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I'm Hugh Bonneville and welcome to Sherlock Holmes' short stories, a 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, Holmes confronts a puzzling rural mystery in The Adventure of the Ryegate Squire.

When Watson takes Holmes to Surrey to recover from exhaustion, they expect a peaceful retreat, But trouble soon catches up with the mystery-solving duo after a shocking murder occurs at a nearby estate.

Behind the respectable facades of the county's great houses, dangerous secrets lurk.

A single scrap of paper may hold the key to unraveling the truth,

but can Holmes decipher its meaning before another victim is claimed? From the Noyser podcast network,

this is The Adventure of the Ryegate Squire, Part One.

It was some time before the health of my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,

recovered from the strain caused by his immense exertions in the spring of 87.

The whole question of the Netherlands Sumatra Company and of the colossal schemes of Baron Mopatois

are too recent in the minds of the public and are too intimately concerned with politics and finance

to be fitting subjects for this series of sketches. They led, however, in an indirect fashion,

to a singular and complex problem which gave my friend

an opportunity of demonstrating the value of a fresh weapon, among the many with which he

waged his lifelong battle against crime.

On referring to my notes, I see that it was upon the 14th of April that I received a telegram from Lyon, which informed

me that Holmes was lying ill in the Hotel Doulon.

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