WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:21.000 Blair of the Mounties, the story of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 00:21.000 --> 00:24.800 We present the 21st episode in Blair of the Mounties. 00:24.800 --> 00:29.960 Our story again goes back to the early days of the Yukon mining camps, as related to in 00:29.960 --> 00:34.960 fact a Blair old friend, Angus McGregor, over the chessboard. 00:34.960 --> 00:38.960 Hi, you're moving it. 00:38.960 --> 00:41.960 What is the use inspector? 00:41.960 --> 00:47.960 I'm in the day when you did make an equine for a castle, but no, I have no one to game 00:47.960 --> 00:48.960 for you. 00:48.960 --> 00:50.960 The speed of mine is getting old. 00:50.960 --> 00:53.960 I can't think about the story. 00:53.960 --> 00:56.960 I'm afraid I'm just about to run out of time. 00:56.960 --> 00:59.960 Did I ever tell you about the Goose Lake robbery? 00:59.960 --> 01:02.960 No, I didn't remember it all the way. 01:02.960 --> 01:05.960 You remember the gold strike up on the Fishing River in the spring of 99? 01:05.960 --> 01:07.960 I remember it well. 01:07.960 --> 01:09.960 It did the last long. 01:09.960 --> 01:11.960 No, but they took out quite a bit of gold that year. 01:11.960 --> 01:13.960 Goose Lake was the staging camp. 01:13.960 --> 01:17.960 Express shipments used to lay overnight in the safe, reach the landing next day. 01:17.960 --> 01:20.960 The robbery happened while I was sergeant at the landing. 01:20.960 --> 01:23.960 Ten thousand dollars worth of dust cleaned out one night. 01:23.960 --> 01:24.960 Did the blow the safe? 01:24.960 --> 01:26.960 No, it was owned by an expert. 01:26.960 --> 01:28.960 Wasn't much of a safe as they come nowadays. 01:28.960 --> 01:30.960 Well, let's hear the story, laddie. 01:30.960 --> 01:32.960 All right, here we go. 01:40.960 --> 01:43.960 This Patrick McQuarrie will you show me a hand? 01:43.960 --> 01:45.960 And that's when the trouble starts. 01:45.960 --> 01:46.960 Hello, Mike. 01:46.960 --> 01:47.960 Anybody special on the boat? 01:47.960 --> 01:48.960 Oh, big guy. 01:48.960 --> 01:50.960 There's a funny looking fella I've seen in the Blue Moon. 01:50.960 --> 01:51.960 Huh? 01:51.960 --> 01:52.960 Comes from your own country too, I'm thinking. 01:52.960 --> 01:53.960 What's funny about him? 01:53.960 --> 01:55.960 Well, no, no offence, no, sergeant. 01:55.960 --> 01:58.960 There's funny people in every country, even in old Ireland. 01:58.960 --> 02:00.960 But this fella's the limit. 02:00.960 --> 02:03.960 He's going up to Goose Lake for the hunting and you ought to see the clothes on him. 02:03.960 --> 02:04.960 Sportsman, eh? 02:04.960 --> 02:06.960 I suppose so. 02:06.960 --> 02:09.960 He has a pile of baggage along and enough guns to start the war. 02:09.960 --> 02:10.960 Did you check up his permits? 02:10.960 --> 02:11.960 Oh, sure, he's coming over. 02:11.960 --> 02:12.960 Wants to talk to you. 02:12.960 --> 02:15.960 First now, here he is, be damned. 02:15.960 --> 02:17.960 Good evening, gentlemen. 02:17.960 --> 02:19.960 Come in, come in with you, mister. 02:19.960 --> 02:21.960 Let's see now, what did you say your name was? 02:21.960 --> 02:23.960 Oh, Vandera, it's the name. 02:23.960 --> 02:24.960 Oh, sure. 02:24.960 --> 02:26.960 Shake hands with Mr. Van Doolen, sergeant. 02:26.960 --> 02:29.960 Oh, how do you do, sergeant? 02:29.960 --> 02:33.960 I'm just going up to Goose Lake for a little spot of shooting, don't you know? 02:33.960 --> 02:34.960 I see. 02:34.960 --> 02:35.960 Got your permits? 02:35.960 --> 02:36.960 I'd like to look them over. 02:36.960 --> 02:38.960 Very good, very good. 02:38.960 --> 02:39.960 Yes, yes. 02:39.960 --> 02:40.960 God, you are, sergeant. 02:40.960 --> 02:41.960 Thanks. 02:41.960 --> 02:44.960 So you're going shooting, Mr. Van Doolen, aren't you? 02:44.960 --> 02:45.960 Have you had any experience now? 02:45.960 --> 02:46.960 Experience? 02:46.960 --> 02:49.960 Oh, my dear fellow, what a question. 02:49.960 --> 02:52.960 Hang it all, experience, who I see. 02:52.960 --> 02:53.960 Why do you ask? 02:53.960 --> 02:56.960 Well, I'm a pretty good shot myself now. 02:56.960 --> 02:59.960 Tell me now, did you ever do any ramrod shooting? 02:59.960 --> 03:00.960 Ramrod shooting? 03:00.960 --> 03:03.960 My dear fellow, I never even heard of it. 03:03.960 --> 03:04.960 There you are now. 03:04.960 --> 03:05.960 Well, I'll tell you. 03:05.960 --> 03:10.960 Back in County Clare, we used to load up the old blunder bus with a big charge of powder 03:10.960 --> 03:12.960 and one of them old-fashioned ramrods. 03:12.960 --> 03:15.960 Then I'd go out and lay by the side of the lake, 03:15.960 --> 03:18.960 and all I had to do was to get a couple of three ducks in line 03:18.960 --> 03:19.960 and then... 03:19.960 --> 03:20.960 Cut it out, Ravity. 03:20.960 --> 03:23.960 All right, Mr. Van Doolen, the permits are all in order. 03:23.960 --> 03:24.960 Hope you have some good sport. 03:24.960 --> 03:26.960 Oh, thank you so much, sergeant. 03:26.960 --> 03:28.960 Oh, Ravity, take this gentleman over to the hotel 03:28.960 --> 03:30.960 and see if they give him a good room, will you? 03:30.960 --> 03:31.960 Okay, sergeant. 03:31.960 --> 03:32.960 This way, Mr. Van Doolen again. 03:32.960 --> 03:35.960 No, no, he was telling you, this here ramrod shooting is a... 03:35.960 --> 03:48.960 Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho! 03:48.960 --> 03:49.960 Hello? 03:49.960 --> 03:51.960 What is it, Ravity? 03:51.960 --> 03:53.960 It's just what I'm trying to find out. 03:53.960 --> 03:54.960 Hello? 03:54.960 --> 03:55.960 Sure, I'm waiting me self. 03:55.960 --> 03:57.960 Well, put me through then. 03:57.960 --> 03:58.960 Hello? 03:58.960 --> 03:59.960 Who's that? 03:59.960 --> 04:00.960 Oh, goose leg office. 04:00.960 --> 04:01.960 Yes? 04:01.960 --> 04:02.960 Hello? 04:02.960 --> 04:03.960 Ho ho. 04:03.960 --> 04:04.960 Is that yourself, Maggie? 04:04.960 --> 04:08.200 devil you want at this time of night you're not after having another baby are 04:08.200 --> 04:15.640 you what you want a passion huh oh you want the sergeant and why the devil 04:15.640 --> 04:19.480 don't you say so yes sergeant if you that one all right hello 04:19.480 --> 04:26.240 oh yes Maggie put him on hello swim what is it the safe somebody rub the safe 04:26.240 --> 04:36.120 what do you mean best stuff hey how much ten thousand a what got away wounded who 04:36.120 --> 04:41.480 shot him what oh all right we'll be up there by noon keep everybody out of that 04:41.480 --> 04:46.600 office don't touch anything all right goodbye what is it that somebody rubbed 04:46.600 --> 04:50.000 the safe at Goose Lake got away with ten thousand in gold dust robber was wounded 04:50.000 --> 04:53.120 who shot him why did your friend Bandler the sportsman 04:53.120 --> 04:57.560 powerless pussy I not believe why not well sure he couldn't do the house if 04:57.560 --> 05:01.080 he was inside of it hasn't he been up there three weeks now bombarding away at 05:01.080 --> 05:05.080 the docks from morning till night and he never touched a feather him shoot a 05:05.080 --> 05:10.160 burglar is it huh yeah must spend a lot of money for cartridges he has an outfit 05:10.160 --> 05:13.760 and Lord him himself I believe he gets more kick out of that than the shooting 05:13.760 --> 05:16.560 well get into clothes and get the horses we've got to get up there right away 05:16.560 --> 05:27.840 sure I thought as much bad system where did they stick to farm a tell you I 05:27.840 --> 05:33.920 saw this man working at the feet drawing my revolver I called upon him to 05:33.920 --> 05:46.800 remember I don't know if you're the cop I know you know the whole idea of the one 05:46.800 --> 05:52.600 of the other day what doing well you'll party come in come in with you 05:52.600 --> 05:59.040 Oh suddenly suddenly my dear old chap oh good morning sergeant this so we need 05:59.040 --> 06:02.920 again if they feed the jolly old storybook swap by the you know it's funny 06:02.920 --> 06:07.160 that I was just going to say to you a big joke okay what do you know about 06:07.160 --> 06:11.320 this robbery well all yes yes quite so quite so the robbery is quite an 06:11.320 --> 06:15.360 exciting affair I assure you sergeant they were saying every 06:15.360 --> 06:19.440 craved do it away tell me how did you come to be here when the thing happened 06:19.440 --> 06:25.120 hey dear fellow you see a people most directly about getting a noise in the 06:25.120 --> 06:30.280 night I picked up my revolver and the cryptic quiet the doves top what was my 06:30.280 --> 06:35.640 surprise to see a man working what did you do we let pointing my gun at him I 06:35.640 --> 06:40.680 called upon him to surrender instead of a being make a ball he threw a chair at 06:40.680 --> 06:45.040 me when I got to my feet again the man had disappeared you shot at this fellow 06:45.040 --> 06:49.600 yeah when the whole ought to be quite truthful sergeant it may revolver went 06:49.600 --> 06:56.040 off in the excitement apparently the man was hit there were blood spots on the 06:56.040 --> 06:59.280 floor happy death I thought it was a naked all right wait a minute can you 06:59.280 --> 07:03.960 describe this man been really bothered I couldn't say precisely you see to be 07:03.960 --> 07:09.000 robber a small sort of chapter it but it was so dark you see all right Percy 07:09.000 --> 07:12.080 thanks very much I'll see you later delighted to be of any 07:12.080 --> 07:15.400 assistance my dear fellow 07:16.920 --> 07:21.200 here he is boys we picked him up in the form they got that fellow sergeant he 07:21.200 --> 07:24.880 shot through the hour all right well what's your name 07:24.880 --> 07:29.760 Collins Kipi Kalinsky where's the stuff you got out of that safe where is it say 07:29.760 --> 07:33.040 I'd like to know myself come on where is it say listen I don't know anything 07:33.040 --> 07:38.040 about that no no just shut yourself by accident I suppose come on Clint K we 07:38.040 --> 07:42.080 have a witness who saw you at that safe last night sure that's okay I was here 07:42.080 --> 07:48.120 but I didn't get no touch sure obviously you've got it she three weeks I put in 07:48.120 --> 07:51.800 frame and this job and all I get is the slug for the arm can you beat it hold on 07:51.800 --> 07:55.640 you mean to say you didn't open that safe sure I opened it but I'm telling you 07:55.640 --> 07:58.920 there was nothing in there I begat it that's a good one you expect anybody to 07:58.920 --> 08:03.440 believe that I don't yourself you got me ain't you you know what happened I just 08:03.440 --> 08:07.560 got the safe open when a guy bust in on me with a gun I pose a chair at him see 08:07.560 --> 08:10.720 and he gets me through the arm but can you beat it what do you think 08:10.720 --> 08:14.200 sergeant might be true anyhow we'll take you along 08:14.200 --> 08:19.320 Klincy I'm warning you if we find out that you've got that stuff it's going to 08:19.320 --> 08:23.000 be a lot tougher for you if you have anything else to say you'd better talk 08:23.000 --> 08:27.560 now I tell you I ain't got it 08:32.840 --> 08:37.320 Oh any news I'd never live it I'm thinking we'll never see that stuff 08:37.320 --> 08:41.160 sergeant looks like it you see the inspector of the fishing river sure he 08:41.160 --> 08:45.240 is poor man on their comb in the whole place and not a sign that's his fear that 08:45.240 --> 08:49.200 Klincy had a partner headed back to the claims of that death it's mighty little 08:49.200 --> 08:53.640 chance to get a drift that's the case nice black eye for us I mean the Express 08:53.640 --> 08:56.720 Company and the insurance people are howling their heads off they've had to 08:56.720 --> 09:00.320 put up the money the owners of that stuff of course the inspector told me to 09:00.320 --> 09:03.840 remind you that everything coming down to the London has to be searched until 09:03.840 --> 09:07.840 further on gosh don't we know that any news from Goose Lake not a thing you see 09:07.840 --> 09:12.400 a friend Percy up there sure I did oh he's a great lad his pussy still 09:12.400 --> 09:16.400 blaring away at them ducks have the time of his life we that it sounds like a 09:16.400 --> 09:20.360 battle when he's out there shooting yes he's a persevering champion that goes 09:20.360 --> 09:24.120 out with a sack full of cartridges and blazes away for an hour or two and then 09:24.120 --> 09:27.740 comes back in and loads up another lot and out he goes again you ever get 09:27.740 --> 09:33.340 anything well no and then he knocked over a big Canada Goose the other day 09:33.340 --> 09:37.480 and the whole population of Goose Lake had a celebration three drinks for the 09:37.480 --> 09:41.840 crowd and pussy making speeches all over the place he's saying about the robbery 09:41.840 --> 09:49.440 did he oh he did he's full of theories get that gravity hello who is it oh oh 09:49.440 --> 09:56.120 good evening to you slim what's the trouble now what hold on there now where 09:56.120 --> 09:59.840 did you find out is it raving hold on sergeant copy that this is funny hello 09:59.840 --> 10:07.040 slim who found it what oh oh Pussy you say oh well no that's a funny one oh and 10:07.040 --> 10:10.920 listen slim if you change your mind about selling that bull terrier you know 10:10.920 --> 10:15.600 yeah hold on now sergeant it's nothing oh well give me that phone ready goodbye 10:15.600 --> 10:20.320 slim me by rapidly what's that message I'll be dead that's a square one our 10:20.320 --> 10:25.200 old friend Pussy's in the limelight again what was that message well Pussy was 10:25.200 --> 10:29.400 out fishing this afternoon and he hooked on to something and broke the tackle the 10:29.400 --> 10:32.640 fella in the boat with him was curious so they dragged around the bit with a 10:32.640 --> 10:36.440 board hook and he fetched up a bundle of canvas sacks the ones that had the gold 10:36.440 --> 10:39.840 in them and they were sunk in the lake oh that's a funny one they have to get 10:39.840 --> 10:43.240 up there in the morning well Pussy's bringing down the evidence he's going out 10:43.240 --> 10:47.840 on tomorrow's boat says the ducks is moving so see all right we'll talk to 10:47.840 --> 10:50.360 him in the morning 10:51.640 --> 10:57.160 at the top of the morning to your pussy did you bring them sacks 10:57.160 --> 11:02.360 well all right really is my dear old friend rapidly well the father too 11:02.360 --> 11:07.040 here we are yes yes I brought the evidence along I see sergeant we're 11:07.040 --> 11:12.400 getting old what get none of it sure no that's right all we need now is the gold 11:12.400 --> 11:17.160 and the man that stole it we did and so you're a leaveness yes my dear boy 11:17.160 --> 11:21.200 and thankfully sorry and all that sort of rock don't you know I'd really like to 11:21.200 --> 11:24.760 stay in there help you with the jolly old robberies your baggage pussy baggage 11:24.760 --> 11:29.240 media yes if you have to search all baggage since that robbery just a matter 11:29.240 --> 11:34.440 of form you know certainly my dear Jack everything's are five gun cases four 11:34.440 --> 11:39.160 suitcases and there three cases of ammunition all right Mike take a look 11:39.160 --> 11:43.600 over it I'll have to get a statement for you about finding those sacks pussy 11:43.600 --> 11:48.240 certainly old boy most extraordinary thing broke my best 11:48.240 --> 11:52.840 wrong to started fishing around with the boat hook you don't you know and there 11:52.840 --> 11:57.000 were the jolly old sat there well they're not much use without the gold of course 11:57.000 --> 12:01.800 everything all right baggage gravity sure nothing but clothes and guns and 12:01.800 --> 12:06.360 cartridges all right pussy I'll give you a lift with your boxes down to the boat 12:06.360 --> 12:10.040 please don't trouble their old boy there's a man coming down from the 12:10.040 --> 12:12.240 hotel now sure it's not trouble give me a 12:12.240 --> 12:17.920 hold of one of them boxes what the devil no that's a heavy box give it a high 12:17.920 --> 12:22.360 time to me shoulder sergeant hold on good Lord why didn't I think of that 12:22.360 --> 12:27.360 before open that box every day give me one of those cartridges 12:27.360 --> 12:31.840 hold still there now party by I take that elegant little gun no care I could 12:31.840 --> 12:35.120 test against this interference don't touch those coffins give me a knife 12:35.120 --> 12:42.320 gravity yeah sergeant hold still now patsy huh cartridges a that fiance gold 12:42.320 --> 12:47.280 up in this one if it was a grain all right bring along gravity well well 12:47.280 --> 12:56.320 per se me by you certainly brought down the evidence you have heard episode 21 in 12:56.320 --> 13:00.880 the dramatic series Blair 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