Sherlock Holmes Ever To Blame For Something You Didn T Do?

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Sherlock Holmes Have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t do? Ryder and Cusack stole a very valuable item, then blamed an innocent person for their crime. Ryder and Cusack plotted to steal a jewel, they then blamed an innocent person, but Sherlock found out who committed the crime, and the he let them go. In my opinion, Sherlock Holmes positively made the wrong decision.
In the first place, by letting them go Holmes broke the law. He let the go without paying the price for their crime, which makes me think Holmes didn’t want them to pay their price to the Countess. He also thinks that Ryder’s guilt is punishment enough I don’t really think that it is… but what can I do back in 1890. In the second place, Ryder and Cusack framed

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