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klumzy91
klumzy91
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What are the five clues that help Holmes solve the crime in "The Red-Headed League"?

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Posted by klumzy91 on Tuesday November 4, 2008 at 11:01 AM and tagged with clues, crime, holmes, plot, the red-headed league.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    There are many clues. Holmes determines the identity of Wilson's helper through his description:

    “Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he's not short of thirty. Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”

    and confirms it through his ears:


    " Holmes sat up in his chair in considerable excitement. “I thought as much,” said he. “Have you ever observed that his ears are pierced for ear-rings?”

     

    When he visits the shop, he calls Watson's attention to “The knees of his trousers" which are dirty.


    The bank being directly nearby is another, and the time the master criminal gets Wilson away from work is a fifth. (There are others.)

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    Posted by gbeatty on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 12:21 PM

  2. aynurcan
    aynurcan Student
    Community / Jr. College

    his knees

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    Posted by aynurcan on Tuesday June 2, 2009 at 6:41 PM