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Oh there you are mist aboutell eating doctor, just in time.

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Grow up your chill, young, fulme lad.

Thank you.

That's it well, doctor.

You told us last week that tonight's new Sherlock Holmes Adventure takes us to the South of France.

That's right, that's about tell.

The South of France and the nineteen hundred, a beautiful playground, boarded by the blurst of blue seas and populated with an extraordinary cross section of cosmopolitan Europe rich man, poor man, beggar, man thief, all of them attracted by that riviera paradise, all of them drawn by the magical spell of a small white ball spinning round the rim of a erect wheel.

And don't tell me that you and the great show like corns were there on a gambling spray.

We were not, mister Bartel, at the time.

My story begins.

We just concidered an extremely delicate mission, a mission I may say.

That concerns the safety and good name.

Of a very prominent member of the royal family.

Say doctor, you don't know one story at times to Barto.

In any event, my boy, I'm afraid that's the case about which my.

Lips are sealed for all time.

But to return to tonight's adventure.

One June evening, I persuaded Holmes to accompany me to the gabling casino at Fragus, not far from Cannes, where we were staying.

It wasn't quite as fashionable as Axino at Monte Carlo, but as I intended to do little scambling myself, it seemed an establishment.

More suited to my means.

As we stood there at the green bays covered tables, the chatter voices and the melodic chanting of the coupiers as they called the results of each spin of the wheel formed the background to a quiet conversation that Holmes and I were having.

You very lost.

Ten Watson pounded, and ten must come up soon.

When I cut your losses open and comfort a stove with me on.

The wall, just a big way.

A couple more bets homes.

I have a being that ten is bound to come up in an ons, and I believe the blood of a gambler courses through your veins.

No harm in taking a little flatow once in a while.

Why don't you risk a few francs?

Oh, thank you, my dear chap.

The lore of averages convinces.

Me that my money is safer in my pockets In any case, I'm a little dubiousness to the integrity of this particular casino.

What makes is there?

Well?

You will observe that this roulette wheel has a double zero.

Most continental wheels have only a single one, but indicate that this house is extremely concerned with its percentage.

Just two more turns in the wheel, homes.

I'll take that walk with you as feeling.

Why do you not get on the other side of my favorite?

I am a sure follow.

Stand next to me.

Hello, good trouble up there?

I've placed my bed, so let's.

Go and see.

Why do you pay here beside me?

I'm afraid I don't see any reason why I can't play wherever I wish you.

You've broken my luck ever since you cut on the table.

I say nothing but lose.

Please to move away.

I'll move away yourself.

You don't like my company, Heinrich, Why do you not stop now?

You've already lost more.

Than we can have thought?

I can win it all back upon it.

The young men will move away?

Why should my husband?

We've had a bad one of not.

Too we have.

I've last again, watch some You must stop now, I must stop him.

Sorry, because I've lost everything.

I hope you'll set this white mistle American.

You're walking my luck and hood.

I hope that you and your friend will be wooing.

I've never heard such rubbish in my life.

Were you listening to him, sir?

I heard his last few remarks, mister Gilbert, Roger Gilbert, and this is my wife, fella.

How do you do?

My name is Holmes, and this is my friend, doctor wat how do you do too?

Didn't think his remarks were in a lot of plays, doctor.

I said they did, missus, Gilbert, I don't see how I can possibly blame your husband for his run of bad luck.

I didn't like to look on his face as he left the table, though.

The only idea who he is?

His name is Schneman.

He's staying at the same hotel as we are.

I've never spoken to him, but i've heard being paid there.

Well, you shouldn't gamble unless you can afford to do.

I'm losing, darling, and I can't afford it.

Oh, I can let you have more money.

You know that, No hell and.

I I may have married an arrest, but I'm not going to use a fortune.

To gamble with.

Oh, I lose my own money and then I'll quit Dams.

Think for you, ask said Watson.

Yes, Homes this time, I know that number ten is going to come up.

It's gotcha.

Do you hear what it is?

I've lost again?

Donas tell him?

This is my sad night.

Why don't you stop, Homes.

I've made three hundred and fifty francs on.

This throat of the wheel, old fellow, but as you've lost on five hundred francs doing it, I can't say that you're it's.

Sick of me Home.

I can think you no gambler, I'm.

Afraid not, miss Bill.

But you say at Homes or you may not like Let you've taken a good many chances in your life with long odds against you too.

Another happened, and since missus gilbertins and I'm not a gambler.

Say where's the commotion over there?

Yes, yes, the wife of that man that said I ruined him.

I talked you, I toske you must be he's asking for doctor.

Doctor, come along then, will you excuse me?

Bez thank you?

Excuse me, madam?

Bym me a doctor?

But you the what happened?

Madam?

It is my husband is hell.

I just found him lying out in the gardens.

Please come with me at once, gentleman.

Of course, will will madam?

What seems to be the matter with him?

Hey, doctor, I think he is dead.

He's lying by that tree.

Doctor, please see if you can help him.

Somebody else seems to be on the scene before us.

Who used her?

I am monsieur chape dorector of the casino.

Do any of you notice poor man?

I am his wife?

He is he dead?

I am?

I am afraid?

So madam, let me look at him.

I'm a doctor.

Who's your husband dambling in the sina tonight?

Madam?

Yeah, he was cool, he loves everything that we have.

I'm afraid he is dead, Madame.

Shot to the heart.

For God, so is R.

Watson?

Looks like it?

Yeah?

Out a burnt on the shirt front Ravolther touched in the right hand fingers in a natural position.

The angle of the wound settles it.

Obviously self conflicted.

I missed you.

You slipped on a casino.

What's wrong with it?

I'm afraid he's dead, mister Gilbert.

Yes, he committed suicide.

I hope, young man, that you are satisfied.

All night you put him bad luck.

He asked you to move away from him, to change his luck, but no, you could not do.

It all for a shneman.

I'm terribly sorry, but I really don't see how you can blame me.

I do blame you, and I also blame you.

Monsieur Vrin.

But what have I done?

Dne?

Why do you let a man lose all his money at your tables?

His life so cheap to you on money is so.

Important that you can't close the tables to somebody before he's can't be done.

I am a sympathy for you in your tatted loss, But did you SEO not be responsible?

If your husband could not afford to gamble, then he should not come here.

However, to know the financial limitations of abatas.

He said, her husband lost everything.

You had to right, madam, Yeah, everything then how do you account for the sheaf of banknotes in his breast pockets?

It must be several thousand francs.

Then then he wasn't.

Growing, and his suicide therefore cannot be blamed on his losses at my tsina.

Madam, how do you count this money for our name?

I do not understand.

Finally kept nothing from me.

I know that he had not so much money on him that he started tonight.

Well, while do.

You all look at me like that?

Is it what you think you'll take?

Well, she's painted, I've gone up.

Just get her to her room.

You can take her to my suite.

And he says you, no, no, Let's take her to the hotel.

My wife will look after poor a woman.

She's had a dreadful shock.

She can probably do with another woman's company.

It's better considered it of you, mister Gilbert.

Where you're staying at the Hotel Creon, it's quite near here.

I get a catn while I'm doing that, Watson and see if you can revive her.

Williams will never take her to the Hotel Creon.

Very kind of you, missus, Gilbert, to let us bring the poor lady into your.

Sweet But the least I can do.

Inspite what she said about Roger bringing her husband bad luck, I'm.

Sure she'll need your help when she wakes up.

Helen Is I think you will find you asleep for summers.

I gave her a strong sedative.

We were just about to have a drink.

Gentleman, do you care to join us?

Oh?

Thank you, sir.

Nic to gil Roger was just telling me that quite large summer money was found on here Shaman's body.

Mister home, yes, missus Gilbert, several thousand francs.

Puzzling home.

So why should a man commit suicide with so much money on him?

I think the answer is obvious.

He didn't.

What on earth do you mean?

Well?

The money was placed there after he had shot himself.

The banks for in his breast pocket, if you remember, And that's the useful place to harry money though it is the easiest pucket for someone to.

Insert it without disturbing the body.

But why I knowsh someone placed money on him after his suicide.

Prevent the casino from getting a bad name.

I've heard of it being done on several similar occasions.

Gives the impression that the unfortunate victim had other motives.

Than gambling losses to a country suicide.

Scott, you mean.

That one of the casino employers found the body lying there and slipped the money in his breast pocket before we arrived.

On the sea.

As you know, my dear WA's I'm not a gambling man, but I'll lay you one hundred to one.

That is what happened.

Well, that's a new one.

We'll here are your drinks, gentlemen, say Helen.

Mister Holmes has given.

Me a brain wave.

Another one?

Who is it this time?

Roger?

Now I've been losing very heavily tonight.

God.

I told you if you need money, I'll be over.

But I don't.

I've got a scheme for making some.

I'm going to gamble again tonight after dinner.

If I lose, Here's what I'll do.

I'll stain my shirt front with ready, walk out in the grounds, fire a shot, and lie.

Down as I'm dead.

I'll wait for someone to come along and stuff my pockets full of banknotes.

Not a bad idea, mister Gilbert.

I think it's a dying good one.

What are you saying, mister Holmes?

It's a whimsical won at any rate?

Who knows you might even be successful.

Roger, you're not really going to do it.

I'm sure perhaps I'll get some of my losses back that way.

Well, let's drink to a gentleman.

At least I may have hit upon an idea of making money.

Dear Watson, you have to work hard.

Did your factors when you get back to England's Your infallible system appears to be extremely fallible.

You have to follow told me about it, said it couldn't miss.

It's just a matter of doubling whose takes each time you look off?

And then, my dear fellow, I've been studying your system, but I can tell you a really infallible way of making money.

If you left, you can what is it?

Well, own the gambling house, operate the tables yourself.

The arts would be all in your favor.

A little bit of suggestion, not gambling.

Mike Watson, let me clo I think.

So let's take a strong around the other table, show.

All the way, old fellow.

The young American mister Gilbert was losing heavily again tonight.

He was I wonder if you'll try that trick that he threatened, the one with the red ink and the shot in the night.

I should be at all surprised.

As a matter of interest, I saw him leave the tables about half an hour ago.

Here comes to his wife on the arm of Mossie Chevroty and the director of the casino.

Agree with what you think, Missus Gibbett.

Monsieur hello, mister Holmes, Dr Watson.

Mister Chevalty is giving me a personally conducted tour of the casino.

It's quite fascinating, and it is quite fascinating for me to have so beautiful a woman on my arm.

By myself, I know that I am the envy of all the men in the room.

I would stop flattering me so much.

I'm not used to it.

Missus Gilbert, how is a fresh nay man?

She seems much better.

She waited an hour ago and insisted on going back to her own room.

I wanted her to spend the night with us in last week, but.

You wouldn't think I should drop in and sell before I go to bed at Oh, you have finished attempting fortnight.

I have stopped him.

Perhaps about it, Monsieurs Chevy.

I've had a bad run at the tables.

I am so sorry.

Has anyone seen Roger?

He left the tables about half an hour ago, Missus Gilbert.

After doing as I did and losing quite heavily.

I lost again today.

I wonder if you'll try that new system he was talking about.

We were just discussing that possibility ourselves and Missus Gilbert.

Missus Gilbeth, Missus Gilbet's hush sham, and you shouldn't have left.

Your cay is too late to worry for me.

Here, doctor, it is from Missus Gilbert now that.

You should borry.

What do you mean matter?

Well, I've been backed just now to be a poor tired lying in the glass.

I saw another body.

I was too shocked to go too close, but I am quite sure that I recognized your husband, Missus Gilbert.

Oh, Dr Watson, she's ruined Roger's trick.

You have taken fright and bolted.

By the time we get down to maybe let's go at once and find out shall.

Way, he hasn't gone.

He he's still lying.

Now's the monk convincing st that readink really does.

Look like blood?

Yes, and blood sometimes looks like reading.

It's a Gibbert Roger.

Get up.

The joke's foro it, Roger, Get up.

I'm afraid that's impossible, Missus Gilbert, He's dead.

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Well, doctor, So the Young Americans joke turned out to be anoutther tragedy.

Yes, the poor fellow was lying there dead with a bullet wound in the hut, a great spash of blood staining the whiteness of his shirt front.

What happened next?

The siau Chevre director the casino took the distort.

Widow away from the scene while Holmes and I examined the body closely.

Within a few minutes we were joined.

By Inspector Gannide of the French police.

As we stood there in the moonlight, the sounds of music we heard from the casino, it was hard to believe that two men.

Had died in that lovely garden since the moon had risen.

Monsieur Owmes, you and doctor Watson have concluded your examination.

Yes, Inspector Gunnaber, you favor me with your observations.

You say that you are certain that this is not another suicide.

I'm sure of, Inspector.

Look at the wound.

The bullet entered the body at a direct right angle, whereas a self infricted shot is always part of bricklaim gears.

That is so.

Then you suggest that this man was shot from above as he lay on the ground pretending to be dead.

I'm convinced of it.

Why, Monsieur Well, for two reasons, though it's impossible to be sure without elaborate retest.

I'm certain that beneath those bloodstains are stains of red ink.

But for yourself, Inspector m Yes, indeed, he.

Does look like it.

What is your other reason for being certain that this man was shot as he lay here pretending there.

I'm shown the bank notes, Watson are, Inspector.

We found them stuffed in his breast pocket.

So bootnotes with a bullet hole through the middle of them.

Very illuminating.

They tell me, gentlemen, how many people knew of this, this little plot you have told me about this plan of the dead man's to pretend to be shot.

Just three people, Inspector Dr Watson and.

Missus Gilbert Lord.

Then the answer is obvious.

You and your friend are innocent.

It must be the wife who killed him.

No one else knew of the plan.

I'm not so sure that flash name and the dead german's widow was in the next room when Gilbert told us about his plan.

She might have heard that.

I could swear that she was asleep.

I gave her a very strong sleeping draft.

From what you have told me of her husband's suicide, she might easily have had a motive for murdering.

All ham Come, come, gentlemen.

Surely gets obvious who murdered mister Gilbert oh monsieur Le.

Certainly one of the two widows.

Since there seems to be some doubt in your minds.

I suggest we returned to the casino.

I can promise you the answer to your question with a very few minutes.

Now that we're all assembled in your office, I shall sit down quart in that instactor Gannaway conduct his examination.

No, no, no, monsieur homes No, you have handled.

The case so far.

Please to sitting way to the evn Yes, this is your homes I should appreciate it.

They happen to casino very well, gentlemen, it won't take me long.

First, nay, one say Holmes.

At what time did you leave your hotel tonight?

Well?

I do not know what time it was.

Well, what made you I could not sleep?

I knew that they had taken poor Heinrich's body away, but I felt that I must walk back there.

It was the last place I saw him alive.

How close did you come to mister Gilbert's body when you saw it lying there?

So close enough to see who it was?

Then I went into the casino to tell his wife.

I knew what had happened.

How did you know?

You would say you didn't come close to the body.

I could tell by every line of the body as it lay there.

I could tell because I knew that poor Heinrich Stept would not be avenged.

Thank you for same man.

That would be all you.

My girl, there's your homes.

She has no alibi.

Surely you get take that away.

If I'm to conduct this investigation, I must do it my own way.

Third old miss your ms please continue.

You may go, Fruss Nyman.

Missus Gilbert, where were you plied to our meeting in the casino tonight?

Just before we discovered your husband's body?

After I lets the hotel, I walked over here along the seafront.

Can anyone verify that statement?

I suppose not.

I didn't meet anyone that I knew.

And what did you do when you arrived at the casino?

I played a little shamande sayer.

A few months later, Missie Chevy came over to the table and as to be, I escort me.

Over the club.

Ten minutes after that we walked into you and doctor Watson.

That is quite fulmous your homes I can swear to it.

Thanks you, Missus Gilbert.

I'm sorry to distress you with these questions.

You may go.

I'll wait outside, mister Holmes.

I must know what happened.

Wait for me, Madam.

I shall join you in a few minutes.

And i's strot your home, Hu well, another.

Suspect of the poor Abi Alibine, hey gunnebet.

I must same as your homes.

Your methods puzzled me.

It seems to me that both those women should be watched.

Yes, I agree with the inspector.

Holmes is a body inspector.

And I've asked two of your playing clothes men to keep an eye on the ladies.

And now, Monsieur cheprey, I'd like to ask you.

A few questions.

Asked me any question in Jewish?

Monsieur Holmes, thank you.

You will agree that it is the custom of the casino to put money on the bodies of suicide after their death, to get the impression that gambling and gambling losses were not responsible for the tragedy.

Well, I do not think, Come now, Cherfery, I know that is a.

Fact as well as you do exactly now on those rather gruesome occasions.

Whose responsibility is it to secrete the money yours?

Or do you entrust the matter to an underling?

I do it myself.

I see.

Did you paste the money on her Schneman tonight?

Yes, monsieur I did, And did you also perform the same service on the body of mister Gilbert.

Nor I knew nothing of that death until the German lady found Sneman running into the casino.

He excuse me, interrupting, Monsieur her cross inspector, what is it?

I think that you are wasting time.

It is obvious that Madame Gilbert committed the crime.

He knew of her husband's blood.

She had no alibi, and she had the.

Motive for it is not marriage itself, the greatest of all motives for murder.

Oh, my dear inspector, how very cynical.

Madame Gibert did not kill her husband.

I know it.

And what is your opinion, Watson said, German woman.

She had no alibi either, and remember she was half mad with grief.

Mister Shechvray, you say that you.

Know missus Gilbert is not guilty.

Do you know I was with her myself at the time the murder was committed.

Oh indeed, how very interesting.

And what time was the murder committed?

Well it was it was.

Our investigations have never established what time the murder was committed.

Monsieur Bevrey, I'm afraid you walked into my track.

You give me yourself away.

Mary's Shevret.

It was you Debray.

I've known you a good many years, and this is going to be a hard thing to do.

I am going to arrest you.

Although you are not jeedey, but that revolves.

Do not be frightened, doctor, I am not.

Going to sue too, Gebret, Why did you murder Roger Gilbert tonight?

Surely you know that too, Monsieur Holmes, because I am in love with his wife.

She's young, beautiful Andrewitch.

It did not occur to me until I said a young feol lying there tonight, pretending to be dead.

In my profession, it is natural that I should carry a revolver.

What was simpler?

Mister Gulpert gave me the perfect opportunity.

I could not resist it.

Down that revolver, Chevrey, Why are you also frightened?

Surely you know how I am going to use it this time, I think, monsieur, but it's a coward's way out.

What an unperceptive remark for such a perceptive man.

No.

No, all my life I have been a gambler.

I dambled to night for the highest states of all and the lost.

No, No, I am not afraid to pay for my losses.

O revolmsieur an extraordinary case, Helmser.

I have suspected Chevet.

And I all chat spected him from the beginning.

Well, I wasn't the only one who was stupid.

Anaware inspector Ganivary thought it was the one true.

But it doesn't conclusion for a detective inspector to arrive at It.

Seemed logical enough to me at the time.

No, no, no, my dear Watson, cold logic should have told you otherwise.

Roger Gilbert has been losing heavily, and that planned the hopes.

He obviously had no money on him.

Therefore the money was planted in his pocket by Chevret after he shot him no mediphone before before the bullet holes on the banknotes provided that now, had the money been put there innocently, Gilbert would have done well, you know, come back to life as soon as the person placing it there had left.

He would not have remained lying on the ground for a murderer to find him.

And Chevrey must have bent over him as he lay there, placed the money in his breast pocket, and.

Then fast excusely, Watson, well, I must.

Say you solved it very neatly.

You've told Inspector Ganniway that who wanted no.

Credit to the case.

Naturally, publicity would be unfavorable.

If you remember, no one is supposed to know that we're in the sound of fract.

I have some.

Inspector learned a few tips about detection.

Tonight possible cologne?

And I hope that you have learned things about gambling.

How do you mean, well, you're backing the wrong color.

A gambler is usually superstitious and superstition Well, I should have told you what color to follow to night.

I still don't understand your homes I was playing number ten exactly.

Number ten is black.

You should have followed a red color to night, Old fellow, the color of red ink, red ink, and blood.

Say, doctor, that was a swell story.

I didn't know you like to play roulette.

You know, I make it out of system.

For roulette, it's like yours.

Every time you lose, you double your money and keep doubling.

And tell you what if it's sister, mister bout, there's any one thing wrong with it?

What's that you lose?

You go broke for you win?

They take my advice, don't gamble.

You can't beat the laws of.

Chance, but suppose I bet on a sure.

Thing walk for instance.

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Well, doctor Watson, what new sheer lot corn story going to tell us next week?

Next week, mister Bouchel, I'm going to tell you of a strange adventure that Sherlock Holmes and I head when we were in Stretford on Avon many years ago.

It concerns an actor, a mysterious voting accident, and several dead butterflies.

This sounds good, darking I'll see you then we'll find me, Nana.

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