August 9, 2025 • 28 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
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Speaker 1 (00:14):
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proudest name and the history of American wis And now
let's visit with our good friend, doctor Watson. I always expecting.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Good evening, mister Boman. Doctor. Oh you have the.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Old black ten dispatch box out again.
Speaker 5 (01:45):
Yes, my boy, I've just been refreshing my memory on
one or two points in Connections tonight, storing it draw
for you. Thanks the Tobacco's and the job beside you.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Thanks doctor. You know I'm particularly excited about hearing your
story tonight. Last week you told us that Sherlock holmes
brother Micraft Holmes.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Took part in the advantage. That's quite right, mister Bartell.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
I didn't even know mister Holmes had a brother. I
wish you'd tell me something about it.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
Well, Microft was seven years older than Charlotte, but the
difference between them was amazing, while Holmes was lean and
consumed with a burning energy.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
His older brother was fat and lazy, and he at
Holmes has.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
Often told me that Microft was his superior in paths
of observation and deduction.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Well, now you've thoroughly weted my appetite, doctor, how's about it?
Speaker 5 (02:31):
Very well, my boy, I suppose this story really began
in Microft Holmes's room at the Foreign Office in London.
Although I've said he was a lazy man, he did
hold a position of considerable importance. In fact, you may
remember that on more than one occasion Holmes has said Microft.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Is the British government. But do to get back to
my story.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
So on a June morning in nineteen hundred and twelve,
just for the First World War, but a young man
in the Foreign Office named Guy I Travers stood talking
to Mycroft Homes, who SATs pauled in an armchair before him,
his feet resting on another chair, his cup hands cradling
is ample stuff.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Mister Holmes, I said, mister Holmes, you haven't gone to sleep,
have you, sir?
Speaker 6 (03:16):
No, Travelers, I'm not asleep. I'm just waiting for you
to get to the point.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Well, sir, the point is that I'm on the track
for most of loosive female spy.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
Dear me, how exhausting.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
She's dangerous, sir, very dangerous. She did not have the
e collector of information, but a sort of central clearing
house of military secrets as well.
Speaker 7 (03:32):
You seem to be a little young, Travers, to be
on such a case.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
I asked the assignment, sir, why female's eyes aren't as
glamorous as they sound. You know, no one knows that
better than I do, Sir. You see, my brother got
mixed up with this girl two years ago who was
cashier from his regiment and committed suicide.
Speaker 6 (03:47):
I'm sorry, Travers. Tell me what you found out about her.
You say you've been on her track.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
I've traced her to a number of seaside towns, but
she keeps slipping through my fingers.
Speaker 8 (03:56):
Have you a list of the towns?
Speaker 7 (03:58):
Yes, sir, here you are no, no, no, you read them
to me.
Speaker 5 (04:01):
Well.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
I first got on a track at Tortee. From there
I pulled it Awaymouth, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Wagner, Worthing, Hove, Brighton,
and I.
Speaker 7 (04:08):
Trust you through the obvious conclusion.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
I think I did, sir, Several of those towns are
naval basis.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
No, no, no.
Speaker 6 (04:15):
The list you just read me is to recognize theatrical circuit.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Oh, I never thought of that.
Speaker 6 (04:20):
The simplest way to track down your spy is to
find whether she was appearing in either a play or
variety act in all of the towns on the dates
covered by your inquiries.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Yes, mister Holmes, I'll do that at once, and i'll
report back to you.
Speaker 7 (04:32):
Oh very well, if you must close the.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Door quietly, won't you?
Speaker 3 (04:35):
I'm confoundedly sleepy, mister Holmes.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Mister Holmes, you haven't gone to sleep again, have you? Sir?
Speaker 5 (04:51):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (04:51):
It's you travels well? What did you find out? A
great deal?
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Sir?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
The only theatrical shoulder was appearing at all of those
towns was a magician's act called the Great Gandolfo.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
I trust you went and saw the performance.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yes, sir, last night at Hastings. And the magician's assistant
was a girl who looked exactly like the one I
saw my brother with two years ago.
Speaker 7 (05:09):
Did you go backstage and talk to her?
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yes, sir, what's a funny thing for? Though she looked
exactly like the other girl, I swear she isn't the
same one. This girl seemed utterly charming and sincere when
she told me she had never heard of my brother.
Speaker 6 (05:21):
Hmm, that's the danger of putting you, young fellows on
a case of this kind. A beautiful woman and a
good actress can fool you nine times out of ten.
Speaker 7 (05:29):
What's your next move?
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Travels well, sir?
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I was hoping preps. Perhaps you might come down with him, Ciliac,
it's playing at Eastbourne tomorrow. It's not very fast.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
Stir my twenties dove leave, leave the comfort of my
office and club to.
Speaker 9 (05:42):
Track a spy.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
No, my boy.
Speaker 7 (05:44):
However, your mention of Eastbourne gives me an idea.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yes, sir, my young brother, Sherlock is living.
Speaker 6 (05:50):
On a bee farm a few miles outside Eastbourne.
Speaker 7 (05:52):
He might help you.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
He's a great detective, isn't he?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Sir?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
I have never.
Speaker 6 (05:56):
Regarded him as well, So I will admit that for
the man was such a shock excess of physical energy,
he possesses a relatively superior mind.
Speaker 10 (06:04):
Yes, yes, go and ask Sherlock thank you, sir. I
will tell him the dis If he.
Speaker 6 (06:09):
Can solve the case, I'll do it for him, and
without leaving London.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
And so mister Holmes. I did it your brother suggested,
and came down here to Eastbourne to tell you about
the King.
Speaker 8 (06:26):
I quite understand mis travels.
Speaker 5 (06:28):
The interesting story is too, my boy. I'm certainly glad
that I happened to be staying down here with you.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Holmes. You will handle the case, of course.
Speaker 10 (06:35):
I'm undecided, old fellow. The problem presents some interesting possibilities.
And get my life here among the bees has taken
a pleasant and soothing pattern. Oh I hateed to.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Still come, Come, come homes. It would be good for
you to get away from your wretched bees for a
few days.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
I forgot to tell you, mister Holmes, as I left
your brother he told me that if you couldn't solve
the case, he'd do it for you without leaving London.
Speaker 10 (06:58):
Dear Old Micraft. He meant that the challenge handing the paper?
Will you Watson?
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Thanks? O jaf.
Speaker 8 (07:04):
What are you looking for, amusing guide?
Speaker 6 (07:07):
Ah?
Speaker 10 (07:07):
It is Devonshire Theater, Eastbourne, twice nightly variety is six
thirty and nine The Great Gamdolfo, King of Magic.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Will we come to the theater with me tonight?
Speaker 10 (07:17):
Mister Holmes, certainly I can't allow my cross challenge to
go unanswered. And I'm sure the doctor Watson will accompany
us when I tell him. Miss Sissy Gitana is also
appearing on the bill, singing an old favorite of his.
There was I a white Jean at the church, White
Jean atte the church, Oh, white jean at the church.
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All sent me all he said me round here is
the very is what he around.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
You can't get it work to marry him today?
Speaker 11 (07:54):
My what we send.
Speaker 5 (08:04):
That's the most entertaining woman. Forty Gaitana and that's good.
Look into Cliff.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
The Great Gandolfo is next, mister Holmes.
Speaker 8 (08:13):
Yes, I'm just telling the program.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Ha ha.
Speaker 8 (08:16):
He's not exactly modest in his claims.
Speaker 10 (08:19):
The Great Gandolfo the world Staggering Illusionist, presenting the Seating
Cabinet Mystery, assisted by Missus Florvin lassul gm me how
very Florid.
Speaker 5 (08:31):
I must say, I love this old music hall flavor.
I remember going to the Palace here a few years ago.
It's the perfectly charming girl, who are white? Chris made
it look like a little white rabbit. That Chris did
look quite people coming, I would say, I said my
card around the stage.
Speaker 4 (08:46):
There was some flowers. Of course, that's my mains massive.
Speaker 8 (08:48):
Sorry, old fellow, that I'm not paid. You'll have to
finish the leader. The curtain's coming out.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
There, he is, that's the great Gandolfo by Jones.
Speaker 4 (09:00):
Listen for the attractive, isn't you?
Speaker 8 (09:01):
Listen, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 12 (09:04):
It gives me great pleasure to be here before you tonight.
I may say that the seiling cabinet mystery that I
am about to present has entertained and perplexed half a
dozen of the crown wings over it together with their Queen.
Speaker 7 (09:17):
Come don't ask them, get on with the.
Speaker 12 (09:19):
Text, And I may say, I'm hoping that you, ladies
and gentlemen will give me the same courtesy of attention
that was given me by the Royalty.
Speaker 8 (09:29):
I have just meant.
Speaker 7 (09:31):
Now, before I present.
Speaker 12 (09:32):
My illusion, I should like to ask for two volunteers
from the audience who will come on here beside the
other stage, so that I may be watching two volunteers.
Speaker 10 (09:42):
Please wait for mister Travers very well, mister Helms, come
on watch them me that we're going up on the
stage years.
Speaker 8 (09:47):
Into a wonderful opportunity.
Speaker 12 (09:48):
Here do I see two gentlemen rising splendid. Two gentlemen
are coming up from the audience.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
Two gentlemen that I have ever seen before.
Speaker 12 (09:58):
Watch the simple that's it over the footlight, then onto
the stage.
Speaker 8 (10:03):
That's right.
Speaker 7 (10:04):
And now, sir, have you ever seen me before?
Speaker 4 (10:08):
Never?
Speaker 2 (10:09):
And you, sir, don't be afraid to speak up.
Speaker 12 (10:13):
Sir, mister Sewer, please see that.
Speaker 4 (10:17):
The gentlemen are seated.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
I thank you.
Speaker 12 (10:20):
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I want you to watch me closely.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
You will observe that there is a wooden cabinet on
the stage.
Speaker 12 (10:27):
There is also another cabinet of the same shape and
size hanging eye above me, which you can.
Speaker 4 (10:33):
Pull or see a glass of water. Please, mister Sewer,
I'll go on put a.
Speaker 7 (10:39):
What did you say, sir?
Speaker 4 (10:41):
You you ain't got floor here.
Speaker 7 (10:45):
We will dispense with the glass of water.
Speaker 12 (10:49):
Now, my assistant, Miss Florine le Sur will step into
this cabinet on the stage.
Speaker 7 (10:54):
I want you to, gentlemen to watch very closely.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Mister Sewer is now lying in side the cabinet.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
Is she nuts?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Yes, very well.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
I close the list so I lock it with these bombs.
And now I.
Speaker 12 (11:13):
Ask one of you, juentlemen to attach this padlock to
the box you, sir, will you oblige me very will?
Speaker 7 (11:20):
I thank you?
Speaker 8 (11:22):
And now, ladies and judglement, before your eyes.
Speaker 12 (11:25):
You have seen mister Sewer enter a cabinet on this stage,
a cabinet that has been bogged and cadrols. You can
still see the duplicate cabinet and above me.
Speaker 8 (11:34):
By an attachment of wires and pulleys.
Speaker 7 (11:37):
I now count a one, A two, A three, and
fire this revolver and the cabinet above me.
Speaker 12 (11:44):
Yeah, if you two gentlemen will kindly help me, we.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Will lower the singling cabinet to the safe. You will
notice that this is also vaulted and pad I will
ask one of you two gentlemen to unbolted.
Speaker 4 (12:06):
I thank you, sir.
Speaker 7 (12:09):
And to this gentleman, are s your and the key
of the paddock currently unlock it?
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Sir?
Speaker 7 (12:14):
I thank you, and now if you will both praised
the leader of the cabinets, any ladies and gentlemen, is
it Florine latour?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
Why did we have to leave homes?
Speaker 8 (12:43):
Was having a wonder who dies away? About something that
was work to be done?
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Mister Holmes, if you want to go backstage, I'll introduce
you to listener, sir, to spell.
Speaker 10 (12:50):
Before we do that, mister Travis, there's one important fact
I want to know.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
What is it?
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Sir?
Speaker 8 (12:54):
I presume you'll have a.
Speaker 10 (12:55):
Dossier of the available facts concerning the spy.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Yes, sir, everything that we've been able to find out.
Speaker 8 (12:59):
I'm evidence. Do you buy any chance to have any
pinkerprint records? Yes, sir, I do spend it.
Speaker 10 (13:04):
Then let's go at once to the nearest police station
and compare the finer prints on this glass with those
in your possession.
Speaker 4 (13:09):
Where did you get that glass home?
Speaker 10 (13:10):
You remember that miss less sewer before she entered that
cabinet on the stage handed gamped off for a glass
of water?
Speaker 4 (13:15):
You mean that for glass?
Speaker 8 (13:17):
Why else should I be carrying a drinking glass with me?
Or chappen very.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Neat, mister Holmes, and right under the nose of a
magician too.
Speaker 10 (13:22):
Well, I'm not exactly ineptate the practice of a leisure
domain myself, mister Travers.
Speaker 8 (13:26):
Will come on, let's have a talk with.
Speaker 13 (13:28):
That local fingerprint expert joby, mister Holmes.
Speaker 10 (13:41):
A fingerprints on this glass you brought me out up
the same as the one shown in this record?
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Yeah? Positive?
Speaker 8 (13:46):
Oh, absolutely send us as I thought.
Speaker 10 (13:48):
I'm much obliged to you, always glad to have a
gentleman Mike you, mister Jones, thank you and good night.
Speaker 8 (13:52):
Come on travers Watson.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
So we should explain what you're up to home, So
do I, sir, I'm completely in the dark.
Speaker 10 (13:58):
Surely it's obvious the only way Gandalfo's trick could be
done by using twin girls dressed identically, of course, one
in the cabinet on the stage and the other in
the cabinet hanging from the ceiling.
Speaker 8 (14:09):
I don't know whether you noticed it, Wasson, but there.
Speaker 10 (14:11):
Were small holes drilled around the base of the box,
undoubtedly to enable its occupant to breathe.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
By George, of course, that would explain why the girl
I spoke to you didn't seem to know me or
my brother when I spoke of him.
Speaker 8 (14:23):
M m exactly.
Speaker 10 (14:25):
And in any case, how better could a spy hide
herself from a row where her employer, a magician, must,
by the very nature of her trick and deny her existence.
The question is which girl is the spy? This finger
printess has given us the answer.
Speaker 5 (14:38):
You mean, it isn't a girl on the stage who
one persisted Gandalfo.
Speaker 8 (14:42):
It certainly is not all well on.
Speaker 10 (14:44):
Your spy will be in the cabinet suspended about the
stage at the Definshop Theater.
Speaker 8 (14:47):
At nine o'clock this evening.
Speaker 10 (14:48):
But this time we will watch the performance from the audience.
Speaker 12 (15:01):
Now watch me closely, ladies and gentlemen, there is no
deception one A.
Speaker 8 (15:08):
Two A three.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
And now if you two.
Speaker 12 (15:12):
Gentlemen will currently help me, we will untie the ropes
and lower the ceiling cabinet to the stage homes.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
We must never get away.
Speaker 10 (15:22):
Goody o jab keep your eyes skin. You're gonna have
us prized for us.
Speaker 12 (15:28):
And I will now ask one of you, too, gentlemen,
to unbolt the cabinet.
Speaker 7 (15:33):
I thank you, sir.
Speaker 12 (15:36):
And now if this gentleman will take the key and
unlock the padlock, I thank you sir. And now if
you will both raise the lid of the cabinet, I
thank you.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
Any ladies and gentlemen, is missus Florie Lasser.
Speaker 7 (15:54):
Mister Sewer step out, please, mister Sewer.
Speaker 9 (16:00):
Come on watch just get him on the stage, bans
your home. That's what happens here.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
You just missed the store.
Speaker 7 (16:12):
She's been injured.
Speaker 4 (16:13):
I'm a doctor. Let me look at.
Speaker 10 (16:14):
Her, and I'm afraid she's beyond the help of doctors Watson.
Speaker 8 (16:19):
Look at that bullet wound in my head. She's been murdered.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
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and tonight's new Showrock Holmes Adventure, A Great Gandolpho.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
What happened next?
Speaker 5 (17:22):
Doctor?
Speaker 1 (17:23):
You just got to the part where you and Sherwock
Holmes on the stage of a vaudeville theater were examining
the dead body of one of the Great Gandolfo's assistants.
Speaker 5 (17:31):
You can imagine the excitements and tense the local police
as soon as the theater and the obsten in charge
of certain sergeant Buff see you take a very great
personal slike to show up home.
Speaker 10 (17:44):
The great Sherlock Holmes comes out of retirement to teach
our police force how to end the case started buff
You're being ridiculous. I'm not trying to teach the police anything.
You follow your own line of investigation and I'll follow mine.
And supposing I say I don't want private detectives poking
their nose into a police investigation, my good man, I
shall report your conduct to the local chief of police
and obtain the necessary permissioner.
Speaker 8 (18:05):
No need to get up to you about it, mister Owenes.
Speaker 10 (18:07):
But too many cooks spoil the bras you.
Speaker 8 (18:08):
Know of an extremely profound remark science.
Speaker 10 (18:11):
And now, if you will excuse me, I've work to do,
and so have I and we'll see who gets to
the bottom of this. First, I'm going to condolen post room.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
I'm worry about the dead girls. To insist he be
looking for everywhere, no one seems to see her since
the tragedy.
Speaker 10 (18:24):
Occurs, My dear Jaf, you would hardly expect her to
reveal the secret of the cabinet trick by exposing the.
Speaker 8 (18:28):
Fact that the dead girl had a twin.
Speaker 5 (18:32):
But we saw there on the stage when the trick started.
Seems to me that she is in great danger.
Speaker 10 (18:38):
She is in very great danger. I don't worry. I've
taken the precaution of having her guarded. Oh, I'll explain
that to you later. In the meantime, we have to
work fast. It appears that Sergeant buff is out to
try and show me up by solving the case first.
That makes the second challenge I perceived today. Well, mister
(19:05):
Elms and how are you getting alarm rended? Bit? Thanks
and you beaten. I don't mind admitting it, I thort
at first. One man it couldn't be was Gondarful because
he was on the stage all the time. But then
it seemed to me that he might have fired a
live bullet when he shot at the box on the ceiling.
Speaker 5 (19:21):
The angle from the stage wouldn't go inside of a
bullet hole in the bottom of the box.
Speaker 4 (19:24):
Sergeant, that shot must have been fired from the audience below.
Speaker 10 (19:28):
Uh, mister Orange, you know who did it, don't you? Yes,
Sergeant I do. I wish you'd tell me, mister Olmes,
it should be obvious. Sergeant, what can you examine the corpse?
Please tell the sergeant your findings.
Speaker 5 (19:39):
The girl was lying on her back in the box.
There was a small hole in the forehead and a
large one in the nape.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
Of her neck.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
Exactly.
Speaker 10 (19:45):
And since the point of entrance of a bullet is
smaller than the point of exits, it proves that you
must have been shot lying in the box from above
once the box was in position over the audience, and
she could have been shot only from below, or.
Speaker 8 (19:59):
The girl had already been killed when the box was
hoisted to the ceiling.
Speaker 4 (20:03):
Jo.
Speaker 8 (20:03):
Yes, and only one person produmber, only two? How do
you figure that out?
Speaker 10 (20:08):
Mister und The dead girl's sister had the same opportunity
as the Great Gandolfo himself.
Speaker 4 (20:12):
Of course he had.
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Now I see why you were having a watched, mister Es.
If you'll excuse me, James Joser and begin to think
it's a good thing you're on this case after that's
very generous.
Speaker 4 (20:22):
A you started.
Speaker 10 (20:23):
And now perhaps if you will do me the favor
of keeping an eye on mister Gandolfo yourself.
Speaker 8 (20:28):
Of course I will, Sir.
Speaker 10 (20:29):
Where are we going home to the Jolly Fisherman Hotel
to call on miss lasour?
Speaker 4 (20:33):
How do you know she's here?
Speaker 10 (20:34):
I just received a message from young Travers. He followed
her on my instructions as she left the theater. Come on,
old there's no time to be lost.
Speaker 8 (20:51):
Ah, there you are, Trevor. Is Miss Lastsur is still here?
Speaker 2 (20:53):
I trust yes, mister Holmes, he's up in her room.
Speaker 10 (20:55):
I wonder if you'd mind asking her to come down
and see me. I'm sure that we can talk privately
in lounge over there, But.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
You are, mister Holmes, I'll go and get her.
Speaker 4 (21:02):
What are you going to say to mister sir Holmes?
Speaker 10 (21:04):
That depends on her attitude, Old Chap, come on, let's
go into the lounge.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Joey, it's the lucky thing that you heard her followed.
Speaker 10 (21:11):
It was an obvious precaution, Watson. You see, I realized
from the very nature of the cabinet trick that miss
Las Sir would have to leave the theater after escaping
through the trap door below the cabinet. That was on
the stage before her twin sister descended from the cabinet
that was suspended from the ceiling. And she doesn't know
her sister has been murdered her if she is innocent,
she doesn't. And if she is innocent, then we'll know
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that our murderer is Gamdalfo.
Speaker 8 (21:37):
This comes up.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
I've told mister sure that you want to talk to
a pride in, mister.
Speaker 11 (21:40):
Holmes, she didn't fact you want to talk about, mister Holmes,
I had nothing to say.
Speaker 14 (21:43):
Magicians have a code of honor.
Speaker 8 (21:45):
You know I quite appreciate that fact, Miss La, Sir,
won't you sit down?
Speaker 2 (21:48):
What do you want with me?
Speaker 8 (21:49):
I have news for you, news of your twin sister, myke.
Speaker 14 (21:55):
I haven't got her twin sister.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
My friend knows exactly how the cabinet trick is done,
my young lily.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Yes, you might as well tell the truth, mister sir.
Speaker 14 (22:02):
Well, all right then, so I have a true sister.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
What of it?
Speaker 14 (22:05):
Nor prime in?
Speaker 1 (22:06):
That is there?
Speaker 14 (22:07):
What you're getting at?
Speaker 10 (22:08):
I want you to believe that I'm here to help
my dear. You are going to need help and courage.
Speaker 14 (22:14):
What are you getting at?
Speaker 10 (22:15):
Come on, tell me, I'm started to be the bearer
of the news. Miss Lasseur, your sister is.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
Dead dead humph, I don't believe it.
Speaker 8 (22:26):
I'm afraid it's true. She was murdered.
Speaker 14 (22:29):
You're lying.
Speaker 12 (22:30):
This is a trick.
Speaker 14 (22:31):
You're trying to make me give myself away.
Speaker 10 (22:33):
I'm trying to get up the truth. Your sister was
found shot through the head when the cabinet was lowered
to the state to night.
Speaker 14 (22:39):
H I still don't believe it.
Speaker 10 (22:41):
Why should my friend lie to How was your sister
the last time you saw her for the convincement of
the act?
Speaker 14 (22:47):
No different from any other time?
Speaker 10 (22:49):
It was responsible for superintending her entry into the cabinet
gand lpher or me.
Speaker 14 (22:54):
She used to go into it before the performance, when
the stage.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Was dark and deserted.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
Did you help her enter the box to night? No?
Speaker 8 (23:01):
Dandalfho did you knew a cross of your sister's activities?
Speaker 4 (23:04):
Oh?
Speaker 10 (23:05):
Do you mean that she was engaged in espionage?
Speaker 14 (23:07):
That's not true.
Speaker 10 (23:10):
Very well, Miss for Suan won't be honest with me.
I'm afraid I'll have to turn you over to the police.
I think you'll find their methods are a little more
crude than mine.
Speaker 4 (23:17):
All the police.
Speaker 14 (23:20):
Oh no, don't do do that, mister Roomes All I
got tell you everything. Gundalfo got me so frightened of him.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
I was lying to you.
Speaker 11 (23:28):
I knew that my sister was working for him. I've
tried to stop her, but she loved money and Gandolpho
gave up plenty of that. They had a rowed for
the show tonight. She knew you were on the stage
at the first performance, mister Holmes. Gandolphod spotted you too
because she was frightened, said she knew you'd catch and
she wanted to run away.
Speaker 14 (23:46):
Gandalfal told her that she had to appear tonight, and
they were still arguing about it when they left the
dressing room. The dirtiest twine killed her because he was
afraid to give him away and.
Speaker 10 (23:55):
Live till Vieto, my dear, the great Gundalfe will be
beyond the help of magic before this night.
Speaker 4 (23:59):
Is Yes, you'll be behind bars he belongs fas.
Speaker 10 (24:02):
Yes, sir, and stay here with ms lest we'll be
back later. At the moment, there is unfinished business awaiting.
Speaker 8 (24:08):
Us at the different shut theater were mister Elms.
Speaker 10 (24:22):
I can't tell you how grateful I am and also
safely in prison thanks to you. And now he tells
me you do want enough credit in the case, My
dear sergeant, I'm really a bee farmer, you know. In
any case, I want to retire your faith in private detectives.
The next time you meet one, I'm sure you won't
be so well so unpringdish, might I say? I'm mumble, sir,
I'm very humble, and I thank you very kindly for
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all you've done. Oh and by the way, mister Elms,
is this telegram arrived for you to the theater while
you were away and here you are, sir?
Speaker 8 (24:51):
Oh, thank you Sargon brother. No, sir, it's me. They
should be thanking you. Sir.
Speaker 4 (24:55):
Who on earth knew that you was the sirvit night?
Speaker 8 (24:57):
I soon find out.
Speaker 4 (25:00):
What does it say?
Speaker 8 (25:04):
It's from my brother microft Micraft.
Speaker 4 (25:06):
What's he going to say?
Speaker 10 (25:07):
Really, it's quite humiliating, that's all. He hadn't turned he
wouldn't have to anytive never did leave his arm chair
in London.
Speaker 8 (25:14):
Listen to this.
Speaker 10 (25:16):
I have just checked on Gandolfo's repertoire of magic tricks.
You will find spy in box suspended from proceeding a
theater elementary a.
Speaker 4 (25:24):
My dear Sharlocke, he really is amazing, as he.
Speaker 10 (25:29):
Is also a prophet. Old chair profit do you mean well?
He indicates the handwriting on the wall. I'm past my
prime and I'm too old for a list detection. It's
back to me bee farm, old fellow, It's back to
me besxactly. That was a swell story.
Speaker 4 (25:55):
I bet it was an interesting case to work one years.
It certainly was. I've always had a fancip for the
You know.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
What you really mean, doctor, is you always had an
eye for a pretty girl. Blunt Fellows, Why not? I
must admit I like to look at a pretty girl myself.
You why shouldn't I like to look at a pretty girl?
Speaker 5 (26:14):
Oh, they're right ahead, and look by your father, go
right ahead. You just sort of surprised me a bit,
that's all. I never thought you gave a moment's consideration
to anything but Petry wine.
Speaker 8 (26:24):
Now you're really pulling my leaf.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
You must admit I did talk a lot about petri wine,
after all, doctor, it's worth talking about while the wine
has such tradition, such a story behind it. Petrie wine
is made by a family the Petrie family. They've owned
and run their own business ever since its inceptions back
in the eighteen hundreds. The Petrie family has been making
good wine for generations, and they've been handing on down
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in the family from father to son, from father to son,
the fine eye of turning luscious sun ripe and grapes
into fragrant, delicious wine.
Speaker 2 (26:57):
And that sure adds up to a lot of experience.
Speaker 4 (26:59):
You can just bet your last.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Dollar that no matter what kind of wine you want,
when you ask for a Patrie wine, you're asking for
good wine because Patrick took time to bring you good wine. Well,
doctor hartbout giving us a cloone of next week Sharlock
COM's adventure.
Speaker 5 (27:14):
Well, no, next week, mister Barton, I'm going to tell
your most unusual story that took place about a small
steamship as it plowed through the stormy seas of the
Indian Ocean.
Speaker 4 (27:26):
I call the adventure Murder by Moonlight. Oh before I
see good night, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 5 (27:34):
Remember that Oniday, October the twenty seventh, the nation will
observe Navy Day.
Speaker 4 (27:41):
This is your opportunity to thank.
Speaker 5 (27:42):
Your fleet for its magnificent contribution towards victory.
Speaker 4 (27:47):
Don't forget, We'll tonight.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
Sharlack CON's venture is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher,
and was suggested by an incident in the Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle's story. The Second Stain Mister Rathbone appears through
the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayor and mister Bruce through
the courtesy of Universal Pictures, where they are now starring
in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petree Wine Company of
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San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week,
same time, same station. This is Harry Bartel saying good
night for the Petrie family. Sherlock Holmes comes to you
from our Hollywood studio.
Speaker 4 (28:37):
This is the mutual Old Broadcasting
This episode from the life of Sherlock Holmes will be
transmitted to our men and women overseas by short wave
and through the world wide facilities of the Armed Forces
Radio Service.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Petree Wine brings you nas A Lathborne and.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Nigel Bruce and the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The
Petrie family, the family that took time to bring you
good wine. Invites you to listen to doctor Watson tell
us another exciting adventure he shared with his old friend,
that master Detective Sherlock Holmes. And I'd like to tell
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you about something doctor Watson shared with me the other night.
Some Petrie California's sherry. Do you ever have a glass
of Petrie sherry before dinner? That's a swell time for it,
because the Petrie sherry is the beginning a good meal
ever had?
Speaker 3 (00:50):
What a wine?
Speaker 1 (00:51):
You don't have to serve it in fancy wine glasses either,
not Petrie sherry. That wine would taste wonderful if you
drank it out of a water glass.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
It can just taste those sun ripe and grapes.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And incidentally, if you like your sherry dry, you know,
not sweet, then just do what I do. Ask for
Petrie pale dry sherry. It's a good idea to always
have a bottle of Petrie sherry in the house because
it's just the thing to serve when company catches you unprepared.
And believe me, you can serve that Petrie sherry proudly
because it's the fact that the name Petrie is the
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proudest name and the history of American wis And now
let's visit with our good friend, doctor Watson. I always expecting.
Speaker 4 (01:39):
Good evening, mister Boman. Doctor. Oh you have the.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Old black ten dispatch box out again.
Speaker 5 (01:45):
Yes, my boy, I've just been refreshing my memory on
one or two points in Connections tonight, storing it draw
for you. Thanks the Tobacco's and the job beside you.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Thanks doctor. You know I'm particularly excited about hearing your
story tonight. Last week you told us that Sherlock holmes
brother Micraft Holmes.
Speaker 4 (02:03):
Took part in the advantage. That's quite right, mister Bartell.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
I didn't even know mister Holmes had a brother. I
wish you'd tell me something about it.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
Well, Microft was seven years older than Charlotte, but the
difference between them was amazing, while Holmes was lean and
consumed with a burning energy.
Speaker 4 (02:18):
His older brother was fat and lazy, and he at
Holmes has.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
Often told me that Microft was his superior in paths
of observation and deduction.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Well, now you've thoroughly weted my appetite, doctor, how's about it?
Speaker 5 (02:31):
Very well, my boy, I suppose this story really began
in Microft Holmes's room at the Foreign Office in London.
Although I've said he was a lazy man, he did
hold a position of considerable importance. In fact, you may
remember that on more than one occasion Holmes has said Microft.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Is the British government. But do to get back to
my story.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
So on a June morning in nineteen hundred and twelve,
just for the First World War, but a young man
in the Foreign Office named Guy I Travers stood talking
to Mycroft Homes, who SATs pauled in an armchair before him,
his feet resting on another chair, his cup hands cradling
is ample stuff.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Mister Holmes, I said, mister Holmes, you haven't gone to sleep,
have you, sir?
Speaker 6 (03:16):
No, Travelers, I'm not asleep. I'm just waiting for you
to get to the point.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Well, sir, the point is that I'm on the track
for most of loosive female spy.
Speaker 4 (03:24):
Dear me, how exhausting.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
She's dangerous, sir, very dangerous. She did not have the
e collector of information, but a sort of central clearing
house of military secrets as well.
Speaker 7 (03:32):
You seem to be a little young, Travers, to be
on such a case.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
I asked the assignment, sir, why female's eyes aren't as
glamorous as they sound. You know, no one knows that
better than I do, Sir. You see, my brother got
mixed up with this girl two years ago who was
cashier from his regiment and committed suicide.
Speaker 6 (03:47):
I'm sorry, Travers. Tell me what you found out about her.
You say you've been on her track.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
I've traced her to a number of seaside towns, but
she keeps slipping through my fingers.
Speaker 8 (03:56):
Have you a list of the towns?
Speaker 7 (03:58):
Yes, sir, here you are no, no, no, you read them
to me.
Speaker 5 (04:01):
Well.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
I first got on a track at Tortee. From there
I pulled it Awaymouth, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Wagner, Worthing, Hove, Brighton,
and I.
Speaker 7 (04:08):
Trust you through the obvious conclusion.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
I think I did, sir, Several of those towns are
naval basis.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
No, no, no.
Speaker 6 (04:15):
The list you just read me is to recognize theatrical circuit.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Oh, I never thought of that.
Speaker 6 (04:20):
The simplest way to track down your spy is to
find whether she was appearing in either a play or
variety act in all of the towns on the dates
covered by your inquiries.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Yes, mister Holmes, I'll do that at once, and i'll
report back to you.
Speaker 7 (04:32):
Oh very well, if you must close the.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Door quietly, won't you?
Speaker 3 (04:35):
I'm confoundedly sleepy, mister Holmes.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Mister Holmes, you haven't gone to sleep again, have you? Sir?
Speaker 5 (04:51):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (04:51):
It's you travels well? What did you find out? A
great deal?
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Sir?
Speaker 2 (04:55):
The only theatrical shoulder was appearing at all of those
towns was a magician's act called the Great Gandolfo.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
I trust you went and saw the performance.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yes, sir, last night at Hastings. And the magician's assistant
was a girl who looked exactly like the one I
saw my brother with two years ago.
Speaker 7 (05:09):
Did you go backstage and talk to her?
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yes, sir, what's a funny thing for? Though she looked
exactly like the other girl, I swear she isn't the
same one. This girl seemed utterly charming and sincere when
she told me she had never heard of my brother.
Speaker 6 (05:21):
Hmm, that's the danger of putting you, young fellows on
a case of this kind. A beautiful woman and a
good actress can fool you nine times out of ten.
Speaker 7 (05:29):
What's your next move?
Speaker 4 (05:30):
Travels well, sir?
Speaker 2 (05:31):
I was hoping preps. Perhaps you might come down with him, Ciliac,
it's playing at Eastbourne tomorrow. It's not very fast.
Speaker 6 (05:37):
Stir my twenties dove leave, leave the comfort of my
office and club to.
Speaker 9 (05:42):
Track a spy.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
No, my boy.
Speaker 7 (05:44):
However, your mention of Eastbourne gives me an idea.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Yes, sir, my young brother, Sherlock is living.
Speaker 6 (05:50):
On a bee farm a few miles outside Eastbourne.
Speaker 7 (05:52):
He might help you.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
He's a great detective, isn't he?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Sir?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
I have never.
Speaker 6 (05:56):
Regarded him as well, So I will admit that for
the man was such a shock excess of physical energy,
he possesses a relatively superior mind.
Speaker 10 (06:04):
Yes, yes, go and ask Sherlock thank you, sir. I
will tell him the dis If he.
Speaker 6 (06:09):
Can solve the case, I'll do it for him, and
without leaving London.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
And so mister Holmes. I did it your brother suggested,
and came down here to Eastbourne to tell you about
the King.
Speaker 8 (06:26):
I quite understand mis travels.
Speaker 5 (06:28):
The interesting story is too, my boy. I'm certainly glad
that I happened to be staying down here with you.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Holmes. You will handle the case, of course.
Speaker 10 (06:35):
I'm undecided, old fellow. The problem presents some interesting possibilities.
And get my life here among the bees has taken
a pleasant and soothing pattern. Oh I hateed to.
Speaker 4 (06:44):
Still come, Come, come homes. It would be good for
you to get away from your wretched bees for a
few days.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
I forgot to tell you, mister Holmes, as I left
your brother he told me that if you couldn't solve
the case, he'd do it for you without leaving London.
Speaker 10 (06:58):
Dear Old Micraft. He meant that the challenge handing the paper?
Will you Watson?
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Thanks? O jaf.
Speaker 8 (07:04):
What are you looking for, amusing guide?
Speaker 6 (07:07):
Ah?
Speaker 10 (07:07):
It is Devonshire Theater, Eastbourne, twice nightly variety is six
thirty and nine The Great Gamdolfo, King of Magic.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Will we come to the theater with me tonight?
Speaker 10 (07:17):
Mister Holmes, certainly I can't allow my cross challenge to
go unanswered. And I'm sure the doctor Watson will accompany
us when I tell him. Miss Sissy Gitana is also
appearing on the bill, singing an old favorite of his.
There was I a white Jean at the church, White
Jean atte the church, Oh, white jean at the church.
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All sent me all he said me round here is
the very is what he around.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
You can't get it work to marry him today?
Speaker 11 (07:54):
My what we send.
Speaker 5 (08:04):
That's the most entertaining woman. Forty Gaitana and that's good.
Look into Cliff.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
The Great Gandolfo is next, mister Holmes.
Speaker 8 (08:13):
Yes, I'm just telling the program.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Ha ha.
Speaker 8 (08:16):
He's not exactly modest in his claims.
Speaker 10 (08:19):
The Great Gandolfo the world Staggering Illusionist, presenting the Seating
Cabinet Mystery, assisted by Missus Florvin lassul gm me how
very Florid.
Speaker 5 (08:31):
I must say, I love this old music hall flavor.
I remember going to the Palace here a few years ago.
It's the perfectly charming girl, who are white? Chris made
it look like a little white rabbit. That Chris did
look quite people coming, I would say, I said my
card around the stage.
Speaker 4 (08:46):
There was some flowers. Of course, that's my mains massive.
Speaker 8 (08:48):
Sorry, old fellow, that I'm not paid. You'll have to
finish the leader. The curtain's coming out.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
There, he is, that's the great Gandolfo by Jones.
Speaker 4 (09:00):
Listen for the attractive, isn't you?
Speaker 8 (09:01):
Listen, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 12 (09:04):
It gives me great pleasure to be here before you tonight.
I may say that the seiling cabinet mystery that I
am about to present has entertained and perplexed half a
dozen of the crown wings over it together with their Queen.
Speaker 7 (09:17):
Come don't ask them, get on with the.
Speaker 12 (09:19):
Text, And I may say, I'm hoping that you, ladies
and gentlemen will give me the same courtesy of attention
that was given me by the Royalty.
Speaker 8 (09:29):
I have just meant.
Speaker 7 (09:31):
Now, before I present.
Speaker 12 (09:32):
My illusion, I should like to ask for two volunteers
from the audience who will come on here beside the
other stage, so that I may be watching two volunteers.
Speaker 10 (09:42):
Please wait for mister Travers very well, mister Helms, come
on watch them me that we're going up on the
stage years.
Speaker 8 (09:47):
Into a wonderful opportunity.
Speaker 12 (09:48):
Here do I see two gentlemen rising splendid. Two gentlemen
are coming up from the audience.
Speaker 4 (09:56):
Two gentlemen that I have ever seen before.
Speaker 12 (09:58):
Watch the simple that's it over the footlight, then onto
the stage.
Speaker 8 (10:03):
That's right.
Speaker 7 (10:04):
And now, sir, have you ever seen me before?
Speaker 4 (10:08):
Never?
Speaker 2 (10:09):
And you, sir, don't be afraid to speak up.
Speaker 12 (10:13):
Sir, mister Sewer, please see that.
Speaker 4 (10:17):
The gentlemen are seated.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
I thank you.
Speaker 12 (10:20):
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I want you to watch me closely.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
You will observe that there is a wooden cabinet on
the stage.
Speaker 12 (10:27):
There is also another cabinet of the same shape and
size hanging eye above me, which you can.
Speaker 4 (10:33):
Pull or see a glass of water. Please, mister Sewer,
I'll go on put a.
Speaker 7 (10:39):
What did you say, sir?
Speaker 4 (10:41):
You you ain't got floor here.
Speaker 7 (10:45):
We will dispense with the glass of water.
Speaker 12 (10:49):
Now, my assistant, Miss Florine le Sur will step into
this cabinet on the stage.
Speaker 7 (10:54):
I want you to, gentlemen to watch very closely.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Mister Sewer is now lying in side the cabinet.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
Is she nuts?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Yes, very well.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
I close the list so I lock it with these bombs.
And now I.
Speaker 12 (11:13):
Ask one of you, juentlemen to attach this padlock to
the box you, sir, will you oblige me very will?
Speaker 7 (11:20):
I thank you?
Speaker 8 (11:22):
And now, ladies and judglement, before your eyes.
Speaker 12 (11:25):
You have seen mister Sewer enter a cabinet on this stage,
a cabinet that has been bogged and cadrols. You can
still see the duplicate cabinet and above me.
Speaker 8 (11:34):
By an attachment of wires and pulleys.
Speaker 7 (11:37):
I now count a one, A two, A three, and
fire this revolver and the cabinet above me.
Speaker 12 (11:44):
Yeah, if you two gentlemen will kindly help me, we.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Will lower the singling cabinet to the safe. You will
notice that this is also vaulted and pad I will
ask one of you two gentlemen to unbolted.
Speaker 4 (12:06):
I thank you, sir.
Speaker 7 (12:09):
And to this gentleman, are s your and the key
of the paddock currently unlock it?
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Sir?
Speaker 7 (12:14):
I thank you, and now if you will both praised
the leader of the cabinets, any ladies and gentlemen, is
it Florine latour?
Speaker 4 (12:41):
Why did we have to leave homes?
Speaker 8 (12:43):
Was having a wonder who dies away? About something that
was work to be done?
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Mister Holmes, if you want to go backstage, I'll introduce
you to listener, sir, to spell.
Speaker 10 (12:50):
Before we do that, mister Travis, there's one important fact
I want to know.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
What is it?
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Sir?
Speaker 8 (12:54):
I presume you'll have a.
Speaker 10 (12:55):
Dossier of the available facts concerning the spy.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Yes, sir, everything that we've been able to find out.
Speaker 8 (12:59):
I'm evidence. Do you buy any chance to have any
pinkerprint records? Yes, sir, I do spend it.
Speaker 10 (13:04):
Then let's go at once to the nearest police station
and compare the finer prints on this glass with those
in your possession.
Speaker 4 (13:09):
Where did you get that glass home?
Speaker 10 (13:10):
You remember that miss less sewer before she entered that
cabinet on the stage handed gamped off for a glass
of water?
Speaker 4 (13:15):
You mean that for glass?
Speaker 8 (13:17):
Why else should I be carrying a drinking glass with me?
Or chappen very.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Neat, mister Holmes, and right under the nose of a
magician too.
Speaker 10 (13:22):
Well, I'm not exactly ineptate the practice of a leisure
domain myself, mister Travers.
Speaker 8 (13:26):
Will come on, let's have a talk with.
Speaker 13 (13:28):
That local fingerprint expert joby, mister Holmes.
Speaker 10 (13:41):
A fingerprints on this glass you brought me out up
the same as the one shown in this record?
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Yeah? Positive?
Speaker 8 (13:46):
Oh, absolutely send us as I thought.
Speaker 10 (13:48):
I'm much obliged to you, always glad to have a
gentleman Mike you, mister Jones, thank you and good night.
Speaker 8 (13:52):
Come on travers Watson.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
So we should explain what you're up to home, So
do I, sir, I'm completely in the dark.
Speaker 10 (13:58):
Surely it's obvious the only way Gandalfo's trick could be
done by using twin girls dressed identically, of course, one
in the cabinet on the stage and the other in
the cabinet hanging from the ceiling.
Speaker 8 (14:09):
I don't know whether you noticed it, Wasson, but there.
Speaker 10 (14:11):
Were small holes drilled around the base of the box,
undoubtedly to enable its occupant to breathe.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
By George, of course, that would explain why the girl
I spoke to you didn't seem to know me or
my brother when I spoke of him.
Speaker 8 (14:23):
M m exactly.
Speaker 10 (14:25):
And in any case, how better could a spy hide
herself from a row where her employer, a magician, must,
by the very nature of her trick and deny her existence.
The question is which girl is the spy? This finger
printess has given us the answer.
Speaker 5 (14:38):
You mean, it isn't a girl on the stage who
one persisted Gandalfo.
Speaker 8 (14:42):
It certainly is not all well on.
Speaker 10 (14:44):
Your spy will be in the cabinet suspended about the
stage at the Definshop Theater.
Speaker 8 (14:47):
At nine o'clock this evening.
Speaker 10 (14:48):
But this time we will watch the performance from the audience.
Speaker 12 (15:01):
Now watch me closely, ladies and gentlemen, there is no
deception one A.
Speaker 8 (15:08):
Two A three.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
And now if you two.
Speaker 12 (15:12):
Gentlemen will currently help me, we will untie the ropes
and lower the ceiling cabinet to the stage homes.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
We must never get away.
Speaker 10 (15:22):
Goody o jab keep your eyes skin. You're gonna have
us prized for us.
Speaker 12 (15:28):
And I will now ask one of you, too, gentlemen,
to unbolt the cabinet.
Speaker 7 (15:33):
I thank you, sir.
Speaker 12 (15:36):
And now if this gentleman will take the key and
unlock the padlock, I thank you sir. And now if
you will both raise the lid of the cabinet, I
thank you.
Speaker 2 (15:49):
Any ladies and gentlemen, is missus Florie Lasser.
Speaker 7 (15:54):
Mister Sewer step out, please, mister Sewer.
Speaker 9 (16:00):
Come on watch just get him on the stage, bans
your home. That's what happens here.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
You just missed the store.
Speaker 7 (16:12):
She's been injured.
Speaker 4 (16:13):
I'm a doctor. Let me look at.
Speaker 10 (16:14):
Her, and I'm afraid she's beyond the help of doctors Watson.
Speaker 8 (16:19):
Look at that bullet wound in my head. She's been murdered.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
We'll hear the rest of doctor Watson's story in just
a few seconds, So I'm just gonna make a very
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Speaker 2 (16:44):
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Speaker 1 (16:46):
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and tonight's new Showrock Holmes Adventure, A Great Gandolpho.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
What happened next?
Speaker 5 (17:22):
Doctor?
Speaker 1 (17:23):
You just got to the part where you and Sherwock
Holmes on the stage of a vaudeville theater were examining
the dead body of one of the Great Gandolfo's assistants.
Speaker 5 (17:31):
You can imagine the excitements and tense the local police
as soon as the theater and the obsten in charge
of certain sergeant Buff see you take a very great
personal slike to show up home.
Speaker 10 (17:44):
The great Sherlock Holmes comes out of retirement to teach
our police force how to end the case started buff
You're being ridiculous. I'm not trying to teach the police anything.
You follow your own line of investigation and I'll follow mine.
And supposing I say I don't want private detectives poking
their nose into a police investigation, my good man, I
shall report your conduct to the local chief of police
and obtain the necessary permissioner.
Speaker 8 (18:05):
No need to get up to you about it, mister Owenes.
Speaker 10 (18:07):
But too many cooks spoil the bras you.
Speaker 8 (18:08):
Know of an extremely profound remark science.
Speaker 10 (18:11):
And now, if you will excuse me, I've work to do,
and so have I and we'll see who gets to
the bottom of this. First, I'm going to condolen post room.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
I'm worry about the dead girls. To insist he be
looking for everywhere, no one seems to see her since
the tragedy.
Speaker 10 (18:24):
Occurs, My dear Jaf, you would hardly expect her to
reveal the secret of the cabinet trick by exposing the.
Speaker 8 (18:28):
Fact that the dead girl had a twin.
Speaker 5 (18:32):
But we saw there on the stage when the trick started.
Seems to me that she is in great danger.
Speaker 10 (18:38):
She is in very great danger. I don't worry. I've
taken the precaution of having her guarded. Oh, I'll explain
that to you later. In the meantime, we have to
work fast. It appears that Sergeant buff is out to
try and show me up by solving the case first.
That makes the second challenge I perceived today. Well, mister
(19:05):
Elms and how are you getting alarm rended? Bit? Thanks
and you beaten. I don't mind admitting it, I thort
at first. One man it couldn't be was Gondarful because
he was on the stage all the time. But then
it seemed to me that he might have fired a
live bullet when he shot at the box on the ceiling.
Speaker 5 (19:21):
The angle from the stage wouldn't go inside of a
bullet hole in the bottom of the box.
Speaker 4 (19:24):
Sergeant, that shot must have been fired from the audience below.
Speaker 10 (19:28):
Uh, mister Orange, you know who did it, don't you? Yes,
Sergeant I do. I wish you'd tell me, mister Olmes,
it should be obvious. Sergeant, what can you examine the corpse?
Please tell the sergeant your findings.
Speaker 5 (19:39):
The girl was lying on her back in the box.
There was a small hole in the forehead and a
large one in the nape.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
Of her neck.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
Exactly.
Speaker 10 (19:45):
And since the point of entrance of a bullet is
smaller than the point of exits, it proves that you
must have been shot lying in the box from above
once the box was in position over the audience, and
she could have been shot only from below, or.
Speaker 8 (19:59):
The girl had already been killed when the box was
hoisted to the ceiling.
Speaker 4 (20:03):
Jo.
Speaker 8 (20:03):
Yes, and only one person produmber, only two? How do
you figure that out?
Speaker 10 (20:08):
Mister und The dead girl's sister had the same opportunity
as the Great Gandolfo himself.
Speaker 4 (20:12):
Of course he had.
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Now I see why you were having a watched, mister Es.
If you'll excuse me, James Joser and begin to think
it's a good thing you're on this case after that's
very generous.
Speaker 4 (20:22):
A you started.
Speaker 10 (20:23):
And now perhaps if you will do me the favor
of keeping an eye on mister Gandolfo yourself.
Speaker 8 (20:28):
Of course I will, Sir.
Speaker 10 (20:29):
Where are we going home to the Jolly Fisherman Hotel
to call on miss lasour?
Speaker 4 (20:33):
How do you know she's here?
Speaker 10 (20:34):
I just received a message from young Travers. He followed
her on my instructions as she left the theater. Come on,
old there's no time to be lost.
Speaker 8 (20:51):
Ah, there you are, Trevor. Is Miss Lastsur is still here?
Speaker 2 (20:53):
I trust yes, mister Holmes, he's up in her room.
Speaker 10 (20:55):
I wonder if you'd mind asking her to come down
and see me. I'm sure that we can talk privately
in lounge over there, But.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
You are, mister Holmes, I'll go and get her.
Speaker 4 (21:02):
What are you going to say to mister sir Holmes?
Speaker 10 (21:04):
That depends on her attitude, Old Chap, come on, let's
go into the lounge.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Joey, it's the lucky thing that you heard her followed.
Speaker 10 (21:11):
It was an obvious precaution, Watson. You see, I realized
from the very nature of the cabinet trick that miss
Las Sir would have to leave the theater after escaping
through the trap door below the cabinet. That was on
the stage before her twin sister descended from the cabinet
that was suspended from the ceiling. And she doesn't know
her sister has been murdered her if she is innocent,
she doesn't. And if she is innocent, then we'll know
(21:34):
that our murderer is Gamdalfo.
Speaker 8 (21:37):
This comes up.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
I've told mister sure that you want to talk to
a pride in, mister.
Speaker 11 (21:40):
Holmes, she didn't fact you want to talk about, mister Holmes,
I had nothing to say.
Speaker 14 (21:43):
Magicians have a code of honor.
Speaker 8 (21:45):
You know I quite appreciate that fact, Miss La, Sir,
won't you sit down?
Speaker 2 (21:48):
What do you want with me?
Speaker 8 (21:49):
I have news for you, news of your twin sister, myke.
Speaker 14 (21:55):
I haven't got her twin sister.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
My friend knows exactly how the cabinet trick is done,
my young lily.
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Yes, you might as well tell the truth, mister sir.
Speaker 14 (22:02):
Well, all right then, so I have a true sister.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
What of it?
Speaker 14 (22:05):
Nor prime in?
Speaker 1 (22:06):
That is there?
Speaker 14 (22:07):
What you're getting at?
Speaker 10 (22:08):
I want you to believe that I'm here to help
my dear. You are going to need help and courage.
Speaker 14 (22:14):
What are you getting at?
Speaker 10 (22:15):
Come on, tell me, I'm started to be the bearer
of the news. Miss Lasseur, your sister is.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
Dead dead humph, I don't believe it.
Speaker 8 (22:26):
I'm afraid it's true. She was murdered.
Speaker 14 (22:29):
You're lying.
Speaker 12 (22:30):
This is a trick.
Speaker 14 (22:31):
You're trying to make me give myself away.
Speaker 10 (22:33):
I'm trying to get up the truth. Your sister was
found shot through the head when the cabinet was lowered
to the state to night.
Speaker 14 (22:39):
H I still don't believe it.
Speaker 10 (22:41):
Why should my friend lie to How was your sister
the last time you saw her for the convincement of
the act?
Speaker 14 (22:47):
No different from any other time?
Speaker 10 (22:49):
It was responsible for superintending her entry into the cabinet
gand lpher or me.
Speaker 14 (22:54):
She used to go into it before the performance, when
the stage.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
Was dark and deserted.
Speaker 4 (22:57):
Did you help her enter the box to night? No?
Speaker 8 (23:01):
Dandalfho did you knew a cross of your sister's activities?
Speaker 4 (23:04):
Oh?
Speaker 10 (23:05):
Do you mean that she was engaged in espionage?
Speaker 14 (23:07):
That's not true.
Speaker 10 (23:10):
Very well, Miss for Suan won't be honest with me.
I'm afraid I'll have to turn you over to the police.
I think you'll find their methods are a little more
crude than mine.
Speaker 4 (23:17):
All the police.
Speaker 14 (23:20):
Oh no, don't do do that, mister Roomes All I
got tell you everything. Gundalfo got me so frightened of him.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
I was lying to you.
Speaker 11 (23:28):
I knew that my sister was working for him. I've
tried to stop her, but she loved money and Gandolpho
gave up plenty of that. They had a rowed for
the show tonight. She knew you were on the stage
at the first performance, mister Holmes. Gandolphod spotted you too
because she was frightened, said she knew you'd catch and
she wanted to run away.
Speaker 14 (23:46):
Gandalfal told her that she had to appear tonight, and
they were still arguing about it when they left the
dressing room. The dirtiest twine killed her because he was
afraid to give him away and.
Speaker 10 (23:55):
Live till Vieto, my dear, the great Gundalfe will be
beyond the help of magic before this night.
Speaker 4 (23:59):
Is Yes, you'll be behind bars he belongs fas.
Speaker 10 (24:02):
Yes, sir, and stay here with ms lest we'll be
back later. At the moment, there is unfinished business awaiting.
Speaker 8 (24:08):
Us at the different shut theater were mister Elms.
Speaker 10 (24:22):
I can't tell you how grateful I am and also
safely in prison thanks to you. And now he tells
me you do want enough credit in the case, My
dear sergeant, I'm really a bee farmer, you know. In
any case, I want to retire your faith in private detectives.
The next time you meet one, I'm sure you won't
be so well so unpringdish, might I say? I'm mumble, sir,
I'm very humble, and I thank you very kindly for
(24:44):
all you've done. Oh and by the way, mister Elms,
is this telegram arrived for you to the theater while
you were away and here you are, sir?
Speaker 8 (24:51):
Oh, thank you Sargon brother. No, sir, it's me. They
should be thanking you. Sir.
Speaker 4 (24:55):
Who on earth knew that you was the sirvit night?
Speaker 8 (24:57):
I soon find out.
Speaker 4 (25:00):
What does it say?
Speaker 8 (25:04):
It's from my brother microft Micraft.
Speaker 4 (25:06):
What's he going to say?
Speaker 10 (25:07):
Really, it's quite humiliating, that's all. He hadn't turned he
wouldn't have to anytive never did leave his arm chair
in London.
Speaker 8 (25:14):
Listen to this.
Speaker 10 (25:16):
I have just checked on Gandolfo's repertoire of magic tricks.
You will find spy in box suspended from proceeding a
theater elementary a.
Speaker 4 (25:24):
My dear Sharlocke, he really is amazing, as he.
Speaker 10 (25:29):
Is also a prophet. Old chair profit do you mean well?
He indicates the handwriting on the wall. I'm past my
prime and I'm too old for a list detection. It's
back to me bee farm, old fellow, It's back to
me besxactly. That was a swell story.
Speaker 4 (25:55):
I bet it was an interesting case to work one years.
It certainly was. I've always had a fancip for the
You know.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
What you really mean, doctor, is you always had an
eye for a pretty girl. Blunt Fellows, Why not? I
must admit I like to look at a pretty girl myself.
You why shouldn't I like to look at a pretty girl?
Speaker 5 (26:14):
Oh, they're right ahead, and look by your father, go
right ahead. You just sort of surprised me a bit,
that's all. I never thought you gave a moment's consideration
to anything but Petry wine.
Speaker 8 (26:24):
Now you're really pulling my leaf.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
You must admit I did talk a lot about petri wine,
after all, doctor, it's worth talking about while the wine
has such tradition, such a story behind it. Petrie wine
is made by a family the Petrie family. They've owned
and run their own business ever since its inceptions back
in the eighteen hundreds. The Petrie family has been making
good wine for generations, and they've been handing on down
(26:47):
in the family from father to son, from father to son,
the fine eye of turning luscious sun ripe and grapes
into fragrant, delicious wine.
Speaker 2 (26:57):
And that sure adds up to a lot of experience.
Speaker 4 (26:59):
You can just bet your last.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Dollar that no matter what kind of wine you want,
when you ask for a Patrie wine, you're asking for
good wine because Patrick took time to bring you good wine. Well,
doctor hartbout giving us a cloone of next week Sharlock
COM's adventure.
Speaker 5 (27:14):
Well, no, next week, mister Barton, I'm going to tell
your most unusual story that took place about a small
steamship as it plowed through the stormy seas of the
Indian Ocean.
Speaker 4 (27:26):
I call the adventure Murder by Moonlight. Oh before I
see good night, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 5 (27:34):
Remember that Oniday, October the twenty seventh, the nation will
observe Navy Day.
Speaker 4 (27:41):
This is your opportunity to thank.
Speaker 5 (27:42):
Your fleet for its magnificent contribution towards victory.
Speaker 4 (27:47):
Don't forget, We'll tonight.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
Sharlack CON's venture is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher,
and was suggested by an incident in the Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle's story. The Second Stain Mister Rathbone appears through
the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayor and mister Bruce through
the courtesy of Universal Pictures, where they are now starring
in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petree Wine Company of
(28:23):
San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week,
same time, same station. This is Harry Bartel saying good
night for the Petrie family. Sherlock Holmes comes to you
from our Hollywood studio.
Speaker 4 (28:37):
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