![]() ![]() Interrogation of the house servants reveals little, and after Mrs. ![]() Another clue discovered soon after is a bicycle, concealed just outside the house grounds. Other clues in the room include a bloody footprint on the windowsill, a missing dumb-bell, and the fact that the man’s wedding ring is missing. Beside the disfigured body lies a card inscribed 'V.V. Upon inspection of the dead man, it is revealed that he has been killed with a sawed off shotgun, an American weapon. ![]() The two are soon visited by MacDonald, a policeman friend of Holmes, who informs them that this same Douglas has been murdered. Holmes soon deciphers the message regardless, and discovers that it warns that Douglas of Birlstone is in imminent danger. A second message from Porlock, which was supposed to contain the key to the coded message, soon arrives, stating that he (Porlock) is afraid of Moriarty’s wrath and will not reveal the purpose of his correspondence. Holmes is puzzling over an encrypted message that he received from Porlock, an associate of Holmes’ nemesis, Professor Moriarty. Watson, his comrade and roommate at 221B Baker Street, in mid-conversation. The Valley of Fear begins with Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective, and Dr. ![]()
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