It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story...
Bobis Džounsas, ne itin sėkmingai bežaisdamas golfą, numuša kamuoliuką nuo skardžio. Pražuvėlio kamuoliuko nesimato, bet žemėliau ant uolų jis aptinka susmukusį mirštantįjį. Paskutinį kartą įkvėpęs, vyriškis atsimerkia ir...
"Of all the criminal cases in which Philo Vance participated as an unofficial investigator, the most sinister, the most bizarre, the seemingly most incomprehensible, and certainly the most terrifying, was the one that followed the Greene...