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The Adventure Of The Speckled Band

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“The Adventure of the Speckled Band” In the story, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of the most important characters, Sherlock Holmes, solved the mysterious case of Julia Stoner’s death. This all took place in April of 1883at the Roylott estate of Stoke Moran. He would have not succeeded without the aid of Dr. Watson, Holmes partner in crime and Helen Stoner, the twin sister of Julia. The investigation began when Helen visited Holmes to unravel the unexpected death of Julia Stoner, which had occurred close to her wedding day. Helen fears she’s next for odd things have been happening to her, now that she is engaged. Referring to these suspicious thoughts, eyes are on Dr. Roylott, the stepfather of the two …show more content…

The next day, Holmes observed every move Dr. Roylott made. He noticed that he was awfully cruel to people in town. For instance, he treated the citizens like they were nothing and was physical with them as well. This clue gave Holmes an idea of Dr. Roylett as a vicious man, but there are many more clues to come for what his partner and him have not seen yet. A couple days later, Holmes and Dr. Watson had gone to observe the Stoke Moran where Dr. Roylott and Helen Stoner lived. First, they traveled up to Helen’s room to investigate. Holmes could not believe with his eyes what he had found. Near Helen’s bed was a rope that hung from the ventilator thought to be real. As he tugged the rope, it fell. Holmes and his partner were shocked. They remembered that Dr. Roylott owned a cheetah and a baboon from India, but both animals would have left marks if they were to kill Julia, which she did not have. Then, they went to Dr. Roylott’s room. As they looked around, Holmes found a dog’s leash, metal safe, and a bowl of milk on his stand. Putting all of the puzzle pieces together, it was clear that Dr. Roylett had something to do with this vicious crime. On the other hand, looking at his track record, they were petrified. Dr. Roylott was put in jail for murdering one of his butlers for he thought that he took his money. He had no remorse for what he had done. This put Holmes and Dr. Watson in a challenging position, due to what he is capable of. After that day, Holmes and

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