Helen decided to ask Holmes for help, thinking that the tragedy may happen again with her as well as with her sister.The case was solved when Holmes came to the conclusion that step-father had poisoned Helens sister with venomous snake and also wanted to poison Helen herself in order to assign the money left from their dead mother. "When doctor commits a crime, he is the most dangerous of all criminals. He has strong nerves and great knowledge."- So Sherlock Holmes said. К Шерлоку Холмсу обратилась за помощью девушка по имени Элен Стоунер. Она живёт в старинном поместье Сток-Морон вместе с отчимом, доктором Гримсби Ройлоттом. С человеком который разводит экзотических животных и страдает психическим расстройством. Два года назад девушка потеряла свою сестру Джулию, которая умерла за две недели до своей свадьбы при загадочных обстоятельствах. Будучи при смерти, Джулия крикнула: «Это была пестрая лента!».
The third story «The Adventure of the Dancing Men» writer included in a storybook of 13 short stories "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" Очередное дело Шерлока Холмса закручивается вокруг странных пляшущих человечков — с первого взгляда, невинного детского рисунка. Another case of Sherlock Holmes was twisted around strange dancing men - at first sight, an innocent child's drawing. Mr. Hilton Cubitt asks Sherlock Holmes for help. A year ago he married Miss Elsie Patrick. A month later, near the house of Mr. Cubitt figures of dancing men began to appear. When Mrs. Cubitt saw them for the first time she lost consciousness. During the observations and investigations Holmes came to the conclusion that these are pictograms with threats from Elsie Cubitt’s ex-husband, but it was too late. Ex-husband with Hilton shot each other: Cubitt was killed and another man was unharmed. After that Elsie tried to shoot herself. Holmes caught the criminal.
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