In this intriguing episode, we delve into the mysterious disappearance of a sacred white elephant in India, which leads to a series of shocking events. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are summoned by the Maharaja of Parbatipur to solve the enigma surrounding the elephant's vanishing act. As they navigate through the opulent yet paradoxical landscape of India, they uncover a web of deceit and murder. The Maharaja's sudden death and the subsequent murder of the elephant's keeper, Sukro, add layers of complexity to the case. Holmes's astute observations and deductions reveal a sinister plot involving the Maharaja's brother, who stands to gain from the chaos.
Holmes's investigation uncovers that the elephant had died months prior, and its disappearance was a ruse to maintain the Maharaja's rule. The Maharaja's death, initially thought to be natural, is revealed to be murder by a rare poison administered through eye drops. As Holmes unravels the mystery, he confronts the new Maharaja, who is implicated in the crimes. Despite the challenges of enforcing justice in a land with its own rules, Holmes ensures that the truth is known, setting the stage for a dramatic conclusion where the cycle of power and retribution continues.
(00:04) The Avengers in South Africa
(01:05) Sherlock Holmes and the White Elephant Legend
(03:32) The Maharaja's Summons
(07:05) The Disappearance of the Sacred Elephant
(13:39) The Maharaja's Death
(19:21) Uncovering the Truth
(24:54) Justice in Parbatipur
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He's out on the patio. Doctor Watson.
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Sit out here this evening, my boy. Oh, swell idea, doctor. It certainly is a beautiful night. It certainly is. Do I have a turn? Make yourself comfortable. Thanks. That's it. You,
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care for some of my tobacco? I think I'll stick to a cigarette. Thanks.
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Well, doctor all ready for tonight's adventure? Yes, mister Bartell. I'm all ready. And the strange story it was. Very strange story. How did it begin?
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Stormy December night in 1900 with the rain pelting against the Baker Street windows? Or perhaps with you and the great Sherlock Holmes rattling along in a cab beside the foggy waterfront chasing some desperate criminal.
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Quite a good story to tell yourself, mister Bartell. No. No. No. The adventure I tell you took place many, many thousands of miles appealed from our Baker Street headquarters. The exact in the Indian city of Phapukipur, about 200 miles north of Calcutta.
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Must have been a mighty important case that made you both travel that far. Certainly was my boy. Yes.
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It was announced that in the, in the summer of eighteen hundred and ninety four, I remember, that Holmes received an urgent summons from the Maharaja of Parbatipur. After five weeks at sea, we reached Calcutta. A few days later, found ourselves on the veranda of our hotel in Parbatipur. As we sat there talking to the Maharaja's brother, Robert Singh, we could hear the faint drop of native drums and the haunting wail of an Indian loop coming from the bazaar.
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And so gentlemen, I thought that before I took you over to my brother's palace, I would tell you something of the problems that beset him. An excellent idea, mr Singh. He isn't into particularly as you've just told us. Your brother, the Maharaja, is not in the best of health. Just so doctor Watson, interviews tie him and in any case, his command of the English language is not so extensive as mine. And now sir the problem, if you please. As to the exact problem, mister Holmes, I am not completely informed. My dear brother has not seen fit to confide his entire troubles even to me. In fact, until your arrival yesterday, I did not even know that you had been sent for. But I can tell you that his worries are centered on the safety of the white elephant of Farbutipur.
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White elephant? Excuse me.
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But possibly you are not aware that white elephants actually do exist. Oh yes. Though I understand that they're extremely rare. Oh, extremely, mister Am I right in thinking that in the East white elephant is considered sacred? Quite right.
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Continue, sir. Well, in 1750, the first white elephant was presented to my great great grandfather. And with it came a legend. The legend that the Maharaja's rule would be happy, healthy, and successful only as long as the elephant flourished. If the animal were to die, then the rain would come to an end and the Maharaja was doomed to a sudden death. Mister Singh, who is responsible for the origin of this legend? Oh, a good and wise man who traveled from the mountains beyond Nepal. He it was who brought the first elephant to my great great grandfather. And how has the legend worked out in actual practice, sir? Its prophecies have come frighteningly true, doctor Watson. The first elephant was killed by his mahout, his own keeper, after my illustrious ancestor had dismissed a man for incommity. A bit later, my great great man was himself killed in a native uprising.
And so it has gone on gentlemen since then. Amazing. Amazing. When the elephants have died and they have always died, the Maharaja of Vaputipur has died a violent death soon after. And as each new Maharaja has succeeded to the title, the wise man from the beyond the mountains has appeared and with him a new sacred white elephant. Last appeared four years ago when my brother created the title. But it can't still be the same man though. Am I not doctor?
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I mean to say that it'd make him a couple of hundred years old. Oh, may trifle less, I fancy doctor. Oh, really, my dear sir. It seems to me your story is the wrong way around. Men don't live to such an age whereas elephants
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are noted for their length of life. And that's true Watson, but apparently not the sacred white ones of poverty poor. And mister Singh, in the event that, your brother's death, who would become the Maharaja?
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I should, mister Holmes. Oh, I can see what you are thinking, sir. The next in line to succeed to the title would have an excellent motive for wishing animal day. Well, the logic is inescapable.
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The thought had no personal implications, I assure you. Well, I'm very anxious to see this fabulous animal.
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The sacred white elephant is never seen except at the yearly festival that celebrates another anniversary of the Maharaja's rule. So the animal is only seen once a year, Yes, mister Hall. And when is the next anniversary, may I ask? In two weeks time. No. Our arrival seems to have coincided very nicely with the ceremony. Yes, Watson. A fact that I'm sure is not coincidental. Well, mr. Singh, I'm very glad that you told us the legend of the sacred white elephant. And now I suggest that you take us to the palace. I'm most anxious to make the Maharaja's acquaintance.
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This is the council chamber, gentlemen. If you will wait here a moment, I will go and see if my brother is well enough to receive you. Very well, sir? Oh, my soul, Holmes. I'm not easily impressed. This palace is absolutely
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staggering, and it's magnificent. Yes. It does rather take one's breath away, doesn't it? It does. This floor is the finest marble. And unless I'm much mistaken, that magnificent rug is a genuine Bacchant.
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Yes. By Jove, it is. If I could swear that the staircase we mounted a moment ago had railings of solid gold. You did, old chap. It is a country of paradoxes,
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where opulence
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beyond the dreams of Midas rubbed shoulders with the diarist poverty. Yet looking at a palace like this, it's not hard to see why India is called the brightest jewel in the diadem of the British empire. What's that? That is an elephant trumpeting. Oh, yes. Yes, of course.
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Was it the sacred white one? Undoubtedly. You will recall the Maharaja's brother told us it's the only one at the palace. It's an odd sound. Yeah. It's a very comforting one. Animal seems to be in the best of health. Who waits in the Maharaja's council? Two questions. You you gave me a starter. Then you come in. My friend and I are waiting for an audience with his highness. No one can hold audience with the Maharaja. Pleased to leave. Now look here my good fellow. What's going to be Pleased to leave. What's going to be? We've traveled 12,000 miles to see the Maharaja, sir, at his request. In any case, his brother is with him now arranging an audience. I am mother, Maharaja's
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physician and chief counselor. And I tell you, you cannot hold audience today. And I tell you that I have the slightest intention of leaving the palace without seeing him. You defy the authority of mother.
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Now I warn you that if I have any the matter. Oh, I'm glad you're back, mister Singh. This fellow told us that we couldn't see your brother. Furthermore, he seems to labor under the misapprehension that he can have us thrown bodily out of the palace. Mother, you do not understand These are the gentlemen my brother wishes to see.
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From England he has sent for them. It was against my counsel they were summoned. Now good will come of us.
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Follow me, gentlemen. My brother, the Maharaja will see you now. But please do not stay with him too long. He is far from well.
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Mister Sherlock Holmes, doctor Watson, I'm so happy you have arrived here safely.
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It was great in position to ask you to travel so far. Not at all, sir. I only hope we can prove of material assistance to you. Ranji?
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Yes, Robert? I wish you would bring me doctor Watson to examine you. Not just without I'd like to suggest myself, sir. In fact, I brought my medical bag along just in case.
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Mother would not approve. Madder not believe in accidental
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medicine. I do not trust Madder. I do not think he wishes you to get well. Please, Ranji, let the doctor examine you.
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Very well. But you not tell not much. And now,
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what seems to be the trouble, your highness?
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My my eyes, they torture
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me. Night and day, they torture me. Yes. I noticed they seem very inflamed. I'll let me take a look. Get them. Now, open them a little wider, please.
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Ice throb burn. Night and day. Night, day, burn.
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The car is distinctly reddened. However, this isn't day of anything very, very serious, sir. What you're suffering from is a case of what we call conjunctivitis.
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What you do relieve pain, doctor?
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Eye drops will give you relief in no time, sir. I have some here in in my bag. Oh, thank you.
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Thank you. Perhaps medicine will help.
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Yes. Yes. I'm sure it will, sir. Here you are. This small bottle and an eyedropper. This is is an eyedropper. Just put a few drops in the corner of each eye, and I'm sure you will get some relief in no time at all. Thank you, doctor Watson.
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You think there is nothing seriously wrong, doctor? Mother gave it as his opinion that my brother's eyesight was in serious danger. Upon my saying, sir, I think it more likely that my medical knowledge
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exceeds his. I can assure you there's nothing serious to the matter with your brother's eyes.
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I'm happy you say so. Now you will please excuse me while I take medication and rest a little. We discuss my problems later. Quartus already prepared for you, Impulse.
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You took a time, mister Holmes? Not at all, sir. Though in the interim, I should like to employ my time to the pool by inspecting your sacred white elephant.
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Oh, No. No. That I cannot allow.
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I must talk to you first. I think, sir, you would do well to give me permission to see the animal. I already have my suspicions as to your reason for bringing me here, and it will be best if I'm completely informed when we have our discussion.
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Very well. Can do no harm. Here, take ring. Show ring to Sucral. He's keeper of animal. Sucral will let you into Elephant House
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when he see ring. Thank you, sir. And please rest comfortably. I'm sure that your worries are nearly at an end. Come on, Watson.
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Well, well, they told us this was the Elephant House. Why and thunder doesn't the keeper open the door? I imagine because his mind is preoccupied with music. Knock again, all fellow, will you?
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Uh-huh.
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He heard us that time. About time. We must have been walking here for five or six minutes. Holmes, the Maharaja's ring circus will do the trick. He didn't want to let us in until you showed it to him, did he?
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Where's he going? I told him to go to the Maharaja to get in the news. He was to tell it to no one else. But Holmes, this is ridiculous. We heard the animal trumpeting here less than half an hour ago. How can an elephant be spirited away in that amount of time? And that's what we have to find out, my dear fellow. I have bought an Indian rope trick. Now we have a firsthand opportunity of solving a new mystery, the problem of the disappearing elephants.
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Holmes, this is possible. You spent half an hour searching this elephant house. After all, an elephant isn't exactly insignificant. I doubt if you're going to find it out of those boards in the corner over there. True, Watson, nonetheless, there are interesting clues to observe. Clues? What clues? Come over here, old chap. Bloodstained.
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It's got suggesting that's elephant's blood. It's hard to say, though I would venture the opinion that it would require the blood of several human corpses to produce an equivalent amount of blood. In any case, you will notice that the stains aren't dried and old. Hello? That must be the elephant keeper back from the palace. Doctor. Watson. It's mother. The Maharaja's physician. Doctor. Holmes, Doctor. Watson, at once you must come back to the palace. What wrong, sir? This is the Maharaja.
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Death had come to him. Dead. Great. Heaven. Exactly what happened? Sucro, keeper of the elephant, came to the Maharaja. He said he had a most important message to deliver. He had. I told him to deliver it. Then what happened? A few moments later, I heard cries. I went to Maharaja's room and found him in delirium. He was saying elephant, having disappeared, his brother, and I tried to give comfort to him, but we could do nothing. His breathing became more and more labored. Finally,
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it stopped altogether. So the doom of Pampodipour is fulfilled once again. The elephant is gone and the Maharaja's reign has ended. Come on. We must go to the palace. Yes. I must examine the body at once. You are certain it was a natural death, mister mother? Positive, mister No symptoms of poisoning, for example? Mister Holmes, I have read some of your sensational stories in which obscure deaths are attributed to the subtle oriental poison unknown to western science.
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I can assure you that if the Maharaja has been poisoned, it has been caused by no poison known to me. When did he last eat? Over,
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eight hours ago. Possibly died of shock, Holmes. Shuck in hysteria
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when he knew that the elephant had vanished. Yes. It's possible, but it's murdered just the same. Murder. Why do you say that, mister Holmes? Because whoever caused the elephant to disappear did it with a deliberate intention of ending the Maharaja's reign, a diabolical plot and one that I intend to overcome before this day is out.
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And now back to tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure, the case of the vanishing elephant.
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Tell me, doctor, did you examine the Maharaja's body? Yes. Of course, I did, mister Barthel. Holmes was convinced that the Maharaja had been murdered, but I could find no trace of foul play. After my examination, I joined Holmes in our quarters and I gave him my
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Sounds
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like natural death to me, Holmes. No traces of poison? None that I could see. Of course, it's hard to be certain without an autopsy. Did you suggest one? Suggest one? Yes. But the new Maharaji won't hear of it. It's against their religion apparently. Yes. I was afraid of that.
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Meantime, I've been conducting a cross examination of some of the palace servants. Oh? What do you find out? Principally that all of them heard the elephant trumpeting this morning. Did any of them suggest how the animal might have been smuggled up to the palace ground? They insisted that such a feat would be impossible without their knowledge. Well, what's our next move, Holmes? To interrogate the one person who I'm sure can give us the true story of the elephant's disappearance, its keeper. Remember, we haven't seen him since he took the message to the palace. I suggest we return to the elephant house and have a a persuasive talk with him.
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This must be the house. Only one that's near the elephant pen. Ramseeker looking place, isn't it? Extremely. Tuchel. Tuchel. Don't tell me that he's vanished too. This is to get get on my nose. I don't know who Tuchel.
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I think under the circumstances, we'll take the liberty of entering.
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Look home.
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Look on the
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floor. We're too late.
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Good Lord. What a horrible sight. His throat's been cut. Obviously another murder.
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He knew the secret of the vanishing elephant. Let's have a look around. Luca was quite a, quite a musician. Look at this weird assortment of instruments made mute.
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We heard him playing that today as we approached the elephant house.
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What's this? It looks like a sort of giant megaphone. Musical instrument of some kind. The third of the mouthpiece here. Let's see what kind of noise it makes. Great. That instrument sounds exactly like like an elephant trumpeting. Of course. Thomas Carole White didn't doubt it this before. Come on, Watson. Back to the palace as fast as your legs can carry you. The mystery is solved.
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You
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say you have solved the problem of the missing elephant, mister Moon? And And also because of your mother's death and Sucrose murder. Indeed.
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That is very important news. Won't you both sit down?
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Please proceed, mister Holmes. Thank you. At first, the elephant did not vanish today. The beast must have died a natural death months ago.
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All that happened today was that I discovered its absence. Are you suggesting that my brother knew the beast was dead? I am, sir.
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But he was afraid to publish the news. He knew that his rule would fall into a state of chaos if the fact were known. You yourself, sir, have told us how strong is the native belief in this legend. So how did he dispose of the elephant? Unobtrusively over a period of time. The bloodstains in the elephant house would indicate that the animal had been cut up into disposable fragments, which could be removed by the faithful sucral without attracting suspicion. All this time though, the elephant born was blown at suitable intervals to indicate that the sacred animal was still alive. But if the Maharaja knew the beast was dead, why did it shock me? He received the news. I think the answer to that question, doctor Watson, would be that my brother died of shame
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when he knew that his imposture had been discovered.
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Papa, Pecce, sir, if you don't mind my saying so. Now I'm certain the reason your brother brought me to your country was to reveal that imposture to me. Knew the day was coming soon and he must show the elephant to his people. The festival would've been held in two weeks time. I think you told us, sir. I imagine that he wanted me to devise a method of smuggling a new white elephant into the palace grounds before that time.
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Tell me, mister Sherlock Holmes. Why did my brother die today?
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Because he was murdered. Just as Sukro was murdered later. Murdered?
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How? How? Very ingeniously.
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By poison. But not as you might expect by any subtle Western poison. No one of the, most recent of Western poisons was used. A poison unknown to oriental science. Delirium followed by a strangulated breathing is highly typical of the newly discovered poison, Iosiamine. He hadn't eaten for eight hours. True Watson. But you will see this, Iosiamine was administered to, an eyedropper.
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Good heavens. The
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poison penetrates with unusual ease through the membrane of the eyes, if you will recall. Yes, you're right. But Joe, he does.
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Must have been that physician fella. Ma, Ma, whatever his name is. No, my dear chap. This has been a case of confusions.
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Let's do a little clear thinking now, shall we? We were deceived by the apparent sequence of the dentists. We discovered the elephant missing and thought that fact had caused the Maharaja's death. Well, as his murder was quite a separate matter. The poison must have been placed in the eye drops
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while we were in the elephant
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house. It was nice to hear chap. And, when the murderer saw how the problem of the missing elephant confused us, he killed its unfortunate keeper to prevent us from earning the truth. Yes. You're
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strangely silent, Mr. Singh. Am I, Mr. Ho? I am fascinated by your flow of unassailable logic. Of course, you realize that I am now the Mahar raja, the king of kings, an absolute ruler with all power, including that of the police. Do you,
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do you care to denounce the murderer to me? No. God comes to life. It's time that buttons help our foils. I'm well aware that you studied medicine at the university of Edinburgh. At the motive, the opportunity, and the knowledge to kill your brother. Murder of Sucreaux was probably performed by an underling. Great Scott. What a shocker. You're a clever man, mister Holmes. Be very clever man. Never enough to realize that an absolute ruler, a ruler of all powers, including that of the police is not apt to denounce himself. Again, your logic is unassailable.
Goodbye, gentlemen. I trust your voyage home will be a pleasant I warn you, sir, that I shall take a full report of my findings in this case to the British commissioner of the state. Why should he prove more effect? Well, then the rich man of hope. Goodbye,
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gentlemen.
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And. Look at murderer. It's my blood boil to think that he can't be brought to justice. He can. And he will be.
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Civilized laws of the Occident cannot be enforced here, then we must fight him with his own weapons. What do you mean home? If we have a farewell talk with mister Mader, the dead Maharaja's physician, friend, and counselor.
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But this is a terrible story you have told me, mister Holmes. My beloved ruler murdered by his own brother, and yet he cannot be made to account for his crimes. It can be, sir,
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if you will help mister Holmes. Of course, I will.
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What can I do? Try and obtain the eye drops before they're destroyed, will you? Have them analyzed by Western scientists and forward the reports to me in London. I'll take the necessary action. I will try to do that, mister Holmes.
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But if I fail, there is one other way I can avenge my master's death. In a few weeks, the new Maharaja will be enthroned.
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I understand you, sir. The wise men from beyond the mountains of Nepal will bring a new white elephant. Perhaps an elephant that will not live very long.
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You understand me perfect, mister Holmes. I can promise you that the elephant will die in a very short time. And with it, they knew Maharaja. My master shall be avenged.
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That was quite a story, doctor. Quite a story. And tell me, what did happen to the next white elephant of property boy? By an extraordinary
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coincidence, it died the day after Newmalade's enthronement. And that scout was in self killed in an uprising that occurred
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just a few days later. You know something? I think I could be very happy as an Indian Maharaja. Really? Beautiful palace, beautiful women, beautiful jewels. And every year on my birthday, the ladies would give me my weight in gold.
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Well, doctor, how's about giving us a clue to next week's story? Next week, mister Bartel, I'm gonna tell you an adventure in which, I'm afraid I well, I didn't exactly cover myself with glory. I think you'll find the story an exciting one, my boy, because it's composed of equal parts of romance, of international intrigue, and of sudden
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death.
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Tonight, Sherlock Holmes adventure is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Voucher and is based on an incident in the sir Arthur Conan Doyle story, the engineer's thumb. 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 Petrie 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. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studios. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
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Petri Wine brings you Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Petri family, the family that took time to bring you good wine, invites you to listen to doctor Watson tell about an exciting adventure he shared with his old friend at master detective, Sherlock Holmes. And I've got something to talk about too. Now that the poultry shortage is over and you can get chicken again, you ought to treat yourself to the best meal in the world. Fried chicken, southern style, accompanied by a chilled glass of Petri Callep Sauternes. Me? Oh my, is that something?
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He's out on the patio. Doctor Watson.
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Sit out here this evening, my boy. Oh, swell idea, doctor. It certainly is a beautiful night. It certainly is. Do I have a turn? Make yourself comfortable. Thanks. That's it. You,
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care for some of my tobacco? I think I'll stick to a cigarette. Thanks.
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Well, doctor all ready for tonight's adventure? Yes, mister Bartell. I'm all ready. And the strange story it was. Very strange story. How did it begin?
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Stormy December night in 1900 with the rain pelting against the Baker Street windows? Or perhaps with you and the great Sherlock Holmes rattling along in a cab beside the foggy waterfront chasing some desperate criminal.
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Quite a good story to tell yourself, mister Bartell. No. No. No. The adventure I tell you took place many, many thousands of miles appealed from our Baker Street headquarters. The exact in the Indian city of Phapukipur, about 200 miles north of Calcutta.
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Must have been a mighty important case that made you both travel that far. Certainly was my boy. Yes.
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It was announced that in the, in the summer of eighteen hundred and ninety four, I remember, that Holmes received an urgent summons from the Maharaja of Parbatipur. After five weeks at sea, we reached Calcutta. A few days later, found ourselves on the veranda of our hotel in Parbatipur. As we sat there talking to the Maharaja's brother, Robert Singh, we could hear the faint drop of native drums and the haunting wail of an Indian loop coming from the bazaar.
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And so gentlemen, I thought that before I took you over to my brother's palace, I would tell you something of the problems that beset him. An excellent idea, mr Singh. He isn't into particularly as you've just told us. Your brother, the Maharaja, is not in the best of health. Just so doctor Watson, interviews tie him and in any case, his command of the English language is not so extensive as mine. And now sir the problem, if you please. As to the exact problem, mister Holmes, I am not completely informed. My dear brother has not seen fit to confide his entire troubles even to me. In fact, until your arrival yesterday, I did not even know that you had been sent for. But I can tell you that his worries are centered on the safety of the white elephant of Farbutipur.
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White elephant? Excuse me.
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But possibly you are not aware that white elephants actually do exist. Oh yes. Though I understand that they're extremely rare. Oh, extremely, mister Am I right in thinking that in the East white elephant is considered sacred? Quite right.
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Continue, sir. Well, in 1750, the first white elephant was presented to my great great grandfather. And with it came a legend. The legend that the Maharaja's rule would be happy, healthy, and successful only as long as the elephant flourished. If the animal were to die, then the rain would come to an end and the Maharaja was doomed to a sudden death. Mister Singh, who is responsible for the origin of this legend? Oh, a good and wise man who traveled from the mountains beyond Nepal. He it was who brought the first elephant to my great great grandfather. And how has the legend worked out in actual practice, sir? Its prophecies have come frighteningly true, doctor Watson. The first elephant was killed by his mahout, his own keeper, after my illustrious ancestor had dismissed a man for incommity. A bit later, my great great man was himself killed in a native uprising.
And so it has gone on gentlemen since then. Amazing. Amazing. When the elephants have died and they have always died, the Maharaja of Vaputipur has died a violent death soon after. And as each new Maharaja has succeeded to the title, the wise man from the beyond the mountains has appeared and with him a new sacred white elephant. Last appeared four years ago when my brother created the title. But it can't still be the same man though. Am I not doctor?
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I mean to say that it'd make him a couple of hundred years old. Oh, may trifle less, I fancy doctor. Oh, really, my dear sir. It seems to me your story is the wrong way around. Men don't live to such an age whereas elephants
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are noted for their length of life. And that's true Watson, but apparently not the sacred white ones of poverty poor. And mister Singh, in the event that, your brother's death, who would become the Maharaja?
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I should, mister Holmes. Oh, I can see what you are thinking, sir. The next in line to succeed to the title would have an excellent motive for wishing animal day. Well, the logic is inescapable.
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The thought had no personal implications, I assure you. Well, I'm very anxious to see this fabulous animal.
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The sacred white elephant is never seen except at the yearly festival that celebrates another anniversary of the Maharaja's rule. So the animal is only seen once a year, Yes, mister Hall. And when is the next anniversary, may I ask? In two weeks time. No. Our arrival seems to have coincided very nicely with the ceremony. Yes, Watson. A fact that I'm sure is not coincidental. Well, mr. Singh, I'm very glad that you told us the legend of the sacred white elephant. And now I suggest that you take us to the palace. I'm most anxious to make the Maharaja's acquaintance.
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This is the council chamber, gentlemen. If you will wait here a moment, I will go and see if my brother is well enough to receive you. Very well, sir? Oh, my soul, Holmes. I'm not easily impressed. This palace is absolutely
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staggering, and it's magnificent. Yes. It does rather take one's breath away, doesn't it? It does. This floor is the finest marble. And unless I'm much mistaken, that magnificent rug is a genuine Bacchant.
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Yes. By Jove, it is. If I could swear that the staircase we mounted a moment ago had railings of solid gold. You did, old chap. It is a country of paradoxes,
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where opulence
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beyond the dreams of Midas rubbed shoulders with the diarist poverty. Yet looking at a palace like this, it's not hard to see why India is called the brightest jewel in the diadem of the British empire. What's that? That is an elephant trumpeting. Oh, yes. Yes, of course.
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Was it the sacred white one? Undoubtedly. You will recall the Maharaja's brother told us it's the only one at the palace. It's an odd sound. Yeah. It's a very comforting one. Animal seems to be in the best of health. Who waits in the Maharaja's council? Two questions. You you gave me a starter. Then you come in. My friend and I are waiting for an audience with his highness. No one can hold audience with the Maharaja. Pleased to leave. Now look here my good fellow. What's going to be Pleased to leave. What's going to be? We've traveled 12,000 miles to see the Maharaja, sir, at his request. In any case, his brother is with him now arranging an audience. I am mother, Maharaja's
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physician and chief counselor. And I tell you, you cannot hold audience today. And I tell you that I have the slightest intention of leaving the palace without seeing him. You defy the authority of mother.
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Now I warn you that if I have any the matter. Oh, I'm glad you're back, mister Singh. This fellow told us that we couldn't see your brother. Furthermore, he seems to labor under the misapprehension that he can have us thrown bodily out of the palace. Mother, you do not understand These are the gentlemen my brother wishes to see.
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From England he has sent for them. It was against my counsel they were summoned. Now good will come of us.
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Follow me, gentlemen. My brother, the Maharaja will see you now. But please do not stay with him too long. He is far from well.
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Mister Sherlock Holmes, doctor Watson, I'm so happy you have arrived here safely.
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It was great in position to ask you to travel so far. Not at all, sir. I only hope we can prove of material assistance to you. Ranji?
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Yes, Robert? I wish you would bring me doctor Watson to examine you. Not just without I'd like to suggest myself, sir. In fact, I brought my medical bag along just in case.
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Mother would not approve. Madder not believe in accidental
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medicine. I do not trust Madder. I do not think he wishes you to get well. Please, Ranji, let the doctor examine you.
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Very well. But you not tell not much. And now,
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what seems to be the trouble, your highness?
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My my eyes, they torture
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me. Night and day, they torture me. Yes. I noticed they seem very inflamed. I'll let me take a look. Get them. Now, open them a little wider, please.
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Ice throb burn. Night and day. Night, day, burn.
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The car is distinctly reddened. However, this isn't day of anything very, very serious, sir. What you're suffering from is a case of what we call conjunctivitis.
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What you do relieve pain, doctor?
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Eye drops will give you relief in no time, sir. I have some here in in my bag. Oh, thank you.
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Thank you. Perhaps medicine will help.
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Yes. Yes. I'm sure it will, sir. Here you are. This small bottle and an eyedropper. This is is an eyedropper. Just put a few drops in the corner of each eye, and I'm sure you will get some relief in no time at all. Thank you, doctor Watson.
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You think there is nothing seriously wrong, doctor? Mother gave it as his opinion that my brother's eyesight was in serious danger. Upon my saying, sir, I think it more likely that my medical knowledge
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exceeds his. I can assure you there's nothing serious to the matter with your brother's eyes.
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I'm happy you say so. Now you will please excuse me while I take medication and rest a little. We discuss my problems later. Quartus already prepared for you, Impulse.
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You took a time, mister Holmes? Not at all, sir. Though in the interim, I should like to employ my time to the pool by inspecting your sacred white elephant.
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Oh, No. No. That I cannot allow.
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I must talk to you first. I think, sir, you would do well to give me permission to see the animal. I already have my suspicions as to your reason for bringing me here, and it will be best if I'm completely informed when we have our discussion.
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Very well. Can do no harm. Here, take ring. Show ring to Sucral. He's keeper of animal. Sucral will let you into Elephant House
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when he see ring. Thank you, sir. And please rest comfortably. I'm sure that your worries are nearly at an end. Come on, Watson.
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Well, well, they told us this was the Elephant House. Why and thunder doesn't the keeper open the door? I imagine because his mind is preoccupied with music. Knock again, all fellow, will you?
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Uh-huh.
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He heard us that time. About time. We must have been walking here for five or six minutes. Holmes, the Maharaja's ring circus will do the trick. He didn't want to let us in until you showed it to him, did he?
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Where's he going? I told him to go to the Maharaja to get in the news. He was to tell it to no one else. But Holmes, this is ridiculous. We heard the animal trumpeting here less than half an hour ago. How can an elephant be spirited away in that amount of time? And that's what we have to find out, my dear fellow. I have bought an Indian rope trick. Now we have a firsthand opportunity of solving a new mystery, the problem of the disappearing elephants.
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Holmes, this is possible. You spent half an hour searching this elephant house. After all, an elephant isn't exactly insignificant. I doubt if you're going to find it out of those boards in the corner over there. True, Watson, nonetheless, there are interesting clues to observe. Clues? What clues? Come over here, old chap. Bloodstained.
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It's got suggesting that's elephant's blood. It's hard to say, though I would venture the opinion that it would require the blood of several human corpses to produce an equivalent amount of blood. In any case, you will notice that the stains aren't dried and old. Hello? That must be the elephant keeper back from the palace. Doctor. Watson. It's mother. The Maharaja's physician. Doctor. Holmes, Doctor. Watson, at once you must come back to the palace. What wrong, sir? This is the Maharaja.
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Death had come to him. Dead. Great. Heaven. Exactly what happened? Sucro, keeper of the elephant, came to the Maharaja. He said he had a most important message to deliver. He had. I told him to deliver it. Then what happened? A few moments later, I heard cries. I went to Maharaja's room and found him in delirium. He was saying elephant, having disappeared, his brother, and I tried to give comfort to him, but we could do nothing. His breathing became more and more labored. Finally,
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it stopped altogether. So the doom of Pampodipour is fulfilled once again. The elephant is gone and the Maharaja's reign has ended. Come on. We must go to the palace. Yes. I must examine the body at once. You are certain it was a natural death, mister mother? Positive, mister No symptoms of poisoning, for example? Mister Holmes, I have read some of your sensational stories in which obscure deaths are attributed to the subtle oriental poison unknown to western science.
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I can assure you that if the Maharaja has been poisoned, it has been caused by no poison known to me. When did he last eat? Over,
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eight hours ago. Possibly died of shock, Holmes. Shuck in hysteria
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when he knew that the elephant had vanished. Yes. It's possible, but it's murdered just the same. Murder. Why do you say that, mister Holmes? Because whoever caused the elephant to disappear did it with a deliberate intention of ending the Maharaja's reign, a diabolical plot and one that I intend to overcome before this day is out.
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And now back to tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure, the case of the vanishing elephant.
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Tell me, doctor, did you examine the Maharaja's body? Yes. Of course, I did, mister Barthel. Holmes was convinced that the Maharaja had been murdered, but I could find no trace of foul play. After my examination, I joined Holmes in our quarters and I gave him my
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Sounds
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like natural death to me, Holmes. No traces of poison? None that I could see. Of course, it's hard to be certain without an autopsy. Did you suggest one? Suggest one? Yes. But the new Maharaji won't hear of it. It's against their religion apparently. Yes. I was afraid of that.
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Meantime, I've been conducting a cross examination of some of the palace servants. Oh? What do you find out? Principally that all of them heard the elephant trumpeting this morning. Did any of them suggest how the animal might have been smuggled up to the palace ground? They insisted that such a feat would be impossible without their knowledge. Well, what's our next move, Holmes? To interrogate the one person who I'm sure can give us the true story of the elephant's disappearance, its keeper. Remember, we haven't seen him since he took the message to the palace. I suggest we return to the elephant house and have a a persuasive talk with him.
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This must be the house. Only one that's near the elephant pen. Ramseeker looking place, isn't it? Extremely. Tuchel. Tuchel. Don't tell me that he's vanished too. This is to get get on my nose. I don't know who Tuchel.
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I think under the circumstances, we'll take the liberty of entering.
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Look home.
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Look on the
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floor. We're too late.
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Good Lord. What a horrible sight. His throat's been cut. Obviously another murder.
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He knew the secret of the vanishing elephant. Let's have a look around. Luca was quite a, quite a musician. Look at this weird assortment of instruments made mute.
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We heard him playing that today as we approached the elephant house.
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What's this? It looks like a sort of giant megaphone. Musical instrument of some kind. The third of the mouthpiece here. Let's see what kind of noise it makes. Great. That instrument sounds exactly like like an elephant trumpeting. Of course. Thomas Carole White didn't doubt it this before. Come on, Watson. Back to the palace as fast as your legs can carry you. The mystery is solved.
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You
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say you have solved the problem of the missing elephant, mister Moon? And And also because of your mother's death and Sucrose murder. Indeed.
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That is very important news. Won't you both sit down?
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Please proceed, mister Holmes. Thank you. At first, the elephant did not vanish today. The beast must have died a natural death months ago.
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All that happened today was that I discovered its absence. Are you suggesting that my brother knew the beast was dead? I am, sir.
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But he was afraid to publish the news. He knew that his rule would fall into a state of chaos if the fact were known. You yourself, sir, have told us how strong is the native belief in this legend. So how did he dispose of the elephant? Unobtrusively over a period of time. The bloodstains in the elephant house would indicate that the animal had been cut up into disposable fragments, which could be removed by the faithful sucral without attracting suspicion. All this time though, the elephant born was blown at suitable intervals to indicate that the sacred animal was still alive. But if the Maharaja knew the beast was dead, why did it shock me? He received the news. I think the answer to that question, doctor Watson, would be that my brother died of shame
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when he knew that his imposture had been discovered.
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Papa, Pecce, sir, if you don't mind my saying so. Now I'm certain the reason your brother brought me to your country was to reveal that imposture to me. Knew the day was coming soon and he must show the elephant to his people. The festival would've been held in two weeks time. I think you told us, sir. I imagine that he wanted me to devise a method of smuggling a new white elephant into the palace grounds before that time.
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Tell me, mister Sherlock Holmes. Why did my brother die today?
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Because he was murdered. Just as Sukro was murdered later. Murdered?
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How? How? Very ingeniously.
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By poison. But not as you might expect by any subtle Western poison. No one of the, most recent of Western poisons was used. A poison unknown to oriental science. Delirium followed by a strangulated breathing is highly typical of the newly discovered poison, Iosiamine. He hadn't eaten for eight hours. True Watson. But you will see this, Iosiamine was administered to, an eyedropper.
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Good heavens. The
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poison penetrates with unusual ease through the membrane of the eyes, if you will recall. Yes, you're right. But Joe, he does.
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Must have been that physician fella. Ma, Ma, whatever his name is. No, my dear chap. This has been a case of confusions.
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Let's do a little clear thinking now, shall we? We were deceived by the apparent sequence of the dentists. We discovered the elephant missing and thought that fact had caused the Maharaja's death. Well, as his murder was quite a separate matter. The poison must have been placed in the eye drops
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while we were in the elephant
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house. It was nice to hear chap. And, when the murderer saw how the problem of the missing elephant confused us, he killed its unfortunate keeper to prevent us from earning the truth. Yes. You're
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strangely silent, Mr. Singh. Am I, Mr. Ho? I am fascinated by your flow of unassailable logic. Of course, you realize that I am now the Mahar raja, the king of kings, an absolute ruler with all power, including that of the police. Do you,
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do you care to denounce the murderer to me? No. God comes to life. It's time that buttons help our foils. I'm well aware that you studied medicine at the university of Edinburgh. At the motive, the opportunity, and the knowledge to kill your brother. Murder of Sucreaux was probably performed by an underling. Great Scott. What a shocker. You're a clever man, mister Holmes. Be very clever man. Never enough to realize that an absolute ruler, a ruler of all powers, including that of the police is not apt to denounce himself. Again, your logic is unassailable.
Goodbye, gentlemen. I trust your voyage home will be a pleasant I warn you, sir, that I shall take a full report of my findings in this case to the British commissioner of the state. Why should he prove more effect? Well, then the rich man of hope. Goodbye,
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gentlemen.
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And. Look at murderer. It's my blood boil to think that he can't be brought to justice. He can. And he will be.
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Civilized laws of the Occident cannot be enforced here, then we must fight him with his own weapons. What do you mean home? If we have a farewell talk with mister Mader, the dead Maharaja's physician, friend, and counselor.
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But this is a terrible story you have told me, mister Holmes. My beloved ruler murdered by his own brother, and yet he cannot be made to account for his crimes. It can be, sir,
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if you will help mister Holmes. Of course, I will.
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What can I do? Try and obtain the eye drops before they're destroyed, will you? Have them analyzed by Western scientists and forward the reports to me in London. I'll take the necessary action. I will try to do that, mister Holmes.
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But if I fail, there is one other way I can avenge my master's death. In a few weeks, the new Maharaja will be enthroned.
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I understand you, sir. The wise men from beyond the mountains of Nepal will bring a new white elephant. Perhaps an elephant that will not live very long.
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You understand me perfect, mister Holmes. I can promise you that the elephant will die in a very short time. And with it, they knew Maharaja. My master shall be avenged.
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That was quite a story, doctor. Quite a story. And tell me, what did happen to the next white elephant of property boy? By an extraordinary
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coincidence, it died the day after Newmalade's enthronement. And that scout was in self killed in an uprising that occurred
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just a few days later. You know something? I think I could be very happy as an Indian Maharaja. Really? Beautiful palace, beautiful women, beautiful jewels. And every year on my birthday, the ladies would give me my weight in gold.
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Well, doctor, how's about giving us a clue to next week's story? Next week, mister Bartel, I'm gonna tell you an adventure in which, I'm afraid I well, I didn't exactly cover myself with glory. I think you'll find the story an exciting one, my boy, because it's composed of equal parts of romance, of international intrigue, and of sudden
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death.
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Tonight, Sherlock Holmes adventure is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Voucher and is based on an incident in the sir Arthur Conan Doyle story, the engineer's thumb. 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 Petrie 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. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studios. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
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