“The Sign of the Four”, which is about “a stolen treasure”, is one of the historical novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, one of the best-paid author of his time; it appeared in Lippincott’s Magazine in February 1890, under agreement with the Ward Lock company.
A lady named Mary Morstan visited Sherlock Holmes to investigate a mystery treasure finest pearls she received as a gift every year and a map clue left by her father. Her father was a former officer in charge of a convict-guard, disappeared in December 1878 without trace. According to Miss. Morstan speech, the question about the death of Major Sholto who was also a convict-guard officer, seemed to have a link with Captain Morstan disappearing; she raised then another question about …show more content…
In fact, Thaddeus’ father concealed the dead body of Morstan and the treasure that they supposed to share. After their father’s death, Thaddeus Sholto who thought that his twin brother Bartholomew knew where the treasure was hidden, decided to bring Mary, Holmes and Watson to his twin brother’s house to confirm and clarify his intent. Unfortunately, upon arrival, his brother was found dead in his room with the same mystery word “The sign of the four” in the room like their father. From that point, Mr. Holmes the theorist, demonstrated all facts to the fact detective Mr. Athelney Jones, showing him how Thaddeus could be a witness in the murder of his poisoned brother Bartholomew, leading to his arrest as a suspect. After all, Holmes concluded that there are two persons involved in the murder such as Jonathan Small and another accomplice. In order to find the suspect, Holmes continued his investigation with the help of the dog Toby which lead the team through route that might be used by Jonathan Small and his alleged accomplice. Miss Morstan and the rest of the crew were all anxious to hear news from Holmes and …show more content…
In fact, Major Sholto was in charge of the convict-guard, and he knew about the hidden treasure through Jonathan Small who drew the map for him. Apparently, the treasure belonged to the four convicts who could not escape with the treasure. Jonathan Small planned with Captain Morstan and Major Sholto to find the treasure reason why they traveled to India. For the fact that both Major Sholto and Captain Morstan did not come back from the trip, Jonathan Small also traveled there in order to gain access to a part of his right and revenge to their disappearance. Mr. Small added to the detective that he was not willing to share the treasure and did not care about the justice that the detective was talking about because he worked hard about it. As Jonathan confessed himself, he described his life as a soldier before he was struck by a crocodile in the river. Even though he received a second chance to redeem himself from his disability from his boss’s farm, the rebellion in India obliged him to flee for his life. As he explained how he have been dreaming to regain possession of this
A lady named Mary Morstan visited Sherlock Holmes to investigate a mystery treasure finest pearls she received as a gift every year and a map clue left by her father. Her father was a former officer in charge of a convict-guard, disappeared in December 1878 without trace. According to Miss. Morstan speech, the question about the death of Major Sholto who was also a convict-guard officer, seemed to have a link with Captain Morstan disappearing; she raised then another question about …show more content…
In fact, Thaddeus’ father concealed the dead body of Morstan and the treasure that they supposed to share. After their father’s death, Thaddeus Sholto who thought that his twin brother Bartholomew knew where the treasure was hidden, decided to bring Mary, Holmes and Watson to his twin brother’s house to confirm and clarify his intent. Unfortunately, upon arrival, his brother was found dead in his room with the same mystery word “The sign of the four” in the room like their father. From that point, Mr. Holmes the theorist, demonstrated all facts to the fact detective Mr. Athelney Jones, showing him how Thaddeus could be a witness in the murder of his poisoned brother Bartholomew, leading to his arrest as a suspect. After all, Holmes concluded that there are two persons involved in the murder such as Jonathan Small and another accomplice. In order to find the suspect, Holmes continued his investigation with the help of the dog Toby which lead the team through route that might be used by Jonathan Small and his alleged accomplice. Miss Morstan and the rest of the crew were all anxious to hear news from Holmes and …show more content…
In fact, Major Sholto was in charge of the convict-guard, and he knew about the hidden treasure through Jonathan Small who drew the map for him. Apparently, the treasure belonged to the four convicts who could not escape with the treasure. Jonathan Small planned with Captain Morstan and Major Sholto to find the treasure reason why they traveled to India. For the fact that both Major Sholto and Captain Morstan did not come back from the trip, Jonathan Small also traveled there in order to gain access to a part of his right and revenge to their disappearance. Mr. Small added to the detective that he was not willing to share the treasure and did not care about the justice that the detective was talking about because he worked hard about it. As Jonathan confessed himself, he described his life as a soldier before he was struck by a crocodile in the river. Even though he received a second chance to redeem himself from his disability from his boss’s farm, the rebellion in India obliged him to flee for his life. As he explained how he have been dreaming to regain possession of this