Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation Page #4

Isn't that beautiful?

I will now leave you to admire

our treasure at your leisure. Thank you.

Infernal lot of poppycock.

- Manderson.

- What's the matter?

I'm worried about that alarm.

I set the switch myself. Let's go into my office.

- Uh, wait a minute.

- Watch the crown carefully, please.

Mr. Moto. Susan.

Just a moment, please.

- Mr. Moto, will you come with us to the curator's office, please?

- I should be honored.

You too, girl.

Come along.

- Have you made certain of Stevens?

- Don't worry. I will.

- What are you doing here, Wong?

- Wait for Mr. Manderson with overcoat.

Yeah, that's right.

That's right. I sent him for it.

- It's going to rain. Can feel it in my leg.

- Been here long?

- Ten minutes maybe.

- Anyone been in?

No, sir.

Not see anyone.

- Huh. All right. Let's go in.

- I'll stay here, Professor Hildebrand.

This is most disconcerting.

Unless there's some mechanical fault...

somebody has got in here

and tampered with that switch.

- Uh, Mr. Manderson, this man Wong he's your servant?

- Yep.

Been with me for many years. And listen,

Mr. Moto, I'll tell you something.

The world would be a much better place to live

in if there were more people like Wong around.

Now we've got to find out. Come, gentlemen.

I'll show you the hiding place.

Oh, must I get up again?

Quite ingenious, what?

My own idea.

There! You see?

Somebody has disconnected it.

I should not make the contact now, Professor.

Remember the shell-like ears?

Oh, of course.

How foolish of me.

We must get rid of those visitors.

But who on earth could've possibly done this?

If you hadn't smeared your paws all over that

handle, Mr. Moto might have got fingerprints.

- Oh, dear. What a great big zany I am.

- That's right.

How dare you.

May I ask how many persons besides

ourselves know the location of this switch?

Only Mr. Howard Stevens...

and the men who installed it, of course.

And Mr. Stevens has been associated

with the museum for a long time.

No.

As a matter of fact...

he's only been connected with us

since the expedition was first organized.

Ah, now wait a minute.

Wait a minute, Hildebrand.

Stevens has an excellent record.

Excellent, Mr. Moto.

That's why Professor Cornwall hired him.

And I told you fif

I told you 50 times

there is a confounded draft in this room!

But didn't you engage

Mr. Stevens, Professor?

I was only appointed curator when

Professor Cornwall was taken from us, rest his soul.

I see. The young lady, your secretary

does she know where the alarm is concealed?

No, no. Uh No.

Miss French could have known...

but she herself expressed the wish

that the knowledge should be strictly confined.

- Miss French.

- Yes?

ThatJapanese gentleman in there

is he not the famous detective, Mr. Moto?

- That's right.

- Could you tell me where he is living?

I'm afraid you'll have

to ask him that, Wong.

Oh, almost closing time.

I'm leaving now, Howard,

but don't you dare disappoint me.

- Mark Hopkins, 7:00, huh?

- All right. I'll drop in for a little while.

You're a darling.

See you at 7:
00.

It's closing time, sir.

- I'll see to it right away, O'Hara.

- Yes, sir.

Frightfully fascinating, what?

I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but we'll have to

ask you to leave in a few more minutes?

- It's difficult to tear oneself away.

- I know exactly what you mean

especially as I have a sort of proprietary

interest in it myself, if you know what I mean.

Why, goodness me. You must be

the young Englishman who saved the crown.

Oh, they made

a ridiculous lot of fuss about it.

- It wasn't anything at all really.

- You're too modest.

- Permit me to congratulate you.

- Oh, thank you.

I hope my shot of the crown turns out well.

- I am told they don't allow photographs.

- They don't! But, uh

But look.

Rather clever, what?

I'm going to shoot it now.

- I got it!

- What's going on here?

- Here! I say, you jolly well leave me alone!

- My orders are no pictures!

- And now out you go!

- No, look, you can't do this. Everybody's

Get

- Oh!

- Oh, so that's how it is, huh?

- What's the trouble?

- This man took a snapshot of the crown.

- He ruined my emulsion.

- Don't forget, O'Hara. If it hadn't have been...

for Mr. Featherstone,

there wouldn't be any crown to photograph.

That's right. ByJove, I never thought of that.

Oh! I'm so mortified.

How could I have been so clumsy?

Oh, my camera!

Oh, that's too bad about your camera,

Featherstone, but we can't make any exceptions.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

I shall have to ask you to leave.

Well

Just a moment. I shall, of course,

replace your camera.

I'm afraid you can't.

You see, it's a very exclusive type.

I have a friend. He deals in special

photographic equipment.

If he hasn't one in stock, I'm quite sure

he'll be able to procure one quickly.

Oh, do you think he can?

I do hope so.

- I must have a camera tomorrow.

- His shop's open evenings.

It's in Chinatown,

out of the high-rent zones.

I may possibly have his card.

Yes, here's the address.

Meet you there tonight.

Good day.

I'm only gonna stay

at the party a few minutes.

- Couldn't we have dinner together?

- Hildebrand asked me to work.

I'll come by here and take you out

when you're through.

Oh, please don't worry about me.

The party's being given in your honor, isn't it?

Oh, but, Susan

- Yes?

- I have an engagement with Professor Hildebrand.

I think he might wish to see me

in the present circumstances.

- I'll tell Professor Hildebrand you're here.

- Thank you.

And you know, of course, Mr. Moto.

I did not anticipate

this pleasure, Mr. Moto.

I am, in a modest way,

a member of your profession.

So the professor has informed me.

Mr. Borodoff, a very

distressing incident has just occurred.

- Nothing serious, I hope.

- Excuse me, please.

May I be permitted to ask Mr. Stevens

a question which seems pertinent?

- Why, of course!

- Did you, by any chance...

- disconnect the alarm switch before the ceremony?

- Certainly.

I thought it might

scare the pants off the visitors.

What inWell

Why didn't you tell me?

Why, I'm sorry, but how was I to know

you wanted to demonstrate the thing?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you...

the din will be simply terrific!"

- I'm awfully sorry! I was in the

- Turn it off!

- I'm awfully sorry!

- What were you doing?

- What?

- What were you doing?

I was just waiting for M

Just waiting for Mr. Moto,

and I just came back to have one last look.

Outrageous!

- Your cigarettes, Mr. Moto.

- Thank you.

- Thank you very much.

- I've got a favor to ask you, Mr. Moto.

- Yes?

- Mind if I talk to you for a moment in private?

Please, come in.

- What may I do for you, Benny?

- I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Moto

I mean, the way you can clean up

on guys twice your size and...

I was wonderin'

The truth is, there's a big palooka

who works in the hotel...

- who's always pickin' on me and shoving me around.

- Oh, I see.

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