The Last of Sherlock Holmes

The play begins with the villain's dramatic capture

Soon after, Mrs Hudson announces the arrival of heavily-veiled women who have come on matters of the greatest delicacy

Laughs come fast and furious as the audience views a typical day in the life of the master detective who has just discovered the science of fingerprinting

It is Watson who brings the startling news that Moriarty has escaped once more to pursue his life of crime and evil

Now it's up to Holmes to prove, via fingerprints, the criminal's true identity

It's a hilarious revelation that explains why Holmes was never able to outwit the foxy professor