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I'm Hugh Bonneville and welcome to Sherlock Holmes short stories, the series where we delve into

the files of fiction's most brilliant detective, following his keen mind and unerring instincts

from the first subtle clue to the final dramatic revelation. This time we enter the treacherous world of high finance

in The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet.

When the gems in a priceless royal treasure are stolen from a wealthy banker's study,

Sherlock must navigate through the halls of wealth and privilege,

where family loyalty means nothing,

reputation is everything, and no one is who they seem.

And within this web of deceit, a truth awaits to be uncovered that will shake the foundations of London society.

From the Noyser Podcast Network, this is The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, Part One.

Holmes, said I, as I stood one morning in our bow window looking down the street.

"'Here is a madman coming along.

"'It seems rather sad that his relatives should allow him to come out alone.

"'My friend rose lazily from his armchair

"'and stood with his hands in the pockets of his dressing-gown,

"'looking over my shoulder.

"'Infews.' in the pockets of his dressing gown, looking over my shoulder. It was a bright, crisp February morning, and the snow of the day before still lay deep upon the ground,

shimmering brightly in the wintry sun. Down the centre of Baker Street, it had been ploughed into a brown crumbly band by the traffic,

but at either side and on the heaped up edges of the footpaths, it still lay as white as when it fell.

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