Characters
The detective who solves the case
Sherlock Holmes
Hosmer Angel hides his identity with these dark accessories
Dark glasses
The event where Mary first meets Hosmer Angel.
A dance / gasfitters’ ball
Holmes’s famous method for solving mysteries.
Deduction / logical reasoning
A major theme: misleading someone through lies.
Deception
The woman who asks Holmes for help.
Mary Sutherland
Hosmer Angel uses this instead of handwriting letters.
A typewriter / typed letters
Hosmer Angel disappears on this important day.
The wedding day
Typed letters hide this identifying feature.
His handwriting
Mary’s trusting personality trait.
Naivety / innocence
Mary’s stepfather who becomes the villain.
James Windibank
Hosmer Angel changes his voice by speaking this way
A whispering or very soft voice
Holmes solves the case without leaving this famous address.
221B Baker Street
Windibank wants to stop Mary from doing this.
Getting married
Windibank’s main motivation.
Mary’s money / income
Holmes’s friend and the narrator of the story.
Dr. Watson
Hosmer Angel only appears when this person is away
Her stepfather (Windibank)
The disguise includes glasses, soft voice, and this facial feature.
Whiskers / beard
Holmes compares these two typed letters to solve the case.
Windibank’s letter and Hosmer Angel’s letter
Holmes says the act is cruel but not legally punishable, raising this issue, which makes it a matter of _______/vs/ ___________
Justice vs. law
The fake identity used by Windibank.
Hosmer Angel
The promise Hosmer Angel asks Mary to make before marriage.
A promise to remain faithful
The vehicle Hosmer Angel enters before mysteriously disappearing.
A cab
The logical conclusion Holmes reaches about Hosmer Angel’s identity.
Hosmer Angel is actually Windibank
The reason Mary still believes Hosmer Angel is faithful.
Her loyalty and romantic belief