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the specled band resumen

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Summary

In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of a young bride to be who fears that she'll be murdered. Helen Stoner, the stepdaughter of Sir Grimesby Roylott, has reason to believe that her stepfather killed her sister—she just doesn't know how. At the end, Holmes discovers that Roylott was using a snake (the "speckled band").

Helen Stoner visits Holmes and Watson, fearing for her life. Her sister died suddenly not long before her wedding. Now that Helen is to be married, she worries that she will meet the same fate.Holmes agrees to take the case, but before he can leave his home, he receives a visit from a very irate Roylott, who threatens him. Holmes is undeterred and takes the case anyway.Holmes discovers that Roylott wants to kill his step daughters in order to maintain control over their inheritance. He sent a snake (the speckled band) through the air vents to poison them in their sleep. In the end, the snake turns against Roylott and he is killed.
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