The Master Blackmailer

Emile my dearest one.

Yes Madame.

My dearest Emile,

my husband has changed his plans.

There is no other way to say goodbye.

Remember me in your heart.

Who betrayed me in Paris

and why did you wait so long?

I find your ladyship's attitude surprising.

The answers to those questions

are no concern of yours.

On my knees I beg you,

I employ you to show mercy.

I'm not in the business of mercy Madame.

I haven't the money.

Even if I wished

how could I without my husband knowing?

Oh you'd be exceedingly ill advised

not to make an effort.

Do your worst.

You will not have a penny from me,

coward!

My grandsons were punished enough.

I hear from them only seldom.

They wish to spare me their misery I think.

This monster who brought about their downfall?

He lives and breathes Mr. Holmes

with a smiling face

and a heart of marble.

You should have come to me sooner.

If only I'd known of you sooner.

A friend gave me your name.

He has a high regard,

for your sense of justice.

Do you read poetry?

Try a leaf.

CAM devil.

This is the only clue I can offer you.

Maybe it will help.

I wish nothing for myself Mr. Holmes.

It is too late for that.

I wish only

to save others.

3:45 for London.

I felt great sadness there.

To think that that house

must have reverberated to the sounds

of those boys growing up.

Man who preys upon weakness

with a smiling face

and a heart of marble.

A master blackmailer.

I've heard whisper of him

yet no one has put a name to him.

Well there's no mention of blackmail.

Even a whisper of a newspaper column.

You have reported it?

Of her two grandchildren,

George the elder,

and Vike Kroft

was caught in a moment of indiscretion,

referred to the paper as the Badger Game.

It seems to involve a gentleman

being lured to the bed of a prostitute

then being discovered

Infle Grande Delecto by a third party.

As usual the sensational press has got it wrong.

The lady was an actress that is true

but it was no

Mrs. Hudson!

He was married Holmes

into one of the highest family's in the land.

The paper's made plenty of that.

And the younger boy?

Edward.

Now, he revenged for his brother,

took a revolver to the footman,

who's name was,

uh Veitch,

burst in upon him,

shot him in the face.

The man lived

but was disfigured for life.

After the trial he disappeared.

It is Veitch we must find

to lead us to our prize.

Ms. Hudson are you not well?

Of course I'm well.

Then please you know I hate the smell of cabbage.

Surely the brothers would know they're tormenter.

The older brother fled the country in disgrace.

Edward joined him having served his sentence,

they're now living richly somewhere in France.

Goodbye Mrs. Hudson.

Thank you.

There is one curiosity.

C.A.M Devil.

Read it for clues if you wish.

I rather liked Henneson.

But later.

I'd prefer you to direct your energies

towards the gossip columnists.

The Grasslands.

The Grasslands Watson

for which our serpent lies.

Do tell us where you're going Charlotte.

Oh yes do tell.

Lottie where are you going?

Shall I, dearest.

What's that my love?

Tell them where we're going for our honeymoon.

I've no objections.

It's Buddley Solterton.

How romantic.

It is actually very.

I shall have to choose

somewhere abroad for a honeymoon.

Paris or Rome.

You may Daphne.

But if one's fate is to marry a soldier,

abroad may well be one's whole life.

And your honeymoon Lady Eva?

Have you and Harry decided yet?

Florence,

Naples,

Constantinople I think.

Sounds delightful.

Now you've made him envious.

Not at all.

Charlotte my dear,

I must return to barracks.

Shall I see you this evening?

No, duties forbid.

Our regimental dinner alas.

Ladies.

Lottie he is gorgeous.

He's divine.

How'd you get so lucky Charlotte?

But where is Buddley Solterton?

Oh I'm so happy for you Lottie.

What is this?

It's not in my hand.

My dear Colonel

you don't expect me

to give you the original do you?

Where did you get this?

Who gave it to you?

Oh well,

who but the object of your affections.

I don't believe it.

It's not possible.

What do you want from me?

Two hundred pounds!

What?

For it all to be blown away.

Never!

I won't part with a penny.

I'll see you in hell first.

Think of your lovely bride Colonel.

What have you done to me?

One has to ask oneself

how much butter can one eat?

Dotty Martian apparently

got seventeen salt and pepper parts.

Seventeen?

It's true.

I was thinking of a way of dealing with it

was to... Help me.

Was to mail her politely,

always useful until the awful day

when always useless,

she said to the Duchess.

No.

Yes, it's true.

Lillie overheard her didn't you Lillie?

Yes my lady.

Harry wanted us to be married at sea

on a pirate ship with only the crew invited

but one really can't can we?

No my dear one really can't.

I made an extremely foolish wager

but I ended up boxing a dragoon.

And will you mend for the nuptials,

my dear fellow, in three days?

You have a small flutter in itself.

Thick socks for cold feet.

You can rarely hopes they won't be needed.

Yeah my grandfather fancied himself

as something of a pugilist.

He was a fortho.

I remember one summer in Ireland,

I must have been about

eight years old I suppose.

He decided to give me a lesson,

I've never been so frightened in my life.

Lottie what is it?

Lottie?

What's the problem?

There's some letters.

What?