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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Part 11 of 24

Oct 5, 2026 ยท 45m

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Announcement of The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane Sponsor: Quince bedding and linen sheets Sponsor: Slumber sleep app promotion Welcome, host introduction, and breathing exercise Recap of The Adventure of the Speckled Band Introduction to The Man with the Twisted Lip Watson's background on Esau Whitney's opium addiction Kate Whitney seeks help for her missing husband Watson enters the opium den in Upper Swandham Lane Watson finds Esau Whitney and prepares to leave Watson discovers Sherlock Holmes disguised as an old man Holmes explains his presence and asks Watson to leave Whitney Holmes and Watson depart the den in a dog cart Drive to Lee and Holmes's initial thoughts on the case Background on Neville St. Clair and the day of his disappearance Mrs. St. Clair sees her husband at the opium den window Police investigation reveals blood and missing clothes Description of Hugh Boone, the crippled lodger Discovery of the coin-stuffed coat and Holmes's theory
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