1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,300 [Upbeat 1920's style intro music] 2 00:00:19,533 --> 00:00:22,900 [Intro music continues] 3 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:45,800 There. 4 00:00:45,833 --> 00:00:48,067 What on earth do we need more bookshelves for? 5 00:00:48,167 --> 00:00:50,367 Collection of detective classics, of course. 6 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:52,967 We've got our Sherlock Holmes, Rex stout, 7 00:00:53,067 --> 00:00:55,367 ellery queens, bulldog drummond. 8 00:00:55,467 --> 00:00:57,400 [Tuppence] So, who's next? 9 00:00:57,500 --> 00:00:58,533 Edgar Wallace. 10 00:00:58,633 --> 00:00:59,833 Need yards and yards for him. 11 00:01:00,067 --> 00:01:01,400 Well, we haven't even had an 12 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:03,333 Edgar Wallace case yet. 13 00:01:03,433 --> 00:01:04,433 [Door creaks open] 14 00:01:04,467 --> 00:01:05,809 Just looked out the window and seen something 15 00:01:05,833 --> 00:01:07,267 beginning with m. 16 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:08,467 - Motor cycle? - No. 17 00:01:08,567 --> 00:01:10,067 - Monkey? - No. 18 00:01:10,967 --> 00:01:13,267 - Mussolini? - Don't be daft. 19 00:01:13,367 --> 00:01:14,767 - Getting warm? - Nope. 20 00:01:14,867 --> 00:01:15,567 [Marriot] Anybody home? 21 00:01:15,667 --> 00:01:17,467 - [All together] Marriot! - Right. 22 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:20,367 Well, good morning mr and Mrs. Berresford. 23 00:01:20,467 --> 00:01:21,300 Morning. 24 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,067 Hope I'm not interrupting anything. 25 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:24,933 No, we were just discussing bookshelves. 26 00:01:25,067 --> 00:01:27,633 Ah yes, very interesting. 27 00:01:27,733 --> 00:01:29,700 May I ask in what context? 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,233 For our Edgar Wallace books. 29 00:01:31,333 --> 00:01:34,133 I've heard tell, that he writes 30 00:01:34,233 --> 00:01:36,833 two books at a time, holding a pen in each hand. 31 00:01:36,933 --> 00:01:39,433 As well as dictating a third to a secretary. 32 00:01:39,533 --> 00:01:40,800 Really? 33 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:43,300 Ah, well as tuppence points out, we haven't had 34 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:44,733 an Edgar Wallace case yet. 35 00:01:44,833 --> 00:01:47,333 Well, now there's a coincidence for you. 36 00:01:47,433 --> 00:01:49,467 - Where? - Because I've come to ask the 37 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,367 brilliant beresfords for their help 38 00:01:51,467 --> 00:01:53,933 in a very sort of, Edgar Wallace case. 39 00:01:54,067 --> 00:01:55,100 [The beresfords laugh] 40 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:56,443 Wait til I put on my brilliant expression. 41 00:01:56,467 --> 00:01:58,043 Well, there's no need to get swelled-headed about 42 00:01:58,067 --> 00:02:00,667 it just because you've solved a couple of cases 43 00:02:00,767 --> 00:02:02,833 - with amazing look. - Amazing skill! 44 00:02:02,933 --> 00:02:04,967 Amazing luck. 45 00:02:05,067 --> 00:02:07,400 In my experience, once is as useful 46 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:08,700 as the other. 47 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,600 You should have been a diplomat, inspector. 48 00:02:10,700 --> 00:02:11,933 That's part of the job too. 49 00:02:12,067 --> 00:02:14,633 Now, what would you two say to helping me 50 00:02:14,733 --> 00:02:17,133 round up a big gang? 51 00:02:17,233 --> 00:02:18,733 Is there such a thing? 52 00:02:18,833 --> 00:02:20,343 What do you mean, is there such a thing? 53 00:02:20,367 --> 00:02:22,767 Well, I always thought gangs were a figment of 54 00:02:22,867 --> 00:02:23,733 the writer's imagination. 55 00:02:23,833 --> 00:02:26,067 Like super-crooks and master criminals. 56 00:02:26,100 --> 00:02:29,533 Well, true, master-crooks and super-criminals 57 00:02:29,633 --> 00:02:30,776 aren't that thick on the ground, 58 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,167 but there's any amount of gangs hanging about. 59 00:02:33,267 --> 00:02:35,133 Well, inspector, 60 00:02:35,233 --> 00:02:38,433 are you telling me that you can't catch them? 61 00:02:38,533 --> 00:02:40,367 Well, it's like this, sir. 62 00:02:40,467 --> 00:02:44,433 - Albert? - [Door creaks open] 63 00:02:49,567 --> 00:02:51,067 Albert? 64 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:52,533 [Door creaks open] 65 00:02:52,633 --> 00:02:56,467 We, at the yard, believe this gang is a bit 66 00:02:56,567 --> 00:02:58,467 la-di-da. 67 00:02:58,567 --> 00:02:59,333 Oh, blue blooded? 68 00:02:59,433 --> 00:03:00,533 Nobs? 69 00:03:00,633 --> 00:03:01,367 Upper-class? 70 00:03:01,467 --> 00:03:03,267 That sort of thing. 71 00:03:03,367 --> 00:03:06,767 Now, it's a well known fact that my chaps at 72 00:03:06,867 --> 00:03:09,800 the yard are fearless and strong as oxen 73 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:11,700 -and make first-class husbands -but, 74 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,200 they find it a bit difficult to mix believably 75 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:16,367 with the ock-mond, 76 00:03:16,467 --> 00:03:17,833 so to speak. 77 00:03:17,933 --> 00:03:19,733 With the, 78 00:03:19,833 --> 00:03:20,600 yes, 79 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:21,943 you might put it like that, sir. 80 00:03:21,967 --> 00:03:23,667 Might flat-footed. 81 00:03:23,767 --> 00:03:25,833 Yes, that's the other Mark, miss. 82 00:03:25,933 --> 00:03:26,667 [Tommy] What crime is 83 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:28,133 this gang mixed up in? 84 00:03:28,233 --> 00:03:29,567 Forgery. 85 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:32,067 Banknotes, hundreds of then floating about. 86 00:03:32,167 --> 00:03:34,067 Without being spotted? 87 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:35,567 Exactly. 88 00:03:35,667 --> 00:03:38,100 A most artistic bit of work, it is too. 89 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,133 You don't happen to have one on you, do you? 90 00:03:41,233 --> 00:03:44,200 Well, as a matter-of-fact, just by chance. 91 00:03:44,300 --> 00:03:46,500 I did happen to bring one along. 92 00:03:47,500 --> 00:03:49,867 Ah, do you have magnifying glass? 93 00:03:49,967 --> 00:03:51,667 Do we have a magnifying glass? 94 00:03:51,767 --> 00:03:53,300 What sort of detective agency 95 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:57,067 - do you think this is? - [Drawer slides open] 96 00:03:57,133 --> 00:03:58,173 - [Papers rustle] - Albert? 97 00:03:59,133 --> 00:04:01,400 - Magnifying glass. - Magnifying glass? 98 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:03,167 [Albert makes whistling sound] 99 00:04:03,267 --> 00:04:05,700 - Behave yourself, Albert. - Sorry, sir. 100 00:04:07,333 --> 00:04:08,600 That young man. 101 00:04:08,700 --> 00:04:10,043 Well, he's useless most of the time 102 00:04:10,067 --> 00:04:12,333 and then suddenly he's completely expendable. 103 00:04:16,533 --> 00:04:17,533 By jove! 104 00:04:19,333 --> 00:04:20,409 It looks perfectly all right, to me. 105 00:04:20,433 --> 00:04:24,933 - Let's have a look. - [Distant church bells ring] 106 00:04:25,067 --> 00:04:26,433 Hm, could have fooled me. 107 00:04:26,533 --> 00:04:30,433 That's exactly what it's doing all over London. 108 00:04:30,533 --> 00:04:32,967 But, after all the trouble the gang take over 109 00:04:33,067 --> 00:04:35,100 the over-laying of the watermark, 110 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,067 they go and make a very silly mistake. 111 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:37,900 Where? 112 00:04:38,067 --> 00:04:39,800 Look at the forgery first. 113 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:41,933 How does that line of writing read? 114 00:04:43,067 --> 00:04:44,133 The bank of england, 115 00:04:44,233 --> 00:04:45,243 promise to pay the bearer, 116 00:04:45,267 --> 00:04:46,067 on demand, 117 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:48,067 the sum of one pound. 118 00:04:48,100 --> 00:04:49,300 And the genuine note? 119 00:04:51,700 --> 00:04:53,667 Bank of england, promise to pay the bearer, 120 00:04:53,767 --> 00:04:54,767 on demand, the sum. 121 00:04:55,833 --> 00:04:56,867 It's the same. 122 00:04:56,967 --> 00:04:58,067 Try again, sir. 123 00:04:59,167 --> 00:05:00,167 Look, carefully. 124 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,467 Bank of england, pro, 125 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:07,367 oh gosh, yes I see. 126 00:05:07,467 --> 00:05:08,467 [Tuppence] What? What? 127 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:09,800 I promise to pay the bearer. 128 00:05:09,900 --> 00:05:11,800 Oh, let me have a look. 129 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:13,300 I promise to pay the bearer. 130 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,433 Oh, yes of course. 131 00:05:15,533 --> 00:05:17,200 Et cetera, et cetera, signed by the 132 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:18,967 secretary of the treasury. 133 00:05:19,067 --> 00:05:20,067 [Marriot] Right. 134 00:05:20,100 --> 00:05:22,133 But that "i" and "the promise" are so close 135 00:05:22,233 --> 00:05:24,067 that it could easily be missed. 136 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:24,867 Exactly. 137 00:05:24,967 --> 00:05:26,967 And who's going to read a bank note? 138 00:05:27,067 --> 00:05:29,633 Well, I hope you are, Mrs. Beresford. 139 00:05:29,733 --> 00:05:32,333 So, where do we fit in, inspector? 140 00:05:32,433 --> 00:05:33,200 - Oh, I'm sorry. - Oh, oh. 141 00:05:33,300 --> 00:05:35,300 [Bank notes rustle] 142 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,267 Yes, well I, 143 00:05:36,367 --> 00:05:38,167 no, I think that's my note, sir. 144 00:05:38,267 --> 00:05:40,333 Oh, sorry. 145 00:05:40,433 --> 00:05:42,233 What, exactly, do you want us to do? 146 00:05:42,333 --> 00:05:44,200 Well, keep an eye out for these things? 147 00:05:44,300 --> 00:05:46,100 Oh no, a lot more than that, my dear. 148 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:50,400 You see, all the yard has found out so far 149 00:05:50,500 --> 00:05:53,833 is that these dud notes, 150 00:05:56,267 --> 00:05:59,233 are being circulated by the west end. 151 00:05:59,333 --> 00:06:01,933 - But, you don't know who by? - By, whom. 152 00:06:02,067 --> 00:06:03,267 Neither. 153 00:06:04,133 --> 00:06:06,667 But, I'm sure it's someone pretty high up in the 154 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:08,067 social scale. 155 00:06:08,133 --> 00:06:09,500 Oh, I see. 156 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,867 So you want us to infiltrate. 157 00:06:11,967 --> 00:06:14,600 Night clubs, gambling, dancing the night away. 158 00:06:14,700 --> 00:06:15,876 Examining bank notes and getting 159 00:06:15,900 --> 00:06:16,767 hit over the head. 160 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:18,800 No, no, the danger will be minimal. 161 00:06:18,900 --> 00:06:20,933 - Society folk are not violent. - [Tuppence] No. 162 00:06:21,067 --> 00:06:22,067 Really? 163 00:06:22,100 --> 00:06:24,167 Well, what about, Mrs. Barney 164 00:06:24,267 --> 00:06:26,233 and madame farney? 165 00:06:26,333 --> 00:06:29,833 -Well, two rotten apples -don't spoil the harvest. 166 00:06:29,933 --> 00:06:30,767 No. 167 00:06:30,867 --> 00:06:32,333 Nor make a summer. 168 00:06:33,767 --> 00:06:34,767 Quite so, madame. 169 00:06:35,867 --> 00:06:39,633 -And, then there's the -other side of this business. 170 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:40,533 The other side? 171 00:06:40,633 --> 00:06:42,633 Well, the other side of the channel. 172 00:06:42,733 --> 00:06:44,176 Some of these notes are being passed in 173 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,800 France and Germany, Belgium and Holland too. 174 00:06:48,167 --> 00:06:51,333 Well, isn't there anyone that you suspect? 175 00:06:51,433 --> 00:06:54,300 -Well, this is where we -have to tread carefully. 176 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:55,967 As you can well understand. 177 00:06:56,067 --> 00:06:59,200 But, between ourselves, there is one person 178 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:00,767 who's interesting us a good deal. 179 00:07:00,867 --> 00:07:03,600 A major laidlaw, 180 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:04,533 ever heard of him? 181 00:07:04,633 --> 00:07:06,267 Something to do with racing, isn't he? 182 00:07:06,367 --> 00:07:07,267 [Marriot] Right. 183 00:07:07,367 --> 00:07:08,233 - Runs a stud farm? - [Marriot] Right again. 184 00:07:08,333 --> 00:07:11,700 My cousin, fruity faulkner, knows him. 185 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:12,900 Fruity faul..? 186 00:07:13,067 --> 00:07:16,600 Would that be, captain James faulkner? 187 00:07:16,700 --> 00:07:18,467 [Tommy] That's the one. 188 00:07:18,567 --> 00:07:20,300 Mind you, we've nothing against laidlaw 189 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,667 at the yard, but there's a suspicion that 190 00:07:22,767 --> 00:07:24,309 he's been involved in a couple of rather, 191 00:07:24,333 --> 00:07:26,533 shady transactions. 192 00:07:26,633 --> 00:07:27,700 Rigged races? 193 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,633 Stewards inquiries, that sort of thing? 194 00:07:29,733 --> 00:07:30,733 Exactly. 195 00:07:31,900 --> 00:07:35,433 And then, there's, his wife. 196 00:07:35,533 --> 00:07:37,300 [Tuppence] What about her? 197 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,267 She's French. 198 00:07:39,367 --> 00:07:41,867 Oh, other side of the channel. 199 00:07:41,967 --> 00:07:43,333 She has a train of admirers. 200 00:07:43,433 --> 00:07:46,067 She's very fond of the tables. 201 00:07:46,100 --> 00:07:47,100 Gambling. 202 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:50,067 The laidlaw's certainly spend a lot of money, 203 00:07:50,167 --> 00:07:52,967 and I'd like to know where it comes from. 204 00:07:53,067 --> 00:07:55,833 You know, I think I met her once, 205 00:07:55,933 --> 00:07:57,400 with fruity. 206 00:07:58,633 --> 00:07:59,700 Yes, 207 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:00,800 Marguerite. 208 00:08:03,367 --> 00:08:05,300 Ah, before we were engaged. 209 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,800 Yes, very beautiful, very French. 210 00:08:08,900 --> 00:08:10,800 Well, I never met her. 211 00:08:10,900 --> 00:08:14,433 Well, here's your opportunity, Mrs. Beresford. 212 00:08:14,533 --> 00:08:17,567 Do you know the python club, 213 00:08:17,667 --> 00:08:18,867 in upper-brook street? 214 00:08:18,967 --> 00:08:20,967 - No I don't think I. - Yes, I do. 215 00:08:21,067 --> 00:08:23,600 That's where I met Marguerite laidlaw. 216 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:26,767 Mind you, I'm sure it's a coincidence, 217 00:08:26,867 --> 00:08:30,167 but a lot of these dud notes have been circulated 218 00:08:30,267 --> 00:08:31,367 at the python club. 219 00:08:31,467 --> 00:08:34,267 Now, I've heard that place is not all it seems. 220 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:36,100 Oh? 221 00:08:36,133 --> 00:08:39,200 Hmm, they run a small casino, in the back room 222 00:08:39,300 --> 00:08:41,467 for members who feel like a flutter. 223 00:08:42,667 --> 00:08:44,400 That would be illegal. 224 00:08:45,267 --> 00:08:46,267 Precisely. 225 00:08:47,333 --> 00:08:49,143 - I'm sure it's only a rumour. - [Tuppence mumbles] 226 00:08:49,167 --> 00:08:52,433 The place run impeccably. 227 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:56,267 They have a very high-class clientele. 228 00:08:56,367 --> 00:08:59,067 And that's where the laidlaws's spend most 229 00:08:59,133 --> 00:09:00,700 of their evenings. 230 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:01,533 [Tommy] Ah. 231 00:09:01,633 --> 00:09:03,267 So where do we come in? 232 00:09:03,367 --> 00:09:05,433 Get fruity faulk, 233 00:09:05,533 --> 00:09:07,467 captain James faulkner, 234 00:09:07,567 --> 00:09:10,967 to put you both up for membership of the club. 235 00:09:11,067 --> 00:09:13,300 There's no danger of the laidlaw's, 236 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:14,667 or whoever the forgers are, 237 00:09:14,767 --> 00:09:18,133 - spotting you as detectives. - Right, you're on. 238 00:09:18,233 --> 00:09:21,067 We've got to know where the stuff comes from. 239 00:09:21,133 --> 00:09:23,467 You mean, major laidlaw goes out of a morning 240 00:09:23,567 --> 00:09:25,433 with an empty suitcase and comes back of 241 00:09:25,533 --> 00:09:27,309 an evening with it crammed to the gills full of 242 00:09:27,333 --> 00:09:28,567 forged bank notes? 243 00:09:28,667 --> 00:09:30,933 Now having trailed him, hither and yon, 244 00:09:31,067 --> 00:09:33,167 I catch him in the act. 245 00:09:33,267 --> 00:09:35,500 I don't thin it will be that easy, sir. 246 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,533 I think my husband's talking allegorically. 247 00:09:37,633 --> 00:09:39,833 - Ah. - Or, metaphorically. 248 00:09:41,067 --> 00:09:42,067 Oh. 249 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,733 And, don't forget the lady. 250 00:09:44,833 --> 00:09:46,667 My husband's not likely to forget a lady. 251 00:09:46,767 --> 00:09:49,433 - Or, her father. - Oh, she has a father. 252 00:09:49,533 --> 00:09:52,967 Oh, yes, even French ladies have fathers. 253 00:09:53,067 --> 00:09:54,900 A monsier herulard. 254 00:09:55,067 --> 00:09:57,867 -He might easily be the -contact across the channel. 255 00:09:57,967 --> 00:09:59,200 You leave him to us. 256 00:09:59,300 --> 00:10:00,800 I will. 257 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:03,300 I'll put some money into your bank account, 258 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,433 - this afternoon. - I say! 259 00:10:05,533 --> 00:10:08,100 - For expenses. - Of course. 260 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,167 So you have some hard cash to gamble with. 261 00:10:10,267 --> 00:10:12,167 And so that I can dress suitably. 262 00:10:12,267 --> 00:10:14,967 Quite so, Mrs. Beresford must equipt herself 263 00:10:15,067 --> 00:10:17,767 with suitable outfits for the python club. 264 00:10:17,867 --> 00:10:21,067 What about one hundred pounds? 265 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,867 Are you sure you can print it, in time? 266 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:27,667 [Melodic orchestral music plays] 267 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:30,600 [Laughing cautiously] 268 00:10:30,700 --> 00:10:33,800 [Laughter continues] 269 00:10:35,367 --> 00:10:37,000 Shake well, 270 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:38,333 but not too long. 271 00:10:48,333 --> 00:10:49,333 Tuppence! 272 00:10:50,767 --> 00:10:52,033 I say! 273 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,667 - [Melodic flute music plays] - Gosh! 274 00:10:55,767 --> 00:10:57,400 Do you like it? 275 00:10:57,500 --> 00:10:58,567 Do I like it? 276 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:00,500 Well, 277 00:11:01,700 --> 00:11:03,100 well, 278 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,533 it's absolutely 279 00:11:05,633 --> 00:11:06,633 flabbergasting. 280 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,567 [Laughing lightly] 281 00:11:12,067 --> 00:11:13,467 And the shadow. 282 00:11:15,167 --> 00:11:17,500 - Deep as the night. - [Music slows] 283 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:18,867 And the Jerry lipstick? 284 00:11:20,067 --> 00:11:22,067 I bet it glows, in the dark. 285 00:11:22,167 --> 00:11:24,600 Oh darling, you do say the most divine thing 286 00:11:24,700 --> 00:11:27,200 to boost a chap's ego. 287 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:29,533 And hardly a motive in sight. 288 00:11:29,633 --> 00:11:32,633 [He laughs heartily] 289 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:34,433 What about, this one? 290 00:11:34,533 --> 00:11:35,433 Oh no, 291 00:11:35,533 --> 00:11:37,200 what you've got on is the cat's whiskers. 292 00:11:37,300 --> 00:11:39,267 Then I'll wear this, 293 00:11:39,367 --> 00:11:40,367 another night. 294 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,800 [They laugh together] 295 00:11:43,900 --> 00:11:44,667 You're quite a rake at heart, 296 00:11:44,767 --> 00:11:45,900 aren't you darling? 297 00:11:46,067 --> 00:11:47,776 It's a good thing you're married to a steady, 298 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,633 sober, sensible sort of chap, like me. 299 00:11:50,733 --> 00:11:52,667 -Well, you wait until we -get to the python club, 300 00:11:52,767 --> 00:11:54,967 you might not be as sober as you think. 301 00:11:55,067 --> 00:11:57,133 Now, what's that you're mixing? 302 00:11:57,233 --> 00:11:59,067 The horse's neck, at last we have 303 00:11:59,100 --> 00:12:00,600 an Edgar Wallace case. 304 00:12:00,700 --> 00:12:02,733 Slush. 305 00:12:02,833 --> 00:12:03,833 What? 306 00:12:03,867 --> 00:12:07,267 That's what they called forged notes, slush. 307 00:12:07,367 --> 00:12:09,800 Oh, at last, we're proper busies. 308 00:12:09,900 --> 00:12:12,200 And we're out to get a crackler. 309 00:12:12,300 --> 00:12:14,833 What exactly is a crackler when he's at home? 310 00:12:14,933 --> 00:12:15,933 He isn't very often. 311 00:12:15,967 --> 00:12:17,367 Its a word I've just invented. 312 00:12:17,467 --> 00:12:19,267 He's a chap who forges bank notes, 313 00:12:19,367 --> 00:12:20,867 and puts them into circulation. 314 00:12:20,967 --> 00:12:22,267 They crackle, 315 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:23,776 - so he's a crackler. - [Tuppence laughing] 316 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:24,800 Simple. 317 00:12:26,500 --> 00:12:28,133 I think I prefer rustler. 318 00:12:28,233 --> 00:12:30,400 - More, sinister. - No, 319 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,367 crackler's more, Edgar Wallace. 320 00:12:32,467 --> 00:12:33,200 Oh, okay. 321 00:12:33,300 --> 00:12:34,133 [Upbeat 1920's style music plays] 322 00:12:34,233 --> 00:12:36,167 Crackler, it is then. 323 00:12:36,267 --> 00:12:38,667 And we're out to get you. 324 00:12:38,767 --> 00:12:41,333 [Music fades] 325 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,700 [Car engine revs] 326 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,467 [Car engine revs] 327 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,800 [Sophisticated piano chords play] 328 00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:10,100 [Background chatter] 329 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:11,467 [Piano continues] 330 00:13:11,567 --> 00:13:12,667 Ah, there they are. 331 00:13:12,767 --> 00:13:15,300 Come and meet them, Marguerite. 332 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,067 Tommy, you managed to get here. 333 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:18,600 - Jimmy. - Splendid to see you, again. 334 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:19,780 Yes, good to hear from you. 335 00:13:19,833 --> 00:13:21,600 May I introduce you to my wife, 336 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:24,367 - known as tuppence. - Delighted to meet you. 337 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:26,500 Yes, 338 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,333 and this lady is Mrs. Laidlaw, 339 00:13:28,433 --> 00:13:30,500 my friends mr and Mrs. Beresford. 340 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:31,333 How do you do? 341 00:13:31,433 --> 00:13:34,267 - How do you do? - Hello, again. 342 00:13:34,367 --> 00:13:36,133 Now, what to drink? 343 00:13:36,233 --> 00:13:38,133 A horse's neck, please. 344 00:13:38,233 --> 00:13:39,233 Marguerite? 345 00:13:39,900 --> 00:13:41,967 Well, now, you Tommy? Yes? 346 00:13:42,067 --> 00:13:44,333 What is your wish? 347 00:13:44,433 --> 00:13:47,233 Oh, I think I'll have a horse's neck too. 348 00:13:47,333 --> 00:13:50,667 Good, then I too will have a neck of a horse. 349 00:13:50,767 --> 00:13:52,767 - [Mr. Laidlaw laughs] - Splendid. 350 00:13:52,867 --> 00:13:53,867 Take a pew. 351 00:13:57,533 --> 00:13:59,433 Three gg's, Harry, and a whisky soda. 352 00:13:59,533 --> 00:14:00,967 Yes, captain. 353 00:14:01,067 --> 00:14:04,167 [Background chatter] 354 00:14:07,067 --> 00:14:08,209 What's the other side of king Kong, 355 00:14:08,233 --> 00:14:08,967 standing there? 356 00:14:09,067 --> 00:14:10,567 Oh that is the tables. 357 00:14:10,667 --> 00:14:13,800 [She speaks in French] Poker, roulette. 358 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:15,633 Can anyone go in? 359 00:14:15,733 --> 00:14:19,267 Only if you know, the habitué, as they say. 360 00:14:19,367 --> 00:14:20,233 Oh, can't we go in and have 361 00:14:20,333 --> 00:14:22,200 a bit of a flutter? 362 00:14:22,300 --> 00:14:23,800 Nothing easier, Tommy. 363 00:14:24,633 --> 00:14:27,700 Here we are, one little gg, 364 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:31,300 two gg's and third-past-the-post. 365 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,367 [They laugh lightly] 366 00:14:33,467 --> 00:14:35,900 Ah, bung-ho, skin off your nose! 367 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,600 What about a bit of a whirl, Mrs. Beresford? 368 00:14:39,700 --> 00:14:40,467 [She laughs lightly] 369 00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:41,933 Get on the dance floor? 370 00:14:42,067 --> 00:14:43,767 - The old trot-fox. - Oh, yes, say I! 371 00:14:43,867 --> 00:14:46,233 I do love to dance, don't I, Tommy? 372 00:14:46,333 --> 00:14:48,700 - Don't I, Tommy? - Sorry, darling. 373 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,200 What was that? 374 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:52,633 [Tuppence] I love to dance. 375 00:14:52,733 --> 00:14:57,333 [Upbeat piano music continues to play] 376 00:14:59,067 --> 00:15:01,300 We will take our neck of the horses, 377 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,100 they are the holy of ponies. 378 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:05,200 Right you are. 379 00:15:05,267 --> 00:15:08,633 [Piano music continues] 380 00:15:13,333 --> 00:15:16,300 It's very sad. 381 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,600 I'll take another half a dash of [inaudible]. 382 00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:20,100 These are wistables, sir. 383 00:15:22,267 --> 00:15:23,067 You know what? 384 00:15:23,133 --> 00:15:25,300 I thought I was back in the states. 385 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:26,900 I'll have a half a dash of wistables. 386 00:15:27,067 --> 00:15:28,200 Very good, Mr. Ryder. 387 00:15:30,167 --> 00:15:32,267 [Background chatter] 388 00:15:32,367 --> 00:15:33,633 That is my husband, 389 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:34,467 Camille. 390 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:35,767 [Dealer] Card, please. 391 00:15:38,333 --> 00:15:39,467 He could be told I was dead 392 00:15:39,567 --> 00:15:41,100 and he would not stop playing. 393 00:15:51,533 --> 00:15:52,833 Papa? 394 00:15:52,933 --> 00:15:53,700 This is Tommy. 395 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,500 - Tommy beresford. - How do you do? 396 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:56,933 How do you do, Mr. Beresford? 397 00:15:57,067 --> 00:15:58,300 This is major laidlaw. 398 00:16:01,067 --> 00:16:03,233 Excuse us, papa, we will try roulette. 399 00:16:03,333 --> 00:16:05,133 [Speaks French] Is no fun unless someone 400 00:16:05,233 --> 00:16:08,067 at the table is terribly rich. 401 00:16:17,633 --> 00:16:22,067 [She orders poker chips in French] 402 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:24,167 And, ten pounds, please. 403 00:16:24,267 --> 00:16:26,067 [Cashier] Monsieur. 404 00:16:29,267 --> 00:16:32,700 [Mysterious music plays] 405 00:16:34,733 --> 00:16:38,333 [Upbeat piano music plays] 406 00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:55,700 - [Song finishes] - [They laugh, joyfully] 407 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:56,967 [Loud clapping] 408 00:16:57,067 --> 00:16:59,567 By jove, that was absolutely spiffing. 409 00:16:59,667 --> 00:17:03,267 - You dance divinely. - You're no slouch, yourself. 410 00:17:03,367 --> 00:17:05,067 [They laugh together] 411 00:17:05,167 --> 00:17:06,167 I say, 412 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,733 may I call you tuppence? 413 00:17:08,833 --> 00:17:10,700 Oh yes, please do. 414 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:11,800 Well, I'm Jimmy. 415 00:17:11,833 --> 00:17:15,500 - [He laughs amusedly] - Jimmy. 416 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,043 - Let's have another drink. - Same again? 417 00:17:17,067 --> 00:17:21,400 - Oh, yes. - A horse's neck, please. 418 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:23,900 One gg, Harry and a whisky soda. 419 00:17:24,067 --> 00:17:26,633 [Bartender] Coming up, captain faulkner. 420 00:17:26,733 --> 00:17:30,433 My word, your husband's a lucky fellow. 421 00:17:30,533 --> 00:17:31,867 I've always thought so. 422 00:17:31,967 --> 00:17:34,333 With you dancing the way you do. 423 00:17:34,433 --> 00:17:37,267 Alas, no luck, he doesn't enjoy it very much. 424 00:17:37,367 --> 00:17:39,233 What? Doesn't cotton on to the 425 00:17:39,333 --> 00:17:42,067 - odd spot of terpsichore? - Not really. 426 00:17:42,133 --> 00:17:44,067 Ah, we must put that right. 427 00:17:44,133 --> 00:17:46,667 I command you to come here, night after night, 428 00:17:46,767 --> 00:17:48,100 just to dance with me. 429 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,567 That's a date. 430 00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:52,233 - [She laughs lightly] - Dates? 431 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,200 What's the damage, Harry? 432 00:17:57,233 --> 00:17:59,067 To you captain, 30 shillings. 433 00:17:59,167 --> 00:18:00,833 And to anybody else, a quid. 434 00:18:00,933 --> 00:18:04,067 [He laughs heartily] 435 00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:05,867 - There we are. - Oh, I say, 436 00:18:05,967 --> 00:18:07,067 they look nice. 437 00:18:07,133 --> 00:18:08,400 These? Oh, I suppose they do. 438 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:10,700 And crackling, where did you get them from? 439 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,400 - Hot of the press. - [He laughs heartily] 440 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:15,600 No, more likely, gambling here, in my case. 441 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:16,567 Or the races. 442 00:18:16,667 --> 00:18:18,367 - Thank you, madame. - Oh. 443 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:21,567 Keep the change, Harry. 444 00:18:21,667 --> 00:18:22,900 Oh thank you, captain. 445 00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:25,233 - Gung-ho. - Cheers. 446 00:18:26,633 --> 00:18:29,767 - Oh. - [He laughs warmly] 447 00:18:29,867 --> 00:18:33,900 [Chatter amongst poker players] 448 00:18:39,133 --> 00:18:40,967 I think that's enough for me, for one night. 449 00:18:41,067 --> 00:18:43,567 Oh, Tommy, too sad. 450 00:18:43,667 --> 00:18:46,700 I must have another throw of two or three. 451 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:51,333 - Look at my husband. - [Mysterious music plays] 452 00:18:52,133 --> 00:18:54,133 I'll see you later, perhaps. 453 00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:55,867 Insist. 454 00:18:55,967 --> 00:18:57,433 I will winkle you out. 455 00:19:01,300 --> 00:19:03,167 [Door creaks] 456 00:19:03,267 --> 00:19:05,200 [Background chatter] 457 00:19:05,300 --> 00:19:09,667 [Tuppence and Jimmy laugh amusedly] 458 00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:12,500 Did you win? 459 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:14,280 - Not exactly. - Did you have a nice dance? 460 00:19:14,367 --> 00:19:17,700 It was a divine piece of terpsichore. 461 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:18,600 [Jimmy laughs heartily] 462 00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:19,700 What? 463 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,733 Oh my word, 464 00:19:21,833 --> 00:19:23,767 you're a lucky dog, Tommy. 465 00:19:23,867 --> 00:19:24,733 Thanks. 466 00:19:24,833 --> 00:19:25,733 I say tuppence, what about an old flutter 467 00:19:25,833 --> 00:19:26,633 in the old holy of holy's. 468 00:19:26,733 --> 00:19:28,133 Oh, rather. 469 00:19:28,233 --> 00:19:29,733 I'll stick you a couple of tenners. 470 00:19:29,833 --> 00:19:31,900 Oh, no, a tenner is much too heavy for me. 471 00:19:32,067 --> 00:19:34,467 - A quid's more my pace. - Nice to see you say. 472 00:19:34,567 --> 00:19:35,800 Come on, then. 473 00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:37,700 Have fun. 474 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:39,933 Yes, sir? 475 00:19:40,067 --> 00:19:41,533 - Horse's neck. - Yes, sir. 476 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:46,100 - Evening. - Good evening. 477 00:19:47,833 --> 00:19:49,733 You can't beat the French, can you? 478 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,467 I beg your pardon? 479 00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:54,300 The French, you can't beat 'em. 480 00:19:55,133 --> 00:19:58,300 I refer to Mrs. Laidlaw, Marguerite. 481 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,067 She is the most beautiful woman I've ever 482 00:20:00,167 --> 00:20:00,933 set eyes on. 483 00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:02,400 Yeah, she's very lovely. 484 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:04,833 I'm from america, sir. 485 00:20:04,933 --> 00:20:06,900 I thought you might be. 486 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,767 - Hank Ryder, New Jersey. - Tommy beresford, 487 00:20:10,867 --> 00:20:12,100 st. john's wood. 488 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,933 I am pretty new to this kind of high life. 489 00:20:15,033 --> 00:20:17,433 I only made my pile a little while ago. 490 00:20:17,533 --> 00:20:18,533 Really? 491 00:20:19,333 --> 00:20:21,167 I've come to Europe to see life. 492 00:20:21,267 --> 00:20:22,000 Where else have you been, 493 00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:23,400 may I ask? 494 00:20:23,500 --> 00:20:24,800 Yeah, um, 495 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:26,200 France, gay Paris, 496 00:20:27,233 --> 00:20:29,600 - Berlin, Vienna. - Belgium? 497 00:20:29,700 --> 00:20:31,167 No, not yet. 498 00:20:31,267 --> 00:20:33,267 - Your horse's neck, sir. - Ah, thanks. 499 00:20:33,367 --> 00:20:34,100 Would you like a drink? 500 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:37,233 [Hank] Mm, I'm still going. 501 00:20:37,333 --> 00:20:39,267 I'm afraid that's the smallest I've got. 502 00:20:39,367 --> 00:20:41,500 It's quite all right, sir. 503 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:42,433 Well, 504 00:20:42,533 --> 00:20:43,533 cheers. 505 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:49,633 It's a terrible shame, 506 00:20:51,267 --> 00:20:53,900 -such a lovely creature's -got to have money worries. 507 00:20:56,233 --> 00:20:57,900 [Bank notes rustle] 508 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,100 [Chatter amongst poker players] 509 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,467 - Jimmy, darling. - Do me a big favour. 510 00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:08,300 Of course, Marguerite. 511 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,233 Anything within my feeble power. 512 00:21:10,333 --> 00:21:11,867 Tomorrow at ascot, I fancy very much 513 00:21:11,967 --> 00:21:13,767 penning prince for the 4 o'clock. 514 00:21:13,867 --> 00:21:16,100 I'm told he cannot lose. 515 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,800 -You may as well back him, -he wouldn't dare to, my dear. 516 00:21:20,467 --> 00:21:22,567 [Marguerite] Thirty pounds, on the nose. 517 00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:24,133 Right oh. 518 00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:25,767 Oh, oh let me have those, 519 00:21:25,867 --> 00:21:27,567 for a couple of tenners, Jimmy. 520 00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:30,067 I can't bet my life away with tenners. 521 00:21:30,167 --> 00:21:32,967 - Pleasure. - Thank you. 522 00:21:33,067 --> 00:21:37,200 [Mysterious background music plays] 523 00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:38,300 Difficult to tell. 524 00:21:38,333 --> 00:21:41,433 Well I got a 20 from madame laidlaw via Jimmy. 525 00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:42,867 Mine are change from the bar. 526 00:21:42,967 --> 00:21:44,100 [China rattles] 527 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,133 - What's that? - [Tuppence] Here, here. 528 00:21:46,233 --> 00:21:47,267 Whatever for? 529 00:21:47,367 --> 00:21:48,667 [Tuppence] Sober you up. 530 00:21:48,767 --> 00:21:49,933 I beg your pardon? 531 00:21:50,067 --> 00:21:51,576 - [She laughs lightly] - Sober us both up. 532 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,533 I'm absolutely swimming in horse's neck-ness. 533 00:21:54,633 --> 00:21:56,433 [Tommy] In what? 534 00:21:56,533 --> 00:21:57,867 Horse's neck-ness. 535 00:21:57,967 --> 00:21:59,533 Horse's necks? 536 00:21:59,633 --> 00:22:01,633 - [She laughs heartily] - That's what I said. 537 00:22:01,733 --> 00:22:03,133 Horses neck-ness. 538 00:22:03,233 --> 00:22:05,233 [He laughs amusedly] 539 00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:08,433 -Good grief, what's that -apparition you're wearing? 540 00:22:08,533 --> 00:22:09,709 - [Laughing playfully] - Do you like it? 541 00:22:09,733 --> 00:22:11,133 It's my new negligee. 542 00:22:11,233 --> 00:22:13,900 -Like it or not you didn't, -[She laughs amusedly] 543 00:22:14,067 --> 00:22:16,267 Oh tuppence, you did, you bought it out of the 544 00:22:16,367 --> 00:22:17,833 money that marriot gave us. 545 00:22:17,933 --> 00:22:19,533 Well you said I should dress the part. 546 00:22:19,633 --> 00:22:21,443 -[Tommy] Yes, in working, -or even working hours. 547 00:22:21,467 --> 00:22:23,333 But at this time of night? 548 00:22:23,433 --> 00:22:24,713 It gives me a feel of the thing. 549 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,467 A habitué of an illegal gambling club. 550 00:22:27,567 --> 00:22:30,933 Long cigarette holders, hangovers. 551 00:22:31,067 --> 00:22:32,300 Why, don't you like it? 552 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:33,400 Yes, 553 00:22:33,467 --> 00:22:35,167 but will you stop being so damned feminine 554 00:22:35,267 --> 00:22:37,667 -while I'm trying to examine -these damned bank notes. 555 00:22:37,767 --> 00:22:39,867 Well, just pretend that I'm not here. 556 00:22:39,967 --> 00:22:42,067 Right, thanks very much. 557 00:22:42,133 --> 00:22:43,133 Now. 558 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:47,267 Out of the four, 559 00:22:47,367 --> 00:22:49,200 I got as change from the bar, 560 00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:50,733 only one is a dud. 561 00:22:50,833 --> 00:22:53,733 - That could be anybody's. - Exactly. 562 00:22:53,833 --> 00:22:56,567 And out of your 20, four are forgeries. 563 00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:58,933 Madame laidlaw got those from her husband. 564 00:22:59,067 --> 00:23:01,333 He was playing Camille. 565 00:23:01,433 --> 00:23:03,933 So, he could have got them from the cashier. 566 00:23:04,067 --> 00:23:05,333 Or from anywhere. 567 00:23:06,467 --> 00:23:08,833 - So that doesn't help much. - [Tuppence laughing slightly] 568 00:23:08,933 --> 00:23:10,200 Well it might. 569 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:12,176 That means we have to go back to the python club 570 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,433 - and I can wear another dress. - [She laughs gleefully] 571 00:23:15,533 --> 00:23:16,833 - Tuppence? - Hm. 572 00:23:16,933 --> 00:23:18,933 - Concentrate on this bit. - Hm. 573 00:23:19,067 --> 00:23:22,533 These dud notes are all new and crisp. 574 00:23:22,633 --> 00:23:24,267 So they can't have been fondled, 575 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:26,800 handled, 576 00:23:27,567 --> 00:23:29,067 - by very many people. - Hm. 577 00:23:30,267 --> 00:23:31,833 Drink your chocolate, darling. 578 00:23:33,300 --> 00:23:34,300 While it's hot. 579 00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:39,700 [Kissing noises] 580 00:23:41,433 --> 00:23:45,133 [Melodic piano tune begins] 581 00:23:47,433 --> 00:23:48,867 [Music continues] 582 00:23:48,967 --> 00:23:51,700 [Light chatter] 583 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,533 A horse's neck. 584 00:24:07,633 --> 00:24:08,633 Yes, ma'am. 585 00:24:11,767 --> 00:24:13,800 Where you racing today? 586 00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:17,400 Yes. 587 00:24:17,500 --> 00:24:18,600 Ascot? 588 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:20,200 Yes. 589 00:24:20,300 --> 00:24:21,300 Successful? 590 00:24:22,133 --> 00:24:23,133 Yes. 591 00:24:25,367 --> 00:24:28,067 Did the horse prince win? 592 00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:29,167 No. 593 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:34,633 -I only ask because I -think your wife backed it. 594 00:24:34,733 --> 00:24:35,733 Oh? 595 00:24:39,167 --> 00:24:41,533 You obviously enjoy gambling. 596 00:24:41,633 --> 00:24:42,767 Yes. 597 00:24:42,867 --> 00:24:44,100 Me too. 598 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:44,900 Oh. 599 00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:46,700 But I don't have much luck. 600 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:47,533 Oh? 601 00:24:47,633 --> 00:24:50,400 And then I usually run out of cash. 602 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:52,533 Yes. 603 00:24:54,333 --> 00:24:55,933 I often wonder why I don't make my own. 604 00:24:56,067 --> 00:24:57,900 Then I can gamble all day long. 605 00:24:58,067 --> 00:24:59,067 Yes. 606 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,900 I suppose, like most good gamblers, 607 00:25:05,067 --> 00:25:08,867 -you keep your cards pretty -close to your stomach. 608 00:25:08,967 --> 00:25:09,967 Yes. 609 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:13,933 Don't give much away. 610 00:25:14,067 --> 00:25:15,067 No. 611 00:25:18,867 --> 00:25:19,600 I hate to ask, but, 612 00:25:19,700 --> 00:25:22,200 could you change a ten pound note? 613 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:24,467 I can change that for you, madame. 614 00:25:24,567 --> 00:25:25,567 Oh. 615 00:25:28,767 --> 00:25:30,067 Thank you. 616 00:25:30,167 --> 00:25:34,067 [Music continues in background] 617 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:35,100 Cheers. 618 00:25:39,833 --> 00:25:43,333 -One hundred, -one hundred and ten, 619 00:25:43,433 --> 00:25:45,267 twenty, thirty, 620 00:25:45,367 --> 00:25:46,700 forty, 621 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:47,500 fifty, 622 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:48,667 sixty, 623 00:25:48,767 --> 00:25:49,767 seventy, 624 00:25:52,267 --> 00:25:54,633 [sighing heavily] 625 00:25:54,733 --> 00:25:56,133 Eighty, 626 00:25:56,233 --> 00:25:57,133 ninety, 627 00:25:57,233 --> 00:25:58,267 two hundred. 628 00:25:59,700 --> 00:26:01,233 Thank you, Jimmy. 629 00:26:01,333 --> 00:26:03,433 And jolly well good luck. 630 00:26:06,267 --> 00:26:08,333 Why, she's a little witch that one. Eh? 631 00:26:08,433 --> 00:26:10,133 Talk about a poker face. 632 00:26:10,233 --> 00:26:11,409 I'll win it back tomorrow night. 633 00:26:11,433 --> 00:26:12,800 Drink? 634 00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:16,333 [Slow piano music plays] 635 00:26:19,133 --> 00:26:20,067 Mr. Ryder, 636 00:26:20,133 --> 00:26:22,633 I think you should go back to your hotel. 637 00:26:22,733 --> 00:26:23,967 [He mumbles quietly] 638 00:26:24,067 --> 00:26:25,800 I don't fancy that. 639 00:26:30,933 --> 00:26:32,233 Well, I know what he looks like. 640 00:26:32,333 --> 00:26:33,133 How? 641 00:26:33,233 --> 00:26:34,900 Photos in the sporting and dramatic. 642 00:26:35,067 --> 00:26:36,733 Major laidlaw and friend's at the derby. 643 00:26:36,833 --> 00:26:38,333 That sort of tripe. 644 00:26:38,433 --> 00:26:40,533 So, what have I got to do then, sir? 645 00:26:40,633 --> 00:26:42,533 You get on your motorcycle, 646 00:26:42,633 --> 00:26:45,133 and follow him to ascot. 647 00:26:45,233 --> 00:26:46,576 Now if they head to the royal enclosure, 648 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:48,067 you won't be able to get in there. 649 00:26:48,133 --> 00:26:48,867 Why not? 650 00:26:48,967 --> 00:26:49,867 Because you'll need a topper, 651 00:26:49,967 --> 00:26:51,933 or a large pitcher hat with flowers on it. 652 00:26:52,067 --> 00:26:53,867 Can't you lend me one? 653 00:26:53,967 --> 00:26:55,300 Anyhow, the important thing 654 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,933 is to watch if he stops anywhere. 655 00:26:57,067 --> 00:26:57,767 And if he does, 656 00:26:57,867 --> 00:27:00,167 make a not of everything he says, 657 00:27:00,267 --> 00:27:01,267 or does. 658 00:27:01,300 --> 00:27:02,600 And if he's carrying anything. 659 00:27:02,700 --> 00:27:04,800 - [Albert] Like what? - A briefcase, satchel, 660 00:27:04,900 --> 00:27:06,467 anything that could hold bank notes. 661 00:27:06,567 --> 00:27:09,433 - Right, leave it to me. - Wait a minute. 662 00:27:09,533 --> 00:27:11,833 - [Paper rips] - He lives in, uh, 663 00:27:11,933 --> 00:27:13,633 eardley mansions, off Beckett street. 664 00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:14,733 And drives a rolls. 665 00:27:15,933 --> 00:27:17,933 [In American accent] I'm on my way, partner. 666 00:27:23,067 --> 00:27:24,509 I don't think all those gangster films are 667 00:27:24,533 --> 00:27:26,333 a good influence on our Albert. 668 00:27:27,333 --> 00:27:29,967 [Engine whirs] 669 00:27:32,133 --> 00:27:34,767 [Engine slows] 670 00:27:40,333 --> 00:27:44,267 [Birds tweeting in background] 671 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:29,067 [Tense orchestral background music plays] 672 00:28:35,233 --> 00:28:38,100 [Music heightens] 673 00:28:40,533 --> 00:28:43,633 [Footsteps approach] 674 00:28:50,367 --> 00:28:51,667 What seems to be the trouble? 675 00:28:51,767 --> 00:28:52,767 Trouble? 676 00:28:53,733 --> 00:28:55,233 It's this, here, toggle. 677 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,067 Where? 678 00:28:58,133 --> 00:28:59,467 Here. 679 00:28:59,567 --> 00:29:00,733 I don't see nothing. 680 00:29:02,067 --> 00:29:03,767 Well, driving what you do, yours likely 681 00:29:03,867 --> 00:29:05,067 don't have no toggles. 682 00:29:09,533 --> 00:29:10,633 Oh, fixed it. 683 00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:30,600 [Engine splutters] 684 00:29:40,933 --> 00:29:43,067 All right, sir, what's the game? 685 00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:43,867 Game? 686 00:29:43,967 --> 00:29:44,767 What you on about? 687 00:29:44,867 --> 00:29:47,400 You've been following us all day. 688 00:29:47,500 --> 00:29:48,633 I ain't. 689 00:29:48,733 --> 00:29:49,800 I saw you outside 690 00:29:49,900 --> 00:29:52,100 my genetlmen's house, this morning. 691 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:52,900 Who, me? 692 00:29:53,067 --> 00:29:54,133 Yes, you. 693 00:29:55,133 --> 00:29:56,067 Why are you following us? 694 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:56,833 I ain't. 695 00:29:56,933 --> 00:29:59,533 I've been to the races and all. 696 00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:01,467 You best buzz off. 697 00:30:01,567 --> 00:30:02,667 I was just going. 698 00:30:02,767 --> 00:30:05,133 And if I ever set eyes on you again, my lad, 699 00:30:05,233 --> 00:30:06,700 it'll be the worst for you. 700 00:30:19,333 --> 00:30:22,033 [Engine starts] 701 00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:29,867 Who the devil do you think you are? 702 00:30:29,967 --> 00:30:31,033 I said. 703 00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:33,143 -I've as much right to be -standing here as you have. 704 00:30:33,167 --> 00:30:35,767 - And, did he threaten you? - Threaten me? 705 00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:37,533 No, sir, I threatened them. 706 00:30:37,633 --> 00:30:38,709 Anyway he comes over right, 707 00:30:38,733 --> 00:30:39,533 throwing his weight about. 708 00:30:39,633 --> 00:30:41,433 But did you see money change hands? 709 00:30:41,533 --> 00:30:43,467 Yeah. At this here posh pub. 710 00:30:43,567 --> 00:30:45,267 First he takes out a wad of notes, 711 00:30:45,367 --> 00:30:46,976 strips one off to the waiter and hands the rest 712 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,067 to the other bloke. 713 00:30:48,167 --> 00:30:50,667 -And then after that bit, -where you threatened them? 714 00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:52,933 They went straight to the python club. 715 00:30:53,033 --> 00:30:53,767 You're sure? 716 00:30:53,867 --> 00:30:55,267 Yep. Straight there. 717 00:30:55,367 --> 00:30:56,500 Oh, thanks Albert. 718 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:57,900 You've done just well. 719 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:58,833 [In American accent] Ah, shuks, Mrs. 720 00:30:58,933 --> 00:31:00,067 It weren't nothing. 721 00:31:03,733 --> 00:31:04,767 Thank you, Albert. 722 00:31:07,067 --> 00:31:08,633 Well, what do you think darling? 723 00:31:08,733 --> 00:31:10,100 I don't know. 724 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,767 Could it just be monsieur herulard 725 00:31:11,867 --> 00:31:13,900 paying lady laidlaw back a debt? 726 00:31:14,067 --> 00:31:14,833 Yes, 727 00:31:14,933 --> 00:31:16,567 but they'd hardly bring out forged notes 728 00:31:16,667 --> 00:31:18,067 in the full light of day. 729 00:31:18,967 --> 00:31:21,467 Of course, you know major laidlaw's blind. 730 00:31:21,567 --> 00:31:22,567 Blind? 731 00:31:22,667 --> 00:31:24,933 - [Albert] As a bat. - I don't believe you. 732 00:31:25,067 --> 00:31:25,767 That's why that thug always stays 733 00:31:25,867 --> 00:31:28,100 so close to him, leading him about. 734 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,443 Albert, why didn't you tell us before? 735 00:31:29,467 --> 00:31:32,967 I only saw him today, for the first time. 736 00:31:34,067 --> 00:31:36,567 [Chattering in background] 737 00:31:36,667 --> 00:31:40,600 [Tense background music plays] 738 00:31:42,367 --> 00:31:43,800 [Hank] Thanks, Jim. 739 00:31:43,900 --> 00:31:45,200 [Marguerite] Oh la la, I lose. 740 00:31:45,300 --> 00:31:47,733 Well, I'm afraid you all lose, folks. 741 00:31:47,833 --> 00:31:48,867 That'll be, uh, 742 00:31:48,967 --> 00:31:53,067 - fifty pounds then, you owe me. - [Sighing heavily] 743 00:31:54,933 --> 00:31:56,567 May I join you at the next game? 744 00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:59,633 No, I will see if I can do better in roulette. 745 00:32:00,767 --> 00:32:02,400 Will you join me? 746 00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:04,433 Mr. Beresford, why don't I buy you a drink? 747 00:32:04,533 --> 00:32:07,433 If you'll excuse me, I'll join you later. 748 00:32:08,500 --> 00:32:12,233 [Upbeat tune plays on piano] 749 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,067 [Music continues] 750 00:32:30,533 --> 00:32:31,909 Well, what's your poison, young man? 751 00:32:31,933 --> 00:32:33,367 I wouldn't like to tell you, 752 00:32:33,467 --> 00:32:34,767 just at the moment. 753 00:32:34,867 --> 00:32:37,800 [Laughing lightly] 754 00:32:42,367 --> 00:32:46,067 [Dealer speaking in French] 755 00:33:01,933 --> 00:33:06,167 [Upbeat piano music continues] 756 00:33:06,267 --> 00:33:09,133 Ah, my Tommy, here you are! 757 00:33:09,233 --> 00:33:11,067 Look, I have won and won. 758 00:33:11,133 --> 00:33:13,367 You certainly have. 759 00:33:13,467 --> 00:33:15,067 Is it safe showing off all that money? 760 00:33:15,133 --> 00:33:17,633 Let's just hope you don't lose it all before 761 00:33:17,733 --> 00:33:18,533 the evening is out. 762 00:33:18,633 --> 00:33:21,133 Look, why don't I change that for you? 763 00:33:21,233 --> 00:33:22,467 To bigger notes. 764 00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:25,833 Oh, you angel, so careful, so wise, 765 00:33:25,933 --> 00:33:27,300 and so charming. 766 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:32,867 [The rooms claps lightly] 767 00:33:32,967 --> 00:33:35,767 [Tommy] They're all forgeries. 768 00:33:35,867 --> 00:33:37,209 [Tuppence] But where did she get them from? 769 00:33:37,233 --> 00:33:38,300 She won them. 770 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:39,700 At roulette, I think. 771 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:40,800 Very smart. 772 00:33:40,833 --> 00:33:42,109 Well, you spent most of your evening 773 00:33:42,133 --> 00:33:43,233 dancing with Jimmy. 774 00:33:44,067 --> 00:33:45,767 What's that got to do with anything? 775 00:33:45,867 --> 00:33:47,243 For all we know, he could be the chap 776 00:33:47,267 --> 00:33:48,867 - forging the notes. - Oh, no, no. 777 00:33:48,967 --> 00:33:50,176 - Very Edgar Wallace. - Not Jimmy. 778 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:55,200 -Anyway, I think it's fun -mixing business with pleasure. 779 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:56,700 Matter of fact, I haven't 780 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:58,700 enjoyed myself so much in years. 781 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:00,533 We're not supposed to be enjoying ourselves. 782 00:34:00,633 --> 00:34:03,100 -We're supposed to be bringing -a gang of forgers to earth. 783 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,300 What about you and that French phoney? 784 00:34:06,267 --> 00:34:07,876 - Purely business. - [Tuppence laughs wryly] 785 00:34:07,900 --> 00:34:09,067 And no pleasure? 786 00:34:10,133 --> 00:34:11,133 Purely minimal. 787 00:34:12,933 --> 00:34:14,267 I see it, 788 00:34:14,367 --> 00:34:16,567 as a process of elimination. 789 00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:17,667 What's that mean? 790 00:34:17,700 --> 00:34:19,500 It means, if you and I are accused of forgery 791 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,633 and it wasn't me, then I'm eliminated 792 00:34:21,733 --> 00:34:23,100 and it must be you. 793 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:24,433 I might have known. 794 00:34:24,533 --> 00:34:25,333 You see, it could be any one, 795 00:34:25,433 --> 00:34:27,700 of the habitué's of the python club. 796 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,833 Habitué are the people who go there. 797 00:34:29,933 --> 00:34:30,967 Well, I know that. 798 00:34:31,067 --> 00:34:33,700 -Or if it's a gang, -as inspector marriot thinks, 799 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:35,867 then it could be, all of them. 800 00:34:35,967 --> 00:34:37,400 Yes, that makes sense. 801 00:34:37,500 --> 00:34:39,300 Major laidlaw, even though blind, 802 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,900 his wife, her father, monsieur herulard, 803 00:34:42,067 --> 00:34:44,200 that American chap, Jimmy faulkner, 804 00:34:44,300 --> 00:34:45,500 even Harry the barman. 805 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,600 -But what, -if it isn't a gang? 806 00:34:47,700 --> 00:34:48,767 Ah, well, 807 00:34:48,867 --> 00:34:50,733 then it could be any one of them. 808 00:34:50,833 --> 00:34:52,567 Mind you, one of them might be 809 00:34:52,667 --> 00:34:54,567 the leader of the gang, but the other members 810 00:34:54,667 --> 00:34:55,967 might not be there habituals. 811 00:34:56,067 --> 00:34:57,367 Habitué's. 812 00:34:57,467 --> 00:34:59,067 Yes that's an idea. 813 00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:00,380 Like in jailbait, there was this 814 00:35:00,467 --> 00:35:02,933 -little old woman, right, -we saw that, Albert. 815 00:35:03,067 --> 00:35:04,567 Oh yeah, that's right. 816 00:35:04,667 --> 00:35:06,567 Now, if this were an Edgar Wallace case, 817 00:35:06,667 --> 00:35:08,333 then the criminal could be somebody 818 00:35:08,433 --> 00:35:10,800 pretending to be somebody else. 819 00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:13,100 The ringer, there's a detective that turns out 820 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:14,409 - not to be a detective. - Yes, we saw that too, 821 00:35:14,433 --> 00:35:15,500 Albert. 822 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:16,633 Sorry. 823 00:35:16,733 --> 00:35:17,733 Mind you, 824 00:35:19,733 --> 00:35:22,433 if the major isn't really a major. 825 00:35:22,533 --> 00:35:23,333 Or even blind. 826 00:35:23,433 --> 00:35:25,067 Marguerite laidlaw isn't really French, 827 00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:27,867 her father isn't her father and Jimmy. 828 00:35:27,967 --> 00:35:29,200 Hang on, hang on. 829 00:35:29,300 --> 00:35:32,333 Just because these people are handling 830 00:35:32,433 --> 00:35:33,500 the counter-fit money, 831 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,700 -doesn't necessarily mean -that they are printing it. 832 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,067 No, of course not, but. 833 00:35:40,267 --> 00:35:41,667 [Tommy] What is it, darling? 834 00:35:41,767 --> 00:35:43,007 [Albert] You all right, Mrs. B? 835 00:35:43,067 --> 00:35:46,100 She's having one of her hunches. 836 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,200 [Phone trills] 837 00:35:55,300 --> 00:35:58,067 Whitehall, one two, one two. 838 00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:00,100 Scotland yard. 839 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:05,500 - Inspector marriot. - She's onto something. 840 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:06,333 Do you remember 841 00:36:06,433 --> 00:36:07,609 the case of the frightened lady? 842 00:36:07,633 --> 00:36:10,267 [Tommy and tuppence shush Albert] 843 00:36:10,367 --> 00:36:12,500 -Inspector marriot, -Mrs. Beresford. 844 00:36:13,500 --> 00:36:15,333 No, no not yet. 845 00:36:15,433 --> 00:36:18,367 But there's something I want you to do for me. 846 00:36:18,467 --> 00:36:20,500 Phone all the big hotels 847 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:24,667 and find out if a large number of forged notes 848 00:36:24,767 --> 00:36:26,533 have been used to pay big bills. 849 00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:28,767 Yes. 850 00:36:28,867 --> 00:36:30,433 We'll wait here until you ring. 851 00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:33,700 Well? 852 00:36:33,767 --> 00:36:36,433 Yeah, come on, Mrs. B, spill the beans. 853 00:36:36,533 --> 00:36:40,067 If I'm right, it's too dangerous for us. 854 00:36:41,133 --> 00:36:44,567 [Shelf collapses loudly] 855 00:36:46,433 --> 00:36:50,833 [Mysterious background music plays] 856 00:37:00,500 --> 00:37:03,533 [Music intensifies] 857 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:09,933 I'll only be a minute, darling. 858 00:37:10,067 --> 00:37:10,767 See you in the gaming room. 859 00:37:10,867 --> 00:37:11,867 Right oh. 860 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:18,667 [Background music fades] 861 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:21,200 Mr. Ryder, 862 00:37:22,867 --> 00:37:23,867 what are you doing? 863 00:37:23,933 --> 00:37:26,167 A goddam hat stand, 864 00:37:26,267 --> 00:37:28,400 never saw anything like that in New Jersey. 865 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:29,600 [Tommy laughs amusedly] 866 00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:33,233 You know what, you've got two heads. 867 00:37:33,333 --> 00:37:35,400 Ah, well I've only got one hat. 868 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:37,800 - Wow, what do you know? - Sure you have. 869 00:37:37,900 --> 00:37:39,700 - [They laugh amusedly] - That is remarkable. 870 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:41,700 Why don't you try that one? 871 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,433 Buy am I, juiced. 872 00:37:44,700 --> 00:37:47,067 I mixed all my drinks, earlier on. 873 00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:50,467 Someone at the bar there, bet me I wouldn't. 874 00:37:50,567 --> 00:37:51,900 Oh? Who did? 875 00:37:52,867 --> 00:37:55,067 - Well, who do you think? - Marguerite. 876 00:37:56,333 --> 00:37:57,333 Just for fun. 877 00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,533 Look, old chap, why don't you go home? 878 00:38:00,633 --> 00:38:01,967 I got no home to go to. 879 00:38:02,067 --> 00:38:03,200 What about your hotel? 880 00:38:03,300 --> 00:38:05,400 Well, a hotel's not a home. 881 00:38:05,500 --> 00:38:07,309 Anyway, I promised Marguerite I'm gonna join her 882 00:38:07,333 --> 00:38:10,267 after the treasure hunt. 883 00:38:10,367 --> 00:38:12,633 What treasure hunt? 884 00:38:12,733 --> 00:38:14,733 I'm telling you young man, the treasure hunt. 885 00:38:14,833 --> 00:38:16,067 The [he mumbles], 886 00:38:16,167 --> 00:38:16,967 they do it all the time. 887 00:38:17,067 --> 00:38:19,433 Anyways, she took me there in her car. 888 00:38:19,533 --> 00:38:20,867 Where? 889 00:38:20,967 --> 00:38:21,967 Er, 890 00:38:22,067 --> 00:38:24,833 cobble stones, and it was five hundred pounds. 891 00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:27,733 Oh, you're pulling my leg. 892 00:38:27,833 --> 00:38:30,433 I'm telling you, it was white, something. 893 00:38:30,533 --> 00:38:32,200 - Whitehall? - [Hank] No. 894 00:38:32,300 --> 00:38:33,733 Whitechapel? 895 00:38:33,833 --> 00:38:34,833 That's it. 896 00:38:34,933 --> 00:38:37,833 And you found five hundred pounds there? 897 00:38:37,933 --> 00:38:39,767 I didn't, she did. 898 00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:40,900 She left me outside. 899 00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:43,500 She's always leaving me outside. 900 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:44,800 It's very sad. 901 00:38:44,900 --> 00:38:46,309 Do you think you'd find your way back again? 902 00:38:46,333 --> 00:38:48,100 Well, of course. 903 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:50,733 Hank Ryder doesn't lose his bearings that easy. 904 00:38:50,833 --> 00:38:53,067 Come on, then. 905 00:38:53,100 --> 00:38:58,100 [Rhythmic instrumental background music plays] 906 00:39:08,467 --> 00:39:10,233 Careful now. 907 00:39:10,333 --> 00:39:13,600 [Hank stumbles loudly] 908 00:39:22,333 --> 00:39:23,500 Mind you head. 909 00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:31,067 Hey, is this a rolls Royce? 910 00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:33,133 No old chap, it's a Bentley, actually. 911 00:39:34,067 --> 00:39:37,867 [Background music continues] 912 00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:42,233 [Engine revs loudly] 913 00:39:48,833 --> 00:39:52,333 [They converse in French] 914 00:39:53,167 --> 00:39:57,433 [Continued conversation in French] 915 00:40:00,700 --> 00:40:02,667 To earn the money to play here, madame. 916 00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:06,033 Yeah of course. 917 00:40:07,267 --> 00:40:08,533 Toodle pip. 918 00:40:08,633 --> 00:40:09,767 Toddle pip. 919 00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:16,067 [Foreboding background music plays] 920 00:40:30,500 --> 00:40:31,767 Where are we? 921 00:40:31,867 --> 00:40:33,900 - Whitechapel. - Oh yeah. 922 00:40:35,067 --> 00:40:36,933 Yeah it looks kind of familiar. 923 00:40:37,033 --> 00:40:39,667 I think that we turned to the right 924 00:40:39,767 --> 00:40:43,700 somewhere down there, and then keep going. 925 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:45,100 There's a phone box. 926 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,300 What do you want a phone for? 927 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:56,767 To call the python club, 928 00:40:56,867 --> 00:40:58,567 let tuppence know where I am. 929 00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:01,067 Why, you think she'll be worried? 930 00:41:01,167 --> 00:41:03,067 I hope so. 931 00:41:03,167 --> 00:41:07,433 [Slow melodic tune plays on piano] 932 00:41:19,867 --> 00:41:21,767 No sign of your errant husband? 933 00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:23,133 Apparently not. 934 00:41:23,233 --> 00:41:24,133 A dance, while waiting? 935 00:41:24,233 --> 00:41:26,167 No thank you, Jimmy, I'm tired. 936 00:41:26,267 --> 00:41:27,733 A drink, then? 937 00:41:27,833 --> 00:41:28,967 Oh, why not. 938 00:41:29,067 --> 00:41:30,867 A little champagne would be reviving. 939 00:41:30,967 --> 00:41:31,967 Good gal. 940 00:41:33,333 --> 00:41:35,967 [Engine whirs] 941 00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:43,700 See that pub? 942 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:44,867 Yes. 943 00:41:45,767 --> 00:41:47,967 - It's down there. - Down that street there. 944 00:41:50,067 --> 00:41:52,267 Want to drop in for a quick one? 945 00:41:52,367 --> 00:41:54,267 Pubs probably closed by now. 946 00:41:54,367 --> 00:41:55,367 Okay. 947 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:57,800 All right, turn down there. 948 00:42:06,067 --> 00:42:07,833 Why are we doing all this? 949 00:42:07,933 --> 00:42:11,200 [Hank mumbles inaudibly while slurring his words] 950 00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:12,300 Could be. 951 00:42:13,067 --> 00:42:15,667 [Hank continues to mumble] 952 00:42:15,767 --> 00:42:16,667 Possibly. 953 00:42:16,767 --> 00:42:20,067 [Hank laughs heartily] 954 00:42:21,333 --> 00:42:22,800 Hey, that's it! 955 00:42:23,867 --> 00:42:25,733 Pull over, down there. 956 00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:30,367 [Waiter whispers to tuppence] 957 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:33,367 Sorry Jimmy. 958 00:42:34,233 --> 00:42:35,233 Must dash. 959 00:42:35,333 --> 00:42:36,333 Right. 960 00:42:49,667 --> 00:42:53,167 [Cats purr in background] 961 00:42:55,167 --> 00:42:57,933 [Dog barks in distance] 962 00:42:58,067 --> 00:43:00,733 [Engine whirs] 963 00:43:17,133 --> 00:43:17,867 Where are we going? 964 00:43:17,967 --> 00:43:19,200 Whitechapel. 965 00:43:19,300 --> 00:43:20,067 Oh, why? 966 00:43:20,133 --> 00:43:21,200 All he said was, cats. 967 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:25,200 [Engine whirs] 968 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:36,533 [Dogs continue to bark in distance] 969 00:43:38,233 --> 00:43:41,533 - She went in there. - You sure? 970 00:43:41,633 --> 00:43:42,833 I'm sure. 971 00:43:42,933 --> 00:43:44,767 She left me down at the end of the alley. 972 00:43:44,867 --> 00:43:47,200 - But how can you tell? - They all look the same. 973 00:43:47,300 --> 00:43:49,533 Like the story of the Princess and the solder. 974 00:43:49,633 --> 00:43:50,700 I don't know that one. 975 00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:52,967 Well Marguerite's a real Princess, but, 976 00:43:53,067 --> 00:43:54,800 I'm certainly no soldier. 977 00:43:54,900 --> 00:43:56,343 Yes, well they put a cross on the door 978 00:43:56,367 --> 00:43:57,667 to show which one it was. 979 00:43:58,733 --> 00:43:59,733 I'll be darned. 980 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,067 - I think I'll do the same. - Why? 981 00:44:02,167 --> 00:44:04,900 In case we're in danger. 982 00:44:05,833 --> 00:44:09,700 [Animals sound in background] 983 00:44:16,100 --> 00:44:17,200 Oh, cats about. 984 00:44:17,300 --> 00:44:19,467 - What do we do now? - We step inside? 985 00:44:19,567 --> 00:44:21,567 Be careful. 986 00:44:21,667 --> 00:44:22,667 We do. 987 00:44:24,733 --> 00:44:25,567 Hey, 988 00:44:25,667 --> 00:44:27,467 there's someone coming down the alley. 989 00:44:27,567 --> 00:44:29,267 Let me handle it. 990 00:44:29,367 --> 00:44:33,700 [Mysterious background music plays] 991 00:44:40,300 --> 00:44:43,333 [Music intensifies] 992 00:44:49,533 --> 00:44:52,067 [Cats meow in background] 993 00:44:52,100 --> 00:44:54,600 [Music slows] 994 00:45:05,900 --> 00:45:08,867 [Door creaks open] 995 00:45:15,233 --> 00:45:17,267 [Door slams shut] 996 00:45:17,367 --> 00:45:18,900 Good evening, Mr. Beresford. 997 00:45:20,367 --> 00:45:22,167 Willie, the oyster opener? 998 00:45:22,267 --> 00:45:23,833 Turn off the gas. 999 00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:29,300 - Oh, the headquarters. - Shut your trap! 1000 00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:30,167 - Put your hands up. - [Door slams in background] 1001 00:45:30,267 --> 00:45:31,667 [Hank in other room] Got 'em boys? 1002 00:45:34,133 --> 00:45:37,067 So, Mr. Busy busy. 1003 00:45:37,167 --> 00:45:38,567 Reach the end of the trail, huh? 1004 00:45:38,667 --> 00:45:40,567 Mr. Hank Ryder, 1005 00:45:41,533 --> 00:45:42,433 what a surprise. 1006 00:45:42,533 --> 00:45:44,400 Hm, I have been laughing with the boys, 1007 00:45:44,500 --> 00:45:45,733 these past few days. 1008 00:45:47,667 --> 00:45:48,667 Really? 1009 00:45:48,767 --> 00:45:50,576 -You know, I was onto you, -right from the start. 1010 00:45:50,600 --> 00:45:52,043 I knew you weren't really in with that crowd 1011 00:45:52,067 --> 00:45:53,433 at the python. 1012 00:45:53,533 --> 00:45:54,909 Let you play a bod for a bit until I 1013 00:45:54,933 --> 00:45:57,233 got you suspicious of the lovely Marguerite, 1014 00:45:57,333 --> 00:46:00,067 and then I said to myself, 1015 00:46:00,100 --> 00:46:02,200 now's he time to lead him to it. 1016 00:46:02,300 --> 00:46:04,133 And now I'm on the spot. 1017 00:46:04,233 --> 00:46:05,933 [Hank] Well, it looks like it. 1018 00:46:06,067 --> 00:46:07,409 I mean, I'm not giving up this business 1019 00:46:07,433 --> 00:46:09,900 for the sake of two amateur peepers. 1020 00:46:10,067 --> 00:46:11,933 So what are you going to do? 1021 00:46:12,067 --> 00:46:13,600 Bump me off? 1022 00:46:13,700 --> 00:46:15,700 [Hank] Have yo got any other suggestions? 1023 00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:17,233 [Cats meow in background] 1024 00:46:17,333 --> 00:46:18,776 I wouldn't bank on that cross that you 1025 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:19,800 put on that door. 1026 00:46:19,900 --> 00:46:21,100 Why not? 1027 00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:23,233 Well, I know that cock-eyed fairy story. 1028 00:46:23,333 --> 00:46:26,167 -I went back and I put a cross -on all the other doors. 1029 00:46:26,267 --> 00:46:28,067 By the time they find the right door 1030 00:46:28,167 --> 00:46:29,267 and your body, 1031 00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:31,867 me and the boys will be out of the country. 1032 00:46:31,967 --> 00:46:33,833 With major laidlaw and his wife. 1033 00:46:33,933 --> 00:46:36,667 -Damn, god, they're only -into interested in horses. 1034 00:46:36,767 --> 00:46:38,633 They're not in our league, sunny. 1035 00:46:38,733 --> 00:46:39,733 Really? 1036 00:46:42,067 --> 00:46:43,067 Well, 1037 00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:45,600 let's get it over with. 1038 00:46:46,567 --> 00:46:48,243 You thought you were so clever, didn't you? 1039 00:46:48,267 --> 00:46:50,667 We were a step ahead of you, all the way. 1040 00:46:50,767 --> 00:46:52,333 [Door crashes open] 1041 00:46:52,433 --> 00:46:55,867 [Fast orchestral background music plays] 1042 00:46:55,967 --> 00:46:59,333 [Commotion and banging] 1043 00:47:00,333 --> 00:47:04,267 [Tense music continues] 1044 00:47:04,367 --> 00:47:06,433 Well done, sir. 1045 00:47:06,533 --> 00:47:08,233 Just in time, inspector. 1046 00:47:10,233 --> 00:47:11,067 Tommy? 1047 00:47:11,133 --> 00:47:13,267 [Tommy] In here, darling. 1048 00:47:13,367 --> 00:47:15,067 - Are you all right? - Never better. 1049 00:47:15,133 --> 00:47:16,333 Well, inspector, 1050 00:47:16,433 --> 00:47:18,200 you were right about the python club. 1051 00:47:18,300 --> 00:47:20,567 May I introduce you to Mr. Hank Ryder, 1052 00:47:20,667 --> 00:47:23,633 his henchman and equipment. 1053 00:47:23,733 --> 00:47:25,500 I said I'd get you, crackler, 1054 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:27,300 and I have. 1055 00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:28,167 Crackler? 1056 00:47:28,267 --> 00:47:29,667 What the hell are you talking about? 1057 00:47:29,733 --> 00:47:30,600 You'll find it in the next 1058 00:47:30,700 --> 00:47:33,533 criminal dictionary, etymology doubtful. 1059 00:47:33,633 --> 00:47:34,633 Take them away. 1060 00:47:41,067 --> 00:47:43,233 - [Tommy laughs joyously] - [Tommy] Well done, Albert. 1061 00:47:43,333 --> 00:47:45,667 How did you get those cats to lead us here? 1062 00:47:45,767 --> 00:47:47,600 Oh, I not only equipped myself with chalk, 1063 00:47:47,700 --> 00:47:49,900 but with a vile of valerian. 1064 00:47:50,067 --> 00:47:51,300 What on earth is valerian? 1065 00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:53,100 It stinks to I have 'em but cats love it. 1066 00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:54,500 I know, I keep them. 1067 00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:57,200 -Cats is what he said and cats -is what I looked for. 1068 00:47:57,300 --> 00:47:58,876 They was outside the door when I arrived. 1069 00:47:58,900 --> 00:48:00,076 But there was no need to go and pick up 1070 00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:01,860 Mrs. Beresford, it could have been dangerous. 1071 00:48:01,900 --> 00:48:02,633 [Albert] I knew she wouldn't want to 1072 00:48:02,733 --> 00:48:03,467 miss all the fun. 1073 00:48:03,567 --> 00:48:05,267 No, quite right. 1074 00:48:05,367 --> 00:48:07,800 Well, thank you very much for your help. 1075 00:48:07,900 --> 00:48:09,500 Always a pleasure, inspector. 1076 00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:10,700 Though, I have to admit, 1077 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:13,500 -it was my clever wife who -first suspected the yankee. 1078 00:48:13,600 --> 00:48:16,067 -The hotel he was staying at -had hundreds of pounds worth 1079 00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:17,833 of forged bank notes, palmed off. 1080 00:48:17,933 --> 00:48:19,567 Mind you, I wouldn't trust 1081 00:48:19,667 --> 00:48:21,167 those others at the python club 1082 00:48:21,267 --> 00:48:22,900 further than I could throw them. 1083 00:48:24,467 --> 00:48:25,943 [Marriot] I'm afraid it turned out more 1084 00:48:25,967 --> 00:48:27,967 dangerous than I'd anticipated. 1085 00:48:28,067 --> 00:48:29,387 [Tommy] What, with Jimmy faulkner, 1086 00:48:29,433 --> 00:48:30,967 dancing two, two. 1087 00:48:31,067 --> 00:48:34,200 [Tuppence] Marguerite fluttering her eyelids 1088 00:48:34,300 --> 00:48:35,300 at Tommy. 1089 00:48:35,400 --> 00:48:38,200 [Marriot] Yes, well, goodnight, miss. 1090 00:48:38,300 --> 00:48:41,200 [Albert] See you in the morning. 1091 00:48:41,300 --> 00:48:42,733 [Tommy] Not to mention, 1092 00:48:42,833 --> 00:48:44,500 all those cocktails. 1093 00:48:45,667 --> 00:48:47,600 [Tuppence] Hanging on her every word. 1094 00:48:50,967 --> 00:48:52,867 [Kissing sounds] 1095 00:48:52,967 --> 00:48:54,533 [Tommy] So, 1096 00:48:54,633 --> 00:48:57,467 it was quite a dangerous job. 1097 00:48:57,567 --> 00:49:00,500 [Tuppence] A very dangerous job. 1098 00:49:01,333 --> 00:49:05,900 [Upbeat orchestral outro music plays]