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The Crooked Man
By: Conan Doyle

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Katherine Spellman
Taylor Penn
Haylee Maxey
Ben Coyle
Madison Milby

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Mr. Barclay home in Aldershot

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One summer night, Colonel James Barclay was found dead in his home, presumably murdered. Mr. Barclay was a very successful colonel and his home life was very good. However, that night he had gotten into a massive argument with his wife, Mrs. Barclay, and as the coachman burst through the door, it was revealed that he had been murdered. Mr. Barclay had been caught in an affair and his wife did not take too kindly to this. He was found in a pool of his own blood with a large wound on his head, presumably from the wooden club found next to him. His face was set in horror, as though he had seen his killer swing the club at him in a fit of rage. Despite all of this evidence, however, the details of his death were still disputed. Several witnesses were brought forward and footprints from a human and a mysterious animal were found. Later, with testimony from Mr. Henry Wood, we learn that the human footprints were his and the animal prints were those of his mongoose. Mr. Wood claimed that Barclay died of apoplexy, but most evidence pointed to Mrs. Barclay being the murderer, and little evidence showed signs of apoplexy. Coupled with Mr. Wood’s claims that Mrs. Barclay is innocent, Holmes uses a citation of David in the Bible to insinuate that Mr. Woods and Mrs. Barclay likely had an affair as well.

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Likes:
- The audience got to be the detective and try and connect evidence together as the story went along.
- The audience also got to learn detailed stories of the character's background story.
- The detail of the Mongoose in the case brought interest into the story.
- The details of the weapon. Specifically, that it was something that the deceased collected was interesting.
Dislikes:
- There were many witnesses and only one main suspect. The story mentioned many people involved in the crime and then never mentioned anything about them in the rest of the story. This made it easy to solve for the audience and lose some sort of focus when reading.
- This story put in a lot of background information in other witnesses, people, and factors that didn't have to do with solving the case.

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- Colonel James Barclay
- Mrs. Barclay
- Miss Morrison: the Colonel's Mistress
- Coachmen
- Jane Stewart: the Housemaid
- Cook
- Mr. Henry Wood: in the Army with the Colonel

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Mrs. Barclay
Motive: Adultery
Opportunity: In the room with the deceased
Means: Wooden club

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- The Housemaid heard Mrs. Barclay and the Colonel arguing and the door was locked from the inside. She heard, ”You coward” and then a sudden a crash and scream.
- Mr. Henry Wood claims to have been in the room with the Colonel and Mrs. Barclay while they argued and says that Mr. Barclay died of apoplexy before he fell.
- The Coachman busted through the door and discovered Mr. Barclay’s lifeless body

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- Weapon: Wooden club from one of his adventures
- Animals footprints outside of the house on the lawn
- Witnesses saw her in the room
- Witnesses heard intense arguing, scream, and a crash
- The door was locked from the inside
- Colonel face in shock and foreseen his fate. Making it likely for it to be a close person to him.
- The door-key is missing
- The window was open. This is unusual for the time of year.

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S01E05 - The Crooked Man [HDR with Subtitles] - The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes