The Speckled Band (1931 film) Rylott screams. Holmes, Watson, and Helen enter his room and discover Rylott dead from a snake bite. Holmes forces Ali, the servant, to charm the snake so they can put it in the safe. Violet's last words about a "speckled band" were in fact describing "a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India." The venomous snake had been sent to Violet's room by Dr. Rylott to murder her for her inheritance. Rylott had intended to do the same to Helen. The movie ends with Holmes conducting an experiment in Baker Street. Watson arrives dressed for a wedding, and Holmes therefore
The Rocket (short story) outer-space, one that they say they will "remember... for always." In the end, his wife realizes what a wonderful memory he has given their children, even though the rocket never left the ground, and agrees to share a short trip in the rocket with him in the future. "The Rocket" was adapted as a radio drama by Ernest Kinoy in 1952 as a part of the series. Full audio from the January 4 broadcast can be found at the Internet Archive: "NBC Short Story". On March 16, 1952, "CBS Television Workshop" aired a television adaptation of "The Rocket" starring Martin