Latest / Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas / Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (EP0858)

Transcript

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (EP0858) · Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

0:28
Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This
0:33
is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it
0:36
to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter Radio
0:41
Detectives, and become one of our more than nineteen hundred fans on Facebook,
0:46
Facebook, dot Com Slash Radio Detectives. If you've not already, I encourage
0:52
you to pick up a copy of my ebook All I Needed to Know I
0:56
Learned from Colombo, and it's available for Nook, Kendall and for the iPad.
1:02
In the e book, we take a look at the careers in history
1:07
of seven great fictional detectives, including of course, Sherlock Holmes, and we
1:12
take a look at life lessons that can be learned from these detectives. All
1:18
I Needed to Know I Learned from Colombo is available now online and if you
1:22
enjoy the book, I'd love to hear about it. But now let's get
1:25
into today's episode of Sherlock Holmes. This one is the adventure of the three
1:29
Garatives from New York City, the makers of clipper Craft clothes for men,
1:40
and more than twelve hundred leading retail stores from Coast to Coast present Sir Arthur
1:44
Colan, Doyle's immortal character, the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes,
1:49
starring John Stanley. This week's story the Adventure of the three garat Day Person.
2:08
Should I pull up the blimes put some sunlight into this awful room hose?
2:12
No, Watson, you must have complete darkness. Skulls on the table,
2:15
horrifying in these shadows, the ancient crumbling bones. Every sight here,
2:20
every sound speaks of death. Lets and listen the front doors of me.
2:25
I thought we were to be alone. No, I'm expecting someone who a
2:30
professional murderer, Watson. Unless I'm very much mistaken. This is he coming
2:35
through that front door already ready. Now what's if you want to look your
2:47
best this summer? Take no chances on the kind of suit you buy for
2:51
warm weather wear. Be sure it's light and cool, but be doubly sure
2:55
that it's so smartly tailored, so perfectly fitted, that you never look heat
3:00
crumpled. Only expert tailoring can assure that the kind of master tailoring you get
3:06
in fine clipper craft suits, and they don't cost you a lot of money.
3:09
You can buy a clipper craft summer suit of tropical weight for as little
3:14
as thirty three seventy five to forty two fifty. And for that moderate price
3:19
you get a suit that will be envied by men who usually pay more,
3:22
much more. You save all that money through the unique Clippercraft plan, whereby
3:27
more than twelve hundred independent merchants from coast to coast pool their tremendous buying power.
3:32
You get the benefit a clipper Craft spring and summer suit will help you
3:38
face the summer with the confidence that goes with perfect grooming. Doctor Watson,
3:50
your memoir tonight is entitled The Adventure of the Three geradevs. Well, what
3:54
in the world is a garadev? Well, there's a gentleman's names HEAs,
4:00
and the peculiarity of the name mister Harris has a great deal to do with
4:02
our story. Hoes once said about the story that he didn't think in all
4:08
our explorations of human complexities, we had ever come upon anything more sinking.
4:14
It was January eighteen ninety five on Waterloo Road at a gaming club. Two
4:19
men were playing cards. No you don't, heavans, that's not the card
4:29
you bet it in the deck. It certainly is Brascott, you didn't show
4:31
the six of clubs. You show the fore of diamonds. I've been playing
4:34
black jack too long to be careless about such details, I said. I
4:39
showed the form rotten, double dealing, fakeer, Why you sheep dirty?
4:43
You must have been cheating all along. I want my money back, every
4:46
bit of it, and I want it now. Also help me up break
4:48
your neck. You know I played fair. You just want your money because
4:53
you can't stand loose. Give me that money. I'll give you this.
4:58
So you carry a gun, Brascott, E well if you like fireworks.
5:11
Following that exchange of shots, Roger Prescott died and his gambling partner, Killer
5:15
Evans, who've been quicker at the draw, served six years in prison.
5:18
It was a short sentence because he proved Prescott drew a revolver first and that
5:24
he had shot him self defense. After his term was over, Evans disappeared
5:29
into the dim, fog bound world of men. Released from Prisconchool. One
5:33
morning in late June of nineteen o two, I was present when Holmes had
5:38
an art visitor at the flat on Baker Street. It was this first seemingly
5:42
pleasant visit that was to lead us to the discovery of a great cry.
5:48
Mister Holmes, pray, sit down, sir, you are, of course
5:51
mister John Garidad. May I present my colleague, doctor Watson. As for
5:58
your problems, say, your friend mister Meat from Garrideb has already invited me
6:01
to be of assistant. Yeah, so he told me. That's why I've
6:03
come. Nathan Garridet and you'll John Garridet brothers. Perhaps, No, they're
6:09
not brothers, Watson, no doubt John here would explain it concerns this document
6:13
in my hand. Oh Lathan sent than did he He did, but with
6:15
precious little explanation. If we might have a clear account from you in the
6:20
presence of Watson. Certain they usually worked together. Well. Years ago in
6:25
the United States, there was a man named Alexander Gardeb a third Garadan.
6:30
Really, I'm rather confused about it. It's simple, Doctor Alexander Garrideb made
6:33
his money in real estate. He bought land along the Arkansas River. He
6:38
became fabulously wealthy, but he'd no relatives, and he developed a strange mental
6:43
quirk, which was well. He took a kind of pride in the queerness
6:46
of his name. Garrideb. I had a law practice then at a Piker
6:50
and where we met. I imagine he took a liking to you, since
6:53
your name was also Gardet exactly, mister Holmes. His pet fads seemed to
6:57
be to find out if there were any other Garrideb's in the world. Fact,
7:00
when he died, he left a very queer will. The document I
7:03
have in my hand. That's it. You see. His property was divided
7:06
into three parts. I was to have one provided two other Garadebs were found
7:12
to share. The remainder is a considerable sum five million dollars to each man.
7:16
Fan test yes, and since the sum was so gigadic, I set
7:19
aside my practice to find two more gentlemen named Garadeb. There isn't one in
7:24
the United States, so I tried England, and here in London you found
7:28
a mister Nathan Garrideb, my client two days ago at one three six Little
7:31
Rider Street. I located him with the London telephone director. You're very fortunate.
7:35
Does he have relatives? No? None, And the will states that
7:39
all three Garadebs must be adult males. Whimsical name Watson, mister Geredeb.
7:46
Have you tried advertising in the agony columns of the newspapers. Yes, I
7:48
have no replies. It's the most curious little problem. Oh. By the
7:53
way, you mentioned having come from to Pican. I had a correspondent there
7:57
once. I'm dead now old doctor Lysander's who was mayor in eighteen ninety.
8:01
Oh, yes, a wonderful chap. I knew him intimately. Anybody,
8:05
Well, mister Holmes, we must find a third man named Garadeb somewhere in
8:09
the globe or lose millions. We depend upon user as well. You may,
8:13
I shall communicate any new development to you. Thank you, Good morning,
8:16
Good morning morning, sir. But Watson, I haven't indulged in such
8:22
a conversation for a long long time. What do you mean, I mean
8:26
that everything was to John Gardeb said here in this fact just now is a
8:28
lie. Every word a lie, A brightly colored camouflage. Watson day deceiving
8:33
underneath it. I wonder what hideous crime lest at all? Holmes, I've
8:45
I've permitted you to smoke your pipe and meditate long enough. Your faculty of
8:50
keeping silent at the proper moments, my dear Watson, is one of the
8:52
most impressive recommendations as a companion. Thank you well, tell me why did
9:00
you say John Geredeb died? His English coat was frayed at the elbow and
9:05
his trousers bagged at the knee. Were the year's where? And yet he
9:07
claims to be a provincial American recently landed in London. HAA. He placed
9:11
no advertisements in the agony columns. You know, I miss nothing there?
9:15
Just go on out. There isn't any doctor Starr in Topekan. I invented
9:18
the old countect. I see, but John claimed to have been his close
9:22
friend. Precisely, touch our mister John Gariedeb where you will. He's false.
9:26
How do we arrive at the truth hose by visiting the other Garrideb,
9:30
Nathan at Little Ryder Street as quickly as a carriage will take us. This
9:41
is Nathan Garedeb's residence. Once our ring hose h we begin on firm ground.
9:46
Nathan Garadeb is indeed this gentleman's real name. How could you know that?
9:50
Hopes before we've even met him, observed Watson the brass nameplate by the
9:54
door, especially, it's this colored surface up some years Oh, yes,
9:58
of course, how would you pointed up? Yes? What is it,
10:03
mister Nathan Garadamp. I am Sherlock Holmes. This is my friend, doctor
10:07
Watson. Oh, if you come in, gentlemen, thank you. This
10:13
way, gentlemen, this way. M fascinating rooms are do you find it?
10:18
So? I'm very proud of my collection. There's incredible number of cupboards
10:24
and cobinants. Say that's my butterfly collection where you're standing doctor, in this
10:30
kiss, gentleman, and my ancient coins in that cabinet, the skulls of
10:35
prehistoric men, flint instruments, early weapons. Drcy, I have never seen
10:41
so singular collection. Who madc de lectures me about never going out? Good?
10:46
Way? Should I? Who? When there's so much to hold me
10:48
here? You never go out very seldom, mister Holmes, I'm not too
10:54
strong. Who. My research is very absorbing. You may well imagine what
11:00
a terrific shock, pleasant but terrific it was when I learned the will and
11:05
my good fortune. If we find just one more man named Gerrideb, each
11:11
of us receives five million dollars. Yes, have you any specific plans for
11:16
spending the money? Oh? I shall spend it enriching my collection. Tell
11:22
me when did John Garrideb perspect you last Tuesday? Did you ask for money?
11:26
No, you know any I'll tell you a motive. He might have
11:30
none. You told him we were coming here today, Holmes, what are
11:33
you driving? Have you any articles of great value in this collection? It's
11:37
a good collection, but not very valuable. See how long have you been
11:41
in these rooms? Nearly five years? I see you imagine I am not
11:50
mentally well. You see my collections, my fossils, bones, my skulls,
11:58
my dusty room, your suspicions, picture music, child look forever in
12:03
a room with his toys. That is what you two gentlemen are thinking.
12:09
I know, and you're saying to yourselves. He's insane. What's he up
12:13
to? Is he scheming with this? John Getty? Dim? Why is
12:18
every sight, in every sound in this room speak of death? Here's a
12:35
friendly message from the fine independent merchants who serve you with clipper Craft clothes.
12:39
They say, come in soon and have first choice of their outstanding summer suits.
12:45
Come in soon before the southern heat wave creates a buying rush. They
12:48
want to give you the very best in service, in selection and in alterations
12:54
that may be necessary. They want your new Clippercraft suit to be an advertisement
12:58
of your good judgment and clothes. And you certainly display good judgment when you
13:03
buy from the fine local store that sells famous clipper Craft suits at only forty
13:07
five dollars. The exceptional quality of clipper Craft clothes is guaranteed by the clipper
13:13
Craft label in every suit and sport jacket. The trademark derived from the staunch
13:18
Clipper Ships that's established honest New England quality everywhere in the world. You can
13:22
always rely on Clippercraft clothes and the store that proudly sells them. That's why
13:28
men who know insist on clipper Craft clothes bearing the clipper Craft label, so
13:33
I'll be sure to visit the clipper Craft store in your city. These leading
13:37
stores in the metropolitan area are proud to add their names to Clippercraft in your
13:41
suits, sport jackets and tropicals. In Manhattan, Sacks thirty fourth Broadway at
13:45
thirty fourth, John Wannamaker's Men's Stores Broadway at eighth and sixty seven Liberty Street
13:50
in Brooklyn, Abram and Strauss in Newark, New Jersey, Boulevard Men's Shop
13:54
Kresgy, York. And in Jamaica, the B and B clothes Shop one
13:58
six four oh eight, Jamaica Avenue, Doctor Watson, Doctor Watson, you
14:09
and mister Holmes were visiting old mister Nathan Garrideb at his very frightening wrongs nurse
14:16
mister Hallis and Geradem had a wild dream in his eye as he randered on
14:20
about himself and about how suspicious he thought we were. You've exaggerated our viewpoint,
14:26
Nathan Garrideby. I hope so they hope you trust me naturally. I'm
14:33
a gently and very innocent, rather exhausted old man. Know who might that
14:41
be? I have it, I have it, I have it will mister
14:45
John Garrideb. Mister Holmes, I found the third man? Have you really?
14:48
I hope to be here, mister Holmes to Watson, to have the
14:52
good news. Looks man, who is it? How'd you find this newspaper?
14:56
May I examine it? Five million dollars each of us collects five million?
15:01
Do what's in the newspaper? Men? May I see? I made
15:03
inquiries in Birmingham. My agent Fare sent me this advertisement from a local paper.
15:07
Read it. Let me see. Howard Garrideb, constructor of agricultural machinery
15:13
binders plows, farmers, carts, buckboards, other appliances, estimates from our
15:20
tesian wells, applied Grosvenor buildings. Aston you see another man named Gaety glorious,
15:26
glorious. I am a rich if my collection will be the most magnificent
15:31
in all history. Now, now we must, we must see this thing
15:35
through. I've written to this Howard Garrideb and told him that you, Nathan,
15:39
will see him at his office in Birmingham tomorrow afternoon. You want me
15:43
to see him, John, Well, wouldn't it be wise, mister Holmes.
15:46
I'm I'm sort of Weller, really a nondescript American. But Nathan hears
15:50
of Britisher with solid references. But look here, Nathan, all you must
15:54
do is see the man, explain about the will, and get an affidavid
15:58
at his existence. I must leave this room. I haven't been out here
16:03
yet. Yes, but you can be at Birmingham in a little over two
16:07
hours and I could follow you if it's any trouble. I'm not used to
16:10
travel. I just know my room. The world outside is another world.
16:15
I'd be confused, afraid I would urge you to go, mister Nathan.
16:22
You would, mister Holmes with the poor chapters Elderman and firm Holmes. I
16:26
believe the journey might be good for him, eh, John cannadab Oh,
16:30
without a doubt. Look here, Nathan, I've come all the way from
16:33
America, so it's little enough to ask you to go one hundred miles so
16:36
as we might collect five million dollars? Will you go to Birmingham, mister
16:38
Nathan? Yes, Oh, go fine, fine, fine, I will
16:45
call him own, see you after Birmingham. Good night, gentlemen, not
16:47
joyful, good night, mister cannadep Yes, mister Holmes, I should like
16:52
to examine your collection mocklessly. Yeah, I could take your own now if
16:56
you have time. Unfortunately I have not. But while you're away to morrow,
17:00
would you object to my visiting these quarters? Or not at all?
17:03
Missus Saunders in the basement will let you in with her key. Excellent.
17:07
Oh, by the way, who is your house agent? Whose house agent?
17:11
Homes Holloway and Steer in the Edgeware Road. But why I was wondering
17:15
if this house was our Queen Anne or George in George in beyond doubt.
17:21
Really I should have thought it a little earlier. However, goodbye, mister
17:23
Garaedeb, and may you have every success in Birmingham. Thank you, mister
17:26
Holmes and doctor Watson, goodbye, good by, sir. L is astonishing
17:33
we found the third man for the will their homes? Is it? Watson?
17:37
Did you notice nothing curious about the advertisement? John Garaedeb showed us in
17:40
that newspaper, Joe, yes, I did. The word plow was misspelt,
17:44
yes, plow, but we spell at pl u gh. Who was
17:47
bad English but good American. Then the buckboards that is American also, and
17:52
Artesian wells are commoner with them and with us. It's a typical American advertisement,
17:56
but supposedly from an English firm. But to make it back world the
18:00
same while as John Gardeb inserted the advertisement himself. This but then then there
18:06
isn't any Howard gardeban Birmingham at all. Quite lay him's off on a futile
18:08
tripper. Precisely I permitted him to go ahead, though deliberate. But why
18:12
why Holmes, you'll see Watson, you'll see homes. Where were you all
18:23
morning? I must warne Watson. I have more information. It points to
18:26
an even greater menace than I thought. If you don't wish to continue.
18:30
I shall see this through at your side homes very well. I have identified
18:34
this John Garrideb. Who is it? He is Killer Evans of sinister and
18:38
murderous reputation, Killer Evans. Yes, I've seen les Strad at Scotton Yard.
18:41
I found this John Garrideb's face in the rogues gallery. He's a native
18:45
of Chicago. Shot three men in the States. He escaped through political influence,
18:51
came to London in eighteen ninety three, shot a fourth man over cards
18:55
and a gaming club at Waterloo Road in January eighteen ninety five a bloodthirst in.
19:00
The man he killed at the gaming club was a Roger Prescott. I've
19:03
also been to the house agents Watson. Nathan Garrideb's weird quarters were occupied before
19:10
by him by a man who answers the lake Prescott's description. I see John
19:15
Gardeb murdered the man who once lived in Nathan's quarters and the next link.
19:18
Take this from Arba Watson. This afternoon, as I arranged with Nathan Gardeb,
19:22
we shall ask his housekeeper to admit us to his room, and there,
19:26
Watson, we shall learn the terrible secret of the three Garadets. Shall
19:42
I pull up the blinds, allow some sunlight in hose. This room of
19:48
Nathan's so dark, no scuts, horrifying, the shadows, ancient crumbling bones.
19:56
Here, this whole plasure of so mustang as they have a graveyard.
20:03
Why have you told me to be quiet? Why don't you look about?
20:07
Because I'm expecting someone who John garrideb alias Killer Evans. Well, how do
20:14
you know he'll come? Why should it? Watson? The whole of this
20:17
story, about the three Garridets, the will, the five million they did
20:19
habit is an invention, an invention of the killer, an invention. There
20:23
isn't any Alexander Gardet who died and left such a will. There is not.
20:26
John has woven his plot with remarkable cunning. But what did he want?
20:30
That is what we here to find out. There's nothing, what the
20:33
ever to do with Nathan? This will was a device to send Nathan to
20:37
Birmingham. John required such a device. Nathan was a fanatic about never leaving
20:41
this room. But what's in this room? At first, I've got Nathan
20:45
might have something valuable in his collection, something worth the attention of a criminal
20:48
like John. The fact that Priscott the gambler lived here years ago, points
20:53
to a deeper reason. Wait, Garrets, the key was at the front
20:59
door, behind that car at the end the ropes rout you out, revolver
21:03
Ready, there's ready front doors opening. It's John Garedean. Yes, pushed
21:18
the table to one side. Oh, go back to the carpet. Now
21:26
he's using a tool pie at the boards of the floor. She slid a
21:33
candle. Holmes, there's a trapdoor under that carpet leads to something below there.
21:41
Garratives going down now Watson will see him. Pleasant to see you again,
21:45
mister garrideb Oh. If you look just behind you, you see that
21:48
my revolvers point of directly at your head. I believe it might be more
21:52
accurate where we could dispense with your fictitious name and address you as kill our
21:56
Evans. Who h I. I guess you've been too much for me.
22:00
Homes has played me for a sucker from the very beginning. I got to
22:04
hand it to you because I've looked into the business end of a revolver before.
22:08
What I always do is I thought I have him Watson stuck in with
22:15
Blakiston. You hurt was just a scratched look, look down their homes through
22:19
the trap door. Beneath this room. There's machinery at papers and bottles,
22:23
stacks of money. There, yes, a printing press. This is a
22:27
counterfeit. As I've finished this moment, John is trying to speak, blood
22:32
pouring over his face. He's trying to speak. That's stuff down here belonged
22:38
the greatest counterfeit of London ever saw, the Roger Prescott. No living man
22:44
could tell a Prescott note my Bank of England. Prescott, the man you
22:47
killed in the gambling duel. Yes, let's make a deal. Those bundles
22:49
of money Prescott made them. They're perfect fit to pass anywhere, worth a
22:52
fortune to take them, take them. He Let let me beat it out
22:56
a bit of it. We're turning you over to Scotland Yard. I was
22:59
the only one who knewhere. Presley made the notes. I had to get
23:03
Nathan Garret moot At, Tracy bug m living here on top of this,
23:07
never knowing it, dreaming of all the money in the world when it was
23:11
right for me, a duddy froperty walked on all night to take the money.
23:15
Let me go, please, I've done nothing, please, aside from
23:18
a charge of attempted murder. Sir, I'm quite sure that Scotland Yard has
23:22
a formidable list of other subjects to discuss with you. Please get the yard
23:26
of Kor Watson. Tell them we have our prisoner, John garrideb of Chicago.
23:30
There's some doubt as to their familiarity with the name, And tell them
23:34
the name of his captor, Shahlock Holmes at Baker Street. About the impact
23:40
of that name, there's no doubt at all, Well, doctor Watson,
23:53
what became of Nathan garatdeb Well, mister Harris, he never got over the
23:57
shock of his broken dreams. When his castle in the air tumbled down.
24:02
It buried him beneath the ruins. He was lost, heard over at a
24:06
nursing home, Enriched and Killer Evans, Doctor Quill. The bird was returned
24:11
to his roost at the Penitential. I'm sure doctor, you have an equally
24:15
thrilling adventure planned for us next week. A breast taking adventure, it is,
24:18
indeed, mister Harris, I have given it the title the Adventure of
24:22
a Great Passion. It concerns a Darby favorite, a broken rule, and
24:29
a trail of peculiar footpots. The makers of Clipper Craft Clothes and more than
24:41
twelve hundred stories from coast to coast have brought you another in the new series
24:45
of broadcasts featuring the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holes. Our stories are
25:00
based upon the character Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and
25:03
the program is produced and directed by Basil Luchrn. Sherlock Holmes is played by
25:07
John Stanley, Doctor Watson by George Spelton. This week's story was written by
25:12
Howard Merrill, with special music by Albert Berman. If you don't know your
25:22
clipper Craft dealer, write clipper Craft two hundred Fifth Avenue, New York City.
25:33
Be sure to listen next week to Sherlock Holmes in the Adventure of the
25:37
Great Pasha. I have a speaking for clipper Craft clothes. This is the
25:48
mutual broadcasting system. It's comfortable chow soul in the world. Welcome back,
25:59
well, I'm story reminded me a little bit of the Red Headed League,
26:03
except the proposal in terms of the promise of success far above this. Just
26:12
the few pounds pay for copying pages out of a cyclopedia that was used in
26:18
the Red Headed League. And this sort of story was something he also used
26:23
another time, also was at a device in the adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk.
26:30
Still, the Red Headed League has got to be the best of those
26:33
stories as far as I'm concerned. Now we turned a listener comments and feedback,
26:38
and we have this from over on podcast Alley. I found the station
26:41
to tune in radio while I was browsing Love Love have discovered and love listening
26:47
to Neurowolf and Sherlock Holmes story so far. Well, thanks so much for
26:51
your comment. It's truly appreciated. Should let you know we only have four
26:56
more weeks with John Stanley as Sherlock Holmes. Well, a little bit more
27:00
to go in the series after that, but that'll actually do it for today.
27:04
We will be back tomorrow with yours Julie Johnny Dollar, and then join
27:10
us back here next Thursday for another episode of Sherlock Holmes. In the meanwhile,
27:15
send your commons to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot Man, follow us
27:18
on Twitter Radio Detectives, and become one of our friends on Facebook, Facebook
27:23
dot com. Slash Radio Detectives from Boise, Idaho. This is your host,
27:27
Adam Grahamson and off