A ‘The American Musical and Dramatic Academy Performing Art Library Libretto Collection Baker’s Street Marian Grudeffifery Jessel (1963) | | FEB 1 Reco Vit for 6/21/08 NOTES: 211 West 61" Street, New York, NY 10023 (212) 787-5300 (800) 367-7908 Fax: (212) 787-0848 www.AMDA.cduBOOK: SONGS: Che Revised April 1965 NBAXER S@RBETN —RASER SPREEZN A Musical Adventure Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Znmortal "SHERLOCK HOLMES" BOOK BY: JEROME COOPERSHITH LYRICS AND NUSIC BY: MARIAN GRUDEFF and RAY JESSEL Copyright 1963 by Jerome Coopersmith Copyright 1963 by Marian Gruderf and Ray Jessel Property of: ALEXANDER Ht. COHEN 20 East 6th Streot Now York, N. ¥, TN 7-3L34 CABLE: ALEXCOHENPrologue: Scene lt Scene 2: Scene 3 Sctne h: Scene S: Scene 6: Scene 7: Scene 8: A“ NEZ_SYNOPSIS AOR T Baker Street, London A night in 1897 The Saker Street flat ‘Time, the same The stage of the Theatre Roval Later thet night Backstage at the Theatre Rovel Time, the same An elley in Baker Street Early the next morning Irene's The same nouse corning Neer Buckingham Palace 4 few hours later The Baker Street flat Later thet dey Phe London Underworld £11 through the night Noriarty!s ship Early the next moraing AQT Iz A street in London Later that morning Moriarty's ship Time, the same Interior of = four-wheeled cari That night The cliffs of Dover Later that night part of London days later be ‘The Baker Street flat Later that day A private funeral parlor ‘That nightMUSICAL sywopsts SSS Suopszs Acr or "It's Simple! HOLMEs , M&PSON, GREGG, LESTRADE 2, "Buffalo Ber1¢! IRENE end GrRis 3+. "Leave It to Us, Guy! VIGGINS and TRE TRREGULARS ke "Letters IRENE 5. "Phe cola, cream World of the Intellect” HOLMES 6, "Finding Yords for Sprij IRENE 7. “What @ Bight This Ts Going to Be HOLMES , Tz: 9+ “Undervoria" Pelret COMPANY 10. "T Shati iiss yout NORTAREY cr ar 11. "Roof speeo™ WIGGINS end THE rRRZoUTAZs 22, "Married an" WATSON 13. "T1a Do r IRENE Th. HOLMES. is. "Jewelry" DR. BAXTER ana CRIMINALScase (order of appearance) DR, WATSON MRS. EUDSON INSPECTOR LESTRADS IRENE ADLER Ast WELL WISHER 2nd WELL WISHER 3rd WELL WISHER DAISY 1s: oar: ORIEN, INS IRREGULARS (1h) DR, BAXTER NeNALLY WORILLO PROFESSOR MORTARTY FAT MAN L ING AND SINGING SNSHDS! CHORUS GIRLS WELL WISHERS GUARDSIEN SIGHTSEERS CRIMINALS BEGGARS. PROSTITUTES VENDORS PARADE SIGRTSEERS POLICEMENIME: SCENE: Do you know what Act oT FROLOGUE A night in 1897, Baker Street, London, 4 street of austere brick and gray stone houses, sach with an iron railing in front, The house at xtrene Right has a large bow indow overlooking the street, but is otherwise indistinguishable from its neighbors. The street is dark and forbidding. A heavy fog refracts all light into ill-defined yellow haze, Big Ben tolls nine, and somewhere Ta the ‘Stance we hear the clatter hooves end carriage wheels ona cobblestone road, As the clock- tower bell fades into silence, we vecone eware of another sound: a thin, plaintive melody being played on a hurdy-gurdy. The Tog begina to TiFt, and we discern a stooped, elderly BEGGAR playing this music in the arc of a gaslit street lamp. Nearby a DRUNK lies spravied in a doorwey. GREGG enters from Left. He is a handsome young man, He refers to @ piece of paper in his hand as he tries to read the numbers on the darkened buildings. He approaches the Drunk, GREGG (DRUNK mumbles something incoherent ignoring GREGG who turns to Beggar) Do you know what number this is? Im looking for 221-B Baker Street. (The BEGGAR barely shrugs)GREGG (oont1a) Hell perheps you know the man I'm looking for. kr. Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective. (GREGG drops a coin in the Begger's cup) Tall fellow, I'm told with a medicel chap , sort, + sharp features .,, shares e flat Dr. Watkins or something of the (A pause. GREGG drops another ooin into the cup, Still no response) Now look, Tive been walking up and down for the past twenty minutes looking for the blasted place... (As GREGG talks, the lights come up behind the drawn shades of the large bow window facing the street. There we see the unmistakable silhouette of Sherlock Holmes) sgeitit the houses don't have any numbers on then, and those that do are so grimy, you can't tell 2 221 from =~ (Noticing the silhouette in the window, he turns to the Begger) Thenk you very much. (GREGG sterts to enter 221-8, Suddenly the DRUNK in the doorway = now sober -~ leaps to his feet, takes out a pistol, and fires a shot at the silhouette of Holmes. There is the sound of shattering glass, and the silhouette slumps forward, GREGG turns in the door- way, and rushes towards the DRUNZ, but is pushed to the ground. she DRUNK starts to flee, but finds his way blocked by the elderly BEGGAR, HE tries to push the BEGGAR eside, when the BEGGAR grsbs him in’e judo grip, and flings him to the ground’ while disarming him in one swift motion. As the DRUNK goes sprawiing, the BEGGAR rips off a disguise to reveal himself as SHERLOCK HOLMES, He holds the DRUNK at bay with a pistol) HOLMES: Good shooting, old man. Wrong target, I'm afraid, (HOLMES takes @ police whistle1-P-3 out of his pocket and blows a shrill blast. There is an echo of answering whistles off-stage. The would-be ASSASSIN and GREGG watch Holmes in shocked amaze~ ment) (SHOW CURTAIN FALLS) (OVERTURE)TIME: SCENE: 1-1-h ACT oT Scene 1 The same. The sitting room of the Baker Street flat, rented jointly by Sherlock Holmes end Dr. John Watson. It is a lerge, cluttered room with a door to the hellwey Up Right, a door to Holmes! bedroom at the Left, and a door to Watson's bedroom at the Right. The room is a gaslit melange of Victorian trappings and bizerro momentoes of crime, It contains a bow window looking out to the street. In one corner there is a wooden filing cebinet with a great accum- lation of papers riled on and around it. Nearby there is a chemistry able overflowing with test tubes, siphons, end strange looking bottles. There is a bookcase bulging with ancient, ponderous reference volumes; on top of this bookcase, an unframed portrait of Henry Ward Beecher. Nearby, & chert of a human brain. Up Center there is a fireplace complete with all the brass fittings of the 1890's, On the wall above the mantel, the initials 'V.R," are spelled out boldly in bullet holes. Holnes' makeup table, cluttered with props for his many disguises, stands at extreme Down Right. DR. WATSON kneels near the window examining the waxen dummy, oblivious to MRS. HUDSON who stands over his shoulder. As she speaks, WATSON encircles the bullet hole with chalk, MRS, HUDSON Oh, look what a lovely gift my gentlemen lodgers have given me now! Two days before the Diamond Jubilee, and me scrub- bin! and polishing every last inch of the place to show proper respect for the Queen, I thenk them kindly for it.Ae1-5 WATSON Th window will be repaireé, Mrs. Hudson. yRS, HUDSON the window will be repaired, he says... ... as if T would let them change one bit of this lovely elegance . - - (Seluting the V.R. bullet holes in the ws11) . Way those bullet holes in the wall never fail to stir Up love of country . . + (She exerines a knife whioh is pinning several bills and letters to the nentel) . .. And put an end to this delicate filing system. - - (She pulls out the knife) a million yeers + + + (Sne goes to the chemistry table) . . . And how could I live without those sweet-smelling cnemfcel acids seeping into my halls and floors. soos Not (HOLMES bursts in with GREGG) HOLMES Ib was beautiful, Watson, He fell into my trap like & Bengal tiger faliing into a Shikari's pit! WATSON Tt was Moran? HOLMES Moriarty!s chief executioner, He would of course send no one but the finest marksman in Europe. MRS, HUDSON, Markemen . . . executioner’. . . what doos Mr. Helmes have in store for me next? A cennon blasting through the walls, or a murderer hanging by his neck from the window? HOLMES Tia rather prefer the latter, I think. There's @ good clean sound to the cracking of @ nock. MRS. HUDSON = shell have to try it one of these days. (ERS, HUDSON exits) HOLMES Gome im, como in, Sit down and tell us your problem, Captain. Or is it Lieutenant? 2 GREGG Captain? Lieutenant? .. . What makes you think I'm in the army at all for that matter?1-1-6 HOLMES COME, COMB, YOUR PROFESSION ISN'T HARD TO PERCEIVE . . . YOUR MANNER, YOUR BEARING . . - TEE VERY CLOTHES YOU'RE WEARING . . . . ». THAT HANDKERCHISF TUCKED IN YOUR SLEEVE A MILITARY GUSTOM, I BELIEVE? OF COURSE YOU'RE AN OFFICER . . + «« « SANDHURST, 4M T_RIGHT? AND You'RE TOO YOUNG FOR A MAJOR AND SO I SHOULD GAUGE YOU'RE A CAPTAIN, GREGG WELL, DLL BE. se HOLMES QUITE. GREGG SIR, I'M AMAZED! HOLMES YOU SHO SURPRISE? AND YET THE FACTS ARE AND IT'S SO SIMPLE, SUBLIMELY SIMPLE, TP YOU LEAR: NOT JUST TO SEE BUT TO OBSERVE PUL YOUR BRAIN 72 WORX, NOT JUST THE OFTIC NERVE. IP YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO USE YoU WILL FIND TEB MOST ABSTRUSE EECOME SO SIMPLE HERE BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES WATSON OH YES, SO SIMPLE JUST AS SIMPLE £S A SIMPLE THING GAN BE. HOLMES AND IT'S HARDLY VERY HARD 0 SEE HE'S IN THE PALACE GUARD. WATSON OH NO, IT'S SIMPLE 4S A, B, ©, GREGG Now wait a minute! How did you know that I was in the Pelace Guard? HOLMES My dear Captain ‘THR LINE OF YOUR SUNBURN . . . STRAIGHT ACROSS YOUR BROW, NO CAP WITH A VISOR1-1-7 HOLMES (cont'd) MAKES THAT MARK, AND T SIR ASK WHAT TYPE OF HEAD GEAR COULD POSSIBLY DO THAT? » +. A BRINLESS BEARSKIN HATE NOW WHO WEARS A BUSBY? YOU ANSWER TEAT AND THEN ALL OPHER SUFPOSTTIONS YOU DISCARD . . + JUST GUARDSMEN -- AND THEN ONLY WHEN ON DUTY TER PALACE YARD! . onEGe WELL I'LE BS BOUND! HOLMES DOES IT ASTODND? WHA OTEER POSSIBLE SOLUTION COULD EE FOUND? TE'S ALE SO SIMPLE, ABSURDLE SIMPLE, UHY DO PHOPLS ALMAYS FATL TO REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT ENOUGH 0 NERELY USE THEIR EYES HEY KEEP GOING ‘ROUND HALF-BLIND NEVER USING WHAT'S BEHIND!} WATSON YOU SBE IT'S SIMPLE GREGG OH YES, IT'S SIMPLE WATSON and GREGG HOWEVER DIFFICULT TT MIGHT AT FIRST APPEAR HOLMES AND IT ISN'T HARD TO PLACE THERE'S A WOMAN IN THE CASE. - + WATSON and GREGG oH NO 7P'S SIMPLE SO VERY SINPLE WATSON, Noy HOLMBS, LOOK HERE... How on oarth could you know thepe!s a woman involved in his case? HOLMES he way I know we are about to have a visitor, .1-1-8 WATSON Visitor? HOLMES Amin, , , eleven stone. . , nearly seventy inches in height’ .'. . and @ heavy phlegmatic tread which could only belong . |. + + + to that senior member of our noble police force » “(Flinging door open) . « . Do come in, Inspector Lestrade. rastrape STH ** Hélnes, I've been waiting in that empty warehouse for four jours cs you said, and he never turned up! HOLMES No matter. You played your part magnificently, Before detesling your brilliant strategy to you may I present n7 client, Captain.» » GRECS Robert Gregg. HOLYES of the celebrated Coldstream Guards. WATSON Coldstream? GREGG How the devil did you know’ that? WATSON John Watson -- Fifth Northumberland Fusileers, we GREGG x ot ity How Mo. HOLHES \ wi Your admirable modesty was defeated by the Egyptian scarab ie’ henging from your watch chain, Zt speaks eloguently of “your reginent's recent service in the Sudan, Hepf! LESTRADE tt moh of a thigk-to-thet. HOLMES You of course observed it too, LESTRADE The moment I entered.1-1-9 HOLMES Ag you will these curious bullets fired from the assessin's gun. LESTRADE Oh yes... yes, of course; Im + + (zkemining bullets) Holmes, what's curious about them? HOLMES My dear Inspector, surely it is obvious to you that . ~~ 4 pnakel ple Gf" LESTRADE WATSON GREGG A snake? A snake? A sneke? OLMES Dr. Roylott murdered his niece by putting e poison snake through the ventilator of her room. It's the only possible answer, Watson, be a good fellow, and send off another telegram. . . this time to the Surrey Police, tow es to these bullets . « - WATSON Another telegram? Holmes! How did you know I sent ¢ telegram today? HOLMES Your shoes, dear chap, your shoes. LESTRADE, ai? Shoes? Telegrams? Snakss7T What's all thet got to do q ge With... ee v Say ot HOLMES er That's another case entirely, Inspector. a . i i Now THE BULLETS ARE THE WORK OF VON HERDER OP BERLIN, \WoEacH AS FINELY CUT AS ANY GEM. \f 80 YOUR CAPTIVE'S CLEARLY THEN cag’ 3) (ONE OF MORTARTY'S MEN ists, (FOR VON HERDER MAKES HIS MASTERPINGES EXCLUSIVELY FOR TEEN ety (To Watson) i NO, NO, Nob THE TOE, ‘THE HEEL OF YOUR SLIPPER! You'LL NOTE 4 TRACE OF CLAY THERE, THE COLOR OF A KIPPER. THAT HUE IS MY CLUB AND T? MAKES THE CASE COMPLETE FOR SUCH CLAY IS ONLY FOUND WHERE THEY'RE DIGGING UP THE GROUND AT THE DOORWAY ‘0 THE POST OFFICE OF WIOMORE STREET,1-1-10 WATSON Holmes! HOLMES: (Po Grage) . . .AND-AS FOR YOU, SIR, AS FAR AS T CAN SEE du REASON FOR YOUR NERVOUSNESS CAN ONLY BE ONE OF THREE? EITHER A MORTAL THREAT OR A VERY PRESSING DEBT OR THE UDTERLY INHUMAN MACHINATIONS OF A WOMAN WHO IS POSSIBLY TOYING AT DESTROYING YOUR CAREER. 7S TT SHE, OR NONEY, OR TERROR BRINGS YOU HERE? Yow FROM YOUR BRAVERY TONIGHT IT OULD SURELY APPEAR QHAT IF ANYTHING AT ALL IT ISN'T VIOLENCE YOU PAAR, AND YOU GAVE THAT SO-CALLED BEGGAR SO MUCH MONEY THAT IT'S CLEARLY ‘THE LAST ALTERNATIVE AND POSITIVE I Al WHEN T Sa, "CHBRCHEZ La FEMME!" GREGG WHY SIR, YOU'RE RIGHT. LESTRADE A CHIED GOULD DO TT. ~ WATSON ONCE YOU GET THE KNACK THERE'S REALLY Nov! a To IT, GREGG WHY IT'S SO SIMPLES ABSURDLY SIMPLE! WATSON, GREGG and TPIS AS OBVIOUS AS TWO AND TWO “FOUR HOLMES RUDIMENTARY DEDUCTION, NOTHING MORE. WATSON, THOUGH AT FIRST WE WERE IMPRESSED Be LESPRAD! WE SEE NOW THAT A? ITs BEST WATSON, GREGG end LESTRADE T?'S ALL SO SIMPLE HOLMES IT'S MORE THAN SIMPLE ~~ ID'S THE VERY ESSENCE OF SIMPLICITY!1-2-22 WATSON and GREGG NO, WH CANNOT DISAGREE & yshy Ulm + Bas LESTRADE ° FOR AS ANY FOOL CAN SEE oe WATSON, GREGG end LESTRADE IT'S ALL SO SIMPLE ~ O# YES, IT'S SIMPLE oREac SIMPLE! WATSON EAS LESTEADE _ NOTHING! r GREGG BASIC! LESTRADE CHILD'S PLAY! ‘WATSON PLAINLY £8 EVIDENT AS EVIDENCE GaN BE! TL. MS se . ye (He searches for the right word) weet DELENENTARYE ‘A matter so simple, my dear Inspector, thet I would not w® insult your intelligence by deteining you here @ moment ge er longer. ~~ ‘LESTRADE ak” But the woman who's trying to. . . HOLMES Thank God we are protected by the Metropolitan Detective Police, LESTRADE Quite so. Quite so. HOLMES Good dey, Inspector, LESTRADE Good day, good day. (LESTRADE exits)1-12-12 HOLMES And now my Gear Ceptein, about this women. GREGG Her name is, Irene Adler. WATSON The American actress? GREGG Yes, TI sent her a number of letters that were I'm afraid rather s+ + HOLMES Letters? GREGG You know how it is, old man. They insist thet you tell them how mach you cere. A touch of poetry now end again. A fow, .. rose petals . . . pressed in an envelope. EOLMES You have come here . .. to esk me. . « to recover love letters? GREGG Yes. FOLMES Soon they shall be esking me to look for lost chiléren at the seashore. GREGG But sir, she has threatened to publish them. EOLMES vy dear fellow. Your problen to me is a boring affair. T suggest a lawyer. GREGG But you don't understand, she'd go to any lengths to. « + EOLMES You know, Wetson, there is genius in this. Who would expect to find gold dipped bullets fired from an ordinery pistol? WATSON Amazing. GREGG 4 Tim engaged to s very fino person now . . . Lady frances Carfax, the daughter of the Earl of Rufton . « +1-1-13 HOLMES Uncuestionatly tre work of Von Herder, but no doubt devised by Morierty himself. ~ WATSON No doubt. GREGG . , . TS there were & breath of scandal before the wedding... HOLMES I should not be surprised if he were behind the recent slaying of =he Dutch Ambassador. WATSON Possible. GREGG Mr. Holmes. «+ HOLMES But way on carts world he do this now. , . to ne? Unless GREGG Mr, Hoines, plesse listen to mod HOLMES: wae tO Stop Te eee (Furning to Gregg) « . . from some Shing. oxmec I'm a desperate man. EOLMES Where 64d you meet this woman? eREGG At a party. HOLMES Whose? GREGG The Duke of Richmond's. HOLMES You spoke to her first, or she to you? GREGG I don't remember.1-1-14 HOLMES Without question, Moriarty. (HOLMES ' exits) GREGG Who -- or weat ~~ is Moriarty? WATSON A former professor of mathemetios, now head of a vast empire of crins. GREGG Do you think helll take my case? WATSON My dear chap, I very much doubt it. (HOLMES enters) HOLMES T!L1 teke your case. GREGG Mr, Holmes, if you knew how much this means... HOLMES Yes, yes, I knox, Where can you be reached tomorrow? GREGG 2 on duty at the Palace nost of the day. There are gifts for the Queen coming in from all over the world. For us that moans checking passes . , . escorting delivery men up and coun those interminable steirs . . . HOLMES Very well, 2111 send you a mossege there % Good- night. GREGG Goodnizht, sir. -- Dr, Watson... WATSON Goodnight. GREGG WATSON Om yes, I picked up 2 Jezail bullet in my... HOLMES Goodnicht!1-1-15 (GREGG exits. HOLMES starts quickly to éress) HOLMES (cont'd) I believe we may profit by the Ceptein's callow vehaviour. MATSOF come how, Holmes, A young men -~ & beautiful ectress ~~ surely it wes a human error. HOLMES Hunan error -- how I despise that term, The mind of each man is a potentially perfect machine. TATSON There are also the glands. HOLMES an yoo. A fact well known to Professor Moriarty sho hes seek fomele agents in et least two previous crimes. WATSON You thins the actress end the Professor? - . - HOLMES think it is possible, Watson, But T shal] put Miss Adler to & more conclusive test tonight. WATSON What sort of test? HOLMES { shell wake hor a generous offer for the letters. Hep doceptancs will in@icate common blackmail, Her refusal -- that would be something else again. WATSON If you'd like some help. - - HOLMES dear fellow, I woulén't dream of it. The backstege of My Satre ja hardly the place for a respectable widover Sai yourself. ‘Tawary women rushing ebout half naked with- out the least particle of shame, some actually . - + (Picking up @ thin volume from the chair) .. «eh Baudelaire! Illuminating description of ind helluetnetory effects of hashish. T envy you this evening, Watson. WATSON Holmes . + +1-21-16 HOLMES Yes? WATSON T!ve read Baudelaire, HOLMES With luck we can make the final curtein, BLACKOUT ss wo hear a series (In the éar' 8) of pistol LIGSTS COME UPON... +.1-2-17 Aor = Scene 2 IME: Later that night. SCENE! The stage of the Theatre Royel where @ Chorus line of GIRLS, dressed as Indians are seen performing @ Tribal Dance. ON THE WESTERN PRAIRIES GHEN THE INDIANS HAVE TAXEN TO THE WARPATE AND THE WESTERN FARMERS SADLY NEED A HELPING HAND TO SAVE THE DAY WHO'S THE ONE THEY CALL WHEN THE ARROWS FALL YHO'S THE ONE THE SETTLERS ALMAYS PRAY MILL COME TO THE RESCUE? (IRENE ADLER enters) ‘TRENE WHY IT'S BUFFALO BELLE, BUFFALO BSLLE, QUEEN OF THE WILD, WILD WEST iW SHE CAN RIDE HOW SHE CAN ROPE BU? SHOOPIN'S WHAT SHE DOES SEST TRIQUOIS, APACHE, SEMINOLE, AND EVEN’ STOUX WISELY LIZ LON INSIDE 0! THEIR WIGWANS HEY WON'T COMES OUT WHILE SHE'S ABOUT 50 WHEN EVIL DAYS YOU FALL UFON YoU HAVE ONLY GOT TO CALL UFON BUFFALO BELLE, BUFFALO BELLE, QUEEN OP THE WILD, WILD, WEST. GIRLS BUFFALO BELLE, BUFFALO BELLE, QUEEN OF THE WILD, WILD WEST2218 HOW SHE GAN RIDE HOF SHE CAN ROPE BU? SHOOTIN'S WHAT SHE DOES BIST TRIQUOIS, APACHE, SENINOLE, AND EVEN SIOUX WISELY LIE LOW INSIDE 0! THEIR WIGIAMS IRENE HEY WON'T COME OUT WHILE SHE'S ABOUT $0 WHEN EVIL DAYS YOU FALL Urow YOU HAVE ONLY GOP TO CALL UPON RENE and CIRLS BUFFALO BELLE, BUFFALO BELLE, QUEEN OF THE WILD, WILD WEST. (after the number, TRENE and the GSmis take their curtain calls)1-3-19 IMs: The same. SCENE: Backstage of the Theatre Royal, including a cutewey of Irene's avessing room, After the brassy number, LIGHTS COME UP behind Scrim. FRIENDS and ELL WISHERS are discovered stend- ing, waiting for Irene. A FLYING BRIDGE can be seen where TWO STAGE- ELNDS are pulling up e long piece of hemp from the stage floor. IRENE enters from Left, st VELL WISHER Irene! Enchanting ry deer! 2nd WELL WISHER How wonderful! 3rd WELL WISHER Superb porformence! TRENE Thank you, darlings, thank you. I'll be with you in just 2 few minutes, (She goes into dressing room, HOLMES and WATSON enter. from Left and make their way to the dressing room, HOLMES tnocks) (DAISY goes to door and opens it) My Geer young woxen, would you kin@ly tell » that Mp. Sherlock Holmes is here to see her, DAISY, ss Adler Sherlock Holmes! HOLMES ‘The matter is urgent.1-3-20 DAISY Oh yes, sir. One moment, sir. (DAISY closes door) Oh ma'am, you'll never guess who's standing outside, Itts Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective of Baker Street, IRENE Weil, well. Show the gentleman in, And se for the others, tell thon I'll seé them leter at the party. DAISY Yes, matan, (DAISY pantomimes for HOLMES and WATSON to onter, then moves to WELL WISHERS and instructs then to leave) IRENE And you are the celebrated Sherlock Holmes. HOLMES Good evening, Medan, IRENE To what do I owe this pleasure, Mr, Holnes? HOLMES I shall not waste time in the suburbs of the matter. T am here representing Captain Robert Gregg of the Coldstream Guards. IRENE Robert Gregg . , . that does sound familiar. HOLMES Tt should be quite familiar, Madam. IRENE Of course! The young man who wanted hie letters back. He did make a rather bad scene, Im afraid, so I really had to turn hin down, Besides, T don't velleve in giving men a gratuitous sense of security, HOLMES It need not be gratuitous, Madam. My client offers you fifty pounds for the letters. I advise you to take it while the offer remains. IRENE Good heavens! How would I spend it all?1-3-21 HOLMES Very well, one hundred pounds, Bring the letters tpoung to my flat at 2218 Baker Street. Don't bother coming up, Just leave them with the wemss @ownsteirs. “She'l} heve your money, WATSON But. if you feel iike coming up... HOLMES Come along, Watson. (THEY exit Gressing room, IRENE Tollows) IRENE Wait ~~ one moment, Mn, Rolmes. You have made me a gener— yon Offer. But T willbe even mone Benerous than that. You may tol your client Twin five hin his letters as a The doorman will get you & cab, darling. (TRENE' exite” into dressing roo) HOLMES Hypothesis confirmed. vies Adler ig not a simple black- Tatler, but indeed may be connosees to 2 lerger crime, Perheps to the Moriarty Group dtecite WATSON What a pity, Such @ vory attractive woman, HOLMES shat is quite irrelevant, vatson, The loveliest woman I nokey ee murdered both her children for their insurance Bole deere’? We shall enlist the race our most depend— able agents, (THEY exit es the Licums pm, except for a SPOTL Which hits the Two STAGEHANDS on the FLYING BRIDGE) lst CRIMIMAL Report to Professor Morierty at once. ell him that despite our endeavors, Sherlock Hoimés has teken the case, BLACKOUT1-b-22 ACT OT Scene 4 TIME: Early the next morning. An elley in Baker Street, In the darkness we see what aspears to be & silhouette of Holmes, As LICETS COMB UP we perceive that it ip not Holmes, out WIGGINS, the leader of the Baker Street Irregulars, who wears a ragged version of the Holresien costume. HOL:ES and WATSON enter awiftiy, and walk up to Wiggins, HOLYES Mp, Wiggin! WIGSINS Sipt HOLMES I strongly recommend & change in costume, WIGstNs Yes, sir! HOLMES Ave they about? WIecINS About and at yor service, sir! HOLMES You may assemble them, (WIGGINS whistles a shrill signal, alviost at ono. 6 is surrounded by the IR STREE! GULARS , HE quickly ceils off the ro end the IRRECULARS in turn answer to their respective names ) WIGGINS puckvellows! -~ Mecipper! ~~ Nipper! -~ Chauncey Weatherboo derkins IIL The Baker Street Division of the fietroporiten Detective Police Force stands el present and correce,1-23 HOLMES Stand easy! Gentlemen, I've a little job for you... (The IRREGULARS cheor) With your permission. JI shall ask you to assist me in removing a packet of letters from the home of a women in Serpentine Lane. WIGGINS We're to pinch a tetch of dear-Johnnies out of some doxie's Jodgin's, Got it? SONG: "LEAVE IT TO US, Guy" WIGGINS ~ TRREGULARS LEAVE If TO US, Gi LEAVE IT T0 Us! WIGGINS SAY THE WORD AND IT'S AS GOOD AS DONE, IRREGULARS It's DONE! MACIPPER WHAT DO YOU NSED, auv? NIPPER LOOKIN’ FOR SPEED, GUY? WIOGINS FOR IF IT'S SPEED YOU NEED 0 DO THE DEED IRREGULARS WE'LL DO IT ON THE RUN: WIGGINS and TRREGULARS JUST NAME YOUR FANCY AND THOUGH TT MAY BE CHANGY WEILL FILL THE BILL WITHOUD A FUSS DUCKBELLOWS AND WHEN NO CTHER BLOXKES'LL TOUCH IP NOT FOR HONEY, NOR FOR LOVE WIGGINS and IRREGULARS LEAVE IP TO US, GOV! LEAVE I? To US, HOLMES Your response is heartwarming, but there will be no "pinching" involved.Lke2h WIcerNs Then how do we get the letters, sir? HOLMES You will merely toss a smoke rocket into the woman's bed- room window. She will assure there's a fire, end rush ‘ithout thinking to save her valued possessions. 1 stall attend to the rest, WIeGIns Me send up the smoke, and he does the pinchin', Got it? _ IGGINS end TRREGULARS YOU CAN DEPEND, Guv, RIGHT TO THE END. EVERYTHING IS SAFELY IN THE BAG PERKINS WHAT HAVE YOU cor, guy? SELL US THE PLOT, Guv, VIGGINS WIGGINS and IRREGULARS WIGsis GIVE US AN INKLING DUCKBELLO: AND IN A THINELING WIGGTNS and IRREGULARS iT'S DONE AND THERE'S NOTHING T0 DISCUSS} FOR IF YOU CAN'T DO TT YOURSELF SHEN BY TSB BLINKING SAINTS ABOVE LEAVE I? TO US, GUV! LEAVE TT TO Us! EOLMES fre they cuits finished? WIGGINS Finished and ready for further instructions, sir! HOLMES You will receive the rest of your instructions at ten o'clock this morning, in Serpentine Lane.1-h-25 WIGGIZS All troops report, four bells, Serpentine Lane! Got it} (The IRREGULARS take deep breaths, ge though they are cout to bellow forth. EOLMES Ons moment! (The IRREGULARS freeze) Hy dear Watson, I've be meaning to speak to you about th Roylott affair , ee (HOLMES and WATSON exit) WIGGINS end IRREGULARS LEAVE I 70 US, GUY LEAVE IT To us] YOUR EVERY LITTLE wish TRUE THAN TRUE, GUY WE'LL SEE YOU THROUGH, ¢ GIVE US A CLUE AND WE WILL DO WHATEVER YOU MAY HAVE IN HAND, WE'LL DO OUR ALL, STR. AT YOUR BECK INT CALL, ST WE'LL GIVE You SATISFACT I PLUS! (DANCE) LEAVE IT TO US, Guv LEAVE T? To Us SAY THE WORD AND IT'S AS cooD AS... (DANCE) IF YOU NEED AN 'ELPING 1AND 10 GIVE THAT LITTLE EXTRA SKOVE GIVE US A GO, Guv WIeems WE GIVE SATISFACTION ‘TRRECULARS so au} wIecnis PUT US INTO ACTION WIGGINS and TRAEGULARS ‘00 YOU GOIN! To TRUST TO JELP YOU KEEP THE PEACE?Ak-26 IREAVE IT TO US, GUY" (cont!d) SEE ns, suv" WIGGINS SURELY NOP THE LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE! WIGGINS and IRRECULARS TRUST TEE TRREGULARS JUST THE ITRREGULARS SOLO LINES WIGGINS -- DUCKBELLOWS -- NIPPER ~~ PERKINS -~ AND MACIPPER WIGGINS and TRREGULAES THE BAKER STREET IRRECULARS THATIS US THAT'S US THAT'S U5 THATIS US THATIS US , BLACKOUT1-5-27 ACT OT Scone 5 TIME: SCENE, whe same morning. he sitting room of Irene Adler's rented house, At Left, a door and @ window facing the street. Up Stage, a fireplace and a door to a hallway leading to other rooms, Ab Right, @ pair of French doors open out to a garden, where a bench is located. IRUNE is sittirg on the sofa ine breathtaking dressing gown. DAISY, the maid, enters from the allway, fully dressed for travel- py velise and three TRENE I see you found ther DAISY Honestly, ma'am, I don’t know why you want to read such things. The Case of the Sussex Vampire -- drank human blood, or so it appeared . . . The Man with the Twisted Lip ~~ all about an opium den. . . Tre Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb ~~ chopped off ty a butcher's cleaver... end to think they let them print such things. IRENE sy? DAISY To see how fer they would dare to go. See you et the show tonight, matam. Why do you read the: » Di (DAISY exits, IRENE picks up one of tue books and begins to rend) IRENE My analysis of Sherlock Holmes by John Watson, M.D. Holmes is a master of éleguise with a knowledge of science that is truly profound. He is well up on poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.1-5-28 (Knocking at the door) WIGGINS (Offstage) open the door! Open up, natam! Quick! (IRENE opens the door, WIGGINS and the IRREGULARS enter) WIGGINS Avan's been hit by ¢ carriage! NIPPER In front of your house! MACIPPER I think he's sors kind of priest! WIGGINS He's moanin' ang grosnin! like a bloke wot's croakin'! IRENE Help me bring hiw inside. WICGINS Good ideal (While IRENZ and the IRREGULARS exit, WIGGINS remains onstage. ‘ew_seconds leter IRENE and the HERS return, el] helping to support HOLMES who is now disguised as an Anglican Deacon, to the sofa) wIecINs Easy now, lads. IRENE Is he breathing? WIGGINS T just seen him twitchin! a bit, IRENE £ wonder if emelling salts... wIGoINS I think leeches might do it, IRREGULARS Leeches} That's it! Somebody got leeches!2-5-29 IRENE Nol Get a doctor -- cuickly! WIGGINS Yes, matam, a doctori! Otmon, lads! (THEY exit) HOLMES What's happened? Where. . + . IRENE You've had an accident, HOLMES Accident? IREVE Everything's going to be ell right. I've sent for a doctor. HOLMES Oh yes . . . T remember nox, The carriage . . . wheels rattling on the cobblestones . , . coming so fast... IRENE Sessshhhi Ory to get some rest, Are you comfortable, Reverend? HOLMES Yes, quite comfortable, thank yous IRENE I'll got you a cup of tea. HOLES One moment! . . ny dear. IRENE Yes? HOLMES With milk and sugar, if you don't mind. IRENE Of course, HOLMES And hot, I like it very hot. (SMOKE begins to pour into the room)1-5-30 IRENE My word! HOLMES What is it? Is the chimey stopped up . . . or something? IRENE you best go out into the gerden. (IRENE runs to door and calls into the street) Youl Young mani WIGGINS Yea, matam, IRENE Get the fire brigade, Please hurry! wrecms Rightol HOLMES Is everything all right? IRENE Yes, everything's fine. (IRENE takes serepbook and bird- cage to HOLM@S in the garden) Would you be kind enough to take these, (IRENE goes to secret wall compartment and removes’ the letters, She takes them out to HOLMES, then returns to living room and then stops) You mey come in now, Reverend. HOLMES But the fire... itts... IRENE It's under control ~- and thank you so much for minding these. SONG: SLETTERS" LETTERS , LEPTERS, I DO LOVE LETTERS . . , HOLMES Love letters, my dear?1-5-32 "LEPTERS" (cont'd) IRENS DON'T YOU LOVE LETTERS? A WORD FROM AF! FROM SOMEONE WHO'S DEAR A LINE FROM 4 FRIEND OH, THIS ONE YOU'VE GOT TO HEAR!!! DEAR MISS ADLER, MY ROYAL HEART IS IN YOUR HANDS. MY “ROYAL FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS. I AM UNWORTHY AND UNFIT, BUT SAY YOU'LL TAKE MB AND MY LITTLE BALKAN STATE IS IN YOUR HANDS! FOR MY LINE NEEDS NEW BLOOD ~~ IT'S MUCE TOO REFINED, RED BLOOD WITH BLUE BLOOD, THE TWO BLOODS COMBINED. MY BLOOD WITH YOUR BLOOD -~ THE BEST BLOOD I GOULD FIND! SIGNED WILEELM, KING OF BOHEMIA DYING O¥ LOVE AND ANEMIA! LEPTERS , LETTERS T DO LOVE LETTERS A NOTE FROM ABROAD ‘A CARD FROM BRAZIL NOW ISN'T THAT NICH? NOT THAT -- THAT'S A BILL! LETTERS, LETTERS. . A_LEPTER FROM HOME HERE'S ONE FROM YO KI HL? Oh yes, of course -~ him! PARDON HY WRITIN' PARDON HY SCRIPT PARDON THE PLACE WHERE THE INKWZLL S) TIPPED! MISS IRENE ADLER, I LOVES YOU T BLESS THE SHININ' DAY WHEN YOU WAS BORN! I!M WORTH TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND NATCHERLY IT FOLLERS TF YOU SAY "YES" THEN ALL Mv DOUGH IS YOURN! THAT DAY I SAW YOU THERE IN THE THE-AT-ER, I SWORE THAT I WOULD MARRY YOU OR NONE]PEERS" (conttd) (contta) FOR IFIN YOU REJECT ME T SWEAR I'LL BLOW MY GUSPOM-TATLORED , GOLD-PLATED , PEARL-HANDLED , DIAMOND-STUDDED SOLID PLATINUM GUN? SIGNED, BILL P.S, T LOVES YOU STILE LEPTERS , LETTERS T 80 LOVE LETTERS MAIL FROM AFAR A CARD FROM AN AUNT. OH THIS YOU SHOULD SEE! OH HO, NO YoU CAN'T LEPTERS LETTERS , HERE'S ONE FROM A FAN OW EY, THIS TS FUN! HERE'S ONE FROM A MAN ~~ AND THIS ONE'S FROM LONDON? 11 You English aren't as cool es you like te appear, Reverend. LISTEN HERE, REVEREND. . « (Reads) YOU ARE MY ECSTACY, } x RE IF YOU SHOULD SPURN ME, 2 WOULD BURST ASUNDER! ONE WORD FROM YOU ALONE GAN MAKE ME OR BREAK TAKE ME, IRENE, I BEC! SIGNED, CAPTAIN ROBERT... olmes? Isn't this the name you've been waiting for, Mr. GRESGII! You really had me fooled, 2m, Holmes. Your disguise is perfection itself, but after I handed you those letters, DP realized that only the great Sherlock Holmes could have made me do that. (IRENE offers letters to Hoimes) Here -- you've earned them.1-5-33 HOLMES The fact thet you offer them, Madan, mekes ny obteining them quite unnecessary. And thank you very much for the entertainment, I don't get to the theatre very often. (HOLMES exits. A moment later DR. BAXTER enters from the hail~ way) BAXTER I did not mean to alarm you, “aden. I'm Dootor Baxter of Edgeware Road. I knocked at the front, but there wes no answer, so I came through the kitchen. Where is the injured party? IRENE I'm afraid he's gone, Doctor, He responded miraculously to my treatment. BAXTER Splendid! TI welcome ell the assistance I cen get. . .1-6-3h scr Scene § TIME: & few hours later, SCENE: Outside the Buckingham Palace Gate. CAPTAIN GREGG, in full uniform, crosses fron Stege Left to the cadence of martial MUSIC. A VAN enters also fror Left and catches up to Grege at Genter. MAN Captain Rotert Srege? (cree sToPs) What is your business, May (Showing card) MoNelly -- Daily Globe. Ttve beer assigned to cover your forthcoming wedding to Ledy Frances Carfax. oc This is hardly the place... MAN A pity if something unforeseen ehould keppen first, oRSGG What the devil do you mean by thet? (Phe NAN takes a Letter from his pocket, and reacs aloud:) MAN "My beloved Irene; you are my ecstacy, 7: wonder..." worship, my GREGG Where 41d you get this? ws There ere twenty-two more where this came from,GREGG How mach do you want for then? MAN Abb! Did I say anything about money? FADE OUT 1-68-35AGT OT Scene 7 PINE: Later that day. SCENE: The Baker Street flet, HOLMES is seated on floor playing his violin in a mood of black, brooding anger, WATSON who is writing memoirs et his desk appears concerned over Holmes! condition. WATSON What e lovely night for a stroll. HOLMES By all means take one! WATSON Eolmes, I wouldn't let 2 trivial thing like the Adler letters... HOLMES {iss Adler and her confounded letters could not ve further from my mind. VATSON T em sure another case will come along cefore.. . HOLMES ++. before you drive me to insanity with your constant chatter? Will you attend to your memoirs! MATSON Quite. HOLMES There is no case, no clue, no crime of the slightest mpor- tance to me now. Hverything is bleak and dismal. (At window) Look at that fog drifting meaninglessly down there. All life is dreary end commonplace, Is there no escape? (HOLMES grabs Watson's memoirs and flings them into the fire- place) WATSON Holmes] ‘You really must... HOLMES You really must spare me your sanctimonious sermons!WATSON (At window) Holmes, there's a carriage outside. HOLMES Two visitors on the stairs... «8 man . @ woman . , . willful, determined end sé: age of forty, I should think, ptr REAR at the door) Vell, show the lady in, Watson, Tgser (IRENE and LESTRADE enter) Wh IRENE Arrest ‘that man! ie, LESTRADE i” She insisted upon this, Holmes. HOLMES On what charge, Madam? IRENE Fraud, deception, torts, encroachment, + tation . . . end theft! HOLMES Theft? IRENE: Having feiled to trick me with your disg while I was away end stole what you cout deceit, HOLMES: Your letters, they're gone? IRENE You know perfectly well, they're gone. HOLMES Miss Adler, I did not steal your letters x I attempted to. peti a, «ste | LESTRADE. * Attempted theft? — - , Lestrade . , mewhet below the ile nisrepresen- ise, you returned d not obtain by » elthough I admit1-7-38 ae HOLMES O" Yes, yes, I confess to it now. y Sole be, xo, LESTRADE aw Sorry, Holmes. HOLMES: for until ten twenty-two this morning T believed Miss Adler bo have criminal intent. She doss net, bat T have care. lessly allowed her letters to fell into the hende of o sinister organization, : LESTE: What sinister organization? HOLE: ¥edan, if you are willing to coorerate with me now, T shall Rye Recover the letters for you, end perhers stop. a crime that may endanger the honor of =nglend. LESTRADE Holmes, what crime are Fou talking atout? HOLMES The one that has no doubt crossed your mind, Inspector, LESTRADE On! — 5 Gaon HOLMES: Yes ~~ pray, keep me informed of your progress. LESTRAD} Yes, yes, I'll do that, Pocsbeiny will, Tew. HOLMES Good day, Inspector! LESTRADE. Good day! (LESTRADE exits) HOLMES Now then, would you please desoribe 221 persons who have been in your house in the past twenty-four hours. IRENE You mean the suspects? HOLMES Yes -~ all persons you remember,1-72-39 TRES As I don't have @ butler, it mist be the maid. She is approximately... HOLISS We may dispense old red-haired girl who left to or in Brighton at six min- nites after ten while the letters were stity intact. T Rotieed one om tuo cluse in your house. Contines’ There wes the vicen, Oh yes. However, I cannot suspect that old gentlenan who cared so little about himse:r that he lett before medical aid arrived, Are you quite certein roulre not overlooking someone? 4 friend, a... Dig you say medical eid? ENE pray paxter of Bageware Zoad. 1 sent the lea to fetch that whey fine Soctor fem you, MS, Holmes, es sou wide discover When you get his bill, My dear Watson, would the corner to the Vedi Doctor Baxter of Edzewere Reads good as to step !rou: » and incuire about a Of course, OLMES tpootieve we shall find that he does not exist, except in the enploy of Frofessor Moriarty. WarsOZ Oh? Whet makes you thins thet? EQLMES fhe curious fact thet Miss Adler sent the Irregulare to fetch hin, WARSON But you told them in advance not to fetch anyone,1-7-4o HOLMES That, my dear Watson, is the curious fact. WATSON Tsce... Tt think, (WAGSON exits) HOLMES: Cigar, Miss Adlep? IRENE (IRENE wenders around the flat) A tooth from the hound of the Baskervilles? Not now. HOLMES A fang from the glent rat of Sunatra, RENE, The blowgun thet killed Bartholonew Sholto? Yes... it WAS So clever of you Ret to deduce that the tiny foo prints found et the 30 ® child op monkey, cuts Madam? T said it was cleven, Precisely, Would you do the HOLMES Do what, Madam? IRENE HPs Jower your magnityire glass, and say, eae "Precisely," HC=MES For what purpose, Mecam? T may want to do a detestive some dey,2-7-2, HOLMES Do Inspector Lestrade. IRENE You should have been on the stage yourself, HOLMES Iwas, Mecam. IRENE You? HOLMES Freperation for detection, of course. My Hamlet was quite uoique as Z had devised a method of achieving the utmost poets ty ip acting . . . a method T unfortunately conmiaca fo thet young Stanislaveky chap in Moscow. But whet to the stage compared with... IRENE Crime, HOLMES Brilliant crime, as practised by its foremost exponent, porescor Moriarty. “We have never met, ous his stamp ia nuistakatle, Madan, A deadly scorpion dropped discreetly into © diplomat's pouch. A precious stone oP forty-one eng tes, Secreted inside 2 Christmas goose. There is style end inaginetion for you. Someday when I sid the vorteeoe that man, T think I shall feel a little sad. TRENE Such tender emotion, Mr, Holmes? I digntt expect thet from you. HOLMES notion, Medam? You are complotely mistaken, notions Gee ko me Like erit ine sensitive instrument, on a onack in one of my high-power lenses. IRENE Have you ever kissed a woman, HOLMES Several times in the course of inveatigations, IRENE Pid you find the experience pleasurable? HOLMES he labial contact was pleasant, and induced e faint quick~ ening of the pulses, and a flushing of tissue in the Cok gnc Pecial ereas which ultimately subsided. It was ants to "La Grippe." + Holmes?1-7-2 IRENE You of course do not believe in love. (MUSIC underscored) EET underscored: HOLMES believe that people believe in love, Take the case of Eemiel Dundas sechts f8oring wite who chozed him to deatin »y shoving a set of false teeth down bic gullet. IRENE 7am sure she loved him very much, . HOLMES So she said on the gallows —. Just before flashing thet trave toothless smile, SONG: THE COLD, CLBAR MORLD OF THE INTELLECT” ROLMES I HAVE WAITED IN VAIN FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLA HEAT LOVE CONCEIVABLY CAN OFFER “E CEREBRAL TYPE OF MAN, BUT NO ONES EVER HAS 48D NO ONE EVER WILL. FOR NO ONE EVER cAN ~~ BUT, AH] TEE GOED, CLEAR WoRLD oF Tem mNcEEESon IS THE WORLD THAT T REVEAR #8, THE PURE, DRY AIR OF THE soreyorse 7 AM IN MY PROPER SPHERE 70 ILLUMINE WHAT WAS DARK Nei A SPARK OF CEREBRAL ELECTATorTY -— THERE'S FELICITY! FROM A FRAGMENT, “70 consrRucr SHE COMPREHENSIVE WHOLE ~~ THERE'S NECTAR FOR THE SOUL! FROM THE THICK, BLACK CLOAK OF 4 NYSPERY TO DEDUCE THE WHY AND How fuss A LOAF OF BREAD AND A oRYPTOCRAD THIS WERE PARADISE ENOW NITE THE POWER OF THE MIND To FIND WHAT A FOE HAS CoNcraLmn WITH DEVILISH CARE — THERE'S Joy! THERE'S HAPPINESS} AND T0 SPAREI I HAVE WAITED IN vATW FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLATN1-7-43 "THE COLD, CLEAR WORLD OF THE INTELLECT" (cont'4) HOLNES (conta) WHAT LOVE CONCEIVABLY CAN OFFER THE CEREBRAL TYPE OF MAN BUT NO ONE EVER HAS AND NO ONE EVER WILL -- FOR NO ONE EVER CAN. souG: "FINDING WORDS FOR SPR: IRENE LOVE IS A DELICATS SUBJECT ON WHICH I HAVE LITTLE TO SAY. AND YET THERE ARE DIFFICULT SUBJECTS I'D GLADLY DEBATE HALF THE DAY FINDING WORDS FOR SPRING 18 NO EASY THING STILL I'M SURE I'D FIND A FEW, WHAT WORDS COULD BE RIGHT 10 DESCRIBE THE NIGHT? SOMBHOW, I WOULD FIND HOW CAN ONE EXPLAIN LOVE'S SHEET SPLENDOR THE NOST TENDER WORDS WON'T DO YOU MUST FALL IN LOVE THEN YOU'LL FIND THAT LOVE WILL EXPLAIN ITSELF TO YoU. TOO. The cold, clear world of the intellect, Mr. Eolmes? SHOULD YOU WANT TO PRAISE LAZY SUNMER DAYS I GOULD FIND A PHRASE OR TWO. AS FOR LOVE, MBRE WORDS THOUGH THEY'RE CLEVER, THEY'LL JUST NEVER, NEVER DO. YOU MUST FALL IN LOVE THEN YOU'LL PIND THAT LOVE WILL EXPLAIN ITSELF To YOU. (WATSON enters) WATSON There is a Doctor Baxter on the Medical Society’s records. He died four yeers ago. HOLMES Twelve hours -- to prevent a crime so despicable, it mey eclipse the pillaging of Rheims,1-7, WATSON Gantt you warn the authorities now? HOLES Send a herd of elephants efter @ panther? He would only return by another route while the pachyderms were tren= pling insects miles avay. I must find the Professor my- self -- perhaps with the aid of one other, Miss Adler, would you take e risk for your letters? IRENE ZT could not care less for those letters now, but T think T would like the risk. HOT After your show tonight, I would like you to pley an extra performance -~ with ve. We shall aprear as menbers of the lower cless, and journey through the underworld of London. Our purpose -- to find br, Baxter of Edgeware Road, our link to Professor Morierty. (EUSICG_ underscore) TRENS, Our link. HOLLIES Watson, would you be good enougi to see Kiss Adler to the theatre. WATSON It would be en extraordinary pleasure, Kiss Afler... ? (IRSIZ turns to Wetson) I would be interested in meeting one or two of youn actress friends . . . For purely aesthetic reasons, of course . +. 47S FADE, except for a SP0T on Holmes! make-up tetie, ‘S site at the table facing a mirror, and begins to discuise himself quickly and deftly) SONG: WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING To BEY HOLMES ROW... BEARD... REAVY 20) EMM... PERHAPS A LITTLE DARKER . . .1-7-45, "WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING T0 BE" (cont'd) HOU (cont!a) ‘THERE! NoW FOR THE EYES . , THERE! AND THERE! CHIN... A ROUGH OF NUMBER NINE . , FQ > +. NOW, WHERE IN THE DEVIL IS THAT SPIRIT GUM? . . (LIGHTS FADE on HOLMES and up on IRENE and DAISY, IRENE is in her areseing room) IRENE DAISY! DAISY YES, MAUAN, IRENE WHAT SHALL T WEAR? DAISY THE RED, MAYAN? TRENE NO, THE BLUE. NO, THATS HOPELESS. DAISY WHAT ABOUT THE MAUVE, MA‘AM? IRENE WHAT... ? DAISY THE MAUVE WITH THE BUSTLE. IRENE GORGEOUS ~~ oN You. DAISY WEAT! WITH HY DERRIERE, IRENE TIVE SIMPLY GOT NOTHING TO WEAR I WAS MAD TO SAY YES1-7-46 JEAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE (cont'd) EE S_ IS GOING TO BE" IRENE (cont'd) BUT I'M GLAD NONETHELESS. WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING To BE! THERE'S A SCENT THERE'S A HUM OF ADVENTURE TO COME WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING To BEL TONIGHT'S A NIGHT THAT'S FRAUOND WITH EXOTZENEY TONIGHT ~~ IS A NICHT MEANT FOR ME! FOR TONIGHT I'M WITH HT! WIN OR LOSE SINK OR SWIM} IN OR OUT, WRONG OR RIGHT ~~ WHAT 8 NIGH ‘S$ IS GOING To BE! (LIGHTS FADE on IRENE and UP oN HOLMES, now joined by WATSON) HOLMES WATSON, WATSON ‘YES? HOLMES HOW DO T LooK? MATSON DREADFUL! coop! EYEBROWS . , WATSON EYEBROWS? HOLMES YES OR NO? WATSON WELL, I WOULDN'T, , HOLMES THEN I SHOULD , . , SO IT'S OFF T0 THE HUNT Gi A FEW MINUTES TImg --"WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BEY EA NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BEN 1-7-k7 HOLMES (cont1a) MHA A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE} HOW AT LAS? T CONFRONT THAT NAPOLEON OF CRIME! WHAT & NIGHT THIS IS GOING To BE! TONIGHT THERE'LL BE AN INTIMATE PARTY FOR JUST MORIARTY AND ME... AND MISS ADLER OF COURSE... PERHAPS I SHOULD FEEL REMORSE. . FOR SHE CAN'T ifoW JUS? QUITE WEAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE} (LIGHTS UP on IRENE IRENE SOMEHOW IT IS STRANGE T'K NOP AFRAID OF ALL THE DANGERS OF TONIGHT, DAISY I KNOW You AIN'T! T FEEL I'M GOING 70 PAINT! IRENE COMPARED TO WHAT'S IN STORE NOW ALL THE ROLES I PLAYED BEFORE Now SEEM SO TRITE IRENE JUST TO THINK THAT PUTS RIS TRUST IN ME, WHO CAN KNOW HOW IT VAY Gor TOGETHER WE SHALL WEE WHAT WE SHSLL SEE. , , I WAS map TO SAY YES BUT I'M GLAD NONETHELESS WHAT A NIGHT THIS TS GOING TO BE! and DAISY) (cont'd) HOLMES IT'S JUST ABOU? COMPLETE WATSON BY JOVE, YOU LOOK A TREAT HOLMES: JUST TO THINK THAT SHE... PUTS HER TRUST IN HE TOGETHER WE SHALL SEE EAT WE SHALL SEE... SHE WAS MAD 0 SAY YES BUT I'N GLap NONETHELESS WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS corNG TO BE!"WHAT A NIGHT DAISY WHAT A NIGHT THIS NIGHT IS GOING TO BEL ‘IRENE THERE'S A DASH THERE'S A DARE IN THE AIR EVERYWHERE! WHAT A NIGHT THIS TS GOING TO BEI DAISY JUST LOOK AT YOU! OF RY! MISS ADLER, I COULD DIB! I SWEAR I'l SO BESIDE MYSELF I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY! THIS IS QING To RE" 1-7-48 (contta) TSOU OH, HOLMES, YOU ARE THE ONE! I'VE NEVER EAD SUCH FUW] THERE'S GOING To BE SKULDUGGERY BEFORE THE NIGHT IS DONE! EOLMES THERE'S A DASH THERE'S A DARE IN THE ATR EVERYWHERE | WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS cOING 0 BE] TSON WHAT A NIGHT THIS NIGHT IS GOING To S51 IRENE and HOLMES TOHIGHT'S A NIGHT THAT'S FRAUGHT TONIGHT IS 4 NIGHT NEANT FOR KE! IRENE AND THERE'S NO TIM TO SPARE DAISY OH MISS ADLER, TAKE CARE! WITH EXCTTEEnT WATSO) SO IT'S oN W HOLMES 80 IT'S OFF TO THE cyesE! HOLMES, WATSON, IRENE and Darsy COMB WHEAT May? COME WHAT MIGHT! WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BEL (MUSIC underscores: ) (HOLMES completes his He rises from the make. which FADES TO BLACK ai disguise, “up tablé, ind crosses to Irene's dressing room. He knocks) ves? IRENE es? HOLMES That will do very nicely, Miss Adler,1-17-49 IRENE Oh God, that's good! HOLMES Ifat any time during the night, you should see the manwho calls himself Dr. Baxter, kindly signal me by waving a white handkerchief over your head. (SHE waves it wildly) With a trifle more restraint, And renenber, from this moment on, you are Vrs, Brasser Bates of Bethnal Green. Is that perfectly clear? IRENE As clear_as & paneless window, love, snd speakint of drafts, I feels a bit of a chill in the air... so if I holds on like 2 sailor's girl, it's warmtn, not intimacy I'm seekint. Mind love? HOLMES Your "Als" are a trifle flat, SONG: REPRISE: F- 18 MyHAT A NIG: GoTNe To BEM TRENE 1ULLO DUCKS HOLMES ‘ULLO SUEZ? MY, YOU DO LOOK 4 TREAT IRENE and EOLMES WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE} IRENE COME ON, GIVE US A KISS, HOLMES WHAT, IN PUBLIC LIKE THIS? IRENE and HOLMES WHAT & NIGHT THIS IS GOING T0 BE!! TONIGHT'S A WIGHT JUST RIGHT FOR A BLOWOUT TONIGHT IS JUST MY CUP O' TEA IRENE WHAT A LARK! HOLMES WHAT A LAUGH!1-7-50 REPRISE: PINAL CHORUS "WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE" — cont!a) IRENE WHAT A CAPER! NOT ‘ALF WHAT A SPREE! WHAT A SPLASH! HOLMES WHAT A BINGE! IRENE WHAT A BASH! HOLMES YOU'RE A BIT OF ALL RIGHT! IRENE ER, BATES, YOU'RE A SIGHT! IRENE end HOLMES WHAT A NIGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE! F WES! erm end they diseppeer into the London Underworta)TIME: SCENE: Shut up! 1-8-51 ACD oT Scene 8 ALL through the night Various parts of the London under- world, In DANCE we follow HOLMES! ané IRENE's search for Dr. Baxter. Their Odyssey includes visits to: A cafe An Opium Den A Pugiliste! Club A Turkish Beth The Waterfront. In each of these pleces IRENE scans the faces of all men present. Throughout the search, HOLMES and IRENE are being followed oy a menacing giant of a nan, iURILLO. IRENE finally spots DR. BAX?HA in the Pugilists! Club, SHE signels wildly to Holmes as ver instruc tions. A chase ensues unti} TREN and HOLMES find themselves on The Waterfront. The THREE KILLERS under BAXTER's command leap onto HOLMES and drag him off. IRENE and MURILLO are left alone onstage. IRENE struggles and squeals as MURILLO keeps his hard clasped over herp mouth. MURILLO Shut up and listen to mo! (IRENE stops and steres at him wide-eyed. hand from her mouth) MURILLO removes hie iim a friend of Sherlock Holmes, Murillo ie my name. I'm here to protect you, Miss Adler, Cut through the alley to...1-8-52 (ONE OF THE KILLERS attacks MURILLO, but MURILLO wards hin off) MURILLO (conttd) (To Irene) Cut through the slley to Chadwick Court and teke the Second carriage thet eppeers, He'll be one of our men. & SECOND KILLER eppears) IRENE Look outi! FRILLO takes on the SECOND KILLS: one point in the fight EE yells IRENE to pun, which she doss, elly all THREE KILLERS overpower MURILLO and Gispose of his body. In the meantime, HE has returned and witnessed the killing. She starts to follow the KILLERS off as THE LIGETS FADE our1-9-53 ACT oT Scene 9 Eerly next morning, The plain deck ané luzurious cabin of @ ship tied up on the River Thames. Harbor noises can be heard. BAXTER and CANG MEMBERS appear on deck with HOLMES, end conduct him roughly to the cabin, HOLMES All right, all right! No need to use your maulees! BAXTER Sit down} HOLMES Here, what's this? A branch of the British (BAXTER Signals the other GANG MEMBERS to leave) BAXTER be just outside, so mind you, no tricks, (Re exits) (BUDDEA revolves revealing PROFESSOR MORIARTY) MORIARTY You are en unknown quantity, Mr, Betes, 4 factor which never fails to intrigue me. HOLMES Just put two and tyo together, Guy, and make sure it's writ in pound sterling. For services rendered of socsase MORIARTY . "Yong Cassius hath a lean and hungry look." That is Shakespeare, Hr. Bates, HOLMES Well fancy that! MORIARTY past night you undertook to harass and pursue certain intimate friends of mine. Way was that?HOLMES: Well, follow the cubs to the lion, I always sey, NORIARTY That is sometimes a one-way trai, Er. Betes. EOLMES Z,think you'll open it up vhen you hears what T got to offer, Guy. MORIARTY i,am ablaze with curiosity, What services had you in mind? HOLMES rghought you'd never ask, Ttm = proper fence. Some sey the best in her Nejesty!s Kingdon Pron Mersey Docks to Bristol Port, MORIARTY Why should that be of the slightest interest to me ? HOLUES Why should the rein be of interest to flowers thet bloor? Especially those in the Royal Gardens, sh Gus? HORTARTY Mey I inguire as to ths eource of youn peculier supposition? LMES Now that's @ long story, Guv. There's @ bloke up north gazed Percy Freen what knows a pickpocket names Harry mmate what knows @ ress lodger calles Minnie aren chat knows sy (Dropping characterization) spproa the ry yeook stiend of mine who is at this moment pbprosehing with Dr. Watson and e large contingent at police. Good morning, Professor. RIARTY O mighty Caesar! Dost thou iie so lox? You are thinner then I had imagined, HOLMES And you are exactly as T have imagined. MORIARTY How did you leern of my plans today? HOLMES peb Tevested them yourself by stealing Mise Adler's letters. They could only be used against Captain Gregg, end his job1-9-55 made it cleer thet the object of your plen vas the Palace. NORTARTY And as to detedis of ny ~~ lete and lemented scher HOLMES Junewe enelyzed four different methods of steeling the Queen's Diamond Jubilee gifts. MORIARTY There are five, Have you thought of the two reporters who arrive st the Palace et the heisht of the percied HOLMES A colleague is with them of course, MORIARTY A photographer . . . seger to capture for all posterity the glittering sight oF the Jubilee gifts, HOLMES I presume that all three then enter the Palace, HORTARTY. With the good Captain Gregg, who vslieves he is rising Going nothing more evil then assisting three sates journalists. A minor infrection to be sure in os henge for his stimulating letters. At exactly 9:16 they return to the Felace Yar¢, ths photographer's setchel. now bulging with svo milion pounds! worth of celebrated gens. HOLIES The stolen gous to be replaced by replicas, of course, MORIARTY CT goRRse these would never fool an expert Like you, But to cell then merely replicse would hardly be eppropsiate. (He opens jewel box) An oueralé tiara from the Sulten of Mysore , . . @ diamond solitaire fror the Caliph of Persia, HOLMES Ab, beautiful. Mace by Von Herder, naturally, HORTARTY Is there another?1-9-56 HOLMES Your escepe from Bngland of course, to be affected by balloon, HortaRTy Directionel. HOLES Capacity? MORIARTY One hundred thousand cubic feet. ‘ HOLHES Eleotric propulsion? MORIARTY \ Engine by Le Farge. HOLES Maximum range? MORIARTY Shall we merely say it is enough to transport ne fer from this sceptered isle. HOLIES: Ab, neat! It will go down in the annals of femous uncom- mitted crimes. MORIARTY, Oh yes, you have found me, have: uu? And your agents are fetching the police. Well then, we must not keep them waiting. WATSON They came to the flat this morning, Holmes. They said they were your men. HOLMES What have you done with. . + MORTARTY Your pigeon? His death was crude. But yours, Holmes, will be a work of art, (ORIMINALS begin to tie HOLMES end WATSON into their chairs) (CRIMINALS exit, MORIARTY unveils TIME BOMB)1-9-57 MORIARTY (conti) Oeserve Von Herderts masterpiece. A fantastic chronometer Se pdeath, whieh once begun cannot be touche! wishnee pro~ ducing -> detonation, SONG: "I SHALL KISS you" —i SHALL EISS you" MORTARTY I SHALL MISS YOU, HOLMES FOR IN TRUTH NE ARE FELLOW CONNOISSEURS AND IP GRIEVES ME, HOLMES 0 ECLIPSE SUCH AN INTELLECT AS YOURS TIVE ENJOYED EACH THRUST AND PARRY AND RIPOSTE PES, SOUR GENIUS WES TRDEED A MATCH FOR MIND -~ ALMOST I SHALL MISS You, STR I _RECRET YOUR REVERSION INTO DUST LIFE IS HARD, DEAR HOLME: HD ONE DOES WHAT ONE YOUR DEMISS INSURES TEE UOBSTRUGTED BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE THAT VILL CIRCUMSCRISH THE EARTH! Bho Jubilee gifts ere a mere beginning, Two million Pounds for the purchase of pover. Through mugs, through past; through secret cravings in'the minds of Son, ace how ‘they shall love me for my tolerance of tnole weatn Fon cne blown eet si8, WAY I shell rise to my zenith wbilet you are blown to dust, (MORIARTY triggers TIME Bou) AH! YOU CAN'T KNOW How PROFOUNDLY T SHALE MISS YoU, HOLMES ‘THOUGH YOUR DEATH 7S ESSENTT, YOU MUST DIE, DEAR HOLMES YET AS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS I SHALL MOURN AS I HAVE NEVER MOURNED BEFORE WHEN THE STATELY HOLMES OF ENGLAND IS NO HORE. (HORTARTY exits on the BUDDHA. HOLMES and WATSON look at BOMB as cuRTA,ACT Ir Scene 1 Later thet morning, A street in London whee CROWDS are gathering to watch the Diamond Jubilee Parade. There are VENDORS including @ FLAG VENDOR, some color- fully dressed GUARDSMEN rushing to join their units, a few FOREIGN VISITORS including an BAST INDIAN COUPLE and an AMERICAN COUPLE, who are tuking pictures of everything in sight with their kodaks. In the midst of all this WIGGINS is being lowered to the street in the ROOF SPACE BOX, a crudely con- structed "lift" which is rigged with ropes and pulleys, end i hoisted up and down by the BévER STREET TRREGULARS . YIGGINS ROOF SPACE, ROOF SPACE, ROOF SPACE FOR A OH THE VIEW IS 7 ROOF SPACE, ROOF SPACE (After being lowered to the street, WIGCINS leaps out of the BOX and hands the IRREGULARS signs and placards advertising roof space. ‘The AMERICAN COUPLE walk by, Here's a likely pair of Colonials, (To American Couple) I sey, it’s « share. AMERICAN MAN What's a shane, fella? WIGGINS ' to see -the parade, Shame you ain't g2-1-2 AMERICAN WAN Welre headin! there right now. WIGGINS Well, I can see that you're not goin! to see nothing, are you? Not unless you got a particular fancy for the dope gf soldiers! heads, Personally, I think if you've seen one fluffy het, you've seen them ail. AMERICAN WO; Ctmawn, Daddy -- we gonna be late, wIeeINS Now if you really want to soe the parade, go no further, You're here Sone: "ROOF SPACE" IF YOU Wary 70 SEE VHAT THERE Is T0 SER IP YOU WAYS TO 'EAR VEAT TEERP TS TO 'EAR TP YOU WAN? A VIEW OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE PARADE TREN WITH OUR AID GO UP ON £== BLINEIN? ROOF AND I WILD SWE&R AS IT'S GAWD!S OWN TROOP YOU CAN SES TEE ROUTE OF THE VHOLE DARN FROM 'ERE £0 TSS MARBLE ARCH UP THERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PUSILEERS HE COLDSTREAN GUARDS AND TEE DIERS WHY YOU'LL EVEN SES TEE QUEEN I MEA AS CLEAR AS DAY BUE I MUST SAY IF YOU STAYIN THE CROWD BELOW THOUGH YOU MAY STAND ON YOUR TIPPY-TOE OH YOU CAN TRY TO PEEP YOU CAN PRE TO PEER BUT ALE YOU'LL SEE IS A POLICEMAN'S REAR ON THE ROOF ABOVE Y¥! DON'T TAVE TO PUSH YOU DON'T tAVE TO’ SHOVE FROM A COMFY SEAT YOU CAN SEE FOR BLOCKS FOR IT'S LIKE THE ROYAL BOX TO SEE ALL THERE IS TO SEE WAY UP ON THE ROOF IS TEE PLACE TO BE AND WHAT'S THE TOTAL PARE? JUST A BOB FOR THE CHAIR AND WE FLY YOU THERE FOR FREE, (WIGGINS tries to hawk roof space to numerous PEOPLE who ere passing by) WIGGINS {Ad-lib sales pitch) Gather 'round ell. Fresh roof space.2-1-3 WIGGINS (cont'd) C'mon, Migs and seo the parade, (To Guerdsman) Roof space, sir? Say, you're late, mete. Theytve started without you! (fo Tart) Roof space, Miss? Form an orderly quexe. ON THE BLINKIN' TILES YOU CAN SEE FOR MILES AND MILES AND YOU'LL BE SITTING THERE SO GREND AND THE QUEEN WILL WAVE HER HAND SHE'LL SAY "NY GOODNESS HE WAY UP ON THE ROOF IS THE PLACE To BEY SO_¢!HON NOW A BOB IN THE CUP AND “EB HAULS YOU UP FOR FREE. LES ROOF SPACE ROOF SPACE SEE THE 'OLE PARADE MISS DOW'T YOU BE AFRAID 1ISS ROOF SPACE ROOF SPACE, (DANCE) C'mon now, don't all push at once. (HIGGINS spots a FAT AN) Roof space? FAT MAN Yes! WIeGrNs Leds! (WIGGINS and the IRREGULARS escort the FAT MAN over to the ROOF SPAGE BOX. ‘hey are about to holst + up When IRENE enters) IRENE You! -- Youtre the boys who helped carry him into my house! WIGGINS Who, us? IRENE Yes, youl2-1-k WIGGINS T don't know what you're talkin! about, Miss. IRENE Of course you know{ You're the one I sent to get a doctor! WIecrns You know what she's telkin! about, lads? IR plegse listen to met He's in trouble, He's been captured by the Moriarty gang, I followed hin'all through . . . wIeorNs Look! I don't know what routre on about, but I do know this, If he was in trouble, I'd be the first to kn go beat your drum in soms other parade, Miss. Se FAT MAN ‘oat about me? I paid WIGSINS Look to it, ledel All together! (THEY degin to pull up the ROOF SPACE Box) IRENE, Boys, listen to me! You don't understand! Eis life is in Genger} I went to help hin, Flease . . . (As the FAT HAN is hoisted up to the roof, the LIGHTS FADE TO BLACK) (A bird's eye view of the strect Row appears, end we see the DIAMOND JUBILEE PSRADE in all ite splendor. MILITARY HUSIC can be heard, QUEEN VICTORIA appears in Ber golden carriage, end the sound of CHEERING becones’ overpowering as the LIGHTS) FADE T0 BLACK2-2-5 ACT IT Scene 2 TIME: Several minutes later, SCENE: Moriarty's ship. HOLMES and WATSON are seated to- gether bound to their chairs. On deck the KILLERS can be seen stand- ing guard. MUSIC of military bands gan be heand” fh the distance, blot . ting out the sound of the Bomb. WATSON There's the Royal Malte Artillery Corps. HOLHES It's the Singepore Police. WATSON I think youtre mistaken. HOLMES IT know I'm not, HATSON It!s the Royal 1. . ZOLMES Singapore Police! (Phe dietent MUSTO changes) MATSON You would not deny that to be the Ceylon Milit (The distent MUSIC changes) HOLMES Followed ty the Dyeks of Borneo. ‘ATSON Fine chaps, HOLMES Good spearsmen.2-2-6 WATSON Excellent headhunters. HOLMES Gifts for the tribal women, (The distant MUSIC changes) WATSON Holmes ~~ Holmes, listen! Have you ever heard anything quite as thrilling? HOLMES opemy friend, There is nothing to natch the Firth North- umberland Fusileers, (Military MUSTC fades out) Eititary MUSTC fades out (MUSIC_underscored) WATSON The war . . . our adventures . . , my dear departed Mary +++ ther seen so clear, LMES To me ae well. WATSON i had seen nore beutiful women, but never 2 face that was sueeter or more sensitive in nature. HOLMES Zt was the tale of her father's strange disappearance thet intrigued me, WATSON post night, as the trail led to Pondicherry Lodge, ner hand reached out instinctively for mine. . . ecd’mine jor hors, We node in the darkness together, like enit~ dren, and knew that we had nothing to fear.’ Not thon. nor for a lifetime. Sona: TA MARRIED HAN" A MARRIED A MARRIED MAN I THINK OF WHEN T WAS A MARRTED MAN FOR THEN T FOUND LIFE'S PURPOSE AND TTS PLAN SINCE PIMB BEGAN A LONELY Mit I TOOK A WIFE2-2-7 NA HARRTED MAN" (cont'd) WATSON (oont!a) AND ADDED LOVE AND LAUGHTER TO iY LIFE AND I XNEY THEN THERE'S NO ONE RICHER THAN A NARRIED MAN THE JOYS, THE WOES, THE HAPPINESS, WE SHARED IT ALL, WE TO, 9H, THE WOES SEENED SO MUCH LESS, AND HOW THE PLEASURES GREW PHE BACHELOR, HE BACHELOR’ ~~ I'VE LIVED HIS LIFE, WELL, LET WIM LEAD H Bur As FOR ME, I'D RATHER BE A HAPPY EAN, CONTENTED vAN, A MARRIED MAN? AND I HAVE LIVED WITH HER -- $0 CALLED MERRY LIFE AS BEST EOLMES = em glad that you have these memories, Watson. T en equally glad that I do not, MATSON T_COULD LIVE MY LIFE AGATN, ‘ow much time is there left? HOLMES Gension of mainspring reduced poi zero nine. Txo minutes to detonation, (The THREE CRIMINALS enter. The FIRS? CRIMINAL exits to the deck and signals the KILLERS to ¢ The SECOND CRIMINAL goés up the WL StSPS tO the-Geck. He is about “gy! to exit when an IRREGUDAR pops & over the side of his ship and blocks his way) MACIPPER Got a lump o! coal for a mudlark, mate?2nd CRIMINAL Get out of my way! MACTPPER Open your heart to a poor little ed, t!m the solé support of me mother and dad, 2nd CRIMINAL Log Now look! You'd better. , , Kongk uthe § (A 2nd IRRZCt side) he. R pops over the DUCKBELLOWS Got a lump 0! coal for a mudlark, mate? 2n@ CRIMINAL Get off this ship! Hurry up! DUCKBELLOWS fon a At your service, mate} Oa) wel Sok y en) Tan AY (The TYO TRREGULARS tose the By, CRININAL over the side, The 30d CRIMINAL has been testing Holmes end Watson's ropes. He exits to the deck, wWIGGINs suddenly appears) WIGGINS Fhet's a right nice coat you got, mate, Brags buttons and no mistake. 3rd CRIMINAL Let go of my coat! , , > NIGerNs i swap yer a Dunlop tyre for it! 3r@ ORININAL + + I said let got (IRENE enters, She takes her Purse and hits the CRIMINAL on the head) WIGGINS Good work, Miss Adler! IRENE Tt was nothing, boys,2-2-9 3rd CRIMINAL Get me off this ship! Or welll 211 be kilied! Get me offhit (The IRREGULARS oblige the CRIMINAL vy tossing him over the side, TEFY exit) (IRENE enters cabin) WATSON Miss Adler! IRENE, A bomb! WATSON Yes. HOLMES: Don't touch it! IRENE Isn't there sonething I can. . . HOLMES (Rising) No! You seo, it is an extremely delicete instrument, and must be neutralized by an expert only. WATSON Holmes! What on earth... HOLMES Some day I must teach you the Malay grip are clasped in that manner, it is quite them securely, + ‘When your hands impossible to bind WATSON You might have said something to me... HOLMES I aid not for an excellent reason, ‘he guns of our guards were quite real, And of all your splendid traits, my dear Watson, the concealnent of emotion is not one. Bo very still, Miss Adler. (IRENE freezes. HOLIZS looks around the room, then quickly removes a picture of Queen Victoria, and rips off its wire. He lowers the wire into the whir- ring mechanism of the BOMB,2-2-10 In one quick movement HOLMES twists his hend a querter turn and suddenly the machine stops) HOLMES (contta) Von Herder seldom varies the position of his mainspring. (He crosses to WATSON ané starts to untie him) Now Watson, if you will be so good as to find me a carriage, I shall lose no time in pursuing the gens. WarSsoN Of course, Thank you very much for coming, Miss Adler, (YATSON exits) HOLMES Tt was @ completely irrational act, You put your life in needless danger. IRENE I thought yours was, BS Z will admit thet in finding me here you have shown a degree of astuteness and courage not commonly found in e woman. This... cannot help but stir up within ne... a fecl- ingof... Yes... ? HOLMES + + + gratitude. TRENE Ohe.. HOLMES T shall have Dr, Wateon keep you informed of ell further developments in this case, IRENE How (ind of you, WATSON (Calling down the steps) Holmes! Bit of luck. T found @ four-wheeler at the ena of the pier. He's waiting. HOLMES Goodbye, Miss Adler, and thank you very much.2-2-11 HOLMES (cont'd) Watsoni I'll drop you off et Baker Street. | TSSNE 'D_DO_IT AGAIN" + HOLMES, SONG: IT WAS MY PLEASUSE, TUS? MY PLEASURE RUSHING HERE TO SAVE YOU ON THE RUN, SINCE YOU SEEMED TO BE IN DANGER I JUST DID WHAT ANY STRANGER WOULD HAVE DONE, IR, HOLMES TWAS FUN! TONIGHT 'S A NIGHT THAT'S FRAUGHT VITH EXCITEY TONIGHT WAS THE NIGHT MEANT FOR ME. . WELL... WHAT DID I EXPEC HAVE I NEVER LEARNED? OH JUST HOW MANY MORE TIFES MUST I GET MY FINGERS BURNED? OH NO, TLD, LEARN! ALTHOUGH I SAY I! THROUGH IN MY HEART I KNOW IY ISN‘? TRUE ~~ I'D DO TT AGAIN I'D DO TT AGAIN IF LOVE SHOULD I? IS ONLY TOO TID PURSUE IT AGAIN D RUE TT -- BUD THEN ~~ 'D DO If AGAIN DDO TP? AGAIN LOVE SHOULD CoLm Now MOULD BREAK EV'RY Yow I'D DENY IT AGAIN DEFY IT AND THEN I'D DO TP AGAIN. ALTHOUGH I TELL ¥¥SELF I'VE FOUND THE CURE AND KNOY THAT I'VE BEEN WEAK AND IMMATURE AND STATE EY FIRY BELIEF TAM GLAD THAT OUR GOODB: AND NOW W¥ SIGHS ARE OF YOU CAN BE SURE I'D DO TP AGAIN GO THROUGH IT AGAIN ALTHOUGH I INSIS?, ‘THAT NEXT TIME I'LL RESIS? I'D SUBDUE I? BU? THEN I'D DO IP AGAIN ~~ AGAIN AND AGAIN EAR R A I r 1 I WAS BRIEF LIEF (The Buddha revolves)22-12 wIeorNs Good evenin', Miss Adler. Mr, Holmes said to wait end escort you safely home to Serpentine Lene. Z'11 be on the deck when you're ready, ma'am. Got it? (The Buddha revolves again, and WIGGINS disappears) IRENE Got iti I'D DO IT AGAIN I'D DO TT AGAIN IF.LOVE SHOULD £?PEAR If IS ONLY Too CLEAR I'D PURSUE IT AGAIN AND RUE IT BUT THEN + Wiggins! I'm yours, AGAIN HERE'S TO IT} I'D Do itt AGAIN FADE OUT2-3-13 ACT IT Scene 3 That night. SCENE: Spotlit in limbo: the cutaway of @ horse-dravn carriage bouncing and joggling along at top speed. (MUSIC underscores?) HOLMES, seated in the carriage, stares straight ehead in silence, Phere is a look of feint perplexity in his face. HOLISS: (Calls to Coaetman) Keep to the Centerbury Road!! (Bo himself, spoken in time to masic) ;¢ NOW HIS BALLOON WILL NOP GO KORE THAN SIX HOURS WITHOUT REFUELLING, AND SO HIS ONLY CEANCE IS 10 SOARD IT SOMEWHERE ON THE SOUTH COAST AND FLY ACROSS TEE CHANNEL INTO FRANCE, BUD WHERE? we. ey (Over the MUSIC of the racing carriage the MUSIC of IRENE's song surges up, as HE ta distracted fron his deductions by thoughts of her, It dies away as he struggles to conoentrete) soit qqlHE PROBLEM IS WHERE, . . . ON YES. . . OF COURSE... HEILL CHOOSE THE NEAREST COASTAL ‘TON TO LONDON, FOR HE'S GOT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY BY TONIGHT, AND THE NEAREST COASTAL TOWN IS . , , FOLKESTONE, , . FOLKESTONE! FOLKESTONE! THAT'S RIGHT! att te ee ee ee MO, TM Fo ee NO Ly s+ s+ . «HE'D NEVER GO TO FOLXESTONE ~ IT'S JUNE, AND I?'S A HONEYNOON RESORT, THOSE SPOONING COUPLES ARE ABOUT! OH NO, HE'LL CHOOSE SOME MORE SECLUDED CHANNEL PORT. BU? WEICH?. . . . IT'S OBVIOUSLY. . , . WRON (Once again TRENE'S MUSIC wells up as HE is distracted by thoughts of her, and dies away as he drives her out of his mind)2-3-1, ROLES (cont'd) Orken PORT, . . . eo aytemi: SE SKULLS AT SAINT LEONARD'S BY THE SE: RELISH A TOUCH OF THE MACABRE. . . YTHE!! YES, THAT'S WHERE HE BE! HYTHE??? . +o. . TP CAN'T POSSTB: BE HYPHS! WHAris THE MArteR WITH MY BRAIN?! HE IS AT SEA-LEVEL. . -_+ HE'LL WEED A HIGH TERRAIN, | eS, "a HIGHER ELEVATION... Biss § FOR THE RATIO OF AIR 70 ais “vou COMPARES WITH TEE BAl ++. HE'LL NEED AT NOW T PNOW WHERE WE WIDL MEET!} . THE SEARCH IS OVER]... CLIFFS OF DOVER! (Gells to Coechman) ON TO DOVER!! YES, DOVERBhs ACT Ir Scene h TIME: Later that night. SCENE: A precipice on the cliffs of Dover, We discover PROFESSOR ¥ORTARTY standing on the edge, waving a lantern skywerd in a neasured pattern. After several moments HOLMES appears behind him, For ewhile there is no sound but the whistling of the wind. HOLMES Good evening, Professor. (KORIARTY puts out the lantern) You need not have put out the lantern, as you remain cuite visible egainst the stars. Your head nox eclipses coronee borealis. MORTARTY My dismey is alsc eclipsed ~- but only by my edmiration, Holmes. I did not imegine that even you coud triumsh over a perfect machine, HOLYES The machine hed one defect. It was mads by « man, MORTARTY An acknowledgment of human weakness? Th like you. t does not sound HOLMES You shall know it is me soon enough, Professor. WORTARTY I suppose you intend to kill me. HOLMES Hypothesis correct! MORIARTY. It would accomplish nothing, Holmes, For the evil that men do lives after them,2-416 HOLIES And is frequently carried about in their lugeege. MORIARTY Did you think I!a be foolish enough to have the gens in my possession? (He tosses satchel to HOLMES) You are out of surts tonight, Holmes. HOLMES Then you've left them in London, MORIARTY Surely I should be asking the questions, as I now have & pistol eimed at your heart. HOLYES A pistol you dare not use within earshot of Dover Castle ané its garrison of troops. MORIARTY Hypothesis false] The vind is South by Southesst, end would deflect the sound of the shot. What is wrong with you, Holmes? Your logie tonight seems strangely impaired. Gan’ it te that you heve elloweé a corrosive factor to enter your delicately balanced mind? HOLES What rot! MORTARTY Gen it be that we are no longer equals? Tket I, in fact, have geined the advantage? HOLMES, Absurd! MORTARTY But if my hypothesis is correct, the atsurdity is yours +. + and the victory mine. HOLMES Hypothesis false! (TREY struggle on the edge of the cliff, and fell over) (MUSIG_underscored with and terrible finality) — (Phere is e diminishing scream)DIME: 2-5-17 AQT IT Scene 5 A fex days leter, A limbo erea representing e pert of London. Two funeral processions, going in opposite directions, pass each other solemnly. Each has its own coffin. One is made up of MORIARTY'S FRIENDS; the other, of those who were loyal to SHERLOCK LES. SOUND! the sonorous tolling of funeral bells. The processions pass from view, as LIGHTS COME UP SLOWLY ON.........0. Potkisic. tls Lak Lo RigAc? IT Scene 6 Later that day. The Baker Street flat. We discover DR. YATSON writing his memoirs, There is a knocking at the door. MATSON Come in. (URS, HUDSON enters. She is hold ing a newspaper article) MAS. HUDSON Eas the Doctor seen the paper WATSON Not yet, Mrs. Hudson, MRS, HUDSON (Showing article) He's been given the Grder of Merit . . . post-humorously. Hed he lived, he'd have been bestowed with knighthood. WATSON Fenors meant little to hin. MRS, HUDSON I suppose the Doctor will want me to clean up these papers, and put all the chemical acids away . . . and I'll have a man come in to fill up the bullet holes in the walls, . , one of these days. (RS. HUDSON goes to the door, and crosses paths with IRENE who enters MRS. HUDSON exits) WATSON Miss Adler! . . . I'm terribly sorry. IRENE Ilve come to say goodbye, Dr. Watson. MATSON Youlre going back to America?2-6-19 IRENE Tonight. On the midnight steamer. WATSON But you will come to England again? IRENE His things -~ his books -~ what will become of them now? WATSON Hels left them to the Boys Ragged School in George Yard, IRENE I’m glad ke did that, (Glancing at papers on desk) Your nemoirs? WATSON Our last adventures together. Yow look ~~ very lovely today. IRENE I never mourn for good memories, Doctor WATSON T'll make some tea .., scoops up @ pile of manuscripts from the desk, and takes then to a arby shelf, We are immediately axare of 4 smoldering pipe, the only remaining object on the desk) TRENE I'm afraid I don't have time, Dr. Wetson, T still have most of my packing to do. WATSON T quite ~ : (He stops abruptly, noticing the smoldering pipe) -+ I quite understand. (He walks acasually back to the desk, and picks up the pipe, He begins to puff on it) You'll write to me of course, ies Adler IRENE Did you think you had to ask? Ne shall always be friends, De. Watson, We shall always have him in common. (She exits) {A moment later HOLMES enters from the adjoining room)2-6-20 HOLMES Very clever of you, my dear Watson. You have unexplored possibilities. Now ~~ to continue + + + 88 we fell from the top, I grasped a stout vine that grew vertically down the face of the cliff. While holding on for my life, I heard Moriarty's horrible scream ending abruptly several hundred feet below. It was then that I hit upon a most satisfactory plan, I would toss my coet and weskit over the side of the cliff to give evidence of my death, and remain out of sight for three days until 2). (A pause :) You're not writing. WATSON I don't like this at ell, Holmes, HOLMES: You find the plan fellible? WATSON Infallible and inhuren, HOLMES My dear fellow. . . WATSON Why must you be living this lie? Moriarty is dead. Captain Gregg is under arrest ~~ HOLMES And the Jubilee gems are still missing, not to mention Morianty!'s lioutenants -- five dangerous men determined fe continue the Professor's work. Believing me dead, they 1 now become careless, thus making my job much simpler” WATSON That, of course, is the only reascn. HOLMES What the devil are you talking about? WATSON f think you know what I'm talking about, and whom I'm talk- ing about, HOLMES What rubbish! WATSON Does she terrify you so much that you have to hide in a coffin?2-6-21 HOLMES The scheme has nothing to do with her! It is only to recover the gems}... (WATSON exits to his bedroom) +++ + fhe gona! (Two distinct knocks are heard at front door. KOLMES crosses to it swiftly, and knocks once in re- sponse, Three knocks are returned. HOLMES opens the door to admit WIGGINS and some oF the IRKEGULARS) " “etve got the lot. Everyt! HOLMES Zxcellent, Wiggins, On the laboratory table! ng on that ship you wanted, sir, (The IRRECULARS run Down Stage, and deposit near the laboratory table a multitude of personal objects that belonged to Professor Moriarty. The IRREGULARS scamper out of the flet, as HOLMES and HIGGINS cone Down Stage, HOLMES starts scraping dust from the various ob jects into an array of teat tubes) Somewhere «+. somewhere among Moriarty's possessions lies @ clue to the whereabouts of the gems. Of that I am certain, NIGG@TNS Likewise, sir, \ EOLYES He would of course have inspected the intended hiding place prior to the crime, HIGGINS Correct. HOLMES And waen he did, en element In the location would by all natural laws have adhered to something he wore or carried, WIGGINS My very thought.2-6-22 HOLES It is left for us to detect the element, and to fix it geographically. wIGGINS Which we are well equipped to do. HOLMES Quite, (HOLMES turns on various pieces of laboratory equipment: COTES FOR "INDUCTION. . . FARE! (LIGHTS DIM in rest of room, as scrim falls Up Stege of Holnes and Wiggins) First, I will add a bit of hydrochloric acid to the solu- tion . . . 8 blue precipitate will indicate the presence of lead, and thus narrow the field to Shropshire, North Vales, or the Isle of Men. . . (A pause) sss test negative. . . Well, no matter, By boiling the solution, and adding ammonia, I will know at once whether iron is present. The purity of ore will tell me very guickly waether Cumberland or North Lancashire is the place to visit, . , (A pause) ttt, best megative., , What next? What next? Some phosrhoric acid salts may point to the caustic soda beds of Prussia . . . but do not. .. It must be here some- where! It mst be! Ah, yes. Shis tiny fragment embedded in the bottom of his boot’. |. so small it nearly oluded ne... (With wooden tweezers he passes the fragment through the electric spark) :,+ 2 When volatized by a spark from the induction coil, it may well show the spectral characteristics of & substance that is Known ae |. ithe substance of a heel. at else, what else? It must te here somewhere, I'm sure of 45. (fhen for the first time he notices something previously un- touched. A light comes into his eyes. MUSIC underscores as he picks up a book from Moriarty!s possessions)2-6-23 (MUSIC stops as HOLMES begins to read from book) HOLMES (cont'd) Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears . « (PINPOINT SPOT on DR. BAXTER behind serim) + I come to bury. . (GIGHTS FADE on HOLMES and WIGGINS, as LIGHTS COME UP FULL on DR, BAXTER and CRIMINALS assenbled for funerel service)2-7-2 Ag? Iz Scene 7 TIME: That night, SCENE: 4 private funeral chepel whore DR. BAXYER is addressing the “OURNERS. 4 BOY sits at an organ playing MUSTO softly, §— solemn i DR, BAXTER conide wy Our sear, departed friend, Professor Janes Herierty, Your shining countenances would nave wong fee Professor's heart, A heart as big a3 all tho world, his legacy to us. T smatn uss vo, oa 3 T SHALL, (4 HAN end Tyo WOMEN enter) Alderman Purdy and constituents. I SHALL MISS You, games. (An ELDERLY WOMAN enters) Nurse Molly Craven -~ friend to young women. (an extremely TALL WOKAN, wearing a black veil, is seen at the door) Abh, Mrs. Eegears, Gone in, come in. To those of you tho go not know Mrs. Heggars, may I say that she ig Liverpool !s foremost opium dealer. (4 WOMAN enters, followed by TEREE YOUNG LADTES) Mrs. Wakefield and her nieces. CRIMINALS REST IN PEACE, DEAR JAMES, REST IN PEACE (An ELDERLY NAN dressed as a deacon enters)207-25 DR. BAXTER Our cefrocked deacon of Dover. CRIMINALS NB LAMENT, DEAR JAMES, YOUR DECEASE ZB SHALL MOURN AS WE HAVE NEVER MOURNED BEFORE FOR PROFESSOR MORIARTY 18 NO MORE (4 FRAIL LOOKING OLD MAN with a beard, and wearing heavy lensed glasses enters) DR. BAXTER gen Never of Berlin, His torture devices were things of pure joy to the Proteseer ec y Boar fons TIS APPROPRIATE THAT WE SHOULD BEHOLD HIM ONGZ AGATH RAISE THE LID THAT WR MAY SEE ‘S$ MOST GENEROUS OF MEW cRININ: (BAXPER signals to the THREE KILLERS to raise the lid, Revealed is a huge ‘mound of glittering GEMS. The CRIMINALS rush to the coffin, shouting with glee) DR. BAX! nse with the reading of the will, LZEVELRE" DR. BAXTER A GRIMINALS ZOES AND LOTS OF sEWEERY HANG IT ow 1 AKD NO CRRISTMAS TREE IS HALF SO GRAND} DR. BAXTER GIVE ME GLITTERY THINGS CRIMINALS EMGRALDS AND PEARLY STRINGS RUBY RINGS | ON EVERY FINGER OF MY HAND2-97-26 NTEIELRY" (gont ta) MAN TIME UNDAY BEST WOMAN ME BAUBLES on CRIMINALS YY PREDIY creene aausins ot J FEEL UNDRESSED 1 “" OUR oi ZETCESTER squage DIAMONDS DOWN To MY DERRIERE! PRERYON? THERE LY, stoppANG STARE PESE YALE ALL KOw-Towt 4 SF Doy tr sg: iE CASH vege, T'S MERELY Pape TRASH! OM\" ENOUGH OF THAD TOMFOULERY! QURTER NB UP WITH JEWErRY? CLUTTER ln 8 Tan meen QUE SE JEWELRY 30x os SROCK=ASSLOCE WITH LuvzRLy Rod, STUFF VE POCKETS iy! ya ME SOCKS anp UNDERWEAR Grey T TEM FLASHING! SMASEING? 2M LOOX aT 15% ISN'T TT Dasntyay GIVE } 'N' DANGERS} i PEE PROPER Moop aor BUT ALL T NEED'S My TRINKETS on se? uy Inky DINKY TRINKATS on ow? AND I! HALP-STEWED! Sr ae SEE 22 oUD oN oH STREET ~ DRIPPIN' Severs PRON 'EAD TO FRED “NEED FyTONAIRES T Meer itt Sonape AND Bow! Se DON'T NEED Ne CLOMHES 4 4 4 JUST ROWS AND Rows Sunfo OF NICE SHINY JevELRY “oP4y COVER EE OP urbiy JEWELRY$ ‘ y SMOTHER ME UP wnt JEWELRY Now, Lara. bet SOur" on LEICESTER squary yids VP Dranone DOWN TO MY DERRTERE PGNYOUS THERE Wrot, ston AND STARE THEY'LL ALL Kow-ToW© D Ht 234 RIGHT No 2-7-27 "JEWEERY" (cont'd) < 1 CRIMINALS (cont'd) SET ME ABLAZE’ SET HE ,ALIGHT “A < BRIGHTER THAN ‘PARLIAMENT ON GUY FAWKES NIGHT pdb: ‘SH M2 OFF WITH JEWELRY + cts ye ae DR. BAXTER Anyone not satisfied with his share? (SHERLOCK ROLMES is revealed among the CRIMINALS) HOLMES Jast one, my friend... Her Majesty, the Queen! (HOLHES blows a whistle, Almost at once WISGINS appears in the doorway. The POLICEMEN rush in and ssize the CRIMINALS) NTGGINS Right on time, eh Holmes? LMS Excellent, Wiggins, I couldn't have done it without you. WIGGINS I quite agree, sir. oe 1S exits Y—A-woment Later (wIeG, INSPECTOR LESTRADE barges in) upp L Fee Lown } even Sree LESTRADE Holmes} Wel] I'11 ve damned! I knew in my heart you couldn't te dead! EOLMES Tam deeply touched, Inspector, And thank you for the memorial wreath, eri. P, datum ¢ LESTRADE Leg rom DOW Sav’ The very least we could do. How the devil did you know where to find the gems?2-7-28 MES Koriarty himself could not resist telling me just a few Tinutes before he died. TI merely completed the quotation he gave ne, Quotation? HOLMES The evil thet men do lives after them... the good is oft interred with their bones. WR POD OPP, Then, LESTRADE 4h deduction, TI shall have to try that someday, (To Policemen) Thompson. . . Whittaker... (The TYO FOLICEMEN picks up the COLI) Diwan gin re £ ey Easy now. Easy. Don't let her tip. Sam (LESTRADE and POLICEEN exit with the coffin leaving only HOLMES end the BOY ORGANIST on stage) ae sons You may remove your disguise. I know who you are, HOLES: (The BOY removes 2 cap, and shakes out an abundance of hair. It is IRENE) IRENE I didn't expect to fool you, HOLIES i presume you observed my pipe on the Doctorta desk, and followed me here from the flat. TRENE Precisely, HOLMES To what puppose, Miss Adler? TRENE i sas rather involved with your case, I just wanted to see how it would end. HOLMES Ab yes. And now, .2=7-29 IRENE And now I go home, I'm sailing tonight on the midnight steaner. HOLMES You are a remarkable woman, Miss Adler. IRENE That cannot help but stir up within me a fooling of . . . HOLMES Yes... IRENE Gratitude, (4 pause) Ch, you ere a fool} HOLMES Medan? IRENE For sll your brillient deductions, a fool. T could have given you sn adventure beyond your wildest dreams. In feelings you have never known before, Feelings that are not grit, put stimulation to the sensitive, reasoning pind. = What a pity that Sherlock Holmes has chosen to leave a nystery unsolved. (She exits) (AUSIC_underscored:) HOLMES ‘s all so simple So very simple... (IATSON enters from Stage Right . carrying Holmes? cloak and deer- stalker cap) WATSON I heard you got them} HOLMES ey Yell into my trap . , , like Bengal tigers into a shikarits pit. WATSON T have a carriage waiting. (As HOLMES puts on his cloak and cap, MORTARTY's voice is heard)27-30 MORIARTY'S VOTCE OQ delius Caesar! Thou art mighty yet! Thy spirit walks abroad. But freedom can be dreary, Holmes. Dreary with- out the spice and sting of an equal battle, battle, battle, battle, etc. . . (HOLMES and WATSON search frantic- ally for the source of MORIARTY'S VOICE, Finally, HOLMES releases @ panel under the keyboard of the organ, and pulls out a recording CYLINDER ) HOLMES: Of course he would be alive! If one vine, why not two! WATSON, But he fell from the cliff! You saw him! HOLMES I heard a scream diminishing into the distance! Of course -- @ simple ventrilocuist's trick! (LIGHTS PULL IN around HOLMES and WATSON, as they move downstage) And worse, he foresaw all that has happened since, By giving me a clue to the whereabouts of the gems, he has managed to keep me quite busy while he has ample time to escave from England, (As the LIGHTS COKE UP, HOLMES and NATSON ape revealed, standing in front of 221B BAKER STREET) qT shell find Aim if T have to search the four corners of the earth, WATSON But where will you start? HOLMES Vith luck I can catch the sight-thirty train to Southampton, and there board the midnight steamer to Charleston, (THEY shake hands) Goodbye, old friend, WATSON Holmes...2-72-31 WATSON (cont'd) (A peuse) +. that's in America. OLS Precisely. (HOLI@S turns Upstage and dis~ appears into the Fog. WATSON begins to smile and wonder as the) CURTAINPROFERTY LIST 2 arm chairs (Holmes! flat) 2 straight chairs (Holmes! flat) Make-up table w/ stool Chemistry table w/stool Wateon's desk Lamp stand Filing cabinet Dressing table (Irene!s dressing ro Wingback chair armchair (Inene's dressing room) Chaise Longue Small round table (Irene's touse) Straight chair (Irenets house) Garden bench 2 straight chairs (Moriarty!s sh Smell round table (Moriartyts a Low round table (Noriarty!s ship Carriage unit Xnifegrinders unit Opium den unit Mediun sized crate Turkish bath unit 3 lobster traps 3 boats! oars 3 smail stools Large coffin unit on casters Statue of Angel Organ w/stool (not practical) Hurdy-gurdy whiskey bottle Air pistol (practical) 238 cal. pistols (one practical) 4 cal Webley pistol (not practical) Goins 6 bobbis! whistles Holmes! durmy Dust clota Eolmes' pipe 2 Holmes! calabash 2 tobacco pouches Hatches Violin and bow Ledge» and pencil Garbon bicycle lamp (practical) Autograph book w/pencil 3 Sherlock Holmes books Tain volume (Baudelaire) cker suitcase Large scrapbook Bird cage w/stuffed love birds ipPROPERTY LIST (cont'd) Box of letters, including royal scroll Glue pot Scissors Scratch pad and pencil Bandanna 2 rifles Large fishnet 3 Garottes 2 Bolos Persian staff Plain stert Bet board 3 newspapers English money 7 opium pipes Cigars Long 3/," rope Monkey wrench Small” boucxet Doctor's bag 3 billy sticks 2 dlacksjacks Large fight rope 2 tin cups "Destitute™ sign Brass vase! Concertina 3 white sheets 2 short lengths of rope Zime bomb Trunk unit Clothes brush prop dresses l. signs (Roof Space, otc.) 2 box cameras 4 large Unionjacks 2 small Unionjecks Flag vendor's tray w/assorted Union jacks Hammer Gamera on tripod Flash tray Pipestand White tablecloth (stuffed) 3 seaman's dufflebags (stuffed) 2 black satchels Carpet bag Lantern (practical) Funeral wreath w/ribbon ~ "Farewell, sir" Long coffin Short coffin ai.ERIY LIST (conttd) Flower basket w/assorted flowers Wicker lunch box Newspaper clipping Prayer book Small burlap sack Short piece of plank Thin book Medium sized pic. of Quoen Victoria Terge Pie. of Queen Victoria w/detachable wire 1 mants boot Turkish water pipe Small wooden erate TBPge assortment of glittering jovelny 22 Straight~backed chairs (fusenel parlor) Giant ret fang Blow gun 2 cigar hunidors Goel souttie 12 throw-type pillows Watson's memoirs Medium-sized map of London Dageor Assorted menos and papers 2 prop wigs Weoden dummy's head (removable) Make-up box White cloth 2 ashtrays Large magnifying glass Small magnifying glass Bre tweezers (assorted sizes) Rack of test tubes Box of microscopic slides Large microscope barge glass container with human brain barge glass container with snake Small brass oil burner 2 small dishes 6 large cal. shells (empty) Flash paper bab stand w/assorted sized flasks Large glass baster Brass pot and holder Bubbling effect : Electric cotl and flashpot Large beaker Small beaker Small tubular cylinder Large jewel box Emerald tiaraiv. PROPERTY LIST (cont'd) Diamond solitaire Smell Jewel box 3 bottles (perfume) Calabash pipe stand Small flat (l1x6+) Perrot's cage u/stuffed parrot Birdseed tin Pocket watch Steel glove Rudber knifo Man's wallet Bearskin pug Pr. man's steel rimmed glasses Pr. of pince nez Gunsmoke powder 2 canes Pr. thick lensed glasses 2 pearl handled revolvers (not practical)REFERENCE PAGE Various lines used throughout the UNDERWORLD BALLET, ENGLISHMAN Gonsteble, can you direct me to Kate Hamilton's Night Rooms? CONSTABLE Not safe for tourists, sir, Try Claridgets, NEWSPAPER BOY Pepen sir? Buy @ paper? MAN What's the news? NEWS PAPE Uprising on the Nile, sir. (fo Holmes) Paper sin? HOLMES lst TROLLOP 'Frow me out, I says! Frow me out! eat chooks 2nd PROLLOP What cheek! 1st TROLLOP Well, it took two peelers to do it and T lamed one bobby for lite, I did, GIRL BECCAR Frozen out! ~~ Frozen out! ESCORT Sp baatsere (To Tart) tR2ZdSt 7 Well, we hed our dinner now, Ducky, haven't we? u TART 1 Piease (To Prollop) Aen. How are you, Maude? "135d B07 ESCORT ‘ Would you like to go someplace special? ist TROLLOP (Bo Tart) Gone on, Luv, we'll get a drink .vi. Frozen outy LESTRADE ~(HOLMEs ) (To BRASSER Bares Thank you, gin.