Holmes is hired to protect a precious diamond which belongs to rich lady. Holmes switches the real diamond with a fake one. Later, when the fake diamond is stolen, Holmes searches for the thief.
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01:00The Star of Rhodesia is one of the most famous of the Earth's treasures.
01:11First touched by the fingers of the humble Kaffir, it would have been better had it never been found.
01:18For all those who possessed it came to sudden and violent death.
01:26Our story opens in London, within the sound of bow bells.
01:30In the shadow of Tower Bridge is the carpenter's shop of Mock and Son, coffin makers.
01:38A beautiful job, if I may say so.
01:42You'll be sure to have it at The Undertaker's in time.
01:45Of course.
01:46The Scotch Express leaves Euston Station at 7.30 tonight.
01:50That leaves very little time for the arrangement of the body.
01:54Your mother, is it not?
01:55Yes.
01:56You are taking her to Scotland?
01:58Yes, Ed and Beto.
02:00Her home.
02:01Oh, thank you.
02:05It's rather a nuisance.
02:08Traveling by train.
02:11Ain't it?
02:20I'll be chilled.
02:21Go on, get on about your business.
02:51I'm terribly sorry.
03:15Mr. Holmes?
03:17Hello.
03:18I was afraid you wouldn't get here in time.
03:19I was studying the faces of our fellow passengers.
03:22Fascinating hobby.
03:24And sometimes most enlightening.
03:26Lady Margaret has bought the train, I presume?
03:28Oh, yes.
03:28Mother's expecting you.
03:30I've reserved a compartment for you and your friend, Dr. Watson.
03:33As a matter of fact, it's in this coach here, just ahead of the luggage van.
03:35Day coach?
03:36Yes, the sleepers are all taken.
03:38Mother wasn't interested in her bed so much as she wasn't getting to Edinburgh.
03:41So naturally, it wasn't very difficult to persuade her to travel in a day coach.
03:44Exactly.
03:45It had been open to take on additional passengers.
03:46That's why I observed.
03:48I say.
03:48It was awfully decent of you to come, considering the fact that I was so secretive about it all.
03:53My dear Mr. Carstairs, there was no need for secrecy.
03:55I already knew.
03:56You knew that Mother insisted on bringing the star of Rhodesia with her to London?
04:00And that while here, an attempt had been made to steal it.
04:02Did Scotland Yard tell you that?
04:04Oh, no, my dear Mr. Carstairs.
04:06But the fact that your mother owns the famous diamond is common knowledge.
04:10She came down to London to attend the reception of Buckingham Palace and, quite naturally, wore the star of Rhodesia.
04:16You want me to accompany you back to your home in Edinburgh.
04:18Therefore, an attempt must have been made to steal the star of Rhodesia while you were here in London.
04:22It seems simple the way you explain it, Mr. Holmes.
04:25If you don't mind, I'll wait here for my friend, Dr. Watson.
04:27I can't think what's keeping him.
04:28Mother and I will be expecting you.
04:30Oh, could I take this for you?
04:31Oh, I'd be much obliged.
04:34We'll be in compartment E.
04:36Yes.
04:43Picket, please.
04:48Use your carriage, sir.
04:50Well, well, well, look who's here.
04:52Inspector Lestrade.
04:53Why, Mr. Holmes.
04:54Taking your trip, Inspector?
04:55Fishing, eh?
04:56Bit of an holiday.
04:57Oh, that's very nice.
04:59Uh, trout?
05:00Huh?
05:01Oh, yes.
05:02Yeah, yeah.
05:03Rather large rods for trout, aren't they?
05:05Salmon, perhaps.
05:06Well, as a matter of fact, I'm going mostly for the rest.
05:08As a matter of fact, you're on a job for Scotland Yard, aren't you?
05:13I, uh, trust this is the right carriage?
05:17This is where we take care of the overflow, sir.
05:19I see.
05:20Porter will take your bags.
05:22I'll carry this myself, if you don't mind.
05:30Ready to go, sir.
05:31How about seven, eh?
05:32How about seven, eh?
05:32We always leave on time.
05:49Mind your head, sir.
05:50Watson, coming, Holmes.
06:09Watson.
06:10All right, Holmes, they're coming.
06:14I think of them.
06:15Thank you for your timely assistance, sir.
06:27Really, Watson, aren't you a little starved with this sort of thing?
06:29Rubbish.
06:29I do a weight for a man of my age.
06:31Ran into an old friend of mine, Duncan Bleak.
06:33Later, the cloth Indian lance, has all made to Duncan Bleak, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
06:36How do you do, sir?
06:37Delighted.
06:37I've heard quite a little about you.
06:39India, eh?
06:40Retired 15 years ago.
06:41As a matter of fact, we were reminiscing about India.
06:43Didn't realize how late it was.
06:44It stays light so long these days, we almost missed a train.
06:47So I've heard.
06:48In here, sir.
06:49All right.
06:50Doctor, would you care to join me in a glass of whiskey and a dash of soda before dinner?
06:53No, man.
06:53It's a good idea.
06:54What's it all about, Holmes?
06:57Did you ever hear of Lady Macri-Caster's famous diamond, the star of Rhodesia?
07:00There was something in last week's text about the old girl being in London with the bauble.
07:03Wasn't there, Holmes?
07:04Yes, there was.
07:07She's on this train.
07:08That's why we're here.
07:09To see that this bauble, as you call it, gets safely back into its fault at Edinburgh.
07:13Sounds to me...
07:14Pardon me?
07:15Sounds to me like a police routine, John.
07:18Ask me, you're wrong, old fellow.
07:19An attempt to make away with it in London was unsuccessful.
07:21A second attempt would in all probability be made on this train.
07:24Oh?
07:25What makes you say that?
07:26Well, it seems more than likely that the people who planned the first attempt
07:29will not be discouraged by one failure and will stop at nothing to ensure success the second time.
07:34Sounds like Lestrade's cup of tea to me.
07:36Lestrade?
07:36He's on this train.
07:37Oh, is he?
07:38Giving an excellent imitation of Isaac Walton.
07:41And here we go.
07:41Hardened gents.
07:44Well, come in, Mr. Hurts.
07:46My present colleague, Dr. Watson.
07:47How do you do?
07:51I thought it better to engage Mr. Holmes after what happened in London.
07:57No doubt you're an efficient person.
08:00But I don't think there's any need for a policeman.
08:02Policeman?
08:03How long have you been in possession of the Star of Judicia, Lady Margaret?
08:0725 years.
08:09You know, it may seem strange to you, but I've never actually seen it.
08:13I suppose there's no harm since we're paying you to guard it.
08:16Mother.
08:17Yes.
08:23May I?
08:24Do, by all means.
08:28Great Scott.
08:29What a remarkable stone.
08:31My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding anniversary.
08:35423 carats, isn't it?
08:36The original diamond was over 700 carats.
08:39Yes.
08:40Your father had it cut.
08:42Less ostentatious.
08:43Ostentatious is bigger than a duck, say, Watson, please.
08:46Oh, sir.
08:48Thank you, Lady Margaret.
08:49We will be as unobtrusive as possible.
08:51That will be a novelty from a policeman.
08:55Now, if you wouldn't mind telling us where our compartment is.
08:57Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Holmes.
08:59Oh, thank you.
09:00Lady Margaret.
09:02Good night.
09:03Good night.
09:03Good night.
09:06In pertinent.
09:07She called us policemen.
09:08And what's wrong with being a policeman?
09:11Oh, hello, Lestrade.
09:12Where are you going?
09:13The inspector's going to Scotland to fish for salmon.
09:15Oh, really?
09:16The season doesn't start for another month.
09:18But you wouldn't know that, would you?
09:19Who says I'm going to fish for salmon?
09:21Who?
09:22Him.
09:23Excuse me, please.
09:25Police.
09:39Police.
09:40Police?
09:42Here?
09:44On the train?
09:45Scotland Yard, I heard.
09:47I warned you.
09:48I warned you.
09:55Oh, Mr. Holmes?
09:57Yes.
09:57This way, please.
10:04Oh, there you are, Holmes.
10:09Try some of this curry.
10:10Excellent.
10:12Steak and kidney pudding, please.
10:20Of course, the Bengal curry doesn't compare with that of Madras.
10:22No, it's the quality of the muck that makes the difference, don't you think?
10:28The meat's unimportant.
10:31It's the spices that make the difference.
10:33Don't you agree with me, Holmes?
10:35What?
10:37I said we were discussing curry.
10:39Oh, yes, curry.
10:40Horrible stuff.
10:42Oh, really?
10:43One man's meat is another man's poison.
10:45Oh.
10:46Oh.
10:52There will be two of us, steward.
10:57My son will be here directly.
10:59There will be two of us.
11:25No.
11:26Let's go.
11:56But my dear fellow, I still insist the unpolished wild rice does make a considerable difference
12:15to a good curry.
12:16Well, I still can't agree with you.
12:18Take care of this for me, will you Watson?
12:20That was one of them.
12:21Was Young Casters in the dining car with you?
12:35No.
12:36Lady Margaret came in alone.
12:37Well, I was in my compartment just now having a bite to eat and I had a crash in here.
12:41Crash?
12:42It's locked.
12:43I knocked and there was no answer.
12:44Sir, you just stood here twiddling your thumbs.
12:46Brilliant.
12:47Attendant, shall you please unlock this door?
12:49I'm sorry, sir.
12:50This is Inspector Lestart of Scotland Yard.
12:52That's all right.
12:53You can open it.
12:54Very good, sir.
13:05Well.
13:06Dead.
13:07Murdered.
13:08That's a big quick, isn't it?
13:09Even for you.
13:10Is this the, uh...
13:11Yes.
13:12Star of Odisha was in this box and I'm 45 minutes ago.
13:13How do you know?
13:14I saw it.
13:15Well, you might be here somewhere.
13:16No, no good looking for it.
13:17The Strad.
13:18The killer's got it.
13:19Ah, there you are, Holmes.
13:20How about joining us in a...
13:21Take a look at this body, will you, Watson?
13:22Body?
13:23Good Scott.
13:24How do you know it's murder, Mr. Holmes?
13:25Murder?
13:26Oh, I say.
13:27Who are you?
13:28Major Duncan Preak, a friend of Dr. Watson's.
13:29Who?
13:30Well, what makes you so sure is this?
13:31Is this the...
13:32Is this the...
13:33Yes.
13:34Star of Odisha was in this box and I'm 45 minutes ago.
13:35How do you know?
13:36I saw it.
13:37Well, you might be here somewhere.
13:38No, no good looking for it, Mr. Ard.
13:39The killer's got it.
13:40Ah, there you are, Holmes.
13:41How about joining us in a...
13:42Take a look at this body, will you, Watson?
13:43Body?
13:44Who are you?
13:45Major Duncan Preak, a friend of Dr. Watson's.
13:47Hmm.
13:48Well, what makes you so sure is murder, Mr. Holmes?
13:49The door was locked.
13:53Every attendant has a key.
13:55Did you open this door for anyone during the last hour?
13:57No, sir.
13:58Was the key about out of your possession?
13:59It never is, sir.
14:00It's on a chain.
14:02Looks to me like heart failure.
14:04Uh-huh.
14:05Any marks of violence on the body?
14:07None that I can see.
14:08Seemed to have missed it this time, didn't you, Mr. Holmes?
14:11Possibly.
14:12Still, if it was a natural death, it came at a very convenient time, didn't it?
14:15Hmm?
14:21What does this mean?
14:26Starved Asia.
14:27It's gone.
14:28You were supposed to guard it.
14:30My son employed you.
14:32That's why I left it with him.
14:34Where is he?
14:35I'm sorry, Lady Margaret.
14:36It was thoughtless of us to let you come in like this.
14:37Do you an empty compartment?
14:38Yes, sir.
14:39Then I think we'd better put on my Lady Margaret.
14:40Please.
14:41It's the poor chap's mother, I presume.
14:42Yeah.
14:43Well, let's get to the bottom of this.
14:44Excuse me, Doctor.
14:45Poor chap.
14:46Poor chap.
14:47He was so young and such a pity.
14:48I have sent to the conductor, Lestrade, you want to talk to him, and I've asked that
14:52no one be allowed to leave this coach.
14:53All right.
14:54Thank you, Mr. Holmes.
14:55Shall we use my compartment?
14:56Thanks, sir.
14:57Attendant.
14:58Yes, sir.
14:59Knock that door and let no one go in without my permission.
15:00You understand?
15:01Very good, sir.
15:02All right.
15:03Sorry, old man.
15:04Official police business.
15:05Oh, no.
15:06Oh, no.
15:07Oh, no.
15:08Oh, no.
15:09Oh, no.
15:10Oh, no.
15:11Oh, no.
15:12Oh, no.
15:13Oh, no.
15:14Oh, no.
15:15Oh, no.
15:16Oh, no.
15:17Oh, no.
15:18Oh, no.
15:19Oh, no.
15:20Oh, no.
15:21Oh, no.
15:22Oh, no.
15:23Oh, no.
15:24Oh, no.
15:25Oh, no.
15:26Well, that's all right.
15:27I'll catch up with you later.
15:35Are you looking for the Scotland Yard inspector, sir?
15:37Oh, why yes.
15:38Right in there, sir.
15:43Come in.
15:55Sorry, sir. No one's allowed to leave the carriage.
16:14Can't leave the carriage. Whose ridiculous idea was that?
16:17Scotland Yard.
16:18You see, we don't stop until we reach Rugby.
16:25That's right, sir.
16:26Good. We'll have a thorough search of the train made before that time.
16:29Find the murder, Inspector, and you'll find the diamond.
16:31But we don't know it was murder.
16:33Consider the facts, Lestrade. Young Carstairs was dead when the jewel was taken.
16:38Otherwise, he'd have put up a struggle, and there were no marks of violence on the body.
16:41If, however, he died a natural death, we must assume that the thief happened to be on hand just at the right moment.
16:48Which is outside the realm of probability, nor Lestrade. In this case, nothing was left to chance.
16:53That's why I say find the murderer, and you'll find the diamond.
16:56How do we know the thief didn't leave the carriage before we discovered the body?
16:59The attendant was in the corridor the entire time, and he's certain that no one passed into the dining car.
17:04The door at the other end leads into the luggage van.
17:06Which is always locked.
17:08Hmm.
17:17You found no marks of any kind on the body, Watson?
17:19No, none of any significance.
17:21Not even a scratch?
17:22Well, there was a small spot of blood on his neck, just a mere speck.
17:25That's what I was referring to.
17:27You mean that scratch killed him?
17:29It's possible the poison that went into the wound did.
17:32Poison?
17:33Well, we can't tell that without an autopsy.
17:35Hmm.
17:36Have you got a list of the passengers in this carriage?
17:39Yes, sir.
17:40There you are, sir.
17:43Major Duncan Bleak.
17:45That would be your friend, Doctor.
17:47The next compartment's empty.
17:49Well, we took Lady Margaret after the murder.
17:51You remember, Lestrade.
17:55Go on.
17:57Vivian Vedder, Inspector Liston.
17:59That's this one.
18:00Lady Margaret Carstairs and the Honourable Roland Carstairs.
18:04Professor William Kilbane, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shellcross, Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson.
18:10That would be you two.
18:11Well, I think I shall ask a few questions.
18:16Vivian Vedder.
18:17We'll start with her, whoever she is.
18:23Vedder, Compartment C.
18:26Oh, here we are.
18:35Empty.
18:36So, Holmes, are you going to let Lestrade handle this thing by himself?
18:42Well, after all, he does represent the official police, you know.
18:44Well, with him doing the questioning and looking under the seat cushions for diamonds,
18:48there won't be any more than we're through than we do now.
18:50I could do it better myself.
18:51Why don't you look at all?
18:53Huh?
18:54By Jove, I think I will.
18:56Probably find out just as much as Lestrade would anyway.
18:58I could do it anyway.
18:59I'll do it at once.
19:00Oh, yes.
19:01That's where we just came from.
19:06Doc.
19:07What's that?
19:08Oh.
19:09That's where the body is.
19:14Well, I'll start with this one.
19:16Hello?
19:17Yes?
19:18My name's Watson.
19:19Dr. Watson.
19:20Oh.
19:21To what am I indebted for this intrusion?
19:22I'm afraid I've got to ask you one or two questions, what you're doing on the train,
19:23where you're going, things I catch you now.
19:24Why?
19:25Customary.
19:26Well, there's been a murder committed.
19:27Scotland Yard, Sherlock Holmes.
19:28Sherlock Holmes and I...
19:29What about Sherlock Holmes?
19:30We're cross-examining suspects.
19:31Suspects?
19:32Of what am I suspected?
19:33Oh.
19:34The fellow's dead.
19:35Murdered, you know.
19:36Now, let me get this straight.
19:37You say a murder has been committed on this train?
19:38No.
19:39No.
19:40No.
19:41No.
19:42No.
19:43No.
19:44No.
19:45No.
19:46No.
19:47No.
19:48No.
19:49No.
19:50No.
19:51No.
19:52No.
19:53No.
19:54No.
19:55No.
19:56No.
19:57No.
19:58No.
19:59No.
20:00Next compartment.
20:01And because a perfect stranger to me got himself murdered, you come to question me?
20:05We've got to question everybody.
20:06Are you a policeman?
20:08No.
20:09Then by what right do you force your way into my compartment?
20:13Well, I...
20:14What are you doing on this train?
20:16Where are you going?
20:17I'm not going anywhere.
20:18Holmes and I are on the train to watch the...
20:20I know.
20:21It's a diamond or a pearl or something of fabulous value.
20:24This fellow Holmes is always chasing after missing jewels or mysterious females.
20:29What is the meaning of this?
20:30I'm sorry, Miss Vera.
20:31But it was necessary for us to search your compartment.
20:32Indeed.
20:33May I ask what you expected to find?
20:34A valuable jewel has been stolen.
20:35And a man has been murdered.
20:36We are making a routine search of the entire carriage and asking a few questions.
20:40Go right ahead.
20:41Go right ahead.
20:42I understand your journey is rather a sad one.
20:43But I'm sorry, Miss Vera.
20:44I'm sorry, Miss Vera.
20:45But it was necessary for us to search your compartment.
20:46Indeed.
20:47May I ask what you expected to find?
20:49A valuable jewel has been stolen.
20:50And a man has been murdered.
20:52And a man has been murdered.
20:53We are making a routine search of the entire carriage and asking a few questions.
20:59Go right ahead.
21:01I understand your journey is rather a sad one.
21:02Your mother...
21:03Yes.
21:04Perhaps we'd better not question Miss Vera just now, Miss Trav.
21:05Eh?
21:06Excuse us, will you?
21:07What is the idea, Miss Trav?
21:08Not of taste, Miss Trav.
21:09The young lady is taking her mother to Scotland for burial.
21:11What is the idea, Mr. Holmes?
21:14Not of taste, Miss Trav.
21:15I understand your journey is rather a sad one.
21:17Your mother...
21:18Yes.
21:19Perhaps we'd better not question Miss Vera just now, Miss Trav.
21:20Eh?
21:21Excuse us, will you?
21:22What's the idea, Miss Trav?
21:23What is the idea, Miss Trav?
21:26Not of taste, Miss Trav.
21:28The young lady is taking her mother to Scotland for burial.
21:33The young lady is taking her mother to Scotland for burial.
21:37In a coffin?
21:39That is the customary method, I believe.
21:41Mr. Howard, I think we'll take a look at that coffin.
21:43Might prove interesting.
21:45Hmm.
21:46I was about to suggest that very thing myself, Mr. Holmes.
21:49Conductor, I'll have a look in the luggage van.
21:51This way, sir.
21:53What I am, Dr. Watson. Dr. John H. Watson of 221 B. Baker Street. Retired.
22:05My friend Sherlock Holmes can vouch for me.
22:07Your alibis isn't worth a scotch farthing.
22:10You just told me that this fellow Holmes is a crony of yours. Naturally, he'd lie.
22:14I resent that, sir. Sherlock Holmes has a very solid integrity.
22:16He might even be an accomplice.
22:18Why, if I were a policeman, I'd take you in charge this very moment.
22:22I didn't do it, sir. I swear I didn't do it. I can prove it.
22:25Proof 1-0, sir.
22:26Oh, there you are, Holmes.
22:27Now get out of here and join your silly friends.
22:33Did you discover anything, Watson?
22:35Yes. He's a very suspicious character.
22:37He tried to put me off the scent.
22:39From the little I heard, he seemed reasonably successful.
22:41Hmm.
22:42Look here, you're not going to let an old fellow like Professor Kilbane discourage you, are you?
22:45Uh, why don't you try this one?
22:47You think I'd better?
22:49Yes, of course.
22:50All right.
22:51Do you mind if I come in?
22:53You may.
22:55I'm sorry to bother you, but I represent the police.
22:56I knew it.
22:57Alfred, I told you.
22:58Told him what?
22:59Well?
23:00It's quite all right, Inspector.
23:01I confess.
23:02Confess?
23:03You mean you stole it?
23:04You've got it in there?
23:05Yes.
23:06No, no, no.
23:07Leave it where it is.
23:08I'll go and fetch Inspector the Star at Scotland Yard.
23:10And don't either of you attempt to run away.
23:11Oh, no, Inspector.
23:12Is this door all was kept locked, Doctor?
23:13Yes, sir.
23:14Only the guard and myself have keys.
23:15Got them, Holmes.
23:16Who?
23:17The thieves.
23:18The thieves?
23:19The thieves?
23:20Well, come on, speak the back.
23:21That married couple down there.
23:22Yes, they confessed.
23:23Confessed?
23:24Broke them down.
23:25Gave them the third degree.
23:26And you left them unguarded?
23:27I told them not to run away.
23:28Well, better have a talk with them.
23:29Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
23:30Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
24:00excuse me madam you're the police i know i warned him but no he had to take it i must warn you that
24:12anything you say may be used against you anything they say they've already admitted everything
24:16everything yes they've got it in there i'd be glad to pay double what it's worth if only they
24:21won't prosecute it's my first offense you chaps will say the same thing come on and it over where
24:26is it i stole it i took it from a hotel in london come on come on in my small way i'm a collector
24:36of teapots teapots dr watson does this look like a diamond not very much don't you mention it what's
24:47all that about a confession when i came in here before they said that they took it well you'll
24:52please oblige us doctor by not meddling in police business this time wasn't entirely wasted lestrade
24:56at least you've recovered the teapot thank you holmes teapot the fellow tries his best what's
25:03he get humiliation abuse and the start of all people a good man to chuck up the whole case
25:08might be a good idea to let the police do their own work you mind your own business
25:13oh there you are watson how about a spot in my compartment thanks old man
25:19serve them right if i if i got a bit tiddly
25:28i suppose you realize you'll be turned over to the police as soon as we reach edinburgh
25:36dr watson teapots why beg your pardon professor kilbane you're in the next compartment aren't
25:44you i am i'm afraid we'll have to ask you a few questions now don't tell me that you're
25:48going to start you mind why of course i might come on indy phil
25:53brilliant mind but there have been times when when your scientist's mind has shown him the way
26:08exactly you take the death of young casters for instance i knew from the first it was poison
26:14the scientific approach of course the murderer used a hypodermic some rare poison from from south
26:22america probably or india yes it's india i've been to india so have you yes yes of course
26:39i don't like your attitude professor kilbane i don't like it at all perhaps not but i'm
26:44on this train for legitimate reasons and i've neither the time nor the inclination to assist you
26:49with your work you're perfectly within your right sir and i'm sure that inspector lestard appreciates
26:54that thank you sir now if you have no objection i have some work to do which requires concentration
27:02now them alex yes interesting study well if you don't mind
27:14you're looking for something lady margaret i came to get my bed the doors locked naturally perhaps i
27:44can help you
27:59thank you mr holmes i must talk to you about the diamond don't you worry about that lady margaret
28:0550 000 pounds and you tell me not to worry
28:09my son employed this man to guard it when it was stolen right under his very nose
28:16i warn you i intend to take this matter up with your superiors i'm a private agent lady margaret good
28:22i shall report you both to scotland yard
28:24lady carstairs entered the dining car alone you and i were already there homes came in later and i
28:39understand that inspector lestrade remained in his compartment with the curtains open so that anyone
28:44had gone in or out he would have seen them so you've got something there well let's look at this thing
28:48objectively lady carstairs seemed more concerned was more concerned at the loss of the diamond than at
28:53the death of her son right judge you're right so she was come in oh here you are watson sit down have a
29:02drink uh no thanks do you mind if i uh not at all i've been thinking about this case holmes that is
29:09duncan bleak and i have yes so i see the way we figure it out the old trout is the only one without
29:15an alibi yes we feel that you're approaching the whole thing from the wrong angle really watson what's
29:21your theory insurance a lot of people insure jewelry and then try and collect on it interesting
29:26suggestion i suppose you go and ask lady margaret just how much insurance she carries on the starboard
29:30issue no thank you we've already had two tries why don't you ask yourself for a very simple reason
29:35i already know you're quite a douglaser well if you know would you ask me try to make a fool
29:51mr and mrs shall cross teapots well we can eliminate them professor william kilbane i've sent
30:08a telegram to the edinburgh police to check up on that mathematics professor interesting now what
30:15well just a coincidence what's a coincidence the fact that this fellow kilbane happens to be a
30:22professor of mathematics oh come again mr umbs mr did you ever hear of colonel sebastian moran
30:30of course i did what about him well then as you know colonel sebastian moran was the most sinister
30:35ruthless and diabolically clever henchman of our late but unlamented friend professor moriarty
30:41i've never seen him but i've been unpleasily conscious of his presence more than once
30:48as a matter of fact he was directly responsible for what very nearly turned out to be my premature
30:53death on three separate occasions really pretty mr elms what's all that got to do with all this
30:58possibly nothing however his speciality was spectacular jewel robberies and for relaxation he
31:06was addicted to the study of mathematics are you inferring that this professor kilbane is colonel
31:14sebastian moran that he murdered young casters and stole the diamond well what about this woman this
31:21vivian vedder what about her no one's above suspicion and lady margaret she might have a motive for
31:30wanting the star of radicia stolen she wasn't very concerned over the death of her son
31:37and this friend of dr watson's this uh major duncan bleak might be just as sensible to suspect him
31:45now as far as we know only four persons knew the star of radicia was on this train yourself
31:52dr watson the murdered the dead lad and myself and lady margaret and lady margaret i'll have another
32:01talk with her ladyship
32:10lady margaret do you mind if i come in
32:31is
32:46we're home you leave it open will you lucky beggar who's a lucky beggar duncan bleak
32:54been playing cards with him he won all the way across i believe the expression is
32:58have you been with him all this time yeah just left him he introduced me to a new fangled game
33:04jinrami he called it american i believe a lot of bookkeeping connected with it you ever hear of it
33:28so
34:28You're still looking for the murderer, inspector?
34:35Impossible, fella.
34:45I don't understand it.
34:58I don't understand it.
35:27It's finished in the thin air.
35:39Oh, there you are.
35:51Where on earth have you been?
35:57I asked you where you'd been.
35:58Hello?
36:01What's happened?
36:03I've been observing the landscape from the door at the end of the corridor.
36:07I've just been along there.
36:08I didn't see you.
36:08The door was shut.
36:10Actually, it was on the outside.
36:12The outside?
36:14Yes.
36:15Let's try it sometime.
36:17We'll take a look at that coffin.
36:20You'll remember I was interrupted the last time.
36:21Oh, sorry.
36:40I'm Sherlock Holmes.
36:41Do you mind if I inspect a copy in your feet in Scotland?
36:43No one is allowed in here, Mr. Holmes.
36:44I'll take the response to it.
36:45Excuse me.
36:55Does it occur to you, Watson, that this is a very unusual coffin?
36:58I don't know.
36:58A careful ornate, perhaps.
36:59I wasn't thinking of a fitting.
37:03Is it a...
37:04Do you mind if we open it?
37:05It's forbidden, sir.
37:06Sorry.
37:07Go on, Watson.
37:09But you can't do that, sir.
37:10We'll have to.
37:13Excuse me, please.
37:22Hello, lady.
37:23As I thought.
37:24Shallow.
37:25The body only comes down to about here.
37:27You think there's a secret compartment underneath?
37:29Well, it has to be.
37:41Empty.
37:45Yes, but it's been recently occupied.
37:47We asked Lestrade to come in here.
37:48He's with Lady Margaret.
37:50Right, sir, Holmes.
37:57Have you let anyone else in here?
37:58No.
37:59Another manics, eh?
38:02Gives me something to do.
38:10Come quick.
38:11What is it?
38:12It's the coffin.
38:17Holmes, find a false spot a minute.
38:18Enough room for the murderer to hide in.
38:20What?
38:28What is all this, Mr. Holmes?
38:30There's where your murderer's been hiding, Mr. Holmes.
38:35Then it's just a question of finding him, isn't it, Mr. Holmes?
38:38Not him.
38:39Them.
38:39Eh?
38:40This affair is obviously the work of two men.
38:42The one who planned it, and the other who hid in the coffin, and at a pre-arranged time emerged to commit the murder and effect the robbery.
38:50What are you talking about?
38:51Colonel Sebastian Moran.
38:53You've got that man on the brain, Mr. Holmes.
38:54My dear Lestrade, I accepted this case because I was virtually certain that Colonel Sebastian Moran could not resist such a tempting morsel as the star of Rhodesia.
39:02I'm convinced that he's the brains behind this case, and that he's on this train.
39:06Oh, and how would you go about finding out which one of the passengers is this Colonel Sebastian Moran?
39:12If he is one of the passengers.
39:14Well, I suggest that you start by questioning Miss Vedder.
39:17It might prove interesting.
39:18Eh?
39:19Oh.
39:35Miss Vedder, I want to ask you a few questions, and I must warn you.
39:43Anything you say may be used against you.
39:45Oh?
39:46Now, about your mother.
39:47It isn't your mother after all, is it?
39:48Perhaps if you explain.
39:50That coffin, we've examined it.
39:51And found the secret compartment.
39:53Oh, come on, let's have it.
39:54Have what?
39:55The old story.
39:56If you insist.
40:00The man approached me and asked me to take a coffin to Scotland.
40:03He offered me a hundred pounds.
40:06Were you aware that the coffin had a secret compartment?
40:08I was.
40:09What story did this person tell you to account for a man being concealed in the coffin?
40:13That someone had to leave London.
40:14Foreign agents were watching the train.
40:16Foreign agents?
40:17All right.
40:19Maybe I didn't believe that foreign agent's story.
40:21You realize, of course, this makes you an accomplice.
40:25What was the name of the man who approached you?
40:28I don't remember.
40:29Miss Vera, the man who engaged you to take this coffin to Scotland, was it by any chance
40:36this man here?
40:38I say, old man, aren't you making a mistake?
40:40My dear Watson, just what do you know about Major Duncan Bleak?
40:42I've known him for years.
40:43He's a member of my club.
40:45I say, is this a joke?
40:48Does the name Colonel Moran mean anything to you, sir?
40:51Colonel Moran?
40:52Yes, Colonel Sebastian Moran.
40:55I'm afraid it doesn't.
40:57Good heavens, you don't think that I...
40:58No, no, no, no.
40:58Of course not.
40:59You have the perfect alibi, Dr. Watson.
41:02Yes, yes, yes.
41:02Of course.
41:03Of course.
41:03Good heavens, gentlemen, you're at perfect liberty to search my compartment, to search
41:06me.
41:07If you find the diamond, I...
41:08Now, that won't be necessary.
41:10The star of Odysseus has not been stolen.
41:13What's that, Mr. Holmes?
41:14An imitation was stolen.
41:15I have the real one.
41:17You've got it.
41:18My dear Lestrade, surely you didn't think I would allow Lady Margaret to retain the
41:22genuine diamond, when I felt reasonably certain that an attempt would be made to steal it.
41:26I have had it in my possession almost from the moment I'd bought it the train.
41:30Confoundly, Mr. Holmes, you had no right to do that.
41:31This is a police matter.
41:33Come on, let me have it.
41:34My job is to see that it wasn't stolen.
41:35It wasn't.
41:36Look, I don't know what this is all about, but I do know that I've never seen this gentleman
41:41before in my life.
41:43I shall have to ask you to remain in your compartment until we reach Edinburgh.
41:46Inspector Lestrade.
41:47Huh?
41:47Oh, a telegram for you, sir.
41:52I'm sorry, old man.
41:53I'm afraid my friend owes you an apology.
41:55Oh, that's all right, Watson.
41:56In a case like this, naturally, everyone is suspected.
41:58Well, we all make mistakes.
42:00Even Holmes is not infallible.
42:02And after all, the killer is still at large, you know.
42:04Yes, he is, isn't he?
42:06Well, good night.
42:07Good night, old boy.
42:07Don't worry.
42:11I think I'll have another little chat with that professor fellow.
42:15Something important, Mr. Arden?
42:16You have your secrets, Mr. Holmes.
42:17I have mine.
42:19This is Inspector Lestrade.
42:25Look here.
42:26Is this racket going to continue all night?
42:28Professor Kilbane, you told me you were on the staff of the University of Edinburgh.
42:31I said nothing of the kind.
42:32You most certainly did.
42:33I urge you, Mr. Holmes, he'll urge you.
42:35Oh.
42:36I merely said that I was a professor of mathematics and that I was returning to my home in Edinburgh.
42:42Well, it might be necessary to talk to you again.
42:45Later.
42:46You come pounding on this door again and I'll have the law on you.
42:50I am the law.
42:51Well, then stop barging in and out of my room like a chambermaid.
42:59Where is everybody?
43:00Certainly, chap, doesn't want to open the door probably.
43:24Sir, this should help us.
43:47Hello?
43:47Who shut that door?
43:54Wait, scoff the guard.
43:56The murderer came back and was seen.
43:59How dare we can.
44:00Look again, old fellow.
44:06Scratch.
44:07Just a scratch.
44:08Like the one on Ronald Carstairs.
44:10Small dart.
44:12Apparently made of some soluble substance.
44:14It's probably a gelatin preparation that melts in the wound.
44:17That's why you couldn't see anything on Carstairs.
44:20The murderer was about to get rid of the body.
44:22I heard the knock and became frightened clear.
44:23Let me have that, will you?
44:52Please.
44:52I'm sorry.
44:58Bye.
45:05Bye.
45:06Bye.
45:07Bye.
45:09Bye.
45:09Bye.
45:10Bye.
45:10Bye.
45:11Bye.
45:12Bye.
45:12Bye.
45:13Bye.
45:14Bye.
45:14Come away from that door.
45:40Were you seen coming in here?
45:41No.
45:42Sherlock Holmes and the fat bloke are in the luggage van now.
45:46How about the guard in the corridor?
45:48He didn't see me.
45:50I fixed him temporarily.
45:52The guard in the van did.
45:55I had to kill him.
46:00Here, you'd better take this.
46:03This isn't the start of Rhodesia.
46:06You wouldn't be trying to double-cross me, would you?
46:09Sherlock Holmes got the diamond and replaced it with this imitation.
46:12Now that Scotland Yard inspector has the real star of Rhodesia.
46:16Was he with Holmes and Watson in the luggage van?
46:19No.
46:20Good.
46:21Then he's probably in his compartment.
46:23But you'll have to hurry.
46:24I don't like it.
46:25Neither do I.
46:26All you have to do is to relieve him of the diamond.
46:31Scotland Yard inspector, why, that's something different.
46:35Naturally, it'll mean more money for you.
46:38You'd like that, wouldn't you?
46:39Come on.
47:02He's in there.
47:02He's got the diamond.
47:21You use this.
47:40He's in there.
48:02No!
48:07No, don't shoot!
48:09Don't!
48:10No, don't shoot!
48:32Hello!
48:50That fellow you put on guard isn't there!
48:53It's what I observe.
48:55Strange.
48:56What is?
49:02Oh, Stroud!
49:04Yeah.
49:05Help me to get him up onto this seat.
49:12He's coming too.
49:13Hand me that water, will you?
49:19Oh, it's nothing very serious.
49:20I'll attend to him properly later on.
49:32Poisoned like the others.
49:39Yeah, it's gone.
49:42The diamond's gone.
49:43Gone?
49:44Yeah.
49:45Hadn't we better search for murder at once?
49:46No use, old fellow.
49:47The man who killed him has the star of Rhodesia.
49:51What's that?
49:52It's an air pistol, Lestrade.
49:54It fires a poison dart.
49:55It's quite an unusual design.
49:57You were attacked because you had the diamond.
49:59Fortunately, this wasn't used on you.
50:02Hello, we're coming to a stop.
50:22Police.
50:37Police.
50:39Scullish, please.
50:40Uh-oh.
50:41I don't feel up to it, Mr. Holmes.
50:45Would you be good enough to talk to them?
50:46Certainly.
50:48You keep quiet, old boy.
50:49Be back for a minute.
50:50Uh-oh.
50:51Good.
50:52I don't feel up to it, Mr. Holmes.
50:53Would you be good enough to talk to them?
50:54Certainly.
50:56You keep quiet, old boy.
50:57Be back for a minute.
50:58Oh-oh.
50:59No.
51:00No.
51:01No.
51:02No.
51:03No.
51:04No.
51:05No.
51:06No.
51:07No.
51:08mr holmes this is inspector mcdonald of the edinburgh police how do you do i happen to be
51:23in this district on another case and i'll receive this telegram from headquarters you'll want to
51:27talk to inspector lestrade in due time but i'm in charge here this is scotland you've crossed the
51:33border we've had a spot of trouble here inspector and that's why i'm here and who are you might i
51:38ask mr sherlock holmes on the private inquiry agent eh i've heard of you heard of him mr holmes
51:44inspector solved this case already watson will you clear the dining car i'll want to ask a few
51:48questions yes sir and see that no one leaves this compartment until i need him for questioning
51:53are you good sir inspector lestrade asked me to sit in with you it's a bit unusual but scotland
51:58yard think a great deal of mr sherlock holmes they frequently ask his advice scotland yard
52:03where is this inspector lestrade now watson will you see if inspector lestrade is sufficient to
52:09recover to come into the dining car my job
52:10miss vedder i know all about you and frankly you're in for it all i did was buy a coffin and bring it on the train
52:29in my opinion this is a matter for scotland yard scotland yard's jurisdiction ended when you crossed the
52:35border inspector so you say that's a matter of opinion miss vedder is unquestionably in the plot
52:41but you may not know colonel moran however i don't colonel sebastian moran is he in this
52:47you know him unfortunately i do uh you may return to your compartment
52:54you said unfortunately i i once had an encounter with colonel moran the only time in my entire
53:06career i've been bested a cleverest criminal since the late professor moriarty and then i concur
53:12well where is this sebastian moran he's traveling on this train under the name of major duncan bleak
53:17what on earth are you talking about are you serious mr alms constable bring in duncan bleak
53:23aye sir duncan bleak but he played for the gentleman at lord's
53:28come in
53:35duncan bleak yes inspector mcdonald would like to see you all right
53:41colonel sebastian moran eh it will give me great pleasure mr holmes to meet up with that scoundrel
53:53again you wanted to see me yes colonel moran you're under arrest oh so you've managed to
53:59convince him that i'm the mythical colonel moran not mythical colonel you've forgotten that affair
54:04at inverness three years ago i've never been in inverness in my life do you mind if i search
54:08you go ahead for an innocent man you carry strange things in your pockets a retired army officer
54:18india but you're in scotland now and there's a law against carrying firearms don't you satisfied not
54:23quite general
54:35now i'm satisfied this clears things up pretty well we'll be coming into topman a few minutes train
54:47doesn't stop atop of them i'm afraid i'm afraid you're wrong this time holmes this train will stop at
54:54top of them you're only delaying the inevitable colonel moran you can't get away
55:02out of the way inspector
55:25all right inspector mcdonald here's a man who pulled that cord all right conductor we'll get
55:31off here with our prisoner constables take him off
55:33quite a struggle inspector mcdonald good work mr holmes perhaps i underestimated you
55:43was it you who hit me oh i'm terribly sorry you must accept my apologies
55:48well that's that
56:17where's the star looking at that table over there
56:22what's not the straw quick scott it's dark and bleak i mean colonel sebastian moran come on
56:27give me a hand
56:28what's all this about where's inspector mcdonald he's just got off the train
56:43he couldn't have he couldn't nobody has a very clever pluck colonel moran your henchman masquerading as
56:49policeman come aboard the train arrest you stop the train and take you off but this is fantastic
56:55yes it is isn't it and it's a scheme worthy of colonel sebastian moran he planned the whole thing
56:59including the coffin of the secret compartment and in case anything went wrong the pseudo policeman to
57:03come aboard and take him off the train before it reached edinburgh then where is the star well i imagine at the moment he's pretty well occupied
57:10just a minute mcdonald get over there all of you you're under arrest put up your hands
57:18but how did you know this fellow wasn't the real inspector mcdonald
57:22elementary my dear watson in the first place
57:24he didn't put handcuffs on colonel moran so i had to do it myself
57:28and in the second place inspector mcdonald during the fight was more hindrance than help
57:33which is not characteristic of a real policeman amazing homes yes i forgot to mention that uh
57:39i also happen to know the real inspector mcdonald of the edinburgh police
57:43was lestrade in all of this yes and surprisingly enough he grasped the situation immediately
57:48very clever holmes you've got me but you haven't got the star of rhodesia
57:52oh but i have
57:53if in the dark i could substitute a big hulk like lestrade for you colonel moran
57:58it's no very great feat to uh switch a little thing like a diamond
58:02you