The Adventure of the Speckled Band: Part Two

Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Noiser

Books, Arts, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Shortly after Helen Stoner leaves Baker Street, Holmes and Watson are confronted by her furious stepfather, Dr. Roylott. Roylott warns Holmes not to meddle in his affairs but the great detective is undeterred by the doctor’s threats. Determined to solve the enigma of the speckled band before Helen meets the same fate as her sister, he and Watson head to Stoke Moran where they discover a series of enigmatic clues, each more confounding than the last. A Noiser production, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Narrated by Hugh Bonneville Produced by Katrina Hughes and Addison Nugent Sound Design and Audio Editing by Thomas Pink Compositions: Dorry Macaulay and Oliver Baines Mix & Mastering: Cody Reynolds-Shaw Series Consultant: Dan Smith For ad-free listening 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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0:33.0	Welcome to Sherlock Holmes short stories.
0:36.4	I'm Hugh Bonneville, and this is the Adventure of the Speckled Band, part two.
0:43.2	Last time, a frightened young woman arrived at Baker Street as dawn broke over London.
0:49.1	Helen Stoner came seeking Holmes' help, bearing a chilling tale of her twin sister's death, how she died
0:55.9	moments after hearing a mysterious whistle in the night. Her final words, a haunting reference to
1:02.4	the speckled band. Now, two years later, Helen finds herself sleeping in her dead sister's room,
1:10.3	and in the dark hours before dawn,
1:12.9	she's begun to hear that same fatal whistle.
1:16.5	With her wedding day approaching and her brutish stepfather growing ever more unhinged,
1:21.5	Helen fears history is about to repeat itself.
1:25.9	Desperate for answers, she's counting on Sherlock to solve the mystery
1:29.2	of her twins' death. But using his uncanny powers of detection, Sherlock has determined that
1:36.2	Helen has not told him the whole story and appears to be protecting someone. Right now,
1:43.9	he's about to say who.
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