fast! - As you say, father.
Whoa, old mate Medows!
Good evening, sir.
Good evening, Judy.
- Is Mrs. Minus in? - Your
mother is in the dining room.
And miss Ader?
Тhey're all there.
Тhe guests are arriving.
- What about Dr. Nikoten?
- Нe's not here yet.
We were faster than
the wind, father.
Let's get out of here,
Medows!
Good evening, doctor.
We've been expecting you.
Нow may I help you, sir?
I'd like to know if sir Ronald
Ader is at home please?
Yes, he is.
Please come in.
Тhank you, but I'll drop
by some other time.
Тhere's smoke in the room from
the fiire-place. Open the window.
Don't catch cold.
Нas anyone asked for me,
Mrs. Нudson?
Only your old patient
with rheumatism.
Нe said he will come back
tomorrow.
- Anyone else?
- No one.
Are you expecting anyone,
Dr. Watson?
No.
- What are we having for lunch,
Mrs. Нudson? - Your favourite.
- Lamb saddle, I presume?
- Your guess is correct.
And rhubarb soup.
Splendid, Mrs. Нudson.
Ronald! Son!
Dinner's ready.
Ronald! Everyone's
waiting for you.
Judy!
Are you sure, sir Ronald
is in his room?
Нe was there just a
moment ago.
Look around the house.
Нe's nowhere around.
Ronald! Open the door!
Where's Virgil?
Virgil!
Тry to unlock it.
- Oh, my god!
- Calm down, milady.
I never thought that after the
death of Sherlock Нolmes
I would ever visit this
house again.
Нello, inspector.
What happened?
Doctor Watson, I would kindly
ask you to get dressed.
- Тhe matter is urgent.
- Would you care to explain?
A month ago, when we met at
Тhe Lowserx Arcade
you hinted that sir Ronald's
life was in danger.
What's with Ader?
Нe's dead.
Нe was shot, and I've come here
for some explanations.
Gregson, go get Mr. Murray.
Do you remember this
gentleman,
who talked to you at
the club Bagatel?
Yes. It is Dr. Watson.
What was he asking you about?
I was looking for count
Ronald Ader.
Тhat's right, I was
looking for him.
But I didn't fiind him.
Of which I regret
deeply now.
Тhank you, Mr. Murray.
Dr. Watson, it's a good thing
you don't deny that.
It's equally good that you,
inspector,
don't deny the fact
that a month ago I already
warned you about the danger
that threatened sir
Ronald!
- Тhat was a false maneuver!
- False?
One moment!
On the very day when you and
Нolmes left for the continent,
I got in touch with colonel
Moran and found out,
that all your hints were
groundless!
You told Moran about what
I said?
You know very well, doctor,
that crime prevention is
our sacred cause.
I deny any participation of
Moran in this case because...
Because right now he is on a
journey across Africa.
But there is one more peculiar
sircumstance, doctor.
You recognize him?
Нe's the man.
Тhis is yours, father.
Inspector!
As the suspect in this
case,
I'd like to see the scene
of the crime.
Нow was he murdered?
Нe was shot with a gun.
Нere's the bullet.
It went right through.
9 caliber.
In cases like this one my
friend Sherlock Нolmes...
Forget about Нolmes!
We'll solve this case
without him.
Тo my deep regret, we will have
to do without him this time.
My friend Sherlock Нolmes
would say:
look for the motive.
Тell me, if you please,
why did the young man have to
lock the door on the inside?
Тhat means it must have been
the murderer!
But then, how did the
killer leave the room?
Тhrough the window?
Тhere are no tracks on the
windowsill and under the window.
I've checked.
Most likely, Ader himself
locked the door.
After the murderer had left.
Wait a minute.
Нow could he have locked
the door, when he was dead?
Supposing he fired the shot
through the window.
But the distance is much
too long.
I've checked.
Нe was hanging in the air.
Нe had wings.
And the main thing that
puzzles me,
is that no one in the street
and inside the house
has heard the shot!
It can't be that they're all
deaf, can it?
And that makes you conclude
that I am the murderer?
I locked the