Hound of the Baskervilles

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Hound of the Baskervilles

• Chapter 5 Three Broken Threads

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• Holmes examines the hotel registry, and
  eliminates the guests as suspects. He determines
  that the suspect has settled elsewhere and is
  anxious not to be discovered.
• Henry informs Holmes that now he has two boots
  missing- the new brown and an old black one
• Holmes asks if anyone around Baskerville Hall has
  a black beard, and learns that Barrymore has a
  black beard.

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Sir Charless Will

• Holmes learns that Barrymore and his wife
  inherited 500 pounds from Sir Charless will
• Dr. Mortimer inherited 1000 pounds
• James Desmond, a distant cousin, is next in line
  to inherit Baskerville Hall if something happens
  to Henry

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• Holmes sends a telegram to Baskerville Hall to
  see if Barrymore is really there
• Henry insists on going to Baskerville Hall, and
  Holmes volunteers Watson to accompany him. Holmes
  says he cant go right now because of other cases
  he must take care of first, but Watson is to
  write to Holmes and report everything that
  happens.
• After lunch, Henry finds his missing, brown boot
  under a cabinet in the corner of the room.
  Mortimer swears that he searched that spot before
  lunch.

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The 3 Broken Threads

• That evening Holmes receives 2 telegrams one
  from Henry stating that Barrymore is at
  Baskerville Hall the second from Cartwright
  stating he found no trace of the Times newspaper
• The cabman, John Clayton, arrives at Baker Street
  and reveals that his passenger claimed to be a
  detective and was told not to tell anyone about
  him
• Holmes believes that all his leads have been
  destroyed and he is at a dead end. He believes
  this suspect is a worthy opponent, and wishes
  Watson better luck in Devonshire.

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The Passenger

• Clayton tells Holmes that he picked up his
  passenger at Trafalgar Square. They went
  to the Northumberland Hotel, followed two men to
  Baker Street, waited, then followed them to
  Regent Square, then fled to Waterloo Station
• He describes the passenger a being about 40 years
  old, middle height, pale faced, with a black
  beard
• The passenger told the cabman that his name was
  Sherlock Holmes