Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Stolen Naval Treaty 11/23/1947 (Stanley & Shirley)
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
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8 chapters
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What is the opening introduction and sponsorship message for this Sherlock Holmes episode?
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From New York. The makers of Clippercrap close for men. And nine hundred and twenty four leading retail stores from coast to coast. Present the world's most famous detective? Sherlock Holmes.
Our stories are based upon the character of Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is portrayed by John Stanley, Dr. Watson by Alfred Shirley, and the dramatizations are by Edith Miser.
Night the stars are frosty bright. No wind, no clouds, just clean, clear cold. Feels good to be sitting in front of your cozy fire, Doctor Watson, with our feet stretched on the fender.
Don't get too comfortable, Mr Helsby, because tonight I'm going to tell you about about one of Shockholm's most important cases. The case of the stolen naval treaty.
A naval treaty, doctor?
A highly exclusive document.
Explosive.
Yes. It threatened to blow the piece of Europe into bits.
And
did
it?
Now, really, Mr. Harris, you you mustn't get ahead of the story. And let's not forget your part in the program.
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And now, Doctor Watson, how about that solar naval treaty?
Yes, uh, let's see. One July morning, it was the July which immediately succeeded my marriage, I I received a communication from an old school friend, Percy Phelps. Percy's mother's brother was Lord Holhurst, the great conservative politician. This uh rather gaudy relationship was of little value to him when we were at school, I can assure you. However, the letters seemed to be fairly urgent, so I hurried around to Baker Street. I found Holmes in his dressing gown plunged in the middle of a chemical investigation. A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner. Seeing the look of concentration on Holmes' face, I seated myself in my old armchair and waited, hardly daring to breathe.
Hmm. Most enlightening. Most enlightening. Yes, you come at a crisis, Watson. If this slip of paper remains blue when it touches the solution, all will be well. That turns red means a man's life. I see. Don't interrupt, Watson. This is the crucial moment. Now watch carefully. Yeah.
But I see it has burned red. A nasty blood red.
Blood red is quite correct, Watson. A very commonplace murder. Well, that's the end of that little experiment. Hi ho, fill up your pipe. Then hand me the Persian slip on. All right. There you are. Hmm. So you've come on business, Watson.
Yes, but uh how did you know?
The letter clutched so tightly in your right hand, not to mention the look of excitement and anxiety on your face. You are the stormy petrol of crime, eh, Watson? What is it?
Uh this letter, it it came in the morning mail.
Read it to me, that's a good chap.
It's from an old school fellow of mine. I haven't seen him for years. Yes, but what does he say? The letter is headed Briar Bray Woking. My dear Watson, I trust you still remember Tadpole Phelps, who was in the fourth form when you were in the third. You may even have heard that through my uncle's influence I obtained a good appointment at the foreign office where I was in a situation of trust until a horrible misfortune suddenly blasted my career.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening introduction and sponsorship message for this Sherlock Holmes episode?
0:00–5:51
2
How does Dr. Watson introduce the stolen naval treaty case to Sherlock Holmes?
5:51–9:07
3
What details are revealed in Percy Phelps’s urgent letter about the missing treaty?
9:07–12:33
4
How does Holmes conduct the chemical experiment that hints at a blood‑red clue?
12:33–15:30
5
What observations do Holmes and Watson make about the mysterious bell ringing?
15:30–17:56
6
How does the nighttime chase uncover the thief breaking into the window?
17:56–21:27
7
What is the final explanation of who stole the treaty and why?
21:27–26:02
8
What teaser does the episode give for the next Sherlock Holmes mystery?
26:02–29:13
Speakers
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