{ 9 } - The Adventure of The Red Woodsman

Mar 12, 2009 20:27

Those who are students of my theories will note my longstanding affirmation that it is the country, and not the city, wherein the worst crimes occur. The solitary farmhouse, the distance from village to village, the isolation of all those who live there, and the torments that such distance and isolation cause all have proven, again and again, that ( Read more... )

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mercifulsun March 13 2009, 00:31:23 UTC
This is too much... So many people are dying.

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 00:53:12 UTC
Yes, and one can either sit about and bewail that fact or one can set about doing something about. I, for one, shall be doing the latter.

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mercifulsun March 13 2009, 00:55:05 UTC
I want to help, sir!

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:12:42 UTC
And what do you intend to do, precisely?

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deathbutler March 13 2009, 00:59:36 UTC
Do you need anything else, Mister Holmes?

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:11:28 UTC
Only if you've something more to add.

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deathbutler March 13 2009, 01:12:52 UTC
No, sir. I'm afraid not.

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:13:59 UTC
A pity.

Thank you, Sutcliff. If you do decide you've more to say, send me word.

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primrosella March 13 2009, 01:17:38 UTC
My goodness! As if I needed any more reason not to leave the house...

...What type of ladies are being attacked?

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:19:26 UTC
One might put it as delicately as possible by saying 'ladies of the night'.

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Pfffffffft King's Quest is a family game. There are no such things as prostitutes. primrosella March 13 2009, 01:24:06 UTC
I...see.

Then we've nothing to fear, so long as we stay in our homes?

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I know XD bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:27:02 UTC
A measure of vigilance would be wise, but I believe so, yes.

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cold_dry_pieces March 13 2009, 01:20:04 UTC
There were a number of killings matching that description some months ago, I believe.

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:26:38 UTC
Were there indeed--I wonder how it is that I didn't hear of them then. I suppose our killer might have reappeared.

What can you tell me about those?

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cold_dry_pieces March 13 2009, 01:30:08 UTC
Mn. Three or four, at least. I think.

I found one of the scenes... You've pretty much summed it up. My guess so far as the weapon goes would be... Something like a chainsaw, maybe.

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bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:32:10 UTC
A chain-saw. A mechanical saw, you mean. That would explain the amount of force present in the wounds.

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audio bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:27:47 UTC
I should hope I would know what I was doing.

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audio bakerstregular March 13 2009, 01:33:18 UTC
So I've seen. They lack the proper skill at observation, for starters.

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