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How did the story begin, Dr? On a beautiful summer day in 1895, Holmes had just concluded his famous investigation of the sudden death of Cardinal Pusca, and in Kuala, which was carried out at the express desire of his illness, the Pope. And in consequence, the great man felt that a couple of weeks rest in the heart of the workshow would be a pleasant change after our rather strenuous adventures in Italy. And so Mr. Bartelt, we went to Stratford on Avery. Oh, the home of Shakespeare, huh? Quite right, my boy. There's a matter of fact, that was the reason that decided us to go there. Holmes was a great lover of the drama, you know? And at the time, my story begins, this Shakespearean festival was in full swing. For the first week, my life there was calm and peaceful. During the daytime, we visited the local pieces of interest, such as Anne Hathaway's cottage, and Shakespeare's birthplace, and the evening spanned us to the theatre. It was on a Tuesday, I remember, during our second week stay, at the troubled Gant. And then I had gone for a walk through the nearby forest of Avery.

He was in unusually good spirits that morning, and there was a distinct, I mean, uncle, in his eye as he said, what to do for one side to begin to wish that I were a man of wealth? Oh, and that makes you say that, Holmes? The beauty of this place, all follow. I'm perfectly certain, like, they're happy and retirement, yeah. So now that it's pressing to think that in a week or two, the solid necessity of making money able to man my return to Baker Street and the world of criminals. No, I must say that this environment like this is too little hard to think of crime. How does the old saying go? Where every prospect pleases, and only man is vile. Yes, but Shakespeare puts it even better, oh, chap. Oh, I know what he said. I'll show you a remember the speech, and as you like it, we solve the deductions, when I to go. Oh, I don't remember the speech. How did it go? In this setting, it's very remarkably opposite. One of these words more free from the old and the end-guess caught. Here feel we, but the penalty of Adam, the season's difference.

Don't you remember? Sweet to the uses of adversity, which like the toe dug the end venomous wears in precious jewel at his head. And this our life exempt from public haunt, finds tongues and trees, books in the running books, sermons and sums, and good in everything. I would not change it. So you read that much from the fellow on the stage, you know, man? Don't come here, I adopted the wrong profession, lots, and don't you have me, wait a minute. Bath seems to end here, nothing the dense tree is ahead of us. There's another path over there, I think it leaves down to the river. Then let's follow it. The abin is over there. Great scot, that was up. Homes, homes you heard? Ah, here's something I am. Bulletin, my shoulder. Nothing has only grazed it. Well, get off your coat quickly, that's how it was. There's only a scratch. First, let's find out where it was fired from. I had the third of a bullet in the tree behind me. Yes, here we are. Give me a pen knife, I'll follow William.

Thanks. Do you suppose that that shot was deliberate? Well, I can't imagine someone mistaking me for a rabbit, Watson. And by the way, the perpetrator is echoed in the shot, I don't know whether you noticed it. Aha, here's the bullet. Now let me see. I was standing there, a line from this bullet hole in the tree, the spot where I was standing would indicate that the shot was fired from that cluster of trees of the bear. Come on, Watson. Let's see what a search discloses. Now, if I wish you'd let me look at that show, before you start galloping all over the countryside, homes, you're bleeding quite profusely. Oh, thank you. Time to look at it when we... Hello. Look over there. A man and woman running towards us across the clearing. Yes, and carrying guns. Yes, it looked as if it was an extra... After all. Was anyone there? Yes, sir. My friend was hit in the shoulder. Oh, what dreadful! It's not a bad wound, is it? It's only a scratch, madam. I hope. But if it were to blood on your coat? Well, just how did this, uh, well, this accident happen, sir? Well, we were... we were out rabbit-shooting.

I was teaching my wife to use a rifle. Sir, I saw a rabbit scurry across the clearing. I raised the rifle and fired. It seemed to me, Jeffrey, that as I did so you joked my arm. Yes, I'm afraid I did, Alice. I was going to fire two, but I raised my rifle. I joked your elbow and sent your shot wild. I can't tell you how sorry I am, sir. Here's my card. Of course, we'll take care of any expenses that may be in favor. What's the thing to do with the pilot? How much damage has been done? You'd better take your coat off, hope, or... I... I don't... No, look, I can't. Oh, he... He's badly hurt. No, it's just... The man tainted. This is badful. I have a horse and trap down the road. I can give you a hand with him. I must get him to a hospital as fast as possible. Holmes... Holmes, you feeling any better?

Has the nurse gone? Yes, yes, she's bringing the house surgeon. And the man and his wife, done in the hospital waiting room. I followed their name. It's Markham. Then we're alone. Yes, yes, yes, yes, oh, for... And that case, I can stop behaving as if I were a death's door. Holmes, you mean that you... You sham that collapse yourself? Yes, I did what. Well, there's Daniel. The video, Jeff, my shoulders can f� into it, painful, I assure you. Well, I'm sure it is. What made you pretend to faint? I recognize this, Mrs. Markham, and I think you recognize me. It's important to assume I'm out of action for a while. Oh? Mrs. Markham. Well, Mrs. Markham is in reality the notorious Mrs. Dangerfield. You remember the danger, who case? The danger... Great. Come. Yes, she was tried for the murder of her husband by poisoning. Yes, she was all the wrong. She put a quid in the jury, decided she was an habitual arsenic addict who happened to take an accidental overdose. So, didn't you have some connection with this? Oh, yes, yes. It was I who tracked down the sale of the arsenic

she came to a bot for cosmetic purposes. If you ask me, that shot at you was no echo. Oh, of course it wasn't. I'm certain that I was recognized, in any case her record is a bad one. A prior to our husband's death, there was an episode of which our uncle was killed in a shooting accident on a gross moron in Scotland. An uncle who left her a large fortune on his death. As a person, Mrs. Dangerfield was a member of the shooting party when the accident happened. Yes, she was. But she's something of a femme fatal, what? I must plan my actions very cautiously. I'm up against a dangerous opponent. Well, you'll have to stay in the hospital until your wounds being examined and dressed. As to a fellow, and while the local staff are taking care of that, I want you to shadow the markum. Of course I will, Holmes. Stick close to them all, fellow. Make them believe that I'm going to be kept here for some days. Find out as much as you can and then report to me. Right, all you my best.

Thanks. It's awfully kind of you, Mrs. Markham, to insist on having me back to your house for lunch. My dear, Dr. Watson, after injuring the famous Mr. Holmes, it's the least I could do. Of course it is. Yes, Lydia. Well, you bring us some sherry. It's eight of day off, you know. Really well, Alice. Is anyone else coming to lunch? Only Dennis Romney. Oh, no, that's Alice's to live here. Hello, go and get the share. Sit down, won't you, Dr. Watson? Thank you, Madam. Thank you. You, um, you say that you think Mr. Holmes would be in the hospital for some day. My boyfriend, so the woman wasn't serious, he lost quite a bit of blood. Oh, I feel perfectly grateful about it. You mustn't blame yourself too much, Madam. It was an accident. Yes, but I must easily have killed him. Well, you haven't, and that's all that matters. Did you say that Dennis Romney was coming to lunch? Is that the actor, Father, from the memorial theater? Yes. Have you seen him on the stage? Yes, yes, yes, yes. Several times. Holmes and I have been going to the festival regulars that we came down here. A fine actor, isn't he?

A shame they're getting such poor ponds. Why would you do that? Imagine him letting that cycled bath of grunt play hand at last night. Well, Dennis only played Liar Tees. Dennis is three times the better actor. Oh, first of all, you're the best. He, uh, he's coaching me and acting. Oh, continue, where are they? Yes, he thinks that I may be able to get small part of your next season. I've always had a great urge to go on the stage, but no one's ever encouraged me before. Oh, here's your free. This chair is rather special, Doctor. Here is, Dennis. And here, a few bottles left. Oh, it's a nice music. Oh, there'd not be Dennis. I'll go to the team. We might as well have a drink. Your financial help making this actor a little more tolerable. I take it, Mr. Markham, that you're nothing like Morrow, Mr. Dennis Romney. Don't bear him. He's always quoting Shakespeare and behaving generally as if he were another living. He's got Alice completely fooled. He's got to start, Dennis. Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you. I want to introduce you to Dr. Watson. How do you do, Mr. Romney? How do you do, sir? Hello, Jeffrey.

I'm the Glaser Sherry. Thanks. That'd be very nice. Are you a disciple of the theatre, Dr. Watson? Well, hardly a disciple server. I've been attending the festival during the last week. I enjoyed your performances. It's immensely, I may say, though. Who you may say, Dr. Pesha Sherry, Dennis. Don't be frotty, Jeffrey. And please, or another, the Dennis is our guest. Oh, it's all right, Alice. I know that Jeff Ristbach is a good deal, worse than his brother. And what play are you peering in tonight, Mr. Romney? King Lear. I shall once again portray the thankless role of the King of France. Well, an incredibly bad actor, Basil Grant, who has a multitude of passions to tatters in his rendition of Lear. Oh, horrible, horrible, most horrible. I thought he's standing with a cautious last night, any? Wasn't it? When he came to his final line, the rest is silence. As much as I could do to prevent sharing. I felt rather the same way when you were killed in the duel than his scoff. Jeffrey, you're being intolerably doomed. Why don't you take Dr. Watson upstairs and show him your butterfly collection?

There is least you'll know what you're talking about. Are you interested in butterflies, Doctor? I have quite a rare collection. Oh, really? I'd like to see the very much. Shaman, then. I think we just got time before lunch. Try and bring yourself down with a few better mammals, Jeffrey there. I'm really quite an easygoing man, Doctor, but the arrogant that fellow Romney infuriates. Well, I must say he does seem to have a rather good opinion of himself. Don't put too much weight on that balcony rail. It's absolutely full of wormholes, part of the attraction of an old house. My wife tells me that I've regarded it as confoundingly dangerous. Yeah, and this is my little museum. In these cases, I think you'll find some of the finest specimens of leopard doctor you've ever seen. It's my hobby, and I may say that with the exception of the natural history museum, I doubt if you'll find a finer collection.

What must have taken you years to collect them? Where it has? Many years, many disappointments, and a great deal of patience. Look at this fellow. He is my prized specimen. I'm North American monarchy. North American mark, beautiful, beautiful. And this is an admiral. This goes on in rare. And this is the perfect beehawk mark. And here's an emperor. Ever see more exquisite markings? Never. Tell me Mr. Markham, when you captured about the fly, how'd you kill it without marking it in any way? With poison. Oh. What poison? Sionide. Not arsenic. If you heard me say cyanide, Doctor. The only reason I mention it is that a friend of mine collected by the fly is once and I'm certain that he always used arsenic to kill him. Magic you're talking about arsenic. You're trying to hinset something. Oh, my dear, fly is just curious at all. Yes. It's very, very curious, perhaps. Today's episode is brought to you by Apple Ads. Ads on Apple Maps are changing the way

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Sure, of course, it didn't. But my nerves are a little on edge today. Must be that accident you offended the subset. I really must get that balcony rail mended. What is it, sir? My wife, young Rodney, taking the lunch. Listen. Darling, why won't you understand? How do you think this is? Do you think I'd show you an education? He's never understood. Well, doctor, may I say that listeners never hear good with themselves. In there sometimes I wonder if my wife wouldn't like me out of the way. And let's go down to lunch, shall we? And so, Holmes, that's the story up to now. A really interesting one to Watson. So you think that Mrs. Markham is planning

to kill our husband there? Oh, it's obvious. She's in love with the actor for the genius Romney. Her husband's in the way, and if she doesn't want to use poison, this time there's a perfect setting for murder in that crumbling balustrade on the landing. One push when he wasn't lucky, and it'd be the end of him. And the other one could prove that you did it. A charming household. And Mrs. Markham became very evasive, you say, when he was in arsenic. I said it to liberty, of course, to see how he'd react. If you ask me, he knows that his wife is arstic at ours. He was trying to protect her. If exited, Jacques Chalms' official letter were arranged to see them again, I'd rather. Well, yes, it's not a bad idea. I have taken a picnic key in going voting on the evening this afternoon. They asked me to defend him. Of course, I agree. I just rushed back here to the hospital to spot you first. You've done splendidly. Watson's splendidly. Well, sure, sure. But I've been so busy telling you what I have found out that I haven't asked you about you. I'll get free. I'm fine, I'll get a lot of fine. I wanted the house search and discover. A very interesting fact. Look in the drawer beside my bed, will you? Great scottage.

It's a bullet. A bullet that the house search and removed from my shoulder. Between found a bullet and the tree also. Precisely. Therefore, two bullets were fired. But good lord, that means. It means old chap that we have a dangerous task ahead of us. Not to solve a murder, but to prevent one. MUSIC We'll hear the rest of Dr. Watson's unusual story in just a moment. Meanwhile, I'd like to remind you that good cooking becomes wonderful cooking if you serve your good food with a petri wine. If you like a red wine, say with meat or any meat dish, try Petri California Burgundy. If white wines your favorite, then you'll love Petri California's so turned. It's wonderful. But Burgundy also turned, whichever you prefer. It's just bound to be good if you see the letters, P-E-T-R-I on the bottle. Because Petri wine is always good wine. And now Dr. Watson, what happened next?

We left you at Sherlock Holmes' bedside in the hospital. Did they picnic with Mr. and Mrs. Markham prove an exciting one? No, no. It was rather unpleasant as a matter of fact. Three of them kept squabbling all the time. And just as we were coming home, something unforeseen occurred just to Markham fell into the river. Well, pardon the old question, doctor, but did he fall or was he pushed? It was hard for me to say I had my back to him when he fell. Of course we fished him out and rattled him back home in a trap as fast we could. He changed his clothes once. As we sprung the file a little later, I could see if he'd caught a chill. In fact, I recommended that he go to bed and stay there. Mrs. Markham agreed with me. Yes, my dear, I do wish you followed after Watson's advice and go to bed. For the first time, Alice, I will not go to bed. I'm perfectly all right. No, it's not thanks to you and Dennis. What do you mean by that from our Jeffrey? You know perfectly well what I mean. It wasn't an accident that I fell in the river just now. One of you two pushed me when I was struggling with the pump pole in the long reed. Jeffrey, I'll talk you bloody, have I?

You were in the boat, Dr. Watson. Didn't you see what happened? No, I didn't see her. My back was turned to you when you fell in. Well, then we'll call it an accident. An accident that happened by a curious coincidence. Just where the river is deepest in the reed's thickest. Jeffrey, I don't like your tone. You can accuse me of anything you like, but when you start suggesting that Alice... It's just like the way I talk to my wife. I suggest that you don't come to my house. I'm going to get a scarf, I'm chilly. Dr. Watson, I'm not a polygyzer for my husband's behavior. I don't know what to come over. All right, I'm quite understand. Well, I wish I did. I don't mind yelling at me, but just being so abominably rude to you, Alice. For the last couple of weeks, it's been getting worse than ever. I know. Ever since we had that argument about the insurance policies, he's been unbearable. Insurance? Yes, Dr.. We took out quite large policies on each other's lives recently. You didn't tell me that, Alice. Well, it was his idea. And yes, when the insurance came here, who'd have thought I was forcing him into taking out the policy?

Insurance. Great scot, I... You what, Dr? I... Nothing was my... Nothing, talk. Sounds as if you don't approve of insurance, sir. Oh, it's not that wrong there. It's just a... Cooking, then, B. I wasn't expecting anyone. Answer the door, Dennis, will you? Yes, you are, please. Sir, this is if Jeffer has already done so. I'm afraid of being a hospital worker. Oh, Alice, we have a visitor. Holmes, you shouldn't be up. How good to think, Mrs. Macon. Hello, Watson. Well, I'm delighted to see you, Mr. Holmes. So I understood from your friend that you'd be in the hospital for several days. Constucency of an ox and the obstinacy of a mule to characteristics of mine have combined in making possible an early departure from the hospital. How do you do this around me? I think I've seen you at the theatre. My name is Sherlock Holmes. How do you do, sir? You say this up, or I hope? If it's not inconvenient, Mrs. Macon. Of course, isn't. I've written a raincoat. On my soul, Holmes, I'm going to see you. And are you all welcome? Let's take a stroll on the tillage. Shall I be? It's from the warm inside this evening. You can go out through the French windows. Oh, thank you, Mr. Macon.

Holmes, are you quite sure, Joe? Well enough to go walking back. Of course I am. Mr. Holmes, what's in my latest developments are? In the meantime, I myself have not been idle. Yes, what's in my think-how stages set up by a feeling that I may contribute to a rather dramatic last act, Curtin. The delightful meal, Mrs. Macon. Thank you, Doctor. It's Holmes. You're not eating very well. My appetite is a trifle, JD. The mental fencing that we have indulged in during the meal has been somewhat disturbing. I don't understand you. Oh, come now, Madam. I know that you were once, this is the age of yield. And you know that I know it. Why, I keep up for pretence any longer. Very well, Madam, but I needn't convert in lower voices. I'm sure that you told Dr. Watson whatever there is to know and perhaps more. I admire your courage, Madam. Jeffrey, Dennis.

Yes, sir. I want you to listen to this. Mrs. Sherlock Holmes knows that I was once Mrs. Dangerfield. He's apparently under the impression that this is a dark secret of mine. With Holmes, Jeffrey knew and loved me before I ever married, Mr. Dangerfield. Of course I did, Holmes. He stood by me during the horrible trial after my first husband's death. And I told Dennis about the whole miserable business months ago. So I really don't see that you've uncovered any great secrets. Yet Mrs. Macon, but I have a feeling that it's only a matter of moments. So you haven't gotten any secrets from Dennis either, eh? There's no need to shout, Jeffrey. There's no need for Dennis to be in my house. Get out from me and stay out. This business between you and Alice has gone far enough. I'll go when Alice tells me to. Well, if you won't go, then I'm not going to sit here. I'm going upstairs. You are shaking like a leaf, sir. You've got a fever. And don't you think you'd better go to bed? I need to learn business. And Mrs. Macon, my village, and you should persuade your husband to go upstairs and lie down. Don't worry, Miss Holmes. I know how to handle him. I'll take him up. Put an arm around my shoulder, Jeffrey.

I'm along. We should follow them homes. They have to pass at a crumbling vanistral, the landing. With him in that stage, she might try to be a suggestion. Don't just shh. Come on, watch. Both of you. You can observe them both from being foot of his tears here. They're on the landing. She's on the outside. Look, look, look. Arcom's tumble against her. He's pushed against the railings. Look out. I'm ready to run. Let's go. Alice, are you all right? Yes. But Jeffrey tried to push me through the railings. That's hard. I wasn't, sir. The three of us were watching you from below. But the raining held. I don't understand. I can explain that, Watson. This afternoon, while you were all a chop pick, Nick, I came here for the local carpenter. You had informed me all of the other, that it was the major day off, and I took the liberty of reinforcing that decaying woodwork. Look to places you think you'll be up to home. For venting murder, sir, and finding the true solution to the danger-beal case. Do you mean it to home? The true solution. Surely it's obvious to you, Mrs. Markham.

We have told us that your present husband loved you before you met at the St. Angel Field. It was he who accidentally killed your uncle so that you might inherit a fortune. It was he who accidentally gave your first husband an overdose of arsenic. Arsenic that he obtained for the purpose of destroying butterfly. Mr. St. Angel, it was he who tried to set you to your death for pushing you through those railings. And all the time, Mrs. Markham, I thought that you were the potential murderer. You fellows have got out of the wrong hand of the sick. All I've been trying to do is to seal the fact that my wife was a murderer. Yes, he helped me you stay there. Markham, it's the night of my night. It's the night of my night. I'm not too with him yet. This talk is all very dramatic, Mr. Holmes, but I wonder how you're going to be able to prove it. Dr. Watson, Mr. Romney, and I, well, testified to the attempt that you've just made on Mrs. Markham's life. Yes, and what about the attempt on your life, Holmes? Obviously, it was Markham who fired at you in the woods. But my wife was already admitted firing the shot. True, sir. But two shots were fired. The one that your wife fired, we found at the tree, the one that you fired, was extracted from my shoulder in the hospital. And the two shots were fired simultaneously. You remember what's in the day? Commented at the time on the curious echo. Mrs. Markham told us that her arm was jolted as you pulled the trigger.

That was when the other wife was fired. Mr. Markham didn't want me on the scene when he staged his latest accident. And so he tried to kill me. What kind of a devil have I been living with all these years? I think I'm going to kill you, Mr. Romney. I'll come near me. Keep it away from me. I'll leave him to the little courts, Mr. Romney. British justice may be slow, as indeed it was in the danger of your case. But in the long run, it is sure who find that out, Mr. Markham, on the gallows. Well, tell me, Dr. Did Mr. Markham finally end on the gallows? Yes, he did. And it might interest you to know that Mrs. Markham and Dennis Romney were married. That nice chap and a fine act to that boy. Maybe that's what I should have been. An actor, huh? To be or not to be. That is the question. Ever it is no better in the mind to suffer. Well, what's the matter, Dr. Don't you like it?

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I'm going to see you next week, Mr. Bartembe. I'm going to tell you an exciting adventure, Holmes and I had in North Africa. It begins at the headquarters of the foreign legion, and ends with a strange death in the cafe of a thousand size. I call the story murder in the Casper. Tonight Sherlock Holmes' adventure is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher, and was suggested by an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, the adventure of Black people. Music is by Dean Fossilett. Mr. Ralph Bonapierce, through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayor, and Mr. Bruce, through the courtesy of Universal Pictures, where they are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series.

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