CASE 07 / BAKER STREET MYSTERIES
The Musgrave
Ritual.
An ancient oath. A vanished tree.
And a path someone has already followed.
An early Holmes case from the Baker Street archives.
Calculate a shadow, plot a route, and uncover Hurlstone’s secret.
Based on “The Musgrave Ritual” by Arthur Conan Doyle. Original dialogue, illustrations, and documents; a solution faithful to the original. No knowledge of the story is needed. If you already know the ending, help new detectives solve the case.
About the adaptation and source
We have preserved the main plot and characters. Some information from the conclusion has been moved to earlier files so that you can reconstruct the plot independently. These changes are marked in the documents. The main solution has been preserved. The story includes a death, described without graphic details. The dialogue is not quoted or excerpted 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.
Connect the evidence and identify the conclusions it actually supports. Submitting your report reveals the solution — finish reading the files before you do so.