Serial · From the notes of Dr. John Watson

HolmesLondon 1895

Fog, gaslight, a nameless card, and a lamp that appears on no map.

Contents 36 chapters

IChapter IEmbers on Baker StreetThe rain of 1895 left Baker Street shining. When Watson op…Read →IIChapter IIA Blank on the RiverFive minutes to eleven, they stood under Blackfriars Bridg…Read →IIIChapter IIIThe Knot He Should Not KnowInside the barge there was only an iron box and a wet coat…Read →IVChapter IVThe Ticket Not TornThe woman did not board. She stood on the wet stone of the…Read →VChapter VThe Empty SeatThe theatre the next day was quieter than the river. The s…Read →VIChapter VIThe Painted RiverThe curtain rose on a painted Thames. Blackfriars Bridge s…Read →VIIChapter VIIThe Second ActBackstage was colder than the house, thick with the smell …Read →VIIIChapter VIIIThe Falling ClothThe instant the line was spoken, Watson heard a rope runni…Read →IXChapter IXThe Dressing RoomAfter the play, two candles burned before the mirror in th…Read →XChapter XThe Third LampEleven o'clock, St Katharine Docks. The fog lay lower than…Read →XIChapter XIThe Lamp MidstreamTwo minutes past eleven. The skiff touched the steps with …Read →XIIChapter XIIThe Answering LampHolmes took the lantern from Watson's hand, slid the shutt…Read →XIIIChapter XIIIRed on the PinHolt flung the tarpaulin fully open. No second person was …Read →XIVChapter XIVThe PrompterHolmes took the pin and held it close to the lantern, brea…Read →XVChapter XVScene FiveThe whistles closed along the steps. Holmes slid the half …Read →XVIChapter XVIThe Man in the WaterWhile the whistles still echoed on the wharf, Holmes dragg…Read →XVIIChapter XVIIThe Empty ChairThe cab tracks still steamed on the wet stone. Holmes did …Read →XVIIIChapter XVIIIThe Man in the StallsThe play was over. Watson followed Holmes back into the st…Read →XIXChapter XIXThe Box KeyHolmes seized Watson's sleeve and ran along the second-tie…Read →XXChapter XXSmoke in the Fog AlleyThe side door still swung. Holmes dragged Watson into the …Read →XXIChapter XXIThe Savoy RegisterAt the Savoy side door a porter recognised the monogrammed…Read →XXIIChapter XXIILetter at the Stage MouthAt the bottom of the service shaft the unloading corridor …Read →XXIIIChapter XXIIISandbag in the Fly GalleryHolmes caught Mrs Crane's wrist. "Do not step on that chal…Read →XXIVChapter XXIVInspection from the Empty BoxHolmes left Mrs Crane in the shadow of the wings. He hung …Read →XXVChapter XXVIntercepted at the Stage MouthBoot-steps broke rhythm on the side stair. Watson came dow…Read →XXVIChapter XXVIThe Seal on the DraftReginald's throat worked; the bergamot could not smile. "W…Read →XXVIIChapter XXVIIThe Riverside PrinterPinned to the chalk line, Reginald forced out the truth. "…Read →XXVIIIChapter XXVIIIThe Key in the Composing RoomThe fog had not yet lifted when they found the door that f…Read →XXIXChapter XXIXThe Trembling Hand on the OrderThe lamp went out. Wet boots halted among the type-racks; …Read →XXXChapter XXXA Grey Glove on the ThresholdHolmes stepped from the wall-shadow. The heavy boots lunge…Read →XXXIChapter XXXICopper Filings in the LiningHolmes did not follow those heavy boots into the fog. He l…Read →XXXIIChapter XXXIIThe Lamp Sketch in the LedgerThey did not linger at the print shop. Holmes told the com…Read →XXXIIIChapter XXXIIIUnder the Fourth LampThey did not turn another ledger. Holmes held the lamp-ske…Read →XXXIVChapter XXXIVA Rope on the StepsThe fog brought the light oars nearer. The boat was narrow…Read →XXXVChapter XXXVThe Ship at the BendThe hemp rope tightened on Edmund's wrists, still in a nav…Read →XXXVIChapter XXXVIThe Spark Put OutThe narrower boat at last touched the dark hull. The side …Read →