In the story “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” by sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dr. Roylott, the antagonist, was inadvertently killed by Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock, however, was not responsible due to an abundant amount of unpredictable variables that involved the case of Helen Stoner. For example, Sherlock was to do everything in his power to protect his client, Helen Stoner, from danger. In addition, he could not predict that Dr. Roylott could be bitten by the snake. Moreover, the detective acted in self-defense when he struck the swap adder which led to the extinction of Dr. Roylott. Sherlock identified many troubling discoveries while investigating the Stoke Moran; in response, he pledged to protect his client from danger and a snake was no
