Sherlock Holmes - Night Before Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>to Doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure he shared
<v Speaker 1>with his old friend that Master Detective Sherlock Holmes. Well,
<v Speaker 1>right about now you're probably taking a little breather in
<v Speaker 1>your last minute rush to get everything ready for the
<v Speaker 1>big day tomorrow. Children have to be put to bed
<v Speaker 1>to wait for Santa Claus, and is the tree waiting
<v Speaker 1>to be decorated? And four a million and one things
<v Speaker 1>which must be done before morning. I sure hope you
<v Speaker 1>got all your Christmas shopping done. It's pretty hectic rushing
<v Speaker 1>off at the last minute to take care of Uncle
<v Speaker 1>Charlie or Aunt Bertha, cousin Sam. But if you must
<v Speaker 1>get something, just remember that you can always dash over
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<v Speaker 1>of Petry wine. Petrie wine is a swell gift, and
<v Speaker 1>I just thought a little latinate suggestion might be of
<v Speaker 1>some help. And now I'm sure, good friend doctor Watson's
<v Speaker 1>waiting for us, So let's go and join.
<v Speaker 2>It in it.
<v Speaker 3>Oh there you are, say doctor.
<v Speaker 1>I can see you're gonna have yourself quite a Christmas
<v Speaker 1>big tree in the corner with colored lights on it.
<v Speaker 1>Where'd you get those table covered with presents? You must
<v Speaker 1>be mighty popular.
<v Speaker 4>For me, my boy.
<v Speaker 3>You see, I'm heaving a Christmas body tomorrow for my
<v Speaker 3>housekeeper's little nieces.
<v Speaker 4>Oh, I'm going to dress up a clause for him.
<v Speaker 1>Well, I'm sure you look very convincing in the park.
<v Speaker 1>By the way, doctor, I brought you a little present.
<v Speaker 2>Here it is.
<v Speaker 3>I hope you'll like it. But I got one for
<v Speaker 3>you too years or you mustn't open it until tomorrow.
<v Speaker 4>Here, I'm a boy.
<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot, doctor, And now has about tonight's story.
<v Speaker 1>Last week you told us you had chosen an adventure
<v Speaker 1>with a lot of Christmasy apples.
<v Speaker 3>Yes, my story begins on another Christmas Eve, many many
<v Speaker 3>years ago, the exact in eighteen hundred and eighty six,
<v Speaker 3>time the adventure occurred, I must confess I didn't quite.
<v Speaker 4>Understand what was going on myself.
<v Speaker 3>In fact, I never did quite make head of tails
<v Speaker 3>of it until till Holmes took pity on me later
<v Speaker 3>and explain the whole thing. But I shan't try to
<v Speaker 3>confuse you, mister Bartel. I'll tell you the story exactly
<v Speaker 3>that happened, write you aire.
<v Speaker 2>Doctor.
<v Speaker 3>Let's go very well. On that Christmas Eve in eighty six,
<v Speaker 3>I was standing in our Baker Street rooms, dressed in
<v Speaker 3>the costume Santa Clause Holmes is long, thin fingers pressed together,
<v Speaker 3>lay back in an arm chair and daze let me
<v Speaker 3>while our housekeeper, missus Hudson stood by the door.
<v Speaker 5>And you make a grand Santa Clause.
<v Speaker 4>Uncomfortable. How does it look?
<v Speaker 3>Oh?
<v Speaker 5>You look just like the old man on the Christmas cards.
<v Speaker 2>Doctor, it really becomes you, Jerry twinkle of the eyes,
<v Speaker 2>the ready complexion and the appropriate girths A shame we
<v Speaker 2>can't obtain some snow and a sleigh and reindeer for you. However,
<v Speaker 2>I'm sureing Missus Hudson's nieces will be very much impressed.
<v Speaker 5>The will that, sir, And it's very kind of you
<v Speaker 5>doctor to offer to come over to that house with
<v Speaker 5>me father in the hospital and my sister at his bedside.
<v Speaker 5>It would have been a very miserable Christmas without enjoy myself.
<v Speaker 4>But I think I'll take this pud of for we
<v Speaker 4>get there. That's it? Are you ready to leave, missus Hudson?
<v Speaker 5>I am, sir. Will I get a cab?
<v Speaker 4>How far do we have to go?
<v Speaker 5>Oh, Lexington Gardens number twenty eight. It's just off the
<v Speaker 5>Edgeway Road far.
<v Speaker 4>But bearing in mind my costume, I sters we'd better
<v Speaker 4>take a cab.
<v Speaker 5>Hi, sir, I'll get one.
<v Speaker 4>Holmes.
<v Speaker 3>What are you going to do with yourself? I hate
<v Speaker 3>leaving you alone on Christmas Eve?
<v Speaker 2>Oh no worry, old Chap. I shall spend a profitable
<v Speaker 2>evening writing on my new monograph what just went about?
<v Speaker 2>An analysis of teeth marks on pipe stems and with
<v Speaker 2>particular regard to indicated character.
<v Speaker 4>Which is very how exciting well I must be going.
<v Speaker 2>Don't forget your sack of presents over on. When you
<v Speaker 2>come to distribute them, you will find the diet at
<v Speaker 2>the liberty of adding a few trinkets on my own behalf.
<v Speaker 3>That's very thoughtful of your excuse me, mister Holmes.
<v Speaker 5>But there's a gentleman to see you, says he's an
<v Speaker 5>old friend of yours. Here's his cab sat.
<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you, it's all wady. Come splendid ask him
<v Speaker 2>to come up with bus, miss Hudson, and I hope
<v Speaker 2>you Our party is a great success. Missus Hudson.
<v Speaker 5>Thank you, sir. Are you sure you don't want me
<v Speaker 5>to stay now that you have a visitor?
<v Speaker 2>Oh no, no, no, no, indeed no, Missus Hudson. I can
<v Speaker 2>show the gentleman out myself. You go off in a
<v Speaker 2>good time, Thank you, sir.
<v Speaker 4>I wonder what lord would you want? Pepsize should stay?
<v Speaker 2>Please, my dear fellow, certainly not, you know you far
<v Speaker 2>more important work do where he can probably wants his
<v Speaker 2>revenge at chess or something equally innocuous. Off with you,
<v Speaker 2>all right, my dear felone, and enjoy yourself.
<v Speaker 4>Just to say I wish you were coming with me.
<v Speaker 2>I'll I'll see you later there, come on up when
<v Speaker 2>he come.
<v Speaker 6>Hello, evening Watson. Do you make a very convincing sand
<v Speaker 6>because are you leaving?
<v Speaker 4>Good night? Then?
<v Speaker 2>How are you home all alone on Christmas eve? Eh? Yes? Well,
<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you came over to see me. What's it
<v Speaker 2>be an evening of chess? Or have you won earth
<v Speaker 2>some recent treasure of meat or pottery that we can
<v Speaker 2>discuss neither homes. I'll come to you in your professional capacity.
<v Speaker 2>I need help, Come now, will it come? Don't tell
<v Speaker 2>me that after all these years of quiet friendship, you're
<v Speaker 2>going to become a client. And I'm afraid their homes.
<v Speaker 6>Though, I doubt if my problem will problem will interest
<v Speaker 6>you very much. It's hardly up to your rather colorful standards.
<v Speaker 2>Careful us a girl. Thanks now, my dear Willigham. What
<v Speaker 2>your trouble?
<v Speaker 3>Well?
<v Speaker 6>When I decided this year to have a little Christmas
<v Speaker 6>party at my townhouse.
<v Speaker 2>I'm quite comfortably office. You know only to call me
<v Speaker 2>that I have several relatives and friends who are not
<v Speaker 2>as well off. I'm having a party for them tonight,
<v Speaker 2>homes and I hope you'd attend it disguised as Santa Claus,
<v Speaker 2>My dear fellow. I've adopted many of these guys as
<v Speaker 2>my time that Father Christmas has never been one of them.
<v Speaker 2>Why do you want me to attend your party and disguise?
<v Speaker 2>In any case? You ashamed if your friendship were a
<v Speaker 2>private detective, or do you consider my features more acceptable
<v Speaker 2>when buried beneath the depths of a we'd be Oh,
<v Speaker 2>my dear homes to take me seriously. I'm not joking.
<v Speaker 3>I assure your.
<v Speaker 2>Caution not a caution. Aren't you you want me to
<v Speaker 2>attend your party in disguise? Why I'm giving you some.
<v Speaker 6>Very valuable presents A diamond and onyx cuff links in
<v Speaker 6>platinum and ruby earrings.
<v Speaker 2>And and such like. And I've wrapped each of the
<v Speaker 2>presents in banknotes.
<v Speaker 6>Me.
<v Speaker 2>Well, aren't these presents now in a sack in charge
<v Speaker 2>of my butler?
<v Speaker 6>I am was going to dress up a Santa Clause
<v Speaker 6>and give him out myself until I got the warning letter.
<v Speaker 2>That's why I have come to you. Warning letter. Eh, yes,
<v Speaker 2>I received it by this evening's post. Listen to this,
<v Speaker 2>my dear lord WHITTICKMB. Your generosity with Christmas presents borders
<v Speaker 2>on ostentation. We do not approve either. We receive five
<v Speaker 2>thousand pounds in sovereigns at Post Restaurant Box three seventy
<v Speaker 2>nine by six o'clock on Christmas Eve or I'm afraid
<v Speaker 2>a Christmas party will be conspicuous by its absence of
<v Speaker 2>presents here thanks m plain paper one from a penny notebook.
<v Speaker 2>The writing is obviously disguised quite George, Yes, Whittikeam, I
<v Speaker 2>accept the case. I'll come with you to your party
<v Speaker 2>at once, and furthermore, I shall follow your suggestion regarding
<v Speaker 2>the disguise dressed as Santa Claus, and I shall be
<v Speaker 2>less likely to attract suspicion and delighted homes. But what
<v Speaker 2>made you decide so suddenly? This writing, my dear fellow,
<v Speaker 2>this writing, Oh, it's in a false hand. I'd know
<v Speaker 2>that characteristic m in my dear whittigm I've seen it
<v Speaker 2>too often at the beginning of the signature Mariatti Mariotti Whoucci, Oh,
<v Speaker 2>one of the cleverest and most unscrupulous criminals in England. Whdtigam.
<v Speaker 2>There's no time to be last. It slipped me see
<v Speaker 2>now six thirty half an hour on the deadline given
<v Speaker 2>you in this letter, Wimascuria house once.
<v Speaker 5>This is as far as the cab can take us,
<v Speaker 5>Doctor keb.
<v Speaker 4>It there's five qay Christmas.
<v Speaker 5>Pleasureody Christmas to you said you wanted to get into
<v Speaker 5>the house through the back way so that you could
<v Speaker 5>surprise the.
<v Speaker 4>Children come down the kitchen chimney.
<v Speaker 5>Oh, you can get to the back of the house.
<v Speaker 5>But going up the alley here, I'll go in the
<v Speaker 5>front door, spend which is the house number twenty eight.
<v Speaker 5>It's the third one down the alley. Doctor, I'll have
<v Speaker 5>the back window opening no time, and you can slip
<v Speaker 5>in without any of the beard and see.
<v Speaker 3>Very well, gloomy little street. That where's the music coming from?
<v Speaker 5>Oh it's from that temple across the street, doctor, The
<v Speaker 5>Disciples of the Octagonal Square they call themselves.
<v Speaker 4>What on earth I suppose that means.
<v Speaker 5>Oh, some new fangled colt heathens most likely.
<v Speaker 3>Oh hello, I'm not the onlyess to close abroad tonight.
<v Speaker 3>Look at that far across the street over there.
<v Speaker 5>Oh, today's just like yourself adopted and carry in a
<v Speaker 5>sack too. He's running up the steps to the temple.
<v Speaker 3>It's god he he slipped on the eyes.
<v Speaker 5>How he was here him adopted trip for yourself.
<v Speaker 4>Give me your hand, Thank you, sir, felly of me,
<v Speaker 4>wasn't it close to help me? Tell you know?
<v Speaker 3>You come racious?
<v Speaker 5>Doctor, I told you to be careful.
<v Speaker 2>Now you fall.
<v Speaker 3>Into it's just confounded red coat of on it it
<v Speaker 3>tripped me up?
<v Speaker 5>Did you have yourself?
<v Speaker 2>So?
<v Speaker 4>I think? How about you?
<v Speaker 6>It?
<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm all right, thanks felly of me to run,
<v Speaker 2>wasn't it.
<v Speaker 4>Here's your sex?
<v Speaker 2>Thank you, good night.
<v Speaker 4>And marry Christmas. Who knows who.
<v Speaker 3>Temple must be? The tagonal square?
<v Speaker 5>You're sure you know how to doctor?
<v Speaker 4>No course, give me my sex? Thank you.
<v Speaker 3>Your sister's house is the third one down the alleyway, Sir.
<v Speaker 5>I'll harry you up in the back window.
<v Speaker 3>So I'll be waiting for you, missus Hudson. Rather fun
<v Speaker 3>for the shame homes, isn't with us?
<v Speaker 2>Well?
<v Speaker 3>Probably happier having a good game of chess with Lord willikem.
<v Speaker 2>This is my house, Homes number thirty nine at an
<v Speaker 2>I'm conson square eh and dear Old Watson is just
<v Speaker 2>around the corner in Lexington Gardens and hasn't any idea
<v Speaker 2>that I've left Baker Spears here you are, Caddy, Thank
<v Speaker 2>you sir. Have merry Christmas, sir, Uh huh, there's no
<v Speaker 2>man Carol singers. Yes, we'll probably have our fill of
<v Speaker 2>them before this evening's over.
<v Speaker 6>Good evening, Milde.
<v Speaker 3>Have have the guests arrived?
<v Speaker 6>Ha read most of them are they're in the library.
<v Speaker 6>You brought another Santa Claus with you.
<v Speaker 2>I see, Milord, another Santa Claus. What do you mean?
<v Speaker 6>The gentleman arrived three quarters of an hour ago, sir,
<v Speaker 6>dressed to Santa Claus. I took him to your study
<v Speaker 6>in the Lord and showed him the sack present unfounded.
<v Speaker 2>He's got here be for us? Where's this study in
<v Speaker 2>this way?
<v Speaker 6>I hope I didn't do gong, Milord, who told me
<v Speaker 6>that a gentleman dressed to Santa Claus would be coming here?
<v Speaker 6>Dear me, the gentleman appears to have gone.
<v Speaker 2>Yes, and the sack containing the presence with him.
<v Speaker 6>But he can't have left the house, MILORDA. I've been
<v Speaker 6>watching the front door.
<v Speaker 2>Yes, and while you were doing that, he slipped down
<v Speaker 2>through the window. Here. The catch is, I'm done. I'm
<v Speaker 2>grave describe this man. I can't tell you much about
<v Speaker 2>his appearance. I'm afraid, sir. He was dressed to Santa Claus,
<v Speaker 2>just like yourself. But I didn't notice one thing about him, sir, Oh,
<v Speaker 2>what was that? He lists just quite pronounced? Of course,
<v Speaker 2>Lou the Lisper on Earth is Lu the Lisper, one
<v Speaker 2>of Mariati's most trusted accomplisses. Fortunately, though I've had news
<v Speaker 2>of him later through my underworld grapevine. You you know
<v Speaker 2>where he lives. He's reputed him have some connections with
<v Speaker 2>a new cut that calls themselves the Disciples of the
<v Speaker 2>Octagonal Square. The headquarters are just around the corner from here.
<v Speaker 2>Let's go there, of course. And yes, sir, get a
<v Speaker 2>message to Scotland Yard as fast as you can. Ask
<v Speaker 2>for inspectless child until him join me at the Temple
<v Speaker 2>of the Octagonal Square in Lexman Gardens as soon as possible.
<v Speaker 5>For the children are awfully excited.
<v Speaker 3>Doctor. I told them you just came township the bed
<v Speaker 3>on and then I'll.
<v Speaker 4>Go into them.
<v Speaker 5>Will I announce you do your no children, clients, Santa
<v Speaker 5>Claus is coming to see it, and he's brought your
<v Speaker 5>own pleasance. Hello, Hello, Lanny Jasey.
<v Speaker 6>Did you bring me a pregnant.
<v Speaker 3>Say I look at second minute they.
<v Speaker 5>Call me Bertie.
<v Speaker 2>Did you come down at chilly Yes, that you had
<v Speaker 2>a time doing it.
<v Speaker 5>You're so fast. Santa Claus won't.
<v Speaker 2>Give you your present?
<v Speaker 4>And what's your name?
<v Speaker 3>Little man?
<v Speaker 7>My?
<v Speaker 5>Though I've got a cold, you have, will children.
<v Speaker 3>Gather around men I'll see what present I got for you?
<v Speaker 3>The first present is I'll be right, it says for
<v Speaker 3>her grace, the doctor Duchess of.
<v Speaker 5>Bul Do you suppose mister Holmes has been playing a
<v Speaker 5>practical joke? And you don't.
<v Speaker 3>Do you suppose that I can't see the but he
<v Speaker 3>did say that he'd added a few trinkets of his own.
<v Speaker 3>I want my present, then, supposing you take the sells it?
<v Speaker 3>Thank you? And this one is mark for the reverence
<v Speaker 3>off for Carter. What Holmes is up to?
<v Speaker 4>Here your baty saying? And this is for you, Donad,
<v Speaker 4>because you've been a good little boy.
<v Speaker 5>It's a very big is it. I wanted the dog,
<v Speaker 5>the dog.
<v Speaker 4>Because before bring you a dog next year?
<v Speaker 3>Larnad doctor watching?
<v Speaker 5>Yes, look at the rapping in these presents or the
<v Speaker 5>twenty five notes cut?
<v Speaker 4>Oh look what I can let me see? Why tough things?
<v Speaker 4>And unless I very much was.
<v Speaker 5>Taken heart having let me.
<v Speaker 4>See, gracious, I swear that these are tasment roobes.
<v Speaker 3>What in thunder's going on?
<v Speaker 5>I'm wand maing f give me that?
<v Speaker 3>Mind you well? Here here you are here wat who
<v Speaker 3>do you suppose us? After you? I do know missus hutsonps.
<v Speaker 3>My toys are still at the bottom of the sack.
<v Speaker 3>I can't understand it. I was homes of here instead
<v Speaker 3>of using in front of our far in Baker Street.
<v Speaker 3>Where are you homes.
<v Speaker 2>Here with the bed? This is the only room in
<v Speaker 2>the temple that gives any signs I been living. My
<v Speaker 2>bird has been here. But I'm afraid bone inspect less
<v Speaker 2>strip will get Here's track a match, Wally wim right,
<v Speaker 2>here's a candle on the table, just as I feared.
<v Speaker 2>Look on the bed, a red coat and a beard. Yes,
<v Speaker 2>Lul the lispers discardage is disgust and gone, and with him.
<v Speaker 2>I'm afraid you are valuable. Wait a minute, here's a
<v Speaker 2>sack lying on the floor. Oh no, this isn't mine.
<v Speaker 2>Look what's in it? A toy dog, large box of chocolates.
<v Speaker 2>Little girls do worry thunder, but this is watson sack.
<v Speaker 2>But how on earth could Lu the Lisper have got
<v Speaker 2>hold of it? Somewhere? Somehow he Watson must have made
<v Speaker 2>an accidental change, and Lul the Lisper has no doubt
<v Speaker 2>trying to track Wat's and downe At this very moment,
<v Speaker 2>you just worth fast Wickham, my friend's wife and those
<v Speaker 2>are Missus Hudson and our relatives won't be worth I
<v Speaker 2>Thinker's damn.
<v Speaker 1>Doctor, you can't break your story there.
<v Speaker 3>But before I go on, I thought we'd never lost
<v Speaker 3>Port just to the freshness up.
<v Speaker 1>Oh well, that's that's something different. Of course, instead of
<v Speaker 1>talking about Port as I something still. It'll be my
<v Speaker 1>drink some change.
<v Speaker 3>Christmas the same to you.
<v Speaker 2>And now what happened next?
<v Speaker 3>Doctor?
<v Speaker 1>We left you at the children's Christmas party and Sherlock
<v Speaker 1>Holmes and Lord Weddick around the corner at the Temple
<v Speaker 1>of the Octagonal Square.
<v Speaker 3>Yes, though at the time, of course, I had no
<v Speaker 3>idea what was going on there. I was cheerfully handing
<v Speaker 3>out gifts worth will not at King's at least to
<v Speaker 3>baron its ransoms outside the Temple of the Octagonal Square
<v Speaker 3>homes Lord Wickham were talking to inspect.
<v Speaker 7>Yes, it seems to me, Lord Whittigam, you'd have been
<v Speaker 7>wiser to get in touch with Scotland Yard when you
<v Speaker 7>first got the warning note if we could have nabbed
<v Speaker 7>him when he came to your house and pinch the
<v Speaker 7>sack of presence.
<v Speaker 2>Starb is no time for post botins. We've got to
<v Speaker 2>reach Lou the Lisp before he finds Dr Watson. I
<v Speaker 2>suppose he can do that at homes. It wouldn't be difficult.
<v Speaker 2>Lu the Lisper is nearly as clever as his master,
<v Speaker 2>professor Bodaty. The chances now that you were followed when
<v Speaker 2>you came to bigg the Street tonight Wittigham, and pequally
<v Speaker 2>likely that Watson and missus Hudson were followed as they
<v Speaker 2>left it. Mariati Is seldom leaves anything to pants. Well
<v Speaker 2>where did doctor Watson go and get Lexington Gardens? It's
<v Speaker 2>just on the corner from here. Work in this goo
<v Speaker 2>there it once might not quarry away? No, no, no, no, strive.
<v Speaker 2>We must use a little subtle game, now, lu the
<v Speaker 2>Lisper wishes to recover that sack of presence from Watson.
<v Speaker 2>How would he invade the party with the least possible
<v Speaker 2>trouble by dressing up a center close again? Oh no,
<v Speaker 2>I think he's over played that role for one evening. Well,
<v Speaker 2>then I would he try to get in Miss Jones?
<v Speaker 3>Oh?
<v Speaker 2>Come now, as drive, A group of people can enter
<v Speaker 2>any house on Christmas Eve about invitation without creating suspicion, Carol,
<v Speaker 2>I shouldn't be all surprised. If at this moment Ruther
<v Speaker 2>Lispur and some of his gang are singing carols outside
<v Speaker 2>twenty eight Lexington Gardens, then what are we going to do?
<v Speaker 2>Former rival cardl Society? How many of them men to
<v Speaker 2>bring with you?
<v Speaker 7>Three sergeant and two constable wearing great coats? Yes, misses
<v Speaker 7>the boy they.
<v Speaker 2>Can hide their helmets and pretend to be singers. Come on,
<v Speaker 2>let's go over there, and while we're walking we'll rehearse
<v Speaker 2>our carols. He must appear reasonably convincing. Sander leastart sanerat.
<v Speaker 5>You back, said class. No, no, you mustn't begun to
<v Speaker 5>close to childson hop on becoming signing for.
<v Speaker 4>Of course they can ask them to come in. Missus Hudson, come.
<v Speaker 5>And let me get you back to Oh no, no,
<v Speaker 5>take it, see your reindeer, saying.
<v Speaker 4>To see my reindeer stop on the roof, I time
<v Speaker 4>not to see him. No, no, no, you must do that.
<v Speaker 4>They're asleep. Food. Here are the carol singers. If you
<v Speaker 4>get children, that's it.
<v Speaker 3>Good evening, gentlemen, Good evening, and marry Chrisma. Would you
<v Speaker 3>like to sing some carols for the children after that?
<v Speaker 3>I'm sure you'd like to drop of the some of
<v Speaker 3>the women, but thank you, sir, we chair like that.
<v Speaker 4>Let you before somewhere my month.
<v Speaker 2>Oh there, I'm sure you haven't.
<v Speaker 4>Come on man, let's sing.
<v Speaker 2>Good King went for it.
<v Speaker 3>God l.
<v Speaker 2>Well, here we are outside the ursemist room. Now listen,
<v Speaker 2>uh huh Lugla Lisper and these men are already there.
<v Speaker 2>Are we going to eat at home moment? Amen, you
<v Speaker 2>will have your truncheons handy, Yes, miss Drones, we're ready, splendid.
<v Speaker 2>Now remember when we're inside and I yelled Christmas at
<v Speaker 2>the top of my voice. You bring out your truncheons
<v Speaker 2>and get Luga Lisper and his gang out of there
<v Speaker 2>as quickly as possible. Don't arrest them until you get
<v Speaker 2>them outside again. Astrida, I don't want to fight, mature.
<v Speaker 3>Write your arms, Drones, we're ready.
<v Speaker 2>Just give us the word and we'll go in and keep.
<v Speaker 4>Oh that was a very nice thing. And now how
<v Speaker 4>about some of the womb.
<v Speaker 2>You'll that won't be necessary, doctor Watson, say to the door, Sammy,
<v Speaker 2>Now all of you stay right where you are.
<v Speaker 4>Who you what if it you're up to?
<v Speaker 2>Please don't be difficult, doctor. All I want is the
<v Speaker 2>jewel out of my fact that you saw from me tonight?
<v Speaker 2>Do you try and stop me? I sha't have to
<v Speaker 2>hurt you.
<v Speaker 5>Why do you talk so funny? You got a cold
<v Speaker 5>like me?
<v Speaker 2>Shut up now?
<v Speaker 4>Doctor? Where are the jewels?
<v Speaker 2>O Christ?
<v Speaker 3>There are some more carol fingers outside a lot time
<v Speaker 3>you got a way?
<v Speaker 2>No better let them come in. If we don't, they
<v Speaker 2>might get suspicious. Person, that's what you're up to.
<v Speaker 3>I don't know tricks.
<v Speaker 5>Doctor.
<v Speaker 2>If you try and give an alarm, myself has.
<v Speaker 3>To get rough with you or anyone about that. But
<v Speaker 3>just remember that there are children present.
<v Speaker 4>You're here for you.
<v Speaker 3>Right you say we all join.
<v Speaker 4>An old Carol for the nippers?
<v Speaker 3>All right?
<v Speaker 4>What what do you want to think of? The old
<v Speaker 4>angels sing?
<v Speaker 3>All right?
<v Speaker 4>All right? Come on man, let's sing a.
<v Speaker 3>Merry Christmas.
<v Speaker 5>What's happening?
<v Speaker 4>We're all going away?
<v Speaker 2>Oh, I'll explain it to you later on chat leribe.
<v Speaker 2>I take them to Scotland Yard and prefer charges. I'll
<v Speaker 2>be over in a little wound give evidence.
<v Speaker 3>Right.
<v Speaker 7>Too bad we didn't catch Professor Moriarty too well.
<v Speaker 2>At least we have some of his cohorts. Sound see
<v Speaker 2>you later. Listen, I'll showing you what was going on here?
<v Speaker 2>Is Moriarty mixed up in this business? Yes, Watson, Now
<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you all about it as soon as I've
<v Speaker 2>straightened this thing out. Wickham.
<v Speaker 3>Yes, home.
<v Speaker 2>The twenty pound notes that you used as wrapping for
<v Speaker 2>your gifts seemed to been scapital of the house. Do
<v Speaker 2>you want me to recover them too?
<v Speaker 3>Now?
<v Speaker 1>From what you've told me of the children, I think
<v Speaker 1>their parents produce the money much more profitable than my relatives.
<v Speaker 2>In any case, I can replace it a very generous
<v Speaker 2>Christmas gift. Well, children, did you enjoy the little game
<v Speaker 2>we staged for you?
<v Speaker 1>It was enough?
<v Speaker 5>But yes, I really died laughing when they stared hid it.
<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you enjoyed the children, and now I want
<v Speaker 2>you to show me the presence you received. Oh, they
<v Speaker 2>were a part of the game too. A nice little
<v Speaker 2>girl like you just wants me hearings, Elsie. Here's a
<v Speaker 2>beautiful doll for you. And what did you get, my
<v Speaker 2>little man?
<v Speaker 3>Oh?
<v Speaker 2>Tough flinks, good gracious? Who wants puff links?
<v Speaker 4>And you can have a clockwork train?
<v Speaker 2>Do you want to exchange? Pray?
<v Speaker 5>Lord of a Duck wanted the door?
<v Speaker 4>There's one for you. A nice, nice.
<v Speaker 2>Julie has a nice big box of chocolates too.
<v Speaker 3>You can all shove one night as much.
<v Speaker 5>Mon, since Granny got her fingers stuck in.
<v Speaker 3>A puggle, I still don't understand what's going on home.
<v Speaker 3>I must say this says all your marks.
<v Speaker 2>A happy Christmas, missus Hudsons. The turkey coming up a
<v Speaker 2>little brady in a few minutes, splendid. And while we're waiting,
<v Speaker 2>perhaps the children will oblige Chris, we haven't heard Joe,
<v Speaker 2>Bob and.
<v Speaker 4>I know what you mean. Christmas Carol. That really sounds convincing.
<v Speaker 1>How about it, children, I'll right come on, el, come on,
<v Speaker 1>lionel god well, doctor, that was really a twelfth swell
<v Speaker 1>story on a Christmas Eve like this? Do you have
<v Speaker 1>a wish you were back in Baker Street celebrating Christmas?
<v Speaker 3>There times? Yes, But said mister Bartell, I'm very happy
<v Speaker 3>right here in my little home. They're on the tables
<v Speaker 3>of pure little Christmas tree. There's a fine fire in
<v Speaker 3>my fireplace, my two dogs, Monty and Willia.
<v Speaker 4>A sleeping peace at my feet.
<v Speaker 3>And best of it all, I've got the love of
<v Speaker 3>every child in the neighborhood. Yes, I got a great
<v Speaker 3>deal this Christmas Eve that's to be thankful for. And
<v Speaker 3>what were the troubles of the world on their way
<v Speaker 3>to being settled? It looks as if this is the
<v Speaker 3>brightest Christmas that I've ever had.
<v Speaker 1>Well, that's how I feel about it, too, Doctor.
<v Speaker 3>I hope that all our friends listening in are just
<v Speaker 3>as happy as Christmas Eve as we are. And speaking
<v Speaker 3>not only for myself, but I know for all of
<v Speaker 3>us and for the Petrick family too, we wish every
<v Speaker 3>one of you a happy Christmas from the bottom of
<v Speaker 3>our hearts. God rest you merry gentlemen.
<v Speaker 1>Well, doctor, it's the next Monday's New Year's Eve?
<v Speaker 3>What story do you plan to tell us?
<v Speaker 4>One that I think.
<v Speaker 3>Extremely appropriate, mister Bartell. It takes place in the Scottish
<v Speaker 3>castle near Edinburgh on a New Year's Eve in nineteen
<v Speaker 3>hundred and concerns a parent, lovers and elderly Barnett and
<v Speaker 3>a strange iron box that proved to be more than.
<v Speaker 4>Worth its weight in gold.
<v Speaker 2>Tonight.
<v Speaker 1>Sherlock Holmes Adventure was written by Dennis Green and Anthony
<v Speaker 1>Boucher and was suggested by an incident and the Sir
<v Speaker 1>Arthur Conan Doyle story The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.
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