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THE MAN WHO WAS SHERLOCK HOLMES

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EXPRESS TRAIN ROBBED

When is the train coming?

Hey.

At 11:42.

In four minutes.

Do you really want to do this?

Just think about it one more time.

Maybe you didn't think about it
long enough.

This lousy weather
is making it impossible to light up.

Maybe this is not the right spot.

Maybe it's not even the right train.

What if the police are on board?

I would have dreamt of it going wrong,
if you had only let me sleep.

Hello! Come down! You need to stop
the express train immediately.

They always try to cut corners,
but never in the right places.

The ceiling has been leaking
for a year now.

Believe me...

Stand up.

Don't you understand?
You have to stop the train.

Can you tell me
why I am supposed to stop the train?

There is no time for that.

But that is very important, because...
Listen.

Stopping a train between stations...

Conductor!

Let the passengers sleep.
The train may continue on.

You are supposed to be on your way,
isn't that so?

Come on up.

- You will search the train.
- Yes.

I will check if someone is getting off.

You're the conductor. Did you notice
anything unusual? Of course not.

Open the sleeper cars.
I want to check the passports.

- You need to tell me...
- No time for explanations.

- Sir, sir!
- Everything is in order. Thank you.

The conductor has been informed.

I will take care of it.

Thank you.

What's the matter?

- Do you know why the train stopped?
- Why?

- So that he could get in!
- Who?

Who? A man. Piercing eyes.

Deerstalker hat, pipe,
plaid inverness cape,

and... a violin case.

A violin case?

- A violin case?
- Yes.

And a pipe?

Plaid inverness cape?

Yes.

- And you don't know who that is?
- No.

Typical.

Ever read this?

SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND MASKS

- No.
- That's him.

No, it's not him.

My name is Flint. Morris Flint.

And I don't want anybody to find out
whether it's me or not. Understood?

Of course, Mr. Holmes.

Flint!

May I ask to see the passports now?

- Are there criminals on this train?
- Criminals?

Criminals can be anywhere.

But wherever I turn up,
there is one for sure. Close the door.

And? Anything suspicious, Doctor?

Yes. Please leave us alone for a moment.

- And?
- Nothing. Nothing at all.

No free seats and no free beds.
The train is crowded. What a mess.

Why? We can stay here in the service car.
It's not too bad.

Checking the passports will take a while,
right?

- You are right. It's him. And Dr. Watson!
- Let's get out.

Take a look, Macky!
Pretty, don't you think?

Don't touch the tickets.

I just thought they might inspect,
or later, at the checkpoint,

tickets may come in handy, right?

May I?

- Sisters. From Middletown.
- Right. Fairly small. Population 14,000.

That's their first trip.

Here. Can't you tell? It's a new passport.

Both orphans. Great lovers of truth,
and lovers of privacy.

Very mature
and extremely modest and frugal.

Nothing can be kept secret from him.
His power of deduction is tremendous.

He is the world's greatest criminalist,
every villain's nightmare.

The emergency brake!

- What station?
- None.

- Why not?
- Between stations.

- Why?
- Because of us.

- Why?
- It's over.

Correct. Let's go!
You take the violin case.

- Wrong conclusion. There they go!
- Right.

Mr. Holmes! There they go!

- They got away!
- I know. I just said that.

Let them go and come back in.
The train may go on.

Right!

- Mr. Holmes!
- No worries.

Show me the train car those guys were in.
I will take a look.

Why would you call him Mr. Holmes?
You know he doesn't want that.

Yes, but the two criminals!
Now they are in the wind.

Don't forget: It is about catching the big
fish and letting the small fry get away.

Got it?

- What is the next station?
- Sembibier.

And the closest town to
where we just stopped?

That must have been Valentine.

Doctor! Send a telegram reporting the
incident and describing the suspects.

Will do, Sir.

Don't touch!

Leave it there.

I will examine this more closely
at a later time.

- Signature?
- Yes, of course. The right one.

Gentlemen, this is the opportunity of
a lifetime. Sign the telegram please.

We will share the honor
of catching these criminals.

And we just stay here, right?

Two free beds, or do you have
something available in first class?

- Unfortunately not.
- Well, for one night this will do.

Wake us if something happens.
Otherwise, just in time for breakfast.

Absolutely, gentlemen.

We were very happy with your assistance

and don't want to go to bed
without thanking you for your help.

Thank you very much and good night.

- Good night.
- Good night.

- Behave, please!
- But of course.

- And unpack.
- Yes. Unpack!

Mattel, three stars. That will do.

- Here we go, Macky!
- So, Morris...

- Are we on the train?
- Yes, we are.

- Do we each have a bed?
- Yes, we do.

In six hours we'll be there.

- No, we won't.
- Why not?

Because we won't get through
the checkpoint.

I wanted to take two tickets, but you...

But I took them.

Just at the right moment. Here they are.

But if they find us out,
we will get at least two years

for everything we did
in the last 10 minutes.

At least.
But no success without risk, my friend.

So?

What do we have to risk?

Nothing, my friend.

We couldn't just go on as before.
Something had to happen.

The rooms at the Palace Hotel are booked,
and we will live like decent people again.

With bathrooms and comfort,
tailcoat and tie. High-end invitations.

Something warm to eat and beautiful women.

- Something warm to eat?
- Twice a day.

Until they find us out.

No, Macky!

Cheer up.

- Did they think that I'm Sherlock Holmes?
- Yes.

- Did anyone doubt that you're Dr. Watson?
- Of course not.

See, you can count on me.

I worked it all out,
down to the last detail.

Nothing can happen to us. The ball
is rolling and nothing can stop it.

Hello!

Yes?

Are you sleeping?

- Say something.
- But I...

No, we are wide awake.

Accomplices, accomplices...

I guess you forgot what you promised us.

Absolutely not. How could we?

Are you crazy?

You can't go knocking on some gentleman's
door in the middle of the night.

Why not?
You can just pass it through the door.

But don't look.

What could we have promised?

The way you conduct yourself...
What will they think of us?

- Grab her arm and arrest them.
- No!

Here.

Thank you!

Be so kind and put some clothes on,
ladies.

Hurry up, please.

- We need to talk to you.
- But...

- But you are not the right people.
- Oh, yes, we are. We are exactly right.

Do as I say.

What do we do now?

We could try something. You know?

The orphans. So very modest and reserved.

Instead, they're in cahoots with
these scoundrels! Unbelievable.

- Let's show them.
- What do they want with us?

Where did the two lords go?
And where did these strangers come from?

Jane, they are criminals. Train robbers!
Where did you put the money?

We just give it to them right away.
Maybe they will spare us.

Nonsense! Put it away.

I will get the conductor.

- So, ladies?
- Just one more minute, please.

Not here. Over there.

Well then, please have a seat.

Let's not make a big fuss.

Show us what you have.

Here. The purse.

We will give you everything,
but please don't hurt us.

We will not report you.

- What, that's everything?
- Yes, 28 francs 60. Should be correct.

Where are the 60?

And what's that?

- Our travel bag.
- Open it.

- Hands off!
- Watch your tone.

I know what you are.

- Jane, be quiet.
- Why would I?

You think I'm afraid of these outlaws?

Of these slave drivers, train robbers,
criminals?

These sex murderers?

They are wrong if they think
they can do with us as they please!

You'll see what ls about to happen to you!
Come in.

These two men broke into our train car.
Arrest them.

What do you want us to do?

Arrest these two men
and deliver them to the police.

You would like that, wouldn't you?

You're laughing?
This is no laughing matter.

This really is no laughing matter.

For you. Because now we got you.

I would advise you to be quiet
and not put on a show for this gentleman.

- Just tell him the truth right away.
- Yes.

That's always best.

Did you notice anything suspicious?

- Yes, sir.
- Yes?

They spend the entire train ride
with those two.

I see. That's enough.

You can go.

- Gentlemen, you can't just leave us...
- You have to protect us!

As you can see, ladies,
your tricks don't work on us.

But we are innocent.
We didn't do anything.

- Of course not.
- What do you want from us?

We want to know what's in the bag.

- Sandwiches.
- One moment.

- With cheese.
- We brought them from home.

- But the two lords invited us to dinner.
- So you aren't hungry, right?

So the two men pretended to be lords?

- And you believed them?
- Yes.

- How long have you known them?
- Not long. We met on the train.

And who did you pretend to be?

Come on, spit it out. Relieve your
conscience, then we'll forget about it.

- She said she's a countess.
- I see.

- And what did you say?
- The same. I'm her sister!

- And those two bought it?
- Of course.

So the countesses had dinner
with the lords.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- High society.
- I didn't even want to.

- But Jane said...
- I said? I didn't say anything!

Yes, you did. From now on,
we are grand ladies, you said.

You said that!
And you let them talk to you.

You were flirting with them in the hall.
You accepted a cigarette and even smoked!

And you invited them to the chateau,
even though we are not allowed to!

You just wouldn't shut up.

Quiet, ladies. Enough of the pretenses.

The lords are no more lords
than you are countesses.

They will find out soon,
once they're in jail. But you have no idea

what would have happened
to two mayflowers like you.

They would not have been happy
with your 28 francs 60,

these sex murderers and slave drivers.

- Thank you.
- We are so lucky you came.

Of course you're lucky. If you
ever travel again, remember one thing:

Don't talk to strange men. You have to
take a good look at your fellow travelers.

And especially: Don't ever pretend
you are someone that you are not.

Never ends well.

Never ever.

- Remember that.
- Exactly, Mary Berry

and Jane Berry from Middletown. All right.

- Bon voyage and safe arrival.
- Good night.

Case closed.
I want you to treat the ladies well.

Do as they wish and assist them tomorrow
when they get off. Good night.

He knows who we are?

He knows everything about us!

How? And why?

- Nice guy.
- Nice? Horrible!

I never want to see him again.

Tomorrow when we arrive, we will
take care of the girls, like always.

- No.
- Why not?

We can't leave those sweethearts alone.
Who knows what could happen to them?

Something is not right with them.
It is our duty, Morris!

Our first duty is to serve justice.

Yes, of course, but maybe
we could do it as our second duty.

- Or don't you like them?
- I like them.

- Mary?
- No.

- Jane?
- No.

- Which one?
- Both.

Well then.

Ever read of Sherlock Holmes
meeting women?

- No.
- There you have It.

But Dr. Watson, I'm sure
he occasionally... If I'm not mistaken...

You are mistaken. Watson did everything...

exactly like the great detective did.

- Too bad. If I had known...
- What then?

Calm down. There is another reason.

The girls get off an hour earlier.

- So we will never see them again?
- No.

That's too bad.

Not this place.
Can't we just stay at a simpler hotel?

- Please pay for the carriage.
- Of course, sir.

Pull yourself together.
Our moment has come. We belong here.

The richest people and the greatest crooks
stay here. We can't miss out, Macky!

- No, we can't.
- Exactly. Let's go.

- Flint. I reserved a room by telegram.
- Of course. Unfortunately...

Unfortunately what?

Unfortunately,
we can't give you the five-room apartment.

- Why not?
- We are overbooked.

- The exhibit...
- So how many rooms do I have?

- Three rooms?
- Doctor, they only have three rooms.

Well, what can you do?

Here is the baggage receipt.
Have it picked up.

- Of course, Mr. Flint.
- Mail?

Not yet, Mr. Flint.

Flint? I know him.

I've seen him before somewhere.

He is wondering who we are.
He'll think of it in a second.

Yes, that's important! Send the hotel
detective to my room immediately.

Of course, Mr... Mr... Yes, it's him.

Deducing...

- Not suspicious.
- Did she look at me?

- So?
- She liked you.

Nonsense. You haven't been on enough
elevators and don't know women.

A lady never looks you in the face in an
elevator unless there is a special reason.

- She recognized you.
- Who am I?

Sherlock Holmes.

- Sure?
- Absolutely.

- Alone?
- They didn't come.

What? Why not?

- They took off.
- Police?

Worse. Sherlock Holmes.

He got off the train instead of Fred
and Billy. I was just on the platform.

- And the suitcases?
- They are on the train.

We can't get them without baggage receipt.

- Where is Sherlock Holmes?
- Here.

One floor down.

You don't have to get up.
I think something is wrong with him.

- Where are you going?
- To the train.

We need the suitcases.
I will get them, even without receipt.

Hairdresser, pedicure, manicure.
Newspapers. Local, from Paris and London.

Blank telegrams, phone book,
train schedules, address book.

And a city map. Thank you.
Please run two cold baths.

- The menu.
- Mine hot, please.

Goulash. Three servings for the two of us.

Two extra helpings of dumplings.

And to drink?

Beer. Pilsner. Two.

Wonderful. Wonderful, Morris.

If I may say so,
you did make one small mistake.

- The food.
- Exactly.

Wrong. Lobster, lox and caviar

with champagne,
that's what con men and parvenus order.

The truly sophisticated man sometimes
orders, especially in the fanciest hotels,

goulash with dumplings, double serving.
That makes an impression.

That has a bigger effect than
Crème de Sorte de la Magneux

with Vanderbilt kangaroo tails
and frog legs in mayonnaise à la Maître.

Which of course isn't half bad.

- Yes, can I help you?
- We are bringing the luggage.

Come in then.

- What luggage?
- Well, our luggage. Who travels without?

- Doctor, is this all?
- Well, if nothing else is here...

You see? This is how lords travel.

- The suitcases are here.
- Where?

One floor down. With Sherlock Holmes.

Put the watch away!

What shall we do?

Wait till they leave.
Then we search the place.

And if they find everything?

- Doctor?
- Yes, I know. I'm coming.

- Doctor?
- Yes.

- You aren't missing anything?
- No, I have everything.

Good. Then give it some thought.

I am perfectly happy.
It doesn't get any better than this.

Glad to hear.

What is it?

No more worries in life

We left them all behind

If I describe it you'll experience

No cold water thrown on your plans

If you sit idly in the corner
Without seizing the day

You'll save your strength

But not achieve anything

If you don't ask much

And go for it with no big rush

You will indeed go far
And surely hit your mark

Yes, gentlemen

- This is how it's done
- From now on the world belongs to us

Yes, gentlemen, no worry in the world

We do exactly as we please

And whoever gets in our way
Doesn't realize

He is already part of our play

- Yes, gentlemen
- You can place your bets

Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes

- Master.
- Doctor.

If I may say one more thing...

- No criticism allowed!
- Maybe just a small comment?

I admire your power of deduction.

I am awed by your psychology
and your insight into human nature.

Your courage and your bravado.

But to lure the hotel detective into
the lion's den, that's playing with fire.

A tactical error that I don't understand.

Deducing... Who is the only person
in the hotel who may get in our way?

- The hotel detective.
- Exactly, and what do you do in this case?

Stay out of his way.

To the contrary. You count on
his power of deduction, his intelligence,

if he has any of it.

He will know right away
who he is dealing with.

Bravo, bravo, wonderful.
Once again brilliant!

- Worthy of Sherlock Holmes.
- Thank you, thank you, Dr. Watson.

Yes, gentlemen, this is how it's done
From now on the world belongs to us

Yes, gentlemen, no worry in the world
We do exactly as we please

And whoever gets in our way
Doesn't realize

He is already part of our play

Yes, gentlemen
You can place your bets, Yes, yes, yes

Have you been waiting for long?

- I didn't want to disturb you.
- You are the hotel detective?

Yes, Mr. Holmes.

- You are very clever, dear colleague.
- It wasn't too hard.

Trust my colleagueship. Rely on
my intelligence. I am sure I... have some.

Expect my discretion.

How may I assist you?

Call me Flint. Only Flint.
And don't call my friend Dr. Watson, but...

Mack McPherson.

It is very important that no one knows
who we really are.

Because there is a reason for our visit.

If people already know about us,
you will have to handle it yourself.

- Deny it.
- Negate it. There is only a Mr...

- Morris Flint.
- And a Mr. Mack McPherson.

- There is no Mr. Holmes, no Mr. Watson.
- Yes, Mr. Holmes.

Mr. Flint.

- And if we need you...
- I will be at your service.

Thank you very much.

- Locked.
- Yes.

- Locked.
- Here.

Thank you.

- Mr. S.
- It is of course... not him.

I knew it.
I recognized him at first sight.

It's not him?

Don't ask. Put a beautiful bouquet
together and send it to his room.

- Amaryllis and carnations!
- Why?

His favorite flowers.

- I saw him. Piercing eyes!
- And huge muscles!

What is going on here today?

- You don't know?
- No.

- Sherlock Holmes?
- Yes.

- The real life Sherlock Holmes?
- Yes. And Dr. Watson is here too.

Yes, gentlemen
It's nice here and then...

I can't do it. Nothing fits.
The other guy must have a strange build.

Why? Turn around. You look great.

- But the sleeves?
- What?

- The arms he had...
- Show me the legs.

Come in.

- From the hotel management.
- Thank you. One second.

- Here.
- Thanks, Mr. Holmes.

See, Macky, everyone knows now.
Let's get ready.

They will all storm in here with requests.

Quick, a tie... No?

One thousand francs...

Bank robbers.

That's interesting.

Chiffers. Secret codes. Your specialty.

- It's me!
- The hotel detective.

- Where do I put it?
- One second, dear colleague.

Yes, certainly.

Come in.

Downstairs in the lobby are three
gentlemen who would like to talk to you.

- I think they need your help. Mr. Holmes.
- Oh. dear.

How is that possible?

How do they know we are here?
Did you tell them?

Of course not, Mr. Holmes.

The gentlemen knew.

- What a bother, don't you think?
- Yes, absolutely.

- What do we do?
- Yes, what shall we do?

Gosh, if they need our help...

- Let's go downstairs.
- You think so?

All right,
tell them we will be right there.

Thank you, Mr. Holmes.

Macky, it's our first case!
Let's get to work, Doctor.

- Stenograph, notebook, magnifying glass.
- And the money?

We will leave it here. Let's go!

- Where are the gentlemen?
- Right over there.

Thank you.

That's him.

- Pleasure.
- Mr. Holmes?

My name is Flint.

We know the truth.
You don't have to pretend.

- Colonel Guisat.
- Criminal division.

Please come with us.
We have order to bring you to the station.

Not so loud.

I knew you would come,
but we weren't prepared how fast you'd be.

Off we go then.
I only have one favor to ask you.

- Let's do this inconspicuously.
- Of course.

The first bust really was a bust.

After you.

One moment please, Mr. Holmes.

Watch out, please.

- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.

Empty.

Listen...
What are the prisons like around here?

Excellent. Two brand new buildings.

Much too comfortable for such riffraff.

Well, they are people too.
Don't you think?

- Nothing. Damn it.
- Yes.

- What?
- Here.

What...

You know what?
This guy isn't even Sherlock Holmes.

- Now I get it.
- What?

How they found us out. It's my fault.

- You?
- Yes!

You are quite right as Sherlock Holmes.

But to make people believe
that I'm Dr. Watson,

that was a mistake!

- You think so?
- Of course!

- I am the mistake.
- True.

- But you asked me to do it.
- Unfortunately. I could slap myself.

No, don't do that.

The best is to be calm
and polite and very nice to everyone.

We admit to everything
and promise to never do it again.

- That's the way to go.
- Too late.

Inconceivable. I have never encountered
such impertinence! We look like fools.

You should have known
that all the riffraff is meeting here.

All thieves, robbers, and con men!
But you were asleep at the wheel.

You call that professional?
I call that an insult!

- None of you...
- One moment please.

Some stranger has to walk in here
in order to help the police.

It's a shame! It's downright scandalous!

Believe me, they will be dealt with.

Mr. Holmes. Mr. Holmes!

I figured it all out, the entire charade!
I'm Wutzke, Erwin Wutzke from Berlin.

I came here on foot and I figured it
all out. They are all fake, all four!

The red ones and the blue ones. It's
a big deal. Those guys can't handle it.

But you will figure it out, only you.
I know it.

I've read everything about you,
Mr. Holmes. Come now, they are waiting.

Mr. Holmes,
how can I thank you for coming?

Not at all. Your wish is our command.

- Come in, please.
- Doctor, are you joining us too?

Your Excellency Vangon,
director of the World's Fair.

Please have a seat.

So all four are fake. Unbelievable.
Gentlemen, how could this happen?

Right, isn't it awful? Can you imagine
being in my place, Mr. Holmes?

I am ruined.

- And it's all your fault!
- Your Excellency, how can you blame me?

I have done everything possible.
But my orders were not followed!

They undermined my position! But you
will get a wake-up call too, gentlemen.

- You too!
- But, Inspector...

Be quiet! You too.

Hindsight is always 20/20.
But we cannot go on like this!

We cannot continue like this.
Not like this!

Correct. This is why I would like
to hear the facts, one at a time.

- And not so loud. We're still nervous.
- Apologies.

Please help me, Mr. Holmes.
You are the only one who can help.

Your Excellency, we are here for you.

This morning at 10:30,

this young man entered the World's Fair
from the amusement park.

He pulled off a piece of fence
because he didn't have a ticket.

He went to the Pavilion of Curiosities to
take a look at the world's rarest stamps.

The boy claims to have walked
from Berlin just to see them.

I did.

The boy looked at
the famous Mauritius stamps,

the last four left in the world.

All of a sudden, he called out in the
middle of the Pavilion, "They are fake!"

They are fake. All four of them.

I am a collector myself.
I know these things.

Be quiet, you little rascal.

The immediate review of an expert
confirmed the boy's suspicion.

Since it is a fact that the original
were present when the fair began,

the fake stamps must have been placed
there to cover up theft of the originals.

To date, it has not been established
when and how the stamps were switched.

The thieves are in the wind.

The originals are a loan from elite
individuals and reputable institutions.

Together, they are worth 600,000 francs.

That's the catalog value.
Their real value is much higher.

Get this boy out of here.

Erwin, come here.

- The cat didn't get your tongue, it seems.
- It didn't.

- But it did just now.
- No.

Yes. Because you won't mention
the fake stamps to anyone.

The kind director will invite you
to food and drink and buy you new boots.

The fair will pay for everything.

- But you have to keep your mouth shut.
- Yes, whatever he wants. Just keep quiet.

Now I get it. Because of the scandal
and the embarrassment.

I wouldn't have said anything anyways.
After all, we are...

- It was a pleasure, Mr. Holmes.
- Good-bye, Erwin.

- Good-bye, Dr. Watson.
- Good-bye, Erwin.

And if you ever need me again,
I'm always at your service.

- An anonymous letter, Your Excellency.
- May I, Your Excellency?

I see.

"If you want to get the real stamps back,
place an ad in the paper:

'Mauritius, yes.'

We will then provide you with details
regarding their return.

If you do not place this ad,
we will deem our offer rejected

and will announce in the same paper
that the stamps at the fair are fake.

We will leave it up to you
to imagine the full-blown scandal."

The gentlemen are in a hurry.

- But what shall we do?
- Nothing.

Your Excellency, don't despair!
No reason to give up.

- Are those the forgeries?
- Yes.

Good work. Someone had to walk here
from Germany to figure out they are false.

Yes?

Who owns the originals?

That's the problem.

How will it look when I asked the British
Museum where our blue Mauritius are?

What shall I tell his Highness
Crown Prince Sigurd of Sweden

when he asks, "What did you do
with my two red Mauritius?"

And he's my friend. Professor Berry.

Professor Berry gave me the idea

to show these rare stamps together
for the first time.

They will all claim damages.
Six times 100,000 francs!

It will be a scandal greater than
the World's Fair has ever seen before!

- Yes, it's wonderful.
- What did you just say?

The case I have always dreamed about.
Doctor, did you write everything down?

Yes. British Museum, Prince of Sweden,

four Mauritius... two red, two blue,
600,000 francs.

May I take the gentlemen
to the crime scene?

Not necessary.

Gentlemen...

as you surely know, Sherlock Holmes
never had a case that he didn't solve.

- Yes.
- Yes.

I... Doctor? We will solve this case.

- Yes.
- Thank you.

- It will not be for nothing.
- Excellency, don't even mention it.

- But we do expect your assistance.
- Just give us your orders.

- Let's go, Doctor.
- Yes.

Inspector. Your Excellency. Gentlemen.

Thank you very much.
You will see us again, with the stamps.

Or never.

- You all should take a lesson from him!
- I believe in him.

Did anyone doubt that I am Dr. Watson? No.

Not even the chief of police.
Least of all the chief.

It didn't happen the way I or you
or we anticipated,

but it did happen.

Did we get the big case? We did.
Will we solve it? Yes, we will.

- Morris. Will we solve it?
- Where did the two girls get off?

Wait, what? You can't be
thinking of the two girls now.

What station was it, Macky?
Where did the girls' tickets go?

- Yvelles. But you can't go there now.
- Yes, it's not that far.

- Now that we have our big case.
- Because of the case.

What were their names?

Mary Berry and Jane Berry.
I beg you, leave the orphans alone!

And the name of the man
who had the idea with the four stamps?

What was his name?

Exactly.

Amazing.

- And we will take a good look at him.
- Exactly.

- You wait here.
- Yes, sir.

Watch out. Here they come.

Go pack. We will take everything.

Apologies for entering your room,
but I need your advice, Mr. Holmes.

What is this about, milady?

A mysterious case only you can solve.

- Mr. Holmes.
- Have a seat. Doctor, take notes.

This morning, two acquaintances were
supposed to arrive with the North Express.

They got on the train but never arrived.

Well.
they must have gotten off somewhere else.

I just don't understand why.

- That's why I'm asking you.
- There are different reasons.

But if you want concrete answers,
you have to give me some details.

Such as occupation, character,
and destination.

Maybe you can tell me
something about them.

I can't. I didn't know them very well.

Not very well? Same with me.

Right, because you were on the same train.

- Yes. But we arrived.
- With the suitcases of my acquaintances.

- Imagine my surprise.
- Of course.

If I really think about it,
then I have to come to the conclusion...

that the two of them only got off
because you got on.

- Of course.
- They may have had a bad conscience?

Possibly. But that's no reason
to run away from you.

Don't think that everyone falls
for every trick in the book.

No matter how sophisticated.

- You are not Sherlock Holmes.
- "Not Sherlock Holmes"...

- And you are not Dr. Watson.
- “Not Dr."... No. Wait! That's...

- First time we hear this, ma'am.
- But it's true.

- Or can you prove that it's you?
- Can you prove it's not us?

Indeed.

The real Sherlock Holmes
always had a violin in his case.

Bravo.

Here.
Be a little more careful with it, Doctor.

Thank you. What do you expect in return?

Fair play.

That you return the suitcases of
my acquaintances with everything intact.

That's fair and square. You can take them
with you. We didn't touch anything.

- Unfortunately not everything.
- Why?

The items In the secret compartments
are gone.

Secret compartments? Doctor,

did you know about
the secret compartments?

Yes, of course.
They were nicely done, up on top.

- Why didn't you mention it?
- Why should I have?

- The compartments were empty.
- Oh, they were empty! I see.

The compartments were not empty.

You guys cleared them out.
What did you do with the money and maps?

If you talk to us this way,
you'll get nothing.

We will get everything back.

- We've got you over a barrel.
- Same with you.

It will be tough
for you to prove anything.

But we have evidence that you are crooks.

Here. A receipt.
Delivery to Mr. Morris Flint.

A deerstalker hat. A plaid inverness cape.
A Dunhill shag pipe. A used Browning.

Total 9 pounds, 17 shilling.

Received down payment of four pounds.
Date, illegible signature.

You weren't even able to
pay for your equipment.

See, Macky? The big things are no problem.
It's the small things that trip you.

And they break your neck.

How unpleasant for you
if the police see this.

You call that fair play?

You'll get the receipt back.
Tonight at 11:00.

At dinner after the theater performance.

By then you will have the money
and the maps to return to us.

- Agreed?
- Agreed.

You found a fitting jacket.
You'll also find a fitting tailcoat.

- See you tonight.
- Don't think you can trick us.

We will find you, no matter where you are.
Faster than the police.

And we are a little
more reckless than them.

- Do you want to return it?
- Are you out of your mind?

- Empty the violin case.
- Yes.

What if they report us? The receipt!

First we go to Yvelles to Professor Berry.

I will stay tonight in Yvelles,
but tomorrow I have to go to the city.

The formalities regarding the inheritance
from your uncle will have to wait.

- Anything else I can do for you?
- Thank you, Doctor.

- Can't you take us with you?
- Why?

- Don't you like it here?
- We like it, but...

You know, Doctor,
we don't have anything else to wear.

And what we brought is all we have.
We think we should adjust a little bit.

- In terms of clothes.
- It doesn't have to be so expensive.

- I'm sure he wouldn't mind.
- No.

He certainly wouldn't. But I'd be grateful
if you'd wait a little bit.

I don't want to tell you what to do, but...

The guest room is ready.

- You may come upstairs, Doctor.
- Please excuse me.

- Good night, ladies.
- Good night.

- Is he mad about that?
- Of course not. We are the heiresses!

200,000 francs. Mary, if you have
this much money, no one gets mad at you.

- And?
- Nothing.

I searched again while you were
at the park but didn't find anything.

- Then I have to report it to the police.
- The police are always unpleasant.

But what else can I do?

What shall I tell the girls?
I cannot stall any longer.

The master of the house
never liked the police.

I don't know what else to do.

The ladies think they are rich.
They want to shop for clothes, lingerie...

I understand that.
But there isn't even enough for food.

The attorney goes to bed in all his worry.

- I hope he stays there and sleeps well.
- I wish him the same.

- I don't like to fight with old people.
- Who are the girls?

Those are the heiresses. Are you crazy?

- What if someone looks out?
- Don't be so loud.

- I hope they are still there.
- Of course they are.

- Someone may have found them.
- No way.

The professor had a good hiding spot.

When may I wake you?

The master of the house
always woke at 6:00, so it shall be 6:00.

And for breakfast
your uncle always had porridge and toast.

- That's all?
- That's all.

May I show the ladies to their room?

Let's get started.

Good night and sweet dreams.
Whatever you dream tonight will come true.

Our grand life finally begins.

The ladies of the house go to bed early,
get up in the middle of the night,

and eat porridge and toast for breakfast.

I cannot change everything
on the first day.

But just wait. I will take care of it.

We will live a beautiful life here.

The finest people will come and go.
We will give parties.

Concerts. Soirees.
Famous men will be our guests.

It must be here somewhere. Take a look.

I will find the key.

- What is it?
- I don't know.

Leave it.

Show me a room where I can keep you safe.

Maybe the laundry room.

- Lot's go. Got down there.
- Go, go.

Open up! Police.

Don't you dare open.

Open the door immediately!
This is the police.

Why don't you let the dear police in?

Just open up already.
We can't all come in through the window.

So? What were you looking for?

Officer, I know what they want.

Money.

Of course.

Jane!

- What is it?
- I thought you fell off your bed.

- Me? Why?
- Didn't you hear that?

- No.
- Something fell.

Just leave me alone. You're crazy.

Yes. They must be somewhere else,
those things.

Yes, the professor hid them well,
those things.

You are aware?

What would be a good
for those gentlemen tonight?

The laundry room. Come on, come on!

Let's go.

Come on, my friend.

- Who's that?
- Sherlock Holmes.

You are a stupid cow.

I just started dreaming,
and it would have been a nice dream.

Who knows if it will continue.

Mr. Holmes, such luck to have you here.

My arrival is never pure luck.

This morning I was about
to call the police.

- The police?
- I wanted to report strange circumstances.

That's no longer necessary.
Now I am here to solve the case.

- Yes.
- Professor Berry?

- Yes.
- Since when?

Ten days ago. Very sudden.

And Mary Berry and Jane Berry
from Middletown are the heiresses.

- That's right, but...
- Please continue.

Of course. You will understand my despair.

According to his last will, I am supposed
to pay their inheritance. 200,000 francs.

But the money is nowhere to be found.

Does the last will say where it is?

Not exactly, but it must be in the house.

We looked everywhere
and didn't find one cent.

- You won't find one.
- Why not?

Because the professor spent all his money.

What? Such a big amount, 200,000 francs?

You can buy things for 200,000
that are so small

you have to get the best detective
to find them.

How long have you been
with Professor Berry?

Twelve years.

- He was a collector, right?
- No.

What? He didn't have a penchant
for expensive art, rare items?

I don't know.

If you have been here for 12 years,
you must know him.

He never spoke of these kinds of things.

He worked a lot, but always at night.

He locked himself in,
and I didn't disturb him.

- No guests?
- Never.

- But he often went to the city?
- No.

Rarely.

- Were you here when he died?
- No, I came later, after he had passed.

Tell us about it.

The professor received a letter that day
which made him very upset.

He asked me to pack his suitcase.
He wanted to leave.

But when the suitcase was packed
and the car ready,

the professor sat at his desk
and didn't move.

Over there. Like this.

This is how I found him.

The doctor said it was heart failure.

Was this magnifying glass here?

I think so, yes. Yes.

- May I deduce?
- Go ahead.

It's obvious.

The upsetting letter, the red, the blue,
gave his fortune to the crooks.

Happiness about the stamps
causes heart attack,

crooks want to steal them back, blackmail.

Letter to the director is ready.

Right,
but they didn't expect Holmes and Watson,

who will find the stamps
and snatch them up right in front of them.

- Exactly.
- So the professor sat like this?

- What did you do then?
- I opened the window.

- Then you went to get the doctor?
- I got cold water, eau de cologne.

Go again to get cold water
and eau de cologne.

Go.

All gone. Burnt.

Doctor?
When did someone last light a fire here?

- Hard to say.
- Easy to say.

No one ever lit this fireplace.

- It's fake and has no hood.
- Right!

Put it exactly where it was.
What else was on the desk?

- The same items.
- Nothing suspicious?

- Yes.
- What?

- A book.
- Opened?

No, closed.

Nothing is quite right.

- What book?
- I don't remember.

- You put it back on the shelf.
- Yes.

- Top or bottom?
- Don't know.

- Did you use a ladder?
- No. It must have been here somewhere.

- A pretty big book.
- Doctor?

Go through these books.
What was the professor wearing?

The same suit as in the picture.
His Sunday suit.

What was in his pockets?
You cleaned them out?

- Of course.
- So?

Handkerchief. Watch.
Keys. Two pencils. Wallet.

- What was in it?
- 450 francs.

- We sent it to the ladies for the trip.
- Nothing else?

- Yes.
- What?

A couple of stamps.

Bravo, my dear friend.
Hand over the stamps right away.

- But I mailed them.
- What?

Dulled?
- But when to, you unlucky follow?

I put them on the obituaries
that the attorney told me to send.

- So those were new stamps, I guess?
- Yes.

About ten 5-cent stamps.

Then bring me the Sunday suit
of the professor.

- Well, that... That's not possible.
- Why not?

- Because we buried him in it.
- Where does this door go?

There is no door.

There is a door.

I didn't know that. I swear.

Bring me alight.

I'm going alone.

Strange that you didn't know about this.

- Very strange.
- I have never seen it.

I was never even
allowed to touch the books.

Now I understand
why I couldn't find him sometimes,

even though he didn't leave the house.
Sometimes he called me.

I couldn't figure out what room he was in.

- And you didn't think anything of it?
- No.

Strange. Very strange.

You have to always think about it
when you notice something.

And even more when you don't
notice something. That is always a clue.

Give me that.

"Pawnshop Lombard, 13 rue de Briard.
Regarding M4.

Dear Professor, thanks for your delivery.

We do not acknowledge
your refusal to continue working with us.

We expect that you fulfill
your obligations just like we do.

Otherwise, we will take measures
that are not in your interest.“

No signature. M4.

M4. Very strange correspondence.

- Is that the letter that made him upset?
- Yes, it is!

Macky!

Macky!

- Come down.
- What is going on down there?

I hope nothing happens to them.

What is this? And this?

And this! And this here?

Do you understand? You will in a moment.

Watch. Transfer picture.
Pictorial broadsheet. Macky?

- You still don't get it?
- That's huge.

- Professor Berry was...
- What? What?

- A forger?
- The king of forgers! Take a look.

Ruble, dollars, drachma, pesos, pounds.

Tax seals, passports,
lottery tickets, checks.

Anything you want! Banknotes
from all over the world. And... stamps.

Rare stamps.

The Mauritius stamps were forged here.

Listen. What are they yelling about?

Go down and take a look.
I will wait here so no one shuts the door.

Yes, of course. I will go.

- Boss! That means we made it!
- That doesn't even cut it.

Holmes and Watson are nothing
compared to us. Amateurs!

- Moscow, three years ago. Fake rubles.
- Better than the originals.

Exactly. Professor Berry made them.

- And 1908?
- The scandal in Monte Carlo.

They made thousands more chips
than the cashiers had given out.

This is where they made the molds.

Right. And the pawnshop Lombard
placed them in circulation.

- What?
- Pawnshop Lombard.

- Why?
- Here, read this. I found it upstairs.

What is...

Give me the letter to
the director of the fair.

You have it.

Written with the same typewriter.
You are right.

Pawnshop Lombard pulls the strings.

And the professor made
good money from them.

Here. He made 200,000 francs. Real francs.

And a castle with horses and carriages.
And servants.

Macky, they have been looking
for this man and this gang for years!

And we will expose them, count on it!

You and I, Morris Flint
and Macky McPherson. An amazing case!

A case so big you can't even fathom it.

But Mary Berry and Jane Berry
should have stayed in Middletown.

- But why?
- The dream castle didn't last.

The girls won't inherit anything.
No money, no castle.

Nothing.

Oh, my goodness. Yes.
I didn't think of that.

The inheritance is down the drain.

- And we have to tell them.
- Of course we do.

See, Macky, that's how it is.

Good news for some, bad news for others.

- I am not even excited about it anymore.
- Do you think I am?

Come on.

- You heard everything?
- Everything.

Well, be that as it may.
You don't tell anyone, understood?

- Including the ladies.
- No, no.

At least for now. Come on.

8:00.

I doubt they will still come for dinner.

Do you want to wait with
breakfast for them?

All of this because of you two idiots!

Running away from a guy
with a violin case.

Leaving money and maps behind!
A whole month's work gone!

Just unbelievable.

I think we should argue somewhere else.
Where the police won't find us.

- Police?
- Of course. Why wouldn't they rat us out?

To the contrary. Smartest thing
they could do. If they haven't already.

- Yes?
- Mr. Holmes?

The morning edition with a picture of you.

Give it to me.

I gave it to him.

Here.

“The world famous detective with
his friend, Dr. Watson,

on his way to the police station,
upon request of the chief of police."

Gentlemen, what does this mean?

I want to know what this means.
I didn't invite him. Who did it?

- Me, sir.
- This man was really here?

- Yes, in your office.
- Why?

I asked him to help
with the Mauritius stamps.

Indeed? You asked him?

Yes.
Upon special request of Excellency Vangon.

You officially asked him at the police
station to help get the stamps back?

Yes, sir.

You are convinced that
he is Sherlock Holmes?

- I have no doubt about it.
- I pity you, gentlemen.

I will tell you who this man is.
He is a fraud, a liar, a con man.

The both of them.
Hoodlums, scoundrels, swindlers.

Unbelievably brazen!

And you all fall for their tricks.
All of you.

The head of the criminal division
negotiates with them at the station.

Asks for help! Asks a criminal for help!
You made us look ridiculous!

- You embarrassed us!
- Chief...

Quiet! It is always easy
to say something after the fact.

I am absent for one day,
and this is what happens.

- But, Chief, he is most certainly...
- He is not!

Where are they? Arrest them immediately.
Catch them! Search for them.

They finally woke up.
They will be downstairs shortly.

- But you didn't say anything about us?
- Not one word.

Do you believe that dreams you have
the first night in a new home come true?

Absolutely.

If I tell you what I dreamt you will be
jumping up the wall and burst with envy.

Oh, no. I know what you dreamt.

- Why?
- You were very unhappy in your dream.

You were sighing so much,
it could make a dog cry.

I felt really sorry for you, Mary.

That's not true. I had beautiful dreams.

But you... You must have dreamt
something awful. I wanted to wake you up.

- Me? Why?
- You kept talking in your sleep.

- What did I say?
- I'd rather not tell.

Go ahead, tell me.

"Kiss me, sweet train robber," you said.

I said that?

And once wasn't enough. You kept
saying it. "Kiss me, sweet train robber."

I felt really sorry for you, dear Jane.

- Where were you all this time?
- At the post office, like you said.

- You smell like you went to a bar.
- The bar is right next to the post office.

- Did you transfer the money?
- Of course. Too bad you didn't come.

It made a big impression when I opened
the case and put the 32,000 francs down.

The clerk almost fell over.

And when I put down the 20,000 gulden,
the other clerks came.

They all stared. But when they saw
the pounds, the 16,000, it was all over.

You cannot imagine the cheering.

People came over from the bar,
it was so nice.

The clerks bought me a glass of wine.

I was afraid to say no,
didn't want to be suspicious,

because the policeman was there too.

He also bought me a glass of wine.
It was really fun.

Too bad you didn't come.
The people were so nice!

- You seem pretty happy.
- Oh, yes.

- You didn't tell them yet.
- Of course not.

And the decrypted photocopies?

- Sent express via registered mail.
- Receipt?

Receipt is here.

- Come on, Mary!
- Our porridge is waiting.

You are here?

It's very nice that you
are paying us a visit.

You are the first guests at our chateau.
Welcome!

How did you find us?
How did you know that we were here?

We know everything.

You left the train without
saying good-bye.

My friend had hoped
to spend time with you.

- Unfortunately in vain.
- I think this is lovely.

Now you can spend some time with us here.

- Are you going to tell them?
- Yes, I will tell them.

- I'm sure you were thrilled.
- Oh, yes.

- I can imagine.
- No, you can't imagine.

You should know, we're very simple girls.
Seamstresses.

Ten days ago we were still in front of
our sewing machines at Armstrong & Co.

And then we got a letter
from a Dr. Balderin,

telling us we should come immediately,
we are the sole heiresses of Mr. Berry.

First, we couldn't believe it,

but the director of the factory
and the girls congratulated us.

And the Middletown newspaper wrote
"Lucky overnight."

I have to tell you something,
Mary Berry and Jane Berry.

The two of us didn't just
come for a visit. We wanted to...

We also wanted to return this to you.
My friend kept it by accident.

- We didn't even notice.
- Me either.

But that's not it.

Isn't it true that
you didn't know your uncle?

No, we didn't.

- Our father never spoke of him.
- You see?

Your father had his reasons.
Your uncle was a great artist.

He made a lot of money with his art. This
beautiful chateau and all you inherited.

Unfortunately, your uncle was also
a man who used his art to... to...

Just come with me. I will show you.

Come on.

No worries. You don't have to be afraid.

- Where are we?
- This is where your uncle worked.

- What was his job?
- He was a lithographer, a genius.

When he was 20, he won a contest
to create the new 50 francs bill.

It still exists.

The government paid the young artist
1,000 francs for his work.

- He was only 20?
- Yes.

This banknote determined
the course of his entire life.

He created many more bills
during his lifetime.

But those weren't for contests
or new designs.

He followed the design of existing bills
and copied it exactly.

Often times better than the originals.

Did two men come here who pretended
to be Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?

- Where are they?
- Gone.

- They left a while ago.
- Back to the city?

Uh, yes. Yes.

- With the ladies?
- Yes, yes.

- You know I can arrest you if you lie?
- Yes. Yes, Inspector.

You're sure they are no longer
in the house?

I'm sure.

Well. How do you explain
that their things are still here?

I don't understand.
Maybe they just went for a walk.

Or they are still here.
Search the building!

I would have rather told you
something better, believe me.

But you would've found out anyway, and
it would've been harder to give it all up.

Right?

- Give it up?
- Of course. Don't you understand?

No, I completely understand.

But it is too bad.

I had so many ideas.
I wanted to tune the grand piano.

And I already redid
the terrace in my head.

Tomorrow morning, we wouldn't have had
porridge but a real breakfast.

At 9:00.

Aha, big Paul and little Peter.

Familiar faces.
Now it's getting interesting.

So? What brought you here?

Come.
Let's go pack and return to Middletown.

Back to Middletown? Never ever.

What will the director say?
The other girls? The newspaper?

I'll go anywhere,
but not back to Middletown.

How do you even want to get there?
We only have 28 francs 60.

I don't care, but I don't want
to stay one minute longer.

We didn't expect anything else from you,
right, Macky?

- Right.
- But what will become of us?

- We stay together. That's the easiest.
- Of course we stay together.

Don't you think we tried
to figure out what you should do?

- Of course we tried to figure it out.
- He already thought about it on the train.

You really think
we only came to crush your dreams?

To just send you back to Middletown?

We will stay together. The four of us.
That is... if you want to.

- We would be glad.
- Us too.

- Right, Mary?
- Yes.

Well then! Everything works out.

Let's go upstairs
and make some plans for our future.

You don't want to say anything?

Arrest them! We will get you talking.

We searched everything and found nothing.

Well, we'll just wait until the gentlemen
return from their walk.

- May I offer anything? Wine, cognac?
- No, thanks.

- You will get thirsty. I'll get something.
- You stay here! Don't leave the room.

As you wish.

- Damn. It's the police.
- Too early.

- I hope Jean keeps quiet.
- How do we get out?

Macky, come.

Girls, I can't explain now,
but if the police get us, it's all over.

You just stay here and be quiet.
Don't worry.

I'll answer.

- Hello?
- Jean?

- Yes.
- Jean, is that you?

Yes, it's me, Jean.

All is well, Inspector.

Damn it, he recognized my voice.

- Hello?
- He's at a loss.

What does he do? Deducing...

- He deduces.
- Exactly.

- What will he do?
- Call the switchboard.

Exactly. You see?

- Switchboard Yvelles.
- Where did this last call come from?

From the basement.

From what basement?

- The city hall basement.
- So from the city?

- Why didn't you say that right away?
- Don't be rude! I'm hanging up.

- Are they leaving?
- They are running!

Great! It worked out.

- They are all gone.
- Good.

- You take Mary and Jane to Dr. Balderin.
- Yes.

If they don't get there safely,
our friendship is done.

- Afterwards. you go to Rue de Briard.
- Right.

- Why are you going there?
- To meet you in front of Lombard's.

Right. Because there is still
some work to be done.

REWARD: 1,000 FRANCS
WANTED

- My goodness.
- What is it?

They put up our wanted poster.

Great.
That's the best legitimization possible.

Come in, Macky, door to your left. Go!

- We are in the right spot.
- Yeah?

The gang is there. Our stamps too.
I'm going in.

If I'm not back in 30 minutes,
get the police.

Wait.

- I have a feeling it might go wrong.
- You always have that.

- Yes, but this time...
- This time nothing can go wrong.

I'm just paying them a friendly visit.

What?

The police are after me.
Where is your boss?

- I have to hide. Quick!
- Wait.

- He's here.
- Who?

The fake Sherlock Holmes.

Next door at the shop.
Wants to talk to the boss.

Comrades. Let's tell the boss.

Watch out! Bring him in.

Hello.

Hello, boss.

You have to help me.

- That's you, huh?
- Yes.

- Good idea.
- Not as good as I thought.

What do we do with you?

I'll do anything.
I can even start right now.

- Only the boss can decide.
- What, you're not the boss?

- Where's the boss?
- Over there.

Get the other one.
He must be somewhere around here.

Unpleasant surprise, huh?

Not for me.
I always hoped I would see you again.

We had a date.
Sorry that I couldn't make it.

Just wasn't able to find the right coat.

- But now I'm here.
- Watch your mouth.

- Where is everything?
- What?

Right, the money and the maps.

I don't have them on me.
Didn't expect to run into you here.

You know, ma'am, I don't like
carrying so much money around.

Search him.

Sent back to the banks.

The gulden to Amsterdam, the pounds
to London and the francs to Cherbourg.

And the maps to the police.

Decrypted. It was a lot of work.

So you're a snitch?
You know you'll pay for that.

Wait,
there are some other interesting things.

How did you get the two letters?

Our letter to the director of the fair.

And our letter to Professor Berry
in Yvelles.

Come on in. You're wanted too.

I'm starting to understand a few things.

For instance, why the fearful director
did not answer our letter at all.

How come? He asked you to help.

Sherlock Holmes would, of course,
find the real stamps.

Smartest thing he could do.

Stupid idiot.

- It will be a scandal.
- I don't think so.

By tomorrow, he'll have his stamps back.

Credit where credit is due.

- Maybe you were in Yvelles...
- Yes, I was.

A very interesting workshop.

Quite the sleuth.
Like the real Sherlock Holmes.

Too bad this is
the wrong place for your skills.

- The other guy is outside.
- You could have been somebody.

Talent should be promoted.

But a little coincidence
will be your undoing.

- And that coincidence is me.
- You're my bad luck.

Just when you thought you made it,
it's over for you.

Just now as everything is coming together,
you're finished.

Now, that you have found me
and my long wanted collaborators,

our beautiful fake money
and the beautiful real stamps...

you have run out of air.

Don't even think
you can count on the police.

Come on already.

Macky! Out!

Damn it!

Close the door!

Go! Up there! Cut them off.

Don't shoot.

Bring him downstairs!

Macky, my boy. You look bad. Are you okay?

You're all right?
Macky. Help me with this.

What are you doing?

Don't ask.
Hurry, they will come get us again.

What?

- All right, these guys are finished.
- Open the doors.

Continue unloading.

- Rubble against the door.
- But why?

You'll see.

Come on. Grab it. Go!

What is it?

The watch is gone.

Open up.

- I can't.
- Let me do it.

- You see?
- Open up!

- You'd like that, huh?
- Open up!

- Do you understand now?
- No.

- Open up!
- He wants it back.

Open up!

The watch? Why?

Most expensive watch in the world, Macky.
600,000 francs.

Everybody down!

Come already.

- Hey.
- What?

Look.

BALDERIN
ATTORNEY - NOTARY

Police.

- What should we do?
- Come.

- Where are you going?
- To warn them. They can't come here now.

- Do you know where they are?
- Pawnshop Lombard, rue de Briard.

We'll find them.

Line up.

Watch out. Careful.

Back!

Attention!

And go!

Back. Attention!

And go!

Back.

Come on, Macky.

Go!

Back.

Attention.

Go!

Back.

Go!

Back.

- How do we get in?
- Maybe they are gone.

The two guys from the train.

- What do they want?
- If they meet up...

- Something is not right.
- Come.

- What is going on?
- Where is all the stuff?

- Go help. They are inside.
- Who?

Hold it.

And go!

Macky, what is it?

Macky, sit down.

These dogs.

Come here.

Please, come quick!

Now they got us trapped.

Believe me, Macky,
I didn't think that would happen.

Don't be mad at me
for getting you involved.

Stop it, Morris. Don't worry about me.

Watch out! It's sliding down!

Hey, I have something wonderful.
Here, in my pocket.

Hands up!

One by one and up the stairs.

- Didn't go wrong after all.
- Of course not.

- You always panic.
- Yeah. I'm sorry.

Golly! What a great catch.

Lock up the shop.
Put it under surveillance.

Yes, sir.

Close it.

Come, Macky. They might forget us!

Hello, hello! Here are two more.

You are under arrest.

- What was the purpose of your imposture?
- To serve justice.

- No jokes in court.
- I am serious.

Defendant,
do you really want us to believe

you were committing fraud
to fight for justice?

- Yes, this is the case.
- One word, please.

I want to show their true motives.

- I'm curious.
- Me too. Go ahead!

Honorable Court. The defendants
had the following criminal plan.

The World's Fair brings
the richest together.

Many of them have private concerns
and secrets.

Wouldn't they want to entrust them to Mr.
Holmes who just so happens to be there?

To ask him for advice
and pay him a fee in advance?

Don't you see, Your Honor,
the criminal possibilities?

How much money can a fake detective
make from this kind of business?

The secrets can be used for blackmail,
they can be sold.

You can use them to control someone
for the rest of his life or destroy him.

Isn't that true, defendant?

Defendants, you have heard the prosecutor.

Yes, Your Honor. But we only heard
theories, no facts. May I present them?

- Please do so.
- I'm curious. Go ahead.

It's all true.

We stopped the express train, got
ourselves tickets and beds without paying.

We checked everyone's passport

and accepted the help
of the railroad officials.

We would like to apologize to them
and thank them in the name of justice.

Palace Hotel.

We stayed at the Palace Hotel.

But after the trial, we can pay
those few francs from our reward.

- Few francs? 564 francs!
- Why?

- The rooms are still booked.
- Did you not cancel the rooms?

- We still need them.
- Right.

Keep the apartment in our name.
We will be right over afterwards.

- Defendant, stay focused.
- Apologies.

Focus, of course. We supposedly pretended
to be Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

We didn't do that once.
We denied it, right, Macky?

- We reputed it.
- Wherever we could.

That's it! By denying it,

you made your victims believe
that you are who you pretend to be.

That was your trick.

Should we have pretended otherwise
so they wouldn't believe it?

But at the police you did not deny
that you are Sherlock Holmes.

They didn't ask us. They asked us
if we could take a case, which we did.

And every one was so, so happy,
that we did take it, right, Inspector?

- You tricked us into believing you!
- Tricked? Give me a break!

Macky. Did we trick our way
into the police station?

Tricked? These three gentlemen
picked us up and we were warmly welcomed.

"Welcome, welcome," they said.

Indeed, gentlemen, those are the facts.

It was a warm welcome,
and we talked right away.

Trust against trust. We went to work,
investigated day and night.

With success, as you can see here.

May I, Your Honor?

A few weeks ago, three banks were robbed,
in Amsterdam, Cherbourg and London.

We discovered the bank robbers
in the express train we stopped.

You can see how important it was
to stop the train.

We took the money from them...
half a million...

and transferred it back to the banks.

Here is the receipt as proof. Continue!

- The decrypted maps.
- Yes.

The chief of police received plans
for a bank robbery a few days ago, right?

Indeed.

This made it possible to prevent
the robbery and catch the robbers.

Indeed.

These notes were signed with thumb prints?

That's right.

Did you check if they belonged
to any criminals?

- Yes.
- But you didn't find anything?

- No.
- You couldn't. They were ours.

Take a look! These are the thumbs.

- See for yourself.
- Yes.

Who, Inspector,
was able to expose a gang of forgers?

We were, my friend Macky and I.

We found them out and delivered them.
But that's not all. Continue.

Mauritius.

This is the most important part.

Excellency Vangon and the police
asked us for help

in a very crucial matter,
and we helped them.

- Really? You did?
- Yes, Your Excellency, we did.

Your Honor,
please open the watch before you.

- And?
- What's inside?

- Nothing.
- What?

The other side.

Of course, please open it from the back.
Your Excellency, go take a look.

Please give the content to His Excellency.
Careful.

It's worth six times 100,000 francs.

The stamps are not there.

What? What?

May I, please?

Damn it. Empty.

- We have to start from scratch.
- Your magic trick is not working.

That's them! The real Mauritius.

- The red ones.
- The blue ones.

Prosecutor! The magic trick worked.
Your Excellency.

- Thank you so much.
- Hear! Hear! Hurrah!

- Hear! Hear!
- Hear! Hear!

- Congrats.
- Thanks.

- You were amazing.
- You thought it would go wrong, right?

I'm sorry. But that was the last time.

- Thanks for taking me.
- You're welcome.

- Can we keep working together?
- Of course, what would I be without you?

Defendants, be seated.

Why didn't you tell us all this earlier?

Well,
we have to ask the court to forgive us.

It was part of our evil plan
to make everything public.

Members of the press, please listen up.

On a rainy day, my friend Macky and I sat
together, fairly blue, on the 6th floor

at 311 Shaftsbury Avenue, at our small
private detective office Argus.

- We only had four pounds.
- I had a toothache.

- And no case.
- We finally realized our mistake.

- Our sign was too small and too high up.
- Morris had a brilliant idea.

We purchased a different kind of sign.

- A deerstalker hat, an inverness cape.
- A pipe and a violin case.

From this moment on, business was booming.

As Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, we
got cases we would have never worked on.

- And we were able to show our skills.
- That was our intention.

- That was our evil plan!
- That was our goal.

- To serve justice.
- Now and always!

A word, please.

Facts speak louder than theories.
They have won me over.

Bravo!

But one thing the court cannot forgive.

The abuse of the name and person
of Sherlock Holmes.

- I have to represent his interests.
- Why you, Mr. Prosecutor?

Why not Sherlock Holmes himself?
The only injured party. Where is he?

Here.

- I am the only injured party.
- Come forward.

What do you want?

I want to represent the interests
of Mr. Holmes.

- Why you?
- He is my child.

Sherlock Holmes never existed. He never
lived. Sherlock Holmes is my brainchild.

- My Name is Conan Doyle.
- The author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

Yes. You have given my Sherlock Holmes
life... and a face.

That was fantastic.

- I do have a small claim for damages.
- Ask for anything you want.

Let me write your story. It will be called
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes.

- Agreed.
- 50/50?

The court decided to drop the charges
against Flint and McPherson.

Thank you. Thank you, Judge.
And thank you, Mr. Prosecutor.

Come to the police station.
I have a new case.

Thank you so much,
but I have to solve another case first.

- If it doesn't solve itself.
- Go, he is waiting for you.

For me?

Why don't you go?
He may be waiting for you.

Can you tell me now
which one you decided on?

- Deducing...
- Both?

- No.
- Which one?

About to find out!

Which one had the idea
to send the police after us?

- We thought...
- What?

- We meant well.
- I don't care. Which one was it?

- It was her.
- Mary, you?

- Yes.
- Bravo!

Your Honor, could we excuse the public?

But of course!

The court is no longer in session.

THE END