Fwd: ...His Last Bow

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Subject: Fwd: ...His Last Bow

Nota Bene': Chapter 9 (the final chapter) appears after (not before

Chapter 6; up and until now, we have been posting in reverse order; go

down 7 floors for Chapter 1 - Warning: elevator is still out-of-order; Chapter-

Order is a mystery in itself!)
Subject: ...Light in the Darkness & The Conclusion
Sent: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 6:30 pm
Subject: Fwd: The Adventure of the Priory School...
Chapter 8

   THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL & LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS & THE CONCLUSION

                                      by A.C. Doyle

                             CITIZEN JOURNALIST IS MISSING...FOUND!

                                              by R. DePersio

"Just one more thing."

{"Elementary...What are you doing here, Lieutenant?, inquired Sherlock.

"I haven't been to Mount Rushmore in ages," Colombo responded. "Give my best

to you know who." And, he was gone: trench coat and all.}

"You know my methods in such cases, Watson. I put myself in the man's

place, and, having first gauged his intelligence, I try to imagine how I should

myself have proceeded under the same circumstances. In this case the

matter was simplified by {Citizen Journalist's} intelligence being quite

first-rate...He had spotted the {new} place."

"The whole thing occurred in a moment---so quickly that I had no time to

realize it. I have a vivid recollection of that instant, of Holmes's triumphant

expression, and the ring of his voice, of the {tour guides} dazed face..." (At

last I would know what-the-blazes we were doing at Mount Rushmore!}

"Didn't I tell {you when we} started, said Sherlock with a laugh. "That's the

result of [our} study of {Citizen Journalist:} to get him a testimonial!"

"Never mind," I answered; I have all the facts in my journal, and the public

shall know of them. {Sherlock: "Your a regular Subject Journalist! I wonder if

our American audience will appreciate that meager attempt at wit?}

"...from his point of view, any sudden change would be likely to draw attention

to himself...There was no reason to suppose that he was going under an assumed

name. Why should he change his name in {his} country where no one knew his

original {and other} one {or do they? That's another case} I {garnered much

information by having those with whom I contracted,  systematically to every cab

proprietor...until they ferreted out  {useful information and he is my report, said

Mycroft}

{"I thought that you had lost interest in the case and returned to London," stated

Sherlock."

"Perish the thought! You know how I feel about CJ-RD. They are amongst the

few homo sapiens that I can tolerate having placed them in charge of my (Facebook)

Diogenes Club - American Branch."}

{"Mycroft, prior to your arrival, Sherlock was about to enlighten us regards his

solution to the case. I am confident that it will be fortified by your report."

{"Ellory, what brings you here?, says Sherlock. Another interruption, I, Watson,

 thought to myself. I've been waiting for what seems like an eternity for the

conclusion.}

{"He is, after all, a friend of mine too. I feel guilty - for the longest time, I have promised

to produce or contribute to an article at www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com as you have

done on many occasions. It's been good seeing you all again." Ellory Queen was

about to depart when Sherlock said: "I want all of you to be my guest tonight for

supper, or, as the Americans say, dinner. I hope to have a surprise quest." Oh, no!,

I thought, I'd have to wait another eternity for the conclusion.}

 

 

 

Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 5:12 pm
Subject: The Adventure of the Priory School...

                         THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL

                                             by A.C. Doyle

                                CITIZEN JOURNALIST IS MISSING

                                        by R.J. DePersio

("Where in the World is Citizen Journalist" & "The Radio Show -one floor down)

{CJ was visiting Dago Red} "His absence was discovered at seven o'clock

{Friday} morning. His bed was slept in. He had dressed himself fully, before

going off,...There were no signs that anyone had entered the room, and it is

quite certain that anything in the nature of...a struggle would have been heard,

since {I was} in the inner room is a very light sleeper."

"When {CJ's} disappearance was discovered, I at once called {RD}." {Not the

police," said Holmes} Mr. Holmes, if you ever put forward your full powers, I

implore you to do so now, for never in your life could you have a case which is

more worthy of them." {Sherlock: "Who chose the 'Invisible Hand' to be

included in the last two articles." DR: "CJ." "For a writer, what two things are

nearly as bad as death?," said Holmes, thinking aloud.}

Sherlock has provided you with three clues above plus he gleaned two clues from:

'Where in the World..." - one floor down.
Sent: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 3:03 pm
Subject: The Musgrave Ritual...

      THE MUSGRAVE RITUAL                     MURDER IN WESTMINSTER

                                                by A.C. Doyle

                           CITIZEN JOURNALIST IS MISSING

                                             by R.J.  DePersio

 {Day One} "I confess that so far, Watson, I had been disappointed in my

investigation. I had reckoned upon solving the matter when once I had

found the {the fishing hole}, but now I was there, and was apparently as far

as ever from knowing what it was which had {been} concealed...It is true that

I had thrown a light upon the fate of {Citizen Journalist}, but now I had to

ascertain how that fate had come upon him..."

{Watson musings}. So for three mornings the mystery remained, so far as

I could follow it in the papers {on the news and Internet}. If Holmes knew more,

he kept his own counsel, but, as he told me {Andy Taylor} had taken him into

his confidence, I knew that he was in close touch with every development.

Upon the fourth day there appeared a long {email for Holmes}...which

seemed to solve the whole question.

"My dear Watson," said he, as he rose from the table and paced up and

down the room, "you are most long-suffering but if I have told you nothing in

the last three days, it is because there is nothing to tell. Even now this

report {he points to screen} doesn't tell us much."

{Sherlock and Mycroft have telephoned Ben, Adam, Hoss, Joe. Al, Rod, Dago,

Marion and the rest of the cast in search of clues}.

                                                       To Be Continued                                                        

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'The Conclusion'     The Red-Headed League     The Adventure of the Empty House

                                                    His Last Bow

                                                    by Arthur Conan Doyle

 The Missing Citizen Journalist...Found! (As Yogi Berra would say: "It's

 de'ja' vu, all over again)          by Richard DePersio

{They gathered that evening at one of the 'restuarants' at the national landmark - the

ambience not commensurate with Sherlock's sometimes refined tastes.}

"And now to the great question as to the reason why." {"Do try a hot dog and a

hamburger, good sport," interrupted Ellory. Sherlock: "When in Rome...in the former

colonies do..". "I shall enjoy watching but will he enjoy eating?" Ellory whispered to Dago

Red who appeared as if mysteriously!} "Robbery had not been the object...for nothing was

taken. Was it politics, then, or was it a woman. That was the question that confronted

me. I was inclined...at first...to the latter supposition {"Prior to coming here, I paid a visit to

 Hef. We all know that Citizen Journalist has been....shall, we say....successful with the

 fairer sex. And, it had been one of the stops on his triumphant promotional tour."} "

"Political assassins are only too glad to do their work and to fly. {"We all know that Citizen

Journalist exercises his right to free speech by Offending with Truth and not apologizing

on Twitter for having done so. There are the liberal PC police who only believe in free speech

which conforms to their philosophy."} "...the perpetrator had left his tracks..." {"The word

invisible appears often in the last two articles at www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com to which

Citizen Journalist contributed. Invisible is related to vanish."} "It must have been a private

wrong, and not a political one {although, Citizen Journalist is not guilty of such, his enemies

think otherwise} which called for such a methodical {action}. {In one of said articles he

makes reference to pain on his CMT hands...and the invisible hand. Was he the victim

of foul play? Dago Red, I'm not surprised by your appearance here. We all consider

ourselves friends of the missing Citizen Journalist. Your closeness to him is second only

to Richard DePersio. Tell me, why Calliope appears at rickcmtsite?" Dago: Not long ago, CJ

suggested that we post her painting with an article in the near future, in his absence, I

remembered his suggestion and instead found a way to incorporate it into a promo for

Facebook and Twitter. Sherlock: "I'm surprised that our mutual friend Richard DePersio isn't

here or is he; that's another case."}

{As I heretofore stated the two worst things that can happen to a writer are the loss of his

Muse and difficulty with his hands. The word hand appears often in the last two articles on

 which he worked as well. I contend that he and he alone staged his disappearance - making

himself invisible!"}

"A proposition which I took the liberty of doubting,"

"You did, doctor, but none the less you must come round to my view for otherwise I shall

keep on piling fact upon fact on you until your reason breaks down under them and

acknowledge me to be right. Now Mr. Jabez Watson here has been good enough to call

upon me this morning, and to begin a narrative which promises to be one of the most

singular which {he} listened to in some time. You have heard me remark that the strangest

and most unique things are very often connected not with the larger but with the smaller

crimes, and occasionally, indeed, where there is room for doubt whether any positive

crime has been committed. As far as I have heard it is impossible for me to say  whether

the present case is a crime or not {I think not}, but the course of events is certainly among

the most singular {that I have ever encountered. Proceed, Mr. Watson."}

{"Thank you, Mr. Holmes for this opportunity. I thought better and came around to his way of

thinking. The fishing hole' was a red herring. Inspiration: venues of prior conquests - the

grotto. More important: achievement - triumphant publicity tour. He would be found looking for

inspiration and his Muse."

{Thank you, doctor. I firmly believe that his Muse will return intermittently. One of his cyber-

friends who is qualified should offer to periodically submit an article to lighten his load - he

who is known amongst other things as: CITIZEN Your Shoot-from-the-Hip/Non-PC Cripple

JOURNALIST. CJCJ (Citizen Journalist/Cayuga Productions/Shamley Productions) Comsats

(web sites) enjoy up to 935 Visits and 265 Readers per week.

{"He or she can write on science or humor or politics or poetry or philosophy or music or

economics, says Dago Red, "or go where ever his or her Muse takes him or her - it's

awkward to be PC!"

{"Why would he perpetrate such an elaborate hoax," inquired Watson. "His superior mind

couldn't do otherwise and such a scheme was necessitated to engage my mind. I think

that he was confidant that I would bite. Part of him wanting to be found or caught - which is

often the case," answered Holmes. "Your superior mind?" "Modesty dictates..."

{"I was handed a letter by someone engaged solely for the purpose of delivering it; the letter

purportedly from Citizen Journalist. Dago Red, you are to go to this location with binoculars and

look at Tom; It is my understanding that Citizen Journalist considers Tom a friend." Dago

Red departed for the specified location. Ellory left for destination unknown.}

{"I consider Citizen Journalist a friend. Although, I have never seen him. We have corresponded

extensively and have participated in rather lengthy telephonic communications," revealed Holmes.}

{"I saw him once but I must admit that it was brief and at a distance," said Watson.}

{Watson continued.} "...I must confess to a start when...I saw the man...there...at my threshold."

{I at the end of the room.}" He is extremely tall and thin, his forehead domes out in a white curve,

and his eyes are deeply sunken in his head. He is clean-shaven, pale, and ascetic-looking,

retaining something of the professor in his features. His shoulders are rounded from  much

study, and his face protrudes forward and is forever slowly oscillating from side to side in a

curiously reptilian fashion. He peered at me with great curiosity in his puckered eyes."

{Holmes: "Are you sure that it was him." Watson: "What are you getting at?" "Could it have

been someone posing as him for your benefit." "Good heavens,Holmes, allow me on your

train of thought." "Are you certain that it was he." "Your causing me to doubt myself. Are you

doing it again - piling fact upon fact...until reason breaks down under them' ? "Are you certain

that it was he?" "I was expecting him that day. I assumed it was him." "Ah, you assumed.

What did he say?" "He said, 'I need to talk to you, doctor.' He looked at his watch and said,

'Not now, I'm running late. He was the only person to visit that day." "Could it not have been

potentially a new patient?" "Why do you do this to me?"}

{What do you think is transpiring between Citizen Journalist and Dago Red, Holmes."}

"Such was the remarkable narrative to which I listened on that {March} day---a narrative

which would have been utterly incredible to me had it not been confirmed by the actual

sight of the tall, spare figure and the keen, eager face, which I had never thought to see again.

...'Work is the best antidote to {my plight; though of necessity severely curtailed}...I have a

piece of work for us and if we can bring it to a successful conclusion will in itself justify a

man's life on this planet. In vain I begged him to tell me more to no avail; I would have to be patient."

{Holmes paced back and forth for what seemed an eternity. With his back to me, he said,

"Or, we are part of a ruse, concocted by a mastermind. Delicious! Watson: "Holmes, earlier,

you stated that's another case. What did you mean." "Watson, it will keep until we return to

London and Baker Street." I couldn't wait for more.}

{Back in London. I was staring out the window in deep thought. I was startled when Holmes

emerged from the WC and stated loudly, "I have a theory regarding Richard DePersio/

Citizen Journalist. Do you remember a couple of days ago when I said that I was surprised

that Richard De{ersio wasn't here for his good friend---or, was he? Who is tying this. Consider

the staff of CJCS Comsats which, includes, us. The members are listed at

www.rickcmtsite.blogspot.com Mycroft finally contributes, "Some can't type for one reason while

 the others can't type for the other reason. "Are they fake; are they posing?," asked Watson.}
"No, no, don't call it a pose. A pose is an artificial thing. This is quite natural {for him/them.}

{Unsurpassed ingenious entertainment and an intellectual exercise to boot. It is a reality.}
"Another glass..." said Mr. Sherlock Holmes as he extended the bottle of Imperial Tokay.

{"Another glass, Mycroft.}

"This is good wine, Holmes."
"A remarkable wine, Watson. Our friend upon the sofa has assured me that it is from Franz

Josef's special cellar at the Schoenbrunn Palace.

{Of course Holmes can do more than one thing at a time---ever the experimenter.}

"Might I trouble you to open the window for chloroform vapour does not help the palate.

 

                                                                          THE END          

The first review is in: "Superb...Thought-provoking... I see a movie version in the future."