The Scarlet Claw Page #6

He may even have been

your butler, Drake.

This is fantastic.

Yes.

If Lady Penrose's death

is only the beginning

there's no saying where

this madman

will strike next.

Tell me is there anyone

else in La Morte Rouge

who may have been

connected in anyway

with the case of

Alistair Ramson?

Judge Brisson

was the magistrate

who tried and

sentenced him.

Operator,

operator,

give me

Judge Brisson's home.

It's urgent.

Judge Brisson this

is Sherlock Holmes.

Oh yes Mr. Holmes.

Oh I'm quite all

right, thank you.

I've chained up the

dog as you asked.

As I asked?

I haven't telephoned

you before.

Somebody's obviously

imitated my voice

in order to gain

access to the house.

Oh certainly Mr. Holmes.

I'll lock all the doors

and await your arrival.

Yes.

Nora?

Nora?

If I can be of any

assistance Mr. Holmes.

Thank you but I'm afraid.

You think Judge Brissons

life's in danger?

I only hope I'm in time

to prevent

a second murder.

That's Mr. Holmes.

Show him in.

Hurry up.

Judge Brisson!

Judge Brisson!

Nora!

Nora!

Nora!

Nora!

Do you know who it was?

I don't know.

I don't know!

Hello.

Operator, Monsieur

Journet's caf.

I want to speak to

Sergeant Thompson.

It's urgent.

Sergeant Thompson this

is Sherlock Holmes.

I'm at Judge Brisson's.

He's been murdered.

Judge Brisson's

been murdered.

Judge Brisson?

The murderer gained

access to the house,

gagged and bound

the housekeeper,

then disguised as Nora,

murdered Judge Brisson.

I'm returning to the

Old Della Port Hotel

on the chance

that he'll go there

to change his clothes and

assume another disguise.

Ask Doctor Watson

to meet me there

as quickly as

you can will you?

You'd better come here

and once and take charge.

Right.

Throw your revolver on

the floor in front of you

and raise your hands

Sherlock Holmes.

I should have thought

you would have felt more

at home in the spotlight.

I see you've finally

identified me.

Your Jack Tanner and

Nora the housekeeper

were brilliant.

You should really

take a bow.

It's too bad you appeared

on the scene when you did

and I had to bring

down the curtain

on the monster.

Your recreation of the

monster of La Morte Rouge

as a means of murder.

Must have given you

great satisfaction.

Why did you kill

Lady Penrose?

I see know reason why

I shouldn't tell you.

I couldn't

bear the thought

of another man

possessing her.

And Judge Brisson?

During the trial

I grew to hate him

and when he

sentenced me to prison

I vowed that someday

I would escape

and kill him.

I see.

Obviously you planned

still another murder,

otherwise you would have

returned to the safety

of your first disguise

and defied me to find you.

You're right, I am.

There was three

people in my life

who had no right to live.

Two have already died.

The third remains.

Tonight I shall kill him.

Mr. Holmes

I've always had

the greatest admiration

for your talents.

Thank you.

Your performance

in this case

has also been brilliant.

So brilliant

that I'm afraid

I'm going to have to

bring down the curtain

on it a bit prematurely.

Uh Mr. Ramson?

We are artists

in our fashion,

not creatures

skulking in allies.

If our positions

were reversed

I shouldn't think of you

sending to your death.

Lacking a few stray

pieces of the puzzle.

What do you want to know?

The name of the

third person.

I have no objection.

If there is a hereafter,

which I doubt,

you and he will meet

very soon Mr. Holmes.

The name of the

third person is...

Coming Holmes.

Look out Watson!

All right Watson.

Where is he Holmes?

He's gone.

Thank heavens your safe.

Thank heaven you

came when you did.

Here it is Watson.

Look out.

He got away again.

Yes Watson.

Over that warehouse

roof most probably.

What a room.

Yes.

This is obviously

the secret room

where his disguises

were created.

Looks like an actor's

dressing room.

He is an actor Watson.

One of the finest acting

talents of our time.

Look at this.

Nora the housekeeper.

His name's

Alistair Ramson.

Alistair Ramson?

Never heard of him.

Well it's not important.

The important thing is

that he murdered Lady

Penrose and Judge Brisson.

Great Scott he did!

Yes Watson.

This Ramson is

a paranoiac.

His orgy of crime

is not complete.

There's still another.

I was just about

to learn his name

when you so conveniently

fell down the stairs.

So sorry oh chap.

Easy you old boy.

You saved my life.

Look at this Watson.

Tanner.

Tanner?

Where do you think

he'll strike next?

Obviously Journet is

to be his third victim.

Journet?

Yes Watson.

As in the cases of Lady

Penrose and Judge Brisson,

Journet also

holds his presence

but in each case it was

vague and unexplainable.

Oh what connection

can he have

with Judge Brisson

and Lady Penrose?

Journet was a guard

at Talon Prison

where Alistair Ramson

was confined.

He's the third person

against whom the murderer

holds a grievance.

Now he's disappeared.

Journet disappeared?

Oh so Marie told

us in the caf.

Watson, Journet's

disappearance

could mean only one thing.

He's in hiding.

Our job is to find him

before Ramson does.

Journet's the only man

who can lead us

to the murderer.

We better have a

talk with Marie.

Hello Potts have

you seen Marie?

No.

Have you seen her?

Can't say I have.

Marie?

Watson.

What is it Holmes?

I'm afraid we're to late.

Marie.

Don't touch

anything Watson.

Murdered in

exactly the same way

as Judge Brisson

and Lady Penrose.

Poor innocent

little child.

I should have

prevented this.

Nonsense my dear chap.

You did

everything possible.

How on Earth could

you have prevented it?

The child's death is

a tragedy of course.

I see exactly

what happened.

She was standing here

by the desk and the...

the murderer came

in by that door.

He came in

through that door

but Marie was

not in the room.

She alone of all

people in the caf

saw Ramson

into this office.

He was someone

she knew well.

Someone who might have a

message from her father

so she followed him here.

And when she

refused to tell him

where her father had

gone he killed her.

Ramson already knew

that Journet disappeared

but did he know where?

When he questioned her

she became suspicious

and it was then

that he killed her.

Telephone Sergeant

Thompson will you?

He's at Judge Brisson's,

ask him to

come here at once

and see that no one

leaves the caf

until he gets here.

The murderer may

be among them.

What could have

happened to Holmes?

He's been away all day.

It's very unfair of him

keeping me in

suspense like this.

He knows how

worried I become.

He continues to do it

and do you know why?

He actually enjoys

making me miserable.

Half a mo!

No good Watson

it won't work.

What won't work?

I've been to every place

where Journet could

possibly be in hiding.

Oh so that's where

you've been all day.

Yes Watson and

I must admit

that I'm

completely baffled.

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