- Sherlock Holmes: This, my friend, is the layout of the house where two swindlers are holding a young woman against her will.
- James Larrabee: Quiet! Someone is at the door! See who it is.
- Madge Larrabee: A tall, thin man... about forty, with a smooth face... wearing a long coat and carrying an ebony cane...
- James Larrabee: Damnation! It's Sherlock Holmes!
- Title Card: Smoking his pipe, Holmes starts to dream. Through the blue haze, he sees the sweet figure of Alice Faulkner.