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Sherlock Holmes - The Norwood Builder

·26 min·2 clips
Sherlock Holmes stages a fake fire to smoke out the supposedly murdered builder, who bursts from a secret hiding place.
A young solicitor, John Hector McFarlane, rushes to Sherlock Holmes after being accused of murdering builder Jonas Oldacre, who was found apparently bludgeoned and burned. Holmes uncovers a complex plot of revenge and financial fraud, proving Oldacre faked his own death to frame McFarlane, whose mother had rejected Oldacre's marriage proposal years before.

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A polished Holmes case where a torn photograph turns suspicion into method.

A sudden murder accusation lands at Baker Street, and Holmes handles McFarlane's trouble with a calm that only sharpens the stakes. The case keeps circling back through McFarlane's abrupt arrival, the Blackheath interview, and the torn, mutilated photograph, each detail pointing…

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A torn photograph, a murder accusation, and Holmes's cool patience drive this Norwood Builder case.

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