The Torn Corner of Paper
A scrap in a dead man's hand convicts two respectable squires — find everything it says.
William Kirwan lies shot, a torn corner of note-paper in his fingers. Holmes, convalescing, reads more from the scrap than the Yard reads from the county. Click each telling detail.
Drawn from The Reigate Squires (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1893) — read the summary & analysis, or try Father, Son, or Both, this story's analysis tool. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.