Dartmoor was late getting the information to the accomplices. The man is given the information he requested, he leaves, gets into his chauffer driven vehicle, mentioning word was received late about the boxes becoming available for sale. A well-dressed man, Colonel Cavanaugh, taps on the closed door of the auction house, requesting the buyers' names of the sold music boxes, saying for sentimental reasons and five pounds. Watson's friend Stinky, another identical box is bought by a young lady, the third and last box was obtained off-camera by a gentleman. Auctioneer is introducing the Dartmoor music boxes to his potential buyers, one such box is purchased by Dr. There is no telling who might be on the inside working for Scotland Yard. Opening scene is Dartmoor Prison where a prisoner is making music boxes, another prisoner approaches him making a proposition to tell what he knows, distrusting the fellow, a comment is made where the man will take his chances, having less than two and a half years before his release. Synopsis - Prelude to Murder a/k/a Dressed to Kill.The synopsis below may give away important plot points. When Holmes learns the identity of the music box maker, he is convinced it contains directions to the retrieval of something very valuable that the government has kept from the public. The box was one of three available for sale and as Holmes and Watson begin to trace the other purchasers, it becomes apparent that someone will stop at nothing, including murder, to retrieve all three. All they took however was a simple wooden music box he had bought at auction that day for a mere £2.
The previous night, someone broke into his flat and knocked him unconscious when he tried to intervene. Stinky is an avid collector of music boxes and has several quite expensive pieces in his vast collection. Watson's friend, Julian 'Stinky' Emery, visits and tells them of a strange robbery at his flat the previous night. Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
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