Synopsis
Murder in Baker Street
Published by Samuel French Inc
6 Male 1 Female
A quiet evening at 221B is disrupted by Cecil Forrester, a harried industrialist seeking protection from assailants. Sherlock Holmes is not interested in such mundane matters, until he recognizes the method of attack: an "Oriental Death Touch"
He shelters his new client in a locked and bolted room and explores the roof with Dr. Watson, where they are suddenly attacked by a ninja. In the morning Forrester is discovered murdered
An aggressive prosecutor uncovers a connection between the victim and Dr. Watson, and he hypothesizes a method by which Watson could have committed the crime within the locked room. Watson is convicted and condemned
To save his friend, Holmes confesses and, from a cell in Pentonville Prison, the legendary detective solves the baffling murder