A Scandal in Bohemia: Part Two

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Noiser

Books, Arts, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The battle of wits between Holmes and Adler reaches its thrilling conclusion as the great detective sets an ingenious trap. But even though his plan unfolds perfectly, he discovers that he may have underestimated his opponent... A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent Sound Design and Audio Editing by George Tapp and Josh Latham Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines Mix & Mastering: Liam Cameron Series Consultant: Dan Smith For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.3	Welcome to Sherlock Holmes short stories. I'm Hugh Bonneville, and from the Noysa podcast network,
0:40.0	this is a scandal in Bohemia, part two. Last time, Dr. Watson paid a visit to 221B Baker Street after a
0:48.8	long absence and found Sherlock in the midst of yet another thrilling case.
0:54.2	The great detective had received a mysterious note, heralding the arrival of a masked
0:58.9	stranger in need of his services. Holmes quickly deduced that this masked man was none
1:05.2	other than Wilhelm Gottzreich Sigismond von Ormstein, the King of Bohemia. The king confessed that he was being
1:13.5	blackmailed by his former lover, Irene Adler. Extraordinary, beautiful and intelligent,
1:19.7	Adler possessed a photo of the two of them that would compromise his impending marriage to a Scandinavian
1:25.3	princess. She'd threatened to release the photo in three days' time, when his engagement to the princess
1:31.4	was set to be made public.
1:33.9	Multiple attempts had been made to retrieve the photograph, but Adler outwitted the
1:38.1	king's men at every turn.
1:40.9	With the clock ticking, Sherlock promised the king he tracked down the picture before the cunning young woman could cause an international scandal.
1:50.5	Watson went home for the night, but promised to return to Baker Street the following day at 3 o'clock to help his old friend crack the case.
2:10.6	At three o'clock precisely, I was at Baker Street, but Holmes had not yet returned. The landlady informed me that he had left the house shortly after eight o'clock in the morning.
2:15.6	I sat down beside the fire, however,
2:18.2	with the intention of awaiting him, however long he might be. I was already deeply interested
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