Sherlock Holmes The Pearl of Death Page #5

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the morning paper.

The thing you never do

unless there's an article

in which you wish to

keep for your files.

You talk about

my reputation being

dragged in the mud.

Obviously I've been

the subject of an attack

in connection with the

theft of the Borgia Pearl.

Oh you certainly have.

This article

practically suggests

you should

profit by the deal,

and it implied that you

were working with Conover.

Yes I'm afraid I'm

in for it Watson.

But how did you know

I struck the fellow?

Oh that, well

you come in here,

jumping off the

handle at me,

Berating me like a mother

who boxes her child's ears

after snatching it

from under a tram.

A very human

impulse Watson

and one that suggests

that you've been

taking up the

cudgels on my behalf.

What a remarkable

deduction.

Not when you consider

that the skin is missing

from the first

and second knuckles

of your right hand.

Didn't hurt.

Good old Watson.

It's like you

to stand by a man

who's been discredited.

Oh rubbish.

We've been in tighter

spots than this.

Not many I'm afraid.

Well come along

old fellow.

What have we here?

Kippers.

Kippers splendid.

I'm as hungry as

a bee on a flower.

Come in.

Don't get up.

I haven't got a minute.

I've just popped

in to tell you...

I know to tell me that

you can't hold

Conover any longer.

In fact, you've

already let him go.

Never a doubt.

How did you know?

Elementary my

dear Lestrade.

You know as well as I do

that you can't hold a man

for more than

forty-eight hours

without bringing a

charge against him.

That's right.

Have one won't you?

Thanks.

I've got to be off.

Off to solve another

baffling crime I suppose?

You might call

it that Doctor

but to me it's just

another routine murder.

Oh?

Who is it?

A bloke named

Harker, military man.

Harker?

Horace Harker?

That's right you know him?

I've heard of him.

Horace Harker.

Yes I remember him.

He's a major in India.

He's retired.

So he's been

murdered has he?

Had his back broke.

Well I got to be off.

Wait a minute.

What did you say?

Had his back broke.

You know spine snapped.

That's it.

That's what?

It's come at last Watson,

the thing we've

been waiting for.

Now hold on,

keep your shirt on.

There's no

mystery about it.

He must have

fallen down in the

struggle that's all.

Nonsense.

Here's your coat Watson.

What is all this?

We're giving

Lestrade a hand.

Well the

Borgia Pearl we can't...

It's the Borgia

Pearl were after.

Come along Lestrade.

I don't want a hand.

Borgia Pearl were after.

Giving Lestrade a hand.

I'm coming.

Giving Lestrade a hand.

And this is exactly

how you found him?

Yes sir.

Nobody's touched him

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