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A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet · A wedding ring, a word in blood, and the first case at Baker Street.

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About this story

A letter from Scotland Yard arrives at 221B Baker Street. Before dawn, a constable found a dead man in a vacant house off the Brixton Road. Gregson asks Holmes to come at once. Watson reaches for his coat. You can examine the letter, ask what Holmes already suspects, or go straight to Lauriston Gardens.

Chapters

Chapter 1 · NowThe Empty House
Preserve the scene and identify clues that survive competing interpretations.
Chapter 2Unlocks as you play
Chapter 3Unlocks as you play
Chapter 4Unlocks as you play
Chapter 5Unlocks as you play

Places

221B Baker StreetHolmes and Watson's sitting room, where the case opens and the evidence finally comes together.
Lauriston GardensA vacant house off Brixton Road, with a damp path and an unfurnished front room.
London Lodgings and StreetsThe Charpentier lodging house, Halliday's Hotel and surrounding cab routes.
Salt Lake ValleyA mid-century Utah settlement and the mountain route taken by the Ferriers.