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Sherlock Homes

This time, I read Sherlock Homes. so I am gong to introduce the plot.


Although the character has been used in many adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories, Irene Adler only shows up in this tale. She is often portrayed as Sherlock’s love interest, though he did have a bit of a crush, it was more a respect for her wit. The story begins with a visit from the King of Bohemia in disguise. The king is engaged to a young Scandinavian princess from a very conservative family. The problem is five years before, the king had had an affair with a beautiful opera singer, Irene Adler. She was in possession of some love letters and a photo of the two of them together. He needed it back, but all attempts to retrieve it had failed, including burglary, threats and bribes. He offers Sherlock a thousand pounds to get it. Sherlock accepts the job.

In disguise, Sherlock finds Irene just as she is marrying a successful lawyer and preparing to leave for America. After setting up a plan with Watson, his trusty side-kick and the narrator of all the stories, they rush to Irene’s house. Sherlock has arranged for a fight to break out in front of her house, just as she arrives home. He rushes in to save her and is injured. She brings Sherlock into her home to tend to his injuries. Through a prearranged signal from Sherlock, Watson knows to throw a smoke bomb into the window and shout fire. Naturally, the first thing Irene rushes to save is the photo she has stashed. With this Sherlock knows the hiding place. But, he is forced to leave and can’t retrieve it.

He meets up with Watson on the street to tell him the whole story, but they don’t know they are being overheard by a young boy. When Sherlock brings the king to her home the next day, they learn that she and her new husband have left, and she had placed a note and a photo of herself in the hiding place. She had dressed as a young boy to follow Sherlock the night before and overheard his conversation with Watson. Since, she didn’t want the photo to get out anymore than the king did, she would take it with her. The king was thrilled and offered Sherlock whatever he wanted as reward. He asked for the photo of Irene.

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