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My good friends

it's with joy and sincere humility that I announce the happy news that reached me only today

This year I shall be elevated to the ranks of the nobility

I shall kneel before Her Majesty

She'll touch my shoulders with the blade of her sword

And pronounce the traditional words

Arise Sir Lucius

Whats the matter with the dogs?

I really dont know

I have no idea

go try to quiet them down

QUIET..quiet

what is the matter?

Hello..is anybody there?

I am unable to tell you how pleasing it is for any man who has devoted long years of his life

to selfless service to her majesty to recieve this acolade as a reward........to the queen

Ahhh,its been a delightful evening

has my niece returned yet?

no,not yet.

I wish to be alone now.

Your joy is premature Sir Lucius a thief and a murderer shall never be a knight of the realm

What?.....Who are you?

you've been expecting me I'm the avenger of your friend, Charles Mannings

I did'nt murder Charles Mannings ,thats the truth

I know all about it

you were his friend,and you robbed and strangled him

that is not true

I demand an explanation,where are the uncut diamonds you stole from your victim Sir Lucius?

what diamonds?

diamonds from kimberley worth 6 million pounds

more than that,for me they're worth a lot more

but if you kill me,you'll never find where the diamonds are

I shall make your life a hell on earth until you give me what is rightfully mine

dont bother trying to frighten me,it wont work

you dont even have the courage to show your own face

I have many faces,I can be anyone

I advise you to remain at Blackmoor castle any attempts you may make to sell the diamonds

will mean your death

Claridge...is that you?

yes uncle,its me

I thought I'd never finish at the office

we had to go to press at 10 o'clock

what happened outside?

what made you slam on the brakes?

I had to,I almost ran over the lord of the manor

come in Lord Blackmoor

after a fright like that,you probably need a whisky

good evening

Lord Blackmoor,back from scotland so soon?

yes,since yesterday evening

you had guests or I'd have been in to pay my respects earlier

its lucky that my brakes are so good

I'm just a reporter

and I prefer writing news, to getting stuck writing obituary notices

thats not what I'm paid for

well, tell me what happened?

he jumped out in front of the car I suddenly saw a dark shadow

and just had time to put on the brakes

where were you?

I?.....I was in the bushes following a love call

what?

yes,following the love call of the pale crested throstle

a bird that makes its nest in bushes usually

I wanted to record its love call on my tape recorder

Oh... -thanks

I study the love call of our feathered friends

its my latest hobby

also I'm fond of collecting proverbs from all over the world

I'm going to write a book about it some day

yes,I think it was confucious who once remarked

its impossible to lead a tranquil life when your neighbour is noisy

and so.here's to tranquil co-excistance here at Blackmoor Clark old man

yes,but please dont run in front of my car again

and now if you'll be good enough to allow me

I'll pop up to the tower

do you have enough room up there in the tower?

why,I shudder just to think of it

why? if you had'nt rented my castle I'd have sold it to pay the taxman

I'm very happy in the tower my dear,believe me

that way I'm far from the hustle and bustle,you know

you saved my life, bye the way

a bird in hand is worth 2 in the bush,my lord

good night my lord

goodnight Mr.clark

- Miss.Claridge

dont follow anymore plumed throstles tonight my lord, you run the risk of getting shot at

I assume you're joking

you were rather impolite with him

he gets on my nerves

oh but uncle,Lord Blackmoor is just a harmless lunatic

what makes you think lunatics are harmless

Hamlet pretended to be mad

and everyone got killed

Excuse me please

goodnight -goodnight

what are you doing with that gun uncle?

nothing..I heard footsteps,and I thought...it was nothing

was someone with you?

no no.......why?

there was a man running in the garden

I could'nt see him clearly,he was like a ghost

dont be ridiculous my child -it was the wind in the branches

forget it,go to your room now,goodnight

Oh, and bye the way uncle I forgot to tell you

Mr Tromby came to see me at the office today

I tried to talk him out of it but he wants you to settle your account with him

dont worry I'll see to everything my dear

tomorrow morning I'll go to london and liquidate a few of my holdings

then I shan't worry...goodnight -goodnight

Please put me through to London Gerard 9734

Old Scavenger Inn

I would like to speak to Mr Tavish

the chief wont be coming in tonight is there any message?

just tell Mr Tavish,tomorrow I'm sending his special havanas

special havanas..dont worry,I'll tell him

one moment......I'll be with you right away

recording song throstle

end of recording....bombs away

go away...go away will you please run along home shoo!!.....beasts

hold on...I'm coming

dont worry sir,as long as I'm here ,they wont hurt you

you stay there

be still down!

who might you be?

I live over there

and my mother cooks for Mr Clark

who are you?

I?..I'm the landlord what are you doing in the kennels then?

tell those beastly hounds to sit still I want to get out of here

ok......they wont hurt you

you're a fine young lad what are you called?

oh...I'm Phillip but everyone calls me flip

alright flip,how did you get so dirty?

there was a mole I was looking for I almost got her a second ago,I better dig a little deeper

dont dig too deep,this castle was built on an ancient robbers hideout its honeycombed with secret tunnels

great,then I might find some hidden treasure

Oh..dont count on that one of my famous ancestors spent it all

I think you better leave them well alone

you might wander round one of those passages for ever and never find a way out

whats the matter?

what is it flip? -let us pass

I just found Tom,and he's dead

that shadow you saw last night in the park when you arrived can you describe it to me?

of course,if you wish,it was large and black and it moved

Claridge,thats absolutely ridiculous no one could have been in the park last night

inspector,my niece has a somewhat lively imagination

in every ghost story there's a grain of truth

I'm sure I saw something inspector

you're a reporter,perhaps your witholding the facts to write an article

I need to have facts to write an article I'd be happy to tell scotland yard anything useful

I'll take it....

hmm..I'm ringing for the cigars -someones asking about cigars I believe

I've been somewhat delayed I'll see they get sent over later today

well I guess thats all for now I'll say goodbye

that letter carved on his head looks like a "W"

upsidedown you mean,from the front it's an "M"

then one of us must be the murderer

either its you "M" Mitchell,or its me, Watson

cigarette? no thanks,I'm giving them up they're bad for your health

well,in my opinion the old boys niece knows more than she's telling

we'll find that out later -did you notice anything about the uncle?

no I did'nt,I could'nt keep my eyes of his niece

that girls got everything

thats not true of her uncle

he's missing the little finger on his left hand

thats too bad if he plays the piano

the finger marks on the throat of the corpse showed the strangler had only nine fingers

next window please

but I want to

sorry...next window

scotland yard,I want some information

about a quarter of an hour ago you put through a call from London to blackmoor castle who was calling?

it was the same blond who telephoned yesterday

and how do you know it was a blond?

because she had a voice like a blond

whats the number?

I'd like the telephone number of this lovely blond voice

one moment

ahh...I had a hunch we would be meeting again soon

I've a call to make

the castle phone is'nt working?

some conversations are not fit for house phones

thank you

hello,editors desk,oh Mr Rogers,it's Claridge Dorset

I've information for you concerning the blackmoor murder

ahh haa,I think we're on to a great story here's the heading

the strangler of blackmoor castle..

you should have seen your face

what on earth are you doing here?

I came to telephone,we're both on the same story

you keep out of it,this is my scoop

oh dont say that,lets work together this time

a great crime story by Mike Pierce and Claridge Dorset

on one condition Michael,my name comes first

why of course your name comes first,your name comes first

hello,is this Gerard 9734?

Old Scavenger Inn

excuse me wrong number

Old Scavenger Inn, -hmm I know it

who were you talking to?

nobody,it was a wrong number

anything else?

when the man from blackmoor comes send him to me

if he shows up at all -he'll come

im not sure but there was something in clarks voice i didnt like

could it be that hes had a better offer?

dont be silly, he knows that no one else has the guts or the money to take those stolen rocks of his hands

he'll send his man along

did you require something sir?

in case its of interest my name is Tromby and I'm a laywer I'm sure that my visit isnt unexpected

I will announce you sir

hmm hes come -in a good humour?

determined and aggresive

bring the sherry interrupt him every time he speaks

i want to stop the flow of his conversation

ahhh Mr Tromby..id like to thank you for saving me a trip to london ..sit down wont you

I know how much you dislike travelling,especially when you have urgent things to settle

well life shouldnt always be one mad rush

in my private life i can be patient only,as a lawyer I may not indulge in such luxury ..

Now the 21st birthday of your niece was three weeks ago

And i would remind that as her trustee and gaurdian you were obliged....

sherry sir? no thank you not now!

you must have something

very well! if you insist

ahh thats absoloutely exellent

uhh... but to continue

I beg to remind you that you were to put your nieces fortune at her disposal on her 21st birthday and you must do it now

if you still can

My dear Mr Tromby,are you suggesting that i have been making speculations with money that isnt mine?

Just a moment Mr Tromby

I'd like to make one thing clear,I gave my uncle permission to make some investments with my money

you had no right to give him permission, and he had no right to accept it

whether you like ior not the court will be forced to take action

three times ive granted your uncle a delay

but now I have no choice in the matter

thats unnescasarry we'll have it tommorrow

really?

i have just liquidated some security

you've obtained the cash I trust?

as good as

I shall believe it when I see it !

my friend Mr Tavish has a birthday tommorrow im sending a box of cigars to him a present from me

the address is on it, he will give you a sealed envelope

I'll take it to the station wagon sir

you trust those stones to the grubby hands of a gardener?

why must we sell them?

A knight of your majesty can not have bad debts hanging over him

whats happened here?

oh it looks like a accident

hey ? are you alright?

dont try Tromby you think you can blackmail me? its a big mistake

i wont be taken for a fool any longer,what happened to the diamonds sent to you?

ah which do you mean? it was you perhaps that way laid the messanger?

why should I do that ?!

oh well you might have inclined to pay more money

perhaps your trying to swindle me out of my cut

for the last time where are those diamonds

if this man was run over by a train we should have found the head by now

I have a distinct feeling this was the driver of the Blackmoor station wagon

the question remains where is the head?

you know we dont have the head the stranglers hand marks are there

this man was dead before he was put on the track I'll bet anything that this is the work of our friend ninefingers

but whats the motive? Not robbery,neither one could have had much money on them

both these murders point in the same direction,to Blackmoor

this is just a hypothesus but I think these random murders could have an explanation they might be to frighten someone

yes, but who ?

I dont know,anyway,we can always try looking in the archives of the colonial office we may find something on Lucius Clark

Your sherry has just arrived

The postman called and gave it to me by mistake

How very strange,I did'nt order any sherry

but it is addressed to you

well anyway,thank you

M again,M for Mannings

Hello goldilocks,hows your sweetheart at Blackmoor?

What sweetheart?

the one you called on the telephone last night and this morning

I dont remember calling anyone

They told me it was a blonde voice

Are you being funny ?

Funny or serious,anyway you like sweetie

One gin please

One gin

Ahh....good evening Inspector Mitchell

And what may I do for you?

He's looking for someone who used the telephone here

Oh....anyone can telephone here

for practically nothing

I'm interested in someone who called Blackmoor

Ahh.. yes

It was about cigars

cigars ? Oh....would you like one?

No thanks,I dont smoke

Well then why are you so interested in cigars? seeing as it is'nt against the law yet........is it?

smells expensive

Yeah,the very best I see

A lot of customers here

The cream of society

Looks like business is booming

thanks,I do alright

I must say I envy you that,I hope it will stay alright

So watson,what did you find out?

Theres no record of Lucius Clarke at the collonial office

They also told me there was a big fire a few years back many of the archives were destroyed

rather convenient

what do we do now?

nothing at present

I'm sure that between this place here and blackmoor theres some kind of a link,right now theres nothing much to go on

but i think that before much longer we'll discover the whole setup

what do you want?

here,cut these stones

no,you cant take them away from me,i could'nt bear that you've taken so many

there are still enough left

dont take them they're all I love in the world

listen to me will you

you got 5 years in prison once for diamond robbery didnt you nobody else would employ you as a cutter

do you hear...nobody !!

the diamonds are my art nobody cuts stones like me

I know that !! i've got to pay tromby now,theres no other way

you do have another way

which?

Miss Clarige your niece if she were to have an accident

are you mad !!

just mind you dont have an accident

your hands are trembling lucius clark

I warned you,your life would be forfeit if you did'nt return was doesn't belong to you

where are those diamonds ?

here...here they are

Mr Clark

what is the meaning of this?

you spoiled the lovesong of the nightingale

I want you to stay in at night

uncle Lucius are you here?

where is Anthony?

where is Anthony?

here Sir

what were you doing outside?

I heard a noise so I went to see

well what did you see?

You're all closing in on me you...you,only Trombys missing

you idiots!!! get out....out...out !!!

uncle Lucius

for heavens sake,whats wrong? what is it?

my heart... my heart

I'll get your pills

my poor uncle isn't very well send for a doctor

go and send for Dr Holloway at once

whats wrong Anthony? didn't you hear what i said?

uncle lucius

the package...the package must go..tonight,send it tonight

go right away and put this package in my car

I've got to drive to London do you think I can leave my uncle alone for a while?

certainly,by all means,your uncle will sleep now and I'll remain by his side

thank you

Miss Dorset -Thank you

may I wish you a pleasant journey Miss Dorset

Thank you

have you any lighter fluid? I've run out

Mike,you're always scaring me to death,but what are you doing here?

I'm covering the same murders as you

and I seem to recall you promised we'ed work as a team together

And what do you do? you go your own way behind my back

but anything you can do I can do to I've found something out

Fred,park the car will you

What have you found out?

I was at Blackmoor and I saw a shadowy silouette running in the park

then what?

No more,it dissapeared into the woods like a phantom

then out came Anthony and took your car out of the garage and put something in it.

so I put 2 & 2 together and you see I've caught you red handed

You're quite wrong,I've got to go to town and deliver something for my uncle

Oh..listen,you get around quite a bit,tell me

do you know The Old Scavenger Inn ?

your not going there alone?..I'll come too

in your car?

I'll leave good old Fred in charge of it see you later

Ahh my little angel things are fairly busy tonight

mind your paws,we are'nt married yet

excuse me,do you know Mr Tavish I've a package to give him

yes,let me take it

no,I must give it to him myself

his office is back there

I'll wait here

He's there,go on in........please

thank you

Mr Tromby,what are you doing here?

I have business everywhere

And may I ask the same question of you Claridge?

I wish to see Mr Tavish

This is Mr Tavish

Good evening -good evening

are you alone?

no,with one of my collegues

My uncle sent this to you

he could'nt get here himself, he's not very well

He said its urgent

Oh yes,I know all about it

just a moment,I'll be right back

Sand !! sand

Has Clark gone crazy?

If he thinks he can put one over

Tavish,dont do anything stupid

I must get those stones

I must get them,if he refuses to give them to me

now...someone or something has scared off Mr Lucius Clark I think

that does'nt matter to me he made an agreement

I'll send a man over to blackmoor right now

I'll give him special insrtuctions,he'll go there and find out whats what

Would you please send my greetings to your uncle

I wish him better health

thank you

I'm supposed to give you this envelope in return for the package

Goodbye -goodbye

Well,what a delightful surprise

a surprise certainly,did you come to arrest me?

not yet

then do excuse me,I have to rush

Mike,lets go now

Good evening

evening Mr.. Mitchell,Jeff Mitchell

is it deliberate or accidental?

Mike Pierce,a collegue of mine

Mr Mitchell is from Scotland Yard

Oh,how interesting

goodnight

stay just a moment,I want to ask you a question

I dont see how I can help you Mr Mitchell -shall we go over here..

good idea inspector,perhaps you can tell us a thing or two

Mitchell is out there asking questions

is he? we better get out of here go and change,we'll wait for you

allow me,I'll take you home

I always thought the police gave the press information

not the other way round

My reporters nose tells me I'm in the way,unless you want me to stay

just ladies,no gentlemen

then I'll leave you in good hands

call me if anything turns up -I'll do that

By what right are you keeping me here like this ?

Your a suspect.

How do I drive there?

How do I drive there?

Take the motorcycle

I have something to deliver for my uncle its of a private nature

so either you arrest me right now or let me go home

I cant keep you,you'd better go

its alright Claridge,I'm here

get on to the yard then make out a report,I'll take miss Dorset home

meet me at blackmoor castle

Do you hear that?

the wind on the moor

come on,lets go in

are you still up?

I was waiting for you Miss Dorset

Leave the door open,we're expecting company

After that fright,what we need is a whisky

may I ask Miss Dorset if you will need me any longer?

How is my uncle

He's asleep,he retired early

thank you,you can go

Good night Miss Dorset

I'd prefer to live in a house in London A light modern house

It's funny,this castle scares me to death

If it will reassure you Miss Dorset

I'll spend the night here

How nice...but.. --I think I better

I'll manage fine,dont worry

goodnight Miss Claridge

thankyou

good night

never forget that we have a secret pact ever yours B.M

whose there?

Inspector

yes

you've been hurt

someone did'nt want me to stay the night in Blackmoor

who?

I'm afraid he got away

the strangler

with the 9 fingers

whats he look like? did you get a good look at him?

No,he was masked,medium height but very powerful

maybe he'll come back

no,thats unlikely,but anyhow I know his name

What is it?

that is, I know his real name

but what he calls himself now,is anybodys guess

you know what these are?

letters

they're old love letters sent by someone named Betty Mannings

to a lucius Clark when he was district governer at Kimberley in Africa

heres whats odd about these letters

when Betty Mannings wrote these she was married to Clarks best friend

his assistant Charles Mannings

Betty Mannings is dead tomorrow is the anniversary

and somebody else has recently been reading these love letters

if her tomb is in a London cemetary

it might be interesting to see if someone goes to put flowers on it

that'll be what we are going to find out first thing tomorrow morning

dont talk to me about Tavish,hes just a dirty cheap rat

he's up to his neck in it with Clark

if we dont act independantly pretty quickly we're gonna get swindled out of our cut

we've got to find out where those diamonds have been hidden

that scottish lord is just a nitwit

I'll make the idiot dangle on a string

yes,I'll get back into my role as Lady L'amour once again

be seeing you

So what was that about a love affair between Clarke and Betty Mannings?

There was a son

Before Betty Mennings died she had a son

not from her husband, but from Lucius Clark

nothing new in that,the old classic triangle

Not without consequences

Betty Mannings writes in one of her letters

that little Lucius had only four fingers on his left hand.

Just like you.

the chance that the nine fingered son will be here to visit his mothers grave on this aniversarry

is rather remote,but you never know

how old would the son be today?

around about 40

There

Claridge Dorset,whats she doing here

I dont know,but I'll very soon find out

Hello Jeff....I run into you everywhere

is it deliberate or accidental?

deliberate and accidental

were you related to the dead woman?

I did'nt know her,but my uncle is not very well

and he asked me to put some flowers on her tomb

HELP!!!...HELP!!!

did you see who it was?

it was mannings junior

whats your name,who are you?

I'm Betty Mannings best friend

what do you know about Mannings junior ? where does he live ?

I dont know that his wife is Gwendolyn Blythe

I was too late,he was too quick he jumped over the wall

is she dead?

yes,maybe a heart attack from the shock

I'll drive Miss Dorset to blackmoor

Watson,see to things here

then find out who Gwendolyn Blythe is

The sooner we search through the castle the better

we must find out if there is some other way to get into the cellar

I think I'll try asking this young man

Hello there -yes?

where can I find the lord of the manor?

He's under the ground

is he dead? -I'll see,uncle Edgar

are you alive or dead,a lady is here to see you

in that case I'm very much alive

Oh..

No No,dont go away,Lady L'amour is here on business

my name is Tromby,I'm her lawyer

We'ed like to know if you want to sell the castle

she just loves old monuments

I'm sorry,I'm not very presentable do forgive me wont you

Are you an archiologist?

No,a nuturalist,I was interested to see how deep a mole would dig

to find itself a bonny bride

I fear I know knothing about such things,I'm sorry

we would like to visit your castle

Its a pleasure,only first come with me up to the tower

from up there you'll have the best view

If you and your wife will excuse the mess up there

Oh we are not married

we have visitors

I'm not expecting anyone

anyway,stop changing the subject

I want to know why Tavish sent Claridge back here with an envelope full of sand

you know why Anthony,you're betraying me you are all betraying me

Its very simple,Tavish sent only sand back

because he recieved only sand in the package

I put sand in that box of cigars

I give life to those diamonds

I brought out the fire in them

they belong to me,understand? where are they.....where are they?

you will never find out

if you murder me nobody will ever know...ever

My family comes from Scotland but you must have realised that

and my great great great great great grandfather

inherited this castle from one of his wives

it looks delightful

But obviously i'm more interested in the strange and extraordinary

I mean look at that absolutely wonderful skull

Oh ,hes one of the mysteries of the manor

and there are very many of them

i suppose you have underground dungeons too

of course

Oh I'd just love to see the dungeons

madam,it'll be a pleasure

I must go up and see my uncle If you like you can stay and wait down here

No thank you I'll walk around outside

alright,see you later -see you later

hey,come out of there

what do you think you're doing

give me that thing,thats not something to play with

I certainly scared you

a detective should have nerves of steel

and what made you think i was a detective

after all i saw you here the day of the murder

where did you get that gun?

down in the secret passage,i was exploring

secret passage?...hmm

id like to have a look around

gosh,you're really nosy,come on Mr Detective

its warm down here

yes,thats because of the burner

Mr Clark has installed an oil burner that goes on working all the time

it runs in the summer even because he finds the castle too cold

lookout !!

where are those nerves of steel? i'm not scared

well just watch out one of these days maybe the whole place could cave in

theres someone coming

Oooh,maybe its the murderer

this way please

why this is just extraordinary

exactly what i want

How lucky you are to own such a superb castle

I'm afraid the taxman thinks so too

you must come and visit me I'm always at home And should look in for tea

Did you see something moving?

It was only a rat I think

look my dear lady,I'm here beside you

its like the old saying

a faint heart never

-never won fair lady

and over there was the ancient torture chamber

how simply facinating

yes,where my ancestors used to discipline their wives

nowadays we buy them fur coats or something

how well you understand how to touch a womans heart

Uncle Edgar,it's me

he's a detective and i'm helping him

I dont know who that lady is

but the man in the kilt and the moustache is a friend of mine

he's the lord of the manor

how do you do

Mitchell of Scotland yard

Tromby,I'm her ladyships lawyer

this is Lady L'amour

have'nt we met before your Ladyship?

I believe not

Well I think I've seen everything so shall we go?

did you notice anything interesting?

She had great legs

You're right flip but what you did'nt spot

Lady L'amour pretended not to know me but she was scared when we met

it was'nt very hard to find out where Gwendolyn Blythe lives

she has a criminal record diamond smuggling

but how are we going to get into the apartment without a search warrant?

dont worry,this is our warrant

give me that photo will you

Mannings Gwendolyn, formally blythe married 11th December 1959

present address 7 rutland gates south west 5 -this is it

also goes by the the names of

Betsy, Judy, Lady L'amour

her profession,barmaid -in big quotes

its simple,the blonde Judy and the brunette aristocrat are the same person

and she's the wife of Mr Mannings junior

lucky fellow

with such a beautiful wife a man would stay home

I bet we find Mannings junior in her apartment now

that would surprise me,theres no sign of life

not even a light

all the better

it'll be a lot easier for us to operate

pull off that pillow

Lucius Mannings I arrest you

Lord Blackmoor

did you call darling?

is he her husband?

I give up,I'm lost

kiss me

turn on the lights

come on you,wake up I have'nt got all day

oh...oh darling

for heavans sake,what are you doing here?

oh sorry

what are you doing here

speak up,whats going on here?

she asked me to drop in to have tea

the tea tasted odd I believe she must have put something in it

yes,she wanted you away from the castle

you followed the love call of a decoy bird my friend

And I imagined that it was love at first sight

I really thought she cared

but Lady L'amour.. the lady is in reality a professional barmaid

back at The Old Scavenger Inn her name is Judy

barmaid

I have an odd feeling

that we are going to have many surprises in store for us

we're nearly at the bridge

the tank has been hit

he's set fire to the gasoline on the road

get out,quickly

inspector..hello..inspector...inspector

inspector...hello

all this damn mist

is he dead?

aaah.....Inspector

you go on to Blackmoor

I'll go towards London and try to find a car

go on,step on it

I've been waiting over an hour for you I've been doing it 14 years

and still you dont come home early

yes sweetheart

I'm on my way home

no I wont be long darling

my dear inspector

you are very well known

for your individual and unconventional methods

I must admit I'm not always opposed to that

only when you dont even bother

to dress like a civilised adult its going a bit too far,really young man

excuse me sir

whats the service coming to?

by the way,why are you so wet?

beg your pardon sir I've just come out of the Thames

what?

I had to hop into the water to save my life

the stranglers of Blackmoor?

not the plural,not a band of stranglers theres just one strangler

for heavens sake young man

for three weeks you've been away from the yard

for three weeks the papers have been calling us idiots

for not having arrested this band of stranglers

and now you choose this occasion

to come here in the middle of the night

saying theres no band of stranglers at all

tomorrow I'll prove to you I'm right

that these murders are the work of one man

if anything goes wrong young man I'll see that you're put back on road duty

Scotland yard means first class detectives

she does'nt mean magicians

no question of magic sir

I have one ace up my sleeve

the murderer thinks I died just over one hour ago

wonderful,now please Mitchell I did'nt mean anything personal

I know that sir

but would you mind if I drew your attention to one other point

all these murders are connected in some way with the castle of Blackmoor

I'd be very grateful if you would let me have some reinforcements

would you like to have the Airforce or the british navy?

because I'm in the middle of a marsh

I think even the admiralty would have difficulty getting the fleet through the mud

I only need enough men to surround the castle

Sargeant Stone

yes Sir -Listen carefully

any orders Inspector Mitchell gives tonight are given with my full authority

does that suit you?

may I? -of course

go and find my assistant watson

tell him to bring the car arround

thank you Sir

already half past twelve

who are you?

what are you looking for?

I would like to see Miss Dorset

My name is Mike Pierce

I'm a colleague of hers and I would like to speak to her

Miss Dorset is with her uncle

he's not feeling well and she wants to remain at his side

If you care to wait,you can wait inside in the hall

please -thank you

thats good,things are beginning to shape up nicely

your umbrella sir

Mike Pierce,I'm a reporter colleague of Miss Dorset

glad to know you,Tromby,I'm a lawyer

this is Lady L'amour

good evening Lady L'amour

you made me look like an idiot

but you should never underestimate idiots

what do you mean Lord Blackmoor?

my uncle is dead

Oh Miss Claridge,I'm so sorry

but life must go on,must'nt it

has your late uncle confided anything to you that as his lawyer I should know about?

no,nothing

so,he took his secret with him

what secret?

what secret was that?

I am certain he knew who the strangler of Blackmoor is

whatdo you mean that the strangler of Blackmoor

is one of us?

why one of us?

nobody has seen his face

he goes and comes like a ghost

you're alive

well is'nt that a surprise

oh by the way,how did you know? I've been dead only an hour or two

as you know the press has a lot of contacts in Scotland yard

I must go now go and phone the editor

Oh? why dont you call froim here?

I've already tried but the telephone is dead

maybe somebody cut the line

and Miss Dorset,would you take care of her

I dont trust that servant Anthony

good evening

what do you want?

what do I want?

the diamonds of course that the old man has hidden

where are they?

tell me

you are going to show me where those diamonds are

Claridge

Claridge

here you can scream as much as you like no one will hear you

and you will scream if you dont tell me

with what I have here slowly I'll cut out your eyes

alright,where are the diamonds hidden?

where are they?

I swear,I dont know

he told you,I know it,he must have told you

no

I'm the only one alive who can cut those stones of fire

no

who are you?

Miss Dorset,where are you?

Lord Blackmoor

Mitchell..I thought you were dead

wheres Miss Dorsets room?

I've just come from it she is'nt there

she must be in the catacombs

is there a way down from here?

come on

you go round outside,I'll go this way

take this

Jeff !!

dont come any closer or I'll kill her

Jeff....Jeff !!

come on,I'd better take you upstairs

hands up !

help

I'm buried alive

hold on uncle

I'm coming

flip

where are you?

I'll get you out

good lad

go inside and lock the door

alright flip,now pull

pull

pull

look what I found

it must have been hidden somewhere up there

I must show the detective

hurry,after him men

give yourself up

he's going into the marsh

hand over that pistol

catch him

surrender

dont shoot

get the planks and ladders

well I submit to your authority but you have'nt heard the last of this

its the reporter Mike Pierce

Mike

not really Pierce but Mannings

he was her husband

he wanted to avenge his father

the only trouble is he did'nt know that Lucius Clark was his real father

as I was saying,a detective -shhh

the detective never would have found those diamonds -shhh

but when I found that asbestos suit

Oh flip,now he's gone

thanks to that asbestos suit,he had a brainwave

the diamonds were hidden somewhere behind the furnace

forget all about that will you

I heard something

I want to find a nice little house in London

and forget about Blackmoor forever

a place where I can do my work

and you Jeff ?

well,thats another story

I'm gonna embark on one of the most difficult jobs in my career

wonderful,let me have exclusive rights on it

it'll make a terrific story

no I could'nt,its personal

I've got to see if Miss Claridge Dorset

will be the wife of Inspector Jeff Mitchell

Jeff

go foreward quietly

hear something?

that must be the love call of the lesser white throated speckled grouse

sounds more like someone being strangled

oooh

he is strangling her

remember this

for thinking you need one head

for kissing, two

thats a french saying

you'll understand one day shh