Charlie Chan in Egypt Page #4

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graveyards, hants and me...

gonna be strangers,

total and complete.

Hey!

I am first-class servant!

I am best dragoman

in Luxor!

- Good evening, effendi.

- Good evening. Professor Thurston in?

He's in the laboratory

with Dr. Racine...

and the other

learned gentleman from Luxor.

The anatomical investigation

to determine the cause...

of Professor Arnold's death

is in progress.

- Other learned gentlemen are police?

- The police, effendi.

Huh.

Thank you so much.

Oh, pardon.

May ask question, please?

Certainly, effendi.

Ancient Egyptians familiar

with effects of, uh, mapouchari?

The ancients had knowledge

of many things.

Of, uh, mapouchari?

Perhaps so.

I could not say.

No?

Thank you so much.

- Oh, good evening, Mr. Chan.

- Good evening.

- That will be all.

- Your Excellency, may I present Mr. Chan?

His Excellency Fouad Soueida

of the police department in Luxor.

- So pleased.

- Pleasure indeed, Mr. Chan...

but under unfortunate

and most perplexing circumstances.

Cannot read printing

in new book until pages cut.

Oh, yes. Professor Thurston

has explained...

that you have been good enough

to interest yourself in the case.

We will be most grateful

for the benefit of such assistance...

as you may be able

to offer.

Very pleased to cooperate.

Am certain matter now

in most efficient hands.

Oh, thank you.

I believe

that is all for now.

I will make my report

at once.

- Good night, Doctor.

- Good night, sir.

- Good night, Mr. Chan.

- Good night.

Oh, you have list of articles

from Ameti tomb?

Oh, yes. I had Edfu Ahmad

prepare it for you today.

If you'll excuse me.

- You have determined cause of death?

- Yes.

There's evidence that

a heavy blow at the base of the brain...

induced

a cerebral hemorrhage.

- Also find small incision at jugular vein?

- Yes.

Made for purpose of draining blood

to mummify body.

That seems rather

an obvious conclusion.

Conclusion also obvious.

Operation performed

by hands of expert.

A sharp knife in the hands

of any intelligent person...

could accomplish the same thing.

Many intelligent persons

afraid even to touch sharp knife.

Bullet near heart removed?

Of course not. Professor Thurston

explained last night...

that it had nothing to do with Arnold's death.

So sorry.

Memory very bad sometimes.

You have a theory about this,

of course.

Theory like mist on eyeglasses

obscures facts.

Our local authorities have

very clear vision, Mr. Chan.

- You'll find them most helpful.

- Yes.

Thank you so much.

- Tom?

- Yes, dear?

There's no reason

for our staying in Egypt now.

Now, don't you worry.

It's just a matter of a little while

until we can get things settled here...

then we'll all be going home.

- Shall I ask him to stop?

- No, please don't.

It seems to take his thoughts

off all that's happened.

Tom, I'm worried about Barry.

This superstition of the tomb,

it's-it's beginning to affect his mind.

Oh, Carol, I didn't know

that you and Tom had returned.

We only took a short walk.

- You won't mind if I go in now, dear, will you?

- Of course not.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- How's she feeling, Tom?

- She's worried over Barry.

He's letting that foolishness about Sekhmet

scare the life out of him.

With all that's happened,

you can hardly blame the boy.

So sorry to intrude.

Did you find the list of items

correct, Mr. Chan?

- Thank you so much.

- Then if there's nothing else this evening

Uh, please, time now to discuss matter

of great importance.

- Yes?

- May ask question, please?

- Certainly.

- Can explain perhaps, uh...

effects of drug mapouchari?

Well, the effects depend largely

on the individual.

- Yes?

- In general...

the victim loses all sense

of time and reality.

He suffers from false convictions,

hallucinations.

If the doses are sufficiently powerful,

death ensues.

That is perhaps explanation.

Explanation of what,

Mr. Chan?

Strange mental condition

of Miss Arnold last night.

You mean she was drugged?

Analysis of cigarettes today

disclose mapouchari.

- What?

- Surprised...

you did not recognize

the symptoms...

which you described

so clearly, Doctor.

This is incredible.

Why should anyone

do such a thing?

Problem still to be solved.

- Perhaps Mr. Barry has answer.

- What do you mean?

Remarks made last night

suggest he know...

where father was searching

for secret treasure.

That knowledge most dangerous.

Important we speak

with Mr. Barry at once.

Very well.

Barry, what is it?

Let's get him to bed, quickly.

- He's dead.

- Dead?

Apparently a violent reaction

of the heart...

which may be occasioned

by sudden shock or terrific fright.

But what could've caused it?

We were all on the patio.

- We saw nothing.

- The gods of Egypt are powerful gods.

Their vengeance has taken

Professor Arnold, and now his son.

What do you know of the death

of Professor Arnold and Barry?

Sekhmet's warning

was not heeded.

Excuse, please.

Avenging goddess not responsible...

for mapouchari in cigarettes.

I know nothing of that.

Well, who supplies

cigarettes for Miss Arnold?

Why, you.

You buy those cigarettes.

Tom, call the police.

Don't move, effendi!

The police cannot help you now.

This household

is marked for death.

Stay where you are, effendis.

You knew there was danger.

Then you must've suspected this madman.

Why didn't you warn us?

Your carelessness

is responsible for that boy's death.

Most regretful.

Impossible to prepare defense

until direction of attack is known.

- Shall I call the police?

- Yes.

One moment, please.

May call police

if you so desire...

but shall continue investigation

in own way.

Extend deepest sympathy.

Good night.

I'll be back later.

- Mr. Chan?

- Yes?

What are you gonna do now?

Have curiosity

to visit tomb...

where goddess Sekhmet

mysteriously disappeared last night.

- Let's go.

- Yes.

Hey, Snowshoes,

come on with that light.

Yes'm, but I was just seein'

if anything was behind us...

'fore it get in there

ahead of us.

Go ahead.

Have made search

for secret way out?

We've checked every inch

of the place a dozen times.

This was the storage room?

Yes.

Hieroglyphics and symbols

different from other rooms.

- You know meaning?

- That upper border is Ameti's prayer...

to the goddess Sekhmet

for protection.

- And, uh, these?

- Merely ornamentation.

The design alternates

with the symbols expressing life...

and death,

and so on across.

Story of man very short.

Life, death.

Life, death.

Am reminded of ancient sage

Confucius who writes, uh...

"From life to death

is reach of man."

- Observe?

- That's good logic, all right...

but it doesn't

get us anywhere.

Most peculiar.

Ghost of Sekhmet disappear

in room of mystic symbols.

Try both together.

Mr. Tom, you stirrin' up

them hants again.

Is that a grave?

Secret waters which Mr. Barry

mention last night.

- Snowshoes, bring the light.

- Yes'm, but

Say, do you think Barry

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