Sherlock Holmes The Pearl of Death Page #4

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Due primarily to the

brilliant work

of Inspector Lestrade.

Brilliant work of

Inspector Lestrade,

rubbish!

Lestrade couldn't even see

the stripes on a zebra.

Hello.

Housekeeper held,

arrested the housekeeper.

Whoa.

How could a little

woman of that size

break a man's back?

Lestrade's an idiot.

Well what the dear

public don't know it,

the dear public

won't worry about.

Funny.

I had it here

a moment ago.

Extraordinary thing...

Where can it be?

Oh what would Holmes do?

I know, reconstruct it.

Reconstruct it, that's it.

I was sitting here,

cutting,

paste,

reach for pipe,

matches, light,

oh no it ought to be...

and so it is.

Eureka.

Pure deductive reasoning.

I must tell

Holmes about that.

He couldn't have

done better himself.

The first door

on the right sir.

Oh thank you,

thank you Madame.

Come in.

Doctor Watson I believe.

Is Mr. Holmes in?

Well he's out sir.

He'll be back any minute.

Won't you come

in and wait?

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Sit down sir?

Thank you.

Have a cigarette?

No thank you.

No doctor won't allow

me to smoke cigarettes

but may I?

Yes, yes sir.

You'll find

matches on the table.

Oh thank you very much.

You know my health has

never been the same

since that dreadful affair

at Farnsworth Castle.

Farnsworth Castle?

Farnsworth yes,

I thought I

recognized you.

Just a minute, I'll

tell you who you are.

Really?

Yes, simple deduction.

The bowed shoulders

of the scholar,

the open constancy

of the churchmen,

you must be Lord

Farnsworth's brother,

Archdeacon Farnsworth.

No sir, I'm no archdeacon.

Oh then you're the man

who found the body

in the bathtub.

No it was the butler

who found the body

and I was in the cupboard.

Strangled wasn't he?

No, no shot.

Oh shot, yes of

course, shot, yes.

Lord Farnsworth's

uncle wasn't it?

I am Lord

Farnsworth's uncle.

Oh of course.

My mistake, your

Farnsworth uncle.

And your name is...

Theopolus Kirby,

Lord Farnsworth's

uncle and biographer.

Of course I

remember you well.

I... Holmes will be

very glad to see you.

He maybe a bit late.

By the way as

he isn't here

if there's anything

that I can do.

Same, same

training as Holmes,

pure deductive reasoning.

For example, I can see

that you're in trouble.

On the contrary sir,

I've never been happier.

Oh, my mistake,

never been happier.

I've been looking for

some little

token of gratitude,

which I could

give to Mr. Holmes

and at last I think

I've found something

that he'll appreciate.

It's Doctor Johnson's

great dictionary,

an early folio.

Early folio.

Doctor Johnson

dictionary,

quite sure that he'd be

very excited about that.

That's very kind of you.

I'm a bit of a book

collector myself.

No please, please, I, I,

I've inscribed a

little dedication.

It may be a little

flowery perhaps

but well it's

straight from my heart,

to his I hope

and it's just a

little private.

Oh of course

a little private

and you want him to

be the first to read it.

That is so...

you're very

understanding sir.

Thank you very much.

Now I'm afraid I must go.

I'm sorry I cannot

stay any longer.

Don't you worry

about the book sir

I give you my word

that Sherlock Holmes

will be the first

person to open it.

Oh that makes me

very happy sir.

Very happy.

Goodbye sir.

Goodbye.

I'm sorry you can't stay.

An earlier folio.

Must be worth

a lot of money.

Bother.

Hello.

Who?

Mrs. Pennyweather.

There's no Mrs.

Pennyweather here.

This is Doctor Watson.

Wrong number I'm afraid.

I don't think Holmes

would mind if I just...

[knock on door]

Come in, come in.

Hello Mrs. Hudson.

I've brought your tea

and when

Mr. Holmes comes in

see that he eats a

bite like a good sole.

Certainly my dear

I'd be glad to.

I have a hard time

getting him to eat.

Oh good afternoon

Mrs. Hudson.

Oh I just

brought your tea.

Thank you.

And be sure you drink it.

I will.

Hello Watson.

Hello.

Too bad you're late.

An old chap was

here to see you.

Oh?

Sorry to have missed you.

What old chap?

Theopolus Kirby.

The Lord

Farnsworth's uncle.

You remember the

Farnsworth case?

Yes indeed I do

and I remember

Theopolus Kirby too.

Quite a scholar

and like most scholars,

a bit of a church mouse.

What's he want?

He brought you a present.

First folio of Doctor

Johnson's dictionary.

Must be worth

a lot of money.

He's written an

inscription in it,

bless his heart,

out of gratitude.

That's very nice of him.

Would you like to

have a look at it?

Have a cup of tea?

Oh thanks old boy,

put it down there.

Gratitude is a rare

quality in these days.

Let's see what he wrote.

Watson have you been

smoking a cigar?

No the old boy smoked one.

Kirby wasn't a smoking

man as I remember him.

And even if he were

he wouldn't be smoking

a Bolivar cabinet size,

imported from Havana,

especially for

connoisseurs.

Well if you're

not sure of him

there's plenty of

samples of his writing

in the shelves over there.

Why don't you

compare them...

Don't touch that book.

What?

Give it to me.

I'm sorry Watson

but unless I'm

greatly mistaken

you've been entertaining

Mr. Giles Conover.

What?

Get back from that book.

Great Scott!

He meant that for you.

Oh that's very gratifying.

Gratifying?

Certainly.

Conover wouldn't go

to all this trouble

to eliminate me if

I weren't in his way

and obviously

I am in his way

because he hasn't yet

found the Borgia Pearl

and as long as he hasn't...

All right let me have it.

Here.

Yes, yes.

Oh Lestrade.

Yes.

What?

Say that again.

Don't touch a thing.

No not a thing

do you understand?

Right, We'll be with you.

What is it Holmes?

Another murder,

a little old lady

with her back broken.

No!

Yes and in a litter

of smashed china.

That was exactly how

I found my sister.

There, there, there,

steady my dear, steady.

You live here Miss Carey?

No Mr. Holmes.

I teach history at

a school in Cardiff.

I came home today

for the holidays.

This card Mr. Holmes,

the very last

thing she did.

To my dear Ellen.

To inspire her and

her pupils with love.

A gift for you.

What was it Miss Carey?

I don't know.

I'll never know now.

I found it on the

desk over there.

She was writing it when...

why do you stand there?

Why don't you

find the beast

who committed this

dreadful crime?

Look here Miss Carey

there's just

one question I...

That'll be quite

enough questions.

You come along

with me my dear.

What you need

is a sedative.

I'll telephone

for a nurse.

There, there my dear it

will be quite all right.

Pitiable.

Poor little woman.

Back broken huh?

Snapped clean sir.

Same as Major Harker's?

Yes.

Once more we find the body

in a litter of

smashed china.

What do you make of that?

Coincidence I'd call it.

Would you?

Yeah.

Curious isn't it?

Two murders at the

opposite ends of London.

People who couldn't

conceivably

have had

anything in common.

Their backs broken

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