39:58 Have you had anything wrong with them of late?
00:40:00 Oh, I don't think so.
00:40:02 Oh, now you mention it, I believe that one of my stable lads did report that three of the sheep had gone lame.
00:40:09 Why do you ask?
00:40:10 It was just a long shot, Colonel.
00:40:12 A very long shot.
00:40:13 Lestrade, let me recommend to your attention this singular epidemic among the sheep.
00:40:18 You consider it important, Mr. Holmes?
00:40:20 Oh, yes, yes, exceedingly so.
00:40:22 Is there any other point to which you want to draw my attention?
00:40:24 Well, to the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.
00:40:29 The dog was perfectly quiet in the night?
00:40:31 No, that was the curious incident.
00:40:32 Oh.
00:40:34 Well, I'm going to Baskerville Hall.
00:40:36 Will you be following?
00:40:38 Yes, yes, very possibly, Lestrade.
00:40:45 Hello, hello.
00:40:48 Hello.
00:40:49 Could you please give me Coombe Tracey post office?
00:40:51 Yes, yes, I'll hold on.
00:40:53 Coombe Tracey is a small village, is it not?
00:40:55 Yes, just a hamlet.
00:40:57 Then the postmaster would like you to remember any strangers who came in here.
00:41:00 I think so.
00:41:01 Hello.
00:41:02 Hello, is that the postmaster, Coombe Tracey?
00:41:06 Look, I'm speaking for Mr. Straker, King's Pylon.
00:41:09 He received a telegram yesterday, signed, marked, and dispatched from your office.
00:41:13 If he cannot recall anybody of that name, could you kindly describe the sender to me?
00:41:18 Yes.
00:41:23 Oh, there were two of them.
00:41:27 I see, thank you, thank you.
00:41:29 I'm very much obliged to you.
00:41:30 You think the telegram's important?
00:41:32 Very much so, Watson.
00:41:34 Well, au revoir, Colonel.
00:41:35 We've had a charming little breath of your beautiful Dartmoor air.
00:41:38 Then you despair of arresting the murderer of James Straker.
00:41:41 Well, there are certainly grave difficulties in the way, but I've every hope that your horse will start, and I beg you will have your jockey in readiness.
00:41:47 And you've nothing definite to tell me?
00:41:48 When we meet at the races, Colonel.
00:41:58 What do you make of it all, Holmes?
00:42:00 It's innocent-looking enough at first sight, Watson, but the fact that Straker was not interested in football persuaded me that this is not to be taken at its face value.
00:42:09 You observed, of course, that the name of Martin appeared in both the letter and the telegram.
00:42:13 Yes, it struck me as curious.
00:42:14 It is highly significant, Watson.
00:42:16 This telegram is peculiarly interesting.
00:42:19 You mean it's in code?
00:42:20 Yes, and a very elementary one.
00:42:23 By simply crossing out each alternate word, the message assumes an entirely different meaning.
00:42:28 Instead of a request, it becomes a peremptory order.
00:42:31 I know.
00:42:32 Instructions.
00:42:34 Meet.
00:42:36 As agreed.
00:42:38 Martin.
00:42:40 What did the postmaster at Coombe Tracy tell you?
00:42:42 He described the senders.
00:42:44 Two strangers.
00:42:46 Unquestionably Moriarty and Moran.
00:42:50 Watson, the professor is behind all this.
00:42:52 You mean he's responsible for the deaths of Hunter and Straker?
00:42:54 Of Hunter, yes.
00:42:55 Of Straker, no.
00:42:57 In fact, I fancied that Straker's death was the most unfortunate thing that could possibly happen from Moriarty's point of view.
00:43:04 All through the season, my luck was dead out.
00:43:08 I found myself in trouble to the tune of four thousand pounds.
00:43:13 I went to Bingham and raised what I could.
00:43:16 And as a last plunge, I backed Desborah to win me five thousand.
00:43:20 Make or break.
00:43:22 Why didn't you come to me, my boy?
00:43:24 Well, you're not a betting man, Sir Henry, and I was afraid you wouldn't understand.
00:43:27 That's why I kept it dark.
00:43:29 Even from Diana.
00:43:30 And now that loathsome inspector.
00:43:32 Oh, come now, it's no use calling him names.
00:43:34 In view of these bets, he'd have reason to be suspicious.
00:43:37 I don't care. He's a thoroughly nasty person.
00:43:39 I disliked him from the first moment I met him.
00:43:43 Inspector Lestrade.
00:43:44 Any news, Inspector?
00:43:45 Yes, very grave news, Sir Henry.
00:43:47 We found Straker's body.
00:43:48 Body? Do you mean he's...
00:43:49 Murdered.
00:43:50 On the moor about a mile from King's Island.
00:43:53 Sherlock Holmes takes up the case.
00:43:56 Sherlock Holmes, Moran!
00:43:59 Once again that man is crossing my path.
00:44:02 What's this news mean, Professor?
00:44:03 What's gone wrong?
00:44:04 What does this man Holmes know?
00:44:06 I tell you, if Silverblades goes to the post and he's fit...
00:44:09 There is a big difference, Mr. Stanford, between a horse going to the post and winning the race.
00:44:14 You've had my assurance.
00:44:16 I am not in the habit of failing my clients.
00:44:19 Moran, tell Barton to take Mr. Stanford home.
00:44:23 Then come straight back.
00:44:25 Yes, Sir.
00:44:26 Prince, it's now four o'clock.
00:44:40 Have the car ready in 15 minutes.
00:44:43 Very good, Professor.
00:44:44 Are we out for a long run?
00:44:46 Yes, we've got to be back in Devon well before midnight.
00:44:50 And Prince...
00:44:52 We'll need the gun.
00:44:56 Okay.
00:45:14 What have you got there, Prince?
00:45:16 You haven't seen this little gadget before, have you?
00:45:18 No.
00:45:19 You hadn't joined us when it was last used.
00:45:20 Let's have a look.
00:45:21 It's a magazine air gun.
00:45:22 Absolutely silent and immensely powerful.
00:45:24 Made specially for the Professor by a well-known foreign gunsmith.
00:45:27 I think you're going to use it again.
00:45:30 There you are, Barton.
00:45:32 I want you to take Mr. Stanford home.
00:45:36 Yes, we're in deeper waters than you think, Lestrade.
00:45:40 But we must take the case one step at a time.
00:45:43 Now, I've progressed so far, I'm glad to say, as completely to exonerate Mr. Trevor.
00:45:47 You've got to convince me, Mr. Harris.
00:45:49 I have every hope of doing so.
00:45:50 Now, you will agree that Hunter was murdered in order that the horse could be stolen.
00:45:55 Exactly. We all know that.
00:45:57 When I examined the remains of Hunter's supper, I remarked on the fact that it consisted of curry.
00:46:03 Yes, but I still don't see it.
00:46:05 Well, perhaps I could help you to see it.
00:46:07 One or two other things as well.
00:46:09 That was the first link in my chain of reasoning.
00:46:11 Hunter was poisoned with powdered opium, and powdered opium is by no means tasteless.
00:46:16 Well then, Mr. Holmes, why didn't the boy notice?
00:46:18 By no means tasteless when mixed with any ordinary dish.
00:46:21 Curry was exactly the medium which would disguise that taste.
00:46:25 So, you remember that I asked Mrs. Straker if she told anyone they were having curry for supper that night, and she replied, "No."
00:46:36 Yes, I remember you putting that question.
00:46:38 Well, it's surely too monstrous a coincidence to suppose that Trevor happened to come along with powdered opium on the very night when a dish was served which would disguise its flavor.
00:46:46 Unthinkable, Mr. Straker.
00:46:48 That certainly is a strong point.
00:46:50 And there's a further point, even more significantly, Mr. Straker.
00:46:53 The silence of the dog.
00:46:55 Though someone had been in the stable and fetched out the horse, the dog had not barked enough to arouse Mrs. Straker, who was a light sleeper.
00:47:02 Obviously, the visitor was some member of the household.
00:47:05 Then what do you make of it, Holmes?
00:47:06 One thing for certain.
00:47:08 Trevor becomes eliminated from the case.
00:47:11 Well, I confess, Mr. Holmes, in view of what you say, I don't know what move to make.
00:47:17 Make no move at the moment, except to assure Mr. Trevor that all suspicions of him were unfounded.
00:47:23 Your old friend was wrongfully to arrest the future son-in-law of Sir Henry Baskerville.
00:47:29 I appreciate that.
00:47:31 I'll speak to Mr. Trevor.
00:47:32 Who's that taking my name in vain?
00:47:34 Ah, Mr. Trevor.
00:47:35 I just had a little chat with Mr. Holmes, and I'm glad to say that he sees eye to eye with me.
00:47:40 You quite understand that at the commencement of this case it was my duty to follow up any clue, however slight.
00:47:45 I don't mind telling you now that I never seriously suspected it.
00:47:48 Well, he can't say fairer than that, can he?
00:47:50 Well, I'm very glad you feel that way about it, Inspector.
00:47:52 Yes, I still don't see how it helps us.
00:47:54 Who did put the opium into the curry?
00:47:56 Who did steal the horse and kill Hunter and Straker?
00:47:59 My dear Lestrade, it's a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence.
00:48:03 It biases the judgment.
00:48:05 Then you're not going to tell us anything, Mr. Holmes?
00:48:07 Well, not at the moment, Miss Baskerville.
00:48:09 There's one other link in the chain to be tested, and to do that I'm afraid we must return to London tonight.
00:48:13 Tonight?
00:48:14 Yes, Doctor Watson and I are sorry to have to run away like this.
00:48:17 Well, there's nothing before the midnight train from Exeter.
00:48:20 Dinner will be ready in a few moments.
00:48:21 You'll have heaps of time to dine here in comfort before you go.
00:48:24 Well, thank you.
00:48:25 I shall be delighted.
00:48:26 I hope you'll stay and dine too, Inspector.
00:48:28 Oh, thank you, sir.
00:48:29 Good night.
00:48:58 That's quite a museum piece, Sir Henry.
00:49:00 Oh, you've had it a long time.
00:49:02 Well, it's nearly eleven, Holmes, and if we're to catch that midnight train from Exeter...
00:49:05 I'll order the car.
00:49:06 Don't bother, Sir Henry. I'll take Mr. Holmes and the Doctor in mind.
00:49:09 Well, thank you, Lestrade.
00:49:10 It's a pity you've got to leave us, Holmes, and I'm sorry you can't tell us any more.
00:49:13 You're leaving three very puzzled people.
00:49:15 Well, I hope to solve the puzzle for you all on Cup Day, in Colonel Ross's box.
00:49:20 (Doorbell rings)
00:49:23 What's happening?
00:49:31 I think he's going, Moran.
00:49:33 I'll be off.
00:49:39 Oh, well, Holmes, safe journey.
00:49:41 Thank you so much.
00:49:42 Goodbye.
00:49:43 Goodbye.
00:49:44 Quick, back to the car.
00:50:01 Follow that car.
00:50:06 When you get clear of the house, overtake her.
00:50:09 (Door opens)
00:50:10 I've the strongest reasons for thinking that Professor Moriarty is the brains behind this crime.
00:50:24 You know, he seems quite an obsession with you.
00:50:26 But you still don't believe in the Professor.
00:50:28 Frankly, Mr. Holmes, I do not.
00:50:30 Another few yards, Moran. Then let them have it.
00:50:37 Oh, no. There's a car following us.
00:50:39 Quick, down for your life.
00:50:45 (Explosion)
00:50:51 (Screams)
00:50:52 (Explosion)
00:50:53 What, are you hurt, Watson?
00:51:12 No, only a few bruises, but where's the driver?
00:51:16 Here I am, sir. I'm all right.
00:51:18 Sure? No bones broken?
00:51:21 By word, that is a lucky skid.
00:51:23 Where's Lestrade?
00:51:25 Watson, have you seen Lestrade? Lestrade!
00:51:33 Ah, there you are, Lestrade.
00:51:40 Well, do you believe in Professor Moriarty now?
00:51:44 (Shouting)
00:51:49 (Shouting)
00:51:50 What price will we lose?
00:52:11 Sixty pounds to ten.
00:52:13 Silverblades, sixty pounds to ten.
00:52:16 Number five, six, nine.
00:52:18 Silverblades, five to one.
00:52:20 May I borrow your glasses, Mr. Holmes?
00:52:37 Thank you.
00:52:42 You doing anything for the three-shot, Dave?
00:52:44 Well, they tell me Sunstroke has a good chance.
00:52:47 Oh, Mr. Holmes, you have assured me that my horse will go to the boat.
00:52:51 But we are still waiting to know who killed Straker and Hunter.
00:52:54 I promised you should know everything today, Colonel, and you shall.
00:52:58 Ah, Watson, you've been having a little flutter, I see.
00:53:01 What?
00:53:02 Well, if you want to conceal it, I suggest you find a deeper pocket for your bidding ticket.
00:53:07 It's all very well, Mr. Holmes, but we are waiting.
00:53:10 Yes. Well, Colonel, in the first place, it will come as a shock to you to learn that Straker was a scoundrel,
00:53:15 utterly unworthy of your confidence.
00:53:17 Are you serious, Mr. Holmes?
00:53:18 Yes. Acting under the orders of a master criminal, who bought up his debts and so had it in his power to ruin them,
00:53:23 he poisoned Hunter and then took Silverblades out on the moor in the dead of night.
00:53:28 I can hardly believe it.
00:53:30 Straker?
00:53:31 But to what purpose?
00:53:34 It was his intention to use that singular knife, you remember, I found in his hand,
00:53:38 to nick one of the tendons of the horse.
00:53:40 With your wide experience of the turf, Colonel, you know it's possible to do that subcutaneously and leave no trace.
00:53:45 The result would be a slight lameness, which would put down a rheumatism or a strain in exercise.
00:53:49 You say it was his intention. You mean he didn't succeed?
00:53:52 No. I examined the knife. There was no trace of blood.
00:53:55 But why didn't he do all this in the stable? Why take him out on the moor?
00:53:59 Well, for the best of reasons.
00:54:00 When so spirited a creature felt the nick of the knife, he would certainly have roused the soundest of sleepers.
00:54:05 But how did you arrive at all this, Mr. Holmes?
00:54:08 I found several clues, the chief of which was the knife.
00:54:12 Do you remember my asking you if you'd found anything wrong with your sheep?
00:54:15 Yes, I remember.
00:54:16 When you told me that some of them had suffered from lameness, that confirmed my theory.
00:54:20 That Straker, before tackling the delicate operation on the horse, had been practicing on the sheep.
00:54:25 Good heavens! But who interrupted the plot? Who killed James Straker?
00:54:30 I'll waive that question for a few minutes, Colonel.
00:54:33 Hello. The numbers are going up.
00:54:35 What number is Silverbletch?
00:54:37 Five.
00:54:38 Two, three.
00:54:49 Four, five.
00:54:52 Six.
00:54:55 That's number six.
00:54:58 By my truck, he's riding on the horse. Silverbletch doesn't run.
00:55:02 Look, Holmes. Silverbletch doesn't run.
00:55:05 It must be a mistake.
00:55:10 The six should have been a nine.
00:55:13 Mr. Holmes, I relied on you implicitly.
00:55:18 Yes, and you may still do so, Colonel.
00:55:21 Yes, and you may still do so, Colonel.
00:55:23 Yes, that's my horse.
00:55:36 Yes, that is. That's my horse.
00:55:38 That's my horse.
00:55:44 Yes, and that's the murderer of James Straker.
00:55:47 What?
00:55:48 It was a kick from Silverbletch that killed your trainer.
00:55:51 It was a kick from Silverbletch that killed your trainer.
00:55:52 (CHANTING)
00:55:54 (CHANTING)
00:55:56 (CHANTING)
00:55:58 (CHANTING)
00:56:14 (CHANTING)
00:56:17 (CHANTING)
00:56:19 (CHANTING)
00:56:32 (CHANTING)
00:56:35 (CHANTING)
00:56:42 (CHANTING)
00:56:44 Silverbletch, come on, Silverbletch.
00:56:50 Come on, Silverbletch.
00:56:53 Come on, Silverbletch.
00:56:54 Come on, Silverbletch.
00:56:55 Come on, Silverbletch. Come on.
00:57:04 It's my race.
00:57:07 It's my race.
00:57:09 It's my race.
00:57:10 He's off.
00:57:16 He's off.
00:57:17 Desborough wins.
00:57:19 Desborough wins.
00:57:20 Desborough.
00:57:21 A bullet has penetrated the shoulder and lodged near the lung.
00:57:27 But we heard nothing.
00:57:28 You wouldn't.
00:57:29 It was fired from an air gun, noiseless and of tremendous power.
00:57:33 How could it possibly be concealed in the crowd?
00:57:35 In the interior of a specially designed Kinney-Metagraph camera.
00:57:38 Good heavens.
00:57:39 But how on earth did you know?
00:57:41 I observed through the glasses a group of cameramen lined up near the winning post.
00:57:44 I fancied I knew one of them.
00:57:46 Mr. Holmes, what does this all mean?
00:57:48 It means, Colonel, that you've been cheated of your race...
00:57:50 by the most cunning and dangerous criminal in London.
00:57:54 Is there nothing can be done?
00:57:55 Let's trade. Who's the most likely man to give me some information on the betting for the cup?
00:57:59 Difficult to say.
00:58:01 Old Sam Silver's a member of the Victoria Club and a good friend of mine.
00:58:05 Where can we find him?
00:58:06 He's the only one in the Champagne Bar at this moment.
00:58:08 I'll stay here with Mutton, if you don't mind.
00:58:10 There's no question about him.
00:58:13 Stanford had laid over £100,000 against Silver Blaze and got left with it.
00:58:18 Point him out to me.
00:58:19 There he is, Mr. Holmes, in the dark suit and the bowler.
00:58:22 Thank you, Mr. Silver.
00:58:24 Watson, I want you to take particular note of that man.
00:58:26 Not a word, Sam. Trust me.
00:58:28 Excuse me, Mr. Holmes.
00:58:30 You can allow me to look after this.
00:58:32 Yes, yes, but I think you need a little unofficial help.
00:58:35 It's just to supplement your usual happy mixture of cunning and audacity.
00:58:39 Is there anything I can do?
00:58:40 Yes, my dear Watson.
00:58:41 A job that involves tenacity of purpose, of which, my dear fellow, you've given me so many proofs.
00:58:49 I want you to remain here and never lose sight of Stanford.
00:58:52 Let's trade and I will drive straight back to Bakersfield.
00:58:55 Yes.
00:58:56 Let's trade. Will you give instructions for your car to be at Dr. Watson's disposal?
00:58:58 Certainly, Mr. Holmes.
00:58:59 And you might tell your chauffeur to get into Mutton.
00:59:01 As soon as Stanford leaves, follow him.
00:59:04 When he arrives at his destination, send the car back to Bakersfield.
00:59:07 Then go to the nearest phone box and tell me where you are and wait for me.
00:59:11 Is that clear?
00:59:12 Perfect.
00:59:13 Watson's a long time phoning.
00:59:15 Patience, let's trade patience. Concentrate on the game.
00:59:18 Yes, come in.
00:59:20 Mr. Holmes, it's nearly midnight.
00:59:24 You really must eat something.
00:59:26 Can't I tempt you to a nice bit of addict?
00:59:28 My dear Mrs. Hudson, you've always been a temptation to me.
00:59:32 But addict at this moment is not.
00:59:34 Have a nice cup of tea.
00:59:36 No, thank you, Mrs. Hudson.
00:59:42 I suggest you go to bed.
00:59:46 Very well, sir.
00:59:47 Still your move, let's trade.
00:59:57 (Clock ticking)
00:59:59 My mind's not on the game, Mr. Holmes.
01:00:06 I wonder what has happened to Dr. Watson.
01:00:09 Well, now, let's see.
01:00:12 It was five o'clock when we left, of course.
01:00:15 And it's now...
01:00:17 Good, now it's nearly midnight.
01:00:20 You ought to hear something soon.
01:00:24 Tell me, Mr. Holmes, why did you need Dr. Watson to do the training?
01:00:27 Why not yourself?
01:00:28 Because, my dear Lestrade, when you set out to draw a badger that's gone to earth,
01:00:32 you send a ferret down after it.
01:00:34 While the man with the gun remains outside.
01:00:37 Professor Moriarty is the badger, Dr. Watson is the ferret,
01:00:41 and I, my dear Lestrade, am the man with the gun.
01:00:44 I see.
01:00:45 And Stanford?
01:00:47 Well, Stanford, if he's a wise man, will go straight to Moriarty
01:00:50 with whatever price he's paid.
01:00:53 (Hissing)
01:00:55 When you're finished with the professor, you'll be taken back to where we picked you up.
01:01:10 You've got the necessary on you, I suppose.
01:01:12 Yes, of course.
01:01:13 Okay.
01:01:15 (Door opens)
01:01:16 I want you to go straight to Mr. Holmes' rooms in Baker Street.
01:01:26 (Horse snorts)
01:01:29 (Dramatic music)
01:01:41 (Dramatic music)
01:01:43 (Phone rings)
01:01:54 Yes?
01:01:57 Is that you, Holmes?
01:01:59 Watson speaking from Sladen Mules.
01:02:10 Watson!
01:02:11 Quick, Lestrade, there's something wrong.
01:02:14 They've got Watson.
01:02:15 Inspector Lestrade's chauffeur, sir.
01:02:16 Good. Drive us to where you dropped Dr. Watson.
01:02:18 Right.
01:02:19 Quite correct, Mr. Stanford.
01:02:26 I must say this case has proved more intricate than I anticipated.
01:02:29 It should have been worth a trifle more.
01:02:32 However...
01:02:33 Perhaps next time.
01:02:35 You may go.
01:02:36 Bartholomew.
01:02:37 Yes.
01:02:38 (Chuckles)
01:02:39 Next to Mr. Holmes himself, I don't know anyone who'd be more welcome.
01:02:51 Hello.
01:03:03 Professor?
01:03:04 Who do you think I've got here of all people?
01:03:07 Now!
01:03:08 (Chuckles)
01:03:09 Dr. Watson.
01:03:11 Eh?
01:03:12 Watson, did you say?
01:03:15 Dr. Watson?
01:03:16 What's he doing here?
01:03:17 Come on!
01:03:18 Eh...
01:03:21 Yes?
01:03:24 Caught him prowling around the yard.
01:03:26 Shall I bring him in?
01:03:27 No, not just yet, Grimsby.
01:03:29 I leave him alone with his thoughts for a while.
01:03:32 Nothing like a little suspense.
01:03:36 (Clicks tongue)
01:03:37 I imagine that three weeks' wait for the hangman
01:03:41 is infinitely worse than the final interview.
01:03:44 Eh, Moran?
01:03:47 You wait here!
01:04:00 Can't restrain.
01:04:01 This is the muse.
01:04:04 (Clicks tongue)
01:04:05 (Clicks tongue)
01:04:34 Looks pretty solid, Lestrade.
01:04:36 What building is this?
01:04:38 This must be the back of the old Felden Street tube station.
01:04:41 What are you going to do, Mr. Holmes?
01:04:53 Drive straight to Scotland Yard.
01:04:54 And then?
01:04:55 The headquarters of the London Transport.
01:04:57 Now, Moran, I think we'll interview the doctor.
01:05:02 (Clicks tongue)
01:05:03 That your prince?
01:05:05 Bring in Dr. Watson.
01:05:08 Right now.
01:05:10 Now, then, Doctor.
01:05:29 This should be most amusing, Moran.
01:05:32 Ah, come in, Doctor.
01:05:35 I have had the pleasure of several interviews with Mr. Holmes,
01:05:39 but never before with his talented friend and colleague.
01:05:43 Would you sit down?
01:05:45 May I ask what you are doing in this neighborhood?
01:05:56 I good reason to think it was your neighborhood, Professor.
01:05:59 Really?
01:06:00 As a matter of curiosity, may I ask you how you got here?
01:06:05 By following Mr. Holmes' instructions.
01:06:07 Ah, I see.
01:06:09 Then I'm afraid it's going to prove rather unfortunate for you, Doctor.
01:06:13 I have not taken these somewhat elaborate precautions to conceal my whereabouts
01:06:20 in order to have you report on the subject to Mr. Holmes.
01:06:24 You mean I'm going to have some difficulty in leaving?
01:06:28 No, my dear Doctor.
01:06:30 Oh, dear.
01:06:31 There will be no difficulty about that.
01:06:34 But you will leave by the way I shall indicate.
01:06:38 I will explain to you, Doctor.
01:06:42 You are now in what was the Felden Street Tube Station.
01:06:53 Behind that panel is the lift shaft.
01:06:56 It's a sheer drop of 80 feet.
01:06:59 If you have any last message to send to Mr. Holmes, I will see that it is delivered.
01:07:06 Sherlock Holmes will follow Ricky with you, Moriarty, without any reminder from me.
01:07:11 So that is your last word.
01:07:14 Very good.
01:07:22 I will now remove the panel and wish you a swift journey.
01:07:27 Don't move any of you!
01:07:36 Ah!
01:07:37 Governor!
01:07:38 Except you, my dear Watson, who I'm sure would be more comfortable with us.
01:07:42 You must excuse me for trespassing on your private property.
01:07:45 I've had the lift put in order again.
01:07:47 You clever...
01:07:49 No compliments, please.
01:07:51 Yes, Sir Robert Moriarty.
01:07:52 On what charge?
01:07:53 For being concerned in the murder of the stable boy Edward Hunter.
01:07:55 And for an attempt on the life of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and...
01:07:59 That will do to go on, Registrar.
01:08:01 When the Professor has answered to those charges, there will doubtless be a number of others to occupy his attention.
01:08:06 Listen, Holmes.
01:08:08 There's no prison can hold me.
01:08:10 I almost wish that were true, Professor.
01:08:12 Life would be very dull without your activities.
01:08:15 Watson, might I trouble you for a match?
01:08:18 I think our quiet rest in the country has been a great success.
01:08:23 Damn you, Holmes!
01:08:25 I'll be bastard!
01:08:27 Well, it's the most amazing case we've ever solved, Holmes.
01:08:31 Elementary, my dear Watson.
01:08:33 Elementary.
01:08:35 [Music]