CASE 05 / BAKER STREET MYSTERIES
The Six
Napoleons.
Someone is smashing cheap busts.
And is prepared to pay the ultimate price.
London after dark, plaster fragments, and six addresses.
Holmes and Watson discover what a mysterious burglar is really looking for.
Based on “The Adventure of the Six Napoleons” by Arthur Conan Doyle. Original dialogue, illustrations, and documents; the solution follows the original story. No prior knowledge of the story is needed. If you already know the ending, help the new detectives instead.
About the adaptation and source
We have retained the main plot and characters. Some information from the ending has been moved into earlier files so you can reconstruct the mystery yourself. These changes are noted in the documents. The main solution remains unchanged. The story includes a human death, described without graphic detail. The dialogue is original, not quoted from a modern translation. The English original at Project Gutenberg contains the solution.
YOUR INVESTIGATION DESK
Let the facts speak.
Play solo or solve the mystery together on one screen. No rush. No account needed.
“Open the files, starting with the first card. Read the statements and note contradictions. Holmes will wait to reveal the solution until you submit your own report.”
WATSON’S NOTEBOOK
Your own theory.
Notes and progress are saved only in this browser.
REPORT FOR SCOTLAND YARD
A name is only the beginning.
Identify the culprit, the method, and the key evidence. Submitting your report reveals the solution — finish reading the files first.