The Smell of Fresh Paint

An old miser's wife elopes with his savings — forge the chain that turned the victim into the hangman's client.

Josiah Amberley, retired colourman, engages Holmes to trace his runaway wife, her lover, and his cash-box. Rebuild the chain that ran from a paint-pot to a sealed strong-room.

Drawn from The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 1926) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Alibi Assay Office, this story's analysis tool. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.