Sherlock Holmes meets the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Europe around a matter of extreme national importance. The Secretary of State was in possession of a letter from a foreign power, the contents of which if revealed could lead Britain to war. The letter has been stolen and the government want Holmes to retrieve it as a matter of urgency.
A fairly intriguing episode of Sherlock Holmes. Not the most engaging or interesting: there no murder to solve (well, there is eventually, but it is a secondary matter) and the "crime" seems a bit overblown. The plot also isn't exactly watertight.
Still, a decent mystery and Holmes gets to demonstrate his diplomacy skills.
A fairly intriguing episode of Sherlock Holmes. Not the most engaging or interesting: there no murder to solve (well, there is eventually, but it is a secondary matter) and the "crime" seems a bit overblown. The plot also isn't exactly watertight.
Still, a decent mystery and Holmes gets to demonstrate his diplomacy skills.