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Murder in the Wherehouse?

A Short but Riveting Sherlock Holmes Tale by Powell Radio

Starring Sarah as Watson and Sam as Sherlock Holmes

(Music: “Duh duh duuh!” and drumming on the speakers)

Narrator: Welcome back to….Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Today’s Episode: Murder at the Warehouse! (“Duh duh duuuh!”)

We find ourselves at Baker street -- 2b Baker Street – where Sherlock Holmes,

and Dr. Watson, are at the breakfast table.

Watson: Well, Sherlock, what d’you think we’ll do today?

Sherlock: O, I don’t know, maybe go . . . strawberry picking?

(muffled laughter)

Watson: What a wonderful idea! I’d better get my little hat.

Sherlock: I’d better get my, uh, uh, uh, uh, tractor?

Watson (laughing): Your tractor! What a wonderful idea! Do you have a hay ride for everybody?

Sherlock: Yeah!

(knocking on the door)

Watson: What’s going on? What’s that? You’d better get it.

(Whispering off-stage: “Sam, it’s a note. Go on, say it, a note.”)

Sherlock: There’s nothing there except a note!

Watson: Read it to me.

(Pause. Whispering: “Meeting at the warehouse, something about meeting at the werehouse.”)

Sherlock: Uh – “Will meet you . . . at . . . the warehouse . . . at . . . twelve, er – twelve o’clock in the

morning.”

(bursts of laughter)

Watson: Are you joking?

Sherlock: No, it says that.

Watson: Let me see – you can’t read! It says, “Mr. Chucky . . .” hahaha!

Narrator: AND SO the two friends jumped into their car and drove to the warehouse to find out

what was the trouble.

Watson: Vroom vroom vroom vroom, vroom vroom vroom vroom

Sherlock: (taps on the speakers to imitate footsteps)

Watson: We’re in a car, you dummy.

Sherlock: Okay!

Watson: (singsong) Vroom vroooom vroooom, vuhrooom vroom vroooooom….

Narrator: And they reached the warehouse.

Sherlock: Well – here we are.

Watson: oh great, what do we do now?

Sherlock: Well the note says twelve o’clock. But it’s all dark and nobody’s here.

(Pause)

Watson: I"m going in to investigate! Arrghhhh!

(Shouts and crashing)

Sherlock: Ow!

Narrator: And that’s the end of our episode, join us next week for another exciting adventure

of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson!

Watson: Bwaa ha haaa!