Sherlock Holmes in New York Page #4

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The chap at the box office

never seen him before, he says.

Holmes, what do you make of it all?

Watson, my apprehensions return.

Those tickets sent to me in

Baker Street were forgeries.

These were intercepted

before they could reach me.

Whatever for?

A phrase continues to ring in my ears:

'The crime of the century,

'the past century

and for all centuries to come,

'is now in preparation.'

Moriarty said that to me.

You mean he's behind it?

Behind whatever it is that's going on?

'It will take place

before your very eyes

'and you will be powerless

to prevent it.'

Watson, there is devilry afoot.

I feel that in my very marrow.

What're we to do about it?

Until it chooses to

reveal its nature to us

there is nothing we can do,

except dress,

dine and attend this theatre tonight.

Is he in?

- Upstairs.

Come in.

Have you got something for me, Skipper?

He's here.

Indeed he is.

- Yes, sir.

All right, back to your post.

You know what to do.

Yes, sir.

Act one,

the cast is assembled,

the play begins.

Holmes?

Yes, Watson?

There's not a Red Indian

in the entire place.

I had noticed.

They should have started by now.

We didn't have

to rush dinner, after all.

Ten minutes late.

Isn't it time they started?

Oh, yes.

Time they were getting on with it

and all that, eh?

Ah!

Ladies and gentlemen,

I'm Mr Daniel Furman.

I beg your indulgence, please.

Due to the sudden indisposition

of Miss Irene Adler

Watson, quick!

Excuse me.

...that this performance...

Some people just don't know how to behave.

...will be played by May Robeson.

Thank you.

I demand to be shown to Miss Adler at once.

My name is Sherlock Holmes.

Oh, Mr Holmes.

Thank heaven youre here.

Where is she?

So far as I know, at home.

I must know exactly what happened.

All I can tell you is that when she

didn't appear after half hour was called

I sent a boy a call boy to her house.

- And?

He returned with this.

- Let me see that.

As you can see, it just says she's sick

and will be unable to perform.

With a full house and the curtain

already delayed fifteen minutes

I had no alternative but to go out front

and make the announcement you just heard.

Mr Holmes, can you shed any light

on such behaviour?

This is absolutely unlike Miss Adler.

- I can shed some light Mr Furman.

This note was not written by

someone suddenly taken ill.

It was written by a person in the

clutches of the most extreme terror.

Well, look at the hasty scrawl.

The hand shaking so it's scarcely

able to hold the pen.

In fact, here, here and here the pen

has actually dropped from her hand.

I must know Miss Adler's address at once.

14 Gramercy Park, but...

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