The Eligible Bachelor Page #3

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to seek revenge on you

beyond embarrassing

you a bit?

Drink affects people

unpredictably.

But the chap at Scotland

Yard also believes

Miss Miller to

be implicated

in Hettie's

disappearance.

Hadn't you better

answer the door sir?

What?

I know I know Mr. Holmes,

the circumstances

are odd though.

I felt you

should see this.

The woman was lady

no doubt about it.

There was something

about her,

compelling I call it,

most compelling.

Thank you Mrs. Hudson?

Never mind her

clothes and her veil

it was her voice.

She was a lady.

Did you say she

wore a veil?

Yes sir.

Mrs. Hudson I have a

faint, cold fear runs

through my veins.

Oh sir.

Would you put a

match to the fire?

Of course.

Thank you Mrs. Hudson.

Now Lord Robert.

If I were to mention

the names Maud

and Helena to you

would they mean anything?

Certainly they would.

They are names

of the 2 women

to whom Lord Robert was

previously married.

Married?

You were married?

Forgive my friend's

surprise my Lord.

Why didn't you tell me?

You said you

wanted to sleep.

Well I'm wide-awake now.

But your known.

Even celebrated

as one of

the most eligible

bachelors in the country.

I never chose to be

celebrated Mr. Holmes.

I have always been

very contented

that my marriages be kept

from the public gaze

Mr. Holmes.

Why?

They were not

comfortable experiences.

Hum, comfortable?

Painful indeed.

Painful?

That is what I

said Mr. Holmes.

They have no bearing

on the matter in hand.

Would you oblige me then

by telling me how

your marriages ended?

The first, ended

in my wife's death.

The second by annulment.

I see.

And the grounds

of the annulment.

It was annulled

Mr. Holmes.

Watson will you

fetch Mrs. Hudson?

Mrs. Hudson?

Yeah.

I want you to

describe to me

the lady who

delivered the note.

Thank you.

But I'll try sir.

No you must do more

than try Mrs. Hudson.

You must succeed.

Well...she...Iook...Iook sir,

on the other side of

the street that's her.

Come Watson.

Drive on.

Oh.

Stop.

Stop.

Holmes

Damn!

Damn!

I despair.

What is it?

A tram tickets

and an accounts book.

Its just figures.

No address.

Lady Hettie gone what

of Maude and Helena.

Out of the way

Mrs. Hudson.

Oh Doctor.

[unintelligible]

something about

losing a relative.

To lose one's parents

maybe considered

unfortunate.

That's it.

that's what the veiled

lady was trying to advise.

To lose one wife

maybe considered

unfortunate

but to lose 3?

Begins to look

like carelessness.

Rank carelessness Watson.

Freaky.

Who is this woman?

I must read your

notes on Lord Robert.

Oh be reasonable

Watson I will eat.

You're not Leaving this

room you need rest.

Rest?

Well then

you'll have to

interview Doran

tomorrow morning.

All right.

The science of dreams.

What an undiscovered

language.

Like our ancestors

thought of them.

Prophetic.

Yes you may look.

Precognisense.

This little book,

we must wait

until it dries.

The woman with the veil

she must be found.

I'm sorry to

disturb you sir.

Inspector Montgomery,

I wonder if you

could identify this.

I understand

the young lady

was wearing her

wedding dress

when she left the house.

Yes that's Hettie's

wedding dress.

I'm grateful to

you for your time.

Not at all.

I've been told a

visit to Mr. Holmes

is always entertaining

if nothing else.

Levington Spa?

What's Lastrad doing

at Levington Spa?

Taking the waters.

Oh sorry to see you

laid up Mr. Holmes.

Must cramp your

style no end.

Never mind.

We've not been idle.

I've arrested Miss Flora

Miller for questioning.

But Miss Miller is

playing a leading role

in the West End.

Why?

Flora Miller was

seen at the wedding.

Then she came looking

for the victim.

She attacked Lord Robert

and then she was seen

with Miss Doran shortly

after she left her house

but she'll tell us

nothing about it,

nothing.

And there's

this Mr. Holmes,

You know where to come

as soon as you can.

I will wait all day.

And its signed 'F.M.'

Fairly conclusive

wouldn't you say?

Where'd you find this?

In the pocket of

the wedding dress.

You're looking at

the wrong side.

I know what's on

the other side.

Excuse me what

is your name?

Montgomery.

Inspector.

Oh an inspector.

This is torn from

a hotel bill.

Rooms 8 shillings

breakfast 2 and 6.

Cocktails a shilling

luncheon 2 and 6

a glass of

sherry, 8 pence.

I have looked at that,

there's nothing in it.

I know very few hotels

that would dare to charge

8 pence for a

glass of sherry,

however inspector

I would like to

interview please,

Miss Miller.

You're welcome to her.

Good day Mr. Holmes,

Doctor Watson,

Inspector.

Oh and good luck.

Good luck to you.

The thought of a Lastrad,

Ioose at Levington Spa

I do hope his wife

went with him.

I need your hip flask

and a small

bottle of gin.

Gin?

That hotel bill,

the message,

it must have been

passed some how

to Miss Doran

in the church.

Question one, how?

Question two, by who?

Clearly by the person

she went to meet.

With the initials 'F.M.'

Flora Miller.

I wonder.

Mr. Holmes,

the evidence is looking

increasingly good

against Miss Miller.

I now have this

gentlemen's evidence.

May I introduce

Mr. George Tidy?

How do you do sir?

He's the senior porter

at the Park Club.

He's prepared to testify

that Miss Miller

took a shot with a pistol

at Lord St. Simon on the

night before his wedding.

If true, its

most intriguing.

Oh it's true all right.

Oh it's true all right.

Mr. Tidy has the proof.

The bullet.

There.

A pocket gun

wouldn't you say

but not Miss Miller's.

Not Miss Miller's?

No it's certainly not.

The gun is yet

to be invented

that can shoot around

corners Inspector.

Well someone

took a shot here.

Of course they

did now Mr. Tidy

who do you think

attempted this murder.

I've no idea sir.

But there were several

other people about.

But I noticed

that the door

of his Lordship's carriage

banged at the same time

as the gun went off.

But what really

alerted me

was the chips coming

out of the stone.

Well naturally after

that I had to turn

and there she was,

Miss Miller I mean,

staring at me furious.

As though you

thought it was she

who had fired the shot?

Very natural,

however it was not.

Person or

persons unknown.

And who the

devil are you?

Miss Miller?

I am acutely aware

that you should

not be here.

I'm glad to hear it.

I'm Sherlock Holmes

at your service.

Only service

you could do me

is to be

carrying a bottle.

Watson.

Well, well what

an extraordinary

civilized citizen you

turn out to be then.

I am here to investigate

the disappearance

of Lady St. Simon.

The child simply

had the common sense

to see what she was

letting herself in for.

And what was she

letting herself in for?

A life with Lord

Robert St. Simon.

Can you describe what

that might entail?

I told the child

all about it.

I can't quite remember.

It's been a long day.

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