Terror By Night -1946
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01:15 The Star of Rhodesia is one of the most famous
01:25 of the Earth's treasures.
01:27 First touched by the fingers of the humble Cather,
01:33 it would have been better had it never been found.
01:39 For all those who possessed it came to sudden and violent
01:43 death.
01:45 Our story opens in London within the sound of bow bells.
01:48 In the shadow of Tower Bridge is the carpenter's shop
01:54 of mock and some, coffin makers.
01:58 A beautiful job, if I may say so.
02:01 You'll be sure to have it at the Undertaker's in time.
02:03 Of course.
02:04 The Scotch Express leaves Houston Station at 7.30 tonight.
02:08 That leaves very little time for the arrangement of the body.
02:12 Your mother, is it not?
02:13 Yes.
02:14 You are taking her to Scotland?
02:16 Yes, Edinburgh.
02:18 Her home.
02:19 Oh, thank you.
02:24 Rather a nuisance, traveling by train, ain't it?
02:31 Off it, you.
02:32 Go on, get on about your business.
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03:23 I'm terribly sorry.
03:24 Mr. Holmes?
03:35 Hello.
03:36 I was afraid you wouldn't get here in time.
03:38 I was studying the faces of our fellow passengers.
03:40 Fascinating hobby, and sometimes most enlightening.
03:44 Lady Margaret is aboard the train, I presume?
03:46 Oh, yes, mother's expecting you.
03:48 I've reserved a compartment for you and your friend,
03:50 Dr. Watson.
03:51 As a matter of fact, it's in this coach here,
03:52 just ahead of the luggage van.
03:53 Day coach.
03:54 Yes, the sleepers are all taken.
03:56 Mother wasn't interested in a bed so much as she
03:58 wasn't getting to Edinburgh.
03:59 So naturally, it wasn't very difficult to persuade
04:01 her to travel in a day coach.
04:02 Exactly.
04:03 It had been open to take on additional passengers.
04:05 So I observed.
04:06 I say, it was awfully decent of you
04:08 to come, considering the fact that I
04:10 was so secretive about it all.
04:11 My dear Mr. Carstairs, there was no need for secrecy.
04:14 I already knew.
04:15 You knew that mother insisted on bringing the star of Rhodesia
04:17 with her to London?
04:18 And that while here, an attempt had been made to steal it.
04:20 Did Scotland Yard tell you that?
04:22 [laughs]
04:23 Oh, no, my dear Mr. Carstairs.
04:25 But the fact that your mother owns the famous diamond
04:28 is common knowledge.
04:29 She came down to London to attend the reception of Buckingham
04:31 Palace and, quite naturally, wore the star of Rhodesia.
04:34 You want me to accompany you back to your home in Edinburgh.
04:36 Therefore, an attempt must have been
04:38 made to steal the star of Rhodesia
04:39 while you were here in London.
04:40 It seems simple the way you explain it, Mr. Holmes.
04:42 Thank you.
04:43 If you don't mind, I'll wait here for my friend, Dr. Watson.
04:45 I can't think what's keeping him.
04:46 Mother and I will be expecting you.
04:48 Oh, could I take this for you?
04:49 Oh, I've been much obliged.
04:50 Thank you.
04:52 We'll be in compartment E.
04:54 Yes.
04:54 Ticket, please.
05:02 Here's your carriage, sir.
05:08 Well, well, well, look who's here.
05:10 Inspector Lestrade.
05:11 Why, Mr. Holmes.
05:12 Making your trip, Inspector?
05:13 Fishing, eh?
05:14 Bit of an holiday.
05:15 Ah, that's very nice.
05:17 Uh, trout?
05:18 Huh?
05:19 Oh, yes, yeah, yeah.
05:21 Rather large rods for trout, aren't they?
05:23 Salmon, perhaps?
05:24 Well, as a matter of fact, I'm going mostly for the rest.
05:26 As a matter of fact, you're on a job for Scotland Yard, aren't you?
05:28 I, uh, trust this is the right carriage.
05:33 This is where we take care of the overflow, sir.
05:37 I see.
05:38 Porter will take your bags.
05:40 I'll carry this myself, if you don't mind.
05:42 Thank you.
05:43 Ready to go, sir?
05:49 Half past seven, eh?
05:50 We always leave on time.
05:52 Mind your head, sir.
06:08 (HORN HONKING)
06:09 Watson!
06:24 Coming, Holmes!
06:25 Watson!
06:27 All right, Holmes, I'm coming!
06:30 I think I'm lost.
06:33 I think so.
06:34 I think so.
06:35 Excellent!
06:41 Indeed.
06:42 Thank you for your timely assistance, sir.
06:44 Really, Watson, aren't you a little stumped with this sort of thing?
06:46 Rubbish.
06:47 I deal weight for a man of my age.
06:48 Ran into an old friend of mine, Duncan Bleak.
06:50 Later, the cloth Indian lancers,
06:52 or Major Duncan Bleak, Mr Sherlock Holmes.
06:54 How do you do, sir?
06:55 Delighted. I've heard quite a lot about you.
06:56 India, eh?
06:57 Retired 15 years ago.
06:58 As a matter of fact, we were reminiscing about India.
07:00 Didn't realise how late it was.
07:02 It stays light so long these days, we almost miss the train.
07:05 Yes, so I observed.
07:06 In here, sir.
07:07 Thank you.
07:08 Doctor, would you care to join me in a glass of whiskey and a dash of soda before dinner?
07:10 No, ma'am, it's a good idea.
07:12 What's it all about, Holmes?
07:14 Did you ever hear of Lady Muggery Castell's famous diamond, the Star of Rhodesia?
07:18 There was something in last week's talk about the old girl being in London with the bauble.
07:21 Wasn't there, Holmes?
07:22 Yes, there was.
07:23 She's on this train.
07:26 That's why we're here, to see that this "bauble", as you call it,
07:29 gets safely back to its vault at Edinburgh.
07:31 Sounds to me like...
07:32 Pardon me.
07:33 Sounds to me like a police routine job.
07:35 That's where you're wrong, old fellow.
07:37 An attempt to make her way within London was unsuccessful.
07:39 A second attempt will in all probability be made on this train.
07:42 Oh? What makes you say that?
07:44 Well, it seems more than likely that the people who planned the first attempt
07:47 will not be discouraged by one failure
07:49 and will stop at nothing to ensure success the second time.
07:51 Sounds like Lestrade's cup of tea to me.
07:53 Lestrade? He's on this train.
07:55 Oh, is he?
07:56 Giving an excellent imitation of Isaac Walton.
07:58 - Here we are. - Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
08:01 Welcome in, Mr. Holmes.
08:03 My friend and colleague, Dr. Watson.
08:05 How do you do?
08:06 I thought it better to engage Mr. Holmes after what happened in London.
08:15 No doubt you're an efficient person,
08:17 but I don't think there's any need for a policeman.
08:20 Policeman?
08:21 How long have you been in possession of the Star of Rhodesia, Lady Margaret?
08:24 25 years.
08:26 You know, it may seem strange to you, but I've never actually seen it.
08:30 I suppose there's no harm since we're paying you to guard it.
08:33 - Mother. - Yes?
08:35 - May I? - Do, by all means.
08:43 Thank you.
08:44 Great, Scott.
08:46 What a remarkable stone.
08:48 My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding anniversary.
08:51 423 carats, isn't it?
08:53 The original diamond was over 700 carats.
08:56 Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
08:59 Ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.
09:01 - Watson, please. - Oh, sir.
09:03 Thank you, Lady Margaret.
09:06 We'll be as unobtrusive as possible.
09:08 That will be a novelty from a policeman.
09:10 Now, if you wouldn't mind telling us where our compartment is.
09:13 Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Holmes.
09:15 Oh, thank you.
09:16 Lady Margaret.
09:17 - Good night. - Good night.
09:20 Good night, sir.
09:21 Good night.
09:22 Impertinent. She called us policemen.
09:26 And what's wrong with being a policeman?
09:28 Oh, hello, Lestrade.
09:30 Where are you going?
09:31 The inspector's going to Scotland to fish for salmon.
09:33 Oh, really? The season doesn't start for another month.
09:36 But you wouldn't know that, would you?
09:37 Who says I'm going to fish for salmon?
09:39 Who? Him.
09:40 Excuse me, please.
09:44 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
09:46 Police.
09:57 Police?
09:59 Here?
10:01 - On the train? - Scotland Yard. I heard.
10:05 I warned you.
10:06 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
10:11 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
10:13 - Oh, Mr. Holmes? - Yes. This way, please.
10:16 (CHUCKLES)
10:21 There you are, Holmes.
10:23 Try some of this curry. It's excellent.
10:29 Steak and kidney pudding, please.
10:32 (CHATTERING)
10:34 Of course, the Bengal curry doesn't compare with that of Madras.
10:45 No, it's the quality of the mutton that makes the difference, don't you think?
10:48 The, um... The meat's unimportant.
10:52 It's the spices that make the difference.
10:55 Don't you agree with me, Holmes?
10:57 What?
10:59 I said we were discussing curry.
11:01 Oh, yes, curry. Horrible stuff.
11:03 (CHUCKLES)
11:05 One man's meat is another man's poison.
11:07 (CHUCKLES)
11:08 There will be two of us, Stuart.
11:19 My son will be here directly.
11:21 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:27 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:29 (GLASS SHATTERING)
11:45 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:48 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:51 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:54 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:57 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
11:59 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
12:01 (GLASS SHATTERING)
12:02 (GLASS SHATTERING)
12:05 (KNOCKING)
12:07 (KNOCKING)
12:09 (KNOCKING)
12:11 (KNOCKING)
12:14 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
12:16 My dear fellow, I still insist the unpolished wild rice
12:36 does make a considerable difference to a good curry.
12:38 Well, I still can't agree with you.
12:40 Take care of this for me, will you, Watson?
12:42 That's your offer.
12:43 That was one of them.
12:49 Was Young Caster's in the dining car with you?
12:57 No, Lady Margaret came in alone.
12:59 Well, I was in my compartment just now having a bite to eat and I heard a crash in here.
13:03 Crash? It's locked.
13:05 I knocked and there was no answer.
13:07 So you just stood here twiddling your thumbs. Brilliant.
13:09 -Attendant, will you please unlock this door? -I'm sorry, sir.
13:12 This is Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard.
13:14 -That's all right, you can open it. -Very good, sir.
13:16 Well!
13:28 Dead.
13:37 Murdered.
13:38 That's a big quick, isn't it, even for you?
13:40 -Is this the... -Yes.
13:44 Star Rhodesia was in this box not 45 minutes ago.
13:47 -How do you know? -I saw it.
13:49 -It might be here somewhere. -No, no good looking for it, Lestrade.
13:53 The killer's got it.
13:54 Ah, there you are, Holmes. How about joining us in the...
13:57 Take a look at this body, will you, Watson?
13:59 Body?
14:00 Good God.
14:01 How do you know it's murder, Mr. Holmes?
14:04 -Murder? Oh, I say. -Who are you?
14:06 Major Duncan Prieke, a friend of Dr. Watson's.
14:08 What makes you so sure it's murder, Mr. Holmes? The door was locked.
14:12 Every attendant has a key.
14:17 Did you open this door for anyone during the last hour?
14:19 No, sir. Was the key ever out of your possession?
14:21 It never is, sir. It's on a chain.
14:23 -Just to me like heart failure. -Mm-hmm.
14:26 Any marks of violence on the body?
14:29 None that I can see.
14:30 Seemed to have missed it this time, didn't you, Mr. Holmes?
14:32 Possibly.
14:34 Still, if it was a natural death, it came at a very convenient time, didn't it?
14:37 Hmm?
14:38 What does this mean?
14:44 Stavridis.
14:48 It's gone.
14:50 You were supposed to guard it.
14:52 My son employed you.
14:54 That's why I left it with him.
14:56 Where is he?
15:02 I'm sorry, Lady Margaret.
15:04 It was thoughtless of us to let you come in like this.
15:06 -Do you have an empty compartment? -Yes, sir.
15:08 Then I think we'd better...
15:09 If you don't mind, Lady Margaret, please.
15:11 -It's the poor chap's mother, I presume. -Yeah.
15:18 Well, let's get to the bottom of this.
15:20 Excuse me, Doctor.
15:23 Poor chap, he was so young and such a pity.
15:31 I have sent for the conductor, Mr. Argyle, I want to talk to him,
15:33 and I've asked that no one be allowed to leave this coach.
15:35 Oh, thank you, Mr. Holmes.
15:36 Shall we use my compartment?
15:37 -Thanks. -Attendant.
15:38 Yes, sir?
15:39 Lock that door and let no one go in without my permission, you understand?
15:42 -Very good, sir. -All right.
15:43 Sorry, old man. Official police business.
15:47 Well, that's all right. I'll catch up with you later.
15:49 Are you looking for the Scotland Yard inspector, sir?
15:59 -There he is. Right in there, sir. -Thank you.
16:01 Come in.
16:06 Come in.
16:33 Sorry, sir. No one's allowed to leave the carriage.
16:36 Can't leave the carriage? Whose ridiculous idea was that?
16:39 Scotland Yard.
16:40 You say we don't stop until we reach Rugby?
16:47 That's right, sir.
16:48 Good. We'll have a thorough search of the train made before that time.
16:51 Find the murder, inspector, and you'll find the diamond.
16:53 But we don't know it was murder.
16:55 Consider the facts, Lestrade.
16:58 Young Carstairs was dead when the jewel was taken.
17:00 Otherwise, he'd have put up a struggle,
17:02 and there were no marks of violence on the body.
17:04 If, however, he died a natural death,
17:06 we must assume that the thief happened to be on hand just at the right moment,
17:10 which is outside the realm of probability.
17:12 No, Lestrade. In this case, nothing was left to chance.
17:15 That's why I say find the murderer and you'll find the diamond.
17:18 How do we know the thief didn't leave the carriage before we discovered the body?
17:21 The attendant was in the corridor the entire time,
17:24 and he's certain that no one passed into the dining car.
17:26 The door at the other end leads into the luggage van.
17:29 Which is always locked.
17:31 Hmm.
17:32 You found no marks of any kind on the body, Watson?
17:42 No, none of any significance.
17:44 Not even a scratch?
17:45 Well, there was a small spot of blood on his neck, just to be a speck.
17:48 That's what I was referring to.
17:50 You mean that scratch killed him?
17:52 It's possible the poison that went into the wound did.
17:54 Poison?
17:56 Well, we can't tell that without an autopsy.
17:58 Hmm.
18:00 Have you got a list of the passengers in this carriage?
18:02 Yes, sir.
18:03 There you are, sir.
18:05 Thank you.
18:06 Major Duncan Bleak.
18:08 That would be your friend, Doctor.
18:10 The next compartment's empty.
18:12 Where we took Lady Margaret after the murder.
18:14 You remember, Lestrade.
18:15 Go on.
18:19 Vivium Vedder, Inspector of the...
18:22 That's this one.
18:23 Lady Margaret Carstairs and the Honourable Roland Carstairs.
18:27 Professor William Kilbane, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shellcross,
18:30 Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson.
18:32 That would be you two.
18:34 Well, I think I shall ask a few questions.
18:38 Vivium Vedder. We'll start with her, whoever she is.
18:41 Vedder, compartment C.
18:48 Here we are.
18:50 (KNOCKING ON DOOR)
18:51 Empty.
18:58 Sir Holmes, are you going to let Lestrade handle this thing by himself?
19:04 After all, he does represent the official police, you know.
19:06 With him doing the questioning and looking under the seat cushions for diamonds,
19:10 I won't know any more than we're through and we do now.
19:12 I could do it better myself.
19:14 Why don't you, old fellow?
19:15 Huh?
19:16 I don't think I will.
19:18 Probably find I'm just as much of a distraught as I'd be anyway.
19:21 I'll do it at once.
19:23 Where did this come from?
19:25 That, sir?
19:30 Oh, yes. That's where the body is.
19:32 Well, I'll start with this one.
19:38 -Hello. -Yes?
19:43 My name's Watson.
19:45 -Dr. Watson. -Oh.
19:47 To what am I indebted for this intrusion?
19:49 I'm afraid I've got to ask you one or two questions,
19:52 which you're doing on the train.
19:53 Where you're going, things like that, you know.
19:55 -Why? -Customary.
19:57 Uh, there's been a murder committed.
20:00 Scotland Yard, uh, uh, Sherlock Holmes.
20:04 Sherlock Holmes and I...
20:06 What about Sherlock Holmes?
20:08 We're cross-examining suspects.
20:11 Suspects?
20:12 Of what am I suspected?
20:14 Oh, a fellow's dead.
20:15 Murdered, you know.
20:17 Now, let me get this straight.
20:19 You say a murder has been committed on this train?
20:22 Yeah, next compartment.
20:23 And because a perfect stranger to me got himself murdered,
20:25 you come to question me?
20:27 Well, we've got to question everybody.
20:29 Are you a policeman?
20:31 No.
20:32 Then by what right do you force your way into my compartment?
20:35 -Well, I... -What are you doing on this train?
20:38 -Where are you going? -Not going anywhere.
20:40 Holmes and I are on the train to watch the...
20:42 I know. It's a diamond or a pearl or something of fabulous value.
20:46 Miss Vera Holmes is always chasing after missing jewels or mysterious females.
20:52 What is the meaning of this?
21:07 I'm sorry, Miss Vera,
21:09 but it was necessary for us to search your compartment.
21:12 Indeed. May I ask what you expected to find?
21:15 A valuable jewel has been stolen.
21:17 And a man has been murdered.
21:19 We are making a routine search of the entire carriage
21:22 and asking a few questions.
21:24 Go right ahead.
21:28 I understand your journey is rather a sad one.
21:37 Your mother...
21:39 Yes.
21:41 Perhaps we'd better not question Miss Vera just now, Lestrade.
21:45 Eh?
21:47 Excuse us, will you?
21:49 What's the idea, Mr. Holmes?
21:58 Matter of taste, Lestrade.
22:00 The young lady is taking her mother to Scotland for burial.
22:03 In a coffin?
22:05 That is the customary method, I believe.
22:07 Lestrade, I think we'll take a look at that coffin.
22:10 Might prove interesting.
22:12 I was about to suggest that very thing myself, Mr. Holmes.
22:15 Conductor, I'll have a look in the luggage van.
22:17 This way, sir.
22:19 But I am Dr. Watson, Dr. John H. Watson of 221 Beebecker Street, retired.
22:31 My friend Sherlock Holmes can vouch for me.
22:33 Your alibis ain't worth a scotch party.
22:36 You just told me that this fellow Holmes is a crony of yours.
22:39 Naturally, he'd lie.
22:40 I resent that, sir. Sherlock Holmes is a very soul of integrity.
22:43 He might even be an accomplice.
22:45 Why, if I were a policeman, I'd take you in charge this very moment.
22:49 I didn't do it, sir. I swear I didn't do it. I can prove it.
22:51 Prove what, old chap?
22:53 There you are, Holmes.
22:54 Now get out of here and join your silly friends.
22:57 Did you discover anything, Watson?
23:01 Yes. He's a very suspicious character.
23:03 He tried to put me off the scent.
23:05 From the little I heard, he seemed reasonably successful.
23:07 Look here, you're not going to let an old fellow like Professor Kilbane discourage you, are you?
23:11 Why don't you try this one?
23:13 You think I'd better?
23:15 Yes, of course.
23:16 All right.
23:17 Do you mind if I come in?
23:23 You may.
23:24 Thank you.
23:25 I'm sorry to bother you, but I represent the police.
23:28 I knew it.
23:29 Alfred, I told you.
23:31 Told him what?
23:32 Well?
23:34 It's quite all right, Inspector.
23:36 I confess.
23:37 Confess?
23:39 You mean you've stolen it?
23:41 You've got it in there?
23:42 Yes.
23:43 No, no, no. Leave it where it is.
23:45 I'll go and fetch Inspector Lestrade at Scotland Yard.
23:47 And don't either of you attempt to run away.
23:50 Oh, no, Inspector.
23:58 Is this door always kept locked, Conductor?
24:00 Yes, sir. Only the guard and myself have keys.
24:02 Guard them, Holmes.
24:03 Who?
24:04 The thieves.
24:05 Thieves? Well, come on, speak up.
24:06 That married couple down there.
24:07 Mr. and Mrs. Shawcross.
24:08 Yes, they confessed.
24:09 Confessed?
24:10 Broke them down. Gave them the third degree.
24:12 And you left them unguarded?
24:13 I told them not to run away.
24:14 You'd better have a talk with them.
24:16 Oh, it's you again.
24:24 It might interest you to know that I've just caught the thieves.
24:27 Excuse me, madam.
24:32 You're the police, I know.
24:34 Hmm.
24:35 I warned him, but no, he had to take it.
24:38 I must warn you that anything you say may be used against you.
24:40 Anything they say? They've already admitted everything.
24:43 Everything?
24:44 Yes, they've got it in there.
24:45 I'd be glad to pay double what it's worth if only they won't prosecute.
24:49 It's my first offence.
24:50 You chaps always say the same thing.
24:52 Come on, hand it over. Where is it?
24:54 I stole it. I took it from a hotel in London.
24:58 Come on, come on.
25:00 In my small way, I'm a collector of teapots.
25:05 Teapots?
25:08 Dr. Watson, does this look like a diamond?
25:11 Not very much, don't you mention it.
25:13 What's all that about a confession?
25:15 When I came in here before, they said that they took it.
25:18 Well, you'll please oblige us, doctor, by not meddling in police business.
25:21 His time wasn't entirely wasted, Lestrade.
25:23 At least you've recovered the teapot.
25:25 Thank you, Holmes.
25:26 Teapot!
25:27 The fellow tries his best, and what does he get?
25:30 Humiliation, abuse, and Lestrade of all people.
25:33 He's a good man to chuck up the whole case.
25:35 It might be a good idea to let the police do their own work.
25:39 You mind your own business.
25:40 Oh, there you are, Watson.
25:44 How about a spot in my compartment?
25:45 Thanks, old man.
25:46 Serve them right if I got a bit tiddly.
25:49 Hm.
25:50 I suppose you realise you'll be turned over to the police as soon as we reach Edinburgh.
26:03 Dr. Watson, teapots.
26:06 I beg your pardon, Professor Kilbane.
26:10 You're in the next compartment, aren't you?
26:11 I am.
26:12 I'm afraid we'll have to ask you a few questions.
26:14 Now, don't tell me that you're going to start.
26:16 You mind?
26:18 Why, of course I mind.
26:19 Come on, in detail.
26:20 A brilliant mind, but there have been times when...
26:33 When your scientist mind has shown him the way.
26:36 Exactly.
26:37 You take the death of young Carstairs, for instance.
26:40 I knew from the first it was poison.
26:42 The scientific approach, of course.
26:44 The murderer used a hypodermic.
26:47 Some rare poison from...
26:49 From South America, probably.
26:50 Or India.
26:51 Yes, yes, India.
26:53 I've been to India.
26:54 So have you.
26:56 Yes.
26:57 Yes, of course.
26:59 Well, well.
27:02 You've been here.
27:06 I don't like your attitude, Professor Kilbane.
27:08 I don't like it at all.
27:09 Perhaps not.
27:11 But I'm on this train for legitimate reasons.
27:13 And I've neither the time nor the inclination to assist you with your work.
27:17 You're perfectly within your right, sir.
27:20 And I'm sure that Inspector Lestrade appreciates that.
27:22 Thank you, sir.
27:23 Now, if you have no objection, I have some work to do, which requires concentration.
27:28 Mathematics?
27:30 Yes.
27:31 Interesting study.
27:33 If you don't mind.
27:34 (train approaching)
27:36 Looking for something, Lady Margaret?
28:03 Oh.
28:04 I came to get my bag.
28:08 The door's locked.
28:09 Naturally.
28:10 Perhaps I can help you.
28:12 Thank you.
28:27 Mr. Holmes.
28:29 I must talk to you about the diamond.
28:31 Don't you worry about that, Lady Margaret.
28:33 50,000 pounds and you tell me not to worry?
28:36 My son employed this man to guard it.
28:39 And it was stolen right under his very nose.
28:42 I warn you.
28:44 I intend to take this matter up with your superiors.
28:47 I'm a private agent, Lady Margaret.
28:48 Good.
28:49 I shall report you both to Scotland Yard.
28:52 But I am Scotland Yard.
28:58 (door opening)
28:59 Lady Carstairs entered the dining car alone.
29:06 You and I were already there.
29:08 Holmes came in later, and I understand that Inspector Lestrade remained in his compartment with the curtains open.
29:14 So that if anyone had gone in or out, he would have seen them.
29:17 I see you've got something there.
29:18 Well, let's look at this thing objectively.
29:20 Lady Carstairs seemed more concerned, was more concerned, at the loss of the diamond than at the death of her son.
29:25 By Judge, you're right. So she was.
29:27 (knocking)
29:28 Come in.
29:29 Oh, here you are, Watson.
29:32 Sit down. Have a drink?
29:34 No, thanks. Do you mind if I...
29:37 Not at all.
29:38 I've been thinking about this case, Holmes. That is, Duncan Bleak and I have.
29:42 Yes, I see.
29:43 The way we figure it out, the old trout is the only one without an alibi.
29:47 Yes, we feel that you're approaching the whole thing from the wrong angle.
29:50 Really, Watson? What's your theory?
29:52 Insurance.
29:53 A lot of people insure jewellery and then try and collect on it.
29:56 Interesting suggestion.
29:57 I suppose you go and ask Lady Margaret just how much insurance she carries on this diaper of her shirt.
30:01 No, thank you. I've already had two tries. Why don't you ask her yourself?
30:04 For a very simple reason I already know. You're quite a doodler, sir.
30:07 Oh, if you know, would you ask me?
30:09 Trying to make a fool of me?
30:11 (Train whistle)
30:13 Mr. and Mrs. Shawcross.
30:31 Teapots.
30:33 Well, we can eliminate them.
30:35 Professor William Kilbane.
30:38 I've sent a telegram to the Edinburgh police to check up on that mathematics professor.
30:43 Interesting.
30:45 Now what?
30:46 Well, just a coincidence.
30:48 What's a coincidence?
30:50 The fact that this fellow Kilbane happens to be a professor of mathematics.
30:54 Oh.
30:55 Come again, Mr. Holmes?
30:58 Lestrade, did you ever hear of Colonel Sebastian Moran?
31:01 Of course I did. What about him?
31:03 Well, then, as you know, Colonel Sebastian Moran was the most sinister, ruthless, and diabolically clever henchman
31:08 of our late but unlamented friend, Professor Moriarty.
31:12 I've never seen him,
31:15 but I've been unpleasantly conscious of his presence more than once.
31:19 As a matter of fact, he was directly responsible
31:22 for what very nearly turned out to be my premature death on three separate occasions.
31:26 Very pretty, Mr. Holmes. What's all that got to do with all this?
31:29 Oh, possibly nothing.
31:31 However, his speciality was spectacular jewel robberies.
31:36 And for relaxation, he was addicted to the study of mathematics.
31:41 Are you inferring that this Professor Kilbane is Colonel Sebastian Moran?
31:46 That he murdered young Carcés and stole the diamond?
31:50 Well, what about this woman, this Vivian Vedder? What about her?
31:54 No one's above suspicion.
31:58 And Lady Margaret? She might have a motive for wanting the Star of Rhodesia stolen.
32:03 She wasn't very concerned over the death of her son.
32:07 And this friend of Dr. Watson's, this Major Duncan Bleak?
32:13 Might be just as sensible to suspect him.
32:16 Now, as far as we know, only four persons knew the Star of Rhodesia was on this train.
32:22 Yourself, Dr. Watson, the murdered... the dead lad, and myself.
32:27 - And Lady Margaret. - And Lady Margaret.
32:30 I'll have another talk with her, Ladyship.
32:34 Lady Margaret, do you mind if I come in?
32:45 (Door opens)
32:47 (Hooves clop)
33:16 - You're home. - Let me lick it open, will you?
33:19 - Lucky beggar. - Who's a lucky beggar?
33:22 Duncan Bleak. Been playing cards with him.
33:25 He won all the way across, I believe the expression is.
33:28 - Have you been with him all this time? - No, just left him.
33:32 He introduced me to a new fangle game.
33:35 Gin rummy, he called it. American, I believe.
33:38 A lot of bookkeeping connected with it.
33:41 Do you, uh... ever hear of it?
33:45 (Hooves clop)
33:47 No.
34:14 (Train whistle)
34:17 (Train whistle)
34:20 (Train whistle)
34:23 (Train whistle)
34:25 (Train whistle)
34:37 (Train whistle)
34:50 (Train whistle)
34:52 Still looking for the murderer, Inspector?
35:04 Impossible fellow.
35:08 I don't understand it.
35:19 (Train whistle)
35:21 Hmm.
35:34 (Train whistle)
35:36 (Train whistle)
35:53 (Train whistle)
35:55 He's finishing the sinner.
36:20 - Well, there you are. - Where on earth have you been?
36:23 I asked you where you'd been.
36:30 Hello? What's happened?
36:33 I've been observing the landscape from the door at the end of the corridor.
36:37 Well, just been along there. I didn't see you. The door was shut.
36:40 Actually, I was on the outside.
36:43 - The outside? - Yes.
36:46 You must try it sometime.
36:48 We'll take a look at that coffin.
36:50 - You remember, I was interrupted the last time. - Oh, sorry.
36:53 (Knocking)
37:00 (Knocking)
37:04 I'm Sherlock Holmes. Do you mind if I inspect a coffin you've taken to Scotland?
37:13 - No-one is allowed in here, Mr Holmes. - I'll take the responsibility. Excuse me.
37:18 (Door opens)
37:20 Does it occur to you, Watson, that this is a very unusual coffin?
37:29 I don't know. A trifle ornate, perhaps.
37:32 I wasn't thinking of the fittings. It's a...
37:35 - Do you mind if we open it? - It's forbidden, sir.
37:37 Sorry. Go on, Watson.
37:39 - But you can't do that, sir. - We'll have to.
37:43 Excuse me, please.
37:47 (Clears throat)
37:49 - A little old lady. - As I thought.
37:55 Shallow. Body only comes down to about here.
37:58 Do you think there's a secret compartment underneath?
38:01 There has to be.
38:04 Empty.
38:15 Yes, but it's been recently occupied.
38:18 We asked Lestrade to come in here. He's with Lady Margaret.
38:21 Thank you, Holmes.
38:23 - Have you let anyone else in here? - No.
38:30 - Not a max, eh? - Gives me something to do.
38:36 (Groans)
38:38 - Come quick. - What is it?
38:46 It's the coffin.
38:48 Holmes found a false bottom in it.
38:53 - Enough room for the murderer to hide in. - Mm-hm.
39:02 What is all this, Mr. Holmes?
39:04 There's where your murderer's been hiding, Lestrade.
39:08 It's just a question of finding him, isn't it, Mr. Holmes?
39:12 - Not him. Them. - Eh?
39:14 This affair is obviously the work of two men.
39:16 The one who planned it and the other who hid in the coffin
39:19 and at a prearranged time emerged to commit the murder and effect the robbery.
39:23 - What are you talking about? - Colonel Sebastian Moran.
39:26 - You've got that man on the brain. - My dear Lestrade,
39:29 I accepted this case because I was virtually certain
39:32 that Colonel Sebastian Moran could not resist such a tempting morsel as the star Brediscia.
39:36 I'm convinced that he's the brains behind this case and that he's on this train.
39:40 Oh, and how would you go about finding out which one of the passengers
39:44 is this Colonel Sebastian Moran?
39:46 If he is one of the passengers.
39:48 Well, I suggest that you start by questioning Miss Feather.
39:51 - It might prove interesting. - Eh?
39:53 Oh.
39:55 (footsteps)
39:57 (train chugging)
40:09 (knocking)
40:16 Who's there?
40:18 Miss Feather, I want to ask you a few questions and I must warn you.
40:22 - Anything you say may be used against you. - Oh?
40:24 Now, about your mother. It isn't your mother after all, is it?
40:27 - Perhaps if you explain. - That coffin, we've examined it
40:30 and found the secret compartment.
40:32 - Oh, come on, let's have it. - Have what?
40:34 - The old story. - If you insist.
40:37 A man approached me and asked me to take a coffin to Scotland.
40:42 He offered me a hundred pounds.
40:44 Were you aware that the coffin had a secret compartment?
40:47 - I was. - What story did this person tell you
40:49 to account for a man being concealed in the coffin?
40:51 That someone had to leave London. Foreign agents were watching the train.
40:55 - Foreign agents. - All right.
40:57 Maybe I didn't believe that foreign agent story.
41:00 You'll realize, of course, this makes you an accomplice.
41:03 What was the name of the man who approached you?
41:06 I don't remember.
41:08 Miss Feather, the man who engaged you to take this coffin to Scotland,
41:13 was it by any chance this man here?
41:16 - I say, old man, aren't you making a mistake? - My dear Watson,
41:19 just what do you know about Major Duncan Bleak?
41:21 I've known him for years. He's a member of my club.
41:24 I say, is this a joke?
41:26 Does the name Colonel Moran mean anything to you, sir?
41:30 - Colonel Moran? - Yes, Colonel Sebastian Moran.
41:33 I'm afraid it doesn't.
41:35 - Good heavens, you don't think that I... - No, no, no, of course not.
41:38 You have the perfect alibi, Dr. Watson.
41:40 Yes, yes, yes, of course, of course.
41:42 Good heavens, gentlemen, you're at perfect liberty to search my compartment,
41:45 to search me. If you find the diamond, I...
41:47 No, that won't be necessary. The Star of Rhodesia has not been stolen.
41:51 What's that, Mr. Holmes?
41:53 An imitation was stolen. I have the real one.
41:55 - You've got it? - My dear Lestrade,
41:58 surely you didn't think I would allow Lady Margaret to retain the genuine diamond
42:02 when I felt reasonably certain that an attempt would be made to steal it.
42:05 I have had it in my possession almost from the moment I bought it at the train.
42:08 Confound it, Mr. Holmes. You had no right to do that.
42:10 This is a police matter. Come on, let me have it.
42:12 My job is to see that it wasn't stolen. It wasn't.
42:15 Look, I don't know what this is all about,
42:17 but I do know that I never seen this gentleman before in my life.
42:21 I shall have to ask you to remain in your compartment until we reach Edinburgh.
42:24 - Inspector Lestrade. - Huh? Oh.
42:26 - A telegram for you, sir. - Thank you.
42:28 I'm sorry, old man. I'm afraid my friend owes you an apology.
42:34 Oh, that's all right, Watson. In a case like this, naturally everyone is suspected.
42:37 We all make mistakes. Even Holmes is not infallible.
42:40 And after all, the killer is still at large, you know.
42:42 Yes, he is, isn't he?
42:44 - Well, good night. - Good night, old boy. Don't worry.
42:47 I think I'll have another little chat with that professor fellow.
42:53 Something important, Lestrade?
42:55 You have your secrets, Mr. Holmes, or I have mine.
42:57 This is Inspector Lestrade.
43:00 Look here. Is this racket going to continue all night?
43:07 Professor Kilbane, you told me you were on the staff of the University of Edinburgh.
43:10 - I said nothing of the kind. - You most certainly did.
43:12 I urge you, Mr. Holmes, you urge it.
43:14 Oh.
43:15 I merely said that I was a professor of mathematics
43:18 and that I was returning to my home in Edinburgh.
43:20 Well, it might be necessary to talk to you again. Later.
43:25 You come pounding on this door again and I'll have the law on you.
43:28 I am the law.
43:30 Then stop barging in and out of my room like a chambermaid.
43:33 Where is everybody?
43:40 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
43:42 (KNOCKING)
43:49 (KNOCKING)
43:55 Sorry, chap. Doesn't want to open the door, probably.
44:03 This should help us.
44:07 (DOOR OPENS)
44:08 Hello? Who shut that door?
44:27 It's great scoff, the guard.
44:34 The murderer came back and was seen.
44:36 - Hadermic. - Look again, old fellow.
44:40 Scratch. Just a scratch.
44:46 Like the one on Ronald Carstairs.
44:48 A small dart.
44:50 Apparently made of some soluble substance.
44:53 Probably a gelatin preparation that melts in the wound.
44:56 That's why he couldn't see anything on Carstairs.
44:58 The murderer was about to get rid of the body
45:00 when he heard the knock and became frightened.
45:02 I'll be out in a minute.
45:05 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:08 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:11 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:14 (GROANING)
45:16 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:19 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:22 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:49 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
45:51 Come away from that door.
46:19 - Were you seen coming in here? - No.
46:21 Sherlock Holmes and the fat bloke are in the luggage van now.
46:24 How about the guard in the corridor?
46:26 He didn't see me.
46:29 I fixed him temporarily.
46:31 The guard in the van did.
46:33 I had to kill him.
46:36 Here, you'd better take this.
46:41 This isn't the start of Rhodesia.
46:45 You wouldn't be trying to double-cross me, would you?
46:48 Sherlock Holmes got the diamond and replaced it with this imitation.
46:51 Now that Scotland Yard inspector has the real start of Rhodesia.
46:54 - Was he with Holmes and Watson in the luggage van? - No.
46:59 Good. Then he's probably in his compartment.
47:02 - But you'll have to hurry. - I don't like it.
47:04 Neither do I.
47:06 All you have to do is to relieve him of the diamond.
47:09 Scotland Yard inspector? Why, that...
47:12 That's something different.
47:14 Naturally, it'll be more money for you.
47:17 You'd like that, wouldn't you?
47:19 Come on.
47:26 He's in there.
47:43 He's got the diamond.
47:46 He's got the diamond.
47:49 He's got the diamond.
47:51 He's got the diamond.
48:07 He's got the diamond.
48:09 You use this.
48:21 You use this.
48:23 - No! No, don't shoot! - Don't!
48:51 No, don't shoot!
48:53 Don't shoot!
48:55 Don't shoot!
48:57 Don't shoot!
48:59 Don't shoot!
49:01 Don't shoot!
49:03 Don't shoot!
49:05 Don't shoot!
49:07 Don't shoot!
49:09 Don't shoot!
49:37 Well, that fellow you put on guard isn't there.
49:40 That's what I observed.
49:42 - Strange. - What is?
49:44 - Stroud! - Yeah.
49:52 Help me to get him up onto the seat.
49:54 He's coming too. Hand me that water, will you?
50:06 It's serious. I'll attend to him properly later on.
50:09 Poisoned, like the others.
50:25 Yeah, he's gone.
50:29 - The diamond's gone. - Gone?
50:31 - Yeah. - Hadn't we been in search for murder at once?
50:33 No use, old fellow.
50:35 The man who killed him has the star, Brediscia.
50:38 What's that?
50:40 It's an air pistol, Stroud, that fires a poisoned dart.
50:42 It's quite an unusual design.
50:44 You were attacked because you had the diamond.
50:47 Fortunately, this wasn't used on you.
50:49 Hello, we're coming to a stop.
50:52 (MACHINE GUN FIRE)
50:54 (MACHINE GUN FIRE CONTINUES)
50:56 (MACHINE GUN FIRE CONTINUES)
51:24 Police.
51:26 Scottish police.
51:44 Oh.
51:46 I don't feel up to it, Mr. Holmes.
51:48 Would you be good enough to talk to them?
51:50 - Certainly. - Thank you.
51:52 You keep quiet, old boy. Be back in a minute.
51:54 Mr. Holmes, this is Inspector MacDonald of the Edinburgh Police.
52:07 How do you do?
52:09 I happen to be in this district on another case,
52:11 and I've received this telegram from headquarters.
52:13 You want to talk to Inspector Lestrade?
52:15 In due time, but I'm in charge here.
52:17 This is Scotland. You've crossed the border.
52:19 We've had a spot of trouble here, Inspector.
52:21 That's why I'm here.
52:23 And who are you, might I ask?
52:25 Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
52:27 A private inquiry agent, eh? I've heard of you.
52:29 Heard of him? Mr. Holmes' practice solved this case already.
52:32 Watson, will you clear the dining car? I'll want to ask a few questions.
52:35 - Yes, sir. - And see that no one leaves his compartment
52:38 - until I need him for questioning. - Very good, sir.
52:40 Inspector Lestrade asked me to sit in with you.
52:42 It's a bit unusual, but...
52:44 The Scotland Yard think a great deal of Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
52:47 They frequently ask his advice.
52:49 The Scotland Yard, eh?
52:51 Where is this Inspector Lestrade?
52:53 Now, Watson, will you see if Inspector Lestrade is sufficient to recover
52:56 - to come into the dining car? - Right you are.
52:58 Miss Vedder, I know all about you.
53:11 And frankly, you're in for it.
53:13 All I did was buy a coffin and bring it on the train.
53:16 In my opinion, this is a matter for Scotland Yard.
53:19 Scotland Yard's jurisdiction ended when you crossed the border, Inspector.
53:22 - So you say. - That's a matter of opinion.
53:25 Miss Vedder is unquestionably in the plot.
53:28 - But you may not know Colonel Moran, however. - I don't.
53:31 Colonel Sebastian Moran? Is he in this?
53:34 You know him?
53:36 Unfortunately, I do.
53:38 You may return to your compartment.
53:42 You said "unfortunately."
53:44 Aye. I once had an encounter with Colonel Moran.
53:47 The only time in my entire career I've been bested.
53:50 The cleverest criminal since the late Professor Moriarty.
53:53 - That I concur. - Where is this Sebastian Moran?
53:56 He's travelling on this train under the name of Major Duncan Bleak.
53:59 What on earth are you talking about?
54:01 Are you serious, Mr. Holmes?
54:03 - Constable, bring in Duncan Bleak. - Aye, sir.
54:06 - He's in the dining car. - I'll go and get him.
54:09 - Bring in Duncan Bleak. - Aye, sir.
54:11 Duncan Bleak? But he played for the gentlemen at Lord's.
54:15 Come in.
54:23 - Duncan Bleak? - Yes.
54:25 - Inspector MacDonald would like to see you. - All right.
54:28 Colonel Sebastian Moran, eh?
54:36 It will give me great pleasure to meet up with that scoundrel again.
54:40 - You wanted to see me? - Yes, Colonel Moran.
54:43 - You're under arrest. - So you've managed to convince him
54:46 - that I'm the mythical Colonel Moran. - Not mythical, Colonel.
54:49 Have you forgotten that affair at Inverness three years ago?
54:52 - I've never been in Inverness in my life. - Do you mind if I search you?
54:55 Go ahead.
54:57 For an innocent man, you carry strange things in your pockets.
55:03 - A retired army officer, India. - But you're in Scotland now
55:06 - and there's a law against carrying firearms. - Weren't you satisfied?
55:09 Not quite, Colonel.
55:11 Now I am satisfied.
55:26 This clears things up pretty well.
55:30 We'll be coming into Topham in a few minutes.
55:33 The train doesn't stop at Topham, I'm afraid.
55:36 I'm afraid you're wrong this time, Holmes.
55:39 This train will stop at Topham.
55:42 You're only delaying the inevitable, Colonel Moran.
55:48 You can't get away.
55:50 Go!
55:52 Go!
56:05 Out of the way, Inspector.
56:13 - All right, Inspector MacDonald, here's your man. - Who pulled that cord?
56:17 All right, Conductor, we'll get off here with our prisoner.
56:20 Constables, take him off.
56:22 - Quite a struggle, Inspector MacDonald. - Good work, Mr. Holmes.
56:28 Perhaps I underestimated you.
56:31 - Was it you who hit me? - Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
56:34 You must accept my apologies.
56:38 (TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)
56:40 Well, that's that.
57:05 Where's Lestrade?
57:07 Look under that table over there.
57:10 Is that Lestrade? Great Scottish Duncan Bleak?
57:13 I mean Colonel Sebastian Moran. Come on, old fellow, give me a hand.
57:16 What's all this about?
57:26 Where's Inspector MacDonald?
57:28 - He's just got off the train. - He couldn't have.
57:31 - He couldn't. - Oh, but he has.
57:34 A very clever plot, Colonel Moran.
57:36 Your henchman masquerading as policeman come aboard the train,
57:39 arrest you, stop the train and take you off.
57:41 - But this is fantastic. - Yes, it is, isn't it?
57:44 And it's a scheme worthy of Colonel Sebastian Moran.
57:46 He planned the whole thing, including the coffin with the secret compartment.
57:49 And in case anything went wrong, the pseudo-policemen would come aboard
57:52 and take him off the train before he'd reached Edinburgh.
57:54 - Then where is Lestrade? - Well, I imagine at the moment he's pretty well occupied.
58:01 Just a minute, MacDonald. Get over there, all of you. You're under arrest.
58:04 Now, put up your hands.
58:06 Driver, take us to the nearest police station. Come on, get over here.
58:10 Then the poke in the eye I received from Sherlock Holmes wasn't an accident after all.
58:15 That is a matter of opinion. Come on, get in.
58:18 - Send that off as soon as possible, will you? - Very good, sir.
58:28 It's a telegram to the real Edinburgh police asking to meet us when we arrive.
58:33 But how did you know this fellow wasn't the real Inspector MacDonald?
58:36 Elementary, my dear Watson.
58:38 In the first place, it didn't put handcuffs on Colonel Moran, so I had to do it myself.
58:43 And in the second place, Inspector MacDonald during the fight was more a hindrance than help,
58:48 which is not characteristic of a real policeman.
58:50 Amazing, Holmes. Uncovering such a fiendish plot with so little evidence.
58:54 I forgot to mention that I also happen to know the real Inspector MacDonald of the Edinburgh police.
59:01 - Oh, was he a stard in all of this? - Yes, and surprisingly enough, he grasped the situation immediately.
59:06 Very unusual. Let's hope he hasn't overdone it.
59:09 Very clever, Holmes. You've got me, but you haven't got the star of Rhodesia.
59:14 Oh, but I have.
59:16 If in the dark I could substitute a big Hulk like to start for you, Colonel Moran,
59:20 it's no very great feat to, uh...
59:24 switch a little thing like a diamond.
59:29 [Music]