Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent (Complete Adventure)(EP4334s)

Summary

Podcast Summary: Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent (Complete Adventure)

Podcast Information

• Title: Sherlock Holmes Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
• Host/Author: Adam Graham
• Episode: Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent (Complete Adventure) (EP4334s)
• Release Date: March 10, 2024
• Description: This episode features a complete three-part Sherlock Holmes adventure titled "The Elusive Agent," originally released in 1949. Hosted by Adam Graham, the episode includes insightful discussions with guest Tom Fox, owner of the Compliance Podcast Network, highlighting the intersection of Sherlock Holmes narratives and modern compliance lessons.

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1. Introduction and Episode Overview

Adam Graham opens the episode by introducing the adventure "The Elusive Agent," emphasizing its unique status as the only surviving multi-part Sherlock Holmes story from the golden age of radio. He mentions the historical context, noting its original broadcast in 1949 and its significance in the Sherlock Holmes radio canon, which included other now-lost serials from actors like Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

Notable Quote:

"We're bringing you all three parts in a single podcast. We've cut out the exposition and redundant openings, closings and recaps, but left most of the commercials for your listening pleasure."
— Adam Graham [02:58]

Timestamp Reference:

• Introduction of the Adventure: [02:58]
• Overview of the Story's Significance: [02:58]

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2. The Adventure: "The Elusive Agent"

Setting:
The story is set in 1913, amidst rising tensions between Britain and Germany, on the eve of World War I. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are drawn into a high-stakes espionage case involving the theft of British military plans for a new weapon—a tank.

Key Characters:

• Sherlock Holmes: The brilliant detective.
• Dr. John Watson: Holmes' loyal companion.
• Mr. Harris: Introduced as a narrator or possibly an additional character assisting Holmes and Watson.
• Gustav: A German agent involved in the espionage.
• Mathilde Piaget: A seemingly innocent bride with a hidden agenda.
• Peter Collins: A British Intelligence agent disguised to infiltrate German operations.

Plot Summary:

1. The Initial Conflict:

   • [06:20] The episode transitions from advertisements to the start of the story. Mr. Harris introduces the adventure, stating its importance to British empire security.
   • [08:08] A commercial break for ClipperCraft clothes is seamlessly integrated into the narrative, illustrating early radio advertising techniques.

2. Espionage and Deception:

   • [09:32] Dr. Watson communicates with Gustav, revealing the theft of crucial British plans.
   • [11:02] Gustav discusses the dire need to transport these plans securely back to London amidst heightened German surveillance.
   • [12:00] Gustav instructs Philip Norton (played by Dr. Watson) to smuggle the plans out of Germany via his upcoming honeymoon trip to England.

3. Betrayal and Attack:

   • [12:23] During a tender moment between Philip Norton and his fiancée, Mathilde Piaget, a betrayal unfolds as Mathilde attacks Philip, revealing her true allegiance and stealing the plans.
   • [15:58] Holmes and Watson trace the stolen plans to London and then to Paris, following clues that lead them through various high-stakes locations.

4. Climactic Confrontation:

   • [30:30] Holmes and Watson confront Gustav at a secluded room in a Parisian hotel, leading to a tense standoff.
   • [35:27] A time bomb is discovered, heightening the suspense as they narrowly escape with half of the stolen plans.
   • [48:05] Holmes deciphers tobacco odors to identify the real mastermind behind the espionage—the tobacconist Grimsby, who fabricated the existence of Emil Marco to deceive them.
   • [64:58] The deceptive tobacconist Grimsby is revealed, culminating in the destruction of the counterfeit plans and the thwarting of the German spy ring.

Notable Quotes:

"Patience, Watson, patience. We cannot precipitate ourselves into a trap on sheer impulse."
— Sherlock Holmes [07:00]

"I must have them now."
— Dr. John Watson [10:16]

"Well, Mr. Harris, how can the two of us possibly hope to overcome whatever crew of blasted devils is at 27 Ludwig Strasser?"
— Mr. Harris [44:07]

"Because there isn't an Emile Marco. There never was an Emile Marco. This master of the German spy ring that Watson and I... have been pursuing is an illusion created by you, Grimsby."
— Sherlock Holmes [61:25]

Timestamp References:

• Introduction to Espionage Plot: [09:32] – [12:00]
• Attack on Philip Norton: [12:23] – [14:00]
• Investigation and Clues: [15:58] – [48:05]
• Revelation of the True Villain: [64:58] – [65:10]

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3. Post-Adventures Discussion with Tom Fox

After the adventure concludes, Adam Graham welcomes Tom Fox, the owner of the Compliance Podcast Network and host of "Adventures in Compliance." They engage in a discussion analyzing the episode's themes through the lens of compliance and ethics.

Key Discussion Points:

1. Compliance Lessons from "The Elusive Agent":
   • Thorough Investigation: Emphasizes the importance of meticulous inquiry in compliance scenarios, mirroring Holmes' diligent investigations.
   • Attention to Detail: Highlights how Holmes' keen observation skills are essential for compliance professionals.
   • Ethical Conduct: Discusses the necessity for compliance officers to uphold ethical standards, even under duress.
   • Critical Thinking: Encourages the use of innovative and critical approaches in problem-solving within compliance frameworks.
   • Collaboration and Communication: Underscores the value of teamwork and effective communication, as exemplified by Holmes and Watson.
   • Continuous Learning: Advocates for ongoing education and adaptability in compliance roles, inspired by Holmes' relentless pursuit of knowledge.

Notable Quotes:

"Holmes is a continuous learner. If he doesn't know it, he's going to learn it. He'll go off and study it."
— Tom Fox [73:12]

"Attention to detail. Every compliance professional must be attentive to detail, whether it's a number in a spreadsheet or whether it's an interview with a witness."
— Tom Fox [74:45]

Timestamp References:

• Introduction of Guest Tom Fox: [06:20] – [06:54]
• Discussion on Compliance Lessons: [75:18] – [82:09]

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4. Episode Conclusion

Adam Graham wraps up the episode by thanking Tom Fox for his insightful analysis and encouraging listeners to explore both the "Sherlock Holmes" series and Tom Fox's "Adventures in Compliance." He also acknowledges the episode's Patreon supporter and previews future episodes, maintaining engagement with the audience.

Notable Quotes:

"The makers of Clipper Craft clothes and more than 1200 stores from coast to coast have brought you another in the new series of broadcasts featuring the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes."
— Dr. John Watson [65:05]

Timestamp References:

• Closing Remarks and Future Previews: [68:16] – [82:09]

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5. Overall Insights and Themes

• Espionage and Deception: The adventure delves deep into themes of espionage, highlighting the intricate dance between intelligence agencies and spies during a tumultuous pre-war period.

• Moral and Ethical Dilemmas: Holmes and Watson grapple with ethical decisions, especially when facing threats and deceptions that challenge their moral compass.

• Integration of Commercials: The seamless incorporation of advertisements (e.g., ClipperCraft clothes) reflects the era's radio programming strategies, offering a nostalgic glimpse into 1940s media practices.

• Compliance Perspectives: Tom Fox's analysis bridges classic literature with modern compliance principles, demonstrating the timeless relevance of Sherlock Holmes' investigative methods in contemporary professional settings.

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Conclusion

"Sherlock Holmes: The Elusive Agent (Complete Adventure)" offers a thrilling narrative filled with suspense, intricate plots, and classic detective work. Adam Graham not only presents the adventure but also enriches the listening experience by connecting the story's themes to modern compliance practices through his discussion with Tom Fox. This episode serves both as an entertaining homage to Sherlock Holmes and a thoughtful exploration of professional ethics and investigative strategies.

Transcript

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[Dr. John Watson]

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[Sherlock Holmes]

I'll find the market for our crops.

[Adam Graham]

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[Tom Fox]

Adam, thank you so much for inviting me. I'm really honored to be on your show.

[Adam Graham]

Thank you, Tom. And I was actually a guest on Tom's podcast Adventures in Compliance, and I will include a link to that in the show notes. All right, well, for this special we will be bringing you a Sherlock Holmes adventure. The Elusive Agent the this was released in 1949 as a three episode story. It's actually the only multi part Sherlock Holmes story from the golden age of radio to survive, although there were many others in the 1930s and from the 40s when Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce adapted the Sherlock Holmes novels to radio. But alas, they're all lost. However, towards the end of the 194849 season, Mutual decided to experiment with bringing back long form stories for the first time. We're bringing you all three parts in a single podcast. We've cut out the exposition and redundant openings, closings and recaps, but left most of the commercials for your listening pleasure. And then after the podcast, we're going to talk a little bit to Tom, not only about the episode, but about adventures and compliance. So here from March 21, 28th and April 4th of 1949 is the elusive.

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[Dr. John Watson]

From New York City, the makers of clipper craft clothes for men and more than 1200 leading retail stores from coast to coast present that immortal character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Starring John Stanley. This week's story, the adventure of the elusive Agent.

[Mr. Harris]

The quarry we followed from the docks went into that room off this corner here.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Right, Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

What are we waiting here for? Why don't we just go in?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Patience, Watson, patience. We cannot precipitate ourselves into a trap on sheer impulse. Quick, Watson, into that room. The trap is sprung. We must get to the victim.

[Dr. John Watson]

We're at the door of Dr. John Watson's study, and we're about to hear another of his adventures with the fabulous Sherlock Holmes.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, good evening, Mr. Harris.

[Dr. John Watson]

Good evening, Dr. Watson. You have a memoir for us tonight, I hope.

[Mr. Harris]

I have indeed, Mr. Harris. In fact, I had just finished editing it when you came in. I might say that this particular adventure is of first rank importance, not only in the life of my friend Holmes, but on the course of history itself. The stakes were the highest, and on the outcome hinged the issue of empire itself. In no other adventure that I can recall were our protagonists more ruthless, more shrewd, and more cruel.

[Dr. John Watson]

Sounds like you've got a treat for us tonight. What do you call it, Dr. Watson?

[Mr. Harris]

Well, Holmes and I always refer to it as the adventure of the elusive Agent. And after you have enlightened our audience to the merits of clippercraft clothes, Mr. Harris, I shall proceed with this highly unusual story today.

[Dr. John Watson]

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[Mr. Harris]

Well, Mr. Harris, it began in 1913. This was a year when Holmes, brother, now Sir Mycroft Holmes, had publicly achieved the post of Minister at Large at Whitehall, but secretly conducted the affairs of British intelligence. 1913, I might add, was a year of international tension, notably between Britain and Germany, which a year later culminated in the First World War. It was behind the shadowy scenes of espionage that this adventure first began. And specifically, it began one dark night on the Berlin Express, plunging northward from Budapest toward the German capital. There was a knock on a compartment door.

[Gustav]

Ja? Who is it? Who's there?

[Dr. John Watson]

The trade inspector, Herr Melen.

[Gustav]

What is it? What do you want?

[Dr. John Watson]

I have a telegram for you, Herr Mynheer.

[Gustav]

Oh, one moment, I don't. You are not.

[Dr. John Watson]

Don't make a sound, Miller. Get back in that compartment of yours. Get back. Isaiah, I'll blow your head off. That's better, my friend, much better.

[Gustav]

So you're an Englishman. What do you want?

[Dr. John Watson]

The plans, Mynheer.

[Gustav]

Plans? I do not know what you're talking about.

[Dr. John Watson]

Don't you, Herr Miller? Then listen. Last night in Budapest, you knife an Englishman in the back, took a waterproof packet of papers from him. You're on your way to deliver them to the Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin. Now hand them over. Be quick about it.

[Gustav]

You'll never get those plans, you swine.

[Dr. John Watson]

Sorry, Hermule, but I must have them now.

[Gustav]

No.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes. I must have. Yes.

[Gustav]

Her.

[Dr. John Watson]

Miller.

[Gustav]

Congratulations, my dear Norton. You've done an excellent job in intercepting that German agent and returning these pads to our embassy here in Berlin.

[Dr. John Watson]

Thank you, Sir Michael.

[Gustav]

Unfortunately, our problem has only begun. My dear boy, these plans are of the highest importance and we must get them out of Germany and back to Whitehall at once. You understand these are the originals, the only copies of the plans in existence. They were stolen by this German agent you intercepted from the inventor himself before he was able to get them to the War Office. And we could have copies made, but.

[Dr. John Watson]

I understand you're returning to London tonight, are you not, sir?

[Gustav]

My God, I am. But I cannot take the plans with me.

[Dr. John Watson]

No? Why not, sir?

[Gustav]

Ostensibly, I am, sir, Mycroft Holmes, British minister without portfolio, here on official business. Actually, I am here to see that these plans get back to London and the Willemstrasser knows it.

[Dr. John Watson]

I see.

[Gustav]

I have been watched every step of the way. The Germans have revoked our former privilege and will examine all diplomats of the Customs. And we can't risk relaying the data to Whitehall by code. On the chance the Germans may already have broken. Will be a dangerous and delicate Mission to smuggle them out of Germany in one moment. One moment, my boy. By Jove, I believe I have it.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes, sir.

[Gustav]

I recall reading in the newspapers that you are to marry a British subject here in Berlin by the name of Ms. Pamela Rivers.

[Dr. John Watson]

That's right, sir. My God.

[Gustav]

And if I remember, you're to be married this Saturday and will return to England for your honeymoon.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes, sir. Those are our intentions.

[Gustav]

Yes, I'm sure it will work. Philip Norton, British attache, takes bride, honeymoons in England. Excellent, excellent. Very romantic. Innocuous in purpose, not calculated to arouse suspicion.

[Dr. John Watson]

Sir. I don't understand.

[Gustav]

Norton, my boy, marry your girl. Take your bride to England with you and take something else in addition.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes, sir. My God. What?

[Gustav]

The plans, Norton, the plans.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Darling. Darling. Philip. Oh, it all seems like a wonderful dream.

[Dr. John Watson]

Does it, Pam?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, Philip. Yes. I'm glad we didn't dance that last dance. I'm glad we came up on deck here together. Just the two of us alone. I think I'll always remember this moment, Philip. This moment of our honeymoon. I'll always remember what the music was playing. And how the moon shone up there in the sky. And the lights of England, of home, shining over there on the shore.

[Dr. John Watson]

So will I, Pam. So will I. Philip. Yes, darling?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Put your arms around me. Hold me close.

[Dr. John Watson]

Pam.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Closer, darling. Closer.

[Gustav]

That's it.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Oh, darling. Darling. Philip, kiss me. Now. Tell me that you love me.

[Dr. John Watson]

I love you, Pam.

[Gustav]

I love you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I love you.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Do you really, darling?

[Dr. John Watson]

Pam, what do.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Surprise, darling.

[Dr. John Watson]

Pam, you've got a knife. You just.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, you English swine. And you are going to feel the bleed again. Now, my dear departed bridegroom, the plans. Ah, yes. Here in your coat pocket. As I thought. Now, if I can roll you overboard through the opening in this rail.

[Dr. John Watson]

There.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Over you go. Goodbye, my romantic darling. And thanks for the wedding present. The pothole. Gustav should be below in a small boat. That was the arrangement. Gustav. Gustav, are you there?

[Gustav]

You have the plans? Yes. Call them down to me through the porthole.

[Minky Couture]

You are.

[Gustav]

Thank you, Frulein. That's swine Norton. So he thought he could smuggle the plans.

[Mathilde Piaget]

One moment, Gustav. Only half the plans are there. I have the other half.

[Gustav]

What is the meaning of this?

[Mathilde Piaget]

It means that the half I have is for sale.

[Gustav]

I see. But the her director has paid you well.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Tell your master if he wants the rest of these plans, he would have to be more generous. You understand, Gustav?

[Gustav]

Very well, I shall tell him. And when you come ashore, we shall be waiting for you at the rendezvous of he Doesn't.

[Sherlock Holmes]

So young Norton disappeared while the Oceania lay at quarantine in Southampton, eh, Mycroft?

[Gustav]

Yes, Sherlock. I'm sorry to roused you and Dr. Watson here in the dead of night on a mission you never anticipated. But we have impounded the passengers and crew of the vessel at Southampton for questioning and we need your talents desperately. Now. Indeed, if the plans are not recovered, the life of England and of the empire itself are in jeopardy.

[Mr. Harris]

Sounds like a formidable affair, I must say.

[Dr. John Watson]

Fight.

[Sherlock Holmes]

But my dear Mycroft, since we are to become involved with these plans, it might be helpful to know something of their nature.

[Gustav]

These papers, 10 in all, were the designs of a new weapon, Sherlock. A kind of land monster built to revolutionize modern warfare. In short, an armor plated mobile vehicle we call a tank.

[Mr. Harris]

A tank, eh? By Jove, Holmes, this sounds like something out of Jules Verne.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, it does indeed, Watson.

[Gustav]

Sherlock, I beg of you to bend every effort to the recovery of those plans. To use every facet of your genius to track them down.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Now be of good cheer, Mycroft. It's my opinion that the plans have already been spirited from the Oceania. But it may not yet be too late. When I get aboard, I shall have some pertinent questions to ask.

[Mr. Harris]

Whom will you begin with, Holmes, since.

[Sherlock Holmes]

It'S the bridegroom who's missing? My dear Watson, I shall obviously begin with the bride. Now, Mrs. Norton, exactly what happened after you and your husband had gone to the upper deck of the vessel here?

[Mathilde Piaget]

It was a little chilly. I asked Philip to wait for a moment. I left him alone, went down to my cabin to get a wrap. When I returned, he was gone.

[Mr. Harris]

And after you searched the boat and couldn't find him, you notified the captain, eh?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yeah. Yes, Dr. Watson. Yes, Mr. Holmes, please, I can't answer any more questions, not now.

[Adam Graham]

Philip.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Her husband is gone. I loved him so. Now he's gone.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I'm. I'm sorry, Mrs. Norton. I realize what a strain you've been under and there's no need to detain you any longer. You are at liberty to retire to your cabin now.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Thank you, Mr. Humphrey. Thank you very much.

[Mr. Harris]

The Jew's home. I must confess I found it a heartbreaking experience. Watch this poor girl, did you, Watson, eh? What do you mean?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I mean that the woman lied. What? Come, come, Watson, it's painfully obvious. She distinctly said that she went down to get her wrap, did she not?

[Mr. Harris]

Why, yes, yes, she did. But what is?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Consider, my dear fellow, if you were a bridegroom on your honeymoon and in a chivalrous mood. Would you allow your bride to go to the trouble of getting her own wrapped?

[Mr. Harris]

Well, I. No, no. Dashed if I would.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Precisely. You would not. No man would. Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, Holmes?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Notify the authorities to allow all passengers to disembark.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, but Holmes, you haven't questioned any of the others.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I don't think it will be necessary, Watson. Time is too short and we must gamble at long odds. From now on we shall concentrate all our energies on following the bereaved br.

[Dr. John Watson]

Now, with your permission, we're going to transport Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson from England to America. For a few moments they are in a typical American city.

[Mr. Harris]

I say, Holmes, that's a very successful looking chap standing there, isn't it? A banker, would you say?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Not at all, my dear Watson. He is not a man of wealth or position, but a man of extremely good taste. He looks successful because he succeeded in finding an excellent tailor.

[Mr. Harris]

Well then he's an athlete.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Would at first glance, yes. But I'm quite sure that his broad shoulders and tapering waist are really the results of excellent clothing design.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, he must be wealthy to afford such a splendid tailor to see what beautiful fabric is in his suit.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Oh, my dear Watson, you're obviously unfamiliar with the American way of life. That man to whom you refer is wearing a Clipper craft suit which if I'm not mistaken, sells for only $45. But how? You see, Watson, some 1200 retail merchants all over America have pooled their tremendous buying power to make these really extraordinary Clipper Craft values possible. Don't interrupt, Watson. As a symbol of the honest New England quality and value of Clippercraft clothing, they have adopted the name Clippercraft in emulation of the famous New England Clipper ships and the modern aircraft of the same name. These are synonymous with New England quality.

[Mr. Harris]

Oh, I see. But tell me Holmes, how did you recognize that chap as the wearer of the Clipper Croft suit?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Elementary, my dear Watson. He's the best dressed man in sight.

[Dr. John Watson]

How right you are, Sherlock Holmes. The best dressed man in sight. The successful looking man is the man who wears a Clippercraft suit. Yet Clippercraft new spring suits cost only $45. And ClipperCraft gabardine and covert topcoats only 40 to $47.50. See the new Clippercraft spring styles tomorrow. Clippercraft clothes are sold by your local store whose business it is to give you honest value. That's why men who know insist on Clippercraft clothes bearing the Clippercraft label. So be sure to visit The Clipper Craft Store in your city.

[Gustav]

These leading stores in the metropolitan area are proud to add their names to Clipper Craft in your suits and topcoats. In Manhattan, John Wanamaker's Men's stores, Broadway at 8 and 67 Liberty Street. Saks 34th Broadway at 34th. In Brooklyn, Abram & Strauss in Newark, New Jersey Boulevard. Men's shop, Kresge, Newark. And in Jamaica, the B and B Clothes Shop, 16408 Jamaica Avenue.

[Dr. John Watson]

Now, Dr. Watson. Dr. Watson. You were relating to us the adventure of the elusive agent.

[Mr. Harris]

So I was, Mr. Hat. So I was. Our task, as Holmes had explained, was to keep the bereaved bride, Mrs. Philip Norton, under our watchful surveillance. And this and the theory that she might lead us to the stolen plans for the new British armored monster named the Tank. We saw her take the train to London and we followed her. Then at London, she took the underground and we followed, keeping out of sight in the next car. And finally she emerged at the suburban station of Golders Green. Oh, she went into this house. I believe I saw someone admitted at that door there in the corridor.

[Sherlock Holmes]

That's quite. You shall wait here for her to emerge, Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, but why? Why don't we just go in?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Patience, my dear man, patience. Our belief is that Mrs. Norton did not see a shadow in her, but we cannot be sure. He's shrewd, my dear fellow. A consummate actress and no fool. For all we know, this may be a trap. You have your service revolver with you, Watson?

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, I've got it right here.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Good. Better have it ready, my dear fellow. In a very short time you may have occasion to use it.

[Gustav]

Ah, so you have already come to see us for nothing.

[Mathilde Piaget]

I do not wish to be caught proud any longer. Got up. The Valkyrie is over and that fool Norton is dead.

[Gustav]

As you wish, Frulein.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Where's your master? As you know, we have a business appointment.

[Gustav]

The Rector has delegated me to represent him in these negotiations.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Very well. I have half the plans. Your master has the other half. Without one portion, the other portion is useless. How much am I bid, Gustav?

[Gustav]

The Henry Rector's inclined to be generous. You have already been well paid. But he realizes there are certain expenses. He's willing to pay you £10,000 on receipt of your half the plan.

[Mathilde Piaget]

£10,000?

[Gustav]

It's a handsome sum idea to pay a black.

[Mathilde Piaget]

It's a pittance. The answer is no. The price is £50,000.

[Gustav]

You must be mad with grief.

[Mathilde Piaget]

£50,000. My dear Gustav, I know what those Designs are worth. Price is low and of no consequence to the organization you represent. Consider what the British would pay for those papers.

[Gustav]

Well, Gustav, I am empowered to go as high as £20,000. That is my final offer.

[Mathilde Piaget]

50,000. And that is my final offer.

[Gustav]

You have the papers with you?

[Mathilde Piaget]

I have. Oh, but don't think you can take them from me by violence, Gustav, and remove me for good. It really wouldn't be worth it, you know. I have a trusted friend in London and he has a sealed letter. In this letter is all the information I possess concerning the German espionage ring. Not only on the continent, but in England too. You understand?

[Gustav]

I understand.

[Mathilde Piaget]

And finally, the letter contains the identity of the ringleader himself. Gustav, you are master and mine. In the event of my disappearance, my friend is to mail this letter to the chief of British Intelligence at Whitehall. The price is still £50,000. Gustav.

[Gustav]

Perhaps you had better talk to the headrecker personally, my dear Frulein. He's in the next room and I will summon him. The echo of the Frulein is here. Will you talk to her?

[Dr. John Watson]

Naturally. And I am sure we shall come to some conclusions speedily. Good evening, Frulein. It was so considerate of you to visit our little hideaway far out here in Golder Street. I understand you've named a price for those plans.

[Mathilde Piaget]

£50,000.

[Dr. John Watson]

It's a little high, my dear. May I make a Kanza offer?

[Mathilde Piaget]

What is it?

[Dr. John Watson]

This simple, eh, Gustav? The ideal way to make a bargain. Quick, efficient, ruthless. And so we bid farewell to the bride.

[Gustav]

But her director. The letter. The letter she wrote to her friend.

[Dr. John Watson]

Don't take me for a fool, Gustav. Both the friend and the letter were destroyed long before she arrived in England. I haven't my agents honeycombing this foul and miserable island for nothing. Quick now, search up for the blend.

[Gustav]

Yeah.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Open up. Open the door.

[Mr. Harris]

They've got it locked.

[Gustav]

It's Sherlock Holmes. He's followed her here.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes. Quick, Gustav, out the back way.

[Gustav]

The plan.

[Sherlock Holmes]

There's no time now.

[Dr. John Watson]

We cannot afford to be seen.

[Mr. Harris]

Quick, hold the.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Knock off with your pistol, Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, right. The beggars got away over the garden wall. Well, who's. You got the plans, eh?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, Watson, they were on Mrs. Norton's body here. Unfortunately, however, we have only half the packet.

[Gustav]

Half?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Quite. Only five designs are here. And you'll recall Mycroft told us there were 10 in all.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, but the other five, where could they be?

[Sherlock Holmes]

No doubt in the hands of the ruthless agents who just shot Mrs. Norton here. Might very well have been that she came here with the idea of selling them. And Watson?

[Mr. Harris]

Yes?

[Sherlock Holmes]

You detect a faint odor of tobacco in this room?

[Mr. Harris]

Tobacco? Yes, yes, come to think of it, I do.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Interesting scent Watson. Very.

[Mr. Harris]

What do you mean? This smells like ordinary tobacco to me.

[Sherlock Holmes]

On the contrary, this one's a rare and very unusual blend. Yes, it's a cross mixture, Watson. The base is a strong and heavy perique tempered with a bit of burley and more than just a touch of Euphrates yellow leaf grown in the river valleys of eastern Turkey. Only one expert in London or in all of England would create a mixture like this. Grimsby.

[Mr. Harris]

Grimsby?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Grimsby, the tobacconist. He specializes in these rare and exotic blends. He owns a little hole in the wall in Soho.

[Mr. Harris]

Well by Jove, Holmes, we can go there and ascertain who ordered this blend, eh?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Precisely. But one thing is sure, my dear fellow, one thing is certain. Now that we possess half the plans, our constant companion is danger and we are marked men. So you did mix that blend I described, brimsby?

[Gustav]

Yes, yes Mr. Holmes, I did.

[Dr. John Watson]

I most certainly did. A very unusual formula, very unique.

[Gustav]

I made it at the purchaser's own crest of.

[Mr. Harris]

And who was this purchaser? Brimswith?

[Gustav]

Well now, it was a foreign gentleman named Marco, sir. Amy Markle.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Marco, eh? Would you describe him to us?

[Gustav]

Oh yes, Mr. Holmes.

[Dr. John Watson]

He had a most unusual face, one.

[Gustav]

That you wouldn't soon forget. A tall man he was, sir, very fastidiously dressed with a thin face, somewhat like a hatchet. But it was his mouth you'd notice anywhere.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, what about his mouth?

[Dr. John Watson]

And now Dr. Watson, it had a.

[Gustav]

Sort of unfortunate twitch at the corner every now and then. A very annoying habit to be sure.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, quite. Would you know where this Emil Marko lived? Grimsby?

[Gustav]

Yes Mr. Folks, I would. I had a messenger deliver a tin of his tobacco mixture to him. He's staying at the Barclay Hotel.

[Mr. Harris]

I say, I say there. Room clerk.

[Gustav]

Yes gentlemen, what can I do for you?

[Sherlock Holmes]

We're looking for a gentleman named Marco, Emil Marco. What room does he occupy?

[Gustav]

Why he did occupy a suite on the third floor, sir.

[Mr. Harris]

Did you mean his lift?

[Gustav]

Yes sir, he left only this morning.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Would you know his destination from here?

[Gustav]

Let's see. Marco, Emil Marco.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I think man thinks of the utmost importance that you remember.

[Gustav]

Well I. One moment. I do remember, yes.

[Mr. Harris]

Where did he go?

[Gustav]

I recall his luggage was routed for the Hotel Metropole in Paris. I remember it from the label.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Hotel Metropole in Paris. Come Watson, there's no time to lose.

[Gustav]

Operator, you'd be City923. Yes, are you there? This is Bradley. The Barclay. The gentlemen were here. They found out about Marco and they're trading him to Paris.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, sir.

[Gustav]

I told them where they could find him myself.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Who is that handsome looking man? Who is that handsome looking man?

[Dr. John Watson]

That's you, Mr. Listener. You in a new spring clipper craft suit. With a beautiful clippercraft gabardine topcoat over your arm.

[Mathilde Piaget]

So athletic looking. Broad shoulders, tapering waist.

[Dr. John Watson]

That's clippercraft designing. Clippercraft design does make you look your best every time.

[Mathilde Piaget]

So prosperous looking. Such a rich looking suit. Such beautiful tailoring.

[Dr. John Watson]

Shh. Your new clipper craft spring suit in 100%, all wool worsted costs only $45. That's right, only $45. And your new spring clippercraft topcoat in genuine gabardine or all wool Covert is only 40 to $47.50.

[Mathilde Piaget]

What an impressive executive type may be.

[Dr. John Watson]

An executive, and certainly a man of excellent judgment who understands that when more than 1200 independent merchants pool their tremendous buying power, as those clippercraft merchants have done, they can offer you really fabulous values. As they do in clippercraft mercury clothes.

[Mathilde Piaget]

What a well dressed man. What a handsome looking man. What a successful looking man.

[Dr. John Watson]

He's for me. That's you. You. You in a new spring clipper craft suit. Better choose yours tomorrow.

[Sherlock Holmes]

House the compartment drawer.

[Mr. Harris]

It's open.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes. We have a visitor. Watson, look.

[Mr. Harris]

There's a hand with a gun.

[Gustav]

Extinguish the lights in your compartment, Holmes.

[Mr. Harris]

We'll do nothing of the sort.

[Gustav]

I will not enter until you have extinguished the lights.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Do as he says, Watson. He couldn't possibly miss you from there.

[Mr. Harris]

Will I? Very well. Complete darkness.

[Gustav]

I'm sorry it is necessary for us to meet under these strange circumstances, Holmes. But it may in the future be necessary that you do not recognize me. Therefore, my request for darkness by Georgia. Oh, I can see your silhouettes. If either of you attempts to move or calls for help, I will blow out your brains.

[Sherlock Holmes]

What is the purpose of this visit, sir?

[Gustav]

You are journeying to Paris to find Mr. Emil Marco.

[Mr. Harris]

What of it?

[Gustav]

I can save a great deal of time and trouble for you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Can you?

[Gustav]

Yes. I represent Mr. Marco. As you know, he already has half of a set of. But his portion is worthless because you have the other half home.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Indeed. And I do not intend to surrender it.

[Gustav]

Mr. Marco is fully prepared to make an intriguing offer.

[Sherlock Holmes]

What is it?

[Gustav]

Give me your half of the plans. We will pay you £20,000.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Rubbish.

[Gustav]

Say 30,000.

[Mr. Harris]

The plans are not for sale.

[Gustav]

50,000.

[Sherlock Holmes]

If you finish stating the nature of your offer, sir. You may leave.

[Gustav]

I have never found myself in a situation where enough money would not provide a happy solution. You have a price, Holmes. I'm sure.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I most certainly have not. There may well be persons of differing political views who would betray the British Empire. I'm not one of them.

[Gustav]

Come, come, Holmes. Very touching. Would you name your price?

[Mr. Harris]

There isn't anything.

[Gustav]

Holmes. You are forcing us to take the plans from you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

If you can find my heart.

[Gustav]

And you are forcing us to kill you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

If that.

[Gustav]

Might I point out that in our organization we never kill our opponents in an ordinary manner. That we prefer to torture them to death. I'd accept the money if I were you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

My answer is a definite and final no. You might inform Emil Marco that I intend to secure his half of the plans and return them to Whitehall.

[Gustav]

Very ambitious. But you underestimate the power of Marco's organization which will now be devoted to securing your half of the plans and to conceiving new and exciting torture devices for you and Dr. Watson. Good night, gentlemen. I planned this as a short and pleasant visit. Trust that it was.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, it's after the rascal Hosey.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Suit our Watson. He's armed. We're not even in these few seconds. Doubtless he disappeared into another compartment. Besides, we've no idea what he looks like. Mwake Watson for Paris. The Hotel Metropole.

[Mathilde Piaget]

I will open the door. Ah. Bonsoir.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Bonsoir, mademoiselle. I am Sherlock holmes. My colleague, Dr. Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

How do you do?

[Sherlock Holmes]

The clock downstairs told us this was Emile Marco's suite.

[Mathilde Piaget]

It is.

[Mr. Harris]

May we come in?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, of course. I am Mademoiselle Mathilde Piaget. Emil is not here. Make yourselves comfortable, gentlemen.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Thank you.

[Mathilde Piaget]

May I help you?

[Sherlock Holmes]

When will Mr. Marco return, mademoiselle?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Emil said he would return tonight at 9.

[Sherlock Holmes]

You are a friend of his, I presume?

[Mathilde Piaget]

I met Emil at the bar of this hotel just a short time ago. That we are already very close friends.

[Sherlock Holmes]

You know much about him?

[Mathilde Piaget]

I never ask questions. What my gentleman acquaintances do is their business.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I see. This Marco, is he tall, thin?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, with green eyes. Fascinating. Exciting.

[Mr. Harris]

Does he have a curious habit of twitching his mouth?

[Mathilde Piaget]

He does.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, he's our man. Holmes. You.

[Mathilde Piaget]

What do you want with him?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I thought you were more interested in details about your gentleman acquaintances.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Very well, save I do not care. Emil has an exquisite suite here. He has invited me to enjoy it until his return. Would you care to wait, have a drink? Perhaps we may become friends too.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Thank you, no. We've more urgent matters at hand. Come, Watson, to our room. Mademoiselle. We shall return at 9 sharp to meet Emile Marco.

[Mr. Harris]

These are lovely rooms they've given us here at the Hotel Ehrmes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, Watson, but obviously an intruder has chosen to upset the decor.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, by Jove. Someone has been here to our route. Made a ghastly mess of them. Look, they've opened every drawer in the chest. And I love you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, forced open and the contents strewn on the floor. I should say the alluring demoiselle was also a member of this fantastic ring of spies. It's closing in on us, Attil.

[Mr. Harris]

Do you really think, sir?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Quite clearly. The objective was to lure us to Marco's suite, occupy us temporarily while others went through our luggage here in our room.

[Mr. Harris]

But the plan. They were here on your valise. They may have stolen your heart of the plan.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Precisely why I'm rummaging through the luggage Will.

[Mr. Harris]

Are they gone?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, Watson, the pans are gone.

[Mr. Harris]

Well then. You bungled at Holmes for the first time in your entire career. Holmes, you. You bungled it for such high stakes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Have I?

[Mr. Harris]

Do you hear. Do you hear a strange sound, huh?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, I do. Coming from that closet to your left. Open it, Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

Careful.

[Sherlock Holmes]

See anything in there?

[Mr. Harris]

One of my traveling bags, that's all. Are you sure? Absolutely.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Bring the bag here to me. Quickly.

[Mr. Harris]

All right. There you are.

[Gustav]

Yes.

[Mr. Harris]

The tigging's coming from inside the bag.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Open it, ma'am, instantly. It may be a time bomb placed there by Marco's ring. Time bomb? Yes.

[Mr. Harris]

Just one second. Here, I just opened this.

[Dr. John Watson]

Catch.

[Gustav]

Hurry, hurry.

[Dr. John Watson]

The clothing.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Take it out. Watson, we must see.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes. See the suits and shoes. Yes, I see it. Holmes, there's a small black object here.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Quick, give it to me. Watson, open the window.

[Gustav]

Go through it, man.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Hurry.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Go on.

[Mr. Harris]

Holmes, we'll be killed in the yard. We were a split second away from being blown to bits.

[Sherlock Holmes]

It's quite the stairway, Watson. Follow me.

[Mr. Harris]

Where to?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Downstairs. I shall speak to the clerk at the main desk. I don't believe a word that French girl said. I do not believe Marco's gone until 9. I do believe that if we challenge this spy ring that has us trapped here in the hotel, it'll be death immediately, either for them or for us. And that is just the way I want it.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Mr. Harris, tell me again about that handsome looking man. He's for me.

[Dr. John Watson]

The best dressed man in any crowd is the man who wears clipper crap clothes for spring. New, all wool, worsted ClipperCraft suits only $45. ClipperCraft topcoats in all wool, gabardine or covert only 40 to 47.50. Handsomely styled, tailored to the finest standards of traditional New England craftsmanship. Clipper craft clothes take their name from the famous New England Clipper ships and the speedy airliners of the same name sold by more than 1200 independent local merchants from coast to coast. The leading hometown merchants everywhere. That's why the ladies say when they see you in your new ClipperCraft spring suit.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Who's that handsome successful looking man? He's for me.

[Dr. John Watson]

And that's why men who know insist on Clippercraft clothes bearing the ClipperCraft label. So be sure to visit the ClipperCraft store in your city.

[Gustav]

These leading stores in the metropolitan area are proud to add their names to Clippercraft in your suits and top coats. In Manhattan, Saks 34th Broadway At 34th, John Wanamaker's Men's Stores, Broadway. At 8th and 67 Liberty street in Brooklyn, Abraham & Strauss in Newark, New Jersey Boulevard Men's Shop, Kresge, Newark. And in Jamaica, the B and B Clothes Shop, 16408 Jamaica Avenue.

[Dr. John Watson]

Dr. Watson, I can't recall you and Mr. Holmes being in a more baffled and dangerous situation than at the Hotel Metropole in Paris. A few steps behind Emile Marko, the elusive enemy agent.

[Mr. Harris]

It was extremely dangerous, Mr. Harris. Marco's German spy ring, which seemed to be everywhere we turned, had found Holmes half of the infinitely valuable British war plans and had vanished with it. Holmes and I hurried to the front desk of the hotel to question the clerk.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I understand that Mr. Emil Marco will return here at nine this evening.

[Dr. John Watson]

Monsieur Marco? Yes. Did you go to his suite earlier this evening, Monsieur Holmes?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, yes, yes I did. There was a young lady there.

[Dr. John Watson]

I am sorry that you went directly to Monsieur Marco's suite. If you had stopped to inquire here, I might have saved time for you. You see, Monsieur Marco left this afternoon permanently.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Well, and the young lady and his sweet Martille Piaget.

[Dr. John Watson]

The Madre left just a few moments ago.

[Mr. Harris]

Do you know where she's gone?

[Dr. John Watson]

I believe she said something about the train to Berlin. She was in great hurry to meet.

[Mr. Harris]

Emile Markham, no doubt.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Ehel, what time does the train depart for Berlin?

[Dr. John Watson]

It depart in approximately four minutes.

[Mr. Harris]

There's not enough time for us to reach the station.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Perhaps not, Watson, but there's nothing to prevent our boarding the train after it and rushing to Berlin.

[Dr. John Watson]

The train after it departs in two hours, Monsieur.

[Sherlock Holmes]

We should be aboard that train, Watson. Thank you, Clark.

[Dr. John Watson]

I voted.

[Mr. Harris]

Holmes, are you mad? The very center the German government. Well, if we've almost been murdered outside of Germany, what on earth might happen to us were we found in Berlin?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Our personal safety does not matter in this case, Watson. We are on a counter espionage assignment for the British governor. By all the rules of international intelligence, you and I are expendable. My brother Mycroft made it clear that possession of these plans may mean triumph or defeat in a war with Germany. So you and I, my dear Watson, our petty marionettes, shall fetch our luggage and ride to Berlin.

[Mr. Harris]

Oh, it's awfully crowded, this Berlin station home.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, Watson, and I dare say this crowd is neatly spiced with Marco's men awaiting an opportunity to strike.

[Mr. Harris]

Very foolhardy, Holmes. You have ended the trap this way. How the dickens would you have assigned that French girl or market?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, but. But in all of Berlin, with their secret agents at every turn scheming about our death.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I insist. As always, I have a method.

[Dr. John Watson]

Latest newspapers.

[Mr. Harris]

Bio.

[Dr. John Watson]

Newspapers. Here.

[Sherlock Holmes]

The first problem, Watson, will be to leave this station alive.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes. Quiet. Anyone in this crowd may be an agent with a knife or a gun.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Quite. Keep your eyes open. Newspaper, gentlemen?

[Mr. Harris]

No, thank you.

[Gustav]

Where's the news? Gentlemen, just to finish.

[Mr. Harris]

We told you we don't want a newspaper. Now we off with you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

This way, Watson. There's the exit.

[Mr. Harris]

A crude news vendor practically shoved the newspaper down our throats. I say it's very dark outside the station here. Holmes, is it advisable for us to step out this way?

[Sherlock Holmes]

We cannot remain here at the railway terminal. We must find our coquette and Marco right in as they exit.

[Mr. Harris]

One moment. Hobbs.

[Sherlock Holmes]

What is it?

[Mr. Harris]

That newsman. He seems to be following us.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Just your imagination.

[Mr. Harris]

No, I don't think so. He was at the center of the station when we stepped off the train. He's been right behind us ever since.

[Sherlock Holmes]

All right, walk through the exit. That's it. Watch him.

[Mr. Harris]

He's still behind us.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Look into this doorway. It's as black as pitch.

[Mr. Harris]

We lose him. Yes, right now.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Wait. TV comes to the exit.

[Mr. Harris]

You'll be helpless, Holmes. I'm sure he has a gun.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Wait.

[Mr. Harris]

There he is. He's looking about.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I see you two gentlemen in the doorway. You'll remain there. Please do not move. Do not speak. I have a gun. I am coming over to chat with you. Good evening, Mr. Holmes. Dr. Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

If you intend to kill us, go on and shoot. Be over with it.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I should like to introduce myself. My name Is Colin British Intelligence?

[Mr. Harris]

British Intelligence.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Then you received my wire?

[Gustav]

We did.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Wire what While the moment I knew the French girl had left for Berlin. Watson, while you were packing our luggage I sent a wire here to British Intelligence in code. My craft had given me the information as to the technique if required. My wire described Matilde in detail. I told British Intelligence to pick her up here at the station and keep after her. Then to communicate with us at the moment we left the train. We spotted her leaving the train. We followed her. Excellent. I'm sorry if I gave you a bit of a scare following you this way. I had no choice in the matter. I had to force you to stand here. Might have believed I was a German agent and fled. Where is Mathilde? She's gone to a building on the outskirts of Berlin. Old ramshackle building.

[Gustav]

Awful place.

[Sherlock Holmes]

27 Ludwigsklass. Thank you, Collins. You've done a superb job. Are you going to 27 Ludwigskrasse now, Mr. Holmes? It's very minute. Just you and Dr. Watson? Just the two of us. A third party might alarm the Germans so much that they'd simply fire at us as we approach the building. Must be more beguiling. Must appear as though Watson and I are merely dupes falling into their hands.

[Mr. Harris]

Holmes, how can the two of us possibly hope to overcome whatever crew of blasted devils is at 27 Ludwig Strasser?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Does seem rash, Mr. Holmes. Nevertheless, it must be done. Watson and I must enter that building if we're to find Marco and the plans. We must enter it alone, alive and well, although we may not leave that way.

[Mr. Harris]

That is held 27 Ludwigstrasse. It's an ugly building.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Front door, Watson. We mount the stairs and ring.

[Mr. Harris]

Suicidal, I'd say. But if it's our only chance.

[Gustav]

Come along then.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Monsieur Holmes. Dr. Watson. I am so happy to see you again, Mademoiselle.

[Sherlock Holmes]

May we come in?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Certainly. I'm delighted. Won't you make yourselves comfortable?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Thank you. You've been expecting us, of course.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Of course. We were sorry that our time bomb did not kill you. At the Hotel Metropole we realized you would continue your efforts to find Emil Marco and the fans our men took from your luggage.

[Mr. Harris]

Where's Marco?

[Mathilde Piaget]

I am afraid you will not meet him, Dr. Watson.

[Sherlock Holmes]

And why won't we meet Ms. Marco?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Oh, because we are going to kill you, Monsieur Holmes. Oh, I am being rude. I forgot a cigarette. Drink?

[Mr. Harris]

If you think we are going to remain seated here doing nothing, just accepting this.

[Gustav]

I pray there isn't anything you can do about it. Dr. Weiss.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Ah, I recognize the voice. Our visitor in the train compartment.

[Gustav]

Yes, Holmes. I may introduce myself now? My name is Gustav. Like Matilda. I'm an employee of Emil Marco, his personal representative. And I still have that same gun. You see. You have played a rather deplorable trick on us, Mr. Holmes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Have I?

[Gustav]

Gustav, we want that you're half of the plan. You left them in your luggage. We examined them carefully. Yes, they are false. They're not really your half of the plans at all, are they? An excellent counterfeit. But with its reach.

[Mr. Harris]

That's wonderful, Hose. Then they haven't the real half they wanted.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I hardly been stupid enough to have gallivanted about the continent carrying the real half. I resent that, Gustave. You've underestimated me.

[Gustav]

I beg your pardon, folks. Now, as for the business at hand, I'd like you to meet a friend of ours. Peter.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yeah, Gustav.

[Gustav]

Peter, this is Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson.

[Dr. John Watson]

I see. I will take care of them for you.

[Gustav]

Peter was a wrestler. Unfortunately he was drunk. His tactics were illegal. Too cruel. You may leave, Matilda.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, Miss Dad. Good night, Monsieur Holmes.

[Gustav]

Dr. Peter has made quite a study of the human body, Holmes. He's a specialist in various methods of creating unbearable pain.

[Dr. John Watson]

Ah, I have my own way, Holmes.

[Gustav]

We want to know exactly where the real half of the plans is. Your half?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I haven't the slightest intention of revealing that, Gustav.

[Gustav]

Dr. Watson. Could Holmes have told you why has hidden as he did not?

[Mr. Harris]

If he did, I would defy you to learn their whereabouts.

[Gustav]

I was afraid this would be your answer. You're a reckless gentleman, Holmes. You force me to take all sorts of steps that I am most reluctant to take. I'm a mild man at soul. I believe the problems of man versus man can be settled on a cordial level. I dislike animal tactics. But since you insist.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yeah, Gustavo.

[Tom Fox]

Ready?

[Dr. John Watson]

I will make them talk very quickly by taking hold of the arms.

[Gustav]

You may recall, Holmes, in the train compartment, I said we never kill our opponents in an ordinary manner. We torture them to death. I want to know where the papers are, Holmes. Perhaps it will require a bit of persuasion. Go on, Peter.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yeah, Gustav. I will make Holmes answer.

[Gustav]

That's it, Peter. Go on, persuade him.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Surely, Gustav, you must know I. I wouldn't be carrying our heart at the genuine plans. They are of course, somewhere in England, safely in the custody of the Admiralty, where you will never lay hands on them.

[Gustav]

We thought of that, Holmes. It is possible you're telling the truth. But there is another possibility too. Are you as patriotic as you seem, Mr. Holmes, you are not an official employee of the British government. I believe you may not be cooperating with England either, but playing this game alone, trying to collect both halves of the real plan yourself, Fantastic.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Nonsense.

[Gustav]

It would be so profitable for you to have both halves and sell them to the highest bidder. Isn't that what you are attempting, Holmes?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I repeat, the idea is absurd.

[Gustav]

Answer me. Help him to answer me, Peter. If you have deceived the British. I will be glad to work with you, Holmes. But you must tell me the truth. Tell me exactly what you're doing.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I must say, the weather here in Berlin's rather chilly for this time of year.

[Gustav]

You won't keep this up for long, Holmes. Again, Peter.

[Mr. Harris]

Holmes. Good lord.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Come, Watson, don't look so agitated. I have no doubt I shall survive the efforts of this butcher. One has only to make the brain the master of the body, to concentrate, to divorce it from its physical functions. A trick I learned of East. Watson.

[Dr. John Watson]

Speak, you swine, speak.

[Gustav]

Donna.

[Dr. John Watson]

Better go starve this man, Holmes, is iron. He will not speak.

[Gustav]

All right, release him, Peter. So you still won't disclose the truth, eh, Holmes?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I was remarking to Watson here that your climate in Berlin is usually much warmer at this time.

[Gustav]

I've had enough of your stupid English humor, Mr. Holmes. I have a better idea.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Really?

[Gustav]

Dr. Watson and I are going on a little trip together to my private retreat. You, Peter, will stay here and guard Mr. Holmes.

[Mr. Harris]

Sounds like some new deviltry, eh, Holmes?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Just what is this proposition, Gustav?

[Gustav]

Very simple. Very simple indeed. I shall be in touch with Peter here by telephone. If, Mr. Holmes, you do not disclose the truth about the plans in 24 hours my hostage and your friend Dr. Watson will die. Newspaper, Ferlein.

[Dr. John Watson]

Afternoon newspaper.

[Mathilde Piaget]

No, go away. I do not want any newspaper.

[Sherlock Holmes]

But you will find it interesting to.

[Gustav]

Reach for your lunch hour. The Kaiser has told the British.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Go away. Stop following me and if you persist, I shall call the police.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Step into this alley here. Quick. What do you want, Collins? R 52, British intelligence. The fleet rides high at Scapa Flow. Quick. Identify and give me the counter pass.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Greater Brunner telephone Employee, Berlin Central Exchange. G19 counterparts. The dailies grow high in Devonshire.

[Dr. John Watson]

Good.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Move back further into the alley here where you can't be seen.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Now listen. Friend of ours has been spirited from a house at 27 Ludwigstrasse. Another friend is being held there, also under custody. Telephone has been installed at the house?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, go on.

[Sherlock Holmes]

It's possible that a call will come to the house from the German agent.

[Gustav]

Who's left it? Can you tap that call and find.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Out where it came from?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes, yes, I think so. Another girl works the switchboard on that line.

[Sherlock Holmes]

See that she becomes ill and has to go home. You know how?

[Mathilde Piaget]

Yes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

If a call comes through, get in touch with me at once. I'll be waiting at this number.

[Mathilde Piaget]

Your number, please. Luto 8834L 8834. Thank you.

[Gustav]

There.

[Dr. John Watson]

Who is this?

[Gustav]

Peter, this is Gustav. Has Holmes weakened yet?

[Dr. John Watson]

No, the spine will not talk.

[Gustav]

I see. Tell him that I am cutting the time to 12 hours. I will continue to hold his friend here at the Schloss until then. After that, it will be all over.

[Dr. John Watson]

Well, Mr. Holmes, before long, Gustav will kill Dr. Watson if you do not talk.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I am quite aware of my dilemma. I'm also aware that if I gave your superior the information which I. Open up.

[Dr. John Watson]

Open the door. Who is that? Who do you think, you fool? I couldn't wait.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I've done away with Watson.

[Gustav]

Now we'll give the same treatment to. Hold.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Open the door.

[Dr. John Watson]

Ah, Gustav. One moment. I was just trying again to get Holmes to talk. And.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Thank you, Collins. I must compliment you on your faculty for appearing in the right place at the right moment.

[Dr. John Watson]

Thank you, Sir.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I think I've located Dr. Watson. With the cooperation of one of our agents at the Berlin telephone Exchange. Capital, man, capital. Where is he? He's being held in a deserted castle at Spandau, sir. It belongs to the man Gustav's ancestral family. Excellent. Collins.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes, sir.

[Sherlock Holmes]

You're not a bump taking a dangerous risk. Danger is my vocation, sir. Good fellow. First, you will dress in dead Peter's clothes. Here, his cap, overcoat, everything. They'll fit you a trifle loosely perhaps, but well enough. In short, you will impersonate Gustav's dead henchmen. Understand, Collins? Yes, Mr. Holmes. Then I take it we're going to Spandau with all possible haste. Time is already running short and the life of my good friend Dr. Watson hangs in the balance.

[Dr. John Watson]

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[Gustav]

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[Dr. John Watson]

Well, Dr. Watson. Dr. Watson, Mr. Holmes & Collins, the British agent, were off to rescue you at the castle in Spandau where Gustav held you as his prisoner.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, Mr. Harris. The castle in Spandau was a huge, deserted spot. In the dead of night, Holmes stood with Collins before the entrance.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Mr. Holmes. Vultures flying over the castle. Instinct, Collins. They expect a human death. Could Gustav have killed Watson? Are we too late? Perhaps. Now you will walk to the main gate.

[Dr. John Watson]

Yes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

In your disguise as Peter, you'll ring. You'll keep Gustav occupied at the front door. I understand. If Gustav becomes at all suspicious, shoot to kill. I shall. I will dash to the rear of the castle. I'll prowl about till I find the room where Watson's being held captive and free him. Then we shall attack Gustav while he's talking to you. Excellent. Good luck.

[Mr. Harris]

Will you come back, Gustav? Answer me.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

It's Holmes. Holmes. By Joe. How did you get in here?

[Sherlock Holmes]

There'll be time later to explain.

[Gustav]

Come along.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Collins of Intelligence is downstairs in this castle chatting with Gustav.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, I see.

[Sherlock Holmes]

All right. Now, take this revolver. We shall steal downstairs. The surprise. Gustav. This way. Stairs. As cautiously as you can.

[Gustav]

Right.

[Mr. Harris]

What on earth has happened?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Something's gone wrong with Collins. Terribly wrong. Hurry, Watson. Run down these stairs. Wait.

[Mr. Harris]

Look. Staggering up these stairs toward us. It's Gustav. His face is covered with blood.

[Gustav]

Yes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

He discovered Collins was disguised. They exchanged shots.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, Gustav's been hit two or three times. You see, he's holding his side there. Blood from his chest, too. He's grasped the railing.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Gomes.

[Gustav]

Dr. Watson. Where one German falls, many more will rise. We will yet have the plans. You seem successful now. But any victory over us is an illusion.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, he's falling down the stairs.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Just let him fall to the death he so eminently deserves, Watson. But where is our own agent? Where's Collins? This way. Toward the front of the building, where he and Gustav shut it out.

[Mr. Harris]

There he is, lying on the floor there. Is he dead?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

Poor devil.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Shot through the head. Thank heaven. The first bullet from Gustav's revolver ended it for him. He didn't suffer. I shall inform my brother Mycroft at Whitehall that Agent Collins died valiantly in the performance of his assigned duty.

[Mr. Harris]

Well to now, Holmes. We've still not found Germany's half of the plans for the new tank. We still not found the master spy, Emil Marco.

[Sherlock Holmes]

The answer to those crucial questions, Watson, lies in London.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, but we left London days and days ago. We fought our way here to Berlin to find Marco and retrieve the papers.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Nevertheless, the answer is in London. We must get out of Germany. How?

[Mr. Harris]

We're surrounded.

[Sherlock Holmes]

We shall board the very next train from Berlin to the French border and meet whatever awaits us.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, so far we're doing well, Holmes. We've caught the train. We're on our way to the French border.

[Sherlock Holmes]

If we can remain alive to reach it. Watson.

[Mr. Harris]

Blessed. Why are we returning to London? Holmes, we the conductor.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Tickets please.

[Mr. Harris]

Here you are, sir.

[Dr. John Watson]

Thank you.

[Mr. Harris]

Mynheer, I presume. There, there.

[Dr. John Watson]

An order Zodiac. Just one more item. If I do tend to, and I.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Don'T think you will, sir, you to bump me on a Volvo box and strike him down.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes.

[Dr. John Watson]

Oh, good work.

[Mr. Harris]

Why did you seize him? He's hardly reached for his ticket punch. When you pounced upon him, the bulge.

[Sherlock Holmes]

In his coat pocket, I realized it might be a revolver. As indeed it is. No, he's another of Marco's endless supply of killers. He was assigned a murderous here.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, we can't leave him here. There'll be an inquiry.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Oh yes, we can leave him. You see, we are leaving this train.

[Mr. Harris]

At the first stop.

[Sherlock Holmes]

No, immediately. There may be other German agents aboard. There are just two of us who can't take the risk. My intention, you see, Watson, was to do just this even before the conductor arrived. We boarded the train ostentatiously, so they'd make plans for us all along the route. Now we shall spring the trap. Come the corridor. Open that door once.

[Mr. Harris]

Holmes, we can't leave off the train at this speed.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Our only chance. We shall wait for a run of what is apparently soft earth. Now relax as you go, Watson. Arms and legs loose to try to roll over easily as you strike the earth. You ready?

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, ready.

[Sherlock Holmes]

After me, Watson. Jump.

[Mr. Harris]

It's wonderful to be back on the streets of London.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Eho, yes, quite.

[Mr. Harris]

But why have we run here to Soho? We haven't even reported to Whitehall.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Because Watson, we must visit the shop where this gigantic and gruesome trip began. The shop of Grimsby, the tobacconist.

[Mr. Harris]

Grimsby shop?

[Tom Fox]

But why?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Because we've journeyed to foreign cities, eluded death and fought the greatest spying of our day. All because of a few sentences spoken by the shy friendly tobacconist here in this shop. Shall we speak to him just once more.

[Dr. John Watson]

Back in London, Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, Grimsby?

[Gustav]

Wasn't Mr. Emil Marco at his hotel here in London? I described him to you. Tall, thin and a nervous habit of twitching his mouth.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Yes, you did describe him, Grimsby. But he was not at the hotel in London, nor was he in Paris, nor was he in any of the dark and bloody corners of the continent where we sought him. You know why, sir?

[Gustav]

I can't imagine.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Because there isn't an Emile Marco. There never was an Emile Marco. This master of the German spynep that Watson and I and all of British intelligence have been pursuing is an illusion created by you, Grimsby.

[Mr. Harris]

I can't believe it.

[Sherlock Holmes]

When Watson and I first visited your shop, Grimsby, I asked about your client because I detected the odor of a rare tobacco in the room where we found a dead agent. I wanted the man who smoked that tobacco.

[Dr. John Watson]

He was the chief.

[Sherlock Holmes]

He had the missing half of Britain's plans. You are that man, Grimsby. You didn't expect us, did you? You're smoking that brand of tobacco at this very moment.

[Dr. John Watson]

So I am, yes. I had hoped in creating Marco to attract you to Germany. I could learn the truth from you there. Then I could dispense with you.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Very advisable. You could operate with ease in Germany rather than here in Britain.

[Dr. John Watson]

I simply inform my associates to pass the lie along drawing you to Berlin with the Fanta Marco as a magnet. I cannot wait to bargain with you for your half of the plan. I shall just destroy my heart reducing both my opponents to an equal status again. Your half being worthless without mine. I shall burn my heart.

[Gustav]

It's here in my pocket.

[Dr. John Watson]

Britain will never have the weapon it seeks here. Set a match to these papers I.

[Gustav]

Hold in my hand.

[Dr. John Watson]

Go on Dr. Watson, or I shall blow your head off with this revolver.

[Mr. Harris]

I can't do it.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Do as he says Watson.

[Dr. John Watson]

He'll kill you.

[Mr. Harris]

Very well.

[Dr. John Watson]

Thank you. Now I must leave. Lock this door from the outside. Do not attempt to shout or leave until I disappear down the street or I will shoot. Avideze gentlemen.

[Mr. Harris]

He's gone, Holmes. Vanished into the crowd. The plans, they're. They're burned to a crisp.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Quickly Watson. Pick up that chair. Don't lose time trying to force the lock on that door. Smash the glass with that chair.

[Mr. Harris]

Right you are.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Now cab, Watson. Grimsey will try to leave London instantly. A cab to Waterloo Station.

[Mr. Harris]

Why should Grimsby be here at Waterloo Station, Hollis?

[Sherlock Holmes]

Because he realizes Whitehall would turn London topsy turvy to find him. He must return to Germany. All airplanes in this area are in British hands. He must travel by boat train to the Channel. And this is where he board the next train. You're a barber handy.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes.

[Sherlock Holmes]

There he is by that gate.

[Mr. Harris]

All right, I'll stop. Stand where you are, Grundby.

[Sherlock Holmes]

I'm afraid we have the upper hand now, sir. Now before we turn you over to the authorities, where are your half of.

[Dr. John Watson]

The plans this army destroyed? Burst them before your own eyes at.

[Sherlock Holmes]

The shop own open space. You played card after card by which we have been deluded. I say you still have the missing half of the plans of Britain's new weapon on your person. This last ruse of yours is quite transparent. And you burnt an ordinary piece of paper.

[Dr. John Watson]

Did I?

[Mr. Harris]

I'll search in hers. All right, put up your hands, Grunsway.

[Sherlock Holmes]

Oh, he wouldn't carry the papers openly in his pockets, Watson, nor in his wallet. He would conceal them in a spot where no one might think to look. Except of course your humble servant.

[Mr. Harris]

I'll find him.

[Sherlock Holmes]

The search isn't necessary, Watson. One must always analyze a personality in its own milieu. Within itself it contains the answer to its mysteries. Now where would a tobacconist be likely to conceal a few small papers? Why, beneath the tobacco in his tin.

[Mr. Harris]

Let's have a look at that tin. I'll open it. Filled with tobacco.

[Sherlock Holmes]

And beneath the very same rare tobacco which first launched us on this great adventure.

[Mr. Harris]

Watson, the plans, Herold, the plans.

[Dr. John Watson]

Well Dr. Watson, the adventure of the elusive ages was really one of the most exciting adventures you and Mr. Holmes have ever had. And a crucial point in the history of World War I, may I add.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes indeed, Mr. Harris. As you know, the British did succeed in keeping their plans for the tank a secret. It proved to be a very decisive weapon.

[Dr. John Watson]

Well, where was Mr. Holmes half of the plan?

[Adam Graham]

Stop.

[Mr. Harris]

In a vault at Whitehall, Mr. Harris, under special guard of the Royal Navy.

[Dr. John Watson]

Well Dr. Watson, these past three weeks have been very exciting and memorable ones.

[Mr. Harris]

Yes, but do you think, Mr. Harris, our audience is in favor of these longer stories? You see, some of our more colorful stories are too long to compress into one short program.

[Dr. John Watson]

Well then Dr. Watson, a letter or a postcard from Our listeners will give us the answer. Just address Clippercraft in care of the station to which they are listening and tell us what they think. I presume, Dr. Watson, that your next memoir is just as gripping as this one.

[Mr. Harris]

Well, next week, Mr. Harris, I shall relate a story about Holmes and myself that I've called the Mad Miners of Cardiff. It occurred in Wales at an abandoned coal mine. It concerned a miner's jacket, a murder committed in the darkest depths of the earth, and a spectacle so awful it drove human beings out of their minds.

[Dr. John Watson]

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[Adam Graham]

Welcome back. Well, this comes pretty late in the career of Sherlock Holmes. This would be after the retirement to beekeeping, and it took place sometime before his last bow. Tom. This is a good old Elizabeth or Edwardian melodrama with bombs and mustache twirling villains and mixing in a bit of selling clipper craft clothes in that it.

[Tom Fox]

Was, that it was. And Pre World War I, so we know wars on the horizon. And this of course involves an important state secret for Britain.

[Adam Graham]

Oh, yeah, yeah. It's good high stakes stuff. It was interesting because, like, if you listen to a modern story that's set, then they'll always be sure to bring up the beekeeping. But here they didn't seem to care. They're just like, okay, it's 1913, he's alive and available. Let's just go ahead and get him into the story.

[Tom Fox]

Well, and I like the Mycroft Holmes who had been elevated to the peerage and was. Had an important ministry. And it was in. Ended up being Mycroft who brought him in. And I don't think Sherlock ever said no to Mycroft.

[Adam Graham]

Yeah, that, that does seem to be something that they avoided in the, in the canon. The. I did find out the writer on this was Max Ehrlich, which I had noticed when I first played this, but he wrote for a lot of radio programs. The Shadow, Mr. And Mrs. North and episodes of Star Trek and the Defenders. And he was also known for the novel and later the film, which is like a horror mystery. The reincarnation of Peter Prout. Nothing I've ever seen, but that is where his career would go.

[Tom Fox]

It was a movie that came out in the 70s and I vaguely recall that. So.

[Gustav]

Yep.

[Tom Fox]

But if you can write for Sherlock Holmes and you can write for Star Trek, you're okay in my book.

[Adam Graham]

Yeah, yeah. Definitely put some skills into this. Now I wanted to talk a little bit about your, your podcast and you know, I've, I've started. I think we started both like in the Stone Age of podcasting, you know, where, you know, like the Fred Flintstone school of podcasting. When did you get started in podcasting and with the Compliance Podcast Network.

[Tom Fox]

So I started podcasting in 2012. I started for two reasons. One, it was an outgrowth of marketing for my consultancy, but the other reason was the following. My daughter was, I think 15 at the time, and dad was decidedly uncool. One day I went to her and I said, honey, if I had a podcast on itunes and you could tell your friends about it, would that be cool? And she goes, yeah, that'd be cool, dad. So I started a podcast and for about 30 days. I was cool in my daughter's eyes and that of course ended. But it has a lot of uses and a lot of varieties. I founded the Compliance podcast network in 2017 and now it's pretty much my full time job.

[Adam Graham]

Wow. And I think the 30 days of being cool has got to be the big benefit. I know of dads who went body surfing in a mosh pit and didn't get that much cool. So that's an achievement. So let's talk about Adventures in Compliance, the mix of Sherlock Holmes and compliance. What inspired that?

[Tom Fox]

So I have, my network is in legal and regulatory compliance. I'm a lawyer by professional training and that was the area of my specialty. So that's the genesis of the Compliance podcast network. Adventures in Compliance serves two functions. One, I get to reread all of the Sherlock Holmes stories in order. Two, I get to talk about them. And that's sort of how I think of or how I create podcasts. You mentioned Star Trek. I've done the full, the original series, 79 episodes trekking through compliance, Compliance lessons from Star Trek. But Sherlock Holmes, for me it's. It's a never ending fascination. I reread the stories, I read commentary, more. You know, I go down different rabbit trails just because I absolutely love Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. And it was really just an another excuse to sit down and reread the stories and look at them from the ethics and compliance perspective. But then I decided it, there were so many other lessons that my audience needs and wants to hear, like leadership lessons from Sherlock Holmes, investigative lessons, pattern recognition of all things I found in Sherlock Holmes stories. So I'm really using it to help compliance professionals trying to tell stories so that compliance professionals can use the strategies that Conan Doyle wrote into the Sherlock Holmes stories in their modern day compliance programs.

[Adam Graham]

Okay. And sorry, if you're hearing any construction going on. Just had a little background noise here. The podcasters nemesis. Now obviously you don't have as much of experience with this particular story, the Elusive Agent, as you do the entire canon of original stories. But could you talk about what are the compliance lessons that you could draw from the elusive agent?

[Tom Fox]

Sure. So the elusive agent I found was just a. A fascinating story. It had a lot more violence, I would say, than if typically found in a Conan Doyle story. We had one murder very quickly. We had two murders very, very quickly of a young, not spouse, but fiance and two people engaged who turned out to be on opposite sides of the spy fence. And we had several other shootings throughout the Stories. I have to say the tobacco ist was probably my favorite part because Holmes is a purveyor and expert in tobacco ashes. In the Conan Doyle stories, it's cigars. Here it was cigarettes, and he could identify a cigarette from the odor. And then he could identify the tobaccoist who put it together because of his knowledge of tobacco in the city of London. And I really love that part. We got to do a little travel log. We went from England to Paris to Germany and back to England. So we had travel. That's always fun. But in terms of the compliance lessons, number one, a thorough investigation. I mentioned the tobaccoist, and that was, for me, the primary investigation. As Holmes worked through that, and that, of course, led to the final ending of the story. But as a compliance professional, you have to have a thorough investigation of any issue, if an issue arises. Number two, attention to detail. Every compliance professional must be attentive to detail, whether it's a number in a spreadsheet or whether it's an interview with a witness. And I can think of no better character in fiction who has more attention to detail than Sherlock Holmes. Here it was cigarette smoke and then the ingredients of tobacco. It was hiding plans, figuring out where they were hidden. It was bringing false plans to throw the enemy off. It was just an incredible amount of attention to detail. Ethical conduct is a part of every compliance program. It's a part of, hopefully every corporation. But here I'd like to focus on compliance officers. And it's not that you have to be above and beyond reproach, much like Caesar's wife, but you do. You have to engage in ethical conduct. You cannot be seen doing unethical conduct. And I thought Holmes in this story very much engaged in ethical conduct, even when he was not threatened with torture, but under torture, and was threatened with the death or murder of his partner, John Watson, Dr. Watson. So ethical conduct is incredibly important. Critical thinking. As a lawyer by training, sometimes you get kind of stuck in the law, and you don't really use the critical thinking that you need to as a compliance officer. I say in compliance, you're only limited by your imagination. So critical thinking is a key component. Collaboration and communication. There is no greater example of collaboration and communication than the Sherlock Holmes stories. Holmes and Watson, Holmes and Watson. Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. It's always a collaboration, sometimes Inspector Lestrade, sometimes not. But there's collaboration and communication, and then probably the lesson I enjoy talking the most about, and frankly, it applies to you as well as anyone I've ever met. Adam, and that's continuous learning. Just in times I visited with you. You're infinitely curious and you're always studying. And that's what I love about compliance. It's what I love about Sherlock Holmes is if he doesn't know it, he's going to learn it. He'll go off and study it. It may be a rabbit trail. He may be on cocaine. It doesn't matter. He is a continuous learner. And I tell people that's probably the single biggest. Our most important skill in compliance is you have to be open to new ideas and new things and always learning. So those are just some of the lessons I saw from the elusive agent. It was a great story.

[Adam Graham]

Yeah, it really was. And I appreciate the way you brought out those lessons and points. Now, if listeners want to find, find Adventures in Compliance or they want to find any of your other podcasts. You've got so many different websites. When you look online, could you. Could you tell us where the best places are to find you?

[Tom Fox]

Sure. The Compliance Podcast Network is [e-mail] all the shows are listed there. There's a catalog of all of my shows at the top of the website. I have featured podcasts. I have, as you said, a ton of podcasts, but they're all there in one place. So you can go there and link out to any of the shows, specifically Adventures in Compliance.

[Adam Graham]

Well, thank you so much. I appreciate you joining us today, Tom, for this really, really, really different Sherlock Holmes story. And I hope people check you out. You're currently on the Return of Sherlock Holmes, the third Sherlock Holmes short story collection. And you've got all of the stories from the first two books that people can listen to as well. Now, we'll go ahead and wrap up here. Before we do, I want to thank our Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to Jonathan, Patreon supporter, Since September of 2022, currently supporting the podcast at the Master detective level of $15 or more per month. Thank you so much for your support. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. We'll be back tomorrow with an episode of the Falcon where Cuff.

[Dr. John Watson]

Don't tell me. It's lipstick.

[Gustav]

Come on, get wise yourself, Ford. You're through.

[Dr. John Watson]

Your only chance is to play ball with us. No, I'm telling you, yes. Did Marv Draper put you up to this?

[Gustav]

Come on, Ford, don't be a patsy.

[Dr. John Watson]

Why should Draper get away while you burn? Draper had nothing to do with it. And who hired you?

[Adam Graham]

I don't know.

[Gustav]

You don't know.

[Dr. John Watson]

Help me, Sergeant.

[Sherlock Holmes]

It's the truth. When I got home last night, there was an envelope under my door with five bills in it and a note.

[Dr. John Watson]

What kind of a note? Said if I knocked off our car.

[Sherlock Holmes]

It'd be another 500 a night.

[Dr. John Watson]

Was there?

[Mr. Harris]

No.

[Dr. John Watson]

Where's the original note? I tore it up. You lying? Why should I?

[Gustav]

Listen, you punk.

[Dr. John Watson]

I want the truth. Who hired you to kill Jimmy, our Carroll?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I tell you, I don't know.

[Gustav]

Well, until I find out, I'm gonna make it so hot for you that.

[Dr. John Watson]

When you sit in that seat at Sing Sing, you'll think you're squatting on an icebox.

[Gustav]

Now, let'.

[Adam Graham]

I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, do send your comments to Box13Great Detectives.net follow us on Twitter @Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram. Instagram.com Great Detectives from Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.