In this captivating episode, we delve into the intriguing world of classic radio dramas, focusing on the unique challenges faced by South Africa in accessing popular shows like "The Avengers" due to the absence of a national television service until 1976. Despite these limitations, the series managed to gain some exposure through film rentals. We then transition to a thrilling Sherlock Holmes adventure, "The Strange Case of the Murder in Wax," set in the summer of 1900. Holmes and Watson are drawn into a chilling investigation involving a series of gruesome murders on Hampstead Heath, where young women are being targeted by a sinister killer. The episode takes an unexpected turn as Holmes, disguised as Watson, spends a night in a wax museum's Chamber of Horrors to uncover the identity of the murderer. The suspense builds as Holmes deduces that the killer is none other than the museum's owner, Monsieur Levesque, who harbors a dark secret. The story culminates in a dramatic confrontation, with Holmes using his brilliant deductive skills to solve the case, while also reflecting on his own pride as a detective. This episode is a thrilling blend of mystery, deduction, and classic radio drama intrigue.
(00:04) The Avengers in South Africa
(00:50) Sherlock Holmes Broadcast for the Troops
(02:30) Dr. Watson's Story: The Murder in Wax
(10:02) Holmes' Investigation Begins
(16:08) The Chamber of Horrors Bet
(20:17) The Unveiling of the Murderer
(25:01) The Case Conclusion and Reflections
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And now let's join doctor Watson and get on with our story. Good evening, mister Bartell. Well, doctor, your study seems a little bigger than usual this week. Yes, my boy. I felt that as tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure was rather an exciting one, the men here at Camp Roberts might like me to to tell it to them in bursts. I'm sure they will, doctor. Which particular story have you selected? One that I call the strange case of the murder in wax. It concerns one of the most sinister mass murderers who ever threatened the peace of London. It's in the summer of nineteen hundred, and the city had been rocked by a series of gusty murders on Hampstead Heath. Hampstead Heath? Yes. Hampstead Heath. That's a large rambling park in the suburbs of London, mister Bartell, and noted as a rendezvous for young lovers.
It was here that the elusive murderer, knife in hand, was won't to roam at nighttime searching for his prey. All of his victims were young girls, and despite the frantic efforts of the police, each murder seemed to be as baffling as the one that preceded it. Finally, of course, as usual, Scotland Yard came to Sherlock Holmes for help. It seems almost like yesterday, mister Bartell, that a specular scarred stood in our Baker Street room, imploring home to handle the case.
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Mister Lestrade, you've got to help us. I don't mind telling you the yards at the end of its rope. I sympathize with you Lestrade, but I don't see that there's much that I can do. Only the police can handle the widespread detailed work necessary to this case. The private detective is helpless. Perhaps if you'd come to mister Holmes in the first place, Lestrade, he might have helped you. But the murderer hasn't finished yet. There'll be more killings if we don't catch him. You mark my words. Mister Holmes,
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Holmes, please help us won't you? Before I commit myself Lestrade give me the exact chronology of events will you? All my information on the murders has been derived from the London newspapers notoriously
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inaccurate in matters of fact. I can give you all the particulars sir. I've been on the case right from the beginning. All the murders have taken place on Amstede at nighttime and all the victims have been young women. Who's the first one? A girl by the name of Oakley, a Bessie Oakley. She was a shop girl who worked at Derry and Tom's in Kensington High Street. 3 Weeks ago, she was out on the East with a young fella by the name of Alfred Smith. From what he told me, it was a moonlight night that night as they sat there out on his
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feet. Come on, Bessie. Give us a kiss.
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Oh, go on, Fred. Don't be so sloppy. Hi, Aunt Sloppy. Come on, Bess.
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Hello. Hello. Who's this coming towards us? Bloomin' flower. Here you what you want? Can't you say something? Look how best he's got tonight. No you don't.
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Devil you you you hit my friend. Keep away from me. Keep away from me, dear.
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And that's all I know, inspector Lestrade. I never got a good look at him. He caught me on the air, and when I come to, there was poor Bessie with a froak cut. Yeah. That's your story, young fella, my lad.
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Alright, sergeant. You can book him on suspicion of murder.
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Miss George, we shouldn't be walking on the heap. Didn't you read about the murder here two days ago? It's a fine thing. I I take you out in the moonlight, and you talk of murders. Let's talk about us, Violet, darling. It seems to me we should talk about your wife. My wife doesn't mean anything to me anymore. Violet, if I could get a divorce, I There's someone behind that tree.
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She's coming towards us. Who are you, sir? What do you no. You don't. I
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Don't come here, honey. Don't.
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Inspector Lascaux, she's she's dead, Pogo. I know, but a scandal can't bring her back. If there's any way to keep my name out of the papers Yeah. I'm afraid you'll have to take your chances, said George. Oh, and sergeant Yes, inspector?
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You can turn that boy loose, wee bell, for questioning. The man who did this is obviously the same killer. I'm afraid we're going to hear a lot more from him.
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Line edition evening paper. Epstein's murder is struck for fifth time. On. Nine girls murdered on Ester Deats.
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Now look here miss, you can't go walking by yourself on the East. It ain't safe. Oh thank you constable, but but I'm not frightened.
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I want to be by myself.
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And I want to think. Well, I can't stop you by law, I suppose, but you shouldn't do it. I don't know how to handle these modern young things, and that's a fact. Inspector Estrada must have killed at the moment she got out of my sight. I searched the old Ronnie Heath, but I couldn't find the murderer. But I did startle him, left his knife in the body. Good, Jackson.
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The body's not been identified yet, No, inspector. We'll print her photograph in all the papers. We've got to find out who she is. Mister Bishop, is the this the, body of your missing daughter? Yes. It's Rosie. My rose.
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Inspector Lestrade, if I ever lay my hands on that murdering fiend, I'll kill him. I'll kill him with my bare hand.
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There's the story, mister Holmes. Rose Bishop was the tenth and last girl murdered,
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But she was the first girl murdered when she was alone, ma'am, Lestrade. Yes, sir. You found no clues? Well, none that proved anything when we checked on them. Let me ask you a question, mister Lestrade. Well, anything you like, sir. Take me obvious precautions, of course. How do you mean? You posted a heavy police guard on Heath? Why, yes, sir. You've had a hundred plain clothesmen walking there at night ever since the second murder,
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but he he seems to slip through our fingers. I suppose you've also posted policemen dressed in women's toes. Yes, miss Romes. And we've hired girls to walk the eat in couples with our plain clothesmen. But the murderer
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won't seem to rise to our bait. Oh, he's a cunning brute. Yes, yes, Watson. Obviously a morbid madman obsessed by a hatred of love. It'll be hard to catch. Mister Dodd, you mentioned clues that amounted to nothing when you checked them. What were these clues? Well,
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footprints, a couple of cigarette butts dropped at the scene of the crime, nothing that helped us. The only important clue was the knife we found in the body of Rose Bishop, the last girl murdered. Of course the experts at the yard examined it. Yes, sir. Didn't tell us a thing though. You got the knife with you? Here it is, mister Holmes. I knew you wouldn't trust us. You'd want to look at it yourself. Thank you Lestrade.
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Yeah. Interesting. What what is it home? This knife is a collector's item. It's at least 100 years old, I should say. May I keep this overnight, Lestrade? I should like to conduct a few experiments of my own. Why, of course you can, sir. Then you are going to take on the case, hon? Let us say that I'll take it under advisement. I'll do my best, Lestrade. I'll do my best. Well, thank you, sir. If any further developments occur, communicate with me at once, Blue. Yes, sir. In the meanwhile, I'll smoke a few pipes on the problem. But I promise nothing, my dear fellow. I promise absolutely nothing.
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03:00 in the morning home. They're still peering through your microscope with that knife the stroud. That's quite true.
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I must be a very dull companion. Why don't you go to bed? Oh because I'm afraid I may miss something. Confound it. Have you discovered anything? Yes I think so. Oh what? The handle of this knife is corrugated. On the underside I observed a slight diffusion in the markings and at the penetrating eye of the microscope I found a minute deposit which had caused the diffusion. I have just analyzed that deposit. It's wax
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colored wax colored wax well what does that signify by it's so very little
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but when you combine it with a knife that definitely belongs to another century it does suggest a certain origin I got an idea
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Perhaps it came from the theater. An eighteenth century dagger could belong in a period play, and the colored wax might easily be part of an actor's maker. An excellent deduction, Watson. Oh, thanks for that. However, my own theory would be that this dagger came from a waxworks exhibition. Oh, wrong again.
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Putty is used in theatrical disguises, but I don't recall the use of colored wax. Whereas it is used in making wax and effigies, and of course the dagger would belong as part of the costume. Very tasty my dear fellow, it's a long chance, but I think in the morning, we'll make a tour of the various London waxworks exhibitions. If my deduction is a false one, at least we'll have the pleasure of a busman's holiday. We can visit all our old friends who died on the gallows. Any titles,
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I must say I'm a little weary. This is the fourth waxworks exhibition that we've been to. The fourth and the last. If we fail to find any clues here at the Vex Museum, we can return to Big Street. Oh, thank heaven. This is our last port of call. I'm so dizzy from looking at wax works that they begin to look like human beings to me. Did you notice that I asked directions from the wax policemen the entrance door to staff? Yes.
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I'm sure many people have been deceived in the same way.
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Here we are. Oh, Moshe Levesque doesn't believe in understatement does he? Look look into that sign there. The
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chamber of horrors come in and see the pageant of murder all the great killers of history reenacting their famous crimes. Well let's go in, Watson. We should feel thoroughly at home.
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Creepy in here, isn't it? I've heard that mister Levesque could pay a hundred pounds to anyone who would spend all night alone in the chamber Of Horrors. Yes. I've heard a bet challenge too. Are you thinking of accepting the bet? Great Scott. No. I wouldn't spend a night here for a thousand. A very comprehensive collection of killers, aren't they? I see Williams,
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Wainwright, the nationalist de Brancillier.
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By George yes she was an attractive woman wasn't she? Just trim a pair of ankles as ever I seen. Yes but you wouldn't have liked her cooking Watson.
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She used the most lethal condiments of almost any woman in history. Hello.
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What is it? Look at that. Uh-huh. I was wondering when we'd come to one of your cases. Doctor. Grimsby Rylott and the murder at Stoke Moran or the case of the Speckle Band. Hi, Joe Holmes.
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The tableau's extraordinary realistic isn't it? It has. One of my other old friends of mine are represented here. She'd rather like to renew acquaintance with the Ricoletti of the clubfoot and his abominable wife. Ricoletti? I don't remember him, Holmes. Oh, one of my earlier cases, old fellow. I I must tell you that story sometime. I know what you would, I've often
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Holmes, look that veiled figure over there. Read the placard in front of it. The Hempstead Heath Murderer.
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Well, how very interesting. The face is covered with a black veil. Is this pure showmanship? I wonder what does monsieur Lavec know more than Scotland Yard and die? A good day to you gentlemen. First, Scott, do you you startled me, sir? Are you admiring my collection of murderers? Monsieur Levesque? Yes, sir. And haven't I the distinction of addressing mister Sherlock Holmes? That is my name. Now this is my friend, doctor Watson. How do you do? How do you do, doctor? I am greatly honored to meet you both. What do you think of my chamber of horrors? It's very impressive. We're particularly interested in this veiled figure of the Hampstead Heath murder. Indeed we are, sir. Is there a face behind beneath that that veil? I'll let you in on a trade secret, gentlemen. There are no recognizable features behind that veil. This is purely for publicity purposes. The public always expects to see the latest horrors here, and I I thought I'd titillate their morbid palates by by having a mysterious figure representing the killer. Of course, if he is captured, I shall add his effigy to my collection. You think he will be captured then? One can only speculate. He's a clever man, mister Helm. By the way, mister Levesque, does your offer of a hundred pounds to anyone who will spend a night in the chamber of horrors still hold good? Oh, yes. Are you thinking of accepting the bet, mister Helms? No. But doctor Watson would like to. I don't recommend the experience, doctor. It's an ordeal that calls for nerves of steel. However, I shall be glad to arrange for him. I haven't the slightest intention of backing down now. Of course you haven't, old fellow. What time shall my friend return, sir? About 11:30 tonight. I'll be waiting for him at the main entrance. Mandy, come on, Watson. Holmes, I Good day, mister Levesque. Good day, gentlemen. I shall be waiting for you tonight, doctor. Holmes, what a blazer do you think you're doing? I haven't the slightest intention of keeping that appointment tonight. Well, of course you haven't. I shall keep it
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disguised as you. You keep for heaven's sake tell me what you're up to Holmes. You didn't even mention that missing dagger to Levesque. No. Because he knows something about the murderer. I'm convinced of it. Oh why'd you say that? As we were standing there talking to him, a breath of air from the open window blew back a corner of the veil. I'll swear that there are clearly defined features beneath it. And so you're going back there tonight to find out? That's right old fellow. The superstitious used to believe they could use a waxen image to kill a man. Tonight, Watson, we shall prove that a waxen image can be used to trap a killer.
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Well, doctor, so Sherlock Holmes decided to disguise himself as you and spend the night in the Chamber Of Hearts, That's right, mister Bartell. After dinner that night, he began to apply the makeup. It's uncanny to sit there in Baker Street and watch Holmes slowly turning into a very convincing replica of myself. As he did so, we discussed last minute remaining.
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See, I'm promptly at 11:30, Watson. If I'm not back here by 02:00, you better come out. Oh, sir, then we can't wait outside, I'll follow. Just in case there's any trouble. No, no, no, no. You'd attract attention. By the way, do you recall the name of the last girl murdered on the Heath?
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Yes. Bishop, Rose. Bishop, was that? Exactly.
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The only girl who was murdered when she was unescorted. The body was identified by her father. Robert Holmes? Levesque is a French name and yet the gentleman had a decidedly English accent. I should say that,
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he adopted a foreign name as being more suited to his profession. I don't see what you're driving here. What's the connection between Levesque, the owner of the waxworks, and the father of Rose Bishop, the murdered girl? Levesque
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is the French word for bishop. Quick Scott.
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You think that he knows who the murderer is and I know only one thing, Barton.
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I may see what is beneath that black veil, mayor. Now how's my disguise?
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Wonderful. You look exactly like me, but
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how how do you manage about the voice? Well, I don't think that'll be too difficult all day. Not for Rebecca.
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Oh, I can't understand, Harv. What you're saying? In your own case, old chap, that's a handicap that I've suffered from for years. Rubbish. Unperfectly intelligent. Now let me see the, bull's eye lantern. Yes. Watson, I think I'll borrow your revolver too. I probably won't need it, but, for once, I think it might be safer for me to go armed. Here, Holmes. Now do be careful. I will, old chap. Don't worry. Goodbye. And if I'm not back by 02:00, you better come to the wax works and see what's happened to me.
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Doctor Watson, you don't mind if I search you? Oh, no gracious. No. No. No. Of course not. And and no no lantern, please. The, moonlight will give you all the illumination that you need. Oh, dear me, a revolver in your pocket. I'm afraid I can't allow that. Hold on. Once before, a young man who unwisely accepted my bet left bullet holes in some of my finest waxworks
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before he finally went raving mad. Wants to see you raving mad, didn't he?
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Don't be frightened, doctor Watson. Many of the waxwork murderers here are all friends of yours. They'll be good company. I shall come and release you at eight in the morning. I've I've I've sealed all the windows with string and wax. I shall seal the door behind me as I leave. Oh, that's very unkind of you all. Oh, midnight. The bedded arm doctor, you still wish to go through it? Well, I suppose so. Very well then. I shall leave you now. Good night, doctor Watson. Good night. Pleasant dream. Pleasant dream.
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So at the window, Prince Godets Watson, and now before his time. Well, he got the seals and the string. I will Holmes. Holmes, are you alright? Shh. Yes. I'm alright. You came early. But it's just as well. You're carrying a lantern, and the vet took mine with him. Come on in. There we are. Quite open and quiet. I'm glad to see you, Watson. But, what made you decide to come here so early? Why did you left to start, Kate, to Beg Street? He told me there was another murder on the Heathard, and at 07:00 tonight. Another murder, I started worrying about you, Holmes. I had a premonition of impending danger, and I decided to come over here. You're You're not angry with me? Of course not, my dear fellow. I'm I'm glad of your company and I appreciate your concern. Have you looked under the veil of the waxwork figure of the Hampstead Heath murder yet? No I was just about to your lantern will be most useful come on Watson.
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what have you been doing just to just doing nothing? Yes, yes I wanted to give a take an impression that I was here tonight and I also wanted to do some serious thinking. I smoked two pipes on the problem Watson and I think I know the answer now. I'm willing to swear you'll know the face you see when I lift the veil from the waxing dummy. Here's a figure. Now hold your lantern a little high will you won't you? That's it. I lift the veil and oh who do we see? Good lord it's a waxwork figure of Leveque himself. Precisely Watson. An unparalleled example of the self betrayal inherent in criminal egotism.
Levesque couldn't resist the Holmes, the waxwork is moving. Great Scott it's hilarious, gentlemen,
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which is more than either of you will be in a few minutes. You reentered this room by a secret door, I suppose? Yes, mister Holmes. And since you've displayed such a flattering interest in the Hampstead Heath Murderer, I decided to remove the wax figure and appear in person. Look at Holmes. You got a revolver. Oh, no. No. No, doctor. This isn't a revolver in my pocket. What would the Hampstead Heath Murderer want with a revolver? This is a knife. I feel so much more at home with a knife. Two of us, Liddick. Remember that. And both unarmed.
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Which one of you meddlers wants to die first? Go go at home. What's your what's your monster?
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The lancets march, yes. And the moon's plating. What a pity. Holmes. Holmes, where are you? Over here by the effigy of Macbeth. How very thoughtful of you to provide him with a dagger, Lebeck. I wouldn't want my dear Holmes.
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You can't escape me. I can feel my way in the dark here. I know every inch of this room. You're doomed, both of you.
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Don't shrug a match, Holmes. You'll make a target of yourself. A devil with that. I'm writing this newspaper as it'll make an excellent torch to set the light to the nearest wax world. No. No. Don't burn my wax wax.
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Wax on a wooden frame that plays brilliantly. There we are. Oh, you devil. You're destroying my life work. Holmes are burning wax. It's pouring all over the floor. The curtains are catching light. The whole place will burn down. Oh, my daughter will mute him. I thought this one smoked you out. Quit watching Adam again. What's that noise, Holmes?
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Well, mister Holmes, you've done it again. You've solved the case in a blaze of glory. Get the point, sir.
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A blaze of glory. Yes, mister Strider. I get the point. Thank you very much. Pass that Marmalade, will you, Watson?
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Is that the morning paper you brought with you, mister Strider? Yes, doctor.
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Want me to, read you the headline? Yes. Yes. Please. Please do. Hampstead Heath Murderer captured in fire that destroys waxwork exhibition. You know, mister Holmes, you and the doctor were lucky you went burnt to death. Never mind the chance you ran of having your throat cut by that maniac. It was fortunate that the police and firemen were on the scene as quickly as they were. Levesque had the strength of 10 men. Yes. The strength of a madman. You'll never stand trial, of course. No, doctor. You'll end up in an asylum where he belongs. Mister Holmes,
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what made you suspect Levesque? You first gave me the show yourself, Lestrade. You, told me that all the murdered girls were accompanied by men when they were attacked. All of them save one, Rose Bishop. Therefore, if the murderer was venting a hatred of love, he had to, had to be someone very close to Rose Bishop to know that she was a suitable victim. That point alone, which I was shocking miss Sloane observing, should have told us to focus our attention on the father, mister Bishop alias Levesque. Well, your theory was certainly right, mister Holmes.
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You should have heard his ravings after the arrest. He swore his daughter had been ruined,
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and so he'd killed her too. Holmes, the the waxwork figure of the killer, the one with a veil over its face, the features underneath were those of the of Levesque himself, weren't they? I'm certain of it, old fellow. You see, he had two great prides. The first, his natural pride as a fine craftsman in wax. The second, his perverted pride as a prominent and successful murderer. These two prides combined suggested to his crazed mind that he make a waxwork figure of himself and arrange it with the other great killers of history. Yes, but he was cunning enough to protect himself by placing a veil over the face. Precisely, my dear fellow. And when he saw us yesterday and we accepted the wager, he undoubtedly became suspicious and removed the wax figure last night and made his personal appearance as the murderer with every intention of killing us both. Yes, we were very lucky, old chap. Yeah. If you ask me, mister Holmes, you've been very smart. I quite agree, Lister. I think you solved the case brilliantly, Holmes. No. No. No. No. No. I've been very sluggish. I solved by circumstance and melodrama what should have been a purely intellectual problem. I'm not pleased with myself. Mister Oates, I hope that my name has not been used in that newspaper report. No. It hasn't. Excellent. I want no credit in this case. Well, do you mean to say that you're gonna let Scotland Yard get the praise for catching him home? Why not? Well, that's very generous of you, mister Holmes.
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It'll make things a lot easier for me. Yes. It certainly will. Holmes,
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I can't see why you approach yourself. Because my dear Watson, like the hamster heath murderer, I too have my pride as a craftsman. This case had a clearly defined pattern and I was unable to recognize it. If you should have occasion to chronicle this story, Watson, and I should prefer that you didn't, I, I would like you to entitle it the education of an idiot. Oh, come now, Holmes. Education of an idiot? That's absurd. I know. But, if you do tell this story, it'll probably end up as, a strange case of the murderer in wax.
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Well, doctor, that was sure as Swell's story. You know, that's the kind of story I like. Lots of action. Well, that's the kind of story I like to tell. You know, mister Bartell, although our broadcast were heard overseas every week through armed forces radio, this is one of the few occasions that I've had the privilege of really telling my story directly to the boys, and
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it's been a great pleasure for me to be here at Camp Roberts. Well, that not only goes for you, but for me too, doctor, and for the Petrie family. There there are no words to describe how much our country owes our servicemen. And to all of you, the Petrie family wants to say, just as every American wants to say, thanks for a swell job.
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Well, doctor Watson, what story are you planning to tell us next week? Next week. Well, now next week, mister Bartel, I'm gonna tell you one of the strangest adventures that ever happened to Sherlock Holmes. It takes place in a in a monastery high in the mountains of Tibet and concerns itself with an avalanche, an execution,
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and a murder.
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Tonight's Sherlock Holmes adventure was written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher and was suggested by an incident in sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, The Adventure of the Second Stain. Music is by Dean Foster. Mister Rathbone appears through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and mister Bruce through the courtesy of Universal Pictures, where they are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petri Wine Company of San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week, same time, same station. This is Harry Bartel saying good night for the Petrie family.
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This episode from the life of Sherlock Holmes will be transmitted to our men and women overseas by shortwave and through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. Petri Wine brings you Basil Rathbone and Nigel Brutes and the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Petrie family, the family that took time to bring you good wine, invites you to listen to doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure he shared with his old friend, that master detective, Sherlock Holmes. Tonight, instead of joining the doctor at his home, we're all meeting here at Camp Roberts in California, where the doctor is going to tell his story before a large audience of g i's. And as usual, I'm gonna tell my story right now. It's about Petri California sherry.
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Sherry.
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And now let's join doctor Watson and get on with our story. Good evening, mister Bartell. Well, doctor, your study seems a little bigger than usual this week. Yes, my boy. I felt that as tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure was rather an exciting one, the men here at Camp Roberts might like me to to tell it to them in bursts. I'm sure they will, doctor. Which particular story have you selected? One that I call the strange case of the murder in wax. It concerns one of the most sinister mass murderers who ever threatened the peace of London. It's in the summer of nineteen hundred, and the city had been rocked by a series of gusty murders on Hampstead Heath. Hampstead Heath? Yes. Hampstead Heath. That's a large rambling park in the suburbs of London, mister Bartell, and noted as a rendezvous for young lovers.
It was here that the elusive murderer, knife in hand, was won't to roam at nighttime searching for his prey. All of his victims were young girls, and despite the frantic efforts of the police, each murder seemed to be as baffling as the one that preceded it. Finally, of course, as usual, Scotland Yard came to Sherlock Holmes for help. It seems almost like yesterday, mister Bartell, that a specular scarred stood in our Baker Street room, imploring home to handle the case.
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Mister Lestrade, you've got to help us. I don't mind telling you the yards at the end of its rope. I sympathize with you Lestrade, but I don't see that there's much that I can do. Only the police can handle the widespread detailed work necessary to this case. The private detective is helpless. Perhaps if you'd come to mister Holmes in the first place, Lestrade, he might have helped you. But the murderer hasn't finished yet. There'll be more killings if we don't catch him. You mark my words. Mister Holmes,
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Holmes, please help us won't you? Before I commit myself Lestrade give me the exact chronology of events will you? All my information on the murders has been derived from the London newspapers notoriously
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inaccurate in matters of fact. I can give you all the particulars sir. I've been on the case right from the beginning. All the murders have taken place on Amstede at nighttime and all the victims have been young women. Who's the first one? A girl by the name of Oakley, a Bessie Oakley. She was a shop girl who worked at Derry and Tom's in Kensington High Street. 3 Weeks ago, she was out on the East with a young fella by the name of Alfred Smith. From what he told me, it was a moonlight night that night as they sat there out on his
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feet. Come on, Bessie. Give us a kiss.
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Oh, go on, Fred. Don't be so sloppy. Hi, Aunt Sloppy. Come on, Bess.
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Hello. Hello. Who's this coming towards us? Bloomin' flower. Here you what you want? Can't you say something? Look how best he's got tonight. No you don't.
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Devil you you you hit my friend. Keep away from me. Keep away from me, dear.
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And that's all I know, inspector Lestrade. I never got a good look at him. He caught me on the air, and when I come to, there was poor Bessie with a froak cut. Yeah. That's your story, young fella, my lad.
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Alright, sergeant. You can book him on suspicion of murder.
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Miss George, we shouldn't be walking on the heap. Didn't you read about the murder here two days ago? It's a fine thing. I I take you out in the moonlight, and you talk of murders. Let's talk about us, Violet, darling. It seems to me we should talk about your wife. My wife doesn't mean anything to me anymore. Violet, if I could get a divorce, I There's someone behind that tree.
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She's coming towards us. Who are you, sir? What do you no. You don't. I
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Don't come here, honey. Don't.
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Inspector Lascaux, she's she's dead, Pogo. I know, but a scandal can't bring her back. If there's any way to keep my name out of the papers Yeah. I'm afraid you'll have to take your chances, said George. Oh, and sergeant Yes, inspector?
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You can turn that boy loose, wee bell, for questioning. The man who did this is obviously the same killer. I'm afraid we're going to hear a lot more from him.
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Line edition evening paper. Epstein's murder is struck for fifth time. On. Nine girls murdered on Ester Deats.
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Now look here miss, you can't go walking by yourself on the East. It ain't safe. Oh thank you constable, but but I'm not frightened.
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I want to be by myself.
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And I want to think. Well, I can't stop you by law, I suppose, but you shouldn't do it. I don't know how to handle these modern young things, and that's a fact. Inspector Estrada must have killed at the moment she got out of my sight. I searched the old Ronnie Heath, but I couldn't find the murderer. But I did startle him, left his knife in the body. Good, Jackson.
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The body's not been identified yet, No, inspector. We'll print her photograph in all the papers. We've got to find out who she is. Mister Bishop, is the this the, body of your missing daughter? Yes. It's Rosie. My rose.
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Inspector Lestrade, if I ever lay my hands on that murdering fiend, I'll kill him. I'll kill him with my bare hand.
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There's the story, mister Holmes. Rose Bishop was the tenth and last girl murdered,
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But she was the first girl murdered when she was alone, ma'am, Lestrade. Yes, sir. You found no clues? Well, none that proved anything when we checked on them. Let me ask you a question, mister Lestrade. Well, anything you like, sir. Take me obvious precautions, of course. How do you mean? You posted a heavy police guard on Heath? Why, yes, sir. You've had a hundred plain clothesmen walking there at night ever since the second murder,
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but he he seems to slip through our fingers. I suppose you've also posted policemen dressed in women's toes. Yes, miss Romes. And we've hired girls to walk the eat in couples with our plain clothesmen. But the murderer
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won't seem to rise to our bait. Oh, he's a cunning brute. Yes, yes, Watson. Obviously a morbid madman obsessed by a hatred of love. It'll be hard to catch. Mister Dodd, you mentioned clues that amounted to nothing when you checked them. What were these clues? Well,
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footprints, a couple of cigarette butts dropped at the scene of the crime, nothing that helped us. The only important clue was the knife we found in the body of Rose Bishop, the last girl murdered. Of course the experts at the yard examined it. Yes, sir. Didn't tell us a thing though. You got the knife with you? Here it is, mister Holmes. I knew you wouldn't trust us. You'd want to look at it yourself. Thank you Lestrade.
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Yeah. Interesting. What what is it home? This knife is a collector's item. It's at least 100 years old, I should say. May I keep this overnight, Lestrade? I should like to conduct a few experiments of my own. Why, of course you can, sir. Then you are going to take on the case, hon? Let us say that I'll take it under advisement. I'll do my best, Lestrade. I'll do my best. Well, thank you, sir. If any further developments occur, communicate with me at once, Blue. Yes, sir. In the meanwhile, I'll smoke a few pipes on the problem. But I promise nothing, my dear fellow. I promise absolutely nothing.
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03:00 in the morning home. They're still peering through your microscope with that knife the stroud. That's quite true.
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I must be a very dull companion. Why don't you go to bed? Oh because I'm afraid I may miss something. Confound it. Have you discovered anything? Yes I think so. Oh what? The handle of this knife is corrugated. On the underside I observed a slight diffusion in the markings and at the penetrating eye of the microscope I found a minute deposit which had caused the diffusion. I have just analyzed that deposit. It's wax
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colored wax colored wax well what does that signify by it's so very little
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but when you combine it with a knife that definitely belongs to another century it does suggest a certain origin I got an idea
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Perhaps it came from the theater. An eighteenth century dagger could belong in a period play, and the colored wax might easily be part of an actor's maker. An excellent deduction, Watson. Oh, thanks for that. However, my own theory would be that this dagger came from a waxworks exhibition. Oh, wrong again.
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Putty is used in theatrical disguises, but I don't recall the use of colored wax. Whereas it is used in making wax and effigies, and of course the dagger would belong as part of the costume. Very tasty my dear fellow, it's a long chance, but I think in the morning, we'll make a tour of the various London waxworks exhibitions. If my deduction is a false one, at least we'll have the pleasure of a busman's holiday. We can visit all our old friends who died on the gallows. Any titles,
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I must say I'm a little weary. This is the fourth waxworks exhibition that we've been to. The fourth and the last. If we fail to find any clues here at the Vex Museum, we can return to Big Street. Oh, thank heaven. This is our last port of call. I'm so dizzy from looking at wax works that they begin to look like human beings to me. Did you notice that I asked directions from the wax policemen the entrance door to staff? Yes.
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I'm sure many people have been deceived in the same way.
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Here we are. Oh, Moshe Levesque doesn't believe in understatement does he? Look look into that sign there. The
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chamber of horrors come in and see the pageant of murder all the great killers of history reenacting their famous crimes. Well let's go in, Watson. We should feel thoroughly at home.
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Creepy in here, isn't it? I've heard that mister Levesque could pay a hundred pounds to anyone who would spend all night alone in the chamber Of Horrors. Yes. I've heard a bet challenge too. Are you thinking of accepting the bet? Great Scott. No. I wouldn't spend a night here for a thousand. A very comprehensive collection of killers, aren't they? I see Williams,
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Wainwright, the nationalist de Brancillier.
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By George yes she was an attractive woman wasn't she? Just trim a pair of ankles as ever I seen. Yes but you wouldn't have liked her cooking Watson.
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She used the most lethal condiments of almost any woman in history. Hello.
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What is it? Look at that. Uh-huh. I was wondering when we'd come to one of your cases. Doctor. Grimsby Rylott and the murder at Stoke Moran or the case of the Speckle Band. Hi, Joe Holmes.
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The tableau's extraordinary realistic isn't it? It has. One of my other old friends of mine are represented here. She'd rather like to renew acquaintance with the Ricoletti of the clubfoot and his abominable wife. Ricoletti? I don't remember him, Holmes. Oh, one of my earlier cases, old fellow. I I must tell you that story sometime. I know what you would, I've often
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Holmes, look that veiled figure over there. Read the placard in front of it. The Hempstead Heath Murderer.
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Well, how very interesting. The face is covered with a black veil. Is this pure showmanship? I wonder what does monsieur Lavec know more than Scotland Yard and die? A good day to you gentlemen. First, Scott, do you you startled me, sir? Are you admiring my collection of murderers? Monsieur Levesque? Yes, sir. And haven't I the distinction of addressing mister Sherlock Holmes? That is my name. Now this is my friend, doctor Watson. How do you do? How do you do, doctor? I am greatly honored to meet you both. What do you think of my chamber of horrors? It's very impressive. We're particularly interested in this veiled figure of the Hampstead Heath murder. Indeed we are, sir. Is there a face behind beneath that that veil? I'll let you in on a trade secret, gentlemen. There are no recognizable features behind that veil. This is purely for publicity purposes. The public always expects to see the latest horrors here, and I I thought I'd titillate their morbid palates by by having a mysterious figure representing the killer. Of course, if he is captured, I shall add his effigy to my collection. You think he will be captured then? One can only speculate. He's a clever man, mister Helm. By the way, mister Levesque, does your offer of a hundred pounds to anyone who will spend a night in the chamber of horrors still hold good? Oh, yes. Are you thinking of accepting the bet, mister Helms? No. But doctor Watson would like to. I don't recommend the experience, doctor. It's an ordeal that calls for nerves of steel. However, I shall be glad to arrange for him. I haven't the slightest intention of backing down now. Of course you haven't, old fellow. What time shall my friend return, sir? About 11:30 tonight. I'll be waiting for him at the main entrance. Mandy, come on, Watson. Holmes, I Good day, mister Levesque. Good day, gentlemen. I shall be waiting for you tonight, doctor. Holmes, what a blazer do you think you're doing? I haven't the slightest intention of keeping that appointment tonight. Well, of course you haven't. I shall keep it
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disguised as you. You keep for heaven's sake tell me what you're up to Holmes. You didn't even mention that missing dagger to Levesque. No. Because he knows something about the murderer. I'm convinced of it. Oh why'd you say that? As we were standing there talking to him, a breath of air from the open window blew back a corner of the veil. I'll swear that there are clearly defined features beneath it. And so you're going back there tonight to find out? That's right old fellow. The superstitious used to believe they could use a waxen image to kill a man. Tonight, Watson, we shall prove that a waxen image can be used to trap a killer.
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Well, doctor, so Sherlock Holmes decided to disguise himself as you and spend the night in the Chamber Of Hearts, That's right, mister Bartell. After dinner that night, he began to apply the makeup. It's uncanny to sit there in Baker Street and watch Holmes slowly turning into a very convincing replica of myself. As he did so, we discussed last minute remaining.
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See, I'm promptly at 11:30, Watson. If I'm not back here by 02:00, you better come out. Oh, sir, then we can't wait outside, I'll follow. Just in case there's any trouble. No, no, no, no. You'd attract attention. By the way, do you recall the name of the last girl murdered on the Heath?
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Yes. Bishop, Rose. Bishop, was that? Exactly.
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The only girl who was murdered when she was unescorted. The body was identified by her father. Robert Holmes? Levesque is a French name and yet the gentleman had a decidedly English accent. I should say that,
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he adopted a foreign name as being more suited to his profession. I don't see what you're driving here. What's the connection between Levesque, the owner of the waxworks, and the father of Rose Bishop, the murdered girl? Levesque
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is the French word for bishop. Quick Scott.
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You think that he knows who the murderer is and I know only one thing, Barton.
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I may see what is beneath that black veil, mayor. Now how's my disguise?
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Wonderful. You look exactly like me, but
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how how do you manage about the voice? Well, I don't think that'll be too difficult all day. Not for Rebecca.
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Oh, I can't understand, Harv. What you're saying? In your own case, old chap, that's a handicap that I've suffered from for years. Rubbish. Unperfectly intelligent. Now let me see the, bull's eye lantern. Yes. Watson, I think I'll borrow your revolver too. I probably won't need it, but, for once, I think it might be safer for me to go armed. Here, Holmes. Now do be careful. I will, old chap. Don't worry. Goodbye. And if I'm not back by 02:00, you better come to the wax works and see what's happened to me.
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Doctor Watson, you don't mind if I search you? Oh, no gracious. No. No. No. Of course not. And and no no lantern, please. The, moonlight will give you all the illumination that you need. Oh, dear me, a revolver in your pocket. I'm afraid I can't allow that. Hold on. Once before, a young man who unwisely accepted my bet left bullet holes in some of my finest waxworks
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before he finally went raving mad. Wants to see you raving mad, didn't he?
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Don't be frightened, doctor Watson. Many of the waxwork murderers here are all friends of yours. They'll be good company. I shall come and release you at eight in the morning. I've I've I've sealed all the windows with string and wax. I shall seal the door behind me as I leave. Oh, that's very unkind of you all. Oh, midnight. The bedded arm doctor, you still wish to go through it? Well, I suppose so. Very well then. I shall leave you now. Good night, doctor Watson. Good night. Pleasant dream. Pleasant dream.
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So at the window, Prince Godets Watson, and now before his time. Well, he got the seals and the string. I will Holmes. Holmes, are you alright? Shh. Yes. I'm alright. You came early. But it's just as well. You're carrying a lantern, and the vet took mine with him. Come on in. There we are. Quite open and quiet. I'm glad to see you, Watson. But, what made you decide to come here so early? Why did you left to start, Kate, to Beg Street? He told me there was another murder on the Heathard, and at 07:00 tonight. Another murder, I started worrying about you, Holmes. I had a premonition of impending danger, and I decided to come over here. You're You're not angry with me? Of course not, my dear fellow. I'm I'm glad of your company and I appreciate your concern. Have you looked under the veil of the waxwork figure of the Hampstead Heath murder yet? No I was just about to your lantern will be most useful come on Watson.
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what have you been doing just to just doing nothing? Yes, yes I wanted to give a take an impression that I was here tonight and I also wanted to do some serious thinking. I smoked two pipes on the problem Watson and I think I know the answer now. I'm willing to swear you'll know the face you see when I lift the veil from the waxing dummy. Here's a figure. Now hold your lantern a little high will you won't you? That's it. I lift the veil and oh who do we see? Good lord it's a waxwork figure of Leveque himself. Precisely Watson. An unparalleled example of the self betrayal inherent in criminal egotism.
Levesque couldn't resist the Holmes, the waxwork is moving. Great Scott it's hilarious, gentlemen,
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which is more than either of you will be in a few minutes. You reentered this room by a secret door, I suppose? Yes, mister Holmes. And since you've displayed such a flattering interest in the Hampstead Heath Murderer, I decided to remove the wax figure and appear in person. Look at Holmes. You got a revolver. Oh, no. No. No, doctor. This isn't a revolver in my pocket. What would the Hampstead Heath Murderer want with a revolver? This is a knife. I feel so much more at home with a knife. Two of us, Liddick. Remember that. And both unarmed.
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Which one of you meddlers wants to die first? Go go at home. What's your what's your monster?
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The lancets march, yes. And the moon's plating. What a pity. Holmes. Holmes, where are you? Over here by the effigy of Macbeth. How very thoughtful of you to provide him with a dagger, Lebeck. I wouldn't want my dear Holmes.
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You can't escape me. I can feel my way in the dark here. I know every inch of this room. You're doomed, both of you.
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Don't shrug a match, Holmes. You'll make a target of yourself. A devil with that. I'm writing this newspaper as it'll make an excellent torch to set the light to the nearest wax world. No. No. Don't burn my wax wax.
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Wax on a wooden frame that plays brilliantly. There we are. Oh, you devil. You're destroying my life work. Holmes are burning wax. It's pouring all over the floor. The curtains are catching light. The whole place will burn down. Oh, my daughter will mute him. I thought this one smoked you out. Quit watching Adam again. What's that noise, Holmes?
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Well, mister Holmes, you've done it again. You've solved the case in a blaze of glory. Get the point, sir.
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A blaze of glory. Yes, mister Strider. I get the point. Thank you very much. Pass that Marmalade, will you, Watson?
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Is that the morning paper you brought with you, mister Strider? Yes, doctor.
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Want me to, read you the headline? Yes. Yes. Please. Please do. Hampstead Heath Murderer captured in fire that destroys waxwork exhibition. You know, mister Holmes, you and the doctor were lucky you went burnt to death. Never mind the chance you ran of having your throat cut by that maniac. It was fortunate that the police and firemen were on the scene as quickly as they were. Levesque had the strength of 10 men. Yes. The strength of a madman. You'll never stand trial, of course. No, doctor. You'll end up in an asylum where he belongs. Mister Holmes,
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what made you suspect Levesque? You first gave me the show yourself, Lestrade. You, told me that all the murdered girls were accompanied by men when they were attacked. All of them save one, Rose Bishop. Therefore, if the murderer was venting a hatred of love, he had to, had to be someone very close to Rose Bishop to know that she was a suitable victim. That point alone, which I was shocking miss Sloane observing, should have told us to focus our attention on the father, mister Bishop alias Levesque. Well, your theory was certainly right, mister Holmes.
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You should have heard his ravings after the arrest. He swore his daughter had been ruined,
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and so he'd killed her too. Holmes, the the waxwork figure of the killer, the one with a veil over its face, the features underneath were those of the of Levesque himself, weren't they? I'm certain of it, old fellow. You see, he had two great prides. The first, his natural pride as a fine craftsman in wax. The second, his perverted pride as a prominent and successful murderer. These two prides combined suggested to his crazed mind that he make a waxwork figure of himself and arrange it with the other great killers of history. Yes, but he was cunning enough to protect himself by placing a veil over the face. Precisely, my dear fellow. And when he saw us yesterday and we accepted the wager, he undoubtedly became suspicious and removed the wax figure last night and made his personal appearance as the murderer with every intention of killing us both. Yes, we were very lucky, old chap. Yeah. If you ask me, mister Holmes, you've been very smart. I quite agree, Lister. I think you solved the case brilliantly, Holmes. No. No. No. No. No. I've been very sluggish. I solved by circumstance and melodrama what should have been a purely intellectual problem. I'm not pleased with myself. Mister Oates, I hope that my name has not been used in that newspaper report. No. It hasn't. Excellent. I want no credit in this case. Well, do you mean to say that you're gonna let Scotland Yard get the praise for catching him home? Why not? Well, that's very generous of you, mister Holmes.
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It'll make things a lot easier for me. Yes. It certainly will. Holmes,
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I can't see why you approach yourself. Because my dear Watson, like the hamster heath murderer, I too have my pride as a craftsman. This case had a clearly defined pattern and I was unable to recognize it. If you should have occasion to chronicle this story, Watson, and I should prefer that you didn't, I, I would like you to entitle it the education of an idiot. Oh, come now, Holmes. Education of an idiot? That's absurd. I know. But, if you do tell this story, it'll probably end up as, a strange case of the murderer in wax.
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Well, doctor, that was sure as Swell's story. You know, that's the kind of story I like. Lots of action. Well, that's the kind of story I like to tell. You know, mister Bartell, although our broadcast were heard overseas every week through armed forces radio, this is one of the few occasions that I've had the privilege of really telling my story directly to the boys, and
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it's been a great pleasure for me to be here at Camp Roberts. Well, that not only goes for you, but for me too, doctor, and for the Petrie family. There there are no words to describe how much our country owes our servicemen. And to all of you, the Petrie family wants to say, just as every American wants to say, thanks for a swell job.
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Well, doctor Watson, what story are you planning to tell us next week? Next week. Well, now next week, mister Bartel, I'm gonna tell you one of the strangest adventures that ever happened to Sherlock Holmes. It takes place in a in a monastery high in the mountains of Tibet and concerns itself with an avalanche, an execution,
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and a murder.
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Tonight's Sherlock Holmes adventure was written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher and was suggested by an incident in sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story, The Adventure of the Second Stain. Music is by Dean Foster. Mister Rathbone appears through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and mister Bruce through the courtesy of Universal Pictures, where they are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petri Wine Company of San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week, same time, same station. This is Harry Bartel saying good night for the Petrie family.
For a solid hour of exciting mystery dramas, listen every Monday night on most of these same stations at 08:00 to Michael Shane, followed immediately by Sherlock Holmes. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
