:18:01
Short, tall, who cares?
:18:02
lt is the brains that count.
:18:04
Well, thank you.
:18:05
Thank you.
:18:11
...Baskervilles.
:18:13
Madame is great
admirer of yours.
:18:15
She has read every story.
:18:17
Her favorite is...
:18:19
''Big Dog from Baskervilles.''
:18:22
l'm afraid it loses
something in translation.
:18:25
Nikolai...
:18:29
Mr. Holmes,
you know about fiddles?
:18:37
What is your opinion of this?
:18:43
''Antonius Stradivarius,
Cremonensis...
:18:48
''Anno 1709.''
:18:52
Well, the label is authentic.
:18:58
Judging from the shape,
the color of the varnish...
:19:00
and the tone, l would say
it is a genuine Stradivarius...
:19:03
of the best period.
:19:05
You like?
:19:07
Oh, it's magnificent.
:19:08
Nikolai...
:19:14
Here. Take it.
:19:17
Madame says it is yours.
:19:18
Mine?
:19:19
For services you will render.
:19:22
My fees as a detective
are not exactly trifling...
:19:25
but a Stradivarius--
you're not serious.
:19:27
l am not, but Madame is.
:19:40
All right...
:19:42
l will pour vodka
and explain.
:19:46
Mr. Holmes...
:19:48
what you have seen
tonight is last...
:19:51
and positively
final performance...
:19:53
of Madame Petrova.
:19:55
She is retiring.
:19:56
What a shame.
:19:58
She's been dancing since
she was three years old...