A governess is arrested for the murder of her employer's wife.A governess is arrested for the murder of her employer's wife.A governess is arrested for the murder of her employer's wife.
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- TriviaHolmes finds a picture of a South American landscape on a mantlepiece and says "See those unscalable cliffs which time and the foot of man have never touched, where monsters from the dawn of history might still roam". This is a reference to The Lost World, Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 adventure novel, set in an unexplored plateau hidden in the Amazon jungle where dinosaurs still live.
- GoofsThe weapon(s) used in the crime are brass-framed copies of Colt's Single Action Army Revolver, aka the Peacemaker. Colt never made them with brass frames, showing them to be latter-day (i.e., 1950s or later) replicas, probably Italian-made.
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[last lines]
Dr. Watson: You have helped a remarkable woman, Holmes. And a formidable man.
Sherlock Holmes: And if, as seems not unlikely, they should join forces?
Dr. Watson: Naturally I would wish them well.
Sherlock Holmes: Hmph. Magnanimous of you, Watson.
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The Ultimate Revenge
A woman swears revenge against a governess, whom she claims alienated the affections of her children and her husband. Be that as it may, this woman is found murdered on the titled bridge with a bullet in her head. Because a gun of the caliber of murder weapon is found in the governess's drawer, she is arrested for the murder. She finds herself in prison and Holmes and Watson are called in. They must figure out how what appears to be murder may be anything but. The bridge, itself, becomes a bit of a character in the process of unraveling the facts. I really like this story and the methodology as become a bit of a staple for future mysteries. I have to say that when this concluded, I was reminded of the type of mystery that Peter Falk's "Columbo" may have faced.
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- Feb 14, 2014
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- Capesthorne Hall, Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK(Thor Bridge and Thor Place, the Hampshire estate of Senator Neil Gibson)
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