Sherlock Holmes in New York Page #8

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back to the costumier.

I shall see you to the door.

It's amazing, Irene.

You haven't changed at all since

that week in Montenegro. When was it?

1891?

- What?

Not changed in ten years?

Sherlock, how gallant of you.

But come now, ten years.

I notice nothing.

Sherlock Holmes notices nothing.

Why, am I so different, then?

No. Far from it.

That was my first thought

when you burst in here.

'My heavens, it's as

though it were yesterday.'

I hadn't known,

after that first misadventure

from which I managed to extricate you,

that you'd married again.

I have never re-married, Sherlock.

Oh, I see.

You were appearing in Rigoletto.

And you were on a walking tour.

I remember thinking to myself,

'What a...

'What an unlikely place

to come across you. Montenegro.

'You, who were always attracted

by the bright lights of the metropolis.'

I remember thinking the same about you.

'What an unlikely place to find someone

who is never at home outside London.'

Until then.

Eight o'clock.

If things have gone well,

and they cannot fail to have done so,

I shall get word to you.

Then, perhaps...

The three of us could

take supper together.

And I don't mean Watson.

I shall wait for your message.

Holmes?

Holmes, where have you been?

We've been waiting

god knows how long.

For me?

What is it, Watson?

Inspector.

Didn't you get my message?

- I did.

That fella Nickers revealed the name of

McGraw's man who co-operated with Moriarty.

He's been arrested.

The warehouse has been seized and fifteen

of Moriarty's men are in jail right now.

But not Moriarty!

Not Moriarty?

Is this true?

- I'm afraid so.

He abandoned his men

and slipped through our net.

We must get to Irene's house

on the instant.

Scott Adler is in the most extreme peril.

Into this wagon, quickly.

14 Gramercy Park.

But they're not here, Mr Holmes.

Not here?

Where are they?

They went to meet you, sir.

You sent them that telegram.

Telegram? What telegram?

'Meet me at the fountain in the park

within the hour. Sherlock.'

I have sent them directly

into his hands.

When did they leave?

- Why, within the half-hour.

Quick Watson, Inspector.

The game's afoot,

we have not a moment to lose.

Washington Circle. It's an emergency.

Yah!

There's Mr Holmes, now, Mama.

Scott, run!

In with you! Come on, get in.

Get in there!

Stand back woman.

Back, back! Stand back!

This is it.

I say, look, there's Miss Adler.

Sherlock.

Sherlock, they have him.

They have him again.

Where?

What are we going to do?

- Holmes, there!

Just rounding the corner,

the chap driving the cab.

Those are the ones.

Inspector, we must overtake that cab.

Come, Watson!

- That cab headed south. Catch up with it.

Hurry up!

Hah! Hah!

Faster!

Faster!

Yah!

Yah!

We're gaining on them.

Giddy-up.

Faster!

Faster!

Hah! Hah!

We're gaining on 'em.

Look out for that wagon up ahead, man.

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way, I say!

Don't stop now, man. Just go!

Oh, I say!

Woah!

Woah.

They're hot on our heels, Professor.

Step lively, boy. Through that door

and up those stairs, smart.

His secret headquarters.

They brought him here.

Round up a squad

as soon as you can.

Shall we burst in a seize them?

- No.

No, Inspector. I must go in alone.

Who knows what harm

he might do to Scott, if cornered.

And I'm sure these premises

blaze with hidden pitfalls.

When the lad comes out of this door,

unharmed, then you may come in after me.

Scott!

Fear not, Irene.

You shall not long be parted.

You know what to do.

Ready the launch.

Don't move boy,

or it'll be the finish of ya.

We'll join you as soon as I've completed

one final bit of business.

Mr Holmes, I thought it might be you.

I have no doubt of that, at all.

Well...

A little touch of London, I see.

You must really feel at home

in this chamber of horrors

to duplicate it wherever you go.

You may release the boy now.

I'm the one you want and here I stand.

Let the lad return to his mother.

You're wrong, Mr Holmes,

I've got what I want, I've got the boy.

Dare you cross the room to fetch him?

That passage leads to the river

where a steam launch waits.

The boy comes with me.

You'll never see him again.

Neither you, nor his mother.

That's the revenge I'll have of you.

You'll, neither of you,

ever see this precious boy again.

Blast you, boy!

- Well done, Scott!

Run, Scott!

Run for your life!

Good lord, who fired that shot?

Mama!

Scott!

Scott. Oh, my darling.

I'm going in, Inspector.

Come on!

Holmes!

Professor Moriarty, drop your hands.

Holmes, good heavens!

Come on, gentlemen, over here.

I've got him. Pull him out.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Are you all right, sir?

- Yes, thank you.

Moriarty!

- Good night, Mr Holmes.

Quick, he's getting away.

Back, sir. Back, sir!

Let the victory be yours this time.

But there'll be other battles

on other battlefields.

And victory's such a temporary thing.

Isn't it, Mr Holmes?

Good night, again.

Where in the world

would it lead to, Holmes?

To the river, where he has

a steam launch waiting him.

I'll have a police vessel in his wake

within the hour.

No, Inspector.

Within that time he'll be well beyond

the bounds of your jurisdiction.

I'm afraid the final encounter

between Moriarty and me is yet to come.

At any rate I'm assured

of the boy's safety.

Oh, my dear Watson,

I owe you a profound debt of gratitude.

That tide would soon have carried me

to a certain death.

It was a pleasure, Holmes.

Don't mention it.

Inspector,

our quarry may have eluded us

but his evil scheme has been thwarted.

What time is the transfer

of gold to take place?

Eleven, tomorrow morning.

Then, let us be there at ten-thirty.

Oh, I assure you, Inspector,

I am not jesting.

And you will not be disappointed.

Yes, Lord Brackish,

managing director of the Bank of England,

was to have been murdered mysteriously.

His death, of course,

as you can well imagine,

would have caused great panic

in the world's financial circles.

This theft was to have been

the culmination of a grand scheme.

I was able to foil the

assassination attempt of Lord Brackish.

And I have been able to

forestall the theft of the gold.

Mr Holmes, I certainly hope

your confidence is not over-expressed.

Well, you may test its validity

at your convenience, Mr McGraw,

for we seem to have arrived.

Last evening,

just before midnight,

I slipped into the false chamber

and removed the bars

that were stopping the

descent of the lift.

Good job nobody saw me, eh?

Think what the papers

would have made of that!

Well, gentlemen,

all present and accounted for?

No illusion, no sleight of hand,

no mirage.

If you're satisfied

that all the gold has been returned,

Doctor Watson and I must be off.

We have a busy day ahead of us.

It's our last before returning home.

Surely you'll do me the honour

of dining with me?

Regrettably, Mr McGraw, we have to

decline your kind invitation.

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