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In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle presents, one of the most unusual cases for Sherlock Holmes. Holmes' friend and right hand man, Dr. Watson tells about Holmes' legendary detective abilities. This case is brought to Holmes' attention by a young woman named Helen Stoner. Miss Stoner seeks out Holmes in the morning on a fine spring day in 1883. She wakes up the entire neighborhood because she must speak to Holmes right away. Holmes and Watson invite her to share her problem. Helen Stoner recounts for them the sad story of her life. Her mother, killed eight years ago, left Helen and her twin sister with an inheritance and a violent stepfather. The stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, comes from a noble but tragic bloodline. Since the death of Helen's mother, Dr. Roylott has been content to live off his dead wife's income. He continues his violent nature frequently with his stepdaughters and with the other villagers, who all fear the him. His only friends are a band of gypsies who are found at the Stoke Moran, as well as a cheetah and a baboon that are allowed to roam freely around. The pleasure in reading this story from following Holmes as he unravels the puzzle. Through Watson's eyes, the reader is able to get inside the mind of the great Holmes and to learn to think like a master detective.