In this episode, we delve into the fascinating world of classic radio dramas, focusing on the intriguing tale of "The Headless Monk of Trevenis Chapel." Set in a time when South Africa had no national television service, the story unfolds with the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, as they investigate mysterious occurrences at a haunted chapel in Cornwall. The episode captures the eerie atmosphere of the chapel, where the ghostly organ music and the legend of a headless monk create a chilling backdrop for a tale of murder and black magic.
As Holmes and Watson unravel the mystery, they encounter a cast of characters, including the skeptical Mr. Brownlee, the enigmatic Dorothy, and the superstitious David Pendragon. The investigation leads to a shocking revelation about the true nature of the haunting, as Holmes uncovers a sinister plot involving black magic and deception. With a blend of suspense, supernatural elements, and classic detective work, this episode offers a thrilling journey into the world of Sherlock Holmes and the enduring allure of radio drama.
(00:04) The Avengers in South Africa
(00:51) Sherlock Holmes and the Petrie Family
(02:31) A Visit from Mortimer Harley
(06:12) The Legend of the Headless Monk
(08:41) Exploring Trevenis Chapel
(12:01) Meeting the Brownlee Family
(14:24) Uncovering Evil in the Chapel
(18:11) A Midnight Investigation
(21:09) The Murder of Mortimer Harley
(24:25) The True Culprit Revealed
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And now now I'm sure our good friend, doctor Watson's expecting us. Let's not keep him waiting.
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Good evening, doctor. Good evening, mister Barthelo. You'll forgive me if I I don't get up, won't you, my boy? Of course, doctor. What's the matter? A touch of rheumatism? Oh, no. I played 18 holes of golf today. I hope that when I'm your age, doctor, I can be half as frightened. Oh, it's nice of you, but if you don't mind, we won't discuss the question of my age. So drop your cheer, make yourself comfortable. I'll get on with tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure.
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From the hints you gave us last week it sounded like quite a spooky story. It was mister Barrow. Tell it, it certainly was.
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Towards the November in the year 1895 a dense yellow fog could settle down over London. For four or five days it was impossible from our rooms in Baker Street to see the outline of the houses opposite. A real London pea super, Doctor. Yes, my boy and it became most depressing. The first day Holmes had spent in cross indexing his huge book of criminal references. The second and third had been patiently occupied with a subject which he had recently made his hobby, the music of the middle ages. But when on the fourth day on pushing back our chairs after breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window panes, Sherlock Holmes' impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer. He faced restlessly about our sitting room chafing against the inaction.
After several minutes of these perambulations he turned to me and spoke. Nothing of interest in the paper, Watson. Usable revolution, possible war, there's an impending change in the government. Nothing to interest you though. No
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crimes of of any import. The London criminal is certainly a dull and unenterprising fellow these days. Look out of the window, Watson. See how the figures loom up, are dimly seen and then blend once more into the foggy depths. What a day for a thief or a murderer. Get Rome London as the tiger does the jungle, unseen until he pounces and then evident only to his victim. That's a cheerful thought I must say. Hello. Hello. I wonder who that is. Probably a visitor for missus Hudson or perhaps the local plumber has finally condescended to pay some attention to the faulty gas jet in our hallway. I don't think you're right on either account. I can hear missus Hudson's footsteps on the stairs. Come in. Come in.
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Yes, missus Hudson. What is it? Oh, excuse me, mister Holmes, but there's a gentleman to see you. Says it's most important, and he asked me to give you this card. Oh, thank you. Oh.
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Mortimer Harley. Show him up, please, missus Hudson. Very good. Mortimer Harley, and who's he? I've not had the pleasure of meeting him personally, but I'm quite familiar with his scientific reputation. Scientific.
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And and what does he specialize?
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Oh, I, I suppose one might refer to him as one of the greatest authorities on all matters connected with the occult. You mean the fellow dabbles in supernatural
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stuff and all that sort of thing?
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I mean, my dear Watson, that, Walter Mahale is an extremely intelligent man with a thoroughly comprehensive and scholarly knowledge of his field and an intense belief in the existence of the supernatural force. I know he is to speak for himself. Oh, come in, Harley. Thank you, missus Hudson.
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You're mister Sherlock Holmes? Yes, sir. This is my colleague, doctor Watson. How do you do, mister Harley? How do you do, doctor? Of course, you said Bowser. Thank you.
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Well, you fellas are probably wondering who I am and what's brought me here. We're not wondering who you are, mister Harley. My friend Holmes is just telling me of your scientific eminence. I'm battered that you know of me, Holmes. Just the same, you're wondering why I'm here. Naturally, sir. Well, since you know I'm a student of the occult, I'll get right down to my problem. Mister Holmes, have you ever heard of the headless monk of Trevenis Chapel? Oh, yes. Indeed, mister Harley. An appallition to be counted among our more
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intangible
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national treasures, I should say. I'm sorry to appear stupid, but I have never heard of the headless monk of whatever it is, chapel. Well, then let me tell you about it, doctor. Yes. I wish you were. The Venice Manor in Cornwall was once an abbey. It was expropriated during the reign of Henry the eighth and several of the monks were killed in some of the, some of the minor difficulties attendant on such an act. But one of the murdered monks, a certain brother Hugh, the chapel organist, was persistent. He still haunts the chapel today. He still plays the organ. And since he was beheaded, he always appeared headless.
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Charming little legend, mister Harley, but you don't expect us to believe it's anything but a legend, surely.
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Skeptique.
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How about you, mister I'm extremely curious to know why you've come to see me, mister Harley. I'll tell you why.
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I have a rare opportunity to investigate the phenomena. You see, the son of an old friend of mine, a young fellow by the name of Leonard Miles, is secretary to the owner of Trevenis Manor. He's asked me to stay there, and I find the invitation irresistible, particularly since the phenomena have curiously increased of late, mister Holmes, almost as though some more mortal agency were motivating them. Now I see why you've come to me, mister Holly. I knew you would, Holmes. You see, I'm like my good friend and fellow investigator, Karnaki. I believe in being prepared to meet phenomena on either the natural or the supernatural plane. If the phenomena are real, then they fall legitimately in my view. Whereas if,
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as I'm sure you suspect, they are being contrived by human forces, then you think, that's more of my department day, Harley? Exactly. What do you say, Holmes? A little trip to Cornwall will be a nice few few days. We we probably escape the fog down there. Oh, the places where the weather, Watson. What? I'm much more concerned with the fog that surrounds the appearances of the headless monk at the Venice Chapel. Mister Harley, I accept
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Hello? Who's this funny looking fellow coming down this step towards us? If I didn't hear the sound of his footsteps, I'd believe it was a psychic manifestation.
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He certainly looks as if he came from beyond the grave. O be ye, gentlemen. Where be going? Supposing you tell us who you are first, my good man? O be oi. Oi be David Ben Dragon, sir. That's who I be. Stable land here at the manor. And I ask you gentlemen again where you be going? We're staying at the manor, and we're just going to take a look at the trap. Oh, don't he do that, sir. People that go in there don't often come out the way they go in, sir. Don't he do it, gentlemen. What are you talking about, my good fella? I be talking about the ghoulies and the ghosties and the organ music that comes out of the nowhere. You you heard it? Of course I heard it, sir. Just like I seen the poor monk walking around without his head on. Take us into the chapel, will you? And and show us where you saw the figure. Aye. That I will not, sir. Not for all the gold import call will I go back and chance seeing the poor lost soul wandering about without his head on. If you gentlemen know what's good for him, he'll not go in there either. Mark my words. Don't he go in that chapel.
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Sure. That,
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seems really frightened of the place. Yes. But it's more than blind superstition that accounts for his reluctance.
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Let's go in, shall we? Oh, I suppose it's alright.
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Great, Scott. Listen to that. The organ,
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the ghost's pain. We are extremely fortunate. A psychic manifestation mustn't as we enter. Remarkable.
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Psychic manifestation. Rubbish. Look who's sitting at the keyboard. It's Holmes. Holmes? What's the matter, Watson? What's the matter? You frightened us to death, didn't you, Harley? Well, speaking for myself, doctor, you disappointed me. I thought it was a genuine phenomenon. What do you think you're doing, Holmes? I thought you were still behind us.
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I'm sorry if I frightened you, Watson. I was curious about this organ. I slipped in by the side door ahead of you and tested the instrument. It's in astonishingly good condition for a disused chapel. Don't you think, Harley? Yes. I do, Holmes. Hon. One might reasonably presume that someone tends it with great care. In fact, I would go further and say
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What are you doing in here?
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We are guests at the Manor House, and we decided to pay a visit to the chapel before we paid our respects to our host.
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Oh, my father is your host. I'm Dorothy Browning. How do you do, darling?
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My my name is, Holmes and these gentlemen are doctor Watson and, mister Harley. How do you do, doctor Watson, mister Harley?
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I heard the organ music and I was terribly frightened. You've heard of the legend, I suppose. You mean about the headless monk and the ghostly organ music, miss Brownlee? Yes, doctor. And it's more than a legend, I assure you. That's why I rushed over here as soon as I heard it. It must have frightened all the servants within hearing distance.
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Why were you playing, dear Orphan? I was curious to see whether it was in good repair.
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Obviously, it is, mister Holmes. Well, my father and his secretary, mister Miles, are expecting you, I know. Let's walk over to the house, shall we? I'm sure you've seen enough of the chapel
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for tonight.
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Father,
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this is mister Sheller Combs and doctor Watson. How do you do? How do you do, sir? How do you do? This is my secretary, Leonard Miles. How do you do, mister Lawrence? Mister Brown. Doctor Watson. I'm afraid mister Brown is rather angry with me. I hadn't told him that you were an expert on psychic phenomena, mister Harley. I fail to see why the knowledge of that fact could make you angry, mister Brownlee. I don't want you ferreting about into this so called ghost business. There's been enough trouble in the neighborhood already. It's almost impossible to keep servants, and these Cornish people are incredibly superstitious. You haven't seen the ghost yourself, mister Brownlee? Of course not. There isn't any ghost, I tell you. You heard the mysterious Orland plane?
Well, no. No. I haven't. And I don't want to talk about it anymore. Yes. Yes. What is it? David Pendragon's at the door. He's very anxious to see you, sir. Pendragon? Oh, very well. Tell him to come in. Yes. David? What does he want, I wonder? Pendragon. That's the fellow we met outside the chapel, isn't it? Yes. Quite a colorful character. Oh, he's a superstitious old fool if you ask me, but he is a good groom.
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Yes, Pendragon? What is it? Begging your pardon, sir. Would there be trouble at the chapel again tonight? I says to myself, David, it is your duty to go to the master, I said. Oh, never mind. Never mind. What's the trouble? As the moon was hanging low tonight, sir, why is the organ a plane? But that was mister Holmes, my good man. Aye. That's what he thinks maybe. What I says to myself is what made him play the organ. Then this very night, I saw the headless monk. With my own eyes, I saw that poor soul with his head off, wandered in the moonlight. I saw that, sir. With my own eyes, I did. Oh, get out of here, you blithering old fool. And I'm warning you. If I hear any more nonsense about this ghost, you'll lose your job. Do you understand? Now come along. Be off with you. Aye, sir. Begging your pardon, sir.
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Come on. I'll give you chaps of drink.
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Mister Brown, it seems absolutely rabid on the subject of the ghost. Yes.
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Suspiciously so.
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What about he's trying to hide? Whatever it is, I don't think you'll be successful. In your profession, Holmes, you know that murder will out. It's true in my profession also. Try to suppress them as you may, gentlemen. Ghost will out. Well, Holmes, this place may be haunted, but I swear that I never spent a better night anywhere. Good morning, mister Harley. Good morning. Good morning, sir. Good morning. I'm glad to see I'm not the only lady right now. Were you up late too, sir? Yes. I was, doctor. I decided to to ignore the veiled threat of mister Brownlee, and so I did a little investigating in the chapel. Would you mind passing the tea pot? And what were the results of your investigations, mister Haney? Well, there was no psychic manifestation, you understand, but I'm sure of one thing.
That chapel is evil, evil to the heart of its stones,
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and I swear that evil does not stem from the hapless monk who was murdered there. You confirmed certain suspicions aroused by my own investigations last night. There is evil here, mister Harley, and I think I know its nature. Unless I mistake every sign and reaction, someone has been initiating the local peasantry into the evils of the black mass. Mass?
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Good lord. What a shocking thought. My own sensations last night confirm your theory, Holmes. There is a coven here, I swear it, hiding its own obscene practices under cover of the haunting. Well, that sounds quite feasible. After all, the people are so superstitious that they'd keep it as as far away as possible from the chapel when they when they heard the organ playing. This problem falls into both our fields, Harley. The practice of black magic is a criminal offense. Perhaps it's just as well the old laws against witchcraft are still enforced. I imagine, mister Harley, that you, have your own methods of combating such forces as we're up against. Oh, yes, Holmes. Though mine are not connected with the legal aspect of the case. May I ask what you plan to do, sir? Well, I have several rather elaborate preparations to make, doctor. It'll take me most of the day, I'm afraid. However, I shall explain them to you all, after dinner tonight.
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It's very pleasant to sit here after a good dinner with a superb brandy at once over and listen to the piano being so
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charmingly played. You're very kind, darling. Won't you play something more, miss Bradley? Are you enjoying your stay down here? Oh, very much. Thank you. Mister Howie and I have found the local folklore extremely interesting. I see. You fellows haven't been investigating the haunted chapel business again, have you? Oh, look here. If you have, I shall be very angry. It's abusing my hospitality. I told you distinctly I didn't want any more talk of ghosts. We are not talking of ghosts, my dear mister Brownlee.
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I have something even more important that I must fight now. It's possibly a little hard to imagine me as a crusader. Me, the stooped little man beside the four of you, as toweringly tall a quartet of men as I have ever faced, and yet, I am your Saint George. What on earth are you talking about, sir? I'll tell you in secrecy. This mustn't reach the ears of the peasantry. I refer to myself as saint George because I go to wipe out an evil that lives in your midst, a living modern dragon. Please, mister Harley. It's some deadly frightening. Man, to rid you all of this fiend. I must cleanse the chapel, purify it, exercise it, remove its residue of psychic evil.
That, gentlemen, is my mission tonight. Dorothee. It's fainted. Get some smelling thoughts quickly. I'm afraid you were a little too grafted, mister Harnley. I'm sorry if I frightened the young lady, but I I'm sure that after tonight, she will have no further grounds for fear in Trovenis Manor.
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Holmes? Yes, old chap? Did did you hear anything? Nothing but the owls and the clock striking midnight. I'm getting off the jumper. What do you suppose Harlow's up to? I can imagine his procedure. Midnight, the crucial hour, I suppose, in his endeavors. I wish him luck. My own plans are not nearly as clear, unfortunately. I sense a guiding force here, but I lack the clues.
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There is something obvious.
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It's hidden. It's the organ in the chapel. And Harley's in there alone. Not alone. This isn't the organ peeling forth its madness. Come on, Watson. Something has done horribly wrong.
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You'll hear the rest of doctor Watson's story in just a second. You know, a moment ago, I told you how much I thought you'd like Petri California sherry, but I didn't tell you that Petri sherry is the all round all American wine. You can not only serve Petri sherry before dinner, it's good after dinner too. And of course later in the evening when you're listening to the radio with some friends, a glass of Petri sherry is just the thing. And say Petri makes two kinds of sherry, the regular and Petrie paled dry. To make sure you get the one that you like best, do what I do. Don't buy one, buy two. But remember, always buy Petrie.
Doctor Watson, that was a heck of a place to break off your story. Then let us continue it as speedily as possible, my boy.
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As soon as we heard that devilish organ music, Holmes and I rushed out of the house and raced in the moonlight down the path leading to the ruined chapel. By the time we reached the entrance, the organ music had ceased and the tall gangling figure of David Pendragon was standing in our path.
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You gentlemen be wanting at this time of night. What are you doing here? Oi, I be here because the gentleman gave me 5 shillings to stand outside here and see that no one disturbed him. That's why I be here, and nobody did come or go. He still be there, he be. But when you heard that organ music, why the devil didn't you go in? Organ music? I heard no organ music. Awesome.
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Great heavens. Look Look at him. We're too late. Poor devil. A night through his heart. It's obvious who did it yet. Pull up Pendragon. I'll I'll go and grab him as soon as I get away. He's not our man. This murder was planned with devilish cunning. Curious thing there's no sign of a struggle at all. Look. He just stood here and allowed himself to be stabbed. Is there these chalk marks with which the body is surrounded?
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There's known as a pentagram, I believe. He thought it would protect him completely from the supernatural forces. Poor chap. For once his researches went too far. Yes. Because they touched not on the supernatural, but upon secretary. Exactly. Go back to the house, William, and bring them here. Perhaps we can lay a ghost by trapping a
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murderer.
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And that's all I know, mister Holmes. Well, you've not established much so far,
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Holmes. Three of them all swear that they were asleep and that they didn't hear the organ. Yes. Then you can't prove otherwise. I think I can prove that one of you was not only awake, but also murdered Mortimer Hari. But why should any of us want the poor man dead to hell? In your case, young lady, I can test that I find it hard to conceive a motive. Implying that mister Brownlee and I might have one. Well, mister Miles, you must admit that you're responsible for mister Harley coming here. You, mister Brownlee, must, admit that you did everything in your power to prevent the dead man from carrying out his investigations.
Why? What were you trying to hide? Nothing. It's just that I wanted to sell the manor house. All this talk about ghosts was giving the place a bad name. And if it had gone on, I'd never had disposed of the property. Well, speculation can get us nowhere. Let's get down to facts. Is there any other entrance to this chapel besides the two doors? None. Oh, there was an old smuggler's cave which came out near the organ lot but father had it bricked up some years ago. I had to. The tourists kept crawling in. Go and examine it, will you, Watson, chap? Alright, you are, hon. If you don't mind my saying so, Mr. Holmes, it seems obvious who did this murder. You told us David Pendragon admitted that no one went in or out as he stood guard. He must have done it himself. Oh, the man's half witted. And superstitious. He might have killed mister Harley because he was attempting to interfere with the ghost. And then played the organ to celebrate the occasion. I think you overestimate David Pendragon's capabilities, miss Brownlee. Mr. Miles. Yes, mister Thornton. A Pendragon is waiting outside. Would you be kind enough for asking to come here for a moment, please? Certainly.
What did you find out, Watson? Well, it's easy to see where it was bricked up, but it's a solid wall now. No one could get him that way. But if no one came in or out, who else could have killed Harley except Pendragon? The ghost or rather the person disguised as a ghost. The dead man expected a psychic manifestation. When he, when he saw the supposed ghost coming towards him, he offered no resistance. He believed that the magical pentagram would protect him. Ah, there you are, David. Aye. Here I be, sir, but I don't know nothing more than what I told you. No. Don't be fighting, Pendragon. All we want is the truth. That's what I told you, sir. And tell us a little more, will you?
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When you said no one had entered the chapel tonight, you meant that no mortal man had entered, didn't you? That I did, sir. But how could I say I'd seen the ghost when mister Brownlee, told me I'd lose my job if if I spoke of the ghost again? Well, now we're getting somewhere. So you did see the ghost? That's all he did, sir. The poor soul walking through the moonlight with no head on his body. You saw it quite clearly? Just as clearly as I see as you now, sir. Not all was he. He was would you would you mind standing against the wall, sir? Yes, of course. He was as tall as well,
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his shoulders come to just where your shoulders come now, sir. Tall man then, so we narrow it down to either you, mister Brownlee, or you, mister Miles. Oh, this is utterly ridiculous. Of course, it is. On the contrary, gentlemen, the case is solved. Which one of them was at home? Neither.
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Remember that the ghost is headless. That means that the impostor must have built up fake shoulders covering the head. On either of these men, men, it would have, brought their shoulders to the level of my head. Great. Such it was
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Bravo, mister Holmes. I didn't think you'd catch me. Dorothy. No. No. I don't feel it around me. I was warning that Keep that. Don't any of you come near me. As you see, I have a revolver. Dorothy, for heaven's sake. Don't speak to me of heaven. You thought I was a sweet little girl, didn't you, father? You didn't know your dear Timur daughter could murder a man, did you? Why did you kill Mortimer Holly? Because he was at Medner. For months, I've been practicing black magic here. For months, I've been building up the legend of the headless monk and the organ music. It made me so wonderfully alone, so gloriously free to practice the right.
And then he came here. I let him live that first night because I thought he was a fool. But on the second, when he said he was going to exercise this chapel to purify this, he said, he signed his death warrant. If you could have seen his face, if you could only have seen his stupid Pavel face as I plunged the knife into him. Dorothy. He bled so beautifully.
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Holmes, she's mad as a half. What are we gonna do? Apparently, give me that revolver.
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And let you take me to prison or asylum?
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No. You'll never text me. She's backing up the stairs leading to the organ loft. Dorothy. Dorothy. Come back. I don't know. I followed. Look out. The ratings behind you.
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And turn my head. Oh, no, mister Holmes. Not No.
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Dorothy.
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Dorothy, my poor little girl.
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Mister Brownlee, the powers of evil are frightening. Your daughter had killed one man and might have killed more. He was insane, hopelessly insane.
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Well, doctor, that was quite an exciting story.
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You know, I wish I could play the organ and write music for it. There's nothing like music to really express a thought. Yes. I can just imagine the kind of music you'd write. Probably catchy little ditty such as the Petrie firmly took the time to bring you such good wine. So when you eat and when you drink, remember Petrie wine.
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Oh, no, doctor. Is that the way I affect you? Although on the level, you could probably write beautiful music to describe the way the grapes look on the vine in the sunlight. But what music could tell you about the Petrie family? How long they've been making fine wine? You know, the Petrie family has been making wine for generations, handing on down from father to son, from father to son, the knowledge necessary to transform luscious, sun ripened California grapes into delicious fragrant wine. And when you see that name Petri on a bottle of wine, remember you're not looking at a mere trademark.
That name Petri is the personal assurance of the Petri family that every drop of wine in that bottle meets their unusually high standard. Petri wine is always good wine. It's got to be because Petri took time to bring you good wine. Well, doctor Watson, what new Sherlock Holmes adventure do you have lined up for us next week? Well, now let me think.
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Next week, mister Bartol, I'm gonna tell you a story that started quietly enough as Holmes and I set up the London dinner party. And yet before the evening was over, we found ourselves involved in one of the most shocking scandals
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that ever rocked London society.
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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 devil's foot. Music is by Dean Foster. Mister Rathbone appears through courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 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. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studio.
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Petrie wine brings you Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in 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. And as for me, well, I'd like to tell you the easiest way I know to get the reputation of being the perfect host. Next time friends come over for dinner, before you sit down to the table, serve glasses of Petri California Sherry. Petri Sherry is the best beginning a good meal ever had.
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And now now I'm sure our good friend, doctor Watson's expecting us. Let's not keep him waiting.
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Good evening, doctor. Good evening, mister Barthelo. You'll forgive me if I I don't get up, won't you, my boy? Of course, doctor. What's the matter? A touch of rheumatism? Oh, no. I played 18 holes of golf today. I hope that when I'm your age, doctor, I can be half as frightened. Oh, it's nice of you, but if you don't mind, we won't discuss the question of my age. So drop your cheer, make yourself comfortable. I'll get on with tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure.
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From the hints you gave us last week it sounded like quite a spooky story. It was mister Barrow. Tell it, it certainly was.
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Towards the November in the year 1895 a dense yellow fog could settle down over London. For four or five days it was impossible from our rooms in Baker Street to see the outline of the houses opposite. A real London pea super, Doctor. Yes, my boy and it became most depressing. The first day Holmes had spent in cross indexing his huge book of criminal references. The second and third had been patiently occupied with a subject which he had recently made his hobby, the music of the middle ages. But when on the fourth day on pushing back our chairs after breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window panes, Sherlock Holmes' impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer. He faced restlessly about our sitting room chafing against the inaction.
After several minutes of these perambulations he turned to me and spoke. Nothing of interest in the paper, Watson. Usable revolution, possible war, there's an impending change in the government. Nothing to interest you though. No
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crimes of of any import. The London criminal is certainly a dull and unenterprising fellow these days. Look out of the window, Watson. See how the figures loom up, are dimly seen and then blend once more into the foggy depths. What a day for a thief or a murderer. Get Rome London as the tiger does the jungle, unseen until he pounces and then evident only to his victim. That's a cheerful thought I must say. Hello. Hello. I wonder who that is. Probably a visitor for missus Hudson or perhaps the local plumber has finally condescended to pay some attention to the faulty gas jet in our hallway. I don't think you're right on either account. I can hear missus Hudson's footsteps on the stairs. Come in. Come in.
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Yes, missus Hudson. What is it? Oh, excuse me, mister Holmes, but there's a gentleman to see you. Says it's most important, and he asked me to give you this card. Oh, thank you. Oh.
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Mortimer Harley. Show him up, please, missus Hudson. Very good. Mortimer Harley, and who's he? I've not had the pleasure of meeting him personally, but I'm quite familiar with his scientific reputation. Scientific.
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And and what does he specialize?
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Oh, I, I suppose one might refer to him as one of the greatest authorities on all matters connected with the occult. You mean the fellow dabbles in supernatural
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stuff and all that sort of thing?
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I mean, my dear Watson, that, Walter Mahale is an extremely intelligent man with a thoroughly comprehensive and scholarly knowledge of his field and an intense belief in the existence of the supernatural force. I know he is to speak for himself. Oh, come in, Harley. Thank you, missus Hudson.
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You're mister Sherlock Holmes? Yes, sir. This is my colleague, doctor Watson. How do you do, mister Harley? How do you do, doctor? Of course, you said Bowser. Thank you.
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Well, you fellas are probably wondering who I am and what's brought me here. We're not wondering who you are, mister Harley. My friend Holmes is just telling me of your scientific eminence. I'm battered that you know of me, Holmes. Just the same, you're wondering why I'm here. Naturally, sir. Well, since you know I'm a student of the occult, I'll get right down to my problem. Mister Holmes, have you ever heard of the headless monk of Trevenis Chapel? Oh, yes. Indeed, mister Harley. An appallition to be counted among our more
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national treasures, I should say. I'm sorry to appear stupid, but I have never heard of the headless monk of whatever it is, chapel. Well, then let me tell you about it, doctor. Yes. I wish you were. The Venice Manor in Cornwall was once an abbey. It was expropriated during the reign of Henry the eighth and several of the monks were killed in some of the, some of the minor difficulties attendant on such an act. But one of the murdered monks, a certain brother Hugh, the chapel organist, was persistent. He still haunts the chapel today. He still plays the organ. And since he was beheaded, he always appeared headless.
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Charming little legend, mister Harley, but you don't expect us to believe it's anything but a legend, surely.
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Skeptique.
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How about you, mister I'm extremely curious to know why you've come to see me, mister Harley. I'll tell you why.
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I have a rare opportunity to investigate the phenomena. You see, the son of an old friend of mine, a young fellow by the name of Leonard Miles, is secretary to the owner of Trevenis Manor. He's asked me to stay there, and I find the invitation irresistible, particularly since the phenomena have curiously increased of late, mister Holmes, almost as though some more mortal agency were motivating them. Now I see why you've come to me, mister Holly. I knew you would, Holmes. You see, I'm like my good friend and fellow investigator, Karnaki. I believe in being prepared to meet phenomena on either the natural or the supernatural plane. If the phenomena are real, then they fall legitimately in my view. Whereas if,
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as I'm sure you suspect, they are being contrived by human forces, then you think, that's more of my department day, Harley? Exactly. What do you say, Holmes? A little trip to Cornwall will be a nice few few days. We we probably escape the fog down there. Oh, the places where the weather, Watson. What? I'm much more concerned with the fog that surrounds the appearances of the headless monk at the Venice Chapel. Mister Harley, I accept
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Hello? Who's this funny looking fellow coming down this step towards us? If I didn't hear the sound of his footsteps, I'd believe it was a psychic manifestation.
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He certainly looks as if he came from beyond the grave. O be ye, gentlemen. Where be going? Supposing you tell us who you are first, my good man? O be oi. Oi be David Ben Dragon, sir. That's who I be. Stable land here at the manor. And I ask you gentlemen again where you be going? We're staying at the manor, and we're just going to take a look at the trap. Oh, don't he do that, sir. People that go in there don't often come out the way they go in, sir. Don't he do it, gentlemen. What are you talking about, my good fella? I be talking about the ghoulies and the ghosties and the organ music that comes out of the nowhere. You you heard it? Of course I heard it, sir. Just like I seen the poor monk walking around without his head on. Take us into the chapel, will you? And and show us where you saw the figure. Aye. That I will not, sir. Not for all the gold import call will I go back and chance seeing the poor lost soul wandering about without his head on. If you gentlemen know what's good for him, he'll not go in there either. Mark my words. Don't he go in that chapel.
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Sure. That,
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seems really frightened of the place. Yes. But it's more than blind superstition that accounts for his reluctance.
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Let's go in, shall we? Oh, I suppose it's alright.
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Great, Scott. Listen to that. The organ,
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the ghost's pain. We are extremely fortunate. A psychic manifestation mustn't as we enter. Remarkable.
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Psychic manifestation. Rubbish. Look who's sitting at the keyboard. It's Holmes. Holmes? What's the matter, Watson? What's the matter? You frightened us to death, didn't you, Harley? Well, speaking for myself, doctor, you disappointed me. I thought it was a genuine phenomenon. What do you think you're doing, Holmes? I thought you were still behind us.
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I'm sorry if I frightened you, Watson. I was curious about this organ. I slipped in by the side door ahead of you and tested the instrument. It's in astonishingly good condition for a disused chapel. Don't you think, Harley? Yes. I do, Holmes. Hon. One might reasonably presume that someone tends it with great care. In fact, I would go further and say
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What are you doing in here?
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We are guests at the Manor House, and we decided to pay a visit to the chapel before we paid our respects to our host.
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Oh, my father is your host. I'm Dorothy Browning. How do you do, darling?
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My my name is, Holmes and these gentlemen are doctor Watson and, mister Harley. How do you do, doctor Watson, mister Harley?
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I heard the organ music and I was terribly frightened. You've heard of the legend, I suppose. You mean about the headless monk and the ghostly organ music, miss Brownlee? Yes, doctor. And it's more than a legend, I assure you. That's why I rushed over here as soon as I heard it. It must have frightened all the servants within hearing distance.
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Why were you playing, dear Orphan? I was curious to see whether it was in good repair.
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Obviously, it is, mister Holmes. Well, my father and his secretary, mister Miles, are expecting you, I know. Let's walk over to the house, shall we? I'm sure you've seen enough of the chapel
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for tonight.
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Father,
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this is mister Sheller Combs and doctor Watson. How do you do? How do you do, sir? How do you do? This is my secretary, Leonard Miles. How do you do, mister Lawrence? Mister Brown. Doctor Watson. I'm afraid mister Brown is rather angry with me. I hadn't told him that you were an expert on psychic phenomena, mister Harley. I fail to see why the knowledge of that fact could make you angry, mister Brownlee. I don't want you ferreting about into this so called ghost business. There's been enough trouble in the neighborhood already. It's almost impossible to keep servants, and these Cornish people are incredibly superstitious. You haven't seen the ghost yourself, mister Brownlee? Of course not. There isn't any ghost, I tell you. You heard the mysterious Orland plane?
Well, no. No. I haven't. And I don't want to talk about it anymore. Yes. Yes. What is it? David Pendragon's at the door. He's very anxious to see you, sir. Pendragon? Oh, very well. Tell him to come in. Yes. David? What does he want, I wonder? Pendragon. That's the fellow we met outside the chapel, isn't it? Yes. Quite a colorful character. Oh, he's a superstitious old fool if you ask me, but he is a good groom.
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Yes, Pendragon? What is it? Begging your pardon, sir. Would there be trouble at the chapel again tonight? I says to myself, David, it is your duty to go to the master, I said. Oh, never mind. Never mind. What's the trouble? As the moon was hanging low tonight, sir, why is the organ a plane? But that was mister Holmes, my good man. Aye. That's what he thinks maybe. What I says to myself is what made him play the organ. Then this very night, I saw the headless monk. With my own eyes, I saw that poor soul with his head off, wandered in the moonlight. I saw that, sir. With my own eyes, I did. Oh, get out of here, you blithering old fool. And I'm warning you. If I hear any more nonsense about this ghost, you'll lose your job. Do you understand? Now come along. Be off with you. Aye, sir. Begging your pardon, sir.
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Come on. I'll give you chaps of drink.
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Mister Brown, it seems absolutely rabid on the subject of the ghost. Yes.
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Suspiciously so.
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What about he's trying to hide? Whatever it is, I don't think you'll be successful. In your profession, Holmes, you know that murder will out. It's true in my profession also. Try to suppress them as you may, gentlemen. Ghost will out. Well, Holmes, this place may be haunted, but I swear that I never spent a better night anywhere. Good morning, mister Harley. Good morning. Good morning, sir. Good morning. I'm glad to see I'm not the only lady right now. Were you up late too, sir? Yes. I was, doctor. I decided to to ignore the veiled threat of mister Brownlee, and so I did a little investigating in the chapel. Would you mind passing the tea pot? And what were the results of your investigations, mister Haney? Well, there was no psychic manifestation, you understand, but I'm sure of one thing.
That chapel is evil, evil to the heart of its stones,
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and I swear that evil does not stem from the hapless monk who was murdered there. You confirmed certain suspicions aroused by my own investigations last night. There is evil here, mister Harley, and I think I know its nature. Unless I mistake every sign and reaction, someone has been initiating the local peasantry into the evils of the black mass. Mass?
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Good lord. What a shocking thought. My own sensations last night confirm your theory, Holmes. There is a coven here, I swear it, hiding its own obscene practices under cover of the haunting. Well, that sounds quite feasible. After all, the people are so superstitious that they'd keep it as as far away as possible from the chapel when they when they heard the organ playing. This problem falls into both our fields, Harley. The practice of black magic is a criminal offense. Perhaps it's just as well the old laws against witchcraft are still enforced. I imagine, mister Harley, that you, have your own methods of combating such forces as we're up against. Oh, yes, Holmes. Though mine are not connected with the legal aspect of the case. May I ask what you plan to do, sir? Well, I have several rather elaborate preparations to make, doctor. It'll take me most of the day, I'm afraid. However, I shall explain them to you all, after dinner tonight.
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It's very pleasant to sit here after a good dinner with a superb brandy at once over and listen to the piano being so
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charmingly played. You're very kind, darling. Won't you play something more, miss Bradley? Are you enjoying your stay down here? Oh, very much. Thank you. Mister Howie and I have found the local folklore extremely interesting. I see. You fellows haven't been investigating the haunted chapel business again, have you? Oh, look here. If you have, I shall be very angry. It's abusing my hospitality. I told you distinctly I didn't want any more talk of ghosts. We are not talking of ghosts, my dear mister Brownlee.
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I have something even more important that I must fight now. It's possibly a little hard to imagine me as a crusader. Me, the stooped little man beside the four of you, as toweringly tall a quartet of men as I have ever faced, and yet, I am your Saint George. What on earth are you talking about, sir? I'll tell you in secrecy. This mustn't reach the ears of the peasantry. I refer to myself as saint George because I go to wipe out an evil that lives in your midst, a living modern dragon. Please, mister Harley. It's some deadly frightening. Man, to rid you all of this fiend. I must cleanse the chapel, purify it, exercise it, remove its residue of psychic evil.
That, gentlemen, is my mission tonight. Dorothee. It's fainted. Get some smelling thoughts quickly. I'm afraid you were a little too grafted, mister Harnley. I'm sorry if I frightened the young lady, but I I'm sure that after tonight, she will have no further grounds for fear in Trovenis Manor.
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Holmes? Yes, old chap? Did did you hear anything? Nothing but the owls and the clock striking midnight. I'm getting off the jumper. What do you suppose Harlow's up to? I can imagine his procedure. Midnight, the crucial hour, I suppose, in his endeavors. I wish him luck. My own plans are not nearly as clear, unfortunately. I sense a guiding force here, but I lack the clues.
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There is something obvious.
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It's hidden. It's the organ in the chapel. And Harley's in there alone. Not alone. This isn't the organ peeling forth its madness. Come on, Watson. Something has done horribly wrong.
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You'll hear the rest of doctor Watson's story in just a second. You know, a moment ago, I told you how much I thought you'd like Petri California sherry, but I didn't tell you that Petri sherry is the all round all American wine. You can not only serve Petri sherry before dinner, it's good after dinner too. And of course later in the evening when you're listening to the radio with some friends, a glass of Petri sherry is just the thing. And say Petri makes two kinds of sherry, the regular and Petrie paled dry. To make sure you get the one that you like best, do what I do. Don't buy one, buy two. But remember, always buy Petrie.
Doctor Watson, that was a heck of a place to break off your story. Then let us continue it as speedily as possible, my boy.
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As soon as we heard that devilish organ music, Holmes and I rushed out of the house and raced in the moonlight down the path leading to the ruined chapel. By the time we reached the entrance, the organ music had ceased and the tall gangling figure of David Pendragon was standing in our path.
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You gentlemen be wanting at this time of night. What are you doing here? Oi, I be here because the gentleman gave me 5 shillings to stand outside here and see that no one disturbed him. That's why I be here, and nobody did come or go. He still be there, he be. But when you heard that organ music, why the devil didn't you go in? Organ music? I heard no organ music. Awesome.
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Great heavens. Look Look at him. We're too late. Poor devil. A night through his heart. It's obvious who did it yet. Pull up Pendragon. I'll I'll go and grab him as soon as I get away. He's not our man. This murder was planned with devilish cunning. Curious thing there's no sign of a struggle at all. Look. He just stood here and allowed himself to be stabbed. Is there these chalk marks with which the body is surrounded?
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There's known as a pentagram, I believe. He thought it would protect him completely from the supernatural forces. Poor chap. For once his researches went too far. Yes. Because they touched not on the supernatural, but upon secretary. Exactly. Go back to the house, William, and bring them here. Perhaps we can lay a ghost by trapping a
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murderer.
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And that's all I know, mister Holmes. Well, you've not established much so far,
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Holmes. Three of them all swear that they were asleep and that they didn't hear the organ. Yes. Then you can't prove otherwise. I think I can prove that one of you was not only awake, but also murdered Mortimer Hari. But why should any of us want the poor man dead to hell? In your case, young lady, I can test that I find it hard to conceive a motive. Implying that mister Brownlee and I might have one. Well, mister Miles, you must admit that you're responsible for mister Harley coming here. You, mister Brownlee, must, admit that you did everything in your power to prevent the dead man from carrying out his investigations.
Why? What were you trying to hide? Nothing. It's just that I wanted to sell the manor house. All this talk about ghosts was giving the place a bad name. And if it had gone on, I'd never had disposed of the property. Well, speculation can get us nowhere. Let's get down to facts. Is there any other entrance to this chapel besides the two doors? None. Oh, there was an old smuggler's cave which came out near the organ lot but father had it bricked up some years ago. I had to. The tourists kept crawling in. Go and examine it, will you, Watson, chap? Alright, you are, hon. If you don't mind my saying so, Mr. Holmes, it seems obvious who did this murder. You told us David Pendragon admitted that no one went in or out as he stood guard. He must have done it himself. Oh, the man's half witted. And superstitious. He might have killed mister Harley because he was attempting to interfere with the ghost. And then played the organ to celebrate the occasion. I think you overestimate David Pendragon's capabilities, miss Brownlee. Mr. Miles. Yes, mister Thornton. A Pendragon is waiting outside. Would you be kind enough for asking to come here for a moment, please? Certainly.
What did you find out, Watson? Well, it's easy to see where it was bricked up, but it's a solid wall now. No one could get him that way. But if no one came in or out, who else could have killed Harley except Pendragon? The ghost or rather the person disguised as a ghost. The dead man expected a psychic manifestation. When he, when he saw the supposed ghost coming towards him, he offered no resistance. He believed that the magical pentagram would protect him. Ah, there you are, David. Aye. Here I be, sir, but I don't know nothing more than what I told you. No. Don't be fighting, Pendragon. All we want is the truth. That's what I told you, sir. And tell us a little more, will you?
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When you said no one had entered the chapel tonight, you meant that no mortal man had entered, didn't you? That I did, sir. But how could I say I'd seen the ghost when mister Brownlee, told me I'd lose my job if if I spoke of the ghost again? Well, now we're getting somewhere. So you did see the ghost? That's all he did, sir. The poor soul walking through the moonlight with no head on his body. You saw it quite clearly? Just as clearly as I see as you now, sir. Not all was he. He was would you would you mind standing against the wall, sir? Yes, of course. He was as tall as well,
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his shoulders come to just where your shoulders come now, sir. Tall man then, so we narrow it down to either you, mister Brownlee, or you, mister Miles. Oh, this is utterly ridiculous. Of course, it is. On the contrary, gentlemen, the case is solved. Which one of them was at home? Neither.
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Remember that the ghost is headless. That means that the impostor must have built up fake shoulders covering the head. On either of these men, men, it would have, brought their shoulders to the level of my head. Great. Such it was
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Bravo, mister Holmes. I didn't think you'd catch me. Dorothy. No. No. I don't feel it around me. I was warning that Keep that. Don't any of you come near me. As you see, I have a revolver. Dorothy, for heaven's sake. Don't speak to me of heaven. You thought I was a sweet little girl, didn't you, father? You didn't know your dear Timur daughter could murder a man, did you? Why did you kill Mortimer Holly? Because he was at Medner. For months, I've been practicing black magic here. For months, I've been building up the legend of the headless monk and the organ music. It made me so wonderfully alone, so gloriously free to practice the right.
And then he came here. I let him live that first night because I thought he was a fool. But on the second, when he said he was going to exercise this chapel to purify this, he said, he signed his death warrant. If you could have seen his face, if you could only have seen his stupid Pavel face as I plunged the knife into him. Dorothy. He bled so beautifully.
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Holmes, she's mad as a half. What are we gonna do? Apparently, give me that revolver.
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And let you take me to prison or asylum?
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No. You'll never text me. She's backing up the stairs leading to the organ loft. Dorothy. Dorothy. Come back. I don't know. I followed. Look out. The ratings behind you.
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And turn my head. Oh, no, mister Holmes. Not No.
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Dorothy.
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Dorothy, my poor little girl.
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Mister Brownlee, the powers of evil are frightening. Your daughter had killed one man and might have killed more. He was insane, hopelessly insane.
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Well, doctor, that was quite an exciting story.
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You know, I wish I could play the organ and write music for it. There's nothing like music to really express a thought. Yes. I can just imagine the kind of music you'd write. Probably catchy little ditty such as the Petrie firmly took the time to bring you such good wine. So when you eat and when you drink, remember Petrie wine.
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Oh, no, doctor. Is that the way I affect you? Although on the level, you could probably write beautiful music to describe the way the grapes look on the vine in the sunlight. But what music could tell you about the Petrie family? How long they've been making fine wine? You know, the Petrie family has been making wine for generations, handing on down from father to son, from father to son, the knowledge necessary to transform luscious, sun ripened California grapes into delicious fragrant wine. And when you see that name Petri on a bottle of wine, remember you're not looking at a mere trademark.
That name Petri is the personal assurance of the Petri family that every drop of wine in that bottle meets their unusually high standard. Petri wine is always good wine. It's got to be because Petri took time to bring you good wine. Well, doctor Watson, what new Sherlock Holmes adventure do you have lined up for us next week? Well, now let me think.
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Next week, mister Bartol, I'm gonna tell you a story that started quietly enough as Holmes and I set up the London dinner party. And yet before the evening was over, we found ourselves involved in one of the most shocking scandals
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that ever rocked London society.
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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 devil's foot. Music is by Dean Foster. Mister Rathbone appears through courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 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. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studio.
This is Harry Bartel saying good night for the Petrie family. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
The Avengers in South Africa
Sherlock Holmes and the Petrie Family
A Visit from Mortimer Harley
The Legend of the Headless Monk
Exploring Trevenis Chapel
Meeting the Brownlee Family
Uncovering Evil in the Chapel
A Midnight Investigation
The Murder of Mortimer Harley
The True Culprit Revealed
