The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Sherlock Holmes notices several suspicious details in Julia's room, including a bell-pull that doesn't work, a ventilator connecting to the next room, and a bed clamped to the floor. These anomalies...

The red herrings in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" include references to a band of gypsies and to a baboon that is kept at Stoke Moran.

Dr. Roylott's death in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is primarily due to his own malevolent actions. His plan to murder his stepdaughters using a venomous snake backfires when Sherlock Holmes...

The revelation of the truth about Julia's death brings relief and sadness to Miss Helen Stone. She is relieved because her stepfather, Dr. Roylott, who posed a threat to her life, is dead, allowing...

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Sherlock Holmes is the detective, and Dr. Watson is his assistant. Helen Stoner seeks their help due to fears for her life after her sister's mysterious...

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Holmes is interested in the ventilator because he suspects it is part of the method used to commit the crime. He deduces that the ventilator connects to the...

Helen Stoner describes her stepfather, Dr. Roylott, as a violent and quarrelsome man who became a terror in their village after moving to Stoke Moran. His aggressive behavior, coupled with the...

Sherlock Holmes makes two key observations about his client, Helen Stoner. First, he deduces she traveled by train and dog-cart due to the train ticket stub in her glove and mud spatters on her...

Holmes deduced that the murderer, Dr. Roylott, used a snake as the weapon. The key clues were the dummy bell-rope and the ventilator connecting the two rooms. Holmes realized the bed was clamped to...

Dr. Watson had been associated with Sherlock Holmes for eight years by the time of the events in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." He began studying Holmes' methods in 1882, shortly after meeting...

Helen heard two distinct sounds after being awakened by her sister's screams: a low whistle and a clanging sound, as if a mass of metal had fallen. These sounds were crucial clues in solving the...

Julia, in her dying moments, attempts to explain the "speckled band" by crying out the phrase and gesturing towards Dr. Roylott's room, but she cannot provide further explanation due to her...

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," as Holmes and Watson make their way from the Crown Inn back to the grounds of Stoke Moran by darkness, they suddenly see a "hideous and distorted child"...

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Holmes and Watson catch the train from Waterloo Station in London to Leatherhead. They follow the same route as their client, Helen Stoner, who initially...

Sherlock Holmes finds the mystery intriguing primarily because it involves a "Locked Room Murder Mystery," a complex puzzle that challenges his deductive skills. Despite Helen Stoner's inability to...

Helen trusts Sherlock Holmes because she feels unsafe and threatened by her stepfather, Dr. Roylott, who has been abusive. After her sister Julia's mysterious death, Helen fears for her life,...