Sherlock Holmes The Pearl of Death Page #3

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weren't exposed.

The only unexposed

wall space in this room

is behind this embroidery.

While you were picking

up those ornaments

I disconnected these wires

just to show you

how absurdly easy

it would be for anyone,

Far less ingenious and

far less resourceful

for Giles Conover to

do the same thing.

Now will you listen to me

when I tell you

to lock that pearl

in the deepest, darkest

vaults in all England?

Stop thief!

Stop thief!

Open the door.

Gone.

It's gone.

A workman took it sir.

Bates is after him.

I don't understand

the gongs never rang

and the shutters

never closed.

No, The wires

were disconnected

thanks to

Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

A grateful nation owes

you a memorial Mr. Holmes.

You demonstrated

your cleverness

oh most brilliantly.

You did put

your foot in it

and no mistake Mr. Holmes.

Nonsense.

How was he to know

that anyone...

How?

Well elementary

my dear Watson.

By his deductive

reasoning of course.

Oh shut up Lestrade.

Deductive reasoning?

Giving away the Borgia

Pearl like a pound of tea.

Fifty thousand

pounds not tea.

What's this?

A man who

wanted to be caught,

Mr. Giles Conover.

How are you Mr. Holmes?

But I don't understand.

This is one of

our workmen.

He's been employed

here for weeks.

He came highly

recommended.

Yes I've no doubt of it.

Every employee

of this museum

is scrupulously

investigated.

I take it be that

Mr. Conover's

is a man of infinite

resource and precaution.

Well thank you Mr. Holmes.

Just a bare chance

that his accomplice

Miss Naomi Drake

might not get away

with that pearl on the

boat from Austin to Dover.

Pearl, what pearl?

Who are you getting at?

Did you search him Bates?

Yes Inspector but there's

not a thing on him.

He might have

swallowed it.

No he hasn't got it

or he would have

never allowed

Bates to catch him.

While he was running

away did he stop?

Did he meet anybody?

Why yes sir as he went

around the corner

he bumped into a woman.

Did you get a

good look at her?

No sir, not good enough.

Awe that's where

you lost your pearl.

That woman was

an accomplice.

Same girl that was

on the boat hey?

Possibly.

In any event may

I suggest Lestrade

that you hold Mr. Conover?

Awe come now Mr. Holmes

haven't you made enough

mistakes for one day?

It's no crime you know in

taking a job in a museum.

There's no

crime in running

when you're being chased.

Just what am I

being held for?

Window breaking.

Thank you Mr. Conover.

Take him away officer.

How long can you hold him?

Well you heard

what he said,

strictly

speaking we can't.

One day, two?

Well maybe it two.

Good.

Good?

What's good about it?

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