When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive.
Written by KGF Vissers
The Ripper's first victim, Mary Ann Nichols had just bought a new hat and was very proud of it on the night she was murdered. This bit of business is given to the Ripper's third victim, Long Liz Stride.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In the same scene, Holmes rises to leave whilst checking his payment in his right hand. The shot changes, and without having dropped the change on the table he is now lifting his cognac glass.
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Quotes
Dr. John Watson:
But how on Earth did you get out of it, Holmes? Sherlock Holmes:
You know my methods, Watson, I am well known to be indestructable. See more »