Latest / Meine Liebe zu Hörspielen / Sherlock Holmes Radio The Scarlet Worm Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Conway,
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- 0:01Speaker 1: Now that, Watson, how about your new Shallock Holmes story,
- 0:03The Adventure of the Scarlet Worm, where.
- 0:05Speaker 2: Mister Bell that singer affair took place in Paris.
- 0:08Speaker 3: I supposed the story really began on an October evening.
- 0:11Speaker 4: In Baker Street, a long long time ago.
- 0:15Speaker 2: I've been more than usually busy with my practice that day,
- 0:18and I returned to our lodging shortly after nine.
- 0:20Speaker 4: I remember as I entered.
- 0:22Speaker 2: The living room, Sherlock Holmes was seated at his side table,
- 0:25clad in his dressing.
- 0:26Speaker 3: Gown, and working hard over a chemical investigation. A large
- 0:30curved rick trot was boiling.
- 0:32Speaker 2: Furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner.
- 0:36Speaker 3: Finally, he brought a test tube containing a solution.
- 0:38Speaker 2: Over to the table. In his right hand he held
- 0:41a slip of liftless paper.
- 0:43Speaker 5: You will come at a crisis, Watson. If this flip
- 0:46mustafer remains blue, all is well. If it turns red,
- 0:49it means a man's life with Lord Holme's really ah,
- 0:53as I thought it turns red, an out of center
- 0:56telegram was cutton jat and I need have no further
- 0:58connection with the case.
- 0:59Speaker 4: Well, you didn't tell me if you were working on
- 1:00a UK's home.
- 1:01Speaker 5: It was a shot, a little affair. My dear Watson,
- 1:04an orthopedic shoemaker Wapping became somewhat fretful with his wife.
- 1:07He added poison to her morning pot of tea and
- 1:09was stupid enough to leave a sample of the deadly brew.
- 1:12It's purely a routine matter. Let's forget it. You wiok
- 1:15tried old jab.
- 1:17Speaker 3: Visit.
- 1:18Speaker 5: I hope you won't be too tired to accompany me
- 1:20to Paris tomorrow.
- 1:21Speaker 3: To Paris.
- 1:22Speaker 5: Why this afternoon I received a very rare visitor in
- 1:25these rooms? My brother Microft all is not well at
- 1:29the Foreign Office. They need our help.
- 1:31Speaker 4: What's wrong? Home?
- 1:33Speaker 5: And international spiring is at work. In the past few
- 1:36months important secrets have leaked out, vital secrets that might
- 1:39bring this country to the bird of war. Is two
- 1:41of the Foreign Officer's brightest young men have committed to
- 1:44his side. Rather than about how they betrayed their trust,
- 1:47Microft tells me he has reason to suspect a beautiful
- 1:49and dangerous young lady in Paris who inspired these men
- 1:53in these men a loyalty even about Patrick.
- 1:56Speaker 3: And they want you to try and Trapper?
- 1:57Speaker 5: Is that it no Watson, they want us, oh micraft,
- 2:01and I agree that you would be perfect faith to
- 2:03use in such a trap. Right, it just sounds like
- 2:05a piece of cheese, only metaphorically. Watson. You must agree
- 2:09that your imposing appearance, your open countenance and hearty manner
- 2:12would attract the attention of any female spy.
- 2:15Speaker 4: Yes, I see what you mean. But if you're right, in.
- 2:17Speaker 5: Any case, we shall make you doubly desirable by entrusting
- 2:20you with a certain invaluable naval secret Master.
- 2:25Speaker 2: Master, you will entrust me with uctually worthless documents, spread
- 2:28the stories that are valuable, and wait for the woman
- 2:30to approach me precisely.
- 2:32Speaker 5: I shall accompany you as a bodyguard, but leave you
- 2:35largely to your own devices. Yes, Watson, I have high
- 2:38hopes of this trip to Paris. With you as the
- 2:41worm and me as the hook. I think we may
- 2:44snare this evil loveliness, miss Holmes. Doctor Watson, sure me
- 3:00your credentials and explain your mission. We are aware of aspiring.
- 3:03We are on concert watch, but I think you would
- 3:06have done better to have stayed in your own country.
- 3:08We of the Paris Police are perfectly capable of handling
- 3:11such an affair. Ourselves. I are sure you, Inspectory go.
- 3:15The fact remains that two foreign office men died here
- 3:17under sinister circumstance.
- 3:19Speaker 3: And as the business you know prettice officials.
- 3:21Speaker 6: Monsieur, I myself investigated the deaths. They were both self inflicted.
- 3:26We of the Jersey and bro cannot fatten the mind
- 3:28of a suicide quite. But I doubt if the deaths
- 3:31were coincidental. Surely there must be some connecting link between them.
- 3:35Speaker 3: Inspecton.
- 3:35Speaker 6: The only facts I can give you, Monsieur Avis, both
- 3:38men frequented an American owned gambling casino in Monow. The
- 3:42name of it please slitters on hoom Forday. The only
- 3:46other fact I can give you is that both that
- 3:47dead men were seen there in the company of a
- 3:49certain mademoiselle l Virah.
- 3:52Speaker 5: Micross pots of Can you describe her, Inspector, Oh, what
- 3:55are a woman? Though she is very young, princes have
- 3:59duel fire paper.
- 4:02Speaker 4: At the moment, the.
- 4:03Speaker 6: High official of the Bank de France lies in a
- 4:05prison cell because he appropriated funds that he lavished on her.
- 4:09She's a fatal massieu, but she is as elusive as
- 4:13the win Well Watson.
- 4:15Speaker 5: Our first move is obvious tonight, WI shall visit Slater's
- 4:18gambling casino on the Ruffontaine and try our luck.
- 4:33Speaker 3: I say, Holmes, is your our residing Paris.
- 4:36Speaker 2: At Knight, run our way to an American gambling casino
- 4:39in the hopes of meeting a beautiful young spy named Elvera.
- 4:43Speaker 3: It's just like a novel.
- 4:44Speaker 5: Quite incidentally, since the young lady apparently moves in high society,
- 4:49I think it wouldn't wisely if we give you a
- 4:50more impressive name, a fictitious title, perhap.
- 4:54Speaker 4: Well how about the title I used once before?
- 4:56Speaker 5: So William Norton spend it? So William Norton itch will
- 4:59be And I trust that Sir William remembers the role
- 5:02he used to play.
- 5:03Speaker 3: Here's indeed, Holmes, if I do meet the young.
- 5:05Speaker 4: Lady, I'm to appear very susceptible to.
- 5:07Speaker 5: Her beauty and not too hard for you, I imagine, And.
- 5:11Speaker 7: I'm to drop dark hints about the valuable secrets that
- 5:13I'm carrying precisely, Watson, And if the lady proves as
- 5:17intrigued as I hope she will, you will follow the
- 5:20matter through to its logical conclusions.
- 5:23Speaker 4: A good conclusion, Homes is how to take this.
- 5:26Speaker 5: Ah, here's the casino courage Watson and good luck, good evening.
- 5:33I'm standing Slater, You gentlemen, haven't been here before. No,
- 5:36mister Slator, my name is Charlocke Holmes, and this is
- 5:39sir William Norton.
- 5:40Speaker 3: Now you know Holmes, Sherlock Holmes are detective.
- 5:44Speaker 5: Not here drumming up business. I oh no, just showing
- 5:47Sir William some of the sites of Paris. Fine, then
- 5:50relax and enjoy yourself. Gentlemen, forget your professionist to Holmes.
- 5:53Speaker 3: In Paris at night.
- 5:54Speaker 5: There's no crime, or as there is, the police are
- 5:57conveniently blind to it.
- 5:58Speaker 3: Glad to have you plase Harms.
- 6:01Speaker 4: I think perhaps I'll take a little flat at the tables. Yes,
- 6:03that do you?
- 6:05Speaker 5: You wish to speak to me as yes, I could
- 6:07not help. But over here Slater mention your name. It
- 6:10is a great honor to meet Shelock Holmes. He permit
- 6:13see to introduce myself. I am Andrea Landon. How do
- 6:17you do? And this is a William Norton.
- 6:20Speaker 3: That perhaps you have heard of me. My poetry has
- 6:23been published in England Poetry.
- 6:26Speaker 5: No, mister Landon, I'm afraid it's escape me.
- 6:28Speaker 3: You have not heard my first as monk charon?
- 6:34Speaker 5: Do you not think quite?
- 6:36Speaker 4: Though?
- 6:36Speaker 5: The metaphor seems a little involved, if you don't mind
- 6:39my saying, so, what do you think? So William, As
- 6:41far as.
- 6:41Speaker 4: I'm concerned, there is only one language, not saying you
- 6:43have born?
- 6:44Speaker 6: Then I shall recite a poem of mine in English
- 6:46Translats monsieur, I said.
- 6:49Speaker 2: Hams, look at that stunning creature sitting by yourself at the.
- 6:51Speaker 4: Shamanda fir table.
- 6:53Speaker 5: She's smiling at your fortunate William. That is Mademoiselle elviera.
- 6:57Speaker 3: Oh nod and no gentlemen. In translation, Michaelin begins a.
- 7:04Speaker 6: Craves the grave August at August cheek, because I think.
- 7:08Speaker 4: I'll climb my luck at the tables over there. I've
- 7:10seen you lay at home much later, I hope, Sir William.
- 7:15Speaker 8: Ringia noting, is it not?
- 7:18Speaker 4: Yes? It is like, can't think how you recognize me?
- 7:21Speaker 3: Miss madame.
- 7:23Speaker 8: You may call me as you do? You know me,
- 7:30Sam Slater, tell me who you were? He knows that
- 7:33I have a certain pasha for distinguished English.
- 7:38Speaker 3: That's extremely flattering.
- 7:39Speaker 4: Perhaps you care to join me in glass of champagne.
- 7:41Speaker 8: Oh, yes, I would like that. Let's direct his teeth that.
- 7:48Speaker 4: Champagne bond Champagne too.
- 7:52Speaker 8: You are here in times I'm.
- 7:54Speaker 3: Doing me, yes impossibly.
- 7:57Speaker 4: You see, I'm.
- 8:00Speaker 2: Ending an extremely delicate and confidential matter of Libertish government.
- 8:05Speaker 8: And I suppose you would be too busy to let me.
- 8:07Sure you're some of beside, I don't think.
- 8:11Speaker 4: So work no play enough. We're scared to escort you
- 8:15with it.
- 8:15Speaker 8: Good then if we are to be then I can't go.
- 8:20I'm calling you, sir William. I think I shall call
- 8:24you really, think.
- 8:36Speaker 4: Well, we muster think of toast.
- 8:39Speaker 8: I suppose one to really a man of misty.
- 8:44Speaker 2: Oh, thank you, my dear, and I shall drink two
- 8:48elder and to a better acquaintance.
- 9:01Speaker 8: Good night, Really, I shall see you tomorrow.
- 9:06Speaker 4: Have our breakfast.
- 9:08Speaker 8: Sign now it is, of course, Mada, that's an important
- 9:14mission for the British government. When you are come to that.
- 9:20Speaker 4: Uh, good night, mother, come here really.
- 9:25Speaker 8: So good night?
- 9:30Speaker 3: Why so you'll kissed me, you little darling. Thanks awfully.
- 9:40Speaker 5: You're doing splendidly, Watson, spendidly.
- 9:42Speaker 3: Keep it up. She's a three little thing.
- 9:44Speaker 4: Homes.
- 9:45Speaker 3: It's hard to believe that she's a spy.
- 9:46Speaker 2: I tell her that I was here on a secret
- 9:48and confidential mission. I even tell her that I was
- 9:51carrying important naval plans. She didn't seem particularly interested.
- 9:55Speaker 5: Of course not. She is much too clever to as
- 9:57the comesy approach. She'll work slowly, she will wait until
- 10:00she thinks she's got you completely captivated before she goes
- 10:03after that secret.
- 10:04Speaker 3: Then I'm just to carry on the world it last night.
- 10:06Speaker 5: Yes, okay? Oh good, wind her, dine her, send her flowers,
- 10:09buy her jewelry, make I think your head over heels
- 10:12in love with her.
- 10:13Speaker 4: I suspect that you.
- 10:14Speaker 5: Won't find the job to one second.
- 10:16Speaker 4: I'm sure for three days now there you've been showing
- 10:29me first.
- 10:29Speaker 3: But this is the first time I've actually been in
- 10:32your flirt.
- 10:33Speaker 8: You like it, really, I thought it would be much
- 10:37prior to here. You know, you said you were going
- 10:40to explain some of your important business to me. You're
- 10:44going to show me what a secret treaty looks like.
- 10:48Speaker 3: Yes, I know I said that, but they're pretty good.
- 10:51Like you wouldn't be interested in matters.
- 10:56Speaker 5: You have the treaty with you?
- 10:57Speaker 8: Yes, please let me see ye oh please, silly, I can't.
- 11:03Speaker 3: Go through this musquerde no longer musker.
- 11:07Speaker 1: What do you mean?
- 11:08Speaker 4: I've been really fun of you on these last few
- 11:10days over I can't let you walk into a trap.
- 11:13Speaker 8: Chap, what are you talking about, Willie?
- 11:16Speaker 4: I'm not William. I'm not Sir William Nolton.
- 11:18Speaker 3: My name is Watson, Doctor John H.
- 11:20Speaker 5: Watson, like Truss's friend is the detective Sholock Holmes.
- 11:23Speaker 4: We came to Paris to.
- 11:24Speaker 2: Try and track your Oh, my dear girl, you're suspected
- 11:27of being mixed up in Aspiring.
- 11:29Speaker 3: Well, that's why I pose is an important numbers from England.
- 11:33Speaker 8: Chap, are you dadding all food?
- 11:39Speaker 3: Put down that revolver I'm going to.
- 11:43Speaker 4: You're going to drop it, My dear, I can't do it.
- 11:51Speaker 8: I'm just a stupid, weak female Aussle. I've gone friend
- 11:57of you too, bumbling on. You remind me of my father.
- 12:06She was such a sentimental fool like you, just to
- 12:11sweep You're young.
- 12:14Speaker 4: I know you don't really want to stay mixed up
- 12:17with a bunch of criminals.
- 12:18Speaker 2: No, no, no, look here, you tell Sharock Homes and
- 12:22me what you know about perspiring and we will see
- 12:24that no harm comes to you.
- 12:26Speaker 8: My dear, I wanted to get out of it for months.
- 12:29Speaker 9: It was not a glamours and exciting at first, and
- 12:33they paid me well, but I hate them now.
- 12:38Speaker 8: And yet when I told him I wanted.
- 12:39Speaker 4: To get away, this will take care of you.
- 12:44Speaker 3: Just tell us who's at the head of the organization.
- 12:46Speaker 9: That I don't know, but I can tell you a
- 12:49lot about some of the members.
- 12:51Speaker 2: Let's spend it and step on your coat, up a
- 12:53little bullet and we'll go over and talk to Shark
- 12:55Homes and had him.
- 12:57Speaker 8: See me looking like this, lacking.
- 13:02Speaker 9: No, you're gon and doing him here.
- 13:05Speaker 8: That's the time you get back.
- 13:08Speaker 5: I'll be more presentable, all right, I'll go and get
- 13:11him at once.
- 13:24Speaker 4: Watson.
- 13:25Speaker 5: I'm occasionally astonished at the many classics to your carrot.
- 13:28Speaker 3: Oh, thank you very much, Homes.
- 13:29Speaker 4: It's nice you to say so.
- 13:30Speaker 3: Your personal charm has apparent.
- 13:32Speaker 5: It's and vinced a dangerous woman. The crime does not pay.
- 13:35It's remarkable if it's true. What do you mean If
- 13:37it's true, surely it must have occurred, even to a
- 13:40man burning with a zeal of one who has snatched
- 13:42a convert from the fiery flames, that this could be
- 13:45a press for us to walk into the delay while
- 13:47the young lady makes herself presentable, would provide an excellent
- 13:50opportunity for her to summon her a social upon my
- 13:53soul homes, your ugly cynical I don't believe you have
- 13:55a heart, possibly not, but I do have a hit.
- 13:58Speaker 4: Oh here's her.
- 13:58Speaker 2: Place, now stop, kevitt, I met your hundred past to
- 14:03a shilling, which she's still waiting for us and alone.
- 14:06Speaker 5: Long art buttons, very long hard.
- 14:10Speaker 3: Look look, look the concierge is sweeping up the steps.
- 14:13He'll be able to tell us if anyone's been here
- 14:15since I left.
- 14:15Speaker 5: True, that's her, Yes, she.
- 14:21Speaker 4: Llow follows over the ooka we were we were calling
- 14:23her Mademoiselle al Vera. Has anyone been to see her
- 14:26in the last half an hour? We hey, man, she
- 14:30left ready only five minutes ago.
- 14:32Speaker 3: Do I do not think she wished to go?
- 14:35Speaker 5: You mean that she was taken away by for exactly issue.
- 14:38Speaker 4: But I could swear on this, so coulccur.
- 14:41Speaker 3: The man who accompanied her was holding a pistol to
- 14:44her by a.
- 14:44Speaker 4: Few a minute.
- 14:45Speaker 3: I think she has been you say, kidnap.
- 15:01Speaker 1: In just a moment, we'll rejoin Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson.
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- 16:17Speaker 1: Well, doctor Watson, once again you left me on the
- 16:19edge of my chair. So when you went back to
- 16:21the girl's flat, she'd been kidnapping.
- 16:23Speaker 5: What did you do next?
- 16:24Speaker 3: Well, Fortunately the concierge was able to give us a
- 16:26good description of the.
- 16:27Speaker 2: Cab driver, and with the aid of Inspector Rego, we
- 16:30were able to find the man.
- 16:31Speaker 3: Question him.
- 16:33Speaker 4: He'd give him the couple. He told us to.
- 16:34Speaker 2: Valla pashe Den in the Elizamo mark a club known
- 16:39as the Scarlet Worm.
- 16:41Speaker 4: Holmes and I, accompanied by.
- 16:43Speaker 2: The French inspector, lost no time in taking a cab
- 16:46to places.
- 16:48Speaker 6: I should not admit you to visit lever Scarlet Worm,
- 16:52as you would say, without my protection, Hunt, it is
- 16:55a cesspool of evil. Underweller may have been known to
- 16:59enter there, make their exit by back door.
- 17:02Speaker 5: It burst into the sewers.
- 17:03Speaker 4: Lord, they've taken a poor little girl.
- 17:05Speaker 5: Inspector. It go as I said. Mademoiselle Alvira told my
- 17:09friend that she does not know who is at thehead
- 17:11of this organization. Have you any suspicion? Yes, but little less,
- 17:15my friends.
- 17:17Speaker 6: One thing, we are sure this man of mystery, the
- 17:20brain behind these caminals, is not French, probably.
- 17:24Speaker 4: Is English, and englishman Or says sure not.
- 17:28Speaker 6: That Lebet Carlott is waiting for m See on the alert,
- 17:33my friends, and keep close to me.
- 17:38Speaker 4: I tell you we didn't want to do the Tamon Slator,
- 17:42the man who who owns the casino we went to
- 17:45the other night.
- 17:45Speaker 5: Yes, and he seems to be involved in a violent argument.
- 17:48Speaker 4: Yeah, a rattle like that.
- 17:50Speaker 5: You don't know what you're doing, but you know what
- 17:53you're in here.
- 17:54Speaker 4: Hang your uncle.
- 17:55Speaker 5: And this guy who's the man that Slater's argument with
- 17:58inspector that is Shadea this establishments.
- 18:01Speaker 4: Later is leaving. I wonder what he was doing in
- 18:03a place like this.
- 18:04Speaker 5: Come here, speak to Chavez and find out if I
- 18:11am an with a visit from the place the teacher.
- 18:16Speaker 6: Since when does a visitor from the Jersey m Duro
- 18:18have to explain his business? Shab Tell me why was
- 18:22later here? And why did you argue that?
- 18:26Speaker 7: Sure you can't here to try and as some of
- 18:29my appass he has traveled, electing his gambling beds.
- 18:34Speaker 5: I spit at him in his class meets that I
- 18:38can't stick to their sands. I'm not positive there. Let's
- 18:44set to the table. Shall win? Mycope is on?
- 18:46Speaker 6: The truth is a possible I shall I join you
- 18:48in a moment, Missiew, I wish to make some investigation.
- 18:53Speaker 5: Wats you seem to be a positive magnet towards the
- 18:55fair sex. Look at this young lady heading for.
- 18:59Speaker 4: You read hair, very painted face? Not my time.
- 19:02Speaker 3: I'm afraid one is you? Run along? Young ladio.
- 19:07Speaker 4: Don't sit there?
- 19:08Speaker 5: Oh no, no, Watson, where's your chivalry? Please sit down,
- 19:11won't Joe.
- 19:14Speaker 8: Gener don't recognize no story formal.
- 19:16Speaker 5: Life, whereas I've been keeping silence. Mademoiselle al Vida help hera.
- 19:20The wig is excellent in the use of makeup, superb mademoiselle.
- 19:24But I recognized you at once by the confirmation of
- 19:26your ear lobes vero.
- 19:28Speaker 4: Why are you disguised?
- 19:29Speaker 5: Why they bring you here?
- 19:31Speaker 8: I cannot speak now? You must get me away once,
- 19:35be careful, and they watched. We can't let that the
- 19:38front way. They're not back staircase that leaves Mosella. But
- 19:42the ntic table.
- 19:43Speaker 5: You take a watson, I'll guard the retreat. When the
- 19:46music starts again, dance with her. When you get to
- 19:48the back of the hall, slip out. I'll join you
- 19:50at the hotel.
- 19:52Speaker 2: Look, look, look, homes, Look who's turm me to our table,
- 19:54said gasted poet.
- 19:55Speaker 3: Fellow we met of the casino.
- 19:57Speaker 5: Andre Flandon, pay no attention. I'll the care you no
- 20:00once again, I meet my friends.
- 20:02Speaker 3: Shall a home. I have a new poem that I've
- 20:04composed in your especial.
- 20:06Speaker 5: Dance Watson and good luck, ride your home? Come on,
- 20:09come on your friends, please, no, I shall tell you
- 20:12my poet.
- 20:13Speaker 3: It begins, Oh my dear, I can't tell you how
- 20:20relieved I am to find you.
- 20:21Speaker 8: All right, depend to dance some girl that you don't
- 20:25know that dance me told that door in the corner.
- 20:35That's the truth. Don't see a thing, follow me done,
- 20:43stays here, careful, where's careful? Stairs? Turn here?
- 20:56Speaker 5: My god, I have the steps. You could live so easily.
- 21:01Did you that I'm waiting for you?
- 21:06Speaker 4: And he can't step without his lantern? Run over?
- 21:11Speaker 3: I'll follow you. Run one round?
- 21:13Speaker 4: Oh won tie? How do you like that? You felt
- 21:17his wine.
- 21:18Speaker 5: What's you all right?
- 21:19Speaker 4: Yes, Homes, I'm quite all right, and run over chap.
- 21:21I'll take care of it and see that the girl
- 21:23is safe.
- 21:32Speaker 2: Now that we're all safely back at you tell I
- 21:34can tell your homes that I.
- 21:36Speaker 5: Hated leaving you in that fifty dead Inspector Gool had
- 21:39a revolver. It's more efficient than the knife the inspect him.
- 21:42It was near being with your homes. You fought bravely,
- 21:45and so did you.
- 21:46Speaker 6: Are acumbent friend on the sofa, there only poet.
- 21:50Speaker 4: I wonder why you brought him back here.
- 21:52Speaker 5: For a poet, he uses his fists with surprising skill.
- 21:54Speaker 4: He must be hurt.
- 21:56Speaker 3: He seems to be unconscious.
- 21:57Speaker 5: I think he's suffering from the effects of a trifle
- 21:59too much. I hadn't the heart to lead him. Ah,
- 22:03there you are, mademoiselle.
- 22:04Speaker 3: Be around.
- 22:05Speaker 5: You're feeling no ill effects, I hope no, mister Holmes splendid. Then,
- 22:09now that we're all assemble, supposing you tell us your story.
- 22:12Who kidnapped you tonight?
- 22:13Speaker 9: It was one of Chavez's men. They made me disguise
- 22:16myself and swear never to see either of you again,
- 22:19on pain of death.
- 22:20Speaker 3: For the which we came to see you.
- 22:22Speaker 5: We knew that Travia was connected with disguise. Mary, you're
- 22:25safely under lock and key, but we still don't know
- 22:27who is at the head of this organization. Can you
- 22:30give us any clues, mademoiselle.
- 22:31Speaker 8: I think that the man you want was waiting in
- 22:34the cab that took me to the Scarlet Worm. But
- 22:37he was asked and he never spoke.
- 22:39Speaker 5: Can't you recall anything that might give us a clue?
- 22:41Speaker 9: Oh, one incident, if it means anything, Shade's men said
- 22:46to him, we go to the scarlet worm. Eh that
- 22:50is could you also you make a worm's no?
- 22:55Speaker 5: And then he laughs He said this in French, of course, yes,
- 22:58yes he did. Then the case is I'm an idiot.
- 23:01I should have spotted it sooner. The man you want, Inspector,
- 23:04is lying asleep on it. Look out, He's not asleep,
- 23:07wasn't He's got a revolver?
- 23:08Speaker 2: I know you don't.
- 23:09Speaker 3: Oh, he's gone to sleep again.
- 23:11Speaker 5: Really, what's in your insplendid form tonight? But monsieurs, why
- 23:15do you say that man is the cubert you yourself
- 23:18gave with the clue, Inspector when you told me that
- 23:20the criminal was an Englishman posing as a Frenchman. You
- 23:22are not the fall on two occasions, and then not
- 23:24from all a few minutes it was long enough to
- 23:26realize that Flanta was really an Englishman. The first time
- 23:30we met him, he quoted a poem that he said
- 23:32was translated from the French. The translation was grave as
- 23:36the grave, August as august heat The poem could not
- 23:41have been translated from the French, because both of those
- 23:43puns are possible only in the English language.
- 23:45Speaker 8: But how did my repeat in the conversation in the
- 23:47cab give you a clue, mister Horn.
- 23:50Speaker 5: Because it was another pun in French. The word for
- 23:53worms and for verses is the same. There spelt a
- 23:57v rs.
- 23:58Speaker 4: I see it now.
- 24:00Speaker 7: When the man in the cab said you make worms,
- 24:03he also meant you make verses, precisely wanton, and thereby
- 24:07pointed directly at the police.
- 24:08Speaker 3: There.
- 24:09Speaker 5: With Andre Flanton or whatever his real name is, in prison,
- 24:13I'm sure my craft will have no more trouble with
- 24:16his firing