The Burglar's Shopping List

What was the Three Gables raid actually for? Weigh every candidate the way Holmes did.

A break-in that ignores silver, money, and jewellery has a shopping list of exactly one item. Weigh the candidates against the burglars' behaviour.

Drawn from The Adventure of the Three Gables (The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 1926) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Harrow Weald Brief, this story's game. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.