Pursuit to Algiers Page #5

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Oh, what happened to

your charming companion?

She said she had a headache

and went to her cabin.

I think it's time

we all turned in.

Gentlemen,

I bid you goodnight.

Twenty past 10:
00,

it's a good idea.

Goodnight.

- Goodnight.

- Goodnight, gentlemen.

Sit down.

There's no hurry.

So what do we do now,

Gergor

My dear Mirko,

time to cultivate patience.

It's so much safer.

He turned out the light.

I promise you

I shall not fail.

Agh!

Oh, how unfortunate,

Mr. Mirko.

These porthole covers are

notoriously treacherous.

I'm afraid you've

broken your wrist!

You, you pig!

You shouldn't have played

shuffleboard today, you know.

When I saw that

skillful hand

and unerringly

accurate eye of yours,

I remembered the

Circus of Medlano, in Paris,

and your amazing exhibition

of Knife throwing.

Goodnight.

Oh, good morning,

Mr. Holmes.

Oh, there you are.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, Mr. Gregor.

I heard of your friend's

unfortunate accident.

Will you please

convey my sympathy?

It may take a

long time to heal.

You have to have patience,

you know.

I was explaining the

advantage of patience to...

to Mr. Mirko only last night.

Now me, I am a very

patient man myself,

and I always believe the

result well worth waiting for,

don't you agree, Mr. Holmes?

Patience has advantages

under certain conditions.

We are in accord,

Mr. Holmes.

Yes, aren't we!

That fellow Mirko said

he slipped and fell down

while walking around the deck

at 3:
00 o'clock in the morning.

Drunk most, probably.

Possibly.

He's got a nasty fracture.

Took me over an hour

to set.

I've got no sleep again.

Most regrettable,

too bad you couldn't

blame it on your insomnia.

Insomnia?

You know I always

sleep like a top.

Well, I don't

think either of us

is going to get

much sleep tonight.

Oh, you mean that

woman's party?

Silly creature.

What on earth does she

want to give a party for?

It wasn't referring to

Mrs. Dunhams' party, Watson,

deadly, as that will

undoubtedly be.

No, this is the last opportunity

our three friends will have

to prevent our successfully

carrying out our mission.

We arrive at Algiers

late tonight.

Good morning, my dear.

I should say

the young lady

isn't looking forward

to arriving in Algiers

with any real great pleasure.

Do you notice, Watson,

she hasn't let her music

case out of her sight

since our first meeting?

Well, now that you

mention it, yes.

I want you to ask her to sing,

"Flow Gently Sweet Afton."

if she makes an excuse,

ask her if the music

is in that case,

leave the rest to me.

You will see an

interesting reaction.

I'll do it right now.

I still haven't heard

"Flow Gently Sweet Afton".

You promised to sing

it for me, you know.

Oh, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I

don't know it from memory.

No, no, no, I won't

take no for an answer.

Perhaps you put the music

for it here in your case.

I'm afraid I don't

feel like singing.

I beg your pardon?

What did I tell you.

Interesting, isn't it?

Interesting.

By Jove he's right.

Don't come any nearer.

If you do, I'll...

I won't come any nearer,

I promise.

But may I talk to you?

My dear, Sheila.

I don't know yet

just what you're in

such mortal terror of,

but I'm sure that

whatever it is,

you are an innocent victim.

I don't know what

you're talking...

Well,

to begin with, the way you

acted the first time you saw me

was a bit of a blow

to my vanity, you know.

Men are such vain

creatures, aren't they?

So I prefer to think

that it was something

unexpected that you found

in your music case

that caused you to

react in such fashion.

I saw nothing.

Oh, come now,

you must have.

And so since the quickest

way to relieve fear

is to share the cause of it

with someone else,

please forgive me if

I attempt to find out

just what it is that your

music case contains.

- But I told you...

- Wait a minute.

Come along, won't you.

Please.

Won't you sit down,

please?

Now, it's unlikely to

be important documents,

since to know

their significance

you'd do need a time

to examine them.

But there is one thing

which is small enough

to be easily concealed

and which is highly valuable,

a jewel or jewels.

Then...

then there's this

fellow Hassan

in whose caf you've been

engaged as an entertainer.

He's been suspected

for years

by the police

of two continents

as the largest receiver of

stolen goods in the Near East.

So... circumstances

would indicate

the jewels you found

in your music case

are both stolen and

extremely valuable.

And since there

have been no other

important

robberies in London

for some

considerable time,

I venture to say that

you're carrying the...

The Duchess Brookdales'

emeralds.

Am I right?

You're quite right,

Mr. Holmes.

May I?

I left the briefcase

in my manager's office.

He brought it to me

just before we sailed.

Yes,

so Dr. Watson informed me.

I recognized the emeralds from

the newspaper description.

Oh, Mr. Holmes,

I've been so frightened.

Don't worry, my dear.

Don't worry.

I'll return the necklace.

And I assure that the reward the

insurance company has offered is yours

and will more than make up to

you for any loss you may incur

by the cancellation

of the Hassan contract,

- and will enable you to go home to...

- Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

Well, I knew a most charming

man who lived there once.

He's now a resident

in Sing Sing prison.

You know, I'm not going

to have to carry

this briefcase around

with me any more.

How can I ever thank you?

If you really must

thank me,

please do so by singing Dr. Watson's

song for him, will you?

You're a darling.

Extraordinary sight.

Elementary, my dear fellow,

and very pleasant.

- Good evening.

- Good evening.

Oh, that looks

very nice, Steward.

- May I help you? - No, I want to put

these favors around myself.

I want to rearrange

the seating.

See, I'm using them

as place cards.

And I put the name

on each.

That nice, fat gentleman,

it was his suggestion.

I hope nothing goes wrong.

Nothing will go wrong

this time, my dear Mirko.

Thank you,

that was charming.

I love that old song.

Now you must sing for me,

Doctor,

you promised you know.

Well, if you like.

I haven't sung for some time.

There's nobody here.

Remember, you told me you

used to sing a song of...

- What was it, Loch Lomond?

- Yes.

C'mon now, Doctor,

just to please me.

Nikolas.

Dr. Watson.

And this is me.

There,

I think that's done.

Now, I'm going to have a

few words with the chef

to make sure everything's

taken care of.

May I show you the way?

Thank you.

Hardly any difference.

Bravo, Watson, bravo.

I look forward to seeing

you at the Opera Hall.

I didn't know

you were there.

Seems my voice

is a bit rusty.

You're just being modest,

Dr. Watson,

it was delightful.

Eh, Childre?

Oh, delightful.

My dear Kingston, why would they

have constructed it so large

if it were not to

accommodate city volumes...

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