The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Stout GentlemanFree

Watson calls on Holmes and finds him with a client, a stout pawnbroker with flaming red hair and a story he can hardly explain himself. Holmes reads the man’s whole history from his cuffs, his coat and his wrist.

The Pawnbroker’s Assistant

Jabez Wilson shows Holmes the newspaper notice that started it all, an offer of easy money for red-headed men. He tells how his clever, cheap and very obliging assistant first brought it to his attention.

Fleet Street Turns Red

Every red-headed man in London seems to be crowding into one narrow court off Fleet Street. Wilson fights his way to the front, and a most particular examination begins.

Abbots and Archery

The work is dull, the pay is real, and Wilson cannot shake the feeling it is all too good to be true. Eight weeks later, he arrives at his desk to find a notice on the door.