The Sign of Four

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The Sign of Four
  1. Background: -story written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1889, starring Sherlock Holmes and John Watson
    1. Beginning: -chapter 1 & chapter 2
      1. Chapter 1; Holmes and Watson are introduced.
        1. Chapter 2; Mary Morstan is introduced and she presents her case.Holmes and Watson agree to accompany her, and it is hinted that Watson and Mary are attracted to one another.
          1. Her father disappeared ten years ago, she had begun receiving a large pearl in the mail at annual increments.
        2. Rising action: - chapter 3 & chapter 4
          1. Chapter 4: They meet Thaddeus Sholto whom reveals the death of Captian Morstan.
            1. Morstan had to split a treasure with Major Sholto(Thaddeus' father), they had an argue and Morstan died as he had a weak heart.
            2. Chapter 3: Holmes thinks the case is solved but then realises it is more complex. When they get to the place mentioned in the letter there are just 2 security men whom are taking them to the writer of the letter.
            3. Climax: Chapter 5 & Chapter 6
              1. Chapter 5; Mary, Watson, Holmes and Thaddeus are going to his twin to split the treasure between Mary and the Sholtos but when they get there they find Bartholomew dead.
                1. Chapter 6; Holmes investigates Bartholomew's death (finds a wooden-leg tip), than he tells Bartholomew to report the death to the police. He isn't reporting it at first as he is scared he could get arrested.Thaddeus then, gets arrested. Holmes tells Watson to bring Toby and get Mary home
                2. Resolution
                  1. Small tells a story about him, Morstan, Sholto and the treasure.
                    1. After the Indian rebellion of 1857 occurred he was forced to flee for his life to the Agra Fortress. While standing guard, one night he was overpowered by two Sikh troopers who gave him choice of being killed or an accomplice to a murder and robbery. Small got penal servitude on the Andaman Islands. He meets John Sholto and Arthur Morstan and lets them to get the treasure so he can recover it later.
                  2. Falling Action;
                    1. Chapter 7; Watson gets Mary home then he gets Toby. Toby takes the smell found at the crime scene (creosote) and leads Holmes and Watson on a way which proves to be wrong.
                      1. Chapter 8; They went another way which lead them to a lake with boats to rent and discover that a wooden-legged man rent a boat. Then Holmes does a research about the Andaman Islanders (place where Morstan and Sholto were)
                        1. In a police steam launch Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora and capture it but they end up killing Small's companion after he attempts to kill Holmes with a poisoned dart. Small tries to escape but gets captured. Then they open the treasure box which is empty as Small dumped it over the side.
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