but what particularly concerns us Watson
is the furniture.
Most likely a chair.
Louis the XV,
in yellow and maroon satin.
What do all these things suggest to you Watson?
Well I would say an aunt of mine, Matilda,
who lives in Brighton.
Very old fashioned.
Very aged.
Exactly.
Antiques.
We've a lot of ground to cover
before nightfall.
Ground?
What ground?
If necessary
every antique shop in Washington.
A-A-N-T-I, here we are antiques.
Antiques?
Well what connection is there,
Louis the XV's chair with this Pattridge girl?
This sliver of wood
came from a Louis the XV chair
that had once been wrapped in that blanket.
From other evidences the blanket supplies
I deduced that it's been used in an antique shop
and whoever controls those antiques
murdered Grayson and kidnapped the girl.
What?
That's it Watson.
Come along
before the girl's kidnapper
becomes her murderer.
Holmes I'm fed up with
all this shopping for antiques.
We must keep searching Watson,
the girl's in grave danger.
Hello.
Oh sorry, what is it Holmes?
This isn't the place it seems to be.
Look Watson.
Those cabinets, obviously imitation
and yet there priced as if they were authentic.
Buyer be aware and all that aye Holmes.
Watson I feel certain this is it.
This is my purse.
May I?
Thank you.
What kind of a joke is this?
Oh don't bother to answer
you can tell the police all about it.
And you shall I promise you.
There are no police here
haven't you noticed
we are quite alone.
I sent for you to ask you a few questions.
You always send a rug for your guests?
That's a very nice rug, Miss Pattridge.
It's not my idea
of a method of transportation.
Oh I'm sorry about that
but I'm afraid it was unavoidable.
But why?
You've no right to bring me here like this.
I've always found it wise
to take what rights I can get.
Miss Pattridge you have a document,
which I must have.
Document?
I have no document.
It won't do you any good to deny it.
But I do deny it.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You'll remain a prisoner until you produce it.
How can I produce it when I haven't got it?
But you have.
You'll observe that on the train
you had contact with
a little British agent named Grayson.
He gave you something, where is it?
But I hardly even noticed the man.
I wouldn't even had remembered him
if I hadn't seen his picture in the paper.
He disappeared or something.
He's dead Miss Pattridge.
Now will you tell me what I want to know?
But I can't.
You won't.
I can't I tell you.
Let me out of here.
He gave me nothing.
That's strange because
I know he spoke to you.
There's something very curious
about that door up there.
To open it you'll have to know the combination.
But I tell you I spoke to no one on that train.
Well didn't that little man
try to be attentive to you?
Oh he,
he may have offered the usual courtesies
I don't even remember.
I see.
I'm sorry.
Wont you smoke one of these?
Thank you.
And you're quite sure
he said nothing at all to you?
Of course I'm sure.
Permit me.
And your certain
that nothing passed between you?
I'm certain.
Mr. Howell please.
I must ask you to trust me with your bag
a little longer.
I have an eccentric interest
in the linings of purses,
it's (unintelligible).
Awe, you know Mr. Howe I believe.
Mr. Howe is a gentleman
of unusual accomplishments.
Under his influence
I've known people to talk fluently
who never talked before.
But I don't know anything I tell you, nothing!
Nothing I swear it!
I don't know anything!
You stay out here.
I'll go inside.
I'll assume the character
of an eccentric art collector.
As soon as I'm convinced
that this is the place were looking for
I'll signal to you
and you get Grogan
and bring him here on the run
but don't take any time,
an extra second may cost a life.
No madam, I don't know who she is
but notice the modeling.
It has good symmetry, good lines.
Oh I'll be right with you sir.
Thank you, I'll just take a look around.
What an extraordinary cabinet.
Spanish.
Moorish influence.
Imitation of course.
It is not an imitation, it's authentic.
Oh come now my dear man.
Awe, may I see some of these ceramics?
Those aren't for sale.
They're Ming vases mostly
and they haven't been marked yet.
Well naturally that's of very little consequence,
you see, if they're genuine
I can tell it with it's initialing
what the international price might be.
If you please sir, there are other customers.
Oh yes, yes of course.
Well I'll just look around.
Awe,
what a very interesting collection of pewter.
That will be five hundred dollars.
Now would you just give me the address
where you want it sent?
Mrs. J. Wellington, Junior,
Duponte Circle.
Good night.
I'll have it sent out in the morning.
Oh dear, oh dear.
I'm most terribly sorry.
You've broken one of our best pieces sir.
Ming Dynasty.
Tang dynasty not Ming.