1 00:00:00,007 --> 00:00:01,770 You got to help me figure out how to get in there. 2 00:00:01,842 --> 00:00:02,900 Oh, no, we don't. 3 00:00:02,977 --> 00:00:05,002 Besides, l'm dying to know what he's doing in there. 4 00:00:05,079 --> 00:00:06,341 [barking] 5 00:00:07,548 --> 00:00:10,142 When he goes to inject the poison... 6 00:00:10,217 --> 00:00:12,242 leap from the table and overpower him. 7 00:00:12,319 --> 00:00:13,308 Leap? 8 00:00:13,387 --> 00:00:14,752 Did you see through his disguise, Watson? 9 00:00:14,822 --> 00:00:15,789 You think, it's.... 10 00:00:15,856 --> 00:00:16,845 Moriarty. 11 00:00:17,658 --> 00:00:18,625 Higgins. 12 00:00:20,461 --> 00:00:22,156 l need to know where the doctor is. 13 00:00:22,229 --> 00:00:24,322 And l need to know where your friend is. 14 00:00:24,398 --> 00:00:26,389 Pretend you're enjoying it, Watson. 15 00:00:27,034 --> 00:00:29,161 l wouldn't bother you unless it was really important-- 16 00:00:29,236 --> 00:00:30,225 Higgins! 17 00:01:34,368 --> 00:01:35,858 [birds chirping] 18 00:01:36,303 --> 00:01:38,703 [typewriter clacking] 19 00:01:49,717 --> 00:01:50,706 Higgins? 20 00:01:55,356 --> 00:01:56,516 Higgins! 21 00:02:12,173 --> 00:02:13,162 Higgins. 22 00:02:17,444 --> 00:02:18,809 lt's about time. 23 00:02:19,613 --> 00:02:20,602 Higgins.... 24 00:02:34,762 --> 00:02:37,526 (Higgins) It is the singuIar purpose of this narrative... 25 00:02:37,598 --> 00:02:41,500 to factuaIIy present the detaiIs of my detective friend's adventure. 26 00:02:41,869 --> 00:02:43,962 Without bias, in his behaIf... 27 00:02:44,038 --> 00:02:47,303 I offer his inferences, deductions, and soIutions... 28 00:02:47,541 --> 00:02:50,271 Ieaving to the reader the task of finaI judgment. 29 00:03:04,158 --> 00:03:06,217 (Higgins) In the spring of 1976... 30 00:03:06,293 --> 00:03:08,454 I was bequeathed the sad duty of acting as... 31 00:03:08,529 --> 00:03:10,656 executor to Sir AIec Ramsey. 32 00:03:12,633 --> 00:03:14,658 [pastor praying] 33 00:03:22,776 --> 00:03:25,711 The few that gathered to grant this knighted veteran... 34 00:03:25,779 --> 00:03:28,145 of Her Majesty's Service the finaI courtesy... 35 00:03:28,215 --> 00:03:31,412 were appaIIed by the tuppenny, ha'penny turnout. 36 00:03:32,019 --> 00:03:35,079 I, on the other hand, was not in the Ieast surprised. 37 00:03:36,724 --> 00:03:40,660 As AIec's cIosest friend, I had shared his penchant for privacy... 38 00:03:40,728 --> 00:03:45,097 and his beIief that friendships are measured in quaIity rather than quantity. 39 00:03:45,165 --> 00:03:47,861 Traits that hardIy soIicit an army of mourners. 40 00:03:50,971 --> 00:03:54,338 I aIso understood that we were two IoyaI subjects of the Crown... 41 00:03:54,408 --> 00:03:56,740 haIf a worId removed from EngIand. 42 00:03:57,044 --> 00:03:58,978 And three decades from Sandhurst. 43 00:04:12,226 --> 00:04:15,024 lt was a beautiful service, Jonathan. 44 00:04:15,529 --> 00:04:18,692 You gave it all such a genuine touch of home. 45 00:04:18,766 --> 00:04:19,790 [birds chirping] 46 00:04:19,867 --> 00:04:21,630 Alec would have been pleased. 47 00:04:22,469 --> 00:04:25,927 Agatha, l find praise at this moment somewhat distasteful. 48 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,409 l simply arranged for the proper burial of a friend. 49 00:04:32,513 --> 00:04:34,378 Forgive me. l'm sorry. 50 00:04:35,549 --> 00:04:38,143 l'm simply angry with myself for indulging in... 51 00:04:38,218 --> 00:04:40,584 a frivolous hope that could not possibly be. 52 00:04:43,624 --> 00:04:45,785 Still, l did so want the others here. 53 00:04:45,893 --> 00:04:47,190 The others? 54 00:04:47,261 --> 00:04:49,627 (David) Well, one of us made it, old man. 55 00:04:52,733 --> 00:04:53,722 David. 56 00:04:55,936 --> 00:04:58,632 l arrived shortly before the end of the service. 57 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,004 But l was awkward at interrupting your conversation. 58 00:05:03,444 --> 00:05:06,311 l'm frightfully sorry. Miss Agatha Chumley. 59 00:05:06,914 --> 00:05:07,903 Agatha... 60 00:05:08,315 --> 00:05:12,445 my friend from Sandhurst, David Worth. 61 00:05:13,287 --> 00:05:14,311 How do you do? 62 00:05:14,855 --> 00:05:16,516 Good heavens, man, why didn't you let me know? 63 00:05:16,590 --> 00:05:18,751 l would have collected you at the airport. 64 00:05:19,226 --> 00:05:20,853 He died in his sleep, you say? 65 00:05:20,928 --> 00:05:21,917 What? 66 00:05:23,230 --> 00:05:24,356 Your message. 67 00:05:24,865 --> 00:05:27,095 ''Sir Alec Ramsey passed peacefully.'' 68 00:05:27,167 --> 00:05:29,601 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. 69 00:05:29,670 --> 00:05:32,503 lt was a frightful shock. No apparent illness. 70 00:05:32,606 --> 00:05:34,801 Only two years my senior. 71 00:05:35,342 --> 00:05:37,105 Well, no good dwelling on it. 72 00:05:38,312 --> 00:05:40,837 More important business at hand. 73 00:05:41,115 --> 00:05:42,207 l beg your pardon. 74 00:05:44,885 --> 00:05:46,284 l'm in need of lodgings. 75 00:05:46,353 --> 00:05:48,719 l'll be eternally in your debt if you'd direct me to... 76 00:05:48,789 --> 00:05:53,522 some quiet but peaceful establishment for gentlemen residents. 77 00:05:54,628 --> 00:05:57,961 Why, David, you'll stay with me, of course, as my guest. 78 00:05:58,065 --> 00:05:59,191 l insist. 79 00:05:59,633 --> 00:06:00,622 Yes. 80 00:06:01,268 --> 00:06:02,997 Perhaps that would be best. 81 00:06:04,772 --> 00:06:07,263 l hope, Miss Chumley, that we'll be seeing you again? 82 00:06:07,941 --> 00:06:10,409 After pressing matters are resolved. 83 00:06:10,477 --> 00:06:12,672 David, what are you talking about? What pressing matters? 84 00:06:12,746 --> 00:06:14,714 Yes, of course. 85 00:06:14,782 --> 00:06:18,411 Good day, Mr. Worth. Jonathan. Agatha. 86 00:06:23,290 --> 00:06:24,621 Well done, man. 87 00:06:25,292 --> 00:06:27,419 How could l have doubted you'd put the lid on it? 88 00:06:30,397 --> 00:06:33,298 Damn shame. Alec deserved better. 89 00:06:38,172 --> 00:06:40,106 Well, at least we know who we're after. 90 00:06:40,941 --> 00:06:43,068 Just a matter of finding him again. 91 00:06:43,377 --> 00:06:45,004 We're after someone? 92 00:06:45,746 --> 00:06:47,839 You know who it is as well as l do. 93 00:06:51,151 --> 00:06:52,413 [typewriter clacking] 94 00:06:52,486 --> 00:06:54,215 [phone ringing] 95 00:07:04,531 --> 00:07:06,726 (Magnum) Higgins, I have to taIk to you. Don't hang up. 96 00:07:07,801 --> 00:07:08,790 Higgins? 97 00:07:09,770 --> 00:07:11,601 He hung up. Again. 98 00:07:11,672 --> 00:07:13,003 So, what's the big deal? 99 00:07:13,073 --> 00:07:15,405 Most of the time you're trying to avoid Higgins anyway. 100 00:07:15,476 --> 00:07:17,637 Seems to me you'd be glad he's not talking to you. 101 00:07:17,711 --> 00:07:21,272 l have to conduct the surveillance for a very important client. 102 00:07:21,348 --> 00:07:22,940 Must be the one client that pays. 103 00:07:23,016 --> 00:07:26,474 And l have to get this 400 millimeter camera lens that he keeps in there. 104 00:07:26,553 --> 00:07:28,817 Four hundred-- l lost my place again. 105 00:07:29,089 --> 00:07:32,388 l mean, how am l expected to do my job without the proper tools? 106 00:07:32,459 --> 00:07:33,551 Well... 107 00:07:33,627 --> 00:07:36,255 he's probably busy working on his memoirs. 108 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:39,493 Yeah, well, you think he'd come out long enough to give me the lens. 109 00:07:39,566 --> 00:07:41,227 No, no, no, no, no. Right now... 110 00:07:41,301 --> 00:07:44,600 he's pinned down somewhere between Dublin and Burma. 111 00:07:45,138 --> 00:07:47,402 Vicious cannibals to his left. 112 00:07:47,474 --> 00:07:48,964 Wild lrish rebels to his right. 113 00:07:49,042 --> 00:07:51,135 Yeah, and Corky Bostwick at his side. 114 00:07:51,211 --> 00:07:53,304 Look, l got to get in there and get that lens. 115 00:07:53,380 --> 00:07:55,814 Besides, l'm dying to know what he's doing in there. 116 00:07:55,883 --> 00:07:57,145 (Rick) Guys. Guys. 117 00:07:57,217 --> 00:08:00,186 You think you could talk about this monumentally important topic... 118 00:08:00,254 --> 00:08:02,017 somewhere else? 119 00:08:02,723 --> 00:08:03,712 No. 120 00:08:03,891 --> 00:08:06,086 We're not going to talk about it at all. 121 00:08:06,159 --> 00:08:08,559 Yes, we are. You got to help me figure out how to get in there. 122 00:08:08,629 --> 00:08:11,189 No, l don't. l'm going windsurfing. 123 00:08:11,265 --> 00:08:12,254 T.C.! 124 00:08:12,366 --> 00:08:16,462 l'm sorry, Thomas. You'll have to figure this one out all by your lonesome. 125 00:08:18,539 --> 00:08:19,528 Rick? 126 00:08:19,773 --> 00:08:21,570 Thomas, can't you see l'm busy? 127 00:08:21,642 --> 00:08:25,601 l've got to get the figures on this wine stock into the board meeting tomorrow morning. 128 00:08:25,746 --> 00:08:27,111 Forget the wine. 129 00:08:28,081 --> 00:08:29,070 No. 130 00:08:29,149 --> 00:08:30,616 You're right. Never mind. 131 00:08:30,684 --> 00:08:33,346 Thanks. Bye. 132 00:08:33,687 --> 00:08:34,676 [sighing] 133 00:08:37,691 --> 00:08:38,715 [birds chirping] 134 00:08:38,792 --> 00:08:40,020 (Higgins) I brought David home... 135 00:08:40,093 --> 00:08:41,993 and made him comfortabIe in the guest house. 136 00:08:42,296 --> 00:08:45,561 That was in the days when the guest house was a guest house. 137 00:08:48,569 --> 00:08:51,538 He continued his vague references to his theory... 138 00:08:51,605 --> 00:08:54,096 that AIec had met with fouI pIay. 139 00:08:57,711 --> 00:09:00,043 It was not his onIy disarming trait. 140 00:09:00,147 --> 00:09:02,775 I began to notice that he took on a wry smiIe... 141 00:09:02,849 --> 00:09:04,646 every time I said his name. 142 00:09:04,851 --> 00:09:07,149 When I asked for an expIanation... 143 00:09:07,220 --> 00:09:10,087 or inquired about his background since Sandhurst... 144 00:09:10,324 --> 00:09:12,519 David took the most curious tack... 145 00:09:12,593 --> 00:09:15,528 reacting as if I aIready knew everything about him. 146 00:09:18,966 --> 00:09:20,365 [buzzing] 147 00:09:31,345 --> 00:09:32,334 Yes? 148 00:09:32,779 --> 00:09:34,007 (man) Sigerson? 149 00:09:34,081 --> 00:09:35,070 What's that? 150 00:09:35,148 --> 00:09:38,208 Airport deIivery. We found this guy Sigerson's bags... 151 00:09:38,285 --> 00:09:40,219 and he caIIed and he said he wanted them deIivered. 152 00:09:40,287 --> 00:09:41,754 Here. Yes. 153 00:09:41,822 --> 00:09:44,916 Bloody aeroplane service. One wonders how they stay in business. 154 00:09:45,792 --> 00:09:47,157 l'll let you in. 155 00:09:47,227 --> 00:09:48,216 Very sorry, old man. 156 00:09:48,295 --> 00:09:50,820 Clever of you to think up the name of Worth for me in advance. 157 00:09:50,897 --> 00:09:52,262 l seriously considered using it. 158 00:09:52,332 --> 00:09:55,699 But stick to the tried and true in this instance. 159 00:09:56,036 --> 00:09:58,664 So, Sigerson l shall be? 160 00:09:58,905 --> 00:10:01,066 Now, l'm having my bags delivered to the guest house. 161 00:10:01,141 --> 00:10:02,301 lf you don't mind... 162 00:10:02,376 --> 00:10:04,970 l'll nap before dinner. Very tired after my journey. 163 00:10:06,179 --> 00:10:08,306 You'll have Alec's papers by then? 164 00:10:09,383 --> 00:10:10,748 Yes... 165 00:10:11,151 --> 00:10:13,949 l was about go to his home and collect them now. 166 00:10:14,121 --> 00:10:15,281 David-- 167 00:10:15,355 --> 00:10:16,344 Sigerson. 168 00:10:16,690 --> 00:10:18,317 Stanley Sigerson. 169 00:10:21,528 --> 00:10:22,756 Until dinner. 170 00:10:28,201 --> 00:10:30,101 [birds chirping] 171 00:10:58,298 --> 00:10:59,925 No, l'm sorry. You can't. 172 00:11:00,233 --> 00:11:01,598 Mrs. Akawi. 173 00:11:02,069 --> 00:11:04,037 Here he is. You can ask him for yourself. 174 00:11:05,472 --> 00:11:06,803 Mr. Higgins... 175 00:11:06,873 --> 00:11:10,104 these gentleman are trying to take Sir Alec's things out of the house. 176 00:11:10,177 --> 00:11:11,735 l told them they couldn't. 177 00:11:12,412 --> 00:11:13,640 (Higgins) l'll see to it. 178 00:11:16,049 --> 00:11:17,710 What's the meaning of this? 179 00:11:17,784 --> 00:11:19,718 (Hopkins) Sir Alec Ramsey was probably one of England's... 180 00:11:19,786 --> 00:11:21,219 most famous explorers. 181 00:11:21,288 --> 00:11:23,279 Consequently, the British Museum have laid claim... 182 00:11:23,356 --> 00:11:25,017 to all his personal effects. 183 00:11:25,092 --> 00:11:26,719 We are authorized to pick them up. 184 00:11:27,060 --> 00:11:30,757 You do, l trust, have something in writing to verify your claims? 185 00:11:30,831 --> 00:11:32,492 Certainly. Lever. 186 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,865 Oh, l'm sorry. l seem to have left the papers at the hotel. 187 00:11:36,937 --> 00:11:39,098 l specifically asked you.... 188 00:11:40,073 --> 00:11:42,234 Well, apparently we've come away without them. 189 00:11:42,309 --> 00:11:44,300 l'm so sorry for the inconvenience. 190 00:11:44,377 --> 00:11:46,868 We will be back with the papers. 191 00:11:46,947 --> 00:11:48,346 l'm very sorry, sir. 192 00:11:48,415 --> 00:11:50,280 Don't worry. We'll see ourselves out. 193 00:11:55,355 --> 00:11:58,324 Something about those two l just don't trust. 194 00:11:58,892 --> 00:11:59,881 Quite. 195 00:12:00,894 --> 00:12:02,919 (Higgins) It was morning before the British Home Office... 196 00:12:02,996 --> 00:12:05,328 verified the identity of their two agents. 197 00:12:05,699 --> 00:12:08,361 They aIso gave me some rather shocking news. 198 00:12:09,770 --> 00:12:10,794 [birds chirping] 199 00:12:10,871 --> 00:12:12,566 My oId friend David... 200 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:15,574 the man who now insisted on using the name Sigerson... 201 00:12:15,909 --> 00:12:18,810 the most famous aIias of SherIock HoImes... 202 00:12:19,179 --> 00:12:21,909 had received a medicaI discharge from the army. 203 00:12:22,382 --> 00:12:25,317 Since that time, there was absoIuteIy no trace of him. 204 00:12:25,485 --> 00:12:28,386 And he was officiaIIy presumed to be dead. 205 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,824 **[violin playing Meditation from Thais] 206 00:12:43,069 --> 00:12:44,468 [knock on door] 207 00:12:45,071 --> 00:12:46,436 Come in. 208 00:12:47,874 --> 00:12:50,104 Good morning. Good morning. 209 00:12:51,011 --> 00:12:54,037 Up and about already, l see. And about time, too. 210 00:12:54,314 --> 00:12:58,216 l had thought you might be sleeping in after 1 1 hours on a plane. 211 00:12:58,285 --> 00:12:59,775 [chuckling] Yes, quite right. 212 00:12:59,853 --> 00:13:02,822 l will admit to feeling a little drugged yesterday. 213 00:13:03,223 --> 00:13:04,212 Really? 214 00:13:04,291 --> 00:13:06,225 But this morning, it's quite different. 215 00:13:06,293 --> 00:13:08,022 l had a hearty breakfast, a quick dip in the ocean... 216 00:13:08,094 --> 00:13:09,994 and l've been mulling over in my mind... 217 00:13:10,063 --> 00:13:11,724 the task we have ahead of us. 218 00:13:11,798 --> 00:13:13,595 You're referring to this... 219 00:13:13,934 --> 00:13:15,731 theory about Alec's death? 220 00:13:15,802 --> 00:13:17,292 Hardly a theory. 221 00:13:18,338 --> 00:13:20,101 You do have his papers, don't you? 222 00:13:20,607 --> 00:13:21,596 David... 223 00:13:22,943 --> 00:13:25,104 it's very difficult losing a friend. 224 00:13:25,545 --> 00:13:30,209 And one can hardly be blamed for finding catharsis in some escapism. 225 00:13:31,351 --> 00:13:34,411 l do not consider solving a murder escapism. 226 00:13:35,055 --> 00:13:38,149 Alec had an absolute passion for the works of Conan Doyle. 227 00:13:38,225 --> 00:13:42,059 l gather you're something of a Baker Street lrregular yourself? 228 00:13:42,128 --> 00:13:43,117 A what? 229 00:13:44,631 --> 00:13:47,600 l do have excellent lodgings in Baker Street, you know that. 230 00:13:47,667 --> 00:13:48,964 No, David, l don't know that. 231 00:13:49,035 --> 00:13:50,593 l don't know anything about you. 232 00:13:50,670 --> 00:13:53,138 Except that you insist on calling yourself Sigerson-- 233 00:13:53,206 --> 00:13:55,367 And you persist in calling me David. 234 00:13:55,475 --> 00:13:57,067 There's no time for this nonsense. 235 00:13:57,143 --> 00:14:00,010 Do we or do we not have Alec's papers? 236 00:14:01,248 --> 00:14:02,237 No. 237 00:14:02,883 --> 00:14:06,717 The British Government has laid claim to everything for museum use. 238 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,218 That cunning rascal. 239 00:14:10,423 --> 00:14:12,152 So, they've made away with everything? 240 00:14:12,225 --> 00:14:13,419 No. They have nothing, yet. 241 00:14:13,493 --> 00:14:15,688 They're picking everything up this afternoon. 242 00:14:17,430 --> 00:14:19,421 Then, there's no time to lose. 243 00:14:19,499 --> 00:14:20,488 David. 244 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,031 l confirmed this matter with the Home Office. Don't you understand? 245 00:14:24,104 --> 00:14:26,402 l understand perfectly. More's the pity that you do not. 246 00:14:26,473 --> 00:14:29,874 Will you please stop talking in bloody riddles and make sense? 247 00:14:30,610 --> 00:14:32,202 Moriarty, man! 248 00:14:32,279 --> 00:14:33,610 Can't you hear plainly enough? 249 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:34,772 Moriarty! 250 00:14:35,749 --> 00:14:38,013 David, l understand what you're going through. 251 00:14:38,084 --> 00:14:41,247 lt's not unlike what they warned us about our first year at Sandhurst... 252 00:14:41,321 --> 00:14:42,379 shellshock. 253 00:14:42,455 --> 00:14:45,185 We all assured each other, it could never happen to us. 254 00:14:45,258 --> 00:14:46,486 Well, it can. 255 00:14:46,826 --> 00:14:48,794 lf he gets the papers and destroys them... 256 00:14:48,862 --> 00:14:51,990 before we get the clues we need, he wins again. 257 00:14:58,071 --> 00:14:59,766 Well, don't just stand there. 258 00:14:59,839 --> 00:15:00,897 Let's go. 259 00:15:05,312 --> 00:15:07,075 Come, Watson, come. 260 00:15:08,982 --> 00:15:11,177 We may already be too late. 261 00:15:16,990 --> 00:15:20,391 (Magnum) My UncIe George once toId me that a heaIthy curiosity... 262 00:15:20,460 --> 00:15:22,758 is the cornerstone of scientific study... 263 00:15:22,829 --> 00:15:24,888 the buiIding bIock to progress. 264 00:15:24,965 --> 00:15:27,593 My Aunt Odie Iater said he aIways said that... 265 00:15:27,667 --> 00:15:30,966 just before he started snooping into someone eIse's business. 266 00:15:31,037 --> 00:15:33,028 Now, I couIdn't quite equate... 267 00:15:33,106 --> 00:15:36,507 spying on Higgins with scientific study and progress. 268 00:15:36,576 --> 00:15:37,668 But then... 269 00:15:37,744 --> 00:15:40,508 I couIdn't reaIIy see what harm it wouId do either. 270 00:15:40,580 --> 00:15:41,808 [birds chirping] 271 00:15:42,048 --> 00:15:43,982 [barking] 272 00:15:48,855 --> 00:15:50,220 Steady, lads. 273 00:15:50,890 --> 00:15:51,879 [dog whimpering] 274 00:16:03,703 --> 00:16:04,863 (Higgins) At AIec's pIace... 275 00:16:04,938 --> 00:16:06,565 David went off in search of cIues... 276 00:16:06,639 --> 00:16:08,800 to the whereabouts of Moriarty... 277 00:16:08,875 --> 00:16:11,105 whiIe I waited for the museum chaps. 278 00:16:11,177 --> 00:16:14,010 Before they arrived, I discovered Sir AIec's diary... 279 00:16:14,414 --> 00:16:16,575 and some rather disturbing entries. 280 00:16:19,152 --> 00:16:21,177 Vague references to meetings... 281 00:16:21,254 --> 00:16:23,415 for the purpose of discussing, as he put it... 282 00:16:23,490 --> 00:16:25,117 ''the ongoing probIem. '' 283 00:16:25,525 --> 00:16:28,926 Was it possibIe that David's suspicions might have foundation? 284 00:16:29,863 --> 00:16:31,455 [birds chirping] 285 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,563 Whatever possessed me at that moment to conceaI the diary... 286 00:16:36,636 --> 00:16:39,366 I stiII to this day do not understand. 287 00:16:39,773 --> 00:16:43,106 But I wouId Iater have reason to be gIad that I had. 288 00:16:44,344 --> 00:16:45,436 Gentlemen. 289 00:16:54,421 --> 00:16:55,445 (Higgins) As for David... 290 00:16:55,522 --> 00:16:59,014 I became more and more convinced that his genuine schizoid conviction... 291 00:16:59,092 --> 00:17:02,118 that he was Mr. HoImes, aIias Mr. Sigerson... 292 00:17:02,195 --> 00:17:06,427 was surpassed onIy by his beIief in me as the faithfuI, obIiging friend. 293 00:17:06,499 --> 00:17:07,761 (David) Watson. 294 00:17:07,934 --> 00:17:09,299 ln here, quickly. 295 00:17:15,909 --> 00:17:18,503 Mrs. Akawi said you wanted to see me. 296 00:17:18,845 --> 00:17:20,107 Take a look at this. 297 00:17:21,548 --> 00:17:23,914 Did Alec mention anything to you about an accident? 298 00:17:23,983 --> 00:17:25,450 No, no, he didn't. 299 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,087 lt must have happened rather recently. 300 00:17:28,154 --> 00:17:30,850 Rather. A week, at the most. 301 00:17:31,024 --> 00:17:32,753 More likely a few days. 302 00:17:32,826 --> 00:17:34,885 Oxidation works very quickly in this climate... 303 00:17:34,961 --> 00:17:36,986 and there's no sign of rust. 304 00:17:37,063 --> 00:17:38,553 Very good, Watson. 305 00:17:38,665 --> 00:17:42,192 Alec's car was hit by a 197 4 Rolls-Royce... 306 00:17:42,535 --> 00:17:45,368 made before May 1 . 307 00:17:45,538 --> 00:17:47,438 How on earth do you know that? 308 00:17:49,275 --> 00:17:50,401 Elementary. 309 00:17:53,113 --> 00:17:55,604 Now, you recognize this poly-gloss black enamel paint... 310 00:17:55,682 --> 00:17:57,980 used exclusively by Rolls-Royce? 311 00:17:58,751 --> 00:18:00,981 Now on the other side of the paint chip... 312 00:18:01,054 --> 00:18:03,113 cadmium-yellow primer. 313 00:18:03,189 --> 00:18:05,987 Now, that was only made in the first part of '7 4. 314 00:18:06,459 --> 00:18:07,448 So... 315 00:18:07,660 --> 00:18:10,356 all we have to do is check out a few body shops... 316 00:18:10,430 --> 00:18:14,093 and see if any 197 4 Rolls-Royces... 317 00:18:14,167 --> 00:18:16,067 went in for bodywork. 318 00:18:16,136 --> 00:18:17,194 l see. 319 00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:19,067 lt's a far quicker route... 320 00:18:19,139 --> 00:18:20,834 to Moriarty than poison. 321 00:18:20,907 --> 00:18:21,896 Poison? 322 00:18:22,008 --> 00:18:23,669 When the attempt on his life failed-- 323 00:18:23,743 --> 00:18:24,732 Mr. Higgins... 324 00:18:24,811 --> 00:18:26,711 the men from the British Museum are leaving. 325 00:18:26,779 --> 00:18:28,406 They have all of Sir Alec's papers. 326 00:18:28,481 --> 00:18:30,005 Thank you, Mrs. Akawi. 327 00:18:30,350 --> 00:18:31,908 You've got to stop them, Watson. 328 00:18:31,985 --> 00:18:33,646 We can't let them get away with everything. 329 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:34,948 They haven't. 330 00:18:35,955 --> 00:18:36,944 l... 331 00:18:37,824 --> 00:18:40,224 held back Sir Alec's diary. 332 00:18:40,326 --> 00:18:41,816 Sometimes, Watson... 333 00:18:42,328 --> 00:18:43,818 l underestimate you. 334 00:18:44,797 --> 00:18:48,164 No time to lose. Much work to be done on this paint business. 335 00:18:53,473 --> 00:18:55,065 **[Magnum humming] 336 00:19:20,099 --> 00:19:21,088 [chuckling] 337 00:19:33,046 --> 00:19:34,479 [birds chirping] 338 00:19:38,751 --> 00:19:39,740 [glass shattering] 339 00:19:40,486 --> 00:19:42,181 [alarm ringing] 340 00:19:42,722 --> 00:19:43,711 [snickering] 341 00:19:55,001 --> 00:19:56,195 The wine cellar. 342 00:19:57,604 --> 00:19:59,367 l must check it later. 343 00:20:01,307 --> 00:20:03,104 (Higgins) Where was l, lads? 344 00:20:06,212 --> 00:20:08,874 [typewriter clacking] 345 00:20:12,552 --> 00:20:13,917 (Higgins) David... 346 00:20:15,255 --> 00:20:18,884 traced the car... 347 00:20:19,459 --> 00:20:21,586 in question... 348 00:20:23,463 --> 00:20:24,452 to... 349 00:20:25,765 --> 00:20:28,063 Weingarten's... 350 00:20:29,002 --> 00:20:29,991 Body... 351 00:20:31,971 --> 00:20:32,960 Shop. 352 00:20:36,809 --> 00:20:37,935 l found it. 353 00:20:38,578 --> 00:20:42,537 Dirty, little, well-hidden place on, what l think you call the North Shore. 354 00:20:42,615 --> 00:20:44,082 Believe me, Watson... 355 00:20:44,317 --> 00:20:46,376 the man who owns this particular Rolls-Royce... 356 00:20:46,452 --> 00:20:48,613 didn't want that repair work discovered. 357 00:20:48,688 --> 00:20:49,916 We have our man! 358 00:20:49,989 --> 00:20:52,184 How can you be sure it's the right car? 359 00:20:52,659 --> 00:20:54,388 Simple deduction, really. 360 00:20:54,927 --> 00:20:56,360 One of three on the island... 361 00:20:56,429 --> 00:20:57,896 with the infamous yellow primer... 362 00:20:57,964 --> 00:20:59,454 and the only one... 363 00:20:59,532 --> 00:21:02,000 that has recently been involved in an accident. 364 00:21:04,203 --> 00:21:06,228 Registered to a Chinese fellow... 365 00:21:06,706 --> 00:21:08,674 Ching Hoon Ching. 366 00:21:09,075 --> 00:21:10,736 Bring a hat, Watson. 367 00:21:10,810 --> 00:21:13,108 We're going to pay our Mr. Ching a visit. 368 00:21:13,179 --> 00:21:15,079 No, wait, please. 369 00:21:15,648 --> 00:21:18,208 There is a gentleman by that name who... 370 00:21:18,284 --> 00:21:20,582 well, if he had been responsible for such an accident... 371 00:21:20,653 --> 00:21:22,883 he certainly wouldn't be trying to hide it. 372 00:21:22,955 --> 00:21:24,820 Hoon Ching is one of the most successful... 373 00:21:24,891 --> 00:21:26,791 and respected businessmen on this island. 374 00:21:26,859 --> 00:21:29,089 So, what of it? He'll have a chance to explain. 375 00:21:29,162 --> 00:21:31,960 No, l'm sorry. We can't just barge in and accuse a man of his standing. 376 00:21:32,031 --> 00:21:34,329 Your attitude is becoming very tedious, Watson. 377 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:35,492 What's come over you? 378 00:21:35,568 --> 00:21:36,933 We have our culprit, and you-- 379 00:21:37,003 --> 00:21:39,836 l want to use some restraint, please. 380 00:21:40,273 --> 00:21:41,763 Yes, well, hang your restraint! 381 00:21:42,408 --> 00:21:44,569 l'll attend to Mr. Ching alone. 382 00:21:47,613 --> 00:21:48,637 [birds chirping] 383 00:21:48,715 --> 00:21:50,307 (Higgins) It wasn't just the fact... 384 00:21:50,383 --> 00:21:52,681 that David had indeed Iocated the body shop... 385 00:21:52,952 --> 00:21:56,410 or that he might embarrass one of our city's Ieading citizens... 386 00:21:56,489 --> 00:21:59,890 that prompted me to accompany him to Hoon Ching's residence. 387 00:21:59,959 --> 00:22:02,450 An entry in AIec's diary Ied me to the concIusion... 388 00:22:02,528 --> 00:22:06,487 that AIec and David had been for some time in correspondence over a case. 389 00:22:06,866 --> 00:22:10,199 A case invoIving someone whose name started with ''C. '' 390 00:22:10,503 --> 00:22:11,492 Ching? 391 00:22:12,171 --> 00:22:14,901 Perhaps, my own curiosity was overcoming my better judgment. 392 00:22:14,974 --> 00:22:15,963 [doorbell ringing] 393 00:22:17,343 --> 00:22:18,537 Yeah? 394 00:22:18,611 --> 00:22:20,078 Mr. Hoon Ching, please. 395 00:22:20,813 --> 00:22:23,179 My father is busy. You selling something? 396 00:22:23,249 --> 00:22:25,649 Perhaps we could make an appointment for another time. 397 00:22:25,718 --> 00:22:27,743 We have urgent business. 398 00:22:28,020 --> 00:22:30,545 Please inform Mr. Ching immediately. 399 00:22:30,823 --> 00:22:32,848 l told you, he's busy. 400 00:22:35,928 --> 00:22:38,089 We have irrefutable proof... 401 00:22:38,164 --> 00:22:42,032 that your father's car was involved in a serious accident this past week. 402 00:22:42,101 --> 00:22:45,229 An accident which perhaps he does not care to acknowledge. 403 00:22:45,571 --> 00:22:46,731 (Ching) Victor. 404 00:22:46,806 --> 00:22:48,603 You told me you hit a tree. 405 00:22:52,779 --> 00:22:54,872 l told you what you needed to hear. 406 00:22:54,947 --> 00:22:57,142 You damaged someone's car and you don't even-- 407 00:22:57,216 --> 00:23:00,151 Okay, so l hit the car. Big deal. 408 00:23:05,358 --> 00:23:07,417 Apparently, my son was not... 409 00:23:07,493 --> 00:23:09,893 altogether truthful about his accident. 410 00:23:10,630 --> 00:23:12,757 l apologize for any inconvenience... 411 00:23:12,832 --> 00:23:15,266 and l shall call my insurance company immediately. 412 00:23:15,334 --> 00:23:17,427 Oh, yes, thank you. l'll leave my card. 413 00:23:17,503 --> 00:23:18,492 No. But.... 414 00:23:20,173 --> 00:23:22,835 Perhaps, it's best to make contact with... 415 00:23:22,909 --> 00:23:25,002 Mr. Ching at a later time. 416 00:23:25,311 --> 00:23:27,643 When all the arrangements are made... 417 00:23:27,980 --> 00:23:30,210 can we plan to meet again, Mr. Ching? 418 00:23:30,616 --> 00:23:31,776 As you wish. 419 00:23:32,251 --> 00:23:34,515 But l will need the name of the car's owner. 420 00:23:34,587 --> 00:23:37,249 The late Sir Alec Ramsey. 421 00:23:37,623 --> 00:23:38,885 Good day, sir. 422 00:23:51,070 --> 00:23:53,334 Did you see through his disguise, Watson? 423 00:23:53,573 --> 00:23:54,562 lt's he. 424 00:23:55,107 --> 00:23:56,870 We've stood face-to-face again. 425 00:23:56,943 --> 00:23:58,308 You think it's.... 426 00:23:58,377 --> 00:23:59,366 Moriarty. 427 00:24:02,882 --> 00:24:04,873 (Higgins) David was buiIding his pIot. 428 00:24:04,951 --> 00:24:07,476 First, there was the crime for HoImes to soIve. 429 00:24:07,553 --> 00:24:10,613 Then came Watson, and now Moriarty. 430 00:24:10,690 --> 00:24:13,386 And the vow to stop the master criminaI. 431 00:24:16,095 --> 00:24:18,086 [crickets chirping] 432 00:24:18,164 --> 00:24:21,531 As I examined AIec's diary into the earIy hours of the morning... 433 00:24:21,767 --> 00:24:23,564 I began to have the uneasy feeIing... 434 00:24:23,636 --> 00:24:26,469 that David was not as mad as I had first presumed. 435 00:24:27,139 --> 00:24:29,801 The wording of certain entries Ieft no doubt... 436 00:24:29,876 --> 00:24:32,174 that AIec was invoIved with something iIIegaI... 437 00:24:32,245 --> 00:24:34,975 perhaps a crime as heinous as drug trafficking. 438 00:24:40,853 --> 00:24:45,313 **[violin playing Meditation from Thais] 439 00:24:50,396 --> 00:24:52,864 And I had to concIude that David's deductions might... 440 00:24:52,932 --> 00:24:56,163 very weII be Ieading him to the perpetrators of that crime. 441 00:24:57,670 --> 00:24:59,137 [violin playing stops] 442 00:25:00,873 --> 00:25:01,862 David. 443 00:25:05,177 --> 00:25:06,166 [knock on door] 444 00:25:06,646 --> 00:25:07,635 David. 445 00:25:21,827 --> 00:25:22,816 David. 446 00:25:23,863 --> 00:25:25,353 Are you all right? 447 00:25:32,972 --> 00:25:33,996 [birds chirping] 448 00:25:34,073 --> 00:25:37,770 (Magnum) When I was a kid, we had a cocker spanieI named Topper. 449 00:25:38,210 --> 00:25:40,405 Stubbornest dog I ever knew. 450 00:25:40,947 --> 00:25:42,938 He took it in his head one day that he wanted... 451 00:25:43,015 --> 00:25:45,142 one of my tennis shoes for a chew toy. 452 00:25:45,217 --> 00:25:47,617 And no matter where I hid that tennis shoe... 453 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:48,948 he'd find it. 454 00:25:49,589 --> 00:25:51,113 Years Iater, my mom said... 455 00:25:51,190 --> 00:25:53,522 I had become every bit as stubborn as my dog. 456 00:25:53,726 --> 00:25:56,058 FrankIy, I never thought of myseIf as stubborn. 457 00:25:56,896 --> 00:25:58,193 Just patient. 458 00:26:01,233 --> 00:26:02,291 [barking] 459 00:26:05,104 --> 00:26:06,571 [sighing] 460 00:26:07,306 --> 00:26:08,432 [screaming] 461 00:26:08,641 --> 00:26:09,630 Higgins. 462 00:26:10,242 --> 00:26:12,335 l've been trying to talk to you all day. 463 00:26:12,411 --> 00:26:13,503 l know. 464 00:26:13,579 --> 00:26:15,376 l've got sort of a problem, Higgins. 465 00:26:15,448 --> 00:26:17,279 l wouldn't bother you unless it was really important... 466 00:26:17,350 --> 00:26:18,942 but there's this lens that you keep-- 467 00:26:19,018 --> 00:26:20,007 Higgins! 468 00:26:26,826 --> 00:26:27,815 [clock ticking] 469 00:26:31,030 --> 00:26:33,225 (Higgins) For some hours after David's disappearance... 470 00:26:33,299 --> 00:26:36,097 I combed the grounds for signs of forced entry. 471 00:26:36,569 --> 00:26:38,161 The estate was secure. 472 00:26:38,471 --> 00:26:41,372 David's abduction was assuredIy the work of experts. 473 00:26:43,976 --> 00:26:46,968 Just as I resigned myseIf to phoning the authorities... 474 00:26:47,046 --> 00:26:49,844 I received a caII that gave me cause for hope. 475 00:26:50,149 --> 00:26:51,446 A maIe voice... 476 00:26:51,517 --> 00:26:54,008 with an accent I couId onIy guess to be OrientaI... 477 00:26:54,086 --> 00:26:55,986 had instructed me to come to a spot... 478 00:26:56,055 --> 00:26:58,615 in the tawdriest part of town and wait. 479 00:27:04,764 --> 00:27:06,664 David was right once again. 480 00:27:07,099 --> 00:27:09,158 I had been a bumbIing Watson... 481 00:27:09,235 --> 00:27:12,170 obsessed with the now triviaI matter of AIec's past... 482 00:27:12,538 --> 00:27:15,029 not there to assist when his own deductions... 483 00:27:15,107 --> 00:27:17,098 had Ied him into grave danger. 484 00:27:25,484 --> 00:27:27,247 I hadn't reaIized untiI that moment... 485 00:27:27,319 --> 00:27:29,651 how strong the bonds of friendship reaIIy are. 486 00:27:30,256 --> 00:27:33,748 I was deepIy concerned for the safety of my oId schooI chum. 487 00:27:33,826 --> 00:27:35,088 [door opening] 488 00:27:39,732 --> 00:27:41,666 Get out of here. What do you want? 489 00:27:41,934 --> 00:27:44,129 Your name is Watson. 490 00:27:44,336 --> 00:27:46,031 (Higgins) Certainly, not. 491 00:27:49,175 --> 00:27:51,541 My name is Chee. 492 00:27:52,178 --> 00:27:54,806 Are you the man who called me about my friend? Where is he? 493 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:56,211 ls he all right? 494 00:27:56,382 --> 00:27:58,748 l was told to look for a bowler hat. 495 00:27:59,752 --> 00:28:01,014 See here. 496 00:28:04,457 --> 00:28:07,153 l think, you've given up wearing it altogether, my good man. 497 00:28:07,226 --> 00:28:08,921 Too warm for this climate, eh? 498 00:28:08,994 --> 00:28:10,086 David. 499 00:28:11,297 --> 00:28:13,492 Sigerson. Follow me. 500 00:28:17,069 --> 00:28:18,934 What on earth happened to you? 501 00:28:19,004 --> 00:28:21,336 Judging from the small punctures in my side... 502 00:28:21,407 --> 00:28:22,965 some form of drugged dart. 503 00:28:23,042 --> 00:28:24,441 l eluded my captors... 504 00:28:24,510 --> 00:28:27,946 and in short order, l found some materials for this disguise. 505 00:28:28,781 --> 00:28:31,249 An excellent mask, if l say it myself, eh? 506 00:28:32,351 --> 00:28:35,752 A Chinese ancient can learn more in a few minutes on these streets... 507 00:28:35,821 --> 00:28:37,755 than an Englishman can ever discover. 508 00:28:37,823 --> 00:28:39,085 David... 509 00:28:39,158 --> 00:28:41,752 l demand some kind of explanation. 510 00:28:41,827 --> 00:28:43,021 No time to explain! 511 00:28:43,095 --> 00:28:45,063 [knocking rhythmically] 512 00:28:45,831 --> 00:28:47,526 Act like you know why you're here... 513 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,693 and leave me to handle everything. 514 00:29:05,551 --> 00:29:06,540 Please. 515 00:29:10,089 --> 00:29:12,080 **[traditional Chinese music playing] 516 00:29:27,673 --> 00:29:28,833 $50. 517 00:29:29,208 --> 00:29:31,267 My friend will gladly pay. 518 00:29:31,410 --> 00:29:33,071 $50 for these? 519 00:29:33,145 --> 00:29:35,613 My friend will pay. lt is indeed a bargain. 520 00:29:38,150 --> 00:29:40,141 Yes, yes, of course. 521 00:29:40,619 --> 00:29:42,746 They're easily worth twice as much. 522 00:30:06,645 --> 00:30:09,136 Harmless, smoke-producing powder. 523 00:30:09,949 --> 00:30:10,938 Huh? 524 00:30:12,351 --> 00:30:16,014 Moriarty's men must believe that we're partaking of opium. 525 00:30:16,422 --> 00:30:17,616 Moriarty. 526 00:30:18,490 --> 00:30:20,617 Still one and the same with.... 527 00:30:21,093 --> 00:30:25,120 The amiable and well-beloved businessman, Hoon Ching. 528 00:30:27,166 --> 00:30:29,327 This island's underworld prince. 529 00:30:29,468 --> 00:30:32,096 Brothels, illegal casinos... 530 00:30:32,171 --> 00:30:35,140 drug trafficking, opium palaces just like this one. 531 00:30:35,975 --> 00:30:38,136 Ching is his best disguise so far. 532 00:30:39,578 --> 00:30:41,205 [coughing] 533 00:30:43,082 --> 00:30:45,073 Pretend you're enjoying it, Watson. 534 00:30:52,524 --> 00:30:55,550 l had no idea places like this still existed. 535 00:30:56,862 --> 00:30:58,796 There are lot of things you're not aware of yet. 536 00:30:58,898 --> 00:31:00,024 l believe l am. 537 00:31:01,166 --> 00:31:03,259 l know you and Alec were corresponding. 538 00:31:04,603 --> 00:31:06,195 lt's all in the diary. 539 00:31:06,972 --> 00:31:09,440 l can understand your trying to conceal from me... 540 00:31:09,508 --> 00:31:11,408 the possibility that Alec was... 541 00:31:11,477 --> 00:31:14,446 somehow involved in the sale of opium. 542 00:31:15,214 --> 00:31:16,909 He wasn't selling. 543 00:31:17,016 --> 00:31:18,643 (Higgins) The diary lists everything. 544 00:31:18,717 --> 00:31:21,242 Meeting places, dates, shipping lines. 545 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:23,652 Even the name of a supplier in Burma. 546 00:31:23,956 --> 00:31:25,548 What else could it be? 547 00:31:25,791 --> 00:31:29,022 You know, l sometimes truly underestimate you, Watson. 548 00:31:33,032 --> 00:31:34,522 But you're wrong about Alec. 549 00:31:36,001 --> 00:31:38,435 l'm surprised that Moriarty hasn't made his move. 550 00:31:38,504 --> 00:31:39,630 (Higgins) His move? 551 00:31:39,972 --> 00:31:42,532 They'll be no attempt to harm us here, naturally. 552 00:31:42,608 --> 00:31:43,734 Too public. 553 00:31:45,010 --> 00:31:46,102 Naturally. 554 00:31:47,179 --> 00:31:49,613 We'll be taken elsewhere. Moriarty will be there. 555 00:31:50,282 --> 00:31:53,274 He wouldn't miss witnessing our death for the world. 556 00:31:53,452 --> 00:31:56,216 Perhaps we should alert someone. 557 00:31:56,755 --> 00:31:57,983 l'm prepared. 558 00:32:03,595 --> 00:32:05,028 His own medicine. 559 00:32:05,497 --> 00:32:08,159 The same deadly herbal poison that killed Alec. 560 00:32:09,101 --> 00:32:11,695 l cannot be a party to this. 561 00:32:12,004 --> 00:32:13,562 l'll catch him off his guard. 562 00:32:13,639 --> 00:32:16,233 David, this has got to stop. 563 00:32:16,909 --> 00:32:19,469 Trust me one step further, Watson. 564 00:32:19,545 --> 00:32:21,706 Excuse me. 565 00:32:21,914 --> 00:32:23,905 l overcharged you for the pipes. 566 00:32:24,283 --> 00:32:25,750 l make it up to you. 567 00:32:25,951 --> 00:32:29,751 Take you to a place of great pleasure, where your virility... 568 00:32:29,822 --> 00:32:31,449 will much improve. 569 00:32:31,657 --> 00:32:33,090 [chuckling] 570 00:32:35,294 --> 00:32:38,627 This seems to be a harmless enough treatment. 571 00:32:39,498 --> 00:32:42,729 l hardly think these needles are going to kill us. 572 00:32:42,801 --> 00:32:44,462 No, of course not. 573 00:32:44,536 --> 00:32:48,870 But Moriarty has no idea we are knowledgeable in the art of acupuncture. 574 00:32:50,042 --> 00:32:52,510 You know how to turn without causing pain? 575 00:32:53,112 --> 00:32:54,670 Yes, of course. 576 00:32:55,314 --> 00:32:56,975 While in Malaysia, l-- 577 00:32:57,049 --> 00:32:58,107 Good. 578 00:32:58,183 --> 00:33:01,311 He believes us to be drugged and in fear of moving. 579 00:33:01,954 --> 00:33:05,048 Our cunning foe has left nothing to chance. 580 00:33:05,257 --> 00:33:07,691 And neither have we, l trust? 581 00:33:07,793 --> 00:33:09,727 No. When he returns, the doctor will be carrying... 582 00:33:09,795 --> 00:33:11,922 a syringe like l have. 583 00:33:12,131 --> 00:33:14,599 When he goes to inject the poison... 584 00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,330 leap from the table and overpower him. 585 00:33:18,003 --> 00:33:19,971 l will deal with Moriarty. 586 00:33:20,906 --> 00:33:21,895 Leap? 587 00:33:21,974 --> 00:33:24,135 We must pretend to be fast asleep... 588 00:33:24,209 --> 00:33:26,143 until they are right beside us. 589 00:33:26,211 --> 00:33:27,735 lf we get separated, stall them... 590 00:33:27,813 --> 00:33:29,144 until l get back... 591 00:33:29,214 --> 00:33:30,943 with the evidence that l need. 592 00:33:31,016 --> 00:33:32,005 [door opening] 593 00:33:32,084 --> 00:33:33,346 On your guard. 594 00:33:37,022 --> 00:33:39,149 [speaking Russian] 595 00:33:39,224 --> 00:33:41,249 [speaking Russian] 596 00:33:44,063 --> 00:33:46,190 [speaking Russian] 597 00:33:47,833 --> 00:33:49,323 Watson, run for it. 598 00:33:49,401 --> 00:33:50,390 The back. 599 00:33:50,836 --> 00:33:51,825 No, wait. 600 00:33:53,872 --> 00:33:55,271 Don't let him get away! 601 00:34:00,512 --> 00:34:01,501 Mr. Higgins.... 602 00:34:01,580 --> 00:34:02,842 The explanation. 603 00:34:02,915 --> 00:34:03,904 Listen.... 604 00:34:03,982 --> 00:34:05,244 Let's have it. 605 00:34:06,218 --> 00:34:07,879 Why were you speaking in Russian? 606 00:34:08,887 --> 00:34:10,787 That's nothing but an anesthesia gun. 607 00:34:10,856 --> 00:34:12,346 Yes, l'm aware of that. 608 00:34:12,424 --> 00:34:16,360 l don't think you really want to be asleep for the next five hours. 609 00:34:17,196 --> 00:34:18,185 Four. 610 00:34:20,432 --> 00:34:22,730 Despite the Home Office verification... 611 00:34:22,801 --> 00:34:24,632 you're not from the British Museum. 612 00:34:24,703 --> 00:34:25,692 No. 613 00:34:26,071 --> 00:34:28,972 Mr. Higgins, we needed Sir Alec's papers to check for any comments... 614 00:34:29,041 --> 00:34:32,477 that might prove to be embarrassing to Her Majesty's government. 615 00:34:32,544 --> 00:34:34,705 And dangerous to Mr. Worth. 616 00:34:35,647 --> 00:34:36,739 Dangerous? 617 00:34:37,616 --> 00:34:39,345 David Malcolm Worth... 618 00:34:39,818 --> 00:34:41,843 alias Stanley Sigerson... 619 00:34:42,221 --> 00:34:44,815 is an escapee from a home for the insane. 620 00:34:47,860 --> 00:34:49,794 And why, may l ask... 621 00:34:49,862 --> 00:34:51,796 would Ml6 be so interested... 622 00:34:51,864 --> 00:34:55,231 in the whereabouts of one mentally troubled person? 623 00:34:55,734 --> 00:34:58,396 When that person happens to have been a British secret agent... 624 00:34:58,470 --> 00:35:00,495 in Russia for 30 years. 625 00:35:00,606 --> 00:35:04,838 Mr. Higgins, he has enough information in that scrambled brain of his... 626 00:35:04,910 --> 00:35:06,434 to start a war. 627 00:35:10,015 --> 00:35:11,539 (Magnum) Under normaI circumstances... 628 00:35:11,617 --> 00:35:14,586 I guess you'd have to say I'm a pretty easygoing guy. 629 00:35:14,653 --> 00:35:17,213 Under normaI circumstances. But Higgins... 630 00:35:17,289 --> 00:35:18,551 had gone too far. 631 00:35:18,624 --> 00:35:21,184 It was no Ionger even a matter of getting the camera Iens. 632 00:35:21,260 --> 00:35:24,423 It was more important to prove to myseIf and to him, I guess... 633 00:35:24,496 --> 00:35:26,623 that I couId get into that room. 634 00:35:27,065 --> 00:35:28,396 And I figured... 635 00:35:28,467 --> 00:35:30,799 if the Iads wanted out badIy enough... 636 00:35:30,869 --> 00:35:33,133 Higgins wouId have to take them out. 637 00:35:34,139 --> 00:35:35,868 [barking] 638 00:35:40,512 --> 00:35:42,980 Zeus, Apollo. Stay. 639 00:35:48,921 --> 00:35:50,115 Very well. 640 00:35:52,391 --> 00:35:53,688 Perhaps you're right. 641 00:35:53,759 --> 00:35:56,250 We could all use a walk about the grounds. 642 00:35:56,328 --> 00:35:57,556 [birds chirping] 643 00:36:09,174 --> 00:36:10,539 All right, lads. 644 00:36:11,043 --> 00:36:12,943 Here we go. 645 00:36:33,098 --> 00:36:36,363 ''l gave Hopkins the secret code... 646 00:36:36,435 --> 00:36:38,562 ''to the opium den... 647 00:36:38,637 --> 00:36:41,470 ''on the off-chance David had slipped back inside.'' 648 00:36:41,540 --> 00:36:42,564 This is great. 649 00:36:42,641 --> 00:36:43,767 Mr. Higgins. 650 00:36:44,076 --> 00:36:45,475 He's not in there. 651 00:36:45,944 --> 00:36:47,639 Perhaps Lever's come across him. 652 00:36:47,713 --> 00:36:50,807 l hoped he might have gone back to the car, but.... 653 00:36:50,882 --> 00:36:52,247 Not our Mr. Worth. 654 00:36:52,317 --> 00:36:54,217 He's probably already found a new disguise. 655 00:36:54,286 --> 00:36:57,119 And may be hot on the trail of yet another infamous Dr. Moriarty. 656 00:36:58,790 --> 00:37:01,258 Rather embarrassing to have lost him twice in the one day. 657 00:37:02,828 --> 00:37:05,228 Then you abducted him from the estate. 658 00:37:05,430 --> 00:37:06,419 Yes. 659 00:37:07,199 --> 00:37:08,826 He's our greatest challenge. 660 00:37:09,868 --> 00:37:13,395 We censor all his mail, all records of his identity have been destroyed. 661 00:37:13,472 --> 00:37:15,030 He's watched round the clock. 662 00:37:15,107 --> 00:37:17,302 Yet this is his fifth escape from the sanatorium. 663 00:37:17,376 --> 00:37:19,901 This time due to my telegram. 664 00:37:20,445 --> 00:37:22,675 l thought you said his mail was censored? 665 00:37:22,748 --> 00:37:24,545 Yes, well, it seemed harmless enough... 666 00:37:24,616 --> 00:37:26,811 the notice of the death of an old friend. 667 00:37:26,885 --> 00:37:29,820 Whose letters you also considered harmless. 668 00:37:30,656 --> 00:37:31,645 Quite. 669 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,689 What happened to the Chinese doctor... 670 00:37:36,762 --> 00:37:38,889 we accidentally tranquilized? 671 00:37:39,231 --> 00:37:40,698 l don't know. Hopkins. 672 00:37:40,766 --> 00:37:42,290 Have you found him? 673 00:37:42,367 --> 00:37:44,392 A patrolman on the next block, roughly 30 minutes ago... 674 00:37:44,469 --> 00:37:46,869 says he saw an elderly Chinese gentleman running along... 675 00:37:46,938 --> 00:37:48,769 picking needles out of his face. 676 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:50,603 The patrolman tried to stop him but was-- 677 00:37:50,676 --> 00:37:52,041 Eluded. Right. 678 00:37:52,611 --> 00:37:55,273 Well, we've got nothing better to do. Let's go look for him. 679 00:37:55,781 --> 00:37:57,476 l'm staying with the car. 680 00:37:57,549 --> 00:37:59,676 (Hopkins) l'd go home, Mr. Higgins. 681 00:38:00,986 --> 00:38:02,248 That would be best. 682 00:38:08,593 --> 00:38:10,584 (man) Psst. Psst. 683 00:38:18,270 --> 00:38:19,965 David, is that you? 684 00:38:48,767 --> 00:38:50,928 You crazy old coots are pretty swift... 685 00:38:51,269 --> 00:38:53,134 getting away from my doctor. 686 00:38:53,805 --> 00:38:56,330 Now suppose you tell me where the doctor is. 687 00:38:56,408 --> 00:38:58,501 And where we can find your friend? 688 00:38:59,177 --> 00:39:02,544 l'm afraid you're wasting your time questioning me. 689 00:39:03,482 --> 00:39:04,471 Am l? 690 00:39:09,388 --> 00:39:11,652 l need to know where the doctor is... 691 00:39:12,090 --> 00:39:14,183 and l need to know where your friend is. 692 00:39:14,726 --> 00:39:17,559 (Higgins) As they moved the fIame cIoser to my hand... 693 00:39:18,029 --> 00:39:19,792 I began to recognize a feeIing... 694 00:39:19,865 --> 00:39:22,595 I hadn't had since my combat days. 695 00:39:22,834 --> 00:39:26,270 A numbing, sickIy sweet feeIing sIipped through me. 696 00:39:26,671 --> 00:39:28,730 (Magnum) ''l knew l had no information to give them... 697 00:39:28,807 --> 00:39:30,741 ''but, if l could stall them... 698 00:39:30,876 --> 00:39:33,811 ''l could buy my old friend some valuable time.'' 699 00:39:35,847 --> 00:39:37,337 (Higgins) Oh, my God. 700 00:39:38,083 --> 00:39:40,916 Higgins. Now, Higgins, l can explain. 701 00:39:41,386 --> 00:39:43,013 Or should l say Watson? 702 00:39:45,090 --> 00:39:46,148 Get out. 703 00:39:46,558 --> 00:39:49,686 No, l mean, where do you get this stuff? This is great! 704 00:39:49,761 --> 00:39:51,661 l mean, guys running around in kimonos... 705 00:39:51,730 --> 00:39:53,425 pulling needles out of their faces. 706 00:39:53,498 --> 00:39:55,625 l mean, you've really topped yourself, Higgins. 707 00:39:58,804 --> 00:40:00,101 You look awful. 708 00:40:04,042 --> 00:40:05,441 Look... 709 00:40:05,510 --> 00:40:07,944 l mean, l just came in to get this... 710 00:40:08,013 --> 00:40:10,106 this camera lens that l needed. 711 00:40:10,182 --> 00:40:11,877 l tried to ask you for it, but... 712 00:40:11,950 --> 00:40:13,417 you were acting so mysterious. 713 00:40:13,485 --> 00:40:16,352 l guess l just had to find out what you were up to. 714 00:40:16,922 --> 00:40:18,913 So you invaded my privacy. 715 00:40:19,524 --> 00:40:22,755 Read personal papers that were not intended for your eyes. 716 00:40:22,861 --> 00:40:24,920 And then, when caught... 717 00:40:24,996 --> 00:40:27,521 made a joke out of the entire affair. 718 00:40:28,900 --> 00:40:30,925 l'm sorry, Higgins. 719 00:40:32,337 --> 00:40:34,134 l just got carried away. 720 00:40:34,406 --> 00:40:36,772 And you're right. l just thought it was a game. 721 00:40:36,908 --> 00:40:38,000 l'm sorry. 722 00:40:38,710 --> 00:40:40,075 So what happened? 723 00:40:42,247 --> 00:40:44,715 l mean, l figure one of two things. Either... 724 00:40:44,816 --> 00:40:46,113 you got out of it by yourself... 725 00:40:46,184 --> 00:40:48,982 or these fake museum guys came back and rescued you. 726 00:40:49,821 --> 00:40:52,881 You actually believe l'm going to discuss this with you? 727 00:40:53,225 --> 00:40:55,125 Well, l've had some experience. 728 00:40:55,527 --> 00:40:57,051 Experience. 729 00:40:58,864 --> 00:41:00,855 This has nothing to do with you. 730 00:41:02,367 --> 00:41:04,801 lt happened long before you were here. 731 00:41:05,570 --> 00:41:06,730 Well, l know that... 732 00:41:07,105 --> 00:41:08,436 now. 733 00:41:09,407 --> 00:41:10,772 l just thought... 734 00:41:11,476 --> 00:41:14,309 that two friends discussing an interesting case.... 735 00:41:14,646 --> 00:41:16,113 l was just curious. 736 00:41:18,250 --> 00:41:19,774 And absolutely right. 737 00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:24,282 When you said experience, l thought you were referring to this case. 738 00:41:25,423 --> 00:41:27,186 Friendship, of course... 739 00:41:27,292 --> 00:41:28,953 is quite another matter. 740 00:41:29,427 --> 00:41:33,363 A matter l find it particularly difficult to discuss at the moment. 741 00:41:36,902 --> 00:41:37,994 Well. 742 00:41:39,838 --> 00:41:42,568 (Higgins) The large Oriental gentleman... 743 00:41:43,241 --> 00:41:45,175 seemed to take great delight... 744 00:41:45,243 --> 00:41:47,837 in moving my hand closer to the flame. 745 00:41:49,714 --> 00:41:53,878 One never likes to admit to fear, of course. 746 00:41:54,653 --> 00:41:55,642 But... 747 00:41:55,720 --> 00:41:57,847 I had no doubt they meant to torture me... 748 00:41:57,923 --> 00:41:59,891 even kiII me if need be. 749 00:42:00,358 --> 00:42:02,690 How much couId I endure without taIking? 750 00:42:03,061 --> 00:42:06,588 It was a question each of us had asked ourseIves at Sandhurst... 751 00:42:06,865 --> 00:42:09,026 and throughout our miIitary careers. 752 00:42:10,035 --> 00:42:12,026 Where have you stashed the doctor? 753 00:42:14,339 --> 00:42:15,772 So David was right. 754 00:42:16,775 --> 00:42:18,208 You did kill Alec. 755 00:42:18,610 --> 00:42:21,738 And anyone else who comes snooping into my business. 756 00:42:22,514 --> 00:42:24,448 Very careless, Victor. 757 00:42:24,983 --> 00:42:27,110 For one who presumes to take my place. 758 00:42:27,185 --> 00:42:29,119 All very careless. 759 00:42:29,721 --> 00:42:31,348 You can kill this man. 760 00:42:31,690 --> 00:42:34,022 But if you don't find his friend... 761 00:42:34,092 --> 00:42:37,653 he obviously knows a great deal about your business interests. 762 00:42:37,996 --> 00:42:40,624 Release him now and l'll still try to help you. 763 00:42:41,466 --> 00:42:42,592 Release him! 764 00:42:51,643 --> 00:42:53,907 You don't seem to understand, do you? 765 00:42:54,813 --> 00:42:56,371 You're no longer in charge. 766 00:43:13,031 --> 00:43:14,293 Where have you been? 767 00:43:17,369 --> 00:43:18,893 Your time just ran out. 768 00:43:23,608 --> 00:43:25,872 The Doc here is a master at this stuff. 769 00:43:26,111 --> 00:43:27,510 lt doesn't hurt. 770 00:43:28,113 --> 00:43:29,637 Just stops the heart. 771 00:43:38,156 --> 00:43:40,249 Turn Watson loose. Now. 772 00:43:42,293 --> 00:43:43,555 Let him go. 773 00:43:45,997 --> 00:43:48,090 My apologies for the tardiness... 774 00:43:48,166 --> 00:43:50,191 and slight miscalculation, Watson... 775 00:43:50,268 --> 00:43:51,826 but the plan remains intact. 776 00:43:52,003 --> 00:43:52,992 So... 777 00:43:53,204 --> 00:43:54,398 Moriarty... 778 00:43:54,873 --> 00:43:57,603 you were the son and not the father all along. 779 00:43:58,443 --> 00:43:59,603 Mr. Ching... 780 00:44:00,078 --> 00:44:02,512 you're a master criminal in your own right. 781 00:44:02,580 --> 00:44:04,480 But, not the one at the moment, eh? 782 00:44:04,649 --> 00:44:06,583 Herbal poison, Watson. 783 00:44:06,651 --> 00:44:09,711 Close to the lethal concoction used on Alec. 784 00:44:09,788 --> 00:44:12,450 But why on earth would they kill him? 785 00:44:12,524 --> 00:44:13,513 Unless... 786 00:44:14,459 --> 00:44:16,120 he was onto their scheme. 787 00:44:16,194 --> 00:44:17,286 Precisely. 788 00:44:17,429 --> 00:44:20,330 And now the entries in the diary begin to make sense. 789 00:44:20,398 --> 00:44:23,390 He must have been collecting evidence against Victor. 790 00:44:23,468 --> 00:44:25,698 Trying to become a master detective... 791 00:44:27,372 --> 00:44:28,361 like you. 792 00:44:29,541 --> 00:44:31,839 Unfortunately, he was not a master. 793 00:44:31,910 --> 00:44:34,708 Just a good Baker Street lrregular game player... 794 00:44:35,313 --> 00:44:37,247 and Victor discovered the plot. 795 00:44:37,549 --> 00:44:39,608 Really, Watson, you excel yourself. 796 00:44:39,684 --> 00:44:41,515 Quite elementary, actually. 797 00:44:41,586 --> 00:44:42,951 But thank you... 798 00:44:43,788 --> 00:44:44,948 Holmes. 799 00:44:45,824 --> 00:44:47,052 Now, Watson... 800 00:44:47,192 --> 00:44:49,490 if you will be good enough to open the door... 801 00:44:49,561 --> 00:44:52,826 l'll take our Moriarty to the authorities. 802 00:44:57,769 --> 00:44:58,997 Gentlemen. 803 00:45:03,975 --> 00:45:05,465 (Lever) Put down the syringe. 804 00:45:07,212 --> 00:45:09,112 We'll call the police to come for this crew. 805 00:45:09,180 --> 00:45:10,477 David... 806 00:45:10,749 --> 00:45:12,876 you've solved the crime, all right? 807 00:45:14,486 --> 00:45:15,817 We'll take it from here. 808 00:45:18,289 --> 00:45:19,654 Moriarty. 809 00:45:20,024 --> 00:45:22,219 You are a most admirable foe. 810 00:45:22,761 --> 00:45:23,750 Watson. 811 00:45:24,028 --> 00:45:25,290 Take my lead. 812 00:45:34,506 --> 00:45:36,235 [breathing heavily] Watson. 813 00:45:37,742 --> 00:45:39,539 What's the meaning of this? 814 00:45:42,347 --> 00:45:43,336 Why? 815 00:45:50,955 --> 00:45:52,889 David was returned to England... 816 00:45:53,324 --> 00:45:55,383 and the safety of the sanatorium. 817 00:45:55,460 --> 00:45:56,984 [crickets chirping] 818 00:45:58,930 --> 00:46:02,559 He very kindly forgave me and we corresponded regularly... 819 00:46:02,834 --> 00:46:06,827 happily creating and solving the most complex crimes. 820 00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:11,902 Then several months ago, l received the most curious letter from him. 821 00:46:11,976 --> 00:46:13,807 ln part, it read... 822 00:46:13,878 --> 00:46:15,778 ''lt's done, Watson. 823 00:46:16,114 --> 00:46:19,880 ''l am now convinced my wits have dulled with age. 824 00:46:20,218 --> 00:46:23,153 ''l grant to Moriarty his victory. 825 00:46:23,621 --> 00:46:26,920 ''But the good fight was waged, eh?'' 826 00:46:29,394 --> 00:46:32,659 lt was signed, most uncharacteristically... 827 00:46:32,864 --> 00:46:34,331 David Worth... 828 00:46:34,933 --> 00:46:37,094 Wellwood Sanatorium, Surrey. 829 00:46:38,369 --> 00:46:40,200 [clock ticking] 830 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:44,406 That's the last time you heard from him? 831 00:46:47,011 --> 00:46:49,377 Forgive me for being such a boor the last few days. 832 00:46:49,447 --> 00:46:51,711 My obsession, as you call it. 833 00:46:51,950 --> 00:46:53,941 lt did, however, seem... 834 00:46:54,185 --> 00:46:56,619 terribly important that it be done now. 835 00:47:01,459 --> 00:47:02,619 He died? 836 00:47:04,028 --> 00:47:05,427 Last week. 837 00:47:07,031 --> 00:47:10,057 Terribly sad for a man who so loved excitement. 838 00:47:11,502 --> 00:47:13,163 Simple pneumonia. 839 00:47:39,130 --> 00:47:40,256 Watson.