October 22, 2025 • 25 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Over here I've found him.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Oh, well done, Bason. This has been an accident. Huh
here he is. Look, this is no accident. One could
take a terrible blow to crush a man's skull. Exist,
the poor fellow's been brutally mane.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
My medical training had given me some preparation for the
many faces of death, and on several investigations with.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
My friend Sharlock Holmes, I had reason to be grateful.
My name is Watson, doctor Watson, so often privileged to
show the adventures of Shellock Holmes. I will tell you
what happened in the case of the Priory School.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
We had some dramatic inferences and exits. Upon our small
stage at two to one b Baker Street, Feller comes hyme,
But I can't recollect any sudden and stocking as the
first appearance of doctor Thornicroft Huxtable M A PhD, et cetera,
et cetera. His card seemed too small to gather the
weight with his academic distinctions, but he himself was large
(01:22):
and pompous. The embodiment I possession and solidity. But this
impression lasted a little longer than his greetings, how do
you do getlemen, I am very long. We are great
heavens home. Let's see, well the old revenues thing brandy
(01:45):
and water against great believe in it? He doesn't, Tricky
must admit, Oh I do. Ah. He's beginning to stir
the return ticket from Mackleton in his watch pockets steps
him the north. He must have started out early, the
hopes coming round. Only curiosity, wasn't no Ah, mister Holmes,
(02:06):
do forgive this weakness? So it's nothing. Doctor here, let
me help you into this chair. Hugh Sick, you are
very kind.
Speaker 5 (02:18):
Was a.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Oh, mister Holmes, he's absolutely competitive that you come back
to Mackleton with me by the next tree. I'm afraid
that's quite out of the question, mister Holmes. Have you
heard nothing of the abduction of the Duke of Holderness's son, Holderness,
the former cabinet minister. Exactly so? The Duke of Holderness
committed his oldest son, young Lord Sulfad, to my chart
(02:45):
for it. Did I know it was the prelude of
the most crushing s fortune of my life. Pray go
on with your account, doctor Hastable. Of course, Well, the
boy arrived on me the first a charming youth. But
I've venture to say, far from happy at home. He
curd of separation, you know, not long before the boy
came for me. Yes, I remember that the Duchy is
(03:06):
wing to live in the south of Franctanton. In every
soul the boy's sympathies were very much beheard, I gather,
but he had to remain with his father anyway. He
circled down at the private at once. That's good, Yes,
well he was found to be missing. First thing last
to choose day morning. His bed had been stepped in,
and he obviously got dressed in his usual school suit.
(03:29):
When the alarm was raised, I had once called the
role of the whole establishment, boys, masters and servants. It
revealed that Lord Sottire hadn't disappeared at all. Now no Hidiger,
the German arts master was missing also, Ah, his bed
had also been slept in, but he seemed to have
gone away puckly dressed. His shirt and socks were lying
(03:50):
on the floor. His bicycle was missing from the head.
Surely there's an official investigation of food. Yes, no, only
lookally it has proved completely disappointing. So far the whole
affair has been handled applaudibly. I quite agree, sir, but
I am not to blame. I knew of your reputation
of wanting to come here at once, but his Grace
would not continuance it. Actually, Holderness Hall is quite close
(04:13):
to the prior to school, and at first we all
thought that the boy must have gone there some sudden
bust of homesickness. You know, it does happen. But the
Duke was as surprised as we were when he heard
the Nukes. Had the boy a bicycle?
Speaker 5 (04:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Was any bicycle missing other than the Germans? I knew none.
I see. Did anyone call to see the boy on
the day before he disappear? No? Did he get any letter? Yes,
he did get one letter from his father? Had you
know it's from his father? The coat of arms on
the inwove and his Grace's handwriting it is easily recognizable.
Had the boy ever had a letter from France? From France,
(04:51):
why no? I should have remembered that he said that
the boy's sympathies were with his mother, who told you
that I had a confidential walk with his Grace's secretary,
mister James Wilder. I see, mister Holmes, I shall have
to be leaving for Houston. I must get back to
the school at a time. I just understand we shall
be leaving for Houston, Doctor Huxtable, A capping you, I
(05:14):
and my friend Watson. Here this case of the Priory
School has some singular teachers, yet it should be capable
of solution. If the cent isn't too cold around your door,
Dr Huxtable, perhaps two old hounds like Watson and myself
may in a slipper, gentlemen, this is the Prity School, Roberts.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
These gentlemen cooks pee Well dot Stes.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
The Duke is yes, sir, His Grace is in the study,
and mister Wilder is with him, Sir. He seems rather
upset me. I see them without today, Come, gentlemen, and
I will introduce you with one good evening, U grace
straining hospital. May I introduce mister Sherlock Holmes, and doctor
(06:08):
Watson and mister Wilder, his gracious secretary, Doctor Hustable, I
called on you this morning, too late to prevent you
from starting for London. His Grace was very surprised to
learn that your object was to invite mister Holmes to
undertake this case. Surely you are well aware, Dr Hustable,
but his Grace is particularly anxious to avoid all public scandal.
(06:30):
He prefers to take as few people as possible into
his confidence. You're, Grace, Young Wris did to consult may
Doctor Huxtable, But since mister Holmes has already been taken
into your confidence, it would be absurd for us not
to avail ourselves of his services. I thank your Grace.
May I ask whether you have formed any explanation as
to your son discipline and knows how I have not
(06:51):
forgive me for asking this, But do you think her
Grace had anything to do with it? I do not
think so. The other most obvious explanation is that he's
been kidnapped. Have you received any demand for ransom? Knows her,
Your Grace, Your son received a letter from you on
the day this incident occurred. Was there anything in it
which might have induced him to run away from him?
(07:12):
Knows her? That certainly was not. Did you first that
letsie yourself? I beg your pardon. Mister Holmes says, Grace
is not in the habit of posting letters himself. This
one was laid with others on the study table for
me to put into the postbag. I see you remember
seeing this particular letter, mister Wander. I do how many
letters did your grace write that day Mays or twenty
(07:32):
or thirty? I suppose I have a large correspondence. But
surely all this is rather irrellum. Not entirely for my part,
mister Holmes, I have advised the police to turn their
attention to the size of France. The lad had the
most wrong, haided opinions about some things, and it is
possible he might have led to my wife, and that
this German has helped him. And now, gentlemen, good day
(07:53):
to you. All. This case grows upon me. Watson, certainly mysterious,
all right, but I wanted two geographical features. I'd like
to acquaint you with. Bowmen, I got hold of this
large scale ordnance man. Look here this dark square. He
is the priory school as you is. Here's the main
(08:14):
road running east and west past it. Now, by a
heavy chance were able to check what passed along this
road during the night in question. At this point to
the east where my pipes lie, a constable was on
Beauty from twelve to six. He's positive the man and
boy could not have passed without him seen good? Or
what about the other direction down the road to the west.
(08:36):
Here it's the red Bull. Now. On that night the
landlady was ill. She said to Mackleton for a doctor,
but he was out on another case, and he didn't
get to her until morning. The people at the inn
were worried, and they swear that one or another of
them was on the alert all night, continually looking along
the road waiting to see the doctor coming. They saw
no man or boy, but they went across country. Oh
(08:58):
but what about the vestble. A good cyclist doesn't need
a road, does he? Moor road doesn't very well? Then,
assuming that the cycle was used there, not along the road.
This is the only possible direction to the north. Yeah,
across this moorland its intersected with paths and sparsely populated.
To the south here towards me there are obstacles, stone
(09:20):
walls and so on. No, they would take to the moor,
seemed like at home. So it's the more we must
search tomorrowland. Yes, i'll wake you early, which we have
a long day ahead of it. Hello, hello, hello, what
(09:41):
have we here? Have you found something? Homes? Oh, my
perfect bicycle time mark? Oh, but we don't know whether
it's the bicycle the way I am familiar with forty
two different impressions left by tires. From what the other
masters could tell me, this was the make of tire.
Heidegger head on his machine, standing, and the rider was
(10:03):
traveling away from the privy spot until there. Simple Just
look at these impressions. Some are deeper than others in
this subt ground. Obviously, the deeper are those of the
rear wheel. With all the rider's wait on it. You
can see several places where they pass over the shallower one.
So then let us follow and see what else we
may find.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Over here.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
I've found him hiding. Oh, well done, Watson, this has
been an accident. Huh, just ham to sport the bicycle
wheel glinting through these bushes here he is, Look good.
This is no accident, Watson. The poor fellow's been brutally murdered.
(10:52):
The body of the bicycle concealed here. No doubt that
this is who else he sits. All the descriptions out
hands would take a terrible blow to crush a man's skull,
it was. And he threw a coat on over his
night things and put on his shoes, but not his socks.
But the boy, I told, was fully dressed when he disappeared,
as though the German had to act quicker exactly? And
(11:12):
why because he looked out of his bedroom window and
saw the boy leading, he threw on his things and
set off after him. Why on a bicycle. Surely he
could have caught him on foot. No, No, the boy
was moving too quickly for him. Well, let us continue
our reconstruction. Where we are now is from five miles
(11:33):
from the school. At this point the pursuer met his
dead And how by a great blow, hard enough and
vicious enough to crush his skull. A ten year old
boy couldn't have done that. Then the boy did have
someone with him, almost certainly. But we're forgetting one thing,
once said. We've searched my nut around the body, and
have we found the track of any other bicycle than this? Well,
(11:54):
I was going to mention it. We haven't any footprints, No,
not at all, just Kow's hoof marks all over the place.
Getting onto will I say, Look, there's a ton of
cutting pete about half a mile back. We must send
him off with a message to the police about this
unfortunate German. Then there's nothing for us. I'm afraid, but
to go on in the direction these cycle tracks were
heading and see where it leads to, if anywhere.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Oh, I was never so glad.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Steer me in my ad bit. I've been kind to
agree with you the fighting cock from the look of
its signboard and using to the square you ever since
we left those second I say, what's the matter, lame will?
I must have twisted my ankle, but loose stone does not?
You are right? In the minute or two pasta do
(12:52):
look at every beginning doors here? Can't my uncle? Thank you?
Speaker 6 (12:56):
Ah, this must be the lens of this This fool
looks saber and today, mister Rubin Hayes, I suppose you
haven't such a thing as a carriage in your table.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
No, I am not heard you get my name, so
pat it's printed on the board above your head. Oh,
by the bay, I twisted my echoes just up the
road there, I can hardly put my foot to the ground.
Don't put it the ground because I can't walk well.
Then I could just manage a bicycle at one foot. Addy,
I pare suffered the house? Where do you want to
(13:29):
go to? Hold in that sport? Oh? Are you bells?
Of the duke. Then where we have news of his son?
For it you're looking for the lad are we were?
But he's been seen where in Liverpool. They expect to
get him anytime now. Oh well, that's good news, and
I'm sure you can get my friend in some way.
He can't walk on like this I happened. I can
(13:51):
you got a bicy movement? No, I haven't got no bicycle. See,
I'll tell you what though, I'll let you have two
horses to take you as far as the oars. There's
only a couple of miles. I was capital and now
I think we'll have somebody to eat if you'll be time.
Right the first door on the left, as you're going,
I just go and see what they can find for
Thank you, Come on, he been on me. I thank you. Okay, heah,
(14:19):
we are good and thank you for your comfort and
need once my ankles. That's already to answer today is
what game would you want to now? I have sworn
that was a very nasty strain. Well, I thought if
I land lord had a bicycle, I should like to
have a look at it. He seems there with a
(14:40):
couple of horses. What's the what cows? Watson, cows, did
you see any on the moor? No? No, I didn't,
nor did I. Well then, but there were hoof masks
all over the place where Hidegger was killed. That's right.
I thought of the time when its have cows milling around,
which you never know there were cow hoof masks. Men. Oh, yes,
quickly Watson, before he comes back, we must nip round
(15:02):
to his tables and see what we can see the stable.
Why I don't forget about the limp though homes you
noble steeds. He's going to have bruce. Let's have a look.
Speaker 5 (15:18):
At his hoof, you.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
See, Watson, see what old shoes? But you nails? What
this case deserves to become tactic?
Speaker 5 (15:34):
All right?
Speaker 2 (15:35):
You don't he look me? Hey? You you? Why why
are you doing that? Why, mister Ruben days one might
think that you were afraid about finding something else? Now
look here, mister, I don't care if I'm talking about
my face. When I leave pursue, you put your scorn
and get on your way up better on me, please,
I'll look all right, mister Hayes, no harm. Then they've
been having a look at your horses. But I think
(15:57):
I'll try to walk after all, it's not far. I
believe what we were getting warm at that end. As
the children say, we get colder every step we take
away from it. No, no, I can't possibly leave it.
I must take another look at the place in a
less obtrusive way up on the spence. Do I think
(16:20):
that's better? Hello? What you seen? There's a fellow on
a bicycle coming from the direction of the hall. If
he's moving through, get down behind this brand, Let's see
what it is. Where's the Duke's secretary wander? So it is?
(16:44):
Come on, let's see what he's up to.
Speaker 5 (16:47):
By thinking about the countryside, we.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Shall yelling at all. Soon getting dark, I hadn't noticed. Ah,
they've just lit the lamp in that first floor room.
I think we'll hold on here until it's dark enough
to go down and take a really.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
Close I can't understand all these rifles and departures.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
First Wilder on his bicycle, and then.
Speaker 5 (17:16):
A pony trap rushes off towards Chesterfield, and another gathers
of years of evil.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
What's then? I want to take a peek through the
first floor window. Do you think you could make a
bag for me? Widow up can go rank just as well. Holmes,
come along, wasn't I think we've gathered all this weekend
(17:45):
tonight and as telegraphs to Chesterfield and tomorrow morning, I
think we'll pay a visit to hold in this hall.
Good morning, mister Wilder. Dr Watson and I had come
to see his grace. I'm sorry, mister Herman. His grace
is far from well. He has been very much upset
by the tragic news yesterday about Heidegger. The doctor Huxtable
(18:06):
telegraphed at once. I understand that I must see the Duke,
mister Wilder. Well, mister Holmes, what can I do with you,
your grace? I think I could speak more freely in
mister Wilder's absence, Sir, there were then he had better
go as your grace wishes. Now, mister Holmes, your grace.
(18:29):
Your son is at the Fighting Cock Inn, about two
miles from your park gates. The Fighting Cock, Yes, and
whom you accused. I accuse you, your grason. I looked
through a window there last night and saw you and
your son together. Yes, mister Holmes, I offered a substantial
(18:52):
reward to the person's information. Should restore my son to me.
If this need go no further than your friends here
and yourself. I am. I did to write a check
for double the sun. There is a man's death to
the accountry. Surely a man cannot be condemned from murdered.
But she was not present. It's spotified to hear of it.
I take it your words applied to mister James Wilder. Yes, yes,
and that he is not the murderer. No, the murderer
(19:14):
has got creed by now. Mister Rubin Hayes, landlord of
the Fighting Cock, was arrested a chest field on my
information at eleven o'clock last night. Hey is caught, and
I'm very glad to know it, sir. And now we
must give out attention to what can be done to
extricate my son from this situation. Oh, Lord's so tired,
perfectly safe now I mean my son, James, James, James Wilder,
(19:35):
your secretary knows my son. Oh your face. I must
ask you to be moist plicit miss to herms. I
will conceal nothing from you. When I was young, I
loved that such a love that comes only once in
a lifetime. I offered the lady marriage, but she refused
it because such a match might ruin my career. She died,
leaving me with this child. James. I see, I couldn't
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openly acknowledge his relationship to me, so I tried to
make it up him by giving him the best of
educations and keeping him as close to me as I could. Yes,
but he found out my secret. Ever since, he's held
over me his power to provoke a scandal at any time.
He was also in order to generous my legitimate son
and heir. Indeed, he hates him. That is why I said, Arthur,
(20:22):
Lord Salta, to what I thought was the safety of
Doctor Huxtable's prior to school, your grace, I think I
can continue the story now, will you commit ba Of
course if you can. You wrote to Lord Salta the
day before he was kidnapped. But James Wilder inserted into
your letter a note asking the boy to meet him
behind the school late that night. He probably said he
had a message from the Duchess for him. How could
(20:43):
you know this? I assume it in detail, it may
not be quite precise. In general, I'm thirty. Pray go
on them his terms. Lord Saltaire came to the appointment
and found the accomplice Rubin Hayes there with a plony.
He was fast to mount, and they went off across
the more. It's pierres. However, that the German master hiding.
I saw the boy leave and followed him on his bicycle.
(21:06):
When he caught up with them, Jays killed him brutally.
Jays then took your son on to his inn, where
the boy has been a prisoner ever since. Well, I
don't know how you arrive at all that about the
pony and the by students on. Oh, the whole story
was written plainly on the surface of the moor for
us to read, wasn't it was? Well, there were marks
and tracks, one kind of anode. I'm hanging you. I
can see how they all come into it. Those cows
(21:27):
for his cows, cows, what will he whose? You remember?
The mocks, their hoofs all around where we found the
bucket cows on the moor. But if we take it
from names to homes, no cows are on that mare,
nor ever have been to my knowledge. I quite agree
what you have. Basically, I asked you to finish the
narrative for us. Oh well, James was quite unnerved by
(21:48):
the death of the German master. He told me that
Arthur was held, but begged me to keep his secret
until he could find a way of well clearing everything up.
You agree on condition that I should be able to
go and see Arthur for myself after nightfall. James at
once rode off on his bicycle to tell hey ies
Dotor Watson, and I saw him at the inn. Hayes
lost no time in making off in his track. I
(22:09):
went there sometime afterwards, and I gather you saw me
with my son just arms Hermes. I've told you all
I can. I been frank with you. Please be as
frank with me. I will in the first place, your Grace,
I'm abound to tell you that you've condoned a felony
and aided the escapable murderer. I am ready to take
all the consequence. Oh I'm not here in a nutricial position,
(22:31):
and there's no reason so long as the ends of justice,
I said, why I should dispose all I know Hayes
well be hanged. Never doubt that s your son, James.
I would warn your Grace that his continued presence in
your households can only lead to misfortune. I understand letters
to Holmes, and she's already settled as he should seek
his fortune in Australia. Then my friend Watson and I
(22:54):
can congratulate ourselves upon several happy results from our little
visit to the north. Yes, mister Holmes, here is your check,
Thank you, grace, before you go. What was all read
about cows on the moor? Yes, terms, I want to
know that too. The answer is behind yourself. I'm afraid
(23:14):
I don't quite follow this last case and the most
interesting of all the exhibits inside. Oh those, yes, of course, yes,
they was dug up in the middle of the moat
some years ago. What are they, you'm grace? Or they're
supposed to have been used by some of them marouding
barrens of holdiness in the Middle Ages. They attached them
to the horses wolves. You see the shape below the
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clothing foot of irons, So the horses checks would look
like cows and throw the seals off the ciner. I suggest,
your grace, you examined them closely, and then so you
will find a few traces of very recent mud if
you run your finger along them. Yes, it's the second
most interesting object that I have seen in the moment,
(23:57):
and the first. This check you gave me. You see,
I am a poor race.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
The Priory School was one of the stories of Sherlock
Holmes written by Sarthur Condoyle that a real name is
Norman Sheper. My friend Carlton Hobbes played Sherlock Holmes, and
I was Doctor Watts.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
Michael Hardwick wrote the script for this BBC production. From
numbers need I say, I look
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Forward to the preasure of your company again and soon
for more of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Over here I've found him.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Oh, well done, Bason. This has been an accident. Huh
here he is. Look, this is no accident. One could
take a terrible blow to crush a man's skull. Exist,
the poor fellow's been brutally mane.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
My medical training had given me some preparation for the
many faces of death, and on several investigations with.
Speaker 4 (00:40):
My friend Sharlock Holmes, I had reason to be grateful.
My name is Watson, doctor Watson, so often privileged to
show the adventures of Shellock Holmes. I will tell you
what happened in the case of the Priory School.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
We had some dramatic inferences and exits. Upon our small
stage at two to one b Baker Street, Feller comes hyme,
But I can't recollect any sudden and stocking as the
first appearance of doctor Thornicroft Huxtable M A PhD, et cetera,
et cetera. His card seemed too small to gather the
weight with his academic distinctions, but he himself was large
(01:22):
and pompous. The embodiment I possession and solidity. But this
impression lasted a little longer than his greetings, how do
you do getlemen, I am very long. We are great
heavens home. Let's see, well the old revenues thing brandy
(01:45):
and water against great believe in it? He doesn't, Tricky
must admit, Oh I do. Ah. He's beginning to stir
the return ticket from Mackleton in his watch pockets steps
him the north. He must have started out early, the
hopes coming round. Only curiosity, wasn't no Ah, mister Holmes,
(02:06):
do forgive this weakness? So it's nothing. Doctor here, let
me help you into this chair. Hugh Sick, you are
very kind.
Speaker 5 (02:18):
Was a.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Oh, mister Holmes, he's absolutely competitive that you come back
to Mackleton with me by the next tree. I'm afraid
that's quite out of the question, mister Holmes. Have you
heard nothing of the abduction of the Duke of Holderness's son, Holderness,
the former cabinet minister. Exactly so? The Duke of Holderness
committed his oldest son, young Lord Sulfad, to my chart
(02:45):
for it. Did I know it was the prelude of
the most crushing s fortune of my life. Pray go
on with your account, doctor Hastable. Of course, Well, the
boy arrived on me the first a charming youth. But
I've venture to say, far from happy at home. He
curd of separation, you know, not long before the boy
came for me. Yes, I remember that the Duchy is
(03:06):
wing to live in the south of Franctanton. In every
soul the boy's sympathies were very much beheard, I gather,
but he had to remain with his father anyway. He
circled down at the private at once. That's good, Yes,
well he was found to be missing. First thing last
to choose day morning. His bed had been stepped in,
and he obviously got dressed in his usual school suit.
(03:29):
When the alarm was raised, I had once called the
role of the whole establishment, boys, masters and servants. It
revealed that Lord Sottire hadn't disappeared at all. Now no Hidiger,
the German arts master was missing also, Ah, his bed
had also been slept in, but he seemed to have
gone away puckly dressed. His shirt and socks were lying
(03:50):
on the floor. His bicycle was missing from the head.
Surely there's an official investigation of food. Yes, no, only
lookally it has proved completely disappointing. So far the whole
affair has been handled applaudibly. I quite agree, sir, but
I am not to blame. I knew of your reputation
of wanting to come here at once, but his Grace
would not continuance it. Actually, Holderness Hall is quite close
(04:13):
to the prior to school, and at first we all
thought that the boy must have gone there some sudden
bust of homesickness. You know, it does happen. But the
Duke was as surprised as we were when he heard
the Nukes. Had the boy a bicycle?
Speaker 5 (04:27):
No?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Was any bicycle missing other than the Germans? I knew none.
I see. Did anyone call to see the boy on
the day before he disappear? No? Did he get any letter? Yes,
he did get one letter from his father? Had you
know it's from his father? The coat of arms on
the inwove and his Grace's handwriting it is easily recognizable.
Had the boy ever had a letter from France? From France,
(04:51):
why no? I should have remembered that he said that
the boy's sympathies were with his mother, who told you
that I had a confidential walk with his Grace's secretary,
mister James Wilder. I see, mister Holmes, I shall have
to be leaving for Houston. I must get back to
the school at a time. I just understand we shall
be leaving for Houston, Doctor Huxtable, A capping you, I
(05:14):
and my friend Watson. Here this case of the Priory
School has some singular teachers, yet it should be capable
of solution. If the cent isn't too cold around your door,
Dr Huxtable, perhaps two old hounds like Watson and myself
may in a slipper, gentlemen, this is the Prity School, Roberts.
Speaker 6 (05:36):
These gentlemen cooks pee Well dot Stes.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
The Duke is yes, sir, His Grace is in the study,
and mister Wilder is with him, Sir. He seems rather
upset me. I see them without today, Come, gentlemen, and
I will introduce you with one good evening, U grace
straining hospital. May I introduce mister Sherlock Holmes, and doctor
(06:08):
Watson and mister Wilder, his gracious secretary, Doctor Hustable, I
called on you this morning, too late to prevent you
from starting for London. His Grace was very surprised to
learn that your object was to invite mister Holmes to
undertake this case. Surely you are well aware, Dr Hustable,
but his Grace is particularly anxious to avoid all public scandal.
(06:30):
He prefers to take as few people as possible into
his confidence. You're, Grace, Young Wris did to consult may
Doctor Huxtable, But since mister Holmes has already been taken
into your confidence, it would be absurd for us not
to avail ourselves of his services. I thank your Grace.
May I ask whether you have formed any explanation as
to your son discipline and knows how I have not
(06:51):
forgive me for asking this, But do you think her
Grace had anything to do with it? I do not
think so. The other most obvious explanation is that he's
been kidnapped. Have you received any demand for ransom? Knows her,
Your Grace, Your son received a letter from you on
the day this incident occurred. Was there anything in it
which might have induced him to run away from him?
(07:12):
Knows her? That certainly was not. Did you first that
letsie yourself? I beg your pardon. Mister Holmes says, Grace
is not in the habit of posting letters himself. This
one was laid with others on the study table for
me to put into the postbag. I see you remember
seeing this particular letter, mister Wander. I do how many
letters did your grace write that day Mays or twenty
(07:32):
or thirty? I suppose I have a large correspondence. But
surely all this is rather irrellum. Not entirely for my part,
mister Holmes, I have advised the police to turn their
attention to the size of France. The lad had the
most wrong, haided opinions about some things, and it is
possible he might have led to my wife, and that
this German has helped him. And now, gentlemen, good day
(07:53):
to you. All. This case grows upon me. Watson, certainly mysterious,
all right, but I wanted two geographical features. I'd like
to acquaint you with. Bowmen, I got hold of this
large scale ordnance man. Look here this dark square. He
is the priory school as you is. Here's the main
(08:14):
road running east and west past it. Now, by a
heavy chance were able to check what passed along this
road during the night in question. At this point to
the east where my pipes lie, a constable was on
Beauty from twelve to six. He's positive the man and
boy could not have passed without him seen good? Or
what about the other direction down the road to the west.
(08:36):
Here it's the red Bull. Now. On that night the
landlady was ill. She said to Mackleton for a doctor,
but he was out on another case, and he didn't
get to her until morning. The people at the inn
were worried, and they swear that one or another of
them was on the alert all night, continually looking along
the road waiting to see the doctor coming. They saw
no man or boy, but they went across country. Oh
(08:58):
but what about the vestble. A good cyclist doesn't need
a road, does he? Moor road doesn't very well? Then,
assuming that the cycle was used there, not along the road.
This is the only possible direction to the north. Yeah,
across this moorland its intersected with paths and sparsely populated.
To the south here towards me there are obstacles, stone
(09:20):
walls and so on. No, they would take to the moor,
seemed like at home. So it's the more we must
search tomorrowland. Yes, i'll wake you early, which we have
a long day ahead of it. Hello, hello, hello, what
(09:41):
have we here? Have you found something? Homes? Oh, my
perfect bicycle time mark? Oh, but we don't know whether
it's the bicycle the way I am familiar with forty
two different impressions left by tires. From what the other
masters could tell me, this was the make of tire.
Heidegger head on his machine, standing, and the rider was
(10:03):
traveling away from the privy spot until there. Simple Just
look at these impressions. Some are deeper than others in
this subt ground. Obviously, the deeper are those of the
rear wheel. With all the rider's wait on it. You
can see several places where they pass over the shallower one.
So then let us follow and see what else we
may find.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Over here.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
I've found him hiding. Oh, well done, Watson, this has
been an accident. Huh, just ham to sport the bicycle
wheel glinting through these bushes here he is, Look good.
This is no accident, Watson. The poor fellow's been brutally murdered.
(10:52):
The body of the bicycle concealed here. No doubt that
this is who else he sits. All the descriptions out
hands would take a terrible blow to crush a man's skull,
it was. And he threw a coat on over his
night things and put on his shoes, but not his socks.
But the boy, I told, was fully dressed when he disappeared,
as though the German had to act quicker exactly? And
(11:12):
why because he looked out of his bedroom window and
saw the boy leading, he threw on his things and
set off after him. Why on a bicycle. Surely he
could have caught him on foot. No, No, the boy
was moving too quickly for him. Well, let us continue
our reconstruction. Where we are now is from five miles
(11:33):
from the school. At this point the pursuer met his
dead And how by a great blow, hard enough and
vicious enough to crush his skull. A ten year old
boy couldn't have done that. Then the boy did have
someone with him, almost certainly. But we're forgetting one thing,
once said. We've searched my nut around the body, and
have we found the track of any other bicycle than this? Well,
(11:54):
I was going to mention it. We haven't any footprints, No,
not at all, just Kow's hoof marks all over the place.
Getting onto will I say, Look, there's a ton of
cutting pete about half a mile back. We must send
him off with a message to the police about this
unfortunate German. Then there's nothing for us. I'm afraid, but
to go on in the direction these cycle tracks were
heading and see where it leads to, if anywhere.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Oh, I was never so glad.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
Steer me in my ad bit. I've been kind to
agree with you the fighting cock from the look of
its signboard and using to the square you ever since
we left those second I say, what's the matter, lame will?
I must have twisted my ankle, but loose stone does not?
You are right? In the minute or two pasta do
(12:52):
look at every beginning doors here? Can't my uncle? Thank you?
Speaker 6 (12:56):
Ah, this must be the lens of this This fool
looks saber and today, mister Rubin Hayes, I suppose you
haven't such a thing as a carriage in your table.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
No, I am not heard you get my name, so
pat it's printed on the board above your head. Oh,
by the bay, I twisted my echoes just up the
road there, I can hardly put my foot to the ground.
Don't put it the ground because I can't walk well.
Then I could just manage a bicycle at one foot. Addy,
I pare suffered the house? Where do you want to
(13:29):
go to? Hold in that sport? Oh? Are you bells?
Of the duke. Then where we have news of his son?
For it you're looking for the lad are we were?
But he's been seen where in Liverpool. They expect to
get him anytime now. Oh well, that's good news, and
I'm sure you can get my friend in some way.
He can't walk on like this I happened. I can
(13:51):
you got a bicy movement? No, I haven't got no bicycle. See,
I'll tell you what though, I'll let you have two
horses to take you as far as the oars. There's
only a couple of miles. I was capital and now
I think we'll have somebody to eat if you'll be time.
Right the first door on the left, as you're going,
I just go and see what they can find for
Thank you, Come on, he been on me. I thank you. Okay, heah,
(14:19):
we are good and thank you for your comfort and
need once my ankles. That's already to answer today is
what game would you want to now? I have sworn
that was a very nasty strain. Well, I thought if
I land lord had a bicycle, I should like to
have a look at it. He seems there with a
(14:40):
couple of horses. What's the what cows? Watson, cows, did
you see any on the moor? No? No, I didn't,
nor did I. Well then, but there were hoof masks
all over the place where Hidegger was killed. That's right.
I thought of the time when its have cows milling around,
which you never know there were cow hoof masks. Men. Oh, yes,
quickly Watson, before he comes back, we must nip round
(15:02):
to his tables and see what we can see the stable.
Why I don't forget about the limp though homes you
noble steeds. He's going to have bruce. Let's have a look.
Speaker 5 (15:18):
At his hoof, you.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
See, Watson, see what old shoes? But you nails? What
this case deserves to become tactic?
Speaker 5 (15:34):
All right?
Speaker 2 (15:35):
You don't he look me? Hey? You you? Why why
are you doing that? Why, mister Ruben days one might
think that you were afraid about finding something else? Now
look here, mister, I don't care if I'm talking about
my face. When I leave pursue, you put your scorn
and get on your way up better on me, please,
I'll look all right, mister Hayes, no harm. Then they've
been having a look at your horses. But I think
(15:57):
I'll try to walk after all, it's not far. I
believe what we were getting warm at that end. As
the children say, we get colder every step we take
away from it. No, no, I can't possibly leave it.
I must take another look at the place in a
less obtrusive way up on the spence. Do I think
(16:20):
that's better? Hello? What you seen? There's a fellow on
a bicycle coming from the direction of the hall. If
he's moving through, get down behind this brand, Let's see
what it is. Where's the Duke's secretary wander? So it is?
(16:44):
Come on, let's see what he's up to.
Speaker 5 (16:47):
By thinking about the countryside, we.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Shall yelling at all. Soon getting dark, I hadn't noticed. Ah,
they've just lit the lamp in that first floor room.
I think we'll hold on here until it's dark enough
to go down and take a really.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
Close I can't understand all these rifles and departures.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
First Wilder on his bicycle, and then.
Speaker 5 (17:16):
A pony trap rushes off towards Chesterfield, and another gathers
of years of evil.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
What's then? I want to take a peek through the
first floor window. Do you think you could make a
bag for me? Widow up can go rank just as well. Holmes,
come along, wasn't I think we've gathered all this weekend
(17:45):
tonight and as telegraphs to Chesterfield and tomorrow morning, I
think we'll pay a visit to hold in this hall.
Good morning, mister Wilder. Dr Watson and I had come
to see his grace. I'm sorry, mister Herman. His grace
is far from well. He has been very much upset
by the tragic news yesterday about Heidegger. The doctor Huxtable
(18:06):
telegraphed at once. I understand that I must see the Duke,
mister Wilder. Well, mister Holmes, what can I do with you,
your grace? I think I could speak more freely in
mister Wilder's absence, Sir, there were then he had better
go as your grace wishes. Now, mister Holmes, your grace.
(18:29):
Your son is at the Fighting Cock Inn, about two
miles from your park gates. The Fighting Cock, Yes, and
whom you accused. I accuse you, your grason. I looked
through a window there last night and saw you and
your son together. Yes, mister Holmes, I offered a substantial
(18:52):
reward to the person's information. Should restore my son to me.
If this need go no further than your friends here
and yourself. I am. I did to write a check
for double the sun. There is a man's death to
the accountry. Surely a man cannot be condemned from murdered.
But she was not present. It's spotified to hear of it.
I take it your words applied to mister James Wilder. Yes, yes,
and that he is not the murderer. No, the murderer
(19:14):
has got creed by now. Mister Rubin Hayes, landlord of
the Fighting Cock, was arrested a chest field on my
information at eleven o'clock last night. Hey is caught, and
I'm very glad to know it, sir. And now we
must give out attention to what can be done to
extricate my son from this situation. Oh, Lord's so tired,
perfectly safe now I mean my son, James, James, James Wilder,
(19:35):
your secretary knows my son. Oh your face. I must
ask you to be moist plicit miss to herms. I
will conceal nothing from you. When I was young, I
loved that such a love that comes only once in
a lifetime. I offered the lady marriage, but she refused
it because such a match might ruin my career. She died,
leaving me with this child. James. I see, I couldn't
(19:58):
openly acknowledge his relationship to me, so I tried to
make it up him by giving him the best of
educations and keeping him as close to me as I could. Yes,
but he found out my secret. Ever since, he's held
over me his power to provoke a scandal at any time.
He was also in order to generous my legitimate son
and heir. Indeed, he hates him. That is why I said, Arthur,
(20:22):
Lord Salta, to what I thought was the safety of
Doctor Huxtable's prior to school, your grace, I think I
can continue the story now, will you commit ba Of
course if you can. You wrote to Lord Salta the
day before he was kidnapped. But James Wilder inserted into
your letter a note asking the boy to meet him
behind the school late that night. He probably said he
had a message from the Duchess for him. How could
(20:43):
you know this? I assume it in detail, it may
not be quite precise. In general, I'm thirty. Pray go
on them his terms. Lord Saltaire came to the appointment
and found the accomplice Rubin Hayes there with a plony.
He was fast to mount, and they went off across
the more. It's pierres. However, that the German master hiding.
I saw the boy leave and followed him on his bicycle.
(21:06):
When he caught up with them, Jays killed him brutally.
Jays then took your son on to his inn, where
the boy has been a prisoner ever since. Well, I
don't know how you arrive at all that about the
pony and the by students on. Oh, the whole story
was written plainly on the surface of the moor for
us to read, wasn't it was? Well, there were marks
and tracks, one kind of anode. I'm hanging you. I
can see how they all come into it. Those cows
(21:27):
for his cows, cows, what will he whose? You remember?
The mocks, their hoofs all around where we found the
bucket cows on the moor. But if we take it
from names to homes, no cows are on that mare,
nor ever have been to my knowledge. I quite agree
what you have. Basically, I asked you to finish the
narrative for us. Oh well, James was quite unnerved by
(21:48):
the death of the German master. He told me that
Arthur was held, but begged me to keep his secret
until he could find a way of well clearing everything up.
You agree on condition that I should be able to
go and see Arthur for myself after nightfall. James at
once rode off on his bicycle to tell hey ies
Dotor Watson, and I saw him at the inn. Hayes
lost no time in making off in his track. I
(22:09):
went there sometime afterwards, and I gather you saw me
with my son just arms Hermes. I've told you all
I can. I been frank with you. Please be as
frank with me. I will in the first place, your Grace,
I'm abound to tell you that you've condoned a felony
and aided the escapable murderer. I am ready to take
all the consequence. Oh I'm not here in a nutricial position,
(22:31):
and there's no reason so long as the ends of justice,
I said, why I should dispose all I know Hayes
well be hanged. Never doubt that s your son, James.
I would warn your Grace that his continued presence in
your households can only lead to misfortune. I understand letters
to Holmes, and she's already settled as he should seek
his fortune in Australia. Then my friend Watson and I
(22:54):
can congratulate ourselves upon several happy results from our little
visit to the north. Yes, mister Holmes, here is your check,
Thank you, grace, before you go. What was all read
about cows on the moor? Yes, terms, I want to
know that too. The answer is behind yourself. I'm afraid
(23:14):
I don't quite follow this last case and the most
interesting of all the exhibits inside. Oh those, yes, of course, yes,
they was dug up in the middle of the moat
some years ago. What are they, you'm grace? Or they're
supposed to have been used by some of them marouding
barrens of holdiness in the Middle Ages. They attached them
to the horses wolves. You see the shape below the
(23:35):
clothing foot of irons, So the horses checks would look
like cows and throw the seals off the ciner. I suggest,
your grace, you examined them closely, and then so you
will find a few traces of very recent mud if
you run your finger along them. Yes, it's the second
most interesting object that I have seen in the moment,
(23:57):
and the first. This check you gave me. You see,
I am a poor race.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
The Priory School was one of the stories of Sherlock
Holmes written by Sarthur Condoyle that a real name is
Norman Sheper. My friend Carlton Hobbes played Sherlock Holmes, and
I was Doctor Watts.
Speaker 2 (24:32):
Michael Hardwick wrote the script for this BBC production. From
numbers need I say, I look
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Forward to the preasure of your company again and soon
for more of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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