Edward Hardwicke credited as playing...
Dr Watson
- [first lines]
- Sherlock Holmes: It's no good. I shall have to go.
- Dr Watson: Go? Go? Go where?
- Sherlock Holmes: King's Pyland.
- [points to newspaper]
- Dr Watson: [reads] "Last evening, Inspector Gregory of the Devonshire constabulary arrested well-known racing personality Fitzroy Simpson and charged him with the murder of trainer John Straker."
- Sherlock Holmes: Never a more perfect compound of the bully, coward and sneak in master Silas Brown is have seldom met.
- Dr Watson: He has the horse then?
- Sherlock Holmes: Of course.
- Dr Watson: But his stables have been searched.
- Sherlock Holmes: An old faker like him knows many a dodge, Watson I don't know whether you've noticed that Colonel Ross' manner to me has been somewhat cavalier, I'm inclined to have a little amusement at his expense, say nothing of the horse.
- Dr Watson: I shall say nothing without your express permission.
- Colonel Ross: I must say I am rather disappointed in our London consultant. I don't see that we're any further than when he came.
- Dr Watson: At least you have his assurance, Colonel, that your horse will run.
- Colonel Ross: Oh, yes, I have his assurance. I should prefer to have the horse.