:45:00
just what you're in
such mortal terror of,
:45:01
but I'm sure that
whatever it is,
:45:03
you are an
innocent victim.
:45:04
I don't know what
you're talking.
:45:07
Well, to begin with,
:45:08
the way you acted the
first time you saw me
:45:10
was a bit of a blow
to my vanity, you know.
:45:11
Men are such vain
creatures, aren't they?
:45:13
So I prefer to
think that it was
:45:15
something unexpected
that you found
in your music case
:45:17
that caused you to
react in such fashion.
:45:19
I saw nothing.
:45:20
Oh, come now,
you must have.
:45:22
And so since the quickest
way to relieve fear
:45:23
is to share the cause of
it with someone else,
:45:26
please forgive me if
I attempt to find out
:45:27
just what it is that your
music case contains.
:45:29
But I told you...
:45:30
Wait a minute.
:45:32
Come along, won't you.
:45:33
Please.
:45:38
Won't you sit
down, please?
:45:43
Now, it's unlikely to
be important documents,
:45:45
since to know their
significance
:45:47
you'd do need a
time to examine them.
:45:49
But there is one thing
:45:50
which is small enough
to be easily concealed
:45:52
and which is
highly valuable,
:45:53
a jewel or jewels.
:45:55
Then...
:45:57
then there's this
fellow Hassan
:45:59
in whose café you've been
engaged as an entertainer.
:46:01
He's been
suspected for years
:46:03
by the police
of two continents
:46:05
as the largest
receiver of stolen
goods in the Near East.
:46:09
So circumstances
would indicate
:46:14
the jewels you found
in your music case
:46:16
are both stolen and
extremely valuable.
:46:20
And since there
have been no other
:46:21
important
robberies in London
:46:23
for some
considerable time,
:46:25
I venture to say that
you're carrying
:46:28
the Duchess
Brookdales' emeralds.
:46:30
Am I right?
:46:34
You're quite
right, Mr. Holmes.
:46:37
May I?
:46:40
I left the briefcase
in my manager's office.
:46:43
He brought it to me
just before we sailed.
:46:46
Yes,
:46:49
so Dr. Watson informed me.
:46:53
I recognized
the emeralds from the
newspaper description.
:46:55
Oh, Mr. Holmes, I've
been so frightened.
:46:58
Don't worry, my dear.